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Robert S. Outwater Sr.
BENNINGTON -- Mr. Robert S. Outwater Sr., 84, a longtime resident of Bennington, died Thursday, April l9, 2001 at the Vermont Veterans Home following a long illness.
Born in Manhattan, N.Y. Feb. 23, 1917 he was the son of the late Edmund T. and Alice (Scott) Outwater. He received his early education in New York and attended Raymer & Ryerdon Prep School and also St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. Mr. Outwater was a World War II U.S. Army combat engineer with the 89th Infantry Division and later served twenty-one years in the Army reserve retiring with the rank of major.
He had resided in Bennington since 1950 and began working at Putnam Memorial Hospital, where he met his wife Hildur, who was a nurse there. The majority of his life he spent working at the A.M. Tuttle Company where he designed and sold home heating systems. He retired from there in 1995 after more than 30 years employment.
Mr. Outwater married the former Hildur Tollisen in 1957. Mrs. Outwater died on June 12, 1972.
Mr. Outwater was a charter member of the Bennington Rotary Club. He was a past president of the Bennington Little League and a long time trustee of the First Baptist Church in Bennington. He was a former member of the Mt. Anthony Lodge, F & A M in Bennington.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert S. "Robin" and Meg Outwater Jr. and Thomas "Duffy" and Jayne Outwater all of Bennington; two daughters and sons-in-law, Alice L. "Lisa" and Glen Gipson of Katy, Texas and Carolyn and Andrew Francis of Susquehanna, Pa.; 10 grandchildren; cousins. Mr. Outwater was predeceased by a brother, Edmund Outwater.
The funeral will be held from All Faiths Chapel at the Vermont Veterans Home on Monday, April 23 at 11 a.m. with Rev. John Foster, Chaplain officiating.
Friends may call at the Mahar & Son Funeral Home Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. when the family will be in attendance.
Burial will take place in the family lot in Park Lawn Cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in memory of Mr. Outwater may be made to the First Baptist Church through the office of the Mahar & Son Funeral Home, 628 Main Street, Bennington, Vt. 05201.
Daisy B. Cooper
NORTH BENNINGTON -- Ms. Daisy B. Cooper, 73, a resident of Homestead Mews, North Bennington, died Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at her residence following a long illness.
Born Sept. 26, 1927 in Cummington, Mass. she was the daughter of the late Richard and Rhoda (Hicks) Wells. She was also predeceased by her stepmother Tempey (Stanley) Wells. She received her education in Hartford, Conn.
In earlier years Ms. Cooper was employed at Ben Mont Paper Company, Thomson Manufacturing and at Bennington Pottery.
During her illness she received wonderful care by her nurse, Mary Driscoll.
Ms. Cooper's home and family were her primary interests. She enjoyed walking and her dog, "Arnold," who recently died.
Survivors include a son, Howard A. Cooper of Lake George, N.Y.; two daughters, Jane R. Yerdon of Pownal and Tempey L. Cooper of Bennington; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a brother, Leonard Wells of North Bennington; two sisters Betty Ann Church of Bennington and Beatrice Sumner of South Carolina; nieces, nephews and cousins.
Ms. Cooper was predeceased by two sisters and two brothers Annie Wells, Mizzeler Wells, Howard Wells and Joseph Wells.
The funeral will be held from the Mahar & Son Funeral Home Friday, June 29 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Michael Morneault, pastor of the Center White Creek Baptist Church, officiating.
Friends may call at the Mahar & Son Funeral Home Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. when the family will be in attendance.
Burial will take place in the family lot in Park Lawn Cemetery.
Should friends desire contributions in memory of Ms. Cooper may be made to either the Bennington Area Home Health Agency or Hospice of Bennington County through the office of the Mahar & Son Funeral Home, 628 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201.
G. Daniel Wilkie
SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. -- G. Daniel "Butch" Wilkie, of Hudson Street, died Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at his home. He was the former husband of Mary Jane Casey Wilkie.
Born Sunday, Jan. 19, 1941, in Cambridge, he was a son of George P. and Grace Luddy Wilkie. A graduate of Cambridge Central School, class of 1960, he served in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1966.
A union electrician, Mr. Wilkie worked out of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Troy Local. Due to poor health, he retired several years ago.
He lived in Hoosick Falls for many years and then moved to South Glens Falls.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking and going to football games.
He was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church in Cambridge; a member of Eagles Club, Aerie #2486 in South Glens Falls and Mohican Post #553 of the American Legion in South Glens Falls.
