U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Ralph J Haskell
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Colorado
State of Residence: Colorado
County or City: Yuma
Enlistment Date: 3 Jun 1944
Enlistment State: Colorado
Enlistment City: Fort Logan
Branch: No branch assignment
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: Skilled occupations in building of aircraft, n.e.c.
Marital status: Married
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Ralph Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1920
Death Date: 19 Jul 1988
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 508185109
Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 3 Jun 1944
Release Date 1: 23 Oct 1945
Colorado News
June 11, 1999Zola R. Haskell of Westminster, a Coors Brewing employee, died June 1 in Wheat Ridge. She was 64.
Services were June 4 at Mountain View Church. There was cremation.
She was born June 29, 1934, in Meade, Kan. On Feb. 14, 1993, she married Monty E. Haskell in Loveland.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Fred Thomas, Arvada, and Ted Thomas, Grand Junction; two brothers, Wilson Petefish, San Antonio, Texas, and Charles Petefish, Grand Junction; a sister, Wanda Grantham, Luling, Texas; and six grandchildren.
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: Larry D Haskell
Rank: MR2
Death Age: 66
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1947
Death Date: 30 Oct 2013
Cemetery: Ft. Logan National Cemetery
War: VIETNAM
Branch of Service: US NAVY
Find-a-Grave
Kenneth L. Jack, 86, 113 West "F" Street, Elizabethton, died Sunday, September 10, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Mr. Jack was a native of Greeneville and had lived in Elizabethton since 1921. He was a son of the late Melvin and Anna Wilson Jack and was also preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Blevins Jack, in December 1983, and by a sister and four brothers.
Mr. Jack was a Navy SeaBee Veteran serving in World War II and a retired flooring contractor. He was a member of First Baptist Church and the Dashiell Masonic Lodge #238 F&AM.
Survivors include a sister, Katherine Jones, Elizabethton, and a brother, Leroy H. Jack, Canton, Ga. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Leroy H Jack
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
State of Residence: Tennessee
County or City: Carter
Enlistment Date: 16 Sep 1940
Enlistment State: Tennessee
Enlistment City: Elizabethton
Branch: Infantry
Grade: Private
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 145
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
July 10, 2002Mr. Leroy Haskell Jack, Sr. Canton Resident Died on July 8, 2002, at his home in Canton. He was a self-employed Floor Contractor, a World War II veteran, a member of The Canton First Baptist Church, and a member of the Galilean Sunday School.
Mr. Jack is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Jack of Canton; son, Mr. Leroy H. Jack, Jr. of Valdosta; daughter, Mrs. Joan Hill of Canton; sister, Mrs. Katherine Jones of Tennessee; five grandchildren, three great grandchildren.
Find-a-Grave
Mrs. Charline Jack, 93, Johnson City, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009, in the Lakebridge Health Care Center.
Mrs. Jack was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Charles Worley and Lucille Potts Swingle. In addition to her parents, her husband, Walter Pat Jack, in 1995, precedes her in death.
Mrs. Jack retired from Columbus Powell School as the school secretary.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Jack was the most loving mother and grandmother that we could ever ask for.
Survivors include: one daughter, Lucinda Bond and her husband, Bill, of Johnson City; one granddaughter, Tiffany Ann Bond, of Johnson City.
Family records and notes courtesy of Grant Ferdinand Haskell, 1915-2010
My father, Frederic Wetherbee Haskell was the tenth generation; born in Middleburg, Florida, December 28, 1891. He married Helen Haskell, daughter of Ulysses Grant and Mary Francis, at Beverly, Mass. October 12, 1914. She was born in Beverly, July 13, 1893, where I, Grant Ferdinand, was born July 14, 1915. The couple first resided in Jacksonville, Florida, where my sister Helen was born, September 1, 1916.
That is all that is recorded in Dad's hand written account, so let me extend the narrative. When Dad was not quite ten years old, the family was impoverished as a result of the Jacksonville fire of 1901. They moved to Palatka, FL, because of the intersession of Elmer E. Haskell, older brother of U.G., Great Uncle Elmer owned a real estate office there and was a leader in the Florida Masonic Lodge. Hearing of a family of the same name being in need, he settled them in a house that he owned.
