The Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, MA)
January 19, 2012ATTLEBORO - Lillian M. Parker, of Norgate Road in Attleboro, passed away unexpectedly January 13, graciously and quietly at Golden Living Garden Place in Attleboro surrounded by her family. She was recovering from an illness and was expecting to return home shortly.
Born on July 23, 1919 in Taunton, MA, she was the daughter of Corabelle (Haskell) and Benjamin Augustus Trafton. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Richard M. Parker, who served 12 years as an Attleboro City Councilor.
She is survived by her two children, Charles Parker of Delray Beach, Florida and her daughter Ellen Parker of Attleboro, with whom Lillian resided. She is also survived by her two grandchildren, Charles Jr. and Richard M. Parker IV of Delray Beach, Florida. She is also survived by her cherished grand kitty, Serengeti.
Lillian was a lifelong resident of Attleboro, attending the Attleboro School system and graduated from Attleboro High School. In 1939, Lillian married her sweetheart Richard, who she met at All Saints Episcopal Church. They remained lifetime members of the church; she was also a member of the All Saints Episcopal Choir and would often say, "I was the only one who could hit the high notes." She also played the piano, loved singing, and was a member of the Octave Chorus, which performed for a number of different audiences.
Lillian worked at Texas Instruments during World War II, helping with the war effort. She became very involved with the March of Dimes program and served as a district leader, as well as serving on a cancer awareness campaign, raising funds to help fight cancer. She was also a member of the Attleboro Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
She sold Fuller Brush and then Avon for almost 50 years. She received numerous sales awards over the years for reaching sales goals. She had long and lasting relationships with her customers, many who became good friends that she would often visit late into the evening. She continued selling Avon and Fuller Brush until last year, at 91 years old.
Lillian also had a fond love for animals and loved the family Maine Coon cat, Serengeti. She often would tell friends about the many ribbons Serengeti had won in competition and enjoyed attending many of the shows throughout New England.
Lillian's true love was her family. She especially loved spending the summer at the family cottage in Dennisport on Cape Cod. She loved making family memories there and many times in her later years enjoyed taking trips to the Cape and visiting Dennisport.
She also enjoyed making the holidays special for her family with many family traditions. Her two children still remember those special memories. She also looked forward to her annual trip to the Hyannis Melody Tent and hear the Beach Boys for her birthday, which had been a tradition for the past 10 years. One of her special moments was being recognized from the stage by Mike Love on her 90th birthday. She had an avid fan base there, which enjoyed her enthusiastic support for the Beach Boys.
Lillian was a caring person, always asking about the well-being of others, even as her own condition had significant challenges. Lillian always kept her mind sharp and was an avid crossword puzzle solver. In her later years, she continued this practice, and immensely enjoyed watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, testing her skills at solving the puzzle with her daughter.
32542. Benjamin Francis Haskell Jr.
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Benjamin F Haskell
Birth Year: 1904
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Rhode Island
State of Residence: Rhode Island
County or City: Providence
Enlistment Date: 16 Oct 1942
Enlistment State: Rhode Island
Enlistment City: Providence
Branch: 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: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Cooks, except private family
Marital Status: Separated, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 163
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Henry Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1908
Death Date: 13 Nov 1969
SSN: 036010948
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 27 Dec 1943
Release Date 1: 14 Jul 1944
56373. Henry Francis Haskell Sr.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Henry Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1936
Death Date: 2 Jun 1997
SSN: 037226665
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 19 Oct 1954
Release Date 1: 17 Oct 1958
The Newport Daily News (RI)
April 15, 2021Claire L. Haskell passed on April 14, 2021 at the age of 82, joining her Husband Henry F. Haskell, Sr. in Heaven. She brought smiles and joy to everyone and will always be deeply loved by her family and friends.
Her kitchen was the prime family gathering spot for decades. She was known for her quick wit, playful sarcasm, generosity, candor, integrity, and above all a supreme caring for others. She taught us so much. How to be good people, who to trust, how to make things with our hands, to be fearless in trying new things, and not to worry about what other people thought of us. She taught us how to find ourselves. She was the greatest teacher we have ever known. It was a pleasure and honor to have her lead our family.
