64101. Francis Claire Haggerty
Montana obituary site
Frances Claire Haggerty Bidwell, age 96, of Billings and formerly of Glendive, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1998, at the Valley Health Care Center in Billings, where she had been residing for the past year.
Frances was born on March 22, 1902, in Houlton, Wis. At age 17, her parents moved their family of nine children to Glendive. Frances completed her high school education at Dawson County High School and went on to get a teaching certificate at Dillon Normal School.
While teaching at the Bidwell School, she met her future husband, James Francis Bidwell. They courted for two years and were married on Jan. 3, 1923, in Glendive.
Frances had also taught at schools in the Bloomfield area. Jim and Frances farmed in the Union community until 1937 when they moved the house off of the farm to west Glendive where they continued to raise seven children.
Frances was an active member in the Democratic Women's Club and the Women of the Moose where she held the office of grand senior regent. For many years she was a 4-H leader and managed the 4-H booth at the Dawson County Fair. She worked at Anderson's Clothing Store during the late '50s and early '60s. Frances enjoyed playing bridge and became an avid duplicate bridge player.
Frances was preceded in death by her husband, James in 1990, and two daughters, Bernice Strand in 1992 and Marjorie Winchell of Billings passed away on Nov. 5, 1998.
She is survived by her five children, Dora Jean McDonough of Helena and Green Valley, Ariz., James Bidwell of Bozeman, Bernard Bidwell of Spokane, Wash., Kenneth Bidwell of Kalispell and Janet Palen of Missoula; her sister, Margaret Fornall of Rexford; her two brothers, Charles Haggerty of Salem, Ore., and Thomas Haggerty of Missoula; 27 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The Columbian (Vancouver, WA)
October 15, 2011Norma G. Haggerty was born Dec. 7, 1917 in Great Falls, MT and passed away Oct. 8, 2011 in Vancouver, WA. The daughter of Charles and Jennie (Thompson) Lansing, Norma was a graduate of Montana State University where she met another alum, Charles P. (Chuck) Haggerty. They married in 1940 and had six children.
Chuck, an educator and administrator with the Oregon Department of Education, died in 2000.
Norma taught for many years at McNary High School in Salem, OR, and she enjoyed travel, water-color painting, writing, and, above all, her family, who will miss her very much. Her last years were spent in comfort and cheer at Esperanza ACH in Vancouver.
Norma is survived by her children, Sheila (Mickey Simonson) of Vancouver, John (Barbara) of Loreto, Mexico, Daniel (Terry) of Ridgefield, WA, Brian (Wen Ching) of Pembroke Pines, FL, Katie of Lyons, CO, and Alan (Patricia) of Richland, WA; her thirteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle (MT)
June 3, 2002Thomas Gerald Haggerty, 90, passed away Monday, May 27, 2002, in Missoula. He was born April 28, 1912, in Holton, Wis., to Edward and Mary Haggerty. He was raised in Eastern Montana as the youngest of nine children. The family survived many tough, arid years near Glendive, but always had great affection for Eastern Montana as their home base.
Tom and his brother, Ed, came to Bozeman on a train - not necessarily as paying customers - where Tom attended Montana State College, graduating in 1937 with a degree in civil engineering.
After college he married Ruth Spick, and worked construction for J.C. Boespflug until World War II began. He and Ruth then moved to the Portland area, where he was a supervisor in the shipyards during the war.
After the war they moved back to the Gallatin Valley, and in 1947 started the Haggerty-Messmer Company with Frank Messmer and Steve Mogaue. This company had a great impact on the landscape surrounding Bozeman. Haggerty-Messmer was responsible for the construction of Riverside Country Club, Rosary High School, Bozeman Junior and Senior High Schools, and many buildings on the Montana State University campus including the Fieldhouse. They pioneered the construction of water and sewage treatment facilities in our area and built interstate bridges throughout Montana.
After Haggerty-Messmer closed in 1972, Tom continued his creative engineering, even patenting his sewage treatment ideas.
Besides raising three children, Tom's passions outside of work included participation in the Catholic Church, Rotary Club, boating, and skiing at his beloved Bridger Bowl well into his 80s. Tom was one of the original founders of Bridger Bowl, volunteering much time, equipment and materials.
All his siblings and his son, Thomas C. Haggerty, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his daughter, Anita (Don) Courtney of Missoula; son, Kevin (Cathy) Haggerty; nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Elmer Reed Haskell was a seaman.
