The Bulletin, The (Bend, OR)
April 7, 2007Dr. Norman "Sylver" Lee, of Tumalo, died March 28 of age-related causes. He was 93. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Dr. Lee was born Aug. 22, 1913, in Junction City to Wright and Edith (Oswell) Lee. He married Katrina Mangiafico in Eugene in 2000.
Dr. Lee served as a second lieutenant in World War II. He worked as a dentist until retiring in the mid-1970s. He was affiliated with the Obsidians Climbing Club, and he enjoyed mountain climbing, skiing, the natural world and "transcendentistry".
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Leslie Lee-Sogge and Linda Niemi; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, a sister and his first wife, Judy.
The Advertiser
February 13, 2006John Wendell Gilfry
Sept. 25, 1917 - Feb. 10, 2006Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery
Survivors include his daughter, Sherrill Lorio, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; his sister-in-law, Frances Gilfry, of Claremont, Calif.; one niece, Lynnette Gilfry, of Solvang, Calif.; and two nephews, Rodney Wendell Gilfry, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. and William Gilfry, of Zurich, Switzerland.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John T. Gilfry and Blanche Orswell Gilfry; his brother, Wayne Gilfry; and his wife of 59 years, Hazel Broussard Gilfry.Born in Eugene, Oregon, Mr. Gilfry moved to Lafayette in 1946. He spent the last eight months at Cornerstone Village South. Prior to his retirement, he was employed with the Music Department of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette Senior High School, Lafayette Elementary School and Clinton Kelly High School in Portland, Ore. Mr. Gilfry was a member of many organizations including the Louisiana Music Educators Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Mu, The Veterans of Foreign War and The American Legion. He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, and a decorated World War II Veteran, having received various medals including, The American Theater Service Medal, The Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Medal, and The World War II Victory Medal. He continued serving with the U.S. Air Force Reserves through the Korean and Vietnam Wars, until his retirement.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
Name: John W Gilfry
Birth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Oregon
State: Oregon
County or City: Multnomah
Enlistment Date: 13 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Presidio Of Monterey
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of college
Civil Occupation: Blacksmith or Band Or Orchestra Leader (Band leader. ) or Musician, Instrumental (Bandsman.) or Bandsman, Clarinet or Bandsman, Cornet Or Trumpet or Bandsman, Drum, Bass or Bandsman, Drum, Snare or Bandsman, Euphonium Or Baritone or Bandsman, Flute Or Pic
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 163
The Daily Advertiser
December 27, 2005LAFAYETTE - Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at a service in La Chapelle de Martin & Castille for Hazel Gilfry, 84, the former Hazel Broussard, who died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at Lady of the Oaks Retirement Manor in Lafayette.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Survivors include her beloved husband of 59 years, John W. Gilfry, and her loving daughter, Sherrill Lorio, of Santa Rosa, Calif.She was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Rosina Talbot Broussard.
A native and lifelong resident of Lafayette, Mrs. Gilfry spent the last eight years living at Lady of the Oaks Retirement Manor. She was a loving wife, mother and friend to all who knew her.
Prior to her retirement, she was employed with the State of Louisiana Department of Welfare. Mrs. Gilfry was a devoted Catholic and a member of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.
The San Diego Union-Tribune (CA)
April 6, 2010Escondido Rosella Marie Wolfe, 95, went to join her Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 29, 2010. She was born on March 16, 1915 to William and Cora Pray.
She resided in Escondido all her life. Rosella was a homemaker and very devoted to her family. She was a charter memebr of The Native Daughters of the Golden West, Guajome Parlor #297 and served a term as president. She was an active member of the LDS church and did Temple work.
She was blessed with 19 grandchildren and 45 great-grand-children whom she loved with all her heart. Rosella was a loving, compassionate woman who was loved by all who knew her.
Rosella is preceded in death by her husband, Tomas Jacob; and her son Dean Edward.
She is survived by daughters, Betty Turk, Annette Vartikian, Faye Beebe and Myra Stephens; and son, Harvey Wolfe.
