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Anne More Kirkpatrick
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Anne More Kirkpatrick, 82, a former resident of East Greenwich, R.I., died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, at the Fraser Health Center of The Seabrook on Hilton Head Island.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick was born in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. Anson More. She attended Soldan High School there and was graduated from Fontbonne College in St. Louis in 1940. A year later she and Tom Kirkpatrick, whom she had known throughout school and church, were married prior to Mr. Kirkpatrick leaving to join the Army just after Pearl Harbor.
In 1953, the Kirkpatricks moved to Niagara Falls, N.Y., where she became a lifelong patron of the arts and served concurrently as president of the Philharmonic Guild and the YWCA Social Study Club. Mrs. Kirkpatrick also organized and served as the first president of the Niagara Falls Ballet Guild, was the supervisor of the information center for the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce and served as chairwoman of the Little Theatre and as director of the Lewiston Garden Club.
Having moved to the Providence area in 1973, Mrs. Kirkpatrick joined her husband in the ownership of the Sawyer Business Colleges. The couple was instrumental in starting the Rhode Island Opera Guild, which Mrs. Kirkpatrick led as president. With her husband, she also served on the board of directors of the Providence Philharmonic Orchestra and was a benefactor of the city's famed Trinity Repertory Theatre. As a retiree in Hilton Head since 1988, Mrs. Kirkpatrick continued to be an avid participant in the many activities of the Hilton Head Orchestra, the Community Playhouse and the Self Family Arts Center.
A sister-in-law of Marlin Perkins, the late founder and host of TV's "Zoo Parade" and "Wild Kingdom," Mrs. Kirkpatrick is survived by Tom, her husband of nearly 60 years; her son, Curry Kirkpatrick of Hilton Head; her daughter, Edwina Drummond of Freedom, NH; two grandsons, Drew and Benjamin Drummond; and two granddaughters, Sage and Chelsea Kirkpatrick.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick is to be memorialized in a private grave-side ceremony at Six Oaks Cemetery in Hilton Head. Remembrances may be offered to the Hilton Head Orchestra, the Self Family Arts Center, the Rhode Island Opera Guild, or the Providence Philharmonic.
Beverly E. Haag
Beverly E. Haag, 68, of Morin Avenue, Keene, and a former resident of Gilsum, died Sunday morning, Feb. 4, 2001, in Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, following a brief illness.
Mrs. Haag resided in North Conway for several years prior to moving to Gilsum and Keene.
She was born in Keene on Sept. 7, 1932, one of nine children to David and Lelia (Durant) Fish.
For the past 45 years, Mrs. Haag was a school bus driver and driver trainer for Laidlaw Transportation Company of Keene. In addition, she conducted the "Winnie the Pooh" bus safety courses to elementary school children. She was well known for her working with and driving bus for area handicapped children. She was a bugler with the former Drum and Bugle Corps of Keene and a former member of the St. Bernard Church choir. She enjoyed listening to gospel music, traveling and camping.
She is survived by a daughter, Donna M. Majewski of Keene; a son, Michael W. Haag of Ascutney, Vt.; three brothers, Donald and Gerald Fish, both of Keene, and Kenneth Fish of Florida; a sister, Arlene Brown of Keene; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; and many nieces and nephews.
Her husband of 45 years, William G. Haag Jr. died in 1995. Three brothers, Leonard, Reginald and Edward Fish, and a sister, Dorothy Fish, died earlier.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. in St. Bernard Church, 185 Main Street, Keene. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Lower Main Street, Keene. Friends are invited to call on Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Foley Funeral Home, 49 Court Street, Keene.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Labre Indian School of Ashland, Mont., which provides school supplies, blankets, clothing and food to Native American children living on reservations. Donations may be sent to the school c/o Mrs. Donna M. Majewski, 11 Fox Circle, Keene, NH 03431.
John H. Walker
BROWNFIELD - John H. Walker, 83, of Merrill's Corner Road, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2001, at the Bridgton Hospital.
He was born in Lynn, Mass., the son of Herbert and Ethel Messinger Walker. He grew up and lived in Brownfield his whole life and graduated from Bean Memorial High School class of 1936. Because of an accident in 1939, Mr. Walker was a paraplegic, yet he owned and operated a trucking business for 37 years. He had special controls for the gas, brake and clutch and even plowed snow for several local towns.
His hobby was building doll houses, including the miniature furniture. He would even wall paper the walls, and he also built church replicas.
He was a member of the Brownfield Historical Society.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years Helen Everett Walker of Brownfield; two sons, Roger M. Maynard of Scarborough and Phillip E. Maynard of Hiram; one daughter, Rhonda Rowe of Princeton, N.C.; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
There will be no visiting hours. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Wood Funeral Home, 12 Warren Street, Fryeburg, with the Rev. Violet Eastman officiating. Spring burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in Brownfield.
