The Boston Globe
July 20, 1971SINGER - Entered into rest, July 19, Samuel, formerly of Dorchester, beloved husband of Miriam (Cross), devoted father of Jacqueline and Rosalie Singer of Dorchester. Loving brother pf Mrs. Sally Gold of 14 Culbert st., Mattapan and the late Ann Pearl of Dorchester.
Rochester Democrat And Chronicle
June 9, 2011Pittsford: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the age of 92.
She is predeceased by her husband, Frederick H. Vorhis, Sr. and son, Frederick H. Vorhis, Jr.
She is survived by her daughters, Virginia Vorhis and Margaret (Paul) Reiser; grandchildren, Christopher, Kimberly & James Allison and James & Jessica Vorhis;9 great grandchildren; and sister, Beverly Bender.
Press-Observer (Skaneateles, Marcellus, NY)
November 30, 2016Beverly Cross Bender of Sun Lakes, Arizona, died Nov. 19, 2016. Born in Upstate New York on Oct. 19, 1922, Beverly spent most of her life in Fayetteville with her husband of 71 years, Robert F. Bender.
Beverly enjoyed working for the East Syracuse Minoa School District, sewing, cooking, and dancing with the Sullivan Squares.
After her husband's retirement from the Fayetteville Manlius School District, Beverly and Robert enjoyed traveling around the country before settling in Sun Lakes, AZ. While there, Beverly enjoyed volunteering for the Chandler Hospital and visiting with family and friends.
She is survived by Robert, four children: Susan Bennett, Carol Bender, Donna (Arthur) Meyers, Douglas Bender, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The News & Observer
September 30, 2004Martha Cross Durfee, of 1516 Springmoor Circle, Raleigh, NC died September 28.
She lived 85 years of fruitful life in service to those around her and to the larger community. She was a home economics teacher, a frequent substitute teacher, and a volunteer in Girl Scouts, 4-H, and church activities. She loved her roles as wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother. When her husband Art's work took her to the Philippines and Australia, she found many opportunities to volunteer. With Art she helped build dozens of Habitat for Humanity homes in several states. Her winning smile brightened the world around her even during 25 years of living with Parkinson's disease.
A graduate of the Fayetteville, NY public schools, Martha went on to earn a B.S. degree in Home Economics at Cornell University and, 20 years later, an M.S. degree. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, gardening, bridge, swimming and water skiing. She also enjoyed helping dozens of children learn to swim or to water ski. She appreciated and benefited from long term friendships with Jean Hsu, a Cornell student from Taiwan, and with "Dee" Digna Bogan who was her loving caretaker and companion for the past six years.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Art Durfee; daughters, Connie Marion of LaFayette, NY, Ruth Gilbert of Champaign, IL, and Marjorie Marion of Olympia, WA, and their husbands; sister, Barbara Naylor of Florida; brother Roger Cross, also of Florida; and seven grandchildren.
GenealogyBank.com
CHAMPAIGN � Arthur E. Durfee, 97, of Champaign died Monday (June 1, 2015) from old age and dementia.
He grew up on a family farm and worked his own way through Cornell University. He also earned a master's and Ph.D. degree. He worked as an Agricultural Extension Agent, serving farmers throughout New York during World War II. Later, he served as Associate Director of Extension and Professor at Cornell University.
Art was a caring world citizen. He focused his life on service to those less fortunate and was committed to church work and its missions. He gave three churches five-year challenge grants for mission projects. In addition, he endowed Community United Church of Christ with a new mission fund in December 2014. He and his wife traveled extensively in the United States as volunteers for Habitat for Humanity. They also traveled to many foreign countries for work and service.
He was a gentle man. He believed in the goodness of people. His sense of humor was evident in many funny "one-liners". He loved to share his passion for life planning, goal setting and financial planning.
Art's wife of 62 years, Martha Cross Durfee, predeceased him in 2004.