Newort Daily News
January 29, 1958Funeral services were held this afternoon in Central Baptist Church, Jamestown, for former state Sen. Alton Head Sr., of Green Lane, Jamestown.
Newport Daily News
April 11, 1958
HEAD - In this city, April 9, 1958, Sarah Freebody Head, widow of Alton He
ad Sr., in her 87th year, Residence 37 Green Lane, Jamestown
Newport Daily News
September 2, 1969Mrs. Clara L. Head Knowles, 77, of 50 Clinton Ave., Jamestown, died Saturday at Newport Hospital. She was the widow of Foster Sherman Knowles.
A lifelong resident of Jamestown, she was born on Aug. 27, 1892, the daughter of State Sen. Alton Head and Sarah Peckham Head.
Mrs. Knowles was a member of the former Beneficial Society of Central Baptist Church, Jamestown and a former member of Conanieut Grange.
She leaves a brother, former State Sen. Alton Head Jr., a sister, Mrs. Kenneth Ronchie, both of Jamestown, a niece, several nephews and grand nephews.
Newport Daily News
December 17, 1959Foster Sherman Knowles, 70, of Clinton Avenue, Jamestown, fo many years a building contractor there, died last night at South County Hospital in Wakefield. He had suffered a heart attack at his home during the day.
He was born August 3, 1889, son of Adolphjus and Margaret Anthony Knowles. His father was general treasurer of Rhode Island and at one time treasurer of Jamestown. Mr. Knowles worked at one time for the Jamestown and Newport Ferry Co. He was a member of the Central Baptist Church and of the Royal Arcanium.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Clara Head Knowles, sister of the late Sen. Alton Head; and two sisters, Mrs. Mark Mohler of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and Mrs. Edward Anderson of Springfield, Mass.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Kenneth J Ronchie
Birth Year: 1910
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: New York
State of Residence: Rhode Island
County or City: Newport
Enlistment Date: 15 Jun 1942
Enlistment State: Rhode Island
Enlistment City: Providence
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emerge
ncy, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled construction occupations, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 62
Weight: 171
Newport Daily News
July 9, 1953Christopher Sweet Peckham, 66, of 47 Howland Ave., Jamestown, a retired telephone company lineman and World War I veteran, died late Wednsday night at the Davis Park Veterans Administration Hospital in Providence. He had been under treatment some time for a heart ailment.
He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Oscar Peckham of Middletown and had lived in Jamestown 31 years. He was a member of St. Paul's Lodge and the Royal Arch Chapter in the Masonic order.
Mr. Peckham leaves his wife, the former Elsie Head; two sons, Bayne of ellingham and Calvin, now serving aboard the USS Coates in South American waters; two brothers, Earl of Tiverton and Everett of Portsmouth, and two sisters, Mrs, Leroy Grinnell of Tiverton and Mrs. Fred Morrissey of Newport.
Newport Daily News
August 6, 1966LAWTON - In this city, August 6, 1966, Louise (Meiggs) Lawton, widow of Joseph L. Lawton, Residence 73 Thames Street.
Mrs. Louise Meiggs Lawton, widow of Joseph L. Lawton of 73 Thames St., died at Newport Hospital this norning after a two week illness.
She was born in Bristol 74 years ago. Her only survivor is a nephew, Raymond Meiggs of Auston, Mass.
Burial will be in ??Middletown Four Corners cemetery.
Newport Daily News
November 4, 1958Alton Lake Meiggs, 64, of 73 Thames St., a retired employee of the MCM Transportation Co., died of a cardiac disorder this morning at Newport Hospital. He was born in Jamestown, August 5, 1894, son of John and Maria Head Meiggs. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Louise M. Lawton of Newport, Mr. Meiggs was unmarried.
Newport Mercury and Weekly News
February 11, 1938
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buried Monday
born Newport
som of Mrs. Maria Meiggs and the late John Meiggs
leaves brother, Alton and sister, Mrs. Joseph ... of Newport
Providence Journal (RI)
October 20, 1999EDNA M. TURNER, of Log Road, a housekeeper for the former Lying In Hospital, now Women & Infants Hospital, for 22 years, retiring in 1979, died Monday at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. She was the wife of the late Harold Turner.
Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Walter and Fanny (Thornton) Wilson, she lived in Smithfield for 36 years. She was a member of the former Betsy Williams Chapter 20, Order of Eastern Star. She was a member of the Golden Aires Choir.
She leaves a son, Robert W. Turner of Johnston; a daughter, Ruth L. Batchelor of Warwick; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Russell Turner.
Providence Journal (RI)
December 14, 2008TURNER, ELIZABETH (HARTLEY), 95, formerly of Hardig Road, Warwick, died Saturday, December 13, 2008 at Westview Health Center, West Warwick. She was the wife of the late Everett Houghton Turner.
She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late William and Grace Hartley, and moved to Warwick in 1958.
She attended Friendship Baptist Church, was a member of many social groups, and enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and bowling.
She is survived by her daughter, Hope A. Hawkins and son-in-law, Joseph D. Hawkins of Warwick, three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren, and a niece. She is the sister of the late Stewart L. and Milton J. Hartley.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL)
September 28, 2011Marjorie R Cardente
April 20, 1923 - Sept. 24, 2011Marjorie R. Cardente, 88, of Sarasota died Sept. 24, 2011.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Douglas and Linda Cardente of Yarmouth, Maine; three grandchildren, Gwendolyn Susanne Cardente and her son Isaiah Stokes of Bradenton, Fla., Matthew Douglas Cardente of Yarmouth, Maine and Michael Allen Cardente of Falmouth, Maine.
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
January 3, 2008SARASOTA, Fla. -- Thomas Cardente, of Falmouth, passed away peacefully on Dec. 25, 2007, after a long illness. He was born in Providence, R.I., Aug. 6, 1921, to Attilio and Mary Scalini Cardente, and was one of 10 children.
While attending school in North Providence through the 8th grade, Tom worked with his father, peddling fruit, to help support the family. At 18, he joined the CCC and was sent out West to help build the national parks in Wyoming, which he regarded as a great experience to meet other young people and to see the country. During World War II, Tom served in the Army as a mechanic for the motor pool. Later, he worked on cranes used for building war ships, while also working as fleet mechanic for Christianson's Dairy.
In 1943, Tom married Marjorie Turner, a former schoolmate, and resided in Providence until 1951, during which time their son, Douglas, was born.
After the war, Tom started a business of picking up engines, starters and transmissions from New England junk yards and then selling them to rebuilding companies in Massachusetts and New York. During his travels, he fell in love with Maine and moved to Brunswick in 1951, where he founded Maine Auto Parts. As automatic transmissions became more popular, he began a second company in 1957, Portland Transmission Exchange, which at one time owned 17 divisions throughout New England and had over 100 franchised dealers. During this period, the company's manufacturing plant was in the old Pondicherry Mill, in Bridgton, Maine, and was one of the area's largest employers. Other companies that he started were the Bridgton Machine Company and the Surplus Cellar. Tom began his real estate company, Arrow Realty, by buying properties that no one else wanted. Over his lifetime, he bought and sold over 60 properties. In the late 1950s, he began acquiring real estate in the Bayside area of Portland, which included the Buick Building and the Cushman Bakery Factory, which he renovated into Portland's first vocational school, Cookie Tech. Eventually, he purchased over 40 parcels in the area, which he called Government Center because the majority of the tenants were city, state and federal agencies. Government Center was later purchased by the Betty Noyce Foundation and is now called Bayside Center. Tom was a hard worker and respected others that did the same. He was active in the business community until his late 70s, during which time, he was a 32 Degree Mason, served as Potentate's Aid for the Kora Shrine and was a member of Kiwanis.
Tom and Marj have resided in Falmouth Foreside and Sarasota since 1961. They belonged to the Portland Yacht Club for many years, where they enjoyed time on their houseboat, Summer Place. Tom was a wonderful grandfather and spent special time with each of his three grandchildren. They gave him much joy. He and Marj taught them to roller skate and skated with them until both were well into their 60s.
