Local newspaper
Spencer A. Cutting, 85, retired Alcoan and former resident of Massena, died Friday, Sept. 15, 1967 at the Hoemako Hospital in Casa Grande, Arizona.
Mr. Cutting was born in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and as a young man he worked in the lumber business. He was a son of Frank A. Cutting, an extensive dealer in hemlock bark and other tannery requirements in Boston in the early part of this century. Mr. Cutting also owned much of the timberland around Lake Ozonia in NY, and the family had a beautiful cottage at the upper end of the lake where they spent many summers.
Spencer Cutting married Miss Ethel Austin, of Fort Jackson, and they made their home there for some time; He had retired from his own business but in 1942, due to a shortage of skilled labor due to the wars, he offered his services at Massena Operations, Alcoa. He reached the peacetime retirement age in 1947.
Mr. Cutting worked at the Massena Lodge 1702, Elks, and at the American Legion Club. He and his wife moved to Arizona in 1954. He was a member of the First Baptist Church; Massena Post 79, American Legion, Massena Lodge 513, F. & A.M. and a veteran of World War 1.
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Ethel A. Cutting, a resident of Casa Grande for 24 years, died Wednesday at Pinal Nursing Home in Florence, at the age of 77.
Mrs. Cutting was born March 8, 1892 in Fort Jackson, New York. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star of Massena, NY, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, and a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Cutting was preceded in death by her husband, Spencer, in 1967.
She is survived by two sons: Austin, of Casa Grande, and George, of Denver, CO; and one grandchild.
Rocky Mountain News (CO)
January 17, 1999GEORGE ALEXIS CUTTING, 84, of Aurora died Jan. 8.
Services were Jan. 15, with burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
Mr. Cutting was born in Lawrenceville, N.Y., on June 14, 1914.
He married Bertha Elaine Propp, 1945.
He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. He was a teacher.Survivors include son Spence of Woodland Park; two grandchildren.
Daily Journal-Messenger (Seneca, SC)
January 23, 2007SENECA - Mary Alice "Mea" Daniels, loving mother to Bill Daniels of Greenville and Karen Daniels of Townville, passed away on January 19 at Oconee Memorial Hospital at the age of 87. She was preceded in death by her husband William Daniels and brother Clifford Mason.
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY )
June 6, 2001Jane C. Cutting Read, 80, of Fayetteville and Stuart, Fla., died Tuesday at Hallmark Nursing Home, Minoa.
Born in Rome, she graduated from Syracuse University's College of Speech and Drama in 1944. She retired in 1981 after 16 years at Upstate Medical Center as director of volunteers. She was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church in Fayetteville, past member of Zonta, and a member of the New York State Business and Professional Women's Association, and Sigma Kappa Sorority.
Survivors: Her husband, Charles "Phil"; a daughter, Sarah J. Flynn of Kirkville; a son, Charles P. Jr. of Clearwater, Fla.; a brother, R. Davis Cutting of Ithaca; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
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R. Davis (Dave) Cutting died peacefully on Thursday morning, September 9th, 2010, surrounded by family.
Born April 22nd, 1922, in Rome, New York, Dave was a natural leader and a "doer."
A child of the depression, he learned and embraced the values of hard work, honesty and community service.
As a Cornell hotel school student, he was elected president of his class and of his fraternity, Chi Phi. He was the captain of the Cornell Freshman Hockey Team, which played their games on Beebe Lake. During his sophomore year, World War II intervened, and Dave became a "P-51" fighter pilot in the Army Air Corps. In 1950, two years after graduation friend Gordon Pritchard brought Dave back to Ithaca to work in his automobile dealership, J.G. Pritchard and Sons, which, after Gordon's tragic death, became Cutting Motors.R. Davis Cutting, Ithaca's 1989 Man of the Year, was more than an outstanding entrepreneur and hard-working businessman. He tirelessly promoted Ithaca and spearheaded countless projects and committees to enhance and enrich his beloved Ithaca community. He was instrumental in developing Tompkins County Area Development, McGraw House, and helped bring Boyce Thompson Institute to Cornell. Dave chaired the 1989 Empire State Games in Ithaca, highlighted by an F-16 fly-over in the opening ceremony. Dave's favorite creation was the Ithaca Pee Wee Hockey Program; he was especially proud when his sons, Davis, Robb and Rick shared his love of the game.
