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Beatrice J. Goff
ROLLINSFORD - Beatrice Joyce Goff, 75, of 28 Pease Lane, died Tuesday, June 1, 1999, at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover.
Born July 30, 1923, in Sunapee, she was the daughter of Charles and Della (Richards) Merrifield. She was a resident of Portsmouth and Sunapee before moving to Rollinsford two years ago.
A charter member of the Garrison Baptist Church, she was a Sunday School teacher in years past.
She was the wife of the late George Goff.
Survivors include three daughters, Marguerite Lindh and her husband, David, of Somersworth, Patricia Boughton and her husband, Richard, of Copley, Ohio, and Susan McKenney and her husband, Sean, of Rollinsford; two sons, Charles Goff and James Goff, both of Inverness, Fla.; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mildred Kierstead of Derry; several nieces and nephews.
Viola Sykes
EPSOM, N.H. _ Viola (Sprague) Sykes, 92, died Saturday, June 5, 1999, at Epsom Manor Nursing Home.
Born Sept. 22, 1906, in Hull, Mass., she was the daughter of Alden L. and Amanda (Hacala) Sprague. She graduated from Groveland High School in Massachusetts. From 1933 to 1942, she resided in Portsmouth, and from 1942 to 1993 she lived in Suffolk, Va. Since 1993, she had resided at Epsom Manor Nursing Home.
Active for many years in the American Red Cross Blood Donor Program, she had also been an active member and choir member of the West End Baptist Church of Suffolk, Va.
Primarily a homemaker, she had been employed by the Suffolk school system cafeteria until she was 78 years old.
She was the wife of the late Thomas Holmes Sykes, president of Suffolk Gas Co. and Nansemond Gas Corp.
Survivors include a son, Richard Lee Sykes of Weare, N.H.; a daughter, Audrey L. Sykes of Chesapeake, Va.; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nephews, nieces and cousins.
Robert Jadis
ELIOT _ Robert Jadis, formerly of Saugus, Mass., died Thursday, June 3, 1999, at York Hospital following a brief period of illness.
Born in Medford, Mass., and raised in Saugus, he was the son of the late Alfred and Yvonne (Dateo) Jadis. He was a graduate of Saugus High School.
He was employed as an independent long-haul truck driver coast to coast.
Survivors include two children, Corey and Miles; a brother, Paul and his wife Kim of Wilton, N.H.; three sisters, Michelle of Saugus, Mass., Renee and her husband Bob of West Lebanon, Maine, and Colette and her husband Dave of Bozeman, Mont.; several nieces and nephews; and his angel Sharon.
Beatrice Haight
HAMPTON _ Beatrice "Bea" Haight, 68, of 51 Esker Road, died Saturday, June 5, 1999, at Exeter Hospital.
Born June 15, 1930, in her family's home in Nyack, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Samuel I. and Mary E. (McNulty) Mac Donnell. For the past 21 years, she had resided in Hampton, coming from Scotia, N.Y. Earlier, she had lived in Nyack. For four years, she was a winter resident of Sarasota, Fla. She attended St. Ann's School in Nyack and was a 1947 graduate of Nyack High School.
She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Hampton.
She was the wife of the late Francis V. Haight; the couple were married 44 years.
Survivors include a son, Sean F. Haight and his wife, Susan, of Hampton; three daughters, Marybeth Rogers and her husband, Jim, of Niskayuna, N.Y., Noreen West and her husband, Jeff, of Duanesburg, N.Y., and Jacquie DeFreze and her husband, Joe, of Greenland; six grandchildren, Heather and Taylor West, Ryan and Zac DeFreze, and Jack and Gavin Haight; a brother, Joseph Mac Donnell of Pearl River, N.Y.; a sister, Mary Luleich of Sarasota, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Martin W. Shapleigh
ELIOT - Martin W. Shapleigh, 81, of 57 Fore Road, died Saturday, June 5, 1999, at York Hospital.
Born Aug. 6, 1917, in Eliot, Maine, he was the son of the late William W. and Grace (Bartlett) Shapleigh. He was a graduate of Eliot High School.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in Italy.
He was a foreman and crane operator at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for 30 years until his retirement in 1972.
He was an avid woodworker.
He was the husband of Madeline (Fernald) Shapleigh.