Tom was predeceased by brothers, John, Albert and James Cardente and sisters, Louise Paolino and Angela Longo.
Newport Daily News
October 23, 1961John Francis Corey, 46, formerly of Middletown, died yesterday in Washington D.C. He had been a member of Washington's metropolitan police force for 21 years.
Burial will be in the Portsmouth cemetery.
Mr. Corey was the son of Irving A. Corey of Green End Avenue, Middletown, and the late Florence Potter Corey. Besides his father, he leaves a daughter, Miss Marcia Corey of Washington; a brother, Edward A. Corey, of Del Ray, Fla.; and two sisters, Mrs. Lois Belick of Washington and Mrs. Eva Panunzio of Middletown.
Marriage Notes for John Francis Corey and Stella Mae Brown
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Newport Mercury and Weekly News
June 30, 1939
Francis Corey of Washington, son of Irving Coreyof Green End avenue, Middl
etown, were married Thursday evening and Stella Brown, daughter of Mrs. Stella Brown of Washington. The ceremony will be performed in the chapel of the Washington Methodist Church with a reception following at the Dodge Hotel.
Mr. Corey, a native of Middletown, has been living in Washington about five years, where he is employed by the Washington Telephone and Telegraph Company. He has a sister, Mrs. Rudulf Heichtman, who lives in Fall River.
Newport Mercury and Weekly News
April 23, 1971Died
WOODS - In this city, April 16, 1971, Dorothy (Sherman) Woods, widow of John L. Woods in her 76th year. Residence 1228 East Main Road, Middletown
Newport Mercury and Weekly News
April 24, 1942John Lloyd Woods, 43, assistant cashier of the Aquidneck National Bank and manager of its Washington Square branch, died of a sudden heart attack Saturday afternoon while raking the lawn of his house on East Main road, Middletown. Word of his death came as a shock to the city generally, where he was widely known.
Mrs. Woods had been in Newport in the afternoon. As she drove into her garage, she exchanged hand waving with her husband. After she put the car up, she turned and found her husband slumped on the lawn. Dr. James C. Callahan was called, but found that death had been almost instantanteous.
A resident of this city most of his life, Mr. Woods was born in New York City April 4, 1899, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Woods. While attending Rogers High School, he was prominent in various school activities, being a captain of the Rogers Cadet Corps, and captain of the basketball team in his senior year. He served in the navy in the World War.
He began his banking experience with the National Exchange Bank and Island Savings Bank on Washington Square in 1919. The bank merged with the Aquidneck National Bank in 1926, and became its Washington Square branch. When the late George H. Proud, who was with both banks over a half a century, retired in 1937, Mr. Woods was promoted to assistant cashier and manager.
Mr. Woods was a member of the first budget committee, appointed by Middletown, and was a member of its building committee that constructed the Joel Peckham addidtion to the Berkeley School. Until last year, he was a vestryman of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Portsmouth. He belonged to St. Paul's Lodge of Masons.Besides his wife, the former Miss Dorothy Sherman, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. I. Lincoln Sherman of Middletown, he leaves three children, Dorothy, Lloyd and Vivian Woods, a brother David Woods, of New York and this city also survives. Anither brother, Robert Woods died while serving in the Navy in the World War. A sister Anna died some years ago.
Marriage Notes for Dorothy Vivian Sherman and John Lloyd Woods
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Newport Mercury and Weekly News
September 18, 1931
The wedding of John Lloyd Woods of 21 Brinley street to Miss Dorothy Vivi
an Sherman, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. I. Lincoln Sherman of Middletown, was solomnized late Monday afternoon at St. Mary's Church in Portsmouth, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Roy W. Magoun, superintendant of the Seamen's Church Institute. The ceremony was witnessed by the immmediate families. Mr. and Mrs. I. Lincoln Sherman, Jr., brother and sister-in-law of the bride, acted as attendants.