The Enterprise (Brockton, MA)
March 13, 2005Of Abington, March 9, John R. "Randy", 86, husband of Mardita (Thompson) Cummings; father of John W. Cummings and Stephen Cummings, both of Abington, Judith W. Anderson of West Bridgewater and the late Susan Cummings; brother of Jennie Hanby of Whitman, Esther Anderson of Brockton, Elsie Tetrault of North Carolina, Mary Rowell of Mansfield and the late Charles G. Cummings and Jessie Kelly; also survived by 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.
The Enterprise
March 4, 2009WHITMAN Jennie A. (Cummings) Hanby, 89, died Monday, March 2, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife for 66 years of Robert T. Hanby. Born in Bethel, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Alva and Jennie (West) Cummings.
During World War II, Jennie worked as a riveter, in New York, building airplanes, later moving to Whitman in 1942, where she remained a resident for the past 67 years. At the age of 51, Jennie proudly graduated nursing school and worked for the Veteran's Affair Hospital, in West Roxbury, until her retirement at the age of 62. She enjoyed knitting, reading and crossword puzzles, but her greatest joy came from time spend with her family.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Robert Hanby of Maine, Gayle Hanby of Whitman, Stephen Hanby and his wife Marsha of Plymouth, Donald Hanby and his wife Amy of East Bridgewater and Nicole Hanby of Whitman; her sister, Esther Anderson of Brockton; her sister-in-law, Mardie Cummings of West Bridgewater; her grandchildren, Heather, Cara, Bob, Elaine and Eric; as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was also the sister of the late Randy, Charles and Harold Cummings, Mary Rowell, Jessie Kelly and Elsie Tetrault and mother-in-law of the late Doreen Hanby.
The Enterprise
November 2, 2013Robert T. Hanby, 97, died Thursday, October 31, after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband for over 66 years to the late Jennie (Cummings) Hanby. Born and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late Robert and Sophia (Beamish) Hanby.
Robert was a proud veteran of World War II having served in the US Army from 1941-1945. He had served overseas from 1943-1945, and was a survivor of the invasion of Normandy. He was a lifelong Whitman resident, and after returning from the war, had worked for over 50 years for the DB Gurney Tack Company of Whitman, from which he retired. He loved watching sports and was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox. He had also enjoyed working around his house and yard, but his greatest joy was his family.
He was the loving father of Robert Hanby and his late wife Doreene of Maine, Gayle Hanby of Whitman, Stephen Hanby and his wife Marsha of Plymouth, and Donald Hanby of Whitman. He is also survived by his grandchildren Heather, Cara, Bobby, Elaine, and Eric and his great grandson Xavier, as well as many nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of the late Elizabeth Hanby.
The Enterprise
July 12, 2011Esther E. Anderson, of Brockton, died July 8, 2011. Born in Bethel, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Alvah R. and Jennie B. (West) Cummings.
In 1925, her family relocated to Abington, where she attended local schools and graduated in 1938 from Abington High School. In November 1940, she married the late Chester Anderson of Brockton, and moved to Brockton, where she resided for over 70 years. Over the years, Esther worked as a bookkeeper for the former Kemp Transportation Company of West Bridgewater, retail clerk for Top Value Stamps in both Brockton and Rockland, and lastly, as a letter carrier in the West Bridgewater Post Office, from which she retired in December 1982, after over 11 years of service to the U.S. Postal Service. She enjoyed reading, Scrabble, card games, puzzles, stamp collecting, fishing and poetry. In the mid 1950s, she wrote under the name of Crandy as a contributor of poems relating to family life to the Cousin Mary page of the Brockton Enterprise. Of most importance to Esther was her family, and she remarked in later life that having six married children meant that she now had 12 friends.
She was the mother of Sally Corcoran of Hebron, Maine, Judith Fuller of Plympton, Richard Anderson of Williamstown, Linda Bartol of West Bridgewater, Chester R. Anderson of Halifax and Laurie Monahan of Brockton. She was grandmother to 20 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. She was also the sister of the late Randall, Charles and Harold Cummings, Jennie Hanby, Mary Rowell, Jessie Kelley and Elsie Tetrault; and sister-in-law to Mardita Cummings of West Bridgewater and Bob Hanby of Whitman.
Providence Journal (RI)
April 1, 1992Laurence A. Rowell, 73, of 37 Emory St., an employee of Texas Instruments until retiring in 1981, died Monday at home. He was the husband of Mary (Cummings) Rowell.
Born in Brockton, a son of late Alburtus and Ethyl (Ford) Rowell, he lived in Attleboro for 25 years.