In addition to his wife, survivors include five daughters, Gail Chase of South Berwick, Carol DeRaps of Eliot, Linda Small of Freedom, Maine, Terre Webster of Wells, and Rae Desrosiers of Eliot; three sons, Dr. Stan Shapleigh of Eliot, Brian Shapleigh of Springvale, Maine, and Duane Shapleigh of Shapleigh, Maine; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three nephews.
Virginia C. McNeil
UNION, N.H. - Virginia C. McNeil, 75, of Brewster Road, died Sunday, June 6, 1999, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a sudden period of illness.
Born Feb. 7, 1924, in Dover, she was a 1942 graduate of Dover High School. Raised in Dover, she also lived in Rollinsford and in Union for the past 16 years.
A homemaker, she was a member of the Union Congregational Church and Unity Fraternal Chapter No. 21 Order of the Eastern Star in Union. She was a former volunteer for the Wakefield Food Pantry and with Senior Meals.
She was also a ham radio operator.
She was the wife of the late Robert Henry McNeil, who died in 1966.
Survivors include four grandsons, Shawn N. Perry and wife, Annette, of Union, Aaron M. Perry of Camp Pendleton, Calif., William D. Perry III of Sanbornville, N.H., and Donald J. Perry of Center Ossipee, N.H.; and one great-grandson, Nathaniel Graham West of Rochester.
She was predeceased by her only daughter, Sharon Perry, in 1995.
Robert H. Brooke Sr.
YORK - Robert H. Brooke Sr., 89, of 14 Raydon Road, died Saturday, June 5, 1999, at York Hospital.
Born June 2, 1910, in Boston, he was the son of John and Eva Brooke. He moved to York in 1970, coming from Natick, Mass., where he had lived for many years.
During World War II, he was a machinist at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
He was a mechanic at many auto dealerships, including Cochituate Motors of Wayland, Mass., for 12 years until his retirement in 1970.
He was known as a handyman who could fix anything at his house or help his neighbors. He was also a member of the York Senior Center.
He was the husband of the late Edna (Hunt) Brooke, who died in 1966, and the husband of Madeline (Slipp) Brooke, who died in 1991.
Survivors include his companion of seven years, Madge Prescott of Cape Neddick; two sons, Robert H. Brooke Jr. of Framingham, Mass., and Russell T. Brooke of Ashland, Mass.; one daughter, Gail C. Cotsonas of Madison, N.J.; seven grandchildren, Jeffrey Brooke, Robert Brooke III, Lynda Smith, Cheryl Brooke Dunbar, Brooke Kanal, and Brian and Courtney Cotsonas; and four great-grandchildren.
Eleanor C. Leonard
EXETER - Eleanor "Ellie" Leonard, beloved mother, 87, died Friday, June 4, 1999, at Exeter Hospital. She had recently resided at Exeter Healthcare Inc.
She was born April 6, 1912, to the late Carl A. and Maria K. (Ojala) Carlson of Boston.
She lived in New Hampshire for the past 39 years, and in Vermont and Massachusetts prior to that.
Mrs. Leonard worked at Howard Johnson in Brattleboro, Vt., for many years.
Her greatest achievement and what gave her great satisfaction were the years she volunteered at the New Hampshire State Hospital, working with patients.
She enjoyed woodcarving, painting, museums, plays and spending time with her grandchildren.
She was the widow of Norman B. Leonard, her husband of 30 years, who died in 1969. She was predeceased by one brother, Carl Carlson.
Survivors include three daughters, Norma Champagne of Loudon, Joyce Al-Darraji of Somersworth and Carol George of Exeter, with whom she resided since 1992; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial to celebrate her life will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 11, 1999, at 202 Back Road, Dover, at the Al-Darraji residence.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to Exeter Healthcare Inc., 4 Alumni Drive, Exeter, NH 03883.
Mrs. Leonard donated her body to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vt.
Irene M. Larin
PORTSMOUTH - Funeral services for Irene M. (Thomson) Larin, 63, of 545 Main St., Falmouth, Mass., and formerly of Richards Avenue in Portsmouth, were held Tuesday, June 8, 1999, from Buckminster Chapel, with a Mass of Christian burial celebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Portsmouth. The Rev. Edward J. Kelley, pastor, officiated.