Fred's father, Ferdinand, died a year later, but they were joined by Grandmother Catherine, who had income from the Middleburg property. Fred finished grammar school at Palatka, then was apprenticed at T. Murphy Iron Works to learn to be a mechanic.
It was while on a visit of the U.G. Haskell family to Elmer and Alice that Frederic and Helen first met. There was a long courtship. Dad took a job as marine mechanic on coastal vessels of the Clyde Line. They were married, October 12, 1914 at Beverly and took up residence in Jacksonville, FL.
When Fred tried to enlist as America became involved in WWI, he was turned down because of a leg injury he had suffered in a motorcycle accident. The family moved up north to Quincy, MA. where Fred was employed at the Fore River Shipyard. He was well received there as men with his experience were not readily available. The war ended and so did the work. He took classes at Boston Technical Institute, but by the time that I entered second grade, we had moved in with grandparents at Beverly. Dad managed the Chandler Automobile Sales & Service.
With a financial partner some years later, Frederic organized HASKELL-HALL, Inc. a marine service & repair shop in Salem, MA and was its manager until he retired and son-in-law, Ed Lamprey took over.
My mother, Helen (Haskell) Haskell died December 26, 1955 at Beverly. They were still living at the 8 Devon Avenue residence in North Beverly that I remember fondly from my High School years. My sister, Helen, and I would board the streetcar at the end of our street for Gloucester Crossing where the new High School was located in 1930.
My father, Frederic Wetherbee Haskell died March 24, 1970 at Salem, where he boarded after selling the Devon Avenue property. He continued interest in the 'propeller shop' on Webb Street in retirement, but also traveled, visiting relatives coast to coast. He took me on an auto trip south and introduced me to my southern cousins and his old haunts.
Their ashes were interred at the family lot in the Central Cemetery on Hale Street in Beverly. On this Haskell lot there stands a four generation vertical monument.
75432. Rev. Grant Ferdinand Haskell
Greenville Record Argus, Greenville, PA:
The Rev. Grant F. Haskell, 94, Greenville, PA formerly of Florida, New York and the New England area, died at 6:49 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at the St Paul's nursing home.
Born July 14, 1915, in Beverly, Mass., to Frederic W. Haskell and Helen (Haskell) Haskell, he married Elizabeth "Betty" G. Gardner May 24, 1943.
He was a Universalist Unitarian retired clergyman and a youth director for several years at different YMCAs in New York and Pennsylvania. After retirement, he was a school bus driver for many years in the Central Buck's school district located in Eastern Pennsylvania, and was also the president of the bus driver union.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Richard A. Haskell of Alamogordo, N.M., and Jonathan F. Haskell of Newark, NY; a daughter, Beth M. Haskell of Brooklyn, NY; and two sisters, Helen Gately of California and Barbara Lampey of Knoxville, TN and his grandsons, Kenneth Haskell of Brooklyn NY, Grant W. Haskell of Baltimore MD.
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Family records and notes courtesy of Grant Ferdinand Haskell, 1915-2010In 1892, the family lacking capital, he removed to Jacksonville to learn the carpenters trade. The family was further impoverished by the Jacksonville fire of May 1901 when they lost all of their household goods except two trunks of clothing which were carried away to a place of safety by a U.S. Mail wagon. They moved to Palatka where he was employed at a Tanic Acid Works until his death.
Unitarian Universalist
Elizabeth "Betty" G. Haskell, widow of the Rev. Grant F. Haskell, died March 6, 2014 in Brooklyn, NY at the age of 91.
During their long marriage, the Haskells reared three children, as they served congregations in Milford, NH; Littleton, MA; Biddeford, ME; Medford, MA; and White Plains, NY. During summers in the 1940s the couple directed youth camps for the Unitarian Service Committee.
They enjoyed camping, hiking and square dancing.
Betty is survived by her sons, Richard A. Haskell of Alamogordo, NM and Jonathan F. Haskell of Newark, NY. She is also survived by her daughter Beth M. Haskell of Brooklyn, NY; and by grandsons, Kenneth Haskell of Brooklyn, NY and Grant W. Haskell of Baltimore.