Survivors include three children, Aaron Wilkie of Concord, N.C., Bridget Foster of North Petersburgh, and Ailish Wilkie of South Boston; three siblings David Wilkie of Cambridge, Diane Wilkie of San Diego, Calif., and Douglas Wilkie of Troy and four grandchildren.
Friends and relatives are invited to call on Friday, June 29, 2001 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ackley & Ross Funeral Home, 73 West Main Street, Cambridge.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, June 30, 2001 at 11 a.m. at Saint Patrick's Church, 17 South Park Street, Cambridge.
Burial will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Center Cambridge Road.
The family requests memorial donations be made to Cambridge Pee Wee Football in care of Ackley & Ross Funeral Home.
Mayhew service
BENNINGTON -- Funeral services for Mrs. Irene F. Mayhew were held Tuesday, June 25, 2001 from Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales Church where the liturgy of Christian death and burial was celebrated by Rev. Laurence M. Olszewski, c.s.c., pastor.
Organist was Donald McMahon and soloist was Monica Murray. Hymns offered during the Mass were "Be Not Afraid," "Here I Am Lord," "On Eagles Wings" and "Ave Maria." The scriptural readings were offered by a grandson, Douglas Mayhew. The offertory gifts were presented by grandsons, Michael Mayhew and Dwight Mayhew. Grandson, Richard Mayhew offered the eulogy. Acolytes serving the mass were Valmore Clifford, Charles Gould, Gerald Amadon and Leonard Anzivino.
Bearers were Douglas Mayhew, Michael Mayhew, Dwight Mayhew and Richard Mayhew. Honorary Bearers from St. Anne's Society were Therese Agliere, Doris Bourgeois, Doris Boutin, Rachael Kinney, Edith LeRay and Marie Ray.
Burial took place in the family lot in Park Lawn Cemetery with Father Olszewski offering the committal prayers.
Father Olszewski offered the vigil service at the Mahar & Son Funeral Home Monday evening and members of St. Anne's Society offered the recitation of the rosary.
Mrs. Mayhew, widow of John Henry Mayhew, died June 23 at Centers for Living and Rehabilitation.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Mahar & Son Funeral Home.
Frank A. Reynolds SrM
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. -- Frank Albert Reynolds, Sr., died early Thursday morning, Aug. 2, 2001, at his home on Wilder Avenue.
He was born July 27, 1915 in Hoosick Falls to the late Frank M. Reynolds and Amelia Keln-Reynolds who resided on Jackson Street. Frank married Marguerite G. Brown on Dec. 7, 1946 in Schuylerville, N.Y. Marguerite died Dec. 6, 1994.
Mr. Reynolds is survived by his five children; Sandra Biddlecome of Phoenixville, Pa., Frank A. Reynolds. Jr., Gloria J. Reynolds, Mary A. Reynolds and Mark V. Reynolds, all of Hoosick Falls; four grandchildren; a sister, Audrey Delong of West Sand Lake, N.Y., and a brother, Howard Reynolds, of Wells.
Frank A. Reynolds, Sr., attended Hoosick Falls public schools and served in the U.S. Navy from October 1933 to October 1937. He served on the New Orleans, a 10,000 ton anti-aircraft cruise ship that was newly commissioned in 1934.
From 1938 to 1941, Frank worked primary as a machinist and a plastic tool and die maker with Specialty lnsulation, Hoosick Falls and for various companies in Los Angeles, Calif. In 1941, he began working for the aircraft industry including: Vega Aircraft Co., in Burbank, Calif.; Sikorsky Aircraft, in Stanford, Conn.; Douglas Aircraft work service in Africa Project 19; and in India for Hindustan Aircraft Ltd. as the American supervisor in charge of the tool department under the U.S. Army until October 1945. In lndia, Project 19 was secret during World War II and was of vital importance to the Allied Victory. Frank A. Reynolds Sr. was one of a handful of adventurous, hand-picked, highly skilled Americans who voluntarily left their homes to travel halfway around the world to remote corners of Africa and Asia to establish the Douglas Aircraft Company's Overseas projects, Navy code named "Project 19" and "Cedar," for the U.S. Army and War Department. He received letters of appreciation for his service in the Manufacturing Division of Douglas Aircraft Company Project 19 during 1942 and l943 for emergency aircraft work in "helping to put one hundred fighter craft into service." The manager of Project 19 said the services rendered by Mr. Reynolds assisted materially in "keeping 'em flying."
