Star-Telegram
January 27, 2005Marie Mauzy, 77, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Marie was born Aug. 11, 1927. She was a lifelong resident of Fort Worth. Marie was a member of Richland Hills Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Mauzy, in 1979; and nephew, Myron Paul Andrews.
Survivors: Daughters, Janet Mauzy of Hurst and Dona Lile and husband, Mike, of Fort Worth; sisters, Billie Andrews and Elizabeth Eastman of Fort Worth; nephew, David Andrews of Hurst; grandsons, Ryan Lile and Blake Lile of Fort Worth; and great-nephew, Rusty Andrews.
Akron Beacon Journal
December 26, 1944An Akron resident for 20 years, Mrs. Effie Lois Anderson, 83, died Monday at her home, 826 Ravenswood av., after six months' illness.
She was a member of Thomastown Baptist church.
She leaves a son, R. M. of Akron; three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Hawley of Akron; Mrs. Julia Noonan of Gray, Ind., and Mrs. Marie Dunning of Warren; a brother, two sisters, 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Akron Beacon Journal
June 12, 1982Lillian Hawley, 88... died June 11 after a short illness. She was born in McHenry, Ky. and had been a resident of the Akron area for 52 years. She was retired from Wallhaven Drug and was a member of the Missionary Alliance Church.
She is survived by daughters, Mrs. John (Virginia) Bradford, of Cuyahoga Falls, Mrs. Robert (Imogene) Gilbert, of Cuyahoga Falls; son, Louis Hawley, of Akron; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Mrs. Ralph (Marie) Running, of Southington.
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA)
April 5, 2010DENNIS � Caroline (Lewis) Johnson, 100, of Dennis passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2010, at the Epoch Senior Health Care in Norton. She was the beloved wife of the late Allen S. Johnson.
Born in Clinton, Mass., on April 11, 1909, she was a loving daughter of the late Edwin R. Jr. and Lucy H. (Shaw) Lewis.
Caroline grew up in the Norton area and was a 1926 graduate of Newton High School. She furthered her education, graduating in 1930 from Wellesley College and in 1931 from the Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School.
A dedicated homemaker to her loving family, she had spent the past 40 years residing in Dennis and had formerly lived for over 30 years in Lebanon, N.H.
An active member of the Dennis community, Caroline was a member and former Deaconess of the Dennis Union Church. She was a member of the Cape Cod Hospital Auxiliary and had formerly served on the Board of the Cape Cod Visiting Nurse Association.
Caroline was a member and very involved in the Cape Cod Wellesley Club and was also a member of the Mayflower Society.
An avid worldwide traveler, Mrs. Johnson's other interests and hobbies included golfing, reading, gardening, times spent at the beach, playing bridge and especially being with family of whom she was very fond, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her devoted children, Lucy S. Hogarth and her husband William of Attleboro, Andrew A. Johnson and his wife Joanne B. Needham of White River Junction, Vt., and the late David A. Johnson. She was the sister of the late Edwin R. Lewis II and is also survived by her daughter-in-law Jane E. Johnson of Millen, Ga., eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA)
July 29, 2001Allen S. Johnson, 93, of Dennis, died Thursday in Cape Cod Hospital after a short illness.
He was the husband of Caroline (Lewis) Johnson.
Mr. Johnson was born in Cranston, R.I., and raised in Northboro. He was a graduate of Northboro High School, and attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Chicago.
He worked for a short time as a ranger for the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho. In 1937, he moved to Lebanon, N.H. He owned and operated the Music & Recording Studios in Hanover, N.H., for 32 years.
During World War II, in addition to operating his own business, Mr. Johnson worked in the woolen mills in Lebanon.
While in Lebanon, Mr. Johnson was a member of the Lebanon Town Band for many years, and the Dartmouth College Symphony. He served on the Lebanon Recreation Commission, and was a member of the Rotary Club of Hanover.
He retired in 1969 and moved to Dennis. He worked at Hyannis Marine and as a self-employed handyman.
Mr. Johnson was a member of the Dennis Union Church, where he sang in the church choir and the men's choir for more than 25 years. He also was a member of the Mid-Cape Chorus. He served on the Dennis Waterways Commission for many years.
