U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name:Clarence E Bush
Birth Year:1918
Race:White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:South Dakota
State of Residence:South Dakota
County or City:Charles Mix
Enlistment Date:18 Dec 1944
Enlistment State:Minnesota
Enlistment City:Fort Snelling
Branch:No branch assignment
Branch Code:No branch assignment
Grade:Private
Grade Code: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:General farmers
Marital Status:Married
Nora Haskell was a newspaper reporter.
Baker City Herald
November 7, 2006
Frances Freda Rush, 87, a longtime Baker City resident, died Nov. 1, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside service was Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Jack Bynum of the Baker United Methodist Church officiated.Frances was born on Aug. 22, 1919, near Haines to Ira and Nora Polley. She grew up on a farm in the Rock Creek area of Baker County and was a Haines High School graduate. Although she lived most of her adult life in Baker City, she also worked in Washington state for a brief period during World War II as a welder in the shipyards and as an assistant manager of a Safeway store.
After marrying and raising her two children in Baker City, she worked making pies for several restaurants. She also was a cook at Brooklyn School. After she retired, she volunteered as a hostess for the senior lunches and at the Oregon Trail Regional Museum.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard M. Rush. Survivors include her son, Michael James Rush, grandsons, Joshua, Nicholas and Christopher Rush, and great-grandchildren, Ashton and Aiden Rush, all of Baker City; a daughter, Karen Castillo, and son-in-law, Enrique, grandsons, Adrian and Gustavo Castillo and great-grandson, Gustavo Castillo of San Jose, Calif.
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Frank Haskell was born 24 October, 1895 in Wingville, Oregon to his parents Charles Albert and Freda Rohner Haskell. Shortly thereafter he and his family moved to the mining camp at Flagstaff, some eight miles east of Baker. He attended school in Wingville. In 1918 he enlisted in the Army to fight in "The Great War." Frank had always had a great love and natural affinity for horses, like his Uncle Oscar Haskell. Frank was great at handling and training them. Because of his recognized skills the U.S. Army assigned Frank to break in the Army's Horses, Train them to handle and pull Supply Wagons, and school U.S. Soldiers who would move critical supplies to and from the Battle Front how to manage the horses and wagon loads. One of the most critical tasks of any war is transporting food, supplies, ammunition, and medical supplies to the Front Lines. Hundreds of thousands of horses, wagons and skilled teams of soldiers were necessary to complete this mission. This was Frank Haskell's mission.
Frank returned to Baker, Oregon in January of 1919. He took up sheep ranching again with his younger brother Walt Haskell on their Mother's Ranch. Some years later he met May Green in Baker. Frank Haskell and May Green[Martha May Cook] were married on 18 December, 1929. They resided for some time at his Mother's Ranch in Wingville, Oregon.
Using lumber from a house of his wife's family they built a house on their 80 acre Ranch west of Haines, Oregon. Frank worked the Ranch until 1945 when he, May and Ernest moved to Baker. The couple bought a lot on which the shell of a former CCC barracks had been relocated. Frank poured a foundation, dug out a basement, installed plumbing, wired it, renovated it and it became their home. Frank worked in the Baker area as a Carpenter and Electrician. Years later Frank contracted Cancer and sought treatment at the Mayo Clinic. He received X-Ray Treatments which stopped the Cancer but left him seriously handicapped. Frank Haskell passed away in 1958 at the Veterans Hospital in Portland, Oregon
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Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Frank Haskell
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1895
Death Date: 17 Sep 1958
Cemetery: Mt Hope Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Baker, Oregon
Enlisted May 29, 1918
Discharged: January 15, 1919
Pack Train # 18, Quartermaster Corps
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Walter Haskell was born 14 October, 1898 to Charles Albert and Freda Rohner Haskell at the Flagstaff Mine, five miles northeast of Baker Oregon. School records indicate that he did attend Baker County Schools. A newspaper article dated 30 June, 1975 stated that he farmed in Wingville for many years. His grandson remembers Walter telling him that when he and his wife, Rose Rest Haskell were first married they lived in Wingville and he ranched sheep there until 1921. They then lived in Blodgett for a year while Walter worked at a lumber mill. In 1923 they moved back to Baker and he took up sheep ranching again. During lambing season Rose got sick and learned that she was pregnant with twins and they moved into Baker.In 1924 he went to work for Farmers Creamery as a truck driver. He bought two trucks and hauled cream and cattle to Portland. This was the truck line in Baker he owned for a number of years. Rose told her grandson that Walter also worked at Ordinance, Oregon for a time building bomb bunkers. After selling the truck line he and his family moved to Bates where he was a Foreman for a lumber company truck line. He and his wife also lived for a brief time in Raton, New Mexico. He and his wife Rose returned to Baker in 1957 and they remained there. For many years Rose worked at North Baker Elementary School in the Kitchen and became widely known and loved by several generations of Baker School Children.