In September 1955, two generations of tool and die makers with 70 years of combined experience in the business started Reynolds Tool & Die Co., lnc. in North Hoosick. Frank A. Reynolds Sr. was president and general manager of this enterprise. At its inception, his father, Frank M. Reynolds, and his younger brother, Howard Reynolds, were closely associated with the business and supervised operations in the shop. Reynolds Tool & Die was an outgrowth of the Specialty In Manufacturing Co. tool room where he, his father and brother had previously worked Reynolds Tool & Die, Co., Inc. until July 2000.
Frank A. Reynolds Sr., was an active member and senior warden at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, past president and board member at the Hoosick Falls Health Center, and an active member and past president of Kiwanis. He was also a member of the Society for Plastic Engineers.
Friends may call at the Robson-Reinfurt Funeral Home in Hoosick Falls, Sunday, Aug. 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls on Monday, Aug. 6 at 9 a.m. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Greenwich.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made through the funeral home to the Hoosick Falls Rescue Squad, the Hoosick Falls Health Center, or St. Mark's Church.
Eugene A. Gamache
BENNINGTON -- Eugene A. Gamache, 72, a resident of Frost Road in Bennington, died on Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2002, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington. He was born in North Adams, Mass. on May 19, 1929 and was the son of the late Alderic and Dorothy (Sunn) Gamache.
Anna Brooks
HINSDALE, N.H. -- Anna P. Brooks, 90, of 85 Highland Ave., Hinsdale, died Monday afternoon, April 30, 2001, at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
She was born May 26, 1910, in Winchester, a daughter of John and Mary (Biley) Paduchak. She attended Winchester schools and had made her home in Hinsdale for most of her life.
For many years, Mrs. Brooks was employed as a waitress at the Green Door Restaurant in Brattleboro, the Ashuelot Restaurant and later at Rau's Restaurant in Hinsdale. She retired at the age of 79.
She enjoyed flowers, gardening and baking. She was especially noted for her homemade pecan pies and doughnuts. She was especially devoted to her great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Brooks was a communicant of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hinsdale, a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas-St. Joseph Court. The Catholic Daughters honored her as "Angel of The Court" for the year 1999-2000.
She was also a member of VFW Post #4234 Auxiliary in Hinsdale and Eagles Aerie #2445 Ladies Auxiliary in Brattleboro. In 1996, the Eagles Auxiliary named her "Mother of the Year."
She was the wife of Kenneth Brooks, who died in 1980.
Survivors include a son, Bernard Brooks of Spofford; two daughters, Winifred Brooks of Hinsdale, and Loretta Kelly of Bellows Falls, Vt.; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Three brothers, Peter Paduchak, Andrew Paduchak, and Alexander Paduchak, and two sisters, Sophie Paduchak and Olga Waslaske, are deceased.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, May 4, at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hinsdale. Burial will be in the family lot in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Hinsdale. Friends are invited to call at the O'Connor-Carr Funeral Chapel, Brattleboro Road, Hinsdale, Thursday, May 3, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Contributions may be made in Mrs. Brooks' memory to the Building Fund at St. Joseph's Church, Box 46, Hinsdale, NH 03451, or Rescue Inc., Box 593, Brattleboro, VT 05302.
Johnson services
BRATTLEBORO -- Funeral services for Betty Johnson of Vernon, who died Thursday, April 26, 2001, at Vernon Green Nursing Home, were held Monday morning, April 30, at St. Michael's Catholic Church.
The Rev. Stanley Deresienski and the Rev. Frank McMann concelebrated the Liturgy of Christian Burial. Constance Wallin was the organist and accompanied St. Michael's Choir.
The organ prelude was "Sonatina" by J.S. Bach. The entrance hymn was "On Eagle's Wings." The presentation hymn was "On Eagle's Wings." The first reading was given by Charles Cummings and the second reading by Mayda Berg.
The gifts were presented by Shirley Squires and Charles Cummings. The pall was placed on the casket by Shirley Squires and Lynda Starorypinski.
Personal eulogies were given by Lynda Starorypinski. Burial followed at the North Cemetery with Rev. Deresienski officiating.
Serving as pallbearers were Charles Cummings, Mark Russ, Hank Derry, Everett McAllister, Lyle Frink and Leslie Berg.
A reception followed at Mrs. Johnson's home in Vernon.
Ker, Westerlund & Fleming Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Omasta services
BRATTLEBORO -- Graveside committal services for Anna Yurca Omasta will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. in the family lot in Pine Hill Cemetery in Westfield, Mass. The Rev. Stephen Brusco, Mrs. Omasta's nephew, will officiate.
Mrs. Omasta, 92, of Chestnut Street, died Dec. 13, 2000, at Eden Park Nursing Home.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Atamaniuk Funeral Home.