Mr. Rowell was a member of Masonic Lodge 615, Pine Plains, N.Y., since 1953.
Besides his wife he leaves three sons, Laurence Rowell of Freeport, Maine, David G. Rowell of Carver and Douglas A. Rowell of Attleboro; seven daughters, Elsie Webber of Mansfield, Donna Journeau of Bellingham, Beverly Parker of Carver, Sheila Cruz of Wareham, Deborah Frechette, Lauri Cummings and Mary Baenziger, all of Attleboro; three sisters; three brothers; 21 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
66899. Elsie Virginia Cummings
The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA)
March 4, 2006TETRAULT Elsie V. (Cummings) Tetrault, age 78 years of Randleman, North Carolina, formerly of Brockton, February 27, wife of the late James A. Tetrault Sr.
Mother of James A. Tetrault Jr. and his wife Linda, Paula OConnor and her husband Richard, Raymond Tetrault and Karen Hicks and her husband Thomas. Grandmother of Kimberly, Joseph, Michael, Patricia, Lindsey, Heather and Jonathan. Great- grandmother of Samantha. Sister of Esther Anderson and Jennie Hanby.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
March 13, 1996TOWNSEND - Laura E. (Downing) Beers, 85, formerly of Elm Street Center, died Monday in Birchwood Care Center, Fitchburg, after a long illness.
Her husband, Charles A. Beers, died in 1964. She leaves two sons, Charles A. Beers and David A. Beers, both of Fitzwilliam, N.H.; a sister, Ainslee G. Goodridge of Wilton, N.H.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Born in Ayer, daughter of Herbert and Stella G. (Stratton) Downing, she lived here many years before moving to the nursing home in 1985.
She was a member of Townsend Methodist Church and its Ladies Benevolent Society.
66915. Ainslee Gertrude Downing
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
June 16, 1999WILTON, N.H. - Ainslee G. (Downing) Goodridge, 87, of 117 Badger Farm Road, formerly of 57 Winter St., Fitchburg, Mass., a retired nurse, died Monday in St. Joseph's Hospital, Nashua, after an illness.
She leaves her husband of 30 years, Edwin D. Goodridge; nephews and nieces. Her first husband, Robert A. Goodridge, died in 1965; and a sister, Laura Beers of Townsend, Mass., died in 1997. Born in Ayer, Mass., daughter of Henry A. and Stella G. (Stratton) Downing, she graduated from Henry Heywood Memorial School of Nursing in Gardner, Mass.
A registered nurse for more than 40 years, Mrs. Goodridge retired from Mount Elam Nursing Home, now Mariner Health Care in Fitchburg. She attended Highland Baptist Church, Fitchburg. She was a member of the Henry Heywood Memorial School of Nursing Alumni Association.
The Milford Cabinet
December 5, 2003Edwin D. Goodridge, 86, formerly of Lawrence St. and Badger Farm Road, Wilton, died Aug. 28, 2003, in Health-Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness.
He was born in Fitchburg, Mass., on June 22, 1917, the son of Alanzo and Mary (Miller) Goodridge. He was raised there, moving to Wilton in 1969, and returning to Fitchburg in April 2003.
Mr. Goodridge was an Army veteran of World War II and saw action in the Battle of the Bulge in the Rhineland, Germany, and the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. He was a tank commander and recipient of the Drivers Badge, Bronze Service Arrow Head, European, African, Middleastern Theaters with four stars, and the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat.
He retired in 1979 after 25 years of service for the former Webber Lumber Company of Fitchburg as a yard foreman. Mr. Goodridge was a member of St. Bernards Church and the Teamsters Union 170. He enjoyed electronics and worked with cars, TVs and radios.
Mr. Goodridge is pre-deceased by his wife of 30 years, Ainslee G. (Downing) Goodridge, who died June 14, 1999; and three brothers, David H., Richard M. and Robert Goodridge.
He leaves two nieces, Ellen Brideau of Fitchburg, and Judith LeClair of Ashburnham; one nephew, David Goodridge of Fitchburg; three grandnieces; one great-grandnephew; and two great-grandnieces.
66917. Everett Lincoln Downing
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Everett Downing
Gender:Male
Birth Date: 3 Feb 1918
Death Date: 25 Jan 1983
SSN:018018003
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1:6 Apr 1942
Release Date 1: 7 Sep 1945
Marriage Notes for Albert Forest Haskell and Edith Mae Dickson
MARRIAGE: It appears that Albert and Edith divorced and remarried.