He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church and was a member of several fraternal organizations. Walter met Rose while she was working at a Bakery. Walter was 19 and Rose was 18.Walter married Rose Rest on 27 November, 1918. Walters brothers Frank and Norman enlisted in the U.S. Army when the country entered the First World War in 1916. Norman lied about his age to get in the fight. By default Walter was left to run the family ranch for his mother.
Walter Haskell passed away 29 June, 1975, in Baker of Congestive Heart failure. Rose continued to live in Baker at their home at 2505 10th street for many years. She was also very active in the Presbyterian Church and many organizations including the P.E.O. In fact, after her death a scholarship was started in her name in the P.E.O. Rose finally passed away on 12 May, 1993.
60080. Charles Alexander Haskell
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Charles Alexander was born 3 October, 1919 in Wingville, Oregon to Walter and Rose Rest Haskell. He was raised in Wingville and Baker, Oregon. He attended grade school and High School in Baker and graduated from Baker High School in the spring of 1937. He attended one year of college at the Oregon State University. He left school because of financial hardship and he knew college was not for him. After he returned to Baker he went to work as a Service Station Attendant for Standard Oil Company. He married Doris Alice "Scotty" Behner on 11 November 1939 in Weiser, Idaho.
After the birth of their first child, Bea Jean, he became ill and it was discovered he had Tuberculosis in January 1943. Unknowingly, he had contracted the disease while he was at College in Corvallis, Oregon. He and his family moved to The Dalles where he received treatment for the Tuberculosis. While there he found that two of his fraternity buddies were there also for treatment of the same ailment. At that time treatment for Tuberculosis included the deflation of a Lung to help insure that the disease did not come back. Charlie had his lung deflated. While in The Dalles in May of 1943 a son, Charles Kim was born to the couple. After a hospitalization of approximately two years he was released from the hospital. He, his wife and children returned to Baker.
The summer of 1945 he was hired as a Fire Inspector for the Bates Lumber mill. His parents, Walt and Rose lived in Bates at the time. His father was foreman of the Lumber Truck Line and his mother Rose was U.S. Postmistress. Charlie, his wife Scotty and two small children lived in a converted Railroad Box Car. It had electricity and sink, stove and fridge. They had an outhouse and used his parents place to take bathes. After the summer of 1945 they returned to Baker and he began work for Basche-Sage Hardware as a traveling Vacuum Cleaner Salesman. To pick up additional income he also sold Bibles and Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners on the side. The Eastern Oregon area, including Pendleton, was his area. In 1948 He became acquainted with the owner of the local Ford Auto dealership in Pendleton and was offered the position of Sales Manager of the dealership. In 1949 he moved, with his wife and two children to Pendleton.
After he left the Ford Garage, his friend, Jack Club got him a job with Investors Diversified Services, Inc. in 1954 and he sold investments. He didn't like it. Charlie liked selling products that were tangible. Items that you could hold, use, or drive. In the autumn of 1955 Charlie was offered a partnership in the Cadillac-Oldsmobile Auto dealership with George Allison in Baker, Oregon.