Donations may his memory may be made to the Fryeburg Rescue, PO Box 177, Fryeburg, Maine 04037.
Rosamond "Roz" May Manwaring
Rosamond "Roz" May Manwaring, 85, passed away Feb. 1, 2001, the first winter in 82 years that she did not get on a pair of skis. Cancer was the only thing that could keep her off of her boards.
Born March 20, 1915, in Boston, Mass., to father Dr. Arthur W. May and mother Lucia Bliss. Roz grew up in Jamaica Plain and graduated from The Lee School. Her love of sewing and fashion began with her first job at Filene's. Her love of Mount Washington and its valley started very early when the May family summered in Silver lake and her father brought her north for hiking and skiing throughout the years. She enjoyed many trips on the now famous snow trains to North Conway in the 1930s and '40s.
She married Joshua G. D. Manwaring of Flint, Mich., on July 13, 1937, in Gorham. She began her professional skiing career while living in Bradford and working for the Sunapee Ski Patrol.
Roz taught physical education in the 1950s and '60s at Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Mass., while living in Needham. She first visited Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton in the '50s, bringing school groups to the area. She started her ski teaching career for Penny Pitou and Egan Zimerman in the '60s at Blue Hill Ski Area in Milton, Mass.
Roz moved to the valley in 1967 to be close to her true love, Mount Washington. She was well known for being the first one on the snow and the last one off the snow every season. Her slow steady steps up the first snow made at Wildcat or Attitash each season became a rite of winter, she didn't wait for the lifts to start up. To ski was to be. She taught skiing with Arthur Doucette and Sonny Lynch Ski Schools at Black Mountain in Jackson. She and her daughter, Roz Too, ran the Pleasant Mountain ski school from 1975 to 1980. She then taught at Bretton Woods for several years, back to Shawnee Peak Ski School at Pleasant Mountain, and her last ski season was spent at Bretton Woods, her favorite teaching terrain, where she taught full-time right through February vacation week 2000. It is hard to mention her name without someone saying, "Oh, you taught me to ski years ago" - even the ambulance attendant who brought her home from Maine Medical Center.
Roz continued her active teaching life in all seasons by starting tennis programs in the valley. She taught tennis on the clay court of Mrs. Alice Dickerman on Route 16A for years. Many local children got their love of tennis from Roz thanks to Mrs. Dickerman's generosity. She also started a tennis recreation program in Lovell, Maine, which has grown to be very popular. Children as well as adults learned an incredible love of sports and enjoying life from Roz. She was easily recognized by her famous hats, whether turf skiing at Cranmore, climbing the first snows at Wildcat, or roller skating in Pinkham Notch.
She was predeceased by her ex-husband Joshua Manwaring in 1979. She was predeceased by her sisters Barbara M. Phail in 1992 and Dorothy M. Schuck in 1999. She is survived by her dog Whiskey, her constant companion; three daughters, Nancy M. Harris of Lincoln, Mass., Canda D. Tinkelenberg of Brownfield, Maine, and Rosamond B. Manwaring of Fryeburg, Maine; five grandchildren and one great grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to remember Roz at the Red Jacket Mountain View, North Conway, on Sunday, Feb. 11. There will be words of remembrance at 5 p.m., followed by a reception.
For more information, call (207) 935-7107.
Walter J. Johnson
FRYEBURG - Walter J. Johnson, 73, formerly of Gloucester, Mass., died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at his winter residence in Mesa, Ariz.
Mr. Johnson was born July 7, 1927, in Gloucester to the late Aino and William Johnson. He lived in Gloucester most of his life and retired with his wife Helen to Fryeburg, Maine, in 1984. He had enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II while he was still in high school and served on board the U.S. Shangrila. After the war ended he went back to graduate from Gloucester High School with the Class of 1947.
Before his retirement, he served 25 years on the Gloucester Police Department. After that he became the owner of the West End Taxi. He also invested in real estate and was a landlord. Along with being a world traveler, he was a golfer and sports enthusiast.
He was a member of various organizations, including Redman's, Wingasheek Tribe, Moose Lodge of Gloucester, American Legion of Gloucester, Tyrian Lodge of Gloucester, William Ferson Royal Arch Chapter of Gloucester, Bethlehem Lewis Commandery of Gloucester, Alleppo Temple Shrine of Wilmington, Police Square Club of Boston, VFW of Lovell, Maine, Pythagorean Lodge of Fryeburg. And he attended the Bradley Memorial Methodist Church of Fryeburg, Maine.
