Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society
Volume 9, No. 3, September 2000On 25 March 2000, Margaret (Howard) Haskell, 76, died in Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA, following a long illness. She was former wife of the late Dayton Ball and William Haskell.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Damon Howard and Sally Cates Ball; two grandchildren and a brother, Herbert G. Howard of Marblehead.
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: Billie B Haskell
Rank: AVCAD
Death Age: 89
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1926
Death Date: 4 Dec 2015
Cemetery Address: 11800 SE MT. Scott Boulevard
Cemetery Postal Code: 97086
Cemetery: Willamette National Cemetery
Interment Place: Portland, Oregon
Section: EE3
Plot: 1786
War: WORLD WAR II
Branch of Service: US NAVY
Hillsboro Tribune (OR)
May 23, 2019September 13, 1926 - May 18, 2019. Georgia E. Haskell, 92, formerly of Beaverton, late of Hillsboro, May 18.
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Tulatin Valley Funeral AlternativesGeorgia E. Haskell, 92, formerly of Beaverton, late of Hillsboro, died Saturday, May 2019 at the R&R Adult Foster Care Home.
Georgia was born in Glendale, California, the much-loved youngest of three children. She came to faith in Jesus at age 14 at a summer camp and began looking for opportunities to grow in her faith. Several women among those early Navigators ("Navs") discipled Georgia and taught her how to help others also.
At the young adults' fellowship at Glendale Pres, Georgia met Bill Haskell, a brand-new believer with no church background whatsoever. Bill shared Georgia's passion to know Christ and share Him with others. So they wasted no time at all in getting engaged, and married, in 1951.
Their first child, Greg, was born in 1953, and then Bill's employer, Aetna, moved them to Des Moines, Iowa in 1956. There they welcomed regular visits from Navstaff who encouraged and equipped them to share their faith and to train others.
Their second son, Mark, was born in 1956, and then Bill and Georgia moved to Oakland, California, for more intensive Nav training. Their third son, David, was born there in 1959.
Bill was then invited to direct the Long Beach Servicemen's Center. While Bill focused on reaching sailors, Georgia invested her life in young women working at the Center. Those friendships endured for decades.
Bill and Georgia went on to serve with The Navigators in Colorado Springs, and then in Costa Rica and Mexico, before they returned to California. Bill resumed work for Aetna that then transferred the family to Portland, Oregon in 1970. Eventually both Bill and Georgia entered public service with the State of Oregon.
Georgia's heart to "weep with those to weep and rejoice with those who rejoice" endeared her to many a young woman. Bill and Georgia took early retirement to rejoin Navstaff as international staff shepherds in community ministry. They passed their passion and vision for the world on to their sons through friendships around the globe. All of their sons have served, together with their wives, both in the US and abroad.
At the same time, their sons are grateful that Bill and Georgia chose to put down roots in Portland as a "home base" for their children and grandchildren. There is a wonderful sense of security in having a home to return to! We cherish countless fond memories of family times together at "Grandma's house" and at Cannon Beach Conference Center.
This past Monday, May 13, during a distressing heart attack, Georgia expressed confidence that she was "in the Lord's hands" and "headed home." As it turned out, she lingered for five days to delightedly welcome extended visits with each of her sons and their wives, and to talk with each of her grandchildren.
We reiterated what she knew well: that we are so very grateful for her having loved us for a lifetime, and that we were among many others who feel that way.
Georgia was welcomed with open arms and an enthusiastic "Well done!" by the Lord Himself on Saturday afternoon, May 2019.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Phillip E Farrell
Service Info.: SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1919
Death Date: 27 Apr 1981
Service Start Date: 19 Mar 1943
Interment Date: 1 May 1981
Cemetery: Riverside National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 22495 Van Buren Boulevard Riverside, CA 92518
Buried At: Section 4 Site 1231
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Kenneth H Boyce
[Ken Boyce]
[Kenneth Haskell Boyce]
Birth Year: 1922
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: California
State of Residence: California
County or City: Los Angeles
Enlistment Date: 11 Jan 1943
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
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 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 college
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in building of aircraft, n.e.
Marital Status: Married
Height: 66
Weight: 127
Letter from Harold Alder, foster son, dated June 20, 1992
Haskell's gas station was owned by George and Bessie. They sold gas and oil, sandwiches, soda, ice cream and also had a vegetable stand where they sold their own home grown vegetables. Bob, age 8, and Harold Alder, age 6, came to live with George and Bessie in the 30s. Their original sandwich shop in Little Falls could only seat 9 people at a time. Later they owned the gas station and sandwich shop on Route 5, three miles east of Chittenango, New York. George built the barn to store equipment and to keep a cow to have fresh milk for the family. The family lived in the "old house" and raised vegetables for the family and also for use in the dine
Eventually they grew tired of the long hours required for the diner so they closed it and converted it to a home where they lived and sold the old house. While Bob and Harold were in the service, they built the three car garage which they used as a machine shop. After the boys came home they both worked with George in the shop until they were married. Shortly after that George and Bessie retired and sold everything so they could purchase a camp up north and a two family house in Herkimer. They lived in camp in the summer and in Herkimer in the winter.