In November of 1955 he and his family and moved back to Baker. Charlie and his family poured their heart and soul into the business. Each member of the family had a responsibility at the garage. Scotty did the Books and worked in the Office. Bea Jean helped clean the show room and watched the little ones. Kim washed showroom windows, changed the oil in used cars and washed all the cars in the lot. The Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealership did not prove to be a financial success. In those years luxury cars were not selling well. In 1961 they sold the dealership and he began selling Chevrolets for Chet Smith. In 1963 he went to work at the local Volkswagen dealership as Sales Manager.
During these years he became actively involved in the community with the Elks Club, the Fraternal Order of the Masons, and played Golf "religiously".
Throughout the years he became known in all of Eastern Oregon as "Charitable Charlie". His son remembers how his Dad seemed to know everyone in town because everyone said hello and waved at him wherever he went. It is safe to say that he had a great number of friends who thought the world of Charlie. Whenever he saw someone on the road whose car had broken down he would stop to help repair their car or give them a ride. His wife, Scotty remembered that one time when asked what type of animal he would like to be if he had the chance; Charlie replied that he would like to be a dog, "because everybody loves dogs". Charlie liked to socialize over drinks, and he smoked heavily even though he had only one lung.
His lifestyle caught up with him on October 9, 1969. He had been elected that year as the State Chairman for the Elks Club on the Annual Hides Collection Committee. After an evening of lifting and stacking heavy Elk hides he went home and suffered a major Heart Attack. Dr. Pollock, his physician, told Scotty that he would not survive the night. He did survive the night. Dr. Pollock advised Scotty not to get her hopes up that he would survive long, but he did. Unfortunately, one week after the heart attack he had a Major Stroke that paralyzed his left side. Again, Dr. Pollock told his wife that now there was no real probability that he could realistically survive this latest calamity. But Scotty would not accept this news and found the nearest hospital with the best care for stroke patients and rushed him to Pendleton, Oregon for treatment.
It was a long, slow, climb for Charlie and his family but approximately two years later he had almost completely recovered from his heart attack and stroke. However, the long years of his lifestyle had already taken their toll on Charles and Scotty's marriage and in 1970 he and Scotty divorced.
In 1971 he took a personal trip to Arlington, Oregon to pick up his car. The engine had blown and had to be replaced. Now with a new engine installed he returned to Arlington to drive it back to Baker. On his return trip on 30 July, 1971 Charlie was killed in an auto accident near LaGrande, Oregon. Apparently a Semi Tractor and Trailer Rig had broken down outside LaGrande. Charlie signaled the driver to see if he needed assistance. The truck driver signaled back that he did need help. Charlie signaled and started to slow down to pull off the highway to help the man. Another driver, traveling over 90 miles per hour was temporarily distracted and hit Charlie's car from behind knocking his car into the Tractor-Trailer Rig, throwing Charlie from his car. He died a short time later at the same hospital in LaGrande where his daughter, Bea Jean, worked as a nurse. His family and the community were stunned and grief stricken. At the time of his funeral, so many people came that the mourners flowed out of the Funeral Home onto the lawn and sidewalks. "Charitable Charlie's" passing left a big void in his family and his community.
Baker City Herald
May 25, 2007Scotty Haskell, 87, of Baker City, died May 23, 2007, at the St. Elizabeth Care Center after a long period of illness.
Scotty Behner Haskell was born Jan. 28, 1920, to Rob and Pearl Behner in Posey Valley, near Halfway. She spent her first eight years in Halfway and loved Pine Valley.
In 1928 her father sold his livery stable and the family moved to Baker City. Scotty completed her education there and graduated from Baker High School in 1938.
She married Charles A. Haskell Nov. 11, 1939, in Weiser, Idaho. Scotty had a diverse career of employment during her lifetime. She was the first carhop in Baker at the Polka Dot Cafe on Main Street. She broadcast news and women's programs at KBKR Radio in Baker City. She was a salesperson for the Bootery, a Baker shoe store, and a federal employee of the Selective Service system.