He is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Connie Marion (Roland) of LaFayette, N.Y., Ruth Gilbert (Kenneth) of Champaign and Marj Marion (Wayne) of Olympia, Wash.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Art lived in Springmoor Retirement Community in Raleigh, N.C., for 22 years, and then with Gilberts in Champaign for seven years.
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
June 20, 2010James E. Naylor
June 14, 2010Jim passed away on June 14, 2010, at 92. He was married to Barbara for 67 years. They resided at Shell Point Retirement Community in Florida since 2003.
Jim enjoyed the Syracuse-Canadian Club, golf, hunting and fishing. He attended Syracuse University, and after graduating he worked for Bethlehem Steel. Jim later joined the U.S. Air Force.
After his discharge from the Air Force, he settled in Upstate New York and was owner of Naylor Electronics.
He is survived by his sons, Peter, James Jr. and Richard from North Carolina; daughter, Judy, and son, Tom, from Alabama; and son, John from Central New York.
He was predeceased by his older brothers, Robert and Bud.
He enjoyed a last meal of seafood, smiled, winked and then passed on to be with his family and Savior in Heaven.
44428. Roger Haskell Cross Jr.
Eagle Bulletin (Onondaga County, NY)
August 29, 2013On July 25, 2013, Roger Cross, Jr passed away at Penney Farms Retirement Community in Florida. He was born January 17, 1926 in Fayetteville, NY. In 1944, he enlisted in the Naval Air Corp V-5 program. He was a Cornell U graduate and was employed at Gleason Works for 33 yrs.
Roger dedicated his life to West Henrietta Baptist Church, Habitat for Humanity and Penney Retirement Community.
He married Barbara Weinges; after her death, he married Arlene Harm. Roger was well-known and admired for his ingenuity, persistence, mechanical know-how, sense of humor, creativity and ability to tackle seemingly impossible tasks or problems. He loved to collect anything of potential use in his many projects. He will be remembered for the many "Roger stories" told by family and friends.
Roger's death was preceded by the deaths of his son and both wives. He is survived by his daughter, daughter-in-law, two grandchildren, a great-grandson and six stepchildren.
44434. Albert Adams Haskell Jr.
The Augusta Chronicle
April 15, 2010NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Mr. Albert A. Haskell, Jr., 94, of Brickton Court, North Augusta, SC, entered into rest April 12, 2010.
Mr. Haskell was a native of Providence, Rhode Island, a former resident of Aiken, having made North Augusta his home for the past 10 years. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, a 1937 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and retired from Titanium Metals Corporation of America.
Mr. Haskell was the father of the late Eleanor M. Haskell. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Nancy Thomas Haskell; a son and daughter-in-law, John and Allison Haskell, Ridge Spring; a sister, Mary Fowle, Nashua, NH; two grandchildren.
The Augusta Chronicle (GA)
September 29, 2013NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Mrs. Nancy Thomas Haskell, 89, of Old Cherokee Road, entered into rest September 28, 2013. A Memorial Service will be conducted at a later date.
Mrs. Haskell was a native of Harrisburg, PA, a former resident of Aiken, having made North Augusta her home for the past 10 years. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where she served in a various capacities. Mrs. Haskell was an avid volunteer dedicating her time to several Aiken County Schools, Aiken County Council on Aging, and the Cumbee Center. Mrs.
Haskell was preceded in death by her husband Albert A. Haskell, Jr. and her daughter Eleanor McKubbin Haskell.
Survivor include her son and daughter-in-law, John W. and Allison Haskell, Ridge Spring, SC; three grandchildren, Kala Haskell, Gabriel G. Locklear, Leah E. Locklear; and four great-grandchildren.
44435. Mary Weatherston Haskell
The Telegraph (Nashua, NH)
February 2, 2014Mary Haskell Fowle, age 91, of Burlington, MA, formerly of Nashua, NH and Winchester, MA, passed away at home at Sunrise Assisted Living in Burlington, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Arthur A. Fowle.