Knoxville News Sentinel (TN)
March 8, 2019Barbara H Lamprey, Knoxville, TN Barbara H Lamprey, 98 of Knoxville, passed away March 7, 2019.
The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)
January 5, 1994Louise Haskell, 69, of Santa Ana died Dec. 29.
Survived by her brother, Grant, of Florida; and sisters, Helen Gately of Santa Ana and Barbara Lamprey of Florida.
75437. Merton Everett Ober Jr.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Merton Ober
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 May 1921
Death Date: 6 Oct 2008
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1:30 Jul 1942
Release Date 1: 30 Jan 1946
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Burlington Union (MA)
October 16, 2008BURLINGTON
Merton Everett Ober Jr., formerly of Winchester, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, surrounded by family members, following a long illness. He was the husband of the late Charlotte "Sugar" (Burr) Ober, who died in 1999.He was born in Salem on May 11, 1921, was raised in Beverly and moved to Winchester in 1933. Mr. Ober attended Browne and Nichols School and went on to attend MIT and Bowdoin College.
Mr. Ober served as a U.S. Army medic during World War II. He received the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
Following his service, he and his wife lived in Miami, Fla., where he owned and operated a television and appliance store. They moved back to Winchester in 1956. His electronic acumen eventually led him to work at Raytheon Company. He returned to college and graduated from Boston University with a degree in electrical engineering.
Mr. Ober was a member of the Winchester Congregational Church, very active in the Winton Club stage crew and an avid sailor at the Winchester Boat Club. He was a lifelong learner who always seemed to have an ambitious ongoing project; making his own racing sails for his sailboat, refinishing antiques with his wife, learning about computers or digital photography.In his later years, Mr. Ober volunteered at the Jenks Senior Center teaching computer classes, videotaping events and serving on the seniors' tax committee.
He is survived by three daughters, Judith Ober and Merily Swanson, both of Winchester, and Patricia Barr of Enfield, N.H.; nine grandchildren; a sister, Janet Callowhill; and his dear companion, Ann Miller.
He was also the father of the late Carol Anne Ober, who died in 1955.
The Boston Globe
July 8, 2020Carl M. Mortensen a resident of Holyoke, MA (formerly of Chicopee and Woburn, MA) died peacefully on Thursday, July 2, 2020, at Renaissance Manor on Cabot in Holyoke, after a brief period of declining health.
He was the husband of Marjorie L. Mortensen. Their 70th wedding anniversary would have been this autumn. Carl was the eldest son of the late Carl and Esther (Haskell) Mortensen. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran having served aboard the U.S.S. Essex aircraft carrier in WWII. In March, 2010. Carl was proud to participate in an Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. for WWII Veterans. Prior to the War, he was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCCs) established by congress to provide jobs for young, unemployed men during the Great Depression.
Carl worked as a Sales Engineer in Lowell for 31 years. A loyal Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan, he enjoyed playing cards, crossword puzzles, visiting local libraries and the camaraderie among friends.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; two daughters, Sara Jane Mutch of South Hadley and Amy L. Rice (Timothy) of Northborough; two granddaughters and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene A. Mortensen and Lyman R. Mortensen; and four sisters, Virginia L. Brison, Priscilla A. Jones, Grace M. Mortensen and Marion R. Mortensen; and his son-in-law, David A.
75440. Eugene Alfred Mortensen
Lowell Sun
June 20, 2018TEWKSBURY - Eugene A. "Gene" Mortensen, age 91, a WWII Navy Veteran and resident of the Carnation Drive housing community, died peacefully early Tuesday morning, June 19, at Care One at Wilmington after a brief period of declining health.
He was the beloved husband of M. Helen (O'Leary) Mortensen who died in 1979.
He was born in Somerville, in October 1926, a son of the late Carl and Esther (Haskell) Mortensen, and had lived on Grasshopper Lane in Tewksbury most of his adult life. His passion was bowling and he avidly participated in leagues in the Tewksbury area.
Gene was a proud Veteran of the U.S. Navy during WWII and was honorably discharged as a Yeoman 3rd Class.
He retired from St. Johnsbury trucking company, where he had worked as a rate clerk and merchandise inspector.