An active, robust sportsman, Dave enjoyed many outdoor activities, including flying, skiing and sailing, well into his eighth decade. Dave and his lifelong partner, Marian, shared countless adventures flying in their Bonanza across the United States, Alaska and Canada.
He was a loving, generous father, friend, husband, and Granddaddy.
Dave was predeceased by his two sons Robert Gordon Cutting and Richard Merrick Cutting, and his sister Jane Read.
He is survived by best friend and wife of sixty-two years, Marian, his daughter, Jane Miller and her husband Robert of South Burlington, VT, his son, Davis Hill Cutting and his wife Jeannine of Ithaca, NY, his daughter-in-law Marcia Cutting of Ithaca, NY, his brother-in-law Philip Read of Florida, and his grandchildren Marian Miller, Nicholas Miller, his wife Mary, and Meredith, Alison and Victoria Cutting.
Ithaca Journal
March 12, 2016Marian Cutting died peacefully at sunrise on Thursday morning, March 10th, 2016, surrounded by family.
Marian was born in 1927 in Yonkers, New York. She was a beautiful person inside and out and will be remembered for her love, intelligence and strength. Her family and friends will greatly miss her.
Marian lived life fully and with passion. She met her late husband R. Davis Cutting while a student at Wells College and the two of them built a life filled with family and friends, finding great joy in being part of the Ithaca community.She and Dave enjoyed supper club parties, dancing, sailing, traveling across the world, family ski trips, playing tennis and attending Cornell hockey games. The couple spent many happy summers at their cottage on Lake Cayuga and winters skiing at Greek Peak.
Marian majored in French at Wells College and was a life-long learner. She was always in the middle of a book and read the Ithaca Journal from start to finish every day. Marian was also an avid pilot. What began as a lark after her youngest child went off to college turned into decades of flying, with adventures across the United States, Alaska and Canada.
No description of Marian's life would be complete without mentioning her love of dark chocolate.
More than anything, Marian will be remembered for her fierce love of her family and friends. Known as "Geemie" to her family, Marian was a loving and generous mother, friend, wife, grandmother and great-grandmother.Marian was predeceased by her husband R. Davis Cutting, her two sons Robert Gordon Cutting and Richard Merrick Cutting, and her sister-in-law Jane Read.
She is survived by her brother Bentley Merrick, his wife Betty, her brother-in-law Philip Read of Florida, her daughter, Jane Miller and her husband Robert of South Burlington, VT, her son, Davis Hill Cutting and his wife Jeannine of Ithaca, NY, her daughter-in-law Marcia Cutting of Ithaca, NY, her grandchildren Marian Miller, Nicholas Miller, his wife Mary, and Meredith McLoughlin and her husband Damian, Alison and Victoria Cutting, and her great-grandchildren Owen Miller and Keegan McLoughlin.
San Antonio Express-News (TX)
September 12, 2021Joanne Seymour of San Antonio, Texas, passed away on August 24, 2021 at the age of 93 after a brief illness.
Joanne was extremely proud of her career in nursing and the military, retiring as a full Colonel after 31 years of service in the Air Force. She was much loved by her friends, and her family who considered her the ultimate Aunt.
Joanne was born in Winchester, MA on September 17, 1927, and attended the nursing program at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, graduating in 1948. She obtained her B.S. from New York University and her M.S. from Boston University.
Joining the Air Force in 1951, she saw service in Korea and Vietnam. Among other awards, in 1970 she received The Meritorious Service Medal for "significantly improved training for over 7,000 Medical Service Specialist students," and upon the completion of her service in 1982, The Legion of Merit for her outstanding service as Command Nurse at Randolph Air Force Base from 1973 to 1982.
Joanne loved to travel, and both during her career in the Air Force, and for 40 years after she retired, was always planning her next adventure. She was a voracious reader and was particularly fond of books on American history, and loved curling up with a good mystery, all while listening to classical music on the radio.
Joanne's commitment to service didn't end after her retirement from the military – she spent many an hour volunteering at the San Antonio Public Library cataloging and transcribing items in Texana/Genealogy collection, and as Red Carpet ambassador. She was an avid supporter of public radio and television, and many other cultural institutions in the San Antonio community.
