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Geraldine A. Claflin
VERNON — Geraldine A. Claflin, 76, died Nov. 26, 2002, at Cheshire Hospital.
She was born Aug. 7, 1926, the daughter of Earl and Mary (Tollerton) Fuller. She graduated from Walpole (N.H.) High School in 1946.
She married
Leon Claflin on Jan. 10, 1947, in Charlestown, N.H.
Mrs. Claflin worked as a telephone operator in Bellows Falls, at Kay’s Yarn Shop in Brattleboro, and as a library assistant in Vernon until her retirement.
She was a member of the Eastern Star 30 in Brattleboro and the Green Mountain Square Dancers.
She enjoyed knitting and square dancing.
Survivors include her husband; three sisters, Mary Beam of Plaistow, N.H., Agnes Bates of Walpole, N.H., and Josephine Keefe of Bellows Falls; four nephews, one niece, five grandnieces, one grandnephew and one great-grandniece.
The graveside service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the Walpole (N.H.) cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Fenton & Hennessey Funeral Home in Bellows Falls.
Leslie Stoddard Hubbard
Leslie S. Hubbard died November 26, 2002, at his home after a brief illness.
Leslie was born April 25, 1904, in Walpole, N.H., the son of Ira S. and Gertrude Lamb Hubbard. He graduated from Walpole High School in 1922, and received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of New Hampshire in 1927. He married
the former Iola M. McCracken in 1932. Mr. Hubbard is survived by a son, John; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife; and daughters, Priscilla and Marcia.
Mr. Hubbard was recognized as a great humanitarian and philanthropist, who was deeply committed to saving our environment for future generations.
He joined the family poultry farm organization, Hubbard Farms Inc., when he organized and managed the Lancaster, Pennsylvania branch from 1932-56. He then returned to Walpole, N.H., headquarters, where he proceeded to form a joint venture operation under the name of Hubbard Europa N.V., headquartered in Oudenaarde, Belgium, and through the development of strategically located farms and hatcheries, distributed Hubbard Farms poultry breeding stock in those countries which made up the Common Market. He retired as vice-president in charge of Sales and International Operations in 1969.
During his forty-one years with the family business he played an active role in both company and industry growth. He served as President of several organizations, including the Northeastern Poultry Producers Council, Pennsylvania Poultry Federation, National Poultry Producers Federation, Poultry & Egg National Board, and American Poultry & Hatchery Federation.
He served as an advisor to the U.S. Delegation of the World’s Poultry Congress, 1951, Paris, France, and was a member of the USA official delegation to the World’s Poultry Congress held in Kiev, U.S.S.R. in 1966.
During his 30 year residence in Lancaster, Pa., he was active in civic affairs, serving twenty-four years on the Board of the Lancaster General Hospital, and seventeen years as a Director of the Farmers Bank & Trust Company.
He was Director of the Connecticut River Watershed Council 1969-81, chairman of Land Conservation Committee 1973-80, and chairman of the Walpole, N.H., Conservation Commission 1973-89.
Mr. Hubbard received the following awards: Poultryman of the Year, Pennsylvania Poultry Producers Federation 1957; Doctor of Science, Honorary Degree, University of New Hampshire 1977; Conservation Service Award, Connecticut River Watershed Council 1980; Dollars for Scholars “National Honor Roll” 1982; The Charles Holmes Pettee Medal, U.N.H. Alumni Association 1985 (awarded annually in recognition of outstanding accomplishment or distinguished service in any form to the State, the Nation, or the World, and symbolizes rare devotion to service).
Mr. Hubbard is listed in “Who’s Who in America” and was elected to the Poultry Hall of Fame in June 1986.
A memorial service will be held at the Walpole Congregational Church on Friday, December 20 at 10 a.m.
Contributions may be made to the Walpole Congregational Church, P.O. Box 393, Walpole, N.H., 03608.