He is survived by a brother Carl Mortensen and his wife Marjorie of Holyoke; a sister, Priscilla Jones and her husband Earl of Selbyville, DE; and numerous nieces and nephews.
75441. Virginia Louise Mortensen
New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester, NH)
December 5, 2017GOFFSTOWN -- Virginia "Ginny" (Mortensen) Brison, 90, died Dec. 2, 2017 at Evergreen Place in Manchester, NH following a period of declining health.Born in Somerville, MA, she was the daughter of the late Esther and Carl Mortensen.
She attended Summerville Schools, employed by ET Slattery's in Boston, MA. as a Bundle Girl and Bookkeeper.
She met the love of her life Charles E. Brison at the Grace Baptist Church where they married on Easter Sunday, March 28, 1948.
She was employed as a cashier in a grocery store in Billerica, MA while her husband Charles served in World War II and the Korean War. When Charles was discharged from the service they moved to Goffstown, NH in 1950. She became a mother and stayed at home to raise 3 children. An active member of the Goffstown Congregational Church she also enjoyed The Couples Club. She was a past member of Martha Washington Chapter OES. After raising a family she was employed by Granite State Stamp Company.
Members of her family include her predeceased husband of 64 years, Charles Brison and daughter Jan Nawoj.
Surviving are two children Tom Brison of Hooksett and his wife Marilyn, and Sandi Decknick of Goffstown; eight grandchildren Jenn, Martin, Chuck, Heather, Chris, Josh, Phil and Taylor, as well as three great-grandchildren, Ben, Maddy, and Ryan; two brothers, Mert Mortensen of Holyoke, MA, and Eugene Mortensen of Tewksbury, MA, one sister Priscilla Jones of Selbyville, DE, sister-in-law Elsie Brison of Concord NH; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The Hooksett Banner (NH)
January 10, 2013GOFFSTOWN - Charles Edgar Brison 88, died Jan. 3, 2013, at Franklin Regional Hospital following a period of declining health.
Born in Somerville, Mass., he has resided in Goffstown since 1951. He was the son of Edgar S. and Flora (Trefry) Brison.
He was employed as a service technician with Pitney Bowes for 34 years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U. S. Army Air Corps and Korean War serving with the U.S. Army. He was a member of Goffstown Congregational Church where he was involved with the choir, youth fellowship group and taught Sunday School. A dedicated Mason, he was a member of Lafayette-Bible Lodge 41 for more than 50 years. He was active in many Masonic activities, including past master, chaplain emeritus of Bektash Shrine and Demolay adviser. He was a Boy Scout and Leader of Troop 99 of Goffstown.
Members of his family include his wife of 64 years, Ginny Brison, of Goffstown; three children, Jan Nawoj of Goffstown, Tom Brison of Hooksett and his wife Marilyn, and Sandi Decknick of Goffstown; eight grandchildren Jenn, Martin, Chuck, Heather, Chris, Josh, Phil and Taylor; as well as two great-grandchildren, Ben and Maddy.
75442. Priscilla Ann Mortensen
The Daily Times
April 15, 2020Selbyville - Priscilla A. (Pam) Jones, age 87, of Selbyville died Friday, April 10, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Priscilla was born in Beverly, MA and was the daughter of the late Carl M. Mortensen and Esther Evelyn (Haskell) Mortensen.
She was a retired Asst. Vice President from the former John Hansen Savings and Loan.
Priscilla was a Life Member and Past President of Kensington VFD Auxiliary, Life Member of VFW Post 7234 Auxiliary in Ocean View, Past President of Ocean City Elk's # 2645 Ladies Auxiliary and a member of Play It Safe / Ocean City Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention Committee.
She is survived by her husband, Earl M. Jones Jr.; two daughters, Carroll J. Nichols (Ted) of Salisbury and Linda Jones-Williams of Millsboro; two sons, Earl M. "Buddy" Jones III (Susie) of Ocean City and Thomas E. Jones (Cathy) of North Bethesda, MD; a brother, Carl M. Mortensen (Margie) of Holyoke, MA; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, three step grandchildren and four step great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene A. Mortensen and Lyman R. Mortensen and three sisters, Virginia L. Brison, Grace M. Mortensen and Marion R. Mortensen.