72681. Katherine Marcella Smith
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)
November 11, 2012Virginia M. "Ginnie" Smith, 95, of The Hunt Community, Nashua, died on Friday, November 9, 2012, at her home surrounded by loving friends and family.
Born in Nashua September 5, 1917, she was the daughter of George P. and Christine S. Moore of Nashua. George Moore was, for many years, a well-known Main Street grocer.
Mrs. Smith was a 1935 graduate of Nashua High School and graduated in 1940 from New England Hospital for Women and Children (Boston) as a Registered Nurse. She continued her formal education, graduating in 1985 from Southeastern Massachusetts University with a B.A. in Humanities and Social Sciences, with the honor of "High Distinction."
Mrs. Smith was, at one time, a member of the Massachusetts League of Women Voters and the Women's Division of the New Hampshire Republican Party. Until recently, she was a member of the New Hampshire Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Nurses Association and the Massachusetts Mental Health Nurses Association, holding several offices. She was a pioneer visiting nurse liaison for 12 years between Taunton State Hospital and patients discharged into the community.
In 1973, in Westport, MA, she established a private practice in Marriage and Family Counseling, from which she retired in 1990. For several years she was a faithful volunteer in the Pastoral Care Department of Southern New Hampshire Medical Center. She was a very active member of First Church, UCC, of Nashua, as was her late husband.
Mrs. Smith loved traveling, enjoying trips to Scandinavia, Hawaii, Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Florida, England and various parts of Canada.
Mrs. Smith was predeceased by her husband of more than 55 years, Albert Eaton Smith, Jr., who died in May, 1996; her brother, George Moore, Jr.; and in 1981 by her first grandchild, Anica (Tina) Smith of Pittsburgh.
She is survived by her son, David Albert Smith, and his wife Anica (Nikki), of Vero Beach, FL, and by her daughter, Christine S. Burton and her husband, Gary J. Burton, of Rochester, NY. Also surviving are three grandchildren: Brian B. Smith and his wife Kelly Smith of Columbus, OH; Megan Burton Tubman and her husband Scott Tudman and Rebekah C. Burton, all of Rochester, NY. Her two great-grandchildren are Henry David Barlow Smith and Charles Wilkinson Smith of Columbus, OH. She is also survived by her brother Richard Moore and his wife Frances, of Largo, FL; and longtime close friend Connie Rosenlund of Putnam, CT.
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.
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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.
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Eileen Dow Smith passed away quietly on April 4, 2019, at the Walton Wood Assisted Living Residence in Cary, NC.
She was born on May 13, 1925 in Boston, Mass and married Martin F. Smith on June 8, 1947 in Lynnfield, Mass. They had three children, Stephen, Beverly and Barbara.
Martin was in the army so their life included multiple moves in the United States and to Japan and Germany.
While living in Durham, New Hampshire, she and Martin were long-time members of the Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Eileen retired from the University of New Hampshire as an Administrative Asst in 1985, and they moved to Fayetteville, NC, in 1987 to be near their children.
In Fayetteville, Eileen attended Salem Methodist Church in Eastover and was a long-time volunteer at Highsmith-Rainey Hospital where she was named the hospital's volunteer of the year.
Eileen was predeceased by her husband and daughter Barbara. She is survived by her son and his wife Elizabeth of Salt Lake City, UT, her daughter Beverly of Durham, NC, her son-in-law David Kennedy of Garner, NC, two sisters, Barbara Gillis and Priscilla Fraiser; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Her courage, strength of character, work ethic and perseverance made her a remarkable role model for her children and friends. She will be remembered most for her love for her family and her welcoming friendship with all who knew her.
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.
Boston Herald (MA)
June 30, 2013WEBSTER Donna Helene, 68, of Norwood, formerly of West Roxbury and Plymouth, NH, passed away peacefully, Thursday, June 27, at the Ellis Nursing Center in Norwood.
Born in Boston on January 28, 1945, she was the daughter of the late David Webster and Kathleen (MacDonald).
She was the loving mother of Diana Webster-Campbell and her husband Richard of Braintree, and Kimberley McKinnon of Norwood and her late husband Peter McKinnon, dear sister of Marion and her husband Ernest Carlson of MD, and David Webster and his wife Barbara of IL, the cherished grandmother of Ciara McKinnon and Michael Marchand, and the aunt of several nieces and nephews.
72695. Bertha Priscilla Newman
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.