During her lifetime, Scotty and her family lived in Baker, Pendleton, Astoria and Portland. Scotty had many interests and became proficient at all of them over her life. She graduated from writing courses and became a published author of her 2004 book, "You Girls, Those Two," about her early adventures in Halfway. Additionally, she sold articles to Oregon magazines and newspapers, including the Oregonian newspaper. Most recently she wrote a book review for the Baker City Herald.
She also had a love for the arts. She sketched and painted. She learned tap dance and clog dancing. She joined an acting group while in Portland known as the Oregon Senior Theatre. The group traveled across the United States, performing in California, Chicago, New Orleans, New York City and Vancouver, B.C. Scotty polished her acting talent and started performing in television commercials and movies. She appeared in "The Promise"
After returning to Baker City in 1992, she became involved with the Interpretive Center, volunteered at the Oregon Trail Regional Museum, and was one of four Baker women who worked tirelessly to open the Leo Adler Museum. Along with other volunteers, she also was instrumental in restoring the Chinese Cemetery in Baker.
In July 2005 Scotty suffered a debilitating stroke and was sent to the Elks Rehabilitation Hospital in Boise. She rejected the prognosis of her doctors, who said that if she recovered at all it would take two to six years. In two months Scotty proved that through her eternal optimism and iron will she could make a nearly total recovery in 60 days. Her physicians told her that they had seen few patients survive a stroke of that magnitude, and no one had ever recovered as fast as she had.
During Scotty's life her children heard her consistently encourage everyone that "It is never too late to realize your dreams!" She was optimistic, saw the "glass as half full," and never complained about any of her concerns or her health.
She is survived by her four children, Bea Jean Haskell of Baker City, Charles Kim and his wife Maureen Haskell of Eagle, Idaho, Harve S. Haskell of Baker City and Janece Ann and her husband Mike Davis of Wilsonville; her special friend, Charles Chandler of Baker City; and her nine grandchildren, Jeanie McCleese, Christopher Haskell, Nathaniel Haskell, Joshua Haskell, Katie Haskell Roberts, Sarah Haskell, Justin Davis, Aaron Davis, and Emma Davis; and several great-grandchildren.Scotty was preceded in death by Charles A. Haskell, her parents, a brother, Bud Behner, and two sisters, Blanche Behner and Mabel Hagan.
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Marjorie Mary Haskell was born 25 May, 1921 to Walter and Rose Rest Haskell. She was raised in Baker, Oregon and attended school there and graduated from Baker High School in 1939. She moved to Portland, Oregon and found a job working in the shipyard building Navy ships during World War II. She met James Linden Bumgardner and married him on 26 October, 1941. Marjorie was a warm caring woman who was very much like her mother Rose. Jim loved to hunt birds and made a trip almost each year to Eastern Oregon or Idaho for that purpose. He was a warm and quiet man who was loved by all his family.
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Vivian Louise Haskell was born 26 October, 1924 to Walter and Rose Rest Haskell. Vivian was born with her twin sister Evelyn. Vivian was raised in Baker, attended school there and graduated from Baker High School in 1942. She and her twin sister Evelyn moved to Portland after High School to join their sister Margie working in the shipyards building ships for the War effort. The three Haskell girls became Rosie the Riveters.
She met and married Dean Glenn Galloway on 20 August, 1943. Dean Glenn Galloway was born 29 November, 1915. Vivian spent the majority of her working years at the Crown Zellerbach paper company. Dean Galloway passed away on 30 July, 1984. Vivian remarried Bud Huey from Pendleton, Oregon. Vivian was a quiet loving woman with a great sense of humor, who was loved by everyone who knew her. Dean loved Sports of every kind and knew a great deal about them. Dean was a fun and interesting man with a great sense of humor. Vivian Louise Haskell Galloway Huey passed away 4, October, 2005.
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The Oregonian
October 5, 2005
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, in Gresham Funeral Chapel for Vivian L. Huey, who died Oct. 4 at age 80.Vivian Haskell was born Oct. 26, 1924, in Baker. She moved in 1957 to Portland and was an administrative secretary for Crown Zellerbach, where she worked for 27 years. She moved to Gresham in 2004. In 1944, she married Dean Galloway; he died in 1984. She married Bud Huey in 1986; he died in 2003.
