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September 4, 2005Hurricane - Elaine Frances Haskell, age 86, died Thursday, August 25, 2005 in Hurricane, Utah. Born September 18, 1918 in Los Angeles, California to Eva King Nugent and Hobart Zarrs. Married Donald Sherman Haskell on April 30, 1939 in Glendale, California. He died December 17, 1995.
Elaine was a good homemaker and a wonderful mother. She loved family and family gatherings. She enjoyed flowers, telephone calls, and conversations with anyone. Her neighbor described her as "very outspoken but a real person."
Survivors include daughters Donalie (Don) Finicum of Page/Cane Beds, Arizona and Sharon Weaver of Stuttgart, Germany; sister Annabelle (Sid) Nancarrow of Oregon; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald.
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: James G Haskell
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: California
State of Residence: California
County or City: Los Angeles
Enlistment Date: 19 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: 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: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Apprentices to other trades
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 177
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: James Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 May 1923
Death Date: 15 Jul 1973
SSN: 555182186
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 29 Dec 1942
Release Date 1: 27 Oct 1945
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U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: James G Haskell
Death Age: 50
Birth Date: 14 May 1923
Service Start Date: 18 Dec 1942
Service End Date: 19 Oct 1945
Death Date: 15 Jul 1973
Interment Date: 18 Jul 1973
Cemetery Address: 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049
Cemetery: Los Angeles National Cemetery
Interment Place: California
Plot: SECTION 408A ROW C SITE 6
Notes: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Claire B Starr
Service Info.: CAPT US COAST GUARD
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1925
Death Date: 24 Feb 1992
Relation: Wife of Starr, Darrel W Jr
Interment Date: 6 Mar 1992
Cemetery: San Francisco National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 1 Lincoln Blvd Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94129
Buried At: Section Ppws Site 423-A
Genesee Country Express (Dansville, NY)
February 23, 2012The circle of one life has come to a close in perhaps what may be considered a fitting way: Sylvia Marie (Gerber) Sutfin died Feb. 18, 2012, at Hornell Gardens, the nursing home just down the street from where she was born Aug. 7, 1912, at the home of her grandparents (the Haskells) on Canisteo Street in Hornell.
She was the daughter of Mary F. (Haskell) Gerber, of Hornell, and Francis J. Gerber, of Dansville. Although she was a longtime resident of Dansville, Sylvia spent her early school years in Hornell, while living with her grandparents, and then her later school years in Dansville where she graduated with the class of 1931. She completed training as a hairdresser at the Harper Method School in Rochester, a profession that she ultimately did not pursue however. On Oct. 15, 1936, she was married to her high school sweetheart, Frederick (Ted) Sutfin, also of Dansville, in St. Patrick's church. For the first 12 years of their marriage, they resided in Niagara Falls where Ted was employed by Kimberly Clark and then the Niagara Power Company.
In 1948, following the death of her father, the original owner and operator of the Sugar Loaf Bakery, Ted and Sylvia moved back to Dansville to take over the business, which by then had moved from Exchange to Main Street. (Many Dansvillians may fondly remember the 5 cent French buns!) A few years later, they decided to give up the bakery so Ted could take over running Mike's Diner, located just across the street. (Other Dansvillians may recall Ted's chili!) Sylvia, somewhat reluctantly but always with good humor, occasionally worked the counters in both the bakery and diner, but left the baking and cooking there to Ted. Her interests revolved around family and home, where she was definitely the chief baker and cook. Her passions included animals (taking in several stray cats and dogs along the way) and music and ballet and fashion. She had been a member first of St.
Patrick's, then St. Mary's parish; she was a former member of the Rosary Altar Society, and also served for a time as a Cub Scout den mother.