Eileen Foley was the lector; Jennifer Trently, Mary Ferguson and Dan Welter were the acolytes.
Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Portsmouth, with committal services by the Rev. Kelley.
Pallbearers were Tom Larin, Artwill Larin, George Chamberlain, Ron Fawcett, Jim Thomson, Dick Thomson, Richard Ireland, Michael Ireland and Buddy Dowd.
On Monday, June 7, the Rev. Kelley held wake services at Buckminster Chapel.
Edward G. Palmer Sr.
ELIOT _ Edward George Palmer Sr., 90, of 51 Pleasant St., died Sunday, June 6, 1999, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Born Feb. 20, 1909, in Bow, N.H., he was the son of Edward and Flossie Drew Palmer. He moved to Eliot in 1970.
For 40 years, he worked for Rumford Press in Concord, starting as an apprentice and retiring as a compositor/printer responsible for many major publications, including Reader's Digest.
A craftsman, he built two homes and a cottage. He enjoyed woodworking and building fine furniture. Members of his family still own some of his creations, including rocking chairs.
He also enjoyed working with electronics and electricity; during his younger years, he helped many people add electricity to their homes. He was involved with short-wave radios and talked to people across the country. For many years, he built citizens band radios, and enjoyed conversations using the radios he built.
He appreciated music of all types, especially spiritual. He enjoyed motorcycle riding with family and friends into his 70s.
A born again Christian, he was an active member of the Concord Baptist Church and the Eliot Advent Christian Church, where he served as a Sunday school teacher, treasurer and usher.
He the husband of the late Gladys Mae Bonner, who died in March 1975. The couple were married for 49 years. He was also the husband of the late Myra Littlefield.
Survivors include four sons, Smith D. Palmer of Riverside, Calif., Thomas V. Palmer of St. Louis, David A. Palmer of Boscawen, N.H., and Daniel P. Palmer of New Mexico; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; daughters-in-law; nieces; nephews; and various family members.
He was predeceased by a son, Eugene, in November 1992; and eldest son, Edward G. Palmer Jr. on Aug. 7, 1997.
John E. Gloor
RYE - John E. "Jack" Gloor, 67, of Parsons Road, died Wednesday, June 9, 1999, at his home with his family after a brief and courageous battle with cancer.
Born Jan. 18, 1932, in Blairsville, Pa., he was the son of the late John E. Gloor Sr. and Grace V. (Gerhard) Evans.
An Army veteran of the Korean conflict, he served as a radio operator in Japan.
He was a retired automobile dealer.
He was a member of the National Automobile Dealers Association, the New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association, the Portsmouth Rotary Club, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 97, and the Pull 'N Be Damned Society. An avid sportsman, he enjoyed big-game hunting and golf.
Survivors include three daughters, Deborah S. Donahue and her husband, James, of West Newbury, Mass., Cynthia Birse and her husband, Andy, of Greenland, and Renee Carbone and her husband, Robert, of Durham; his former wife and loving friend, Evelyn S. Gloor of Hampton; a sister, Shirley Pilz of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two nephews; six grandchildren; and many loyal friends.
Claire R. Davis
SACO, Maine - Claire R. Davis, 76, of 14 North Road, died Tuesday, June 8, 1999, at her home following a lengthy period of illness.
Born June 27, 1922, in Fitchburg, Mass., she was the daughter of Joseph L. and Helena (Fournier) Beaudette. She resided in Saco for the past six months, coming from Portsmouth, where she lived for 10 years. She had also lived in Rye for 10 years, in Hampton for 20 years, and in Leominster, Mass., for several years.
For 13 years, she worked as a secretary for the Great American Plastics Co. of Fitchburg; and for 10 years, she was a secretary in the Portsmouth School District superintendent's office, retiring in 1985.
She was the wife of the late Paul F. Davis, who died in 1996, and of the late Alfred F. Gevry, who died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Dennis G. Gevry of Saco; three stepchildren, Betty Ann Davis of Chichester, N.H., Lindsay Davis of Cleveland, and Paul F. Davis of Terre Haute, Ind.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene J. Beaudette of Leominster; a sister, Irene Stewart of Naples, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a sister, Yvonne Crapo.