Deer Island & Stonington Times
December 8, 1933Mrs. Estella A. Haskell died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Harris, at Buzzards Bay, on Sat. morning. Mrs. Haskell had a stroke about two months ago, and has since been confined to her bed. She was born in Charlestown 66 years ago. Her maiden name was Estella A. Gray, and she married Elmer R. Haskell of Deer Isle, Me., about 48 years ago, and lived there until Mr. Haskell's death. Mrs. Haskell has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Harris, for the last 12 years. She was a member of the Roslindale Cong'l Church, and the Bourne M.E. Church, a member of the Head of the Bay Community Club, and junior vice president of the E.B. Nye Relief Corps, and a member of Harbor View Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Deer Isle, Me.
She is survived by two daughters and a son, Mrs. Charles Harris, Head of the Bay Road, Mrs. Alvah E. Whitmore of South Portland, Me., and Grant E. Haskell of Los Angeles.
Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society, Vol 3 # 3, Page 15
Mrs. Elsie (Haskell) Whitmore, 101, a former dance instructor who enjoyed herbal gardening, died Friday, April 29 at the Barron Center, Portland, Maine, only 20 days short of her 102nd birthday.
Mrs. Whitmore had lived for 68 years at her South Portland home, where she would gladly have stayed longer if live-in help could have surmounted her increasing physical difficulties. "Her mind would have gone on another 100 years," said her daughter, Jane E. Sparrow. "She was very alert, very smart up to the end."
Born in Deer Isle, Maine, daughter of Elmer and Estelle Haskell, Elsie graduated from Deer Isle High School. Before 1939 there was no bridge connecting Deer Isle to the mainland, and Elsie had difficulty finding work in the small fishing community, so at 18 years of age she moved with her mother, by then a widow, to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to find work.
In Boston Miss Elsie Haskell worked for Ginn Publishing Co. and also taught modern dance. It was there she met and married Alvah Whitmore right after World War I. "She always loved to dance," said her daughter. "She said she had three boyfriends, but daddy was the best dancer, so he won out."
Mrs. Whitmore always considered Deer Isle her home, and she went back almost every year. In the days of sailing many of the men in her family had been sea captains. A cousin, Caleb Haskell, was captain of the ship Hesper, and Mrs. Whitmore once sailed with him aboard the Hesper from Deer Isle to Boston. The Hesper and another ship, the Luther Little, sit in ruins in the Sheepscot River in Wiscasset. "She points to it and tells the story every year when we go by," said her daughter.
Mrs. Whitmore never enjoyed watching television. "I think it was because she couldn't talk back to it," said her daughter. Instead she preferred gardening in her back yard, painting, particularly sailing vessels, and reading and reciting poetry.
She was well known for her fancy garden, especially her herbs, and she frequently lectured to groups of herb lovers.
She got her first driver's license at age 70, after Mr. Whitmore died, and she enjoyed the freedom it allowed. She frequently drove to Cape Cod to visit her sister or to New York to see her daughter, and often took house bound neighbours out shopping.
Mrs. Whitmore was active in the First Congregational Church in South Portland, where she was an honorary deaconess and the last surviving charter member of the Matrons of Meetinghouse Hill. For years she worked on the church fair and was well known for her ability to make ribbons for the Christmas wreaths.
She was a past president of the Stewart P. Morrill American Legion Auxiliary and a former member of the Osewantha Garden Club.
Surviving are a son, Philip E. Whitmore of South Portland; twin daughters, Jane E. Sparrow of Falmouth and Phyllis J. Sawyer of Burnt Hills, NY; 10 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
A graveside memorial service was held on May 14 at Brooklawn Memorial Park.
Elsie Whitmore's death was a personal loss to the editor, with whose orphaned father she often ate and played when they were children. A not so distant cousin, she will be fondly remembered for her open heart and ready wit, for her thoughtfulness, which at Christmas time invariably included a fresh wreath of Maine evergreens entrusted to the postal service on its way to Germany, and for her frequent and most interesting letters so full of current happenings in her life. A true friend who shared her rich life and deep faith with those around her, she will surely be missed by an untold number of friends.
Grant Elmer Haskell lived in Los Angeles, California. He was an aviator in WW 1. His ashes were scattered at Mill Dam, Deer Isle, Maine.
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Connecticut, Military Questionnaires, 1919-1920
Name: Grant E Haskell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Nov 1894
Birth Place: Deer, Isle, Maine
Residence Date: 1919-1920
Residence Place: Connecticut, USA
Father: Elmer R Haskell
Mother: Estelle Gray
Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society
Volume 12, No. 1, March 2003Mary Alice (Campbell) Haskell was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S.A September 12, 1910, and died August 7, 2002, age 91, in Alameda, California, On May 31, 1931 she married Grant E. Haskell and they moved to Glendale, California. She was a very prominent Democrat in her community and owned and ran her business, Mail-, for many years.