Sylvia was predeceased by her husband on Feb. 6, 1989. She is survived by her daughter, Tamara A. Sutfin (Kathleen Wadlow) of Connecticut and New York; by her son, Terry J. (Helen Blum) Sutfin of Vancouver, Wash.; by her grandson, Timothy Sutfin, granddaughters Karen (Gilbert) Ramirez, Molly (Charles) McNealy, and Amy (Timothy) Durr, all of Washington, as well as by nine great-grandchildren and two great-greatgrandchildren.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Merrill Haskell
Birth Date: 6 Feb 1892
Death Date: 10 Nov 1988
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 005146626
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 3 May 1917
Release Date 1: 28 Dec 1918
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Maine, Military Index, 1917-1920
Name: Merrill Haskell
Birth Date: 6 Feb 1892
Birth Place: Portland, Maine, USA
Military Roster: Roster~Coast Guard
Serial Number: Ens Prov
Residence Place: Portland
Comments: Enrolled: USNRF New York City, May 3/17. Sea 2c; CQM. Served at: Naval Aviation Det Mass Institute of Technology Cambridge Mass Oct. 9/17 to Apr. 13/18; Naval Aviation Det Akron Ohio Apr. 13/18 to June 3/18. Aptd: Ensign Prov May 25/18. Record of Serv: June 4/18 to duty US Naval Aviation Det Akron Ohio; June 7/18 Det Naval Aviation Det Akron Ohio to Naval Air Sta Chatham Mass; Aug. 3/18 Det Naval Air Sta Chatham Mass to Naval Air Sta Rockaway LI NY; Oct. 15/18 Det Rockaway LI NY to Naval Air Sta Pensacola Fla. Inactive duty Naval Air Sta Pensacola Fla: Dec. 28, 1918.
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U.S., Navy and Marine Corps Registries, 1814-1992
Name: Merril Haskell
Military Year: 1918
Military Country: USA
Rank: Ens
Ship or Station: Rf 1St Naval Dist, naval air Sta, Chntham, Mass (Instrn)
Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME)
December 29, 2010FALMOUTH - Beryl Louise Haskell, 77, died Dec. 26, at Sedgewood Commons, surrounded by her family.
She was born Jan. 6, 1933, in Orange, N.J., the daughter of William and Marguerite (Harris) Oliver. She grew up in Livingston, N.J., graduating from Orange High School in 1951. Beryl went on to graduate from the University of Vermont, with a degree in zoology in 1955, and was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
In 1955, she married Dan Wells Manson of Grosse Point, Mich., moving to Appleton, Wis., then to Saffle, Sweden in 1958. While living in Sweden, she visited England, Norway and Denmark, returning to the United States to live in Maine in 1960, where she has been a resident for the majority of her life. On Jan. 8, 1993, she married Owen Haskell in the living room of Strawberry Meadows Farm in New Gloucester.
She enjoyed traveling, making trips to Germany and France. Following her marriage to Owen Haskell, she traveled to Switzerland and Italy to support Owen as he competed in the World Cup Seniors cross-country races. The trip to Switzerland required the racers and support teams to helicopter into the race area because the roads were impassable. Beryl also made two special trips with her sister, Judy, one to visit her niece, Jill Boynton in Prague, Czech Republic the other a trip sponsored by Vermont Public Radio to Brussels, Amsterdam and London focusing on live performances of classical music and opera.
Beryl loved the outdoors, especially hiking, completing all the Presidential peaks in the White Mountains, most of the major peaks in the Adirondacks, as well as the Carter and Mahoosuc Ranges of Maine. She canoed the complete Allagash Wilderness Waterway. She was an avid cross-country skier too. In 1991, she and Owen took the train to Sept Îles, Labrador, Canada, where the train only comes once a week, to go bushwhacking and canoeing with only compass and map.
Beginning as a small child, she spent summers in Lake Placid, N.Y. at Camp Undercliff, a summer music camp run by her parents. Later when Camp Undercliff was converted to a family camp, it still remained her favorite place on earth. She worked as an educator and librarian: developing an educational business called Ergo, to support teacher's ability to provide enrichment education in regular classroom settings. She co-owned a catering business called Butter and Eggs in the 1980s. She was a member of Karen Miller's Aerobic Dance Team for 10 years, performing at assisted and senior housing in the Greater Portland area until her health declined.
She is survived by her husband of 17 years, Owen Haskell of New Gloucester; daughters, Jean Manson Waite and husband, Gregory, of Bethel, Elizabeth Anne Manson of Brunswick and Katherine Manson Webster, M.D. and husband, Currin, of Cumberland; stepchildren, Willow Schwarz of Woolwich, Margaret Haskell of Brunswick, Amy Schwarz of Canada, and William Haskell of Raymond; she was the much beloved Nana of Charlotte and Jason Ridlon and Lea Webster; and the great-grammie of Abygail and Ashleigh; she is also survived by her life-long best friend and sister, Judith Oliver Boynton of Keene, N.H.; her stepmother, Frances Lynch Oliver; stepsister, Sandra Oliver; stepbrother, Jeffery Oliver, all of Bloomington, N.Y., and William Oliver Jr. and wife, Denise, of New Jersey; and cousin, Sue Anne Smith of Los Gatos, Calif.
She was predeceased by her parents, William and Marguerite Oliver.
The San Diego Union-Tribune (CA)
December 11, 1997When Dr. Roland Graeme Brown retired in 1989 as a general surgeon at Kaiser Foundation Hospital, he was no more anxious to leave than the medical staff was to see him go.
"He didn't want to give up his patients," recalled Dr. Maurice Alfaro, medical director at Kaiser. "And he was so well-liked, we didn't want to see him leave."
So Dr. Brown spent the next five years as a part-time surgeon at Kaiser. Not until 1994 did he finish a medical career that spanned 50 years.
He was 75 when he died of cancer Dec. 4 in his Spring Valley home.
Dr. Brown joined Kaiser in San Diego as a general surgeon in the mid-'70s, leaving a vascular surgery practice he had shared with another San Diego physician for 17 years.
"His partner died of a heart attack," said his wife, Lillian, "and (Dr. Brown) decided not to continue the practice."
During his 37 years of medical practice in San Diego, Dr. Brown served as an assistant clinical professor at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and was president in 1968 of the Society of General Surgeons.
He also was active in the San Diego historical and zoological societies and the San Diego Aerospace Museum.
Dr. Brown began his medical career in the Army in 1944 after graduating from Amherst College in Massachusetts.
He was trained as a surgical technician at Walter Reed Army Hospital, then was assigned to a general hospital unit in northern France, where he treated German and American patients wounded in World War II.
After his discharge from active duty in 1946, Dr. Brown completed his medical studies at the University of Minnesota.
He served an internship at County General Hospital in Los Angeles, then became a resident in general surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where his father, Donald H. Brown, was investment manager.
Dr. Brown moved in 1955 to San Diego and entered his vascular surgery partnership two years later.
His hobbies included following the San Diego Chargers, tennis, boogie boarding, skiing and sailing.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Bonnie Sabb of San Diego; three sons, Tom Brown of Santa Monica, Stephen Brown of San Diego and Timothy Brown of Rose Hill, Kan.; two stepchildren, Melony Schroh of Monterey and Jason Parker of El Cajon; a sister, Alison Buhr of Denver; and four grandchildren.
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New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester, NH)
May 1, 2008FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- Katherine S. Peabody, 90, died April 28, 2008, at Treasure Coast Hospices.
She was born in Nashua, N.H., and lived in Fort Pierce for the past 10 years, coming from Stratham, N.H. She was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. Before retirement, she taught third-grade for 30 years at Stratham Memorial School and served on the school board.
She was a member of Stratham Community Church. She was a member of the Woman's Club of High Point, Fort Pierce.
Family includes sons Charles Peabody Jr. of Bridgton, Maine, James Peabody of Bretton Woods, N.H., and Vero Beach, Fla., and Robert Keating of Stratham; daughters Martha Pidgeon of East Wakefield, N.H., and Fort Pierce, and Ruth Gervais of Aibion, Maine; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren; sister Martha Smith of Hudson, N.H.; and brothers Harrison Smith of Hudson, and Richard Smith of Colorado Springs, Colo.
She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Charles Peabody.