Greensboro News & Record (NC)
February 10, 1994Lyman Roy Mortensen, 60, of 94 Musket Drive, Kernersville, died Monday, Feb. 7, 1994, at N.C. Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem.
He was of the Baptist faith and employed by Gilbarco.
Surviving are wife, Carolyn Gaulden Mortensen; two daughters, Vickie M. Hedrick, Mrs. Susan M. Barnett, two sons, Daren Eugene, and wife, Andra Mortensen, and Timothy Neil Mortensen, all of Kernersville; two sisters, Mrs. Virginia Brison of Goffstown, N.H., Mrs. Priscilla Jones of Shelbyville, Del.; two brothers, Merton Mortensen of Woburn, Mass., Eugene Mortensen of Massachusetts; four grandchildren, Dewayne Hedrick, Michael Hedrick, Christina Hedrick, and Nicole Barnett.
45863. Priscilla Grace Haskell
Nashua Telegraph
August 11, 1964Derry - The funeral of Mrs. Priscilla G. Zabawa was held yesterday afternoon at the Peabody home at 2 p.m. Burial was in Forrest Hill Cemetery, East Derry ...
U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
Name: Gardner Roy Haskell
Ship, Station or Activity: Paducah
Muster Date: 31 Aug 1944
Sullivans Funeral Home
JOAN CASSERLY HASKELL
1946 - 2020Joan Casserly Haskell died in her sleep after a short illness, at home in San Francisco, on 19 February 2020.
She was 73 years old and a native of San Francisco, the daughter of Jack Casserly and Mary (Pembroke) Casserly. Joan was raised in the Richmond District and attended the local parochial schools from kindergarten through high school.
After high school, she graduated with an A.B. degree in Geography in 1970 from The University of California, Berkeley. She continued her studies at Columbia University in the City of New York where she earned an M.S. degree in Library Service in 1972. She lived nearby and worked at Butler Library, International Affairs and the Brearley School.
Joan was a longtime Reference Librarian at the Main San Francisco Public Library in Civic Center where she specialized in travel, maps/atlases and transportation schedules of ships, trains and airplanes.
She herself was a world traveler and always used her first-hand experience to help others.
Joan and her husband Gardner traveled widely and, for a time, lived in Brunswick, Maine, the Upper West Side of Manhattan in Morningside Heights and at their home in San Francisco.
In her spare time, Joan volunteered for the Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) and through them, planted trees all over San Francisco.
She attended the Art Students League on 57th St. in Manhattan and was lucky enough to have Frederick Brosen as her instructor of watercolor.
Joan is survived by her husband of 32 years, Gardner Haskell, her three sisters, Rose Casserly, Mary Keil and Rita Bray, her niece and nephew, Anne Bray and Joseph Bray, and her sister-in-law Helen Haskell. Joan was preceeded in death by her parents and her brother John Casserly.
The Telegraph (Nashua, NH)
November 16, 2014CHELMSFORD � Harriette Lillie (Fiske) Farrington, 97, a longtime resident of Chelmsford since 1941, passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Charles Calhoun Farrington.
She was born in Lowell on May 24, 1917, and was the daughter of the late Starr Hollinger and Ellen (Weaver) Fiske.
Harriette grew up in Lowell and was a 1935 graduate of Lowell High School and a 1937 graduate of the Bradshaw Business School. Prior to her retirement in 1991, Harriette was employed for 20 years as a bookkeeper at White Electric Service and DeWolfe Real Estate, followed by 11 years at Bradford Realty. Harriette was a longtime member of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Chelmsford and their Women's Alliance. She was also a member of the Paint and Powder Club and the Chelmsford Historical Society, having served as a member of their Board of Directors. In 2009, she moved to the Ledgewood Bay assisted living home in Milford, NH.
Harriette is survived by three daughters and two sons; Susan F. Trombly of Milford, NH, Faye M. Farrington and her husband Michael A. Walonis of Nashua, NH, Wendy E. Ercolani and her husband Edward R. Ercolani, Jr. of Lowell, Charles E. Farrington and his partner Richard Coco of Methