66516. Winthrop Cunningham Haskell
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Winthrop Haskell
Birth Date: 2 May 1915
Death Date: 29 Jul 1990
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 015120474
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1:1 May 1942
Release Date 1: 31 Aug 1945
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
August 1, 1990FITCHBURG - Winthrop C. Haskell, 75, of 53 East St., died Sunday in Birchwood Manor Nursing home.
He leaves his wife, Ruth W. (Parker) Haskell; two sons, Brian A. Haskell of Fitchburg and Steven K. Haskell of Marlboro; a brother, Donald Haskell of Goffstown, N.H.; and two nieces. He was born in Harvard, son of Walter and Annie (Cunningham) Haskell. He was a graduate of Lawrence Academy.
He was a retired steam fireman and worked at Fitchburg State College for 20 years, retiring in 1982.
Mr. Haskell was a member of Faith United Parish, Leominster Odd Fellows, King David Encampment, Pearl Hill Rebekahs, American Legion Post of Lunenburg, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 794 in Fitchburg.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
February 5, 1995FITCHBURG - Ruth W. (Parker) Haskell, 76, of 53 East St., long active with the Order of the Easter Star, died Thursday night in Burbank Hospital after an illness.
Her husband, Winthrop C. Haskell, died in 1992. She leaves two sons, Brian A. and Steven K. Haskell, both of Fitchburg; a brother Verlois Parker; a sister, Dorothy Schlichter, both of Lunenburg; six step-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. She was born in Fitchburg, daughter of Walter and Minnie (Geno) Parker. She graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1938.
Mrs. Haskell was a member of Faith United Parish, the Wachusett Grange, L.E.A. Encampment of Odd Fellows and Lady Emma Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
The Bedford Bulletin (NH)
June 26, 2014GOFFSTOWN - Donald Walter Haskell of Goffstown died Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Hills b o r o u g h County Nursing Home. He was 92.
Don was born and raised in Still River, Mass. He is a military veteran who served in the U.S. Army Medics in England during World War II, where he met his wife of 68 years, Sue Vera Haskell. After the war, he graduated from Boston University and later joined New Hampshire Insurance Co. (AIG), where he retired after 37 years. In retirement, Don worked for Barrett Insurance Agency and The Goffstown News. Don was an active member of the Goffstown Lions Club, the Goffstown Town Budget Committee and the Goffstown Historical Society. For several years, he served as a board member of the Visiting Nurses Association. Don loved his family and enjoyed many summers at their cottage in Hampton. He was a humble man who appreciated nature, golf, traveling and square dancing.
He is survived by his daughter, Sheila E. Skeffington and her husband, Donald, of Cumberland, Maine, and Janet E. Haskell of Salt Lake City, Utah. The family thanks the exceptional staff at Hillsborough County Nursing Home.