The Union Leader (Manchester, NH)
July 8, 2003STRATHAM -- Charles W. Peabody, 84, of Stratham and Fort Pierce, Fla., died July 2, 2003 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
He was born Jan. 16, 1919 in Nashua, son of Arthur and Mabel Gile Peabody.
He had resided in Stratham for the past 55 years, formerly of Pelham. He enjoyed wintering in Florida. Mr. Peabody worked as a technician for the New Hampshire-Vermont Breeding Association for many years in Rockingham County. He also worked as a farmer and a farm equipment salesman and was involved in Young Farmers of America, 4H and the Heifer Project. He was a former Stratham postmaster and was a supervisor of the checklist in Stratham. He enjoyed gardening, animals, bowling, horse racing, and playing cards with family and friends.
Family members include his wife of 63 years, Katherine (Smith) Peabody; two sons, Charles Peabody of North Bridgton, Maine and James Peabody of Bretton Woods and Hutchinson Island, Fla.; two daughters, Martha Pidgeon of Stratham and Fort Pierce, Fla. and Ruth Gervais of Albion, Maine; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; a sister, Hilda Richardson of Pelham; and several nieces and nephews.
The Telegraph (Nashua, NH)
May 21, 1996Albert Eaton Smith Jr., 77, of 10 Allds St., Nashua, died late Sunday evening, May 19, 1996, at Southern New Hampshire Regional Medical Center.
He had resided at the Hunt Community since 1993.For 10 years, Mr. Smith was a pioneer in the field of artificial insemination of cattle for the N.H./Vt. Breeders Association and for eight years was assistant secretary-treasurer for the Federal Land Bank and Farmers Production Association at the Raynham, Mass., branch. For 22 years Mr. Smith was an insurance agent for the Farm Family Insurance Cos., with his office in Westport, Mass. While employed there, he earned many awards for high production and for personal and business integrity. He served as a board member and president of the Taunton-Attleboro Association of Life Agents and New Bedford Life Underwriters Association.
Fraternally, Mr. Smith held membership in Rising Sun Lodge No. 39 Free and Accepted Masons of Nashua. Also, he held membership in Nashua Senior Citizens and American Association of Retired Persons. Mr. Smith was always an active church member, serving in numerous offices including chairman of the building committee for the United Methodist Church of Fall River, Mass., and chairman of finance at both U.M.C.'s of Fall River and Westport, Mass. He was an active member of the First Church, UCC, of Nashua.
Mr. Smith was a 1937 graduate of Nashua High School and a 1939 graduate of the Thompson School of Agriculture at the University of New Hampshire.
He was born in Nashua on Jan. 16, 1919, son of the late Albert E. and Florence (Small) Smith.
He was predeceased by his first grandchild, Anica (Tina) Smith of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a brother, John K. Smith of Hudson.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Virginia (Moore) Smith of the Hunt Community, Nashua; a son and daughter-in-law, David A. and Anica (Nikki) Smith of Pittsburgh and Ligonier, Pa.; a daughter and son-in-law, Christine S. and Gary J. Burton of Pittsford, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Brian B. Smith of Columbus, Ohio, Megan S. and Rebekah C. Burton of Pittsford; two brothers and sisters-in-law, attorney Harrison E. and Arlene Smith of Hudson, and Richard P. and Edith Smith of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Martha and Robert C. Smith of Hudson and Katherine and Charles Peabody of Stratham; a sister-in-law, Majorie Smith of Hudson; longtime close friends, Connie and Warren Rosenlund of S. Woodstock, Conn.; and many nephews and nieces.
The Telegraph (Nashua, NH)
February 2, 2014Attorney Harrison E. Smith died on January 28, 2014 at the age of 93. He was born on November 4, 1920, the third child of Albert E. Smith and Florence (Small) Smith.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Effie (Clark) Smith; his sister, Katherine Peabody; and his brothers, Albert E. Smith, Jr., Richard Smith, and John Smith.
He graduated from Nashua High in 1938 and from the University of New Hampshire in 1942 with a major in economics and a minor in history. After college he joined the Army, serving with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he met Effie. He was a commissioned 1st Lieutenant and a paratrooper in the European Theater. He later served in the National Guard where he attained the rank of Captain.