Survivors include her daughter, Deanna Potts; son, Mike Galloway; stepdaughters, SueAnn Bearden, Becky Huey and Peggy Raines; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
East Oregonian (Pendleton, OR)
February 6, 2003PENDLETON -- Longtime Pendleton resident, Bud Huey, 82, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, at Portland. His funeral will be held at Bishop Funeral Chapel on Friday at 2 p.m. with interment at Olney Cemetery.
Mr. Huey was born May 17, 1920, at La Grande. Two years later, the family moved to Pendleton where the Huey children attended school. After graduating from Pendleton High School, Mr. Huey attended Eastern Oregon College for 11/2 years, studying bookkeeping and history.
He joined the Marine Corps in 1943 and was stationed on Okinawa and served as a bombardier pilot, receiving two Gold Stars and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
After the war, Mr. Huey returned to Eastern Oregon College where he met and later married Mary Ann Smith. The couple returned to Pendleton to raise their family.
In 1952, Mr. Huey served a tour of duty as a helicopter pilot during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1954 at the rank of major.
Upon his return to Pendleton he owned and operated the Shell Service Station across from Til Taylor Park. He retired for a brief time then returned to work at Hodgen Distributing as a sales representative, retiring again in 1988.
His wife, Mary Ann, preceded him in death and he later married Vivian Galloway whom he had known many years earlier, merging their two families into one.
Mr. Huey was diagnosed with a form of cancer, requiring removal of both kidneys and dialysis three times a week. In spite of this, he continued his favorite activities which included cigars, a little bourbon, and golf with his buddies. It was said to play golf with Mr. Huey was to play by his rules which were "no rules." He was said to have a great sense of humor, love for all people, and an unwavering loyalty to his friends.
Mr. Huey was a member of the Elks Lodge, Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Pendleton Country Club.
Survivors include his wife, Vivian; daughters, Sue Ann Bearden, Becky Huey, and Peggy Raines, stepchildren, Mike Galloway, and Deanna Potts; grandchildren, Steve, Tucker, Mark, Lindsey and Dustin; step-grandchildren, Jenny, Grant, Brent, Kristi and Colette; seven great-grandchildren and his many friends.
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Evelyn Lois Haskell was born 26 October, 1924 to Walter and Rose Rest Haskell. Evelyn was raised in Baker, attended school there and graduated in 1942. Evelyn met and married Vernon Leroy Mitchell. Vernon Leroy was born 6 July, 1919. After High School graduation Evelyn left Baker with her twin sister and moved to Portland where she went to work in the Shipyards building Navy ships during World War 2 as a Rosie the Riveter. Vern was employed by the Oregonian Newspaper during his lifetime.
The Oregonian
September 17, 2003
A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, in Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes for Evelyn Lois Mitchell, who died Sept. 14 at age 78.Evelyn Haskell was born Oct. 26, 1924, in Baker City. She moved in 1943 to Portland and was a homemaker. In 1945, she married Vernon; he died in 1992.
Survivors include her daughters, Barbara Rackham and Marilyn Carpenter; stepson, Craig; sister, Vivian Huey; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Vernon L Mitchell
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Washington
State of Residence: Oregon
County or City: Multnomah
Enlistment Date: 14 Dec 1943
Enlistment State: Washington
Enlistment City: Fort Lewis
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: 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: Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Source: Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Skilled welders and flame cutters
Marital Status: Married
U.S. World War I Army
Name: Norman Haskell
Birth Year: 1900
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Oregon
State of Residence: Oregon
County or City: Baker
Enlistment Date: 29 May 1918
Enlistment State: Oregon
Enlistment City: Baker
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Served United States Army as Infantryman in Europe.