She leaves behind to carry on her legacy an extensive family that misses her, including her sister Pauline, and her sister in-law Beverly. She also leaves her three children Claire, Elaine and Henry, 5 grandchildren Regina, Valerie, Christopher, Kimberly, and Elizabeth,and 8 great-grandchildren Raven, Logan, Billie, Gabriel, Natalie, Violet, Oona, and Gerald.
56377. Hazel Katherine Haskell
Providence Journal (RI)
April 25, 2005EDWARDS, HAZEL K., 70 of Anthony Street died April 23, 2005. She was the wife of the late George C. Edwards, Jr.
She was born in Pawtucket, the daughter of the late Louis G. and Hazel K. (McKeown) Haskell. She had lived in East Providence for 36 years. She worked as an assembler for local jewelry companies for 40 years.
She is survived by two daughters; Janet Cole of West Greenwich, Sandra McCormick of Cranston and one son, George C. Edwards, III of East Providence. She is also survived by two brothers, John J. Haskell of Tiverton and Louis G. Haskell of WV., 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
The Herald-Mail (Hagerstown, MD)
March 5, 2019Louis George Haskell, 77, of Martinsburg passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at the Berkeley Medical Center.
Born September 4, 1941 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island he was the son of the late Louis George and Hazel Catherine McKeown Haskell.
He was a veteran of the US Navy.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Helen Kay Doman Haskell; two sons, Carl William Haskell of Luray, VA and Steven C. Haskell (Shelly) of Knoxville, MD; one daughter, Tina Wampler (Calvin) of Sebring, FL; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one brother, John Joseph Haskell.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Hazel, JoAnn, and Joan.
Tribute Archive
Helen Kay (Doman) Haskell, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Lake Placid Healthcare Center in Sebring, FL.
Born February 18, 1946 in Martinsburg, she was the daughter of late Hetzel F. and Vada Blanche (Baker) Doman.
She was formerly employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant at City Hospital in Martinsburg. She retired from Bon Ton in Martinsburg.
Helen is survived by a daughter, Tina M. Wampler and husband Calvin of Sebring, FL; two sons, Carl W. Haskell of Luray, VA and Steven C. Haskell of Knoxville, MD; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a sister Nancy E. Doman of Martinsburg.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Louis George Haskell.
32546. Raymond Antonia Haskell
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Raymond A Haskell
Birth Year: 1912
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Rhode Island
State of Residence: Rhode Island
County or City: Providence
Enlistment Date: 17 Jun 1943
Enlistment State: Rhode Island
Enlistment City: Providence
Branch: No branch assignment
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: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled dyers
Marital Status: Married
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Raymond Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 10 Sep 1912
Death Date: 22 Apr 1971
SSN: 043011890
Enlistment Date 1: 1 Jul 1943
Release Date 1: 8 Oct 1945
Prov Journal (RI); 1999-2-28
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: David Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1948
Death Date: 26 Feb 1999
SSN: 039281091
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1:3 Feb 1970
Release Date 1: 9 Mar 1976
Branch 2: NAVY
Enlistment Date 2:10 Sep 1979
Release Date 2: 31 Aug 1985
Providence Journal (RI)
October 14, 2002THOMAS J. HASKELL SR., 51, of Grand Avenue, an employee of the Sanitation Department of the City of Pawtucket, died Wednesday at the home of a friend on Campbell Terrace.
Born in Pawtucket, a son of the late Raymond A. and Catherine (Breen) Haskell, he was a lifelong resident of the city.
He leaves a son, Thomas J. Haskell Jr. of Port Charlotte, Fla.; three sisters, Eileen Tetreault of Pawtucket, and Helen Medeiros and Phyllis Dailey, both of South Attleboro; and a granddaughter.
The Times (Pawtucket, RI)
January 24, 2014SEEKONK - George J. Washburn, 94, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014. He was the beloved husband of the late Emily C. (Weaton) Washburn. Bom in Taunton, a son of the late George E. and Almy (Bliss) Washburn, he resided in Seekonk over seventy years.
George was a 1937 graduate of Pawtucket High School and a World War II U.S. Army veteran He was an equipment operator at Regional Construction Company for many years until retiring, and was previously a Machinist at Cumberland Engineering, South Attleboro. George was a former Deputy Chief of the Seekonk Call Fire Department Station 2 for many years and coached their Little League Team to many championships. He was a Past Master of the former North Seekonk Grange and a former member of the Attleboro Lodge of Elks No. 1014.
George leaves a sister-in-law, Dorothy (Weaton) Pope of Seekonk and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Walter Sloan, John Sloan, Ralph Washburn, Margaret Scarpellini, Gertrude Emond and Ruth Cummings.
The Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, MA)
March 2, 2012SEEKONK - Emily C. (Weaton) Washburn, 91, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012.
She was the beloved wife of George J. Washburn. The couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in November 2011.
Born in Pawtucket, a daughter of the late William E. and Gladys (Crandall) Weaton, she resided in Seekonk most of her life.
Emily was a medical secretary for the late Orland F. Smith, M.D. for more than 35 years. She was a 1938 graduate of Pawtucket High School; former member of the North Seekonk Grange and the Attleboro Emblem Club.
Besides her husband, she leaves two sisters, Helen Ellison of Attleboro and Dorothy Pope of Seekonk and several nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Gladys Louise Stone and John Weaton.
32549. Frederick Plummer Haskell Jr.
Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Frederick Plummer Haskell
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1897
Death Date: 10 Nov 1955
Cemetery: Walnut Hill Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Inducted: September 18, 1942
Discharged: March 13, 1943
Service # 311 808 50
Army, PFC, 469 Base HQ and Air Base Sq.
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Frederick P Haskell
Birth Year: 1897
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Rhode Island
State of Residence: Rhode Island
County or City: Providence
Enlistment Date: 18 Sep 1942
Enlistment State: Rhode Island
Enlistment City: Providence
Branch: 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: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Foremen, construction
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 64
Weight: 175
56393. Melvin Bruce Haskell Sr.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Melvin Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1920
Death Date: 13 Aug 2003
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1:20 Nov 1942
Release Date 1: 26 May 1946
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The Huntsville Times (AL)
August 17, 2003Melvin B. Haskell: Aug. 26, 1920 - Aug. 13, 2003
Mr. Haskell was a veteran of World War II and of Iwo Jma. He worked in Little Theatre for 60 years in Rhode Island, New Mexico and the last 14 or 15 years in Huntsville. He was a beloved father. He was a chief lab technician and spent the last 20 years with LABSCO, a laboratory supply company.
He is survived by a son, Bruce Haskell of Huntsville.
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Find-a-GraveMel was the son of Leon P. Manny and Helen Menzies Main, whose parents (Henry McGregor Main and Henrietta Tweedly) were Scottish immigrants. Helen's first name was transcribed as "Ellen" from her birth record, but appears as Helen in all other cases.
Helen married Frederick Plummer Haskell, Jr. on 21 January 1922 in Providence, RI, and from thenceforth, Mel took his stepfather's surname.
Helen apparently remarried later in life to a Mr. Farnum.
Mel's first wife was Cecilia B. Haskell; they lived in Rhode Island. They later divorced.
On 14 October 1972, Mel married Patricia Reeve Monroe, daughter of Keith Graham Monroe and Minerva T. Smith, in Huntsville, Madison Co., AL.
He was a veteran of WWII in general and Iwo Jima, in particular (US Army Medical Corps). (Scroll down for story.)
Mel was a Chief Laboratory Technician and worked with LABSCO, a laboratory supply company, for some twenty years.
For some sixty years, Mel was involved with the "Little Theatre Movement" in Rhode Island, New Mexico, and for the last 14 15 years of his life, in Huntsville, AL predominately with Twickenham Repertory Company and Huntsville Little Theatre.
One of the memorable moments in local theater was Mel's argument with Kristin Philbrook, his costar in "Look Homeward, Angel" (TRC; 1988), concerning the correct pronunciation of the word, "Pshaw"...with or without the "p."
According to Bob Baker, in one scene, Mel decided to pull off his pants and get into bed in the upstairs bedroom of the set. Never having done this in rehearsal, he forgot the curtain didn't come down at the close of the scene and he had to get out of bed and leave the stage in his underwear as his wife (Philbrook) had folded his pants and put them away during the scene, hiding them where he couldn't find them.
But he was a trouper: when he was jostled about and fell during a crowd exit during "The Hanging Judge" (TRC; 1993), he gamely returned for the next scene. He would have been the center of attention, anyway, dressed as he was as an Indian chief, but the injury he sustained meant a steady stream of blood was pouring down the side of the chief's face. Regardless, he did the scene without dropping a line, seemingly unaware of his own wound.
There was also some unintentional humor in "My Three Angels" (TRC; 1992?) when he somehow changed the location of the play. But Mel always soldiered on.
Later in life, he married Waynette Celia (Herren) Quarles, daughter of Hobart Wayne Herren and Mary Lillian Brinkley. They later divorced.
Mel's memorial service, attended by many local theater people, was held at Huntsville's McDowell Methodist Church on Penny Street.
He was survived by his sons, Melvin Bruce Haskell, Jr. (Huntsville) and Brian Main Haskell (Norcross, GA).
He was predeceased by his son, Lance Mark Haskell (28 June 1951; Providence, RI - July 1989; GA).
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Excerpt from "Three Faces of LABSCO" article in "Repertoire" (December 2000; Vol. 8, No. 12)Survivor
Cold calls are a piece of cake once you've been to Iwo Jima in 1945.Mel Haskell, who turned 80 in August, landed on the island -- located midway between the Mariana Islands and Japan -- on March 8, 1945, two and a half weeks after the Marines had landed there.
A member of the army medical corps, Haskell had received lab technician training at Walter Reed Hospital, and had had the opportunity to work with Dr. Champ Lyons. Lyons was a pioneer in the use of penicillin in America, using the new drug at Halloran General Hospital, Staten Island, NY, on victims of gas gangrene from the Battle of Kassarine Pass in Tunisia in 1942, where Dwight Eisenhower's troops suffered a resounding defeat by German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
His original orders instructed him to go to Marseilles, France. But his plans were changed, and instead, he found himself bound for the Pacific.
'We sailed out of Seattle on a Dutch pig boat,' he recalls. Ironically, the boat was called Bosch Fontain, or Beautiful. Prior to picking up the GIs, the boat had carried a bunch of pigs all the way around Africa.
'There were close to 300 of us on that boat, and they piled us in there,' he says. The ground swells were terrible. So was the vomiting.
Seeking to escape the lowest level of the boat, Haskell made his way up to a steel coal box, where he camped out until landing.
While the transport was bad, what awaited them on Iwo Jima was worse.
'They told us Iwo Jima was secure,' he says. In fact, the Japanese were offering bitter resistance. Before the island was finally taken on March 16, the Marines lost 6,000 men, and the Japanese nearly 20,000.
'We landed on the day the Japanese made their last raid,' he recalls. On the way there, the medics had been asked if they wanted to carry guns. (At that time, wearing the medic's uniform was no guarantee that you wouldn't get shot at. On the contrary, says Haskell, it often attracted gunfire.)
He knew how to handle a gun, so he took one onto the island, and quickly became one of the most popular medics there, given the intensity of the fighting the men experienced upon landing.
On Iwo Jima, Haskell learned the meaning of bravery. At one point, a contingent of Marines intervened in a large-scale Japanese raid on some B-29 pilots. 'I didn't like the Marines until I was on Iwo,' he says. 'How they did what they did, I'll never know.'
But he says he 'saw what bravery really is' one day while probing for mines. Often, the mines were laid in a triangular shape. On occasion, the enemy would [booby-trap] them by attaching them by wire under the ground's surface. That way, when a U.S. soldier picked one mine up, the others would detonate.
On this day, Haskell and his team discovered some mines and sent up a flare for help. A bomb specialist arrived, circled the area with a knife, then told Haskell and the others to step way back. 'He put his hands underneath the mines, looked at us, looked toward heaven, then slowly put his hand underneath them.' No booby-trap.
'He was just a sergeant, but he impressed us,' says Haskell.
Haskell injured his shoulder when jumping into a foxhole during a bombing raid, and received a 30-day rehab following surgery. He visited his aunt in Charlotte, and, taken with the kindness of the people there, vowed to return to the South one day.
He finally made it to Decatur, AL, in 1952, becoming chief tech in the lab of a TB sanitorium. Later, he moved to Texas to be a lab tech there.
In 1967, at the age of 47, Haskell suffered a heart attack and decided he had had enough of that kind of work. But what to do?
Having appeared in more than 60 theatrical productions, he knew he could speak. 'And my personality wasn't bad,' he says. He decided to try sales, and through a friend, got a job selling Wright's stain (for lab work). He was on a strict commission, and with two kids to support -- 15 and 13 -- the pressure was on.
One of his customers was LABSCO, which at the time was headquartered in an 'old, beat-up wooden building.'
'I used to come up there every six or eight weeks, and they would let me sleep in that two-story building,' he says.
Impressed with the fledgling lab supplier, Haskell was happy to begin working for LABSCO in the mid-1970s.
At one time, he had as many as 72 customers. But today, as he faces retirement, that's down to 15. He works just three days a week now.
Haskell will tell you that effort has made LABSCO the company it is today.
'We might have had the same product as someone else, but we could make the deliveries. It is the effort and keeping promises. You honor your promise.'
Georgia Cremation
Ms. Cecelia A. Haskell, age 95, of Union City, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020.
Cecelia was born on August 23, 1924 to the late Alfred and Hazel Boudreau. She was the couple's fourth of seven children. In Cecelia's early years she was primarily a homemaker and mother to her four sons. She also spent several years working as a nurse in California.
Cecelia was fashionable and known to "dress to the nines". She was artistic and loved wearing jewelry. Cecelia enjoyed sewing and was excellent seamstress.
Cecelia was friendly and social. She was a natural caregiver. She was especially attentive to any friends sick or in need. She was an excellent cook and often baked pies and candies as gifts for her friends. In her spare time, Cecelia loved to read.
Cecelia was a strong-willed lady. Despite her advanced age, she never lost her independence. She was even out on the town and driving the day before her passing.
In her younger years, Cecelia loved traveling and often took her camper on trips. Her favorite destination was Maine where she had deep family roots.
Cecelia spent the last 30 years of her life at Christian City in Union City where she had many dear friends. She was an Episcopalian but enjoyed attending services at Christian City on Sundays with her sister, Peggy and friend, Doris.
Along with her parents, Cecelia was preceded in death by her sons: Ted, Bruce, Brian and Lance Haskell; sisters: Yvonne McCoy and Jackie Boudreau; brothers: Leon Cookson and Jerrold Cookson.
She is survived by her grandchildren: Sean Nestor Haskell of Washington, Christopher Haskell of Alabama, Paul and Joe Haskell, both of Norcross; sister: Muriel "Peggy" Beal of Fayetteville; brother: Robert "Bob" Boudreau of Baton Rouge, LA; and a host of nieces and nephews.
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: William Haskell Jr
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Rhode Island
State of Residence: Rhode Island
County or City: Providence
Enlistment Date: 28 Jul 1943
Enlistment State: Rhode Island
Enlistment City: Providence
Branch: No branch assignment
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 high school
Marital status: Single, without dependents
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: William Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1924
Death Date: 29 Mar 1997
SSN: 036164553
Branch 1: A
Enlistment Date 1: 18 Aug 1943
Release Date 1: 26 Apr 1946
Obituary
The IHFA secretary has just learned of the sudden death on January 23, 1994 of Margaret D. "Sally" Haskell, nee Davies, age 73, of Elmhurst, beloved wife of William Jr.; fond mother of William G. and David A.; sister of Marion Davies.