Mr. Johnson was the husband of the late Helen M. (Butters) Johnson, and is survived by their children, Walter Johnson Jr. of Apache Junction, Ariz., Patty Barry, wife of David Barry, Kathy Keefe, wife of Glenn Keefe, Bill Johnson and Michael Johnson, all of Gloucester, Mass.; nine grand children: Lars Johnson, John Barry, Lyda Keefe, Haley Keefe, Jaclyn Keefe, Helena Keefe, Michael Johnson, Megan Johnson and Ashley Johnson; and two great grand children, Tabitha and Shane Johnson. He is also survived by a sister, Velma MacLeod, but predeceased by two brothers, Eino and Wallace (Mike) Johnson and a sister Olga David.
Visiting hours will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wood Funeral Home, 12 Warren Street, Fryeburg. A funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Bradley Memorial Methodist Church in Fryeburg Harbor, with the Rev. Richard Male officiating. Spring burial will be in Bemis Cemetery, Fryeburg Harbor.
Harry E. Chefalo
Harry E. Chefalo of Winchester, a retired plumber who was active for years in town government, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, in his home. He was 94.
A graduate of Wentworth Institute, Mr. Chefalo was a lifelong resident of Winchester, where he had been a member of the planning board since 1990. He also served two terms as a selectman and was a member of the water and sewer board.
At various times he served on the town building committee, snow and ice removal study committee, and several other town boards.
Mr. Chefalo was the former president of the Winchester Rotary Club and was named Winchester Citizen of the Year by the chamber of commerce in 1987.
He leaves his wife, Ruth E. "Betty" (Lane); two daughters, Marilyn Preston and Alice Perkins, both of Winchester; two sisters, Susan Lazzaro of Winchester and Camilla Cagnina of Stoneham; four grandchildren and a great-grandson.
A funeral mass was held at St. Mary Church in Winchester. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery in Winchester.
Bertha (Robinson) Eastwick
TAMWORTH - Bertha (Robinson) Eastwick, 78, of Great Hill Road in Tamworth, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, at Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro, after a lengthy illness.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Tamworth. She was born Aug. 10, 1922, the daughter of the late Chester and Grace Robinson. She served as a Wave, Seaman 1st Class in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Her family includes her husband, Robert Eastwick, Tamworth; a stepdaughter, Joy Khoshabjian, Plymouth, Mass.; two sisters, Beverly Damon, Tamworth, and Marjorie Wade, Conway; and many nieces and nephews.
There will be no calling hours or funeral services. Interment will be in Chocorua Cemetery in the spring. Lord Funeral Home of Center Ossipee is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society of New Hampshire, 360 Route 101, Bedford, NH 03102.
Cale "Kay" Lorraine Maynard
BRIDGTON - Cale "Kay" Lorraine Maynard, age 57, died from sudden complications arising during her prolonged recovery from a terrible fall.
Kay was born on June 4, 1943, to Helen and Caleb Fleck, both of Bridgton, Maine. Kay attended schools in Bridgton and went on to a beauticians' school in Portland upon graduating from high school. She married Philip Maynard, of Brownfield, in September of 1963. She and Philip have two children, Kim Sarae and John Matthew.
Besides being a devoted wife and mother to her family, Kay worked at various other occupations. She had a degree in secretarial science and also was a Notary Public. However, she usually chose to work caring for people. Kay worked in a group home for the mentally challenged, as a CNA at Fryeburg Health Care Center and doing home health care as well. Her latest job was as a CRMA at Hick's Assisted Living Home in Fryeburg.
Kay had many interests. Spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren brought her a lot of enjoyable moments. Also, in her lifetime, she wrote a book, painted many paintings, read poetry, listened to opera, grew a much beloved flower garden and loved her dear pets.
Kay was known for her strong faith in Christ and her love for the Bible. Not only was she concerned about people and their physical and material needs, but she was concerned for their spiritual needs as well. Her strong faith enabled her to have a thankful heart rather than focusing on her troubles. Kay chose to count her blessings and thus preferred to be source of comfort and help to those around her. Her ability to love and laugh and to lighten the load of others, even when facing adversity, will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
There will be a memorial service on Feb. 6, 2001, at 3 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Bridgton, Maine.
Jane E. Walker
Jane E. Walker, age 70, of Nokomis, Fla., died on Jan. 29, 2001.
Born on Aug. 14, 1930 in Newton Centre, Mass., she moved to Kearsarge in 1984. A homemaker, she was an avid bridge player and enjoyed traveling and the beach.
Ms. Walker graduated from Briar Cliff Junior College. She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Venice, Fla.
She is survived by her daughter, Elise Seavey of South Portland, Maine; two sons, Scott C. of Nokomis, Fla., and Jefford S. of Venice, Fla.; two brothers, Roger Ellis of Chatsworth, Calif., and Ralph Ellis of Hull, Mass.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be held later in the year.
Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2100 S. Tamiami Trail A, Venice, Fla. 34293.