_____Testimony from Walter Haskell, Norman's brother, to Harve S. Haskell in 1974. Walter told of Norman's under age enlistment in World War I. He also spoke of his brothers subsequent assignment to Infantry which horrified their mother. Walter recounted Norman's assignment to Europe and his being in the last two largest battles of the War under General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing. Those two battles were the Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensives which expedited an end to the War.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Norman Haskell
Birth Year: 1900
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Oregon
State of Residence: Oregon
County or City: Union
Enlistment Date: 25 Sep 1942
Enlistment State: Washington
Enlistment City: Spokane
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: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Janitors and sextons
Marital Status: Married
Height: 68
Weight: 132
Based on the 1930 census and death certificate of Richard J. Mansfield, it appears that Shirley Edna Bolton and Norman divorced prior to 1930 and Shirley married 2nd Leyde Mansfield, and Richard was either adopted by Leyde or chose to use Mansfield as last name.Year: 1930; Census Place: Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon; Roll: 1945; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 17. Richard Mansfield is listed as stepson of Leyde Mansfield. Mother is Shirley E. Mansfield
Union-News (Springfield, MA)
August 28, 1993Dorothy E. (Hill) McCoy, 89, formerly of 93 Davis St., a retired secretary at the South Congregational Church, died on Wednesday at Respite Services of New England in Chicopee Falls. She had also worked for the Federal Land Bank, Monarch Life Insurance Co., and Eastbrook Co.
Born in Chicopee, she was graduated from Chicopee High School, and moved to Springfield several years ago. She worshipped at the former Federated Church (now Christ Community Church), was in its Women's Guild, and sang in the choir. She was also a member of the King's Daughters.
Her husband, Charles F. McCoy, died several years ago, and her son, Charles, in 1984.
She leaves a brother, Melvin of Chicopee, and a niece and nephew.
Union-News (Springfield, MA)
November 28, 1994Melvin Hill, 85, of 101 Northwood St., an employee of Smith & Wesson Co. in Springfield, died Sunday in Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He retired in 1974. Previously he was a manager for A & P stores and First National Food Stores for many years. He was a lifelong resident and attended local schools. In the early 1980's he was president of the Springfield Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons.
His wife, Enid (Rossiter) Hill, died in 1978. He leaves a nephew, Harry Hill Jr.; and a niece, Mary Hill.
Union-News (Springfield, MA)
January 26, 2002WILBRAHAM - Wesley J. Andrews, 94, died on Wednesday in a local nursing home.
Born in Chicopee, he lived in Springfield for many years before moving to Wilbraham. He was a ham radio operator and worked at Western Mass Electric for over 35 years, retiring in 1969. He was a longtime member of Liberty United Methodist Church of Springfield.
He leaves one son, Wesley R.; 3 daughters, Shirley J. Michele, Adelyn M. Morneau, and Virginia Miermaster; 12 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren.
Union-News (Springfield, MA)
December 7, 1996Edna A. (Andrews) Gardner, 82, of Chicopee died on Thursday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
She and her late husband, Charles S. Gardner, owned the Underwood Press in Springfield. Gardner died in 1985. Born in Chicopee Falls, the decedent attended Springfield schools, and was a graduate of the city's High School of Commerce. She attended the Liberty United Methodist Church in Springfield.
She leaves two daughters, Bettyanne Precanico of Chicopee, and Nancy Willey of Truth Or Consequences, N.M.; a brother, Wesley of Springfield; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchidren.
St. Petersburg Times
January 4, 2005PLANKEY, RUTH C., 90, of Zephyrhills, died Tuesday (Dec. 28, 2004) in the East Pasco Medical Center in Zephyrhills. Born in Easthampton, Mass., she came to Florida in 1957. She was a retired school teacher and principal. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Survivors include a son, John E., Seminole; two daughters, Maxine Styers, North Port, and Mary Gilio, Lutz; a brother, Donald Pomeroy, Chesterfield, Mass.; four sisters, Marion Loomis, West Springfield, Mass., Lydia Racicot and Mary "Molly" LaFogg, both of Zephyrhills, and Frances Apodaca, Englewood, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
The Republican (Springfield, MA)
August 20, 2004WEST SPRINGFIELD - Gordon T. Loomis, 88, of Kent Street, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 19, 2004 at a local nursing home. Born in Springfield, he lived in West Springfield since 1938. He attended Mittineague United Methodist Church and was the supervisor of maintenance for twenty-two years for the Lestoil Company, retiring in 1980.