Born in Winchester, Mary was the daughter of the late Albert A. and Margaret Leslie (Weatherston) Haskell.
Mrs. Fowle was educated in Winchester and furthered her education at the Katherine Gibbs School in Boston. Mrs. Fowle worked as a secretary in the Math Department at MIT for several years where she met her husband. She raised 6 children in Winchester and later served as the executive director and chairman of the Winchester chapter of the American Red Cross. In semi-retirement in Brewster, MA, she managed the day-to-day operations for her husband's consulting business. Mary and Arthur enjoyed traveling and were able to visit many countries around the world.
Mrs. Fowle is survived by her children and their spouses: Arthur and Catherine Fowle of Brewster, MA, Polly and Kirk Crisman of Nashua, NH, William and Gail Fowle of Pembroke, MA, Albert Fowle and Shelli Sandrew of Westborough, MA, Elizabeth and David Rome of Los Altos Hills, CA and Lucy and Costas Manousakis of Reading, MA. She was also the sister of the late Albert Haskell, and is further survived by 12 grandchildren, several nieces and a nephew, a sister-in-law, Joan Miles of Orange Park, Florida, and a brother-in-law, Donald Fowle, of New York City.
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA)
June 2, 2000
Deceased Name: BREWSTER - Arthur Adams Fowle
76, a consultant in mechanical and aerospace engineering, died Monday at his home.He was the husband of Mary (Haskell) Fowle for 52 years.
Born in Boston, Mr. Fowle was raised in Woburn and entered MIT in 1941. His studies were interrupted by his service as a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during World War II. After his service in North Africa in 1945, he returned to complete his undergraduate, master's and doctorate degrees at MIT.
A longtime resident of Winchester, Mr. Fowle worked as a consultant for Arthur D. Little for 25 years and later formed his own consulting firm.
He was a member of many professional societies including the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where he served as chairman of the New England Chapter.
During his career, he authored numerous technical articles for engineering publications.
In his semi-retirement, Mr. Fowle moved to Brewster, traveled extensively throughout the world and pursued his diverse interests including watercolor painting, fishing, reading and gardening.
Surviving besides his wife are six children, Arthur Jr. of Brewster, Polly Crisman of Nashua, N.H., William H. of Pembroke, Albert W. of Westborough, Elizabeth Rome of Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Lucy Manousakis of Reading; two sisters, Nancy Huss of Anna Maria Island, Fla., and Joan Miles of Burlington; a brother, Donald of New York City; 12 grandchildren; and four nieces and a nephew.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the MIT Chapel on the MIT campus in Cambridge. Burial is private.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of Cape Cod, 923 Route 6A, Yarmouthport, MA 02675.
44438. Robert Frederick Haskell
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Robert Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 May 1914
Death Date: 1 Jul 1980
SSN: 021204671
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1:12 Apr 1943
Release Date 1: 1 Dec 1945
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U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Robert F Haskell
Birth Date: 1914
Military Date: 1 Jun 1944
Publication Date: 1 Jul 1955
Title: Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval and Reserve
St. Petersburg Times (FL)
November 6, 1993HASKELL, MILDRED V., 71, of Temple Terrace, died Thursday (Nov. 4, 1993) at Palm Garden Nursing Center, Tampa.
She was born in Georgia. She was a nursing home ward clerk and a Navy veteran of World War II. She was an Episcopalian.
Survivors include a son, Stephen, Perry Point, Md.; two sisters, Mary Costante and Martha Lewis, both of Temple Terrace; and two grandchildren.
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Mildred Haskell
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1921
Death Date: 4 Nov 1993
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 548300881
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1:22 Apr 1943
Release Date 1: 1 Sep 1945
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: Stephen L Haskell
Death Age: 50
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1946
Service Start Date: 17 Nov 1969
Service End Date: 16 Nov 1973
Death Date: 5 Aug 1996
Cemetery: Baltimore National Cemetery
Notes: YN2 US NAVY VIETNAM