She was a Girl Scout Leader for several years, a drummer in the Austin High School Band and a member of St. Martin Episcopal Church in Chicago for 63 years.
Interment Mount Emblem Cemetery
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
May 28, 2009POSS, William C. (Bill) William C. "Bill" Poss, age 76 of Morrow passed away on May 26, 2009 at Emory University Hospital after a long courageous battle with heart disease. Born on October 17, 1932 in Atlanta Georgia to the late Herman and Grace Poss.
Bill proudly served in the US Navy from 1952 to 1956 during the Korean War, aboard the U.S.S. Gilbert Islands, U.S.S. Bennington, and U.S.S. Coral Sea. Bill then retired after 38 years from Owens Illinois Glass Plant in Hapeville, Georgia and 10 years with PTM. Inc. Cleaners and Laundry, Atlanta, Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Kenny and Lacy and sisters Essie Marie and Julia, grandsons Kale Evin and William James Poss.
He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years Marjorie Haskell Poss; children - William Kevin and Denise Poss (Jonesboro), Elizabeth and Curtis Turner (Atlanta), Gregory and Connie Poss (McDonough), and Julie and Richard Miller (McDonough). Grandchildren - William Wayne and Tammy Poss (Jackson), Steven Michael and Lisa Poss (Griffin), Erin Spencer Turner and Morgan Elizabeth Turner (Atlanta) and Johnathan Matthew Poss (McDonough). Great-grandchildren - Allison Ruby Poss, William Tyler Poss and Ashleigh Michael Poss; brothers Rev. Jesse Mason Poss (Marjorie E.), Jimmy, Joel and Irvin; sisters Joann Jones (Davie) and Jane Poss and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bill was a member of the Riverdale Masonic Lodge, Scotish Rite order and Yaarab Shrine Temple.
The Sun (Lowell, MA)
August 10, 2016LOWELL -- Shirley I. (Thompson) Regan, 90, a longtime resident of the Christian Hill neighborhood in the Centralville section of Lowell, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2016 with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond W. Regan who preceded her in death in 1998.
Born in Fredericton, N.B., Canada, on June 16, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Florence (Haskell) Thompson.
Mrs. Regan grew up in Forge Village and the Graniteville section of Westford and graduated from Westford Academy in 1944.
She was a member of St. Michael Parish where she was an auxiliary member of the Legion of Mary. She was a volunteer for several years with L.G.H. Road to Recovery Program, Catholic Charities Aids Outreach Center as a visitor and the Middlesex Shelter where she helped serve Thanksgiving Meals. Mrs. Regan was also and volunteer at the McAuliffe School in Mrs. Bedard's class as an aid in reading.
She enjoyed gardening, crossword and word puzzles, and quilting and was a member of the New England Quilt Society.
She leaves three children, Joseph Regan and his wife Diane of Hudson, NH, John Regan and his wife Judith of Lowell, with whom she resided, and Kathy McDonald and her husband Bob of Lowell; 7 grandchildren, Tim Regan and his wife Jill of Pepperell, Stacey Resto and her husband Eddie, Kerrie Regan and her fiancé Jay Bettencourt, all of Lowell, Justin Regan of Boston, Tom and Raymond McDonald, both of Lowell, and Jonathan McDonald of SD; 9 great-grandchildren, Jordan, Alexis, Mason and Addison Regan, Christian and Dylan Resto, Jared McDonald, Lucas Borba-Sierra and Sebastian Sierra-McDonald. She also leaves a dear sister-in-law, Helen Harrigan and a brother-in-law, Frank Kurpis, many special nieces and nephews and her little friends, Colin and Ella.
She was the mother of the late Michael Regan who passed in 1994 and sister of the late Ronald Thompson.