Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
December 5, 1996RINDGE, N.H. - Elizabeth M. (Whitcomb) Mattson Jacques, 75, of 17 Country Road, Monadnock Park, died Tuesday in the University of Massachusetts Hospital, Worcester after an illness.
She leaves her husband of 26 years, Joseph E. Jacques; two sons, Edwin O. Mattson Jr. of Fitzwilliam, N.H. and Robert W. Mattson of East Templeton; two daughters, Bonnie M. Jones and Jeanann M. Sweeney, both of Fitzwilliam; a stepdaughter, Ann V. Ryan of Springfield; a sister, Eleanor Bosworth of Fitzwilliam, formerly of Winchendon; a brother, Wendall W. Whitcomb of Fitzwilliam; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; several nephews and nieces. A stepson, Joseph E. Jacques Jr., died in 1974.
She was born in Fitzwilliam, daughter of Walter J. and Bernice M. (Willard) Whitcomb, and lived in Fitzwilliam most of her life before moving to Winchendon and then Rindge 15 years ago. She graduated from Keene High School in 1937.
Mrs. Jacques was a telephone operator, a waitress and a hostess for the Fitzwilliam Inn in Fitzwilliam, and an employee of the New Hampshire Ball Bearing Co. for many years.
She dedicated many years of service in the 12 step recovery program, and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Thomas P. Sweeney Post 142 in Ashburnham.
SentinelSource.com
Eleanor Bosworth, 88, of Fitzwilliam died July 6, 2014, at Pheasant Wood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Peterborough after a brief illness.
She was born in Fitzwilliam, April 9, 1926, daughter of the late Walter and Bernice (Willard) Whitcomb. She attended the Emerson School in Fitzwilliam and then graduated from Keene High School. She was a lifelong resident of Fitzwilliam and was proud to call it home.
She retired after working as an inspector for over 30 years at New Hampshire Ball Bearings in Peterborough. She then worked for Kennedy Information alongside her daughter for more than 10 years.
She loved being with her family and friends and chatting about old times. She loved sharing Fitzwilliam town history through her stories and simply being social with those around her.
Survivors include her daughter, Carole Krunklevich of Fitzwilliam and her longtime companion, Mike Sandor; her son, Donald Mattson and his wife, Margaret, of Watertown, Mass.; two granddaughters, Emily Mattson of Watertown and Cheryl Mattson of Saratoga, N.Y.; a great-grandson, David Krunklevich of Nottingham; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.
Her husband, Roger R. Bosworth, her grandchildren Tracy Krunklevich and Scott Krunklevich, her brothers Wendall and Richard and sisters Elizabeth, Barbara and Norma all died earlier.
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Chicago Tribune
July 14, 1941Mount Vernon, N.Y.. July 13 - [Special] - Philip M. Forristall, 51, vice president of the Stavk-Globe advertising agency of New York, and former general manager of the cigar division of the American Tobacco company, was found dead of carbon monoxide poisioning this evening at the rear of his home here. The doors were closed.
His death was by his wife, Mrs, Mart Forristall, and mother-in-law, Mrs. Bertha Hoag, on their return trip.
The Bellingham Herald
December 18, 1917Captain C. H. Wight, aged 71 years, a resident of this city for the past twenty-five years passed away at an early hour, Monday morning, Dec. 17, at his residence 516 Garden street, after an illness of several weeks duration.
Mr. Wight leaves to survive him his widow, Mrs. Mary J. Wight, one daughter, Mrs. Harry Booth of Detroit; two brothers, Orson Wight and Edward Wight, of Lansing, Mich., and one grandson, Charles Osmond Booth, of Detroit. A
t the time of his death, Mr. Wight, was president of the city council, and a member of J. H. Steadman Post, No. 24, G.A.R., and Bellingham Elks lodge, No. 204. Mr. Wight served his country during the Civil War as a private in the Sixth Michigan Heavy Artillery.
Battle Creek Enquirer
June 5, 1958Charlotte - Mrs. Ada May Wight, 90, of Charlotte, died Tuesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Van Ortwick of 441 N. Clinton st., Charlotte, where she been cared for for a week. She had been in poor health for a long time.
Mrs. Wight was born May 25, 1868, in Fulton, N.Y., the daughter of George and Jane (Taylor) Algate, and had been a resident of Charlotte for 20 years.
She was married in Lansing on Dec. 29, 1886, to Edwin Wight. He died in 1945.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Evart Cutler of Farwell, Mich., and Mts. Bert Farrier of Charlottel a son, Earl of Lansing, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.