His biggest achievement was building his own 25-foot cabin cruiser. Mr. Johnson enjoyed golf, and was a self-taught musician.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Johnson is survived by two sons, David Johnson of Conyers, Ga., and Andrew Johnson of White River Junction, Vt.; a daughter, Lucy Hogarth of Attleboro; a brother, Frederick Johnson, Jr. of Canaan, Vt.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The Hartford Courant (CT)
March 27, 2001Richard L. Shaw, (Col. USAR - Ret.), 87, of West Hartford, passed away Saturday (March 24, 2001) at UConn Health Center after a short illness.
Born October 30, 1913 to Arthur Lassell and Helen Elizabeth (Young) Shaw in Clinton, MA, Dick was educated in Newton, MA schools and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1935. He worked at Travelers Insurance Co. and then at Hartford Machine Screw (later Stanadyne Corporation) as a safety engineer until his retirement in 1966.
Commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1935, he was activated in 1942 with the U.S. 2nd Cavalry, trained at Fort Clark, TX and Fort Belvoir, VA and served in North Africa and Italy as executive officer of the 1554th Ponton Bridge Battalion. Transferred to the Pacific Theater/Phillippine Islands, he was discharged in 1945 but continued to serve in the Active Reserves with the 301st Engineers of the 76th Division, the unit his father, Arthur L. Shaw, had served in as a captain in World War I. He retired from the Army Reserve in 1966 as a full colonel commanding the 1117th U.S. Army Reserve Garrison.
A lifelong skier, he was a member and one-time president of the Hartford Ski Club and was a member of the National Ski Patrol. He was a member of the Old Guard and the Limestone Trout Club, and the Universalist Church of West Hartford.
Predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Barbara (Livermore) Shaw, he is survived by his sons, Jonathan L. Shaw and wife, Kathleen of Rockport, TX, David L. Shaw and wife Geraldine of Haddam; daughter, Deborah S. Macchi and husband, Alfred of Ashland, MA; and three granddaughters, Alexandra and Catherine Macchi and Elizabeth Shaw; and two step-grandchildren, Patrick and Maureen McGrath. T
The Hartford Courant (CT)
December 10, 2000Barbara ``Barrie'' (Livermore) Shaw, 87, wife of Richard L. Shaw (Col. USAR ret.) of Walbridge Road, West Hartford, passed away suddenly Friday, (December 8, 2000).
Born September 10, 1913 in Reading, MA to Harold Livermore and Harriett Foster,
Barrie was educated in Newton, MA schools and graduated from Vassar College in 1935. She was an avid tennis player and skier and was active in the early years of the Hartford Tennis Club and the Hartford Ski Club. She spent many years as a volunteer with the Woman's Exchange of West Hartford, and the Hartford Council of the Girl Scouts of America. She was a member of the Town and County Club of Hartford, the Vassar Club and College Club of Hartford.
She is survived by her husband, Richard; and her three children and their spouses, Jonathan and Kathleen Shaw of Rockport, TX, David and Geraldine Shaw of Haddam, and Deborah and Alfred Macchi of Ashland, MA. She had three granddaughters, Alexandra and Catherine Macchi and Elizabeth Shaw; and two step-grandchildren, Patrick and Maureen McGrath.
62060. Dr. Robert Stetson Shaw
The Telegraph (Nashua, NH)
January 28, 2003Dr. Robert S. Shaw, 82, of New Ipswich, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, at Monadnock Hospital in Peterborough.
Dr. Shaw was born April 16, 1920, in Clinton, Mass., son of Arthur L. and Helen E. (Young) Shaw.
He was the husband of Jane (Bradbrook) Shaw, whom he married in 1968 in New Ipswich.
Dr. Shaw was a medical doctor and was a pioneer in the field of open-heart surgery. He made the first pump oxygenator out of stainless steel in the workshop of Massachusetts General Hospital and also made MGH's first defibrillator out of wood, wire and copper plates.
Dr. Shaw was also a member of the team that reattached the first completely severed arm to the body of a 12-year-old boy in 1962. He taught at Harvard Medical School and MGH.
He was a member of the American Medical Society, the Massachusetts Medical Society and the New England Surgical Society.
Dr. Shaw was an Air Force veteran, where he rose to the rank of captain. While stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, he was instrumental in the development of ejection seats used by pilots to escape from crashing jet fighters.
He graduated from Newton (Mass.) High School in 1938, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1942 and Harvard Medical School in 1945.
Besides his wife, survivors include four sons, Robert S. Shaw Jr. of Santa Fe, N.M., Christopher D. and Arthur O. Shaw, both of California, and Caleb S. Shaw of New Ipswich; two daughters, Elisabeth L. Shaw of Watertown, Mass., and Caroline L.H. Distler of Connecticut; five grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren.
The Hartford Courant (CT)
January 30, 2005Nancy (Whitcher) Akin, 90, of Manchester, passed away Friday (January 28, 2005) at Manchester Memorial Hospital of pancreatic cancer.
She was born October 11, 1914 in Clinton, MA daughter of the late Scott and Elisabeth (Shaw) Whitcher.
Nancy graduated from New Bedford, MA High School and Simmons College / Children's Hospital in Boston with a RN and Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
She was married 23 years to Francis T. Akin.
Nancy lived in Manchester for 60 years before moving to assisted living in South Windsor. She was active in community organizations and a founding member of the Unitarian Universalist Society: East in Manchester.
Nancy was predeceased by her husband Fran in 1961 and her brother Scott.
She is survived by her brother Stetson Whitcher of Boston, MA; two sons, Carl S. Akin and his wife Rachel of Yarmouth, ME, and David K. Akin of South Yarmouth, MA; her daughter, Callie Weller of Dallas, TX; seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, four nieces and one nephew.
Glen Ridge Voice (NJ)
February 8, 1996Funeral services for Scott Whitcher Jr., 79, of Laurel, Ms., wwere held under the direction of the Fleck Funeral Home, Laurel.
Mr, Whitcher died Jan. 25, in the Golden Oaks Nursing Home, Laurel.
He was a textile engineer for the U.S. Testing Co., Hoboken, for 25 years before his retirement.
Mr. Whitcher served as a first lieutenant in the Army's Artillery Division during World War II.
He received a degree from the Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute in Dartmouth, Mass.
Mr. Whitcher was a member of Elks Lodge 2237, Cedar Grove.
Born in New Bedford, Mass., he lived in Hlen Bridge and Hobe Sound, Fla., before moving to Laurel three months ago.
Surviving are his wife, Thelmsa; a son, Scott 3d; two daughters, Gail Corbosiero and Judy McLaughlin; a sister, Nancy Akin; a brother, Stetson, and five grandchildren.
The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)
December 14, 2002A memorial service for Mrs. Thelma Whitcher, 86, of Billerica, Mass., formerly of Glen Ridge, will be at 7:30 o'clock Monday evening the chapel of the Congregational Church, Glen Ridge.
Mrs. Whitcher died Thursday in the Meadowgreen Nursing Home, Waltham, Mass.
She graduated from Lesley University, Cambridge, Mass.
Mrs. Whitcher was a member of the Elks Ladies Auxiliary in Cedar Grove and a volunteer at various hospitals in New Jersey.
Born in New Bedford, Mass., she lived in Glen Ridge from 1954 to 1984 and Stuart, Fla., for 10 years before moving to Billerica in 1995.
Surviving are daughters, Judy McLaughlin and Gail Corbosiero; a son, Scott, and five grandchildren.
Boston Herald (MA)
October 30, 2006Stetson Whitcher of Boston died Oct. 18 at home. He was 87.
Born in Clinton, he later lived in New Bedford and Boston. He graduated from New Bedford High School in 1936, Dartmouth College in 1940 and Amos Tuck School in 1941.
Mr. Whitcher spent 39 months in the Army as a staff sergeant during World War II.
He joined the First National Bank of Boston after graduating and retired from the company in 1984 as vice president of the commercial loan department.
Mr. Whitcher was active in the Dartmouth College and class of 1940 activities, as well as cultural and civic organizations around Boston. He was the donor of many scholarships.
Mr. Whitcher is survived by several nieces and nephews.