He leaves his wife, Marion T. (Pomeroy) Loomis, a daughter, Judith Ann Lapointe of Silver Springs, FL, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Another daughter, Susan Ruth Geary died in 1966.
North Adams Transcript
April 16, 2009NORTH ADAMS Lydia J. Racicot, 90, of 150 Ashland St. died early Wednesday morning, April 15, 2009, at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Death followed a sudden illness.
Born in Easthampton on Dec. 31, 1918, daughter of Frank E. and Ruth Tyler Pomeroy, she graduated from the Smith Vocational School in Northampton.
Mrs.Racicot owned and operated the former Racicot's Ceramics Studio on Grove Street in Adams for many years, retiring in 1988. Prior to that, she worked for several years for the former Sprague Electric Co. in North Adams. She was a member of the St. Mark's Episcopal Church Knit and Stitch Group in Adams, and was also member of the Charlemont Senior Center.
Her husband, Joseph A Racicot, whom she married Aug. 7, 1943, died Sept. 24,1998.
She leaves three daughters, Sylvia Lefebvre and her husband John, of Adams, Cynthia Smith and her husband, Henry, of North Adams, and Rosanna Kenney of Ocala, Fla.; three sisters, Marion Loomis of West Springfield, Frances Apadoca of Englewood, Calif., and Mary Lafogg of Easthampton; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Donald Pomeroy, Frank E Pomeroy Jr., and by one sister, Ruth Plankey
The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA)
September 28, 1998ADAMS Joseph Arthur Racicot, 89, of 11 Quaker St. died Thursday evening at home.
Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 19, 1909, son of Joseph and Roseanna Dubois Racicot, he came to Adams as a child and attended schools there. He moved to Charlemont in 1986 and returned to Adams in 1995.Mr. Racicot was employed by the former Cheshire Harbor Machine Co., now Bertmatics, as a machinist for 60 years. He retired in 1985. He was a member of the Charlemont Senior Center.
He leaves his wife, the former Lydia Pomeroy, whom he married Aug. 7, 1943; three daughters, Mrs. Roseanna Kenney of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Sylvia Lefebvre and Mrs. Cynthia Smith, both of Adams; four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA)
August 27, 2008NORTHAMPTON - Donald H. Pomeroy, 81, of South Street, died peacefully on Aug. 25 at Hampshire Care Facility in Leeds. Donald was born in Chesterfield March 23,1927, the son of the late Frank E. and Ruth (Tyler) Pomeroy. He was raised in Chesterfield and lived there for 77 years.
He was a farmer and logger, and in later years worked as a subcontractor for AT&T doing lawn maintenance. Donald was a 65-year member of Chesterfield Grange, a member of Hillside Pomona Grange, Massachusetts State Grange and The National Grange and was a communicant of Saint Mary of the Assumption Church in Northampton.
Above all, Don was a family man. His children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the glue that held him together during his long illness. Don loved his garden and even as the arthritis progressed he could be seen using his crutch as a hoe.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Audrey (Filkins) Pomeroy; four daughters and their husbands: Jean and James Marra, of Chesterfield, Beverly Pomeroy and Daniel Kirouac, of Chesterfield, Lynn and Matthew Weingart, of East Hampstead, N.H., and Lisa and Michael Parker, of Cody, Wyo. He also leaves 11 grandchildren: Lynne Noel, Terri Marra, Kimberly and Rebecca Weingart, Hillary Wildman and Timothy Funk, Robert and David Parker, Steven and Jenny Kirouac and Melanie Krupa, six great-grandchildren: Emma, Ryan, Kyle, Henry, Molly and Joseph; four sisters: Marion Loomis, of West Springfield, Lydia Racicot, of North Adams, Frances Apodaca, of Inglewood, Calif., and Mary LaFogg, of Easthampton. He also leaves his sister-in-law, Mary Jane Bardwell, of Greenfield, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister Ruth Plankey and his brother, Frank Pomeroy, Jr.