Barbara H. Dalton
SOUTH WOODSTOCK — Barbara Higgins Dalton, 80, died Nov. 26, 2002, from congestive heart failure.
She was born June 2, 1922, in New Jersey, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Higgins. She graduated from high school and attended Pratt Institute in New City.
She married
Mark Dalton on April 23, 1949, in New York City.
Mrs. Dalton served in the WAVES during World War II and was assigned to the San Diego Intelligence Office in administrative services, where the first amphibious operation of the Pacific War, the Marshall Island Operation, was mounted. She received a Presidential Citation from President Truman when she retired from her naval service in 1948.
After her retirement from the service, she worked for the W.R. Grace Co. in New York City.
Survivors include her husband of South Woodstock; four sons, Mark of Londonderry, N.H., Michael of Woodstock, Timothy of Arlington, Mass., and Richard of Wellesley, Mass.; two daughters, Margaret of South Woodstock and Maryann of Arlington, Mass.; and six grandchildren.
She was predeceased by six sisters; and two brothers.
Mrs. Dalton supported the work of Amnesty International and the Catholic Worker organization in New York City. She also was a trained Hospice worker.
She was an avid reader, particularly of biographies. She enjoyed ocean swimming, bicycling and ice skating. She also enjoyed cooking and was an accomplished knitter.
The funeral Mass will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Woodstock. Burial will take place on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Highland cemetery in Dover, Mass.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock.
Charles F. Roche Jr.
ASCUTNEY — Charles F. Roche Jr., 85, died Nov. 26, 2002, at Hanover Terrace Nursing Home in Hanover, N.H.
He was born June 14, 1917, in Winthrop, Mass., the son of Charles and Mary (Brennan) Roche.
He attended Villanova University for three years and then joined the U.S. Navy in Pensacola, Fla., where he received his wings in 1940.
He was assigned to the Pacific Fleet’s USS Phoenix as a naval aviator and flew in search and observation missions. He left the Fleet prior to Pearl Harbor and joined Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corp. in East Hartford, Conn., as a test pilot.
He was hired by the ATC of the U.S. Army as a civilian pilot to ferry aircraft from United States factories to operating squadrons throughout the United States. He later flew Russian fighters from Buffalo, N.Y., to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Mr. Roche then worked for Republic Aviation on Long Island, N.Y., and did experimental test work on the P-47. He joined Edo Aircraft Corp. and did prototype aircraft testing on the XOSE and continued flying until 1947 when he left to work in sales.
Mr. Roche later became a teaching principal in Reading, and then worked as a camp director of co-ed teenagers at Youth Conservation Corps at Lake Willoughby for three years, retiring in 1980 and moving to Ascutney.
Survivors include his wife, Marion (Sommers) Roche of Ascutney, whom he married
on Dec. 28, 1963; two sons, Charles Roche III of Milford, Conn., and John Roche of Wilmington; a daughter, Deirdre Van Keuren of Darien, Conn.; two grandsons and one granddaughter; a sister, Marie Carlson of Boyton, Beach, Fla.; nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Claremont, N.H., with the Rev. Stanley J. Piwowar, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Ascutneyville cemetery in Ascutney.
Friends may call today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Stringer Funeral Home in Claremont, N.H.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Stringer Funeral Home.
Donald E. Gerity Rites
BENNINGTON — The funeral service for Donald E. Gerity, who died Nov. 24, 2002, was held Tuesday at the Mahar & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Penny Rich Smith, pastor of the North Bennington Congregational Church, officiating.
American Legion Post 13 provided military honors. Ralph Brown and Joseph Krawczyk Sr. presented the flag to Mr. Gerity’s brother, Earl Gerity Jr. Taps were sounded.
Members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1861 conducted their service Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Mahar & Son Funeral Home.
Rose Lebo
Rose Lebo, 59, of Rutland died Nov. 28, 2002, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington.
Arrangements are pending with the Aldous Funeral Home, 44 N. Main St., Rutland, 05701.
