U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941
Name: Phillips Haskell
Death Date: 29 Sep 1918
Death Place: Gallops Island, Massachusetts
Branch of Service: US Navy
Spouse: Ruth B Haskell
Volume Title: Officers and Enlisted Men, 1917-1918
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U.S., World War I Naval Deaths, 1917-1919
Given Name: Phillips
Surname: Haskell
Place of Death: Quarantine station, Gallops Island
Death Date: 29 Sep 1918
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Next of Kin: Ruth B. Haskell
Relationship: wife
Address: 163 Washington St., Gloucester, Mass.
Appointed: Boston, Mass.
Rank: seaman second class.
Branch: U.S.Naval Reserve Force
Evening Star (Washington DC)
August 11, 1946Funeral services for Charles A. Cruze, 50, of 507 Greenwood avenue, Takoma Park, who died Thursday at Washington Sanitorium, will ...
Born in Knoxville, Tenn., Mr. Cruze had lived in Washington area for 23 years. For the last 18 years he had been general manager of the Bell Cab Co. He was a veteran of World War I and a active member of the American Legion.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Polly Cruzel a daughter, Mrs. Louise Carey; a son, Charles A. Cruze Jr.; a granddaughter, three brothers, Conrad, Lawrence and Ralph Cruze. all of Takoma Park; his father, David cruze, Arlington, and a sister, Miss Myrtle Cruze, Pittsburgh, PA.
Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, VA)
May 9, 2002Ruth Stackpole Baker, 91, of Washington Street, Moorefield, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at Sunnyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, where she had lived since June 2000.
Mrs. Baker was born Nov. 22, 1910, in Arlington, Mass., and was a daughter of the late Edward E. and Florence Gott T. Stackpole.
She was a former teacher of the deaf and blind and started classes in Staunton, Lansing, Mich., and Fairbault, Minn., before coming to Romney, where she taught for nine years. She was also deputy county and circuit clerk for Grant County from 1947 to 1950.
In 1976, she and Mrs. Donald Baker Sr. and Mrs. Donald Baker Jr. formed a partnership and purchased the Welton Jewelry and Gift Shop, which they ran under the name Gifts and Things.
Mrs. Baker was a member of the Moorefield Presbyterian Church, where she served as treasurer, secretary, vice president, and president of the women's organization as well as circle chairman. A faithful member of the Hardy County Public Library, she was instrumental in starting the bookmobile that served Peru, Rock Oak, Mathias, Baker, and Wardensville for a number of years.
Her husband, Edward Baker, preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 1981.
She is survived by a sister, Edith S. Kennedy of New Town, Conn.; four nieces and three nephews.
New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester, NH)
February 17, 2005NEW LONDON --William F. Kidder, 92, died Feb. 16, 2005, at Woodcrest Village. Mr. Kidder was born Sept. 16, 1912, in New London, the son of William M. and Edna L. (Foster) Kidder.
He attended Colby Hill School, Phillips Andover Academy, and graduated from Proctor Academy. He received a bachelor of science degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1936.
Mr. Kidder served as a lieutant colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European Theater.
From 1971 to 1994, he was a member of the New Hampshire Legislature and had been chairman of the appropriations committee for 10 years.
He was town clerk for 40 years and was a member of the state Town Clerk Association, serving as president from 1979 to 1980.
He was a founder and president, until 1984, of The New London Trust Company and was chairman of the board from 1984 to 1993. He was President of Kidder Garage Inc., established by his father in 1911 and had served as director of King Ridge Inc. for 20 years. Mr. Kidder was clerk of the New London Water Department for 20 years and had been commander of American Legion Post 40.
He was a member of King Solomon's Lodge 14 F&AM of Elkins, had been a member of The First Baptist Church of New London and had been a deacon and member of the executive committee. Mr. Kidder was a charter member and had been president of The Profile Automobile League of New Hampshire.
In 1975, he was New Hampshire Oil Man of the Year. He received the State Grange Good Citizenship Award and in 1977 was the recipient of the Colby-Sawyer College Town-Gown Service Award. In 1978, Mr. Kidder received the William Beall Award, given by The New London Boys' Club.
He was a member of the University of New Hampshire Alumni Board, served on the Board of Trustees for the University System of New Hampshire from 1984 to 1992, and received the Profile of Service Award from the University of NH in 1993. Mr. Kidder received the Granite State Award from the University of NH in 1995.
He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Harriett (Gott) Kidder, in 1994, and his son, William F. Kidder Jr., in 1998.
Family members include a son and daughter-in-law, David and Janet Kidder of New London; a daughter-in-law, Marilyn Kidder of New London; and four grandsons, Will, Putnam and his wife, Kara, Drew, and Stow.