After the war he attended Cornell Law School, was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 1948 and practiced law for over 50 years in Nashua, starting with the law firm of Hamblett, Griffith and Moran before opening his own practice. He practiced for many years with the law firm Smith, Welts & Currier, and at the time of his retirement the firm had become Smith, Connor & Wilder.
He served as President of the Nashua Bar Association and received their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.
He was active in many charitable organizations including the Community Church of Hudson, Nashua Council of Churches, Greater Nashua Boys & Girls Club Foundation, United Way, Odd Fellows, Hills Farms Cemetery and the Nashua Senior Center.
He was a lifelong Red Sox Fan, celebrating with his family when the 86-year curse was lifted. He loved gardening, a good Manhattan, his grandchildren and granddogs (not necessarily in that order).
He is survived by his wife, Arline Mason Smith; his children, Eugene Smith, Larry Smith and his wife Priscilla, Peter Smith and his wife Gaila, Attorney Brenda C. Smith-Weiss and her husband Donald, Patricia Druckman and her husband Michael, Susan Shinn and her husband Edward Raiola, Lisa Saperstein and her husband Jeffrey, Jeffrey Shinn, Lesley Mattson and her husband Kevin, and Jennifer Dionne and her husband Duane. He is also survived by his grandchildren ,Nathan Smith, Aidan Tabor, Jeremy Smith, Sarah Smith, Kyla Druckman, Daniel Weiss, Erin Smith-Weiss, Jacob and Jennie Saperstein, Bill and Matthew Shinn, Hannah and Sam Mattson and Demi and Lauren Dionne; and his great-grandchildren, Alec, Duncan, Emerson, Molly, Emma, Will and Drew; as well as countless nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO)
January 20, 2010Richard P. Smith, 87, born July 26, 1922. Died Jan. 19, 2010.Air Force Jet Instructor, 17-year Colorado Springs resident.
Survived by his wife, Alberta; five sons, Timothy, Richard A., Samuel, Jared and Christopher; and two daughters, Deborah Styler and Faun Geslison.
Find-a-Grave
Edith Marie Smith was born 4 October 1924, in Groten, Massachusetts, the daughter of Leslie Arthur Chaplin and Laura J. Woods. She married Richard Payne Smith in the Cathedral of the Pines, New Hampshire, on 24 June 1949. They later divorced.
She was noted for her kindness and gentleness, and was very friendly and outgoing. She was very artistic, and took great pride in raising her children. She loved animals, traveling, and meeting new people.
She is survived by 7 sons and 2 daughters: Deborah Laurel Geslison, Timothy Harrison Smith, Richard Albert Smith, William Matthew Smith, Florence Elizabeth Geslison, Bryce Robert Smith, Christopher Eric Smith, Samuel Adam Smith, Jared Allen Smith, 28 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and a sister: Ruth Dye.
She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Payne Smith.
The Union Leader (Manchester, NH)
July 1, 2003EASTOVER, N.C. -- Martin F. Smith, 79, Major, USAR, formerly of Durham, N.H., died at home June 28, 2003.
Born June 24, 1924, in New London, N.H., he was the son of Victor and Mabel Smith.
A combat veteran of World War II, he served with the First Armored Division in North Africa and Italy. Following retirement from the U.S. Army after 21 years, he worked 20 years with the Naval Intelligence Service in Boston.
He was a member of Salem Methodist Church in Eastover. He was a member of the Rising Star Lodge 47, F & AM in Newmarket, N.H., the Scottish Rite in New Hampshire, Past Master of Tortii Lodge 6, AF & AM, Nagoya, Japan, and Past Worthy Patron of Pearl of the East Chapter 5, Order of the Eastern Star, also in Nagoya, Japan. He was a member of the Spring Lake Little Theater and volunteered at Cape Fear Theater. He was an EMT with the Durham, N.H., volunteer ambulance corps.