Kenneth C. Fish
WALLINGFORD — Kenneth C. Fish, 85, of Wallingford died Nov. 28, 2002, at Rutland Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
Arrangements are pending with the Wallingford-Aldous Funeral Home.
The Rev. Harrison Davis
Edna Davis
WALLINGFORD, Conn. — The Rev. Harrison Davis, 90, died Nov. 8, 2002, at the Masonic Hospital in Wallingford, Conn.
His wife, Edna, 88, died six days later, Nov. 14, 2002, also at the Masonic Hospital.
The couple died after long illnesses.
The Rev. Davis was born in Boston in 1912. He was a 1934 graduate of Boston University, and a 1937 graduate of the Boston University School of Theology.
Mrs. Davis was born in Peoria, Ill., in 1913. She was a 1937 graduate of Berea College in Kentucky.
The couple married
in 1937.
The Rev. Davis served as minister of the Methodist churches in Fair Haven and West Addison from 1937 to 1940. He was minister of the Methodist Church in Vergennes from 1940 to 1946.
He left Vergennes to become senior minister at Crawford Memorial Methodist Church in New York City, N.Y. He served churches in New Canaan, Conn.; and New Rochelle, Newburgh, Peekskill, and New York City, N.Y.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen Mayer of Troy, Mich.; three sons, Paul of Cupertino, Calif.; Stephen of Minneapolis, Minn., and James of Stamford, Conn.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A joint memorial service will be held Jan. 25 at Ashlar Village, a retirement community in Wallingford where the couple had lived.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Paget Foundation, 120 Wall St., Suite 1602, New York City, N.Y., 10005, or the Alzheimer’s Association Inc., 919 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, Ill., 60611.
Louise W. Nott
MANCHESTER — Louise Webb Nott, 98, died Nov. 28, 2002, at her home in Manchester.
She was born Sept. 24, 1904, in Lancaster, Wis., the daughter of Walter and Delphia Webb.
She received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin, and taught in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. She moved to New York, and did further studies at Columbia University in New York City. For many years she taught mathematics at Manhasset High School on Long Island, where she was the head of the mathematics department.
Survivors include two stepchildren, Charles Nott of Albany, N.Y., and Victoria Nott of New York City, N.Y.; and two nieces.
A graveside service will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Dellwood cemetery in Manchester Village.
Friends may call Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Brewster Funeral Service, 34 Park Place in Manchester Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Manchester Health Services, care of the Brewster Funeral Service, Box 885, Manchester Center, 05255.
Philip B. Royce
HARTLAND — Philip B. Royce, 61, died Nov. 26, 2002, at Mount Ascutney Hospital & Health Center in Windsor, following a long battle with diabetes.
He was born May 2, 1941, in Windsor, the son of Philip and Louise Royce.
He graduated from Windsor High School in 1959. He married
Darlene Aseltine on June 8, 1996, in Hartland.
Mr. Royce worked in oil delivery service for many years, for Roy Oil Service in Woodstock, for Johnson & Dix Fuel Oils and for Irving Oil Co.
He was active in the Lebanon (N.H.) Little League, and was a member of the John P. Larkin Country Club in Windsor.
Mr. Royce enjoyed NASCAR racing, hunting, ice hockey and traveling.
Survivors include his wife and mother, both of Hartland; a son, Richard Royce of Hartland; a stepson, Matthew Allen of Hartland; a brother, David Royce of Addison; and three grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a daughter, Sherry Royce.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the First Congregational Church in Hartland, with the Rev. Robert Moyer, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the Hartland Village cemetery.
Friends may call at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m., and from 7 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to David’s House, PO Box 768, Hanover, N.H., 03755.
Alfred S. Baier
Alfred S. Baier, 78, died Nov. 28, 2002, at his home in Manchester, following a battle against cancer.
Arrangements are pending with the Brewster Funeral Service in Manchester.