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Haskell Journal, Issue 47, 1998GEORGE LEROY HASKELL
by Helen L. AponteThe following article was probably published in the Syracuse Herald Journal or Post Standard
RECALLS PAST:
Mechanic For Lindbergh
by Jim Andisio"What would it be like to know someone like Charles Lindbergh or Amelia Earhart?"
George "LeRoy" Haskell of Herkimer knows because he met both pilots while working for the Curtis Wright Flying Service at Brainard Field, Hartford, Conn. in 1931.
"I did engine work on Lindbergh's plane at the time his child was kidnapped. Lindbergh was having some trouble with his engine, and since I was the top mechanic at the field, I had to do the repair work he needed," said Haskell.
But Haskell got to do more than just work on Lindy's plane, he used to talk to the famous pilot, and keep his plane warmed up so it would be ready to fly at any time.
"At different times Lindy would come to the field and his plane had to be ready and inspected, but before he could take off I'd have to sign the log book. Lindy used to tell me not to bother with the log because he always inspected his own plane no matter who worked on it," Haskell said.
"He was one hell of a swell fellow. He liked to talk and was never like a lot of other people around at the time. He always dressed well, too," the former mechanic recalled.
Haskell said Lindbergh took his son's kidnapping pretty hard, but didn't take his feelings out on other people.
"Some people said the baby was deformed, but Will Rogers, a friend of Lindy who used to fly with him, always swore up and down that the baby was normal," he said.
Haskell still has a letter of recommendation from the Curtis Wright Flying Service which reads, "LeRoy Haskell has been found to be very willing and trustworthy and I recommend him for a position for which he might apply. (Signed) F. Webster Wiggins."
Haskell left Curtis Wright when the cornpany closed in the early 1930's, but his memories live on.
"Old time flyers were crazy. The stunts they used to do were amazing. At that time, there were only about four instruments on the plane and a pilot had to have a lot of common sense," he said.
Haskell met Miss Earhart on a leg back from her famous overseas flight. According to Haskell, she almost didn't make it back because her flying boat (plane) had to set down in the ocean and was rescued by a ship. Her plane was brought to Brainard Field, which is where Haskell met her.
"I had to help overhaul her plane and another time I put a new prop on her plane, inspected it, and signed the log before she could take off in her Chance Vought airplane," he said.
"Yes, it was quite an experience. A good experience," said Haskell through a smile.
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
May 11, 1992Bessie E. Haskell, 96, formerly of Little Falls and Herkimer, died Saturday at Stone Ridge Nursing Home.
Mrs. Haskell was born in Salisbury Center. From 1912 to 1944, she and her husband owned and operated Bessie's Five-Cent Sandwich Shop in Little Falls. From 1944 to 1948, they owned and operated Haskell's Diner on Route 5. They started the Haskell Machine Shop in 1948, and moved to Herkimer in 1958. She was a member of the Evening Star Chapter of OES and a charter member of the Order of the Amaranth.
She is survived by a son, Harold Alder of Chittenango; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Edith Haskell was born and raised in the area around Hinckley, Herkimer County and nearby Oneida County, New York but apparently had a relatively unstable childhood. Her parents divorced and Edith may have lived in the homes of various relatives. Her residences and some of her socialization can be traced from a collection of postcards. She lived 'with her grandmother in Hinckley most consistently for the last couple of years before she married. Her mother died in 1918, but Edith had already married at the tender age of 16 and was raising her own family.
Marriage did not stabilize her living arrangements. Her husband was a logger and moved the family to various camps or housing near the mills. Edith worked as a cook in one of the camps, Hardships became severe after Eli was injured in a logging accident in 1922 and eventually had to have his leg amputated.
Edith moved to Syracuse in 1925 where she eventually found steady work at the Onondaga Pottery as a decorator. Eli also worked there for a time. The couple was not getting along and eventually split up in 1934.
Once divorced and after her children were raised she married George Reynolds. George was a railroad man and Edith was able to travel more because ofthe passes he provided. She also added to the post card collection from her many trips in the Northeast.
The Journal Times (Racine, Wisconsin)
January 7, 1980Phillips, Richard J. age 75 passed away Sunday January 6, 1980 at his residence.
Mr. Phillips was born on November 16, 1904 in Elk Rapids, Mich., to Richard and Jennie (Hamilton) Phillips.
He was united in marriage to the former Helen Haskell on December 27, 1929 in Potaski, Mich. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on December 27, 1979. After their marrriage they lived in Michigan and on Burlington since 1951.
Mr. Phillips was a Night Watchman at Burlington Brass Works until his retirement.
Surving are his wife Helen; four sons and daughters-in-law, Robert M and Carol Phillips of Burlington, Raymond and Agnes Phillips of Santa Rosa, Calif., Philip B. and Rita Phillips of Chula Vista, Calif., and Richard L. and Rita Phillips of Berwyn, Ill.; one daughter and son-in-lawm Evelyn and Roger Cobb of Burlington; 18 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Frances McCube of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., and Mrs. Carl (Jessie) Ricker of Melbourne, Fla.; one brother, William Phillips of Largo, Fla.