Family members include his wife, the former Eileen Dow of Fayetteville; a son, Stephen S. Smith , Col. ret. U.S. Army of Gainesville, Va.; two daughters, Beverly Smith of Eastover and Barbara Kennedy of Raleigh, N.C.; five grandchildren; a brother, Malcolm V. Smith of Laconia, N.H.; and nieces and nephews.
The Boston Globe
January 8, 1958David Brinton Webster, 49, of 105 Willow st., West Roxbury, associated with the A. & P. Food Stores, died yesterday at the Memorial Hospital, Nashua, N.H. He had been stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage Saturday while driving in his automobile.
He was born in Lyme, N.H., son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Brinton M. Webster, and was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. he was enroute home from the family summer home in Hudson, N.H., when he was stricken.
Survivors include a wife, Kathleen L. (MacDonald); three children, Marion E., David M. and Donna H., and a brother Paul G. of Portsmouth, N.H.
Kane County Chronicle (Geneva, IL)
July 21, 2016David Webster, age 75, of Geneva, IL, passed away peacefully on July 10th, 2016 at Silverado Memory Care in Naperville, IL. He was born on January 5th, 1941, in Boston, MA, the son of David and Kathleen (MacDonald) Webster.
David graduated from Boston English High School in 1958. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Physiology from Boston University. David played first singles tennis at Boston University (1959 - 62), Junior Davis Cup second singles (1960), round of 16 finalists Jr. Wimbledon, England (1960), and was a U.S. Open qualifier (1962). David also competed in gymnastics at Boston University. He was the all-around winner at the New England Gymnastics Championships (1961), NCAA finalist (1961), and named Modern Gymnast Magazine All-American (1962).
Following college, David was the strength coach for the Boston Patriots. He also enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps (1958 - 63). David moved to Glen Ellyn, IL from Boston, MA and coached and taught at College of DuPage (COD) from 1969 to 1999. He was the men's and women's tennis and gymnastics coach, assistant football coach, assistant and head hockey coach, interim athletic director, and Kinesiology professor. Beyond David's personal athletic achievements, he inspired generations of student athletes. His COD tennis teams were nationally ranked in the NJCAA top 12 seven times, he had 128 state champions in both singles and doubles, and over 20 All-Americans.
As the COD gymnastics coach for 14 years, he had 60 national medalists, 300 lifetime wins, and 30 National Champions and All-Americans. David was an International Gymnastics Judge, having judged the Olympic trials in 1968 and 1972. In 1989, he was inducted into the Gymnastics Hall of Fame. David found incredible joy through competing and then coaching and mentoring others. He felt fortunate to have the support of his family throughout his career.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Barbara (Fleming) Webster; children, Pamela (Ray) Webster Richardson of RI, Allison (Andy) Webster Stromberg of MA, Elizabeth (Christoph) Groth of Germany, Andrew (Purani) Webster of Chicago; grandchildren, Marena and Nalin Richardson, Isabelle and Tess Stromberg, and Maximillian Groth.
David was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters, Marion and Donna.
The Telegraph (Nashua, NH)
April 23, 2012Bertha P. Gilcreast, 91. formerly of Merrimack, died Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Fairview Nursing Home, in Hudson NH.
Bertha was born March 6, 1921 in Nashua, NH daughter of the late Alvah and Clara (Eaton)
Newman and was the widow of Francis G. Gilcreast who died July 31, 1987. Two daughters, Gloria A. Brooks and Judith Gilcreast also predeceased her.
Prior to retirement, she worked as a nurse's aide at Fairview Nursing Home.
She was a member of the First Church in Nashua and was an avid animal lover, especially dogs.
Survivors include six sons, Francis W. Gilcreast and his wife Alice of New Boston, John A. Gilcreast and his wife Eileen of Nashua, Ronald G. Gilcreast and his wife Gladys of Florida, Ralph L. Gilcreast and his wife Ruth of S. Carolina, Robert F. Gilcreast and his wife Marion of Amherst, Steven R. Gilcreast and Debbie Donahue of Merrimack; Two daughters, Cheryl Sullivan of Concord, Sandra Linscott and her husband Clifton (Skip) of Nashua. She also leaves many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.