Survivors include sister Jayne Driscoll of Olean, NY, daughters Ann Thulin of Sweden, and SheJly Parvin of Irvine, CA, 7 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grand-daughter, Jessica K. Thomas of Oakland, CA.
Grant Haskell was brother of the late Elsie Haskell Whitmore, longtime and enthusiastic member of our one name society, and her descendants, likewise members, who also miss their dear Aunt Mary.
Francis T. Carman was a shoemaker and leather worker.
Edward G. Gross was a yachtsman (1900 US Federal Census for Stonington, ME).
Malcom Carman at age 26 was a sailor (1920 US Federal Census for Deer Isle).
John did not marry.
Charles did not marry.
Bangor Daily News
November 9, 1942Winterport, Nov. 8 - Winfred Larrabee of Winterport died suddenly yesterday at Belfast, where he was visting friends. He was 54 years of age,
Mr. Larrabee is survived bu one brother, Ralph, of Farmington, Conn,m and an aunt, Mrs, Berha Farnsworth of Winterport.
Canada, World War I CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918
Name: William Leslie Preble
Age: 32
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1882
Birth Location: Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
Residence: Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Military Date: 1914-1918
Father: Henry Preble
Next of Kin: Henry Preble
Next of Kin Relationship: Father
Regiment Number: 820488
Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME)
January 3, 2005AUGUSTA -- Alice M. Macdonald, 97, died on Dec. 28, 2004, at MaineGeneral Rehabilitation & Nursing Care at Gray Birch in Augusta, following a brief illness.
Alice was born in Boston, on April 28, 1907, the daughter of Albert E. and Helen (Dunn) Grant.
Alice had spent the last few years at Gray Birch, where she was much loved and admired for her cheerfulness and positive attitude, always ready with a smile and willing to join in activities. Before settling in Augusta, Alice and her late husband, Melvin, spent the '60s touring the United States in their Airstream trailer. During the late '20s, Alice and her late sister, Thirza, danced with a Vaudeville troupe, and subsequently met their husbands while on tour.
Alice was dearly loved by her niece, Myrna MacDonald of Wellesley, Mass.; and her nephews, Tony Homsey of Brighton, Mass., and Wade Homsey of West Yarmouth, Mass.; as well as four grandnieces and grandnephews.
She attended the Riverside Congregational Church in Vassalboro and was a member of the Women's Fellowship.
News-Press (Fort Myers, FL)
June 4, 2000Isabel Marie MacDonald, 86, of Fort Myers, died peacefully May 23, 2000, at Hope Hospice House. Formerly of Cape Cod, MA, she had resided here for the past 15 years/
Mrs. MacDonald is survived by her children, Sonna (Lee) Barnhart of North Fort Myers, Bob (Nancy) MacDonald of Fort Myers, Jack (Darlene) MacDonald of Fort Myers; her brother, Joseph O'Brien of MA; hersister, Edwina Washburne of MA; 13 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
64147. Brenton Cameron MacDonald
St. Petersburg Times (FL)
October 5, 2002MacDONALD, BRENTON "BRENT," 89, of Zephyrhills, died Thursday (Oct. 3, 2002) at Hernando/Pasco Hospice Care Center, Dade City.
He came here 20 years ago from his native Milford, N.H. He was a plumber and attended First United Methodist Church, Zephyrhills.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice; two sons, Gary, Florida, and Don, New Hampshire; three brothers, Bill, Fort Myers, Norman, New Hampshire, and Winston, Palm Beach; three stepdaughters, Betty Ruoff, Syracuse, N.Y., Ruth Odiorne, El Paso, Texas, and Patricia Zamudio, Tucson, Ariz.; and several grandchildren.
64149. William Russell MacDonald
The Barnstable Patriot (MA)
October 4, 2007Estero, Fla. - William R. Macdonald, 89, died Sept. 5, 2007.
He was the husband of Jeannette Cole for 58 years.
Mr. Macdonald graduated from Waltham High School and attended Boston University, where he played football and baseball.
He served in the Marine Corps during World War II. He was a business owner on Cape Cod for many years.
Along with his wife, he leaves his children, Heather Smith of Marstons Mills, William Macdonald of South Yarmouth and Bonnie Casey of Duxbury, Mass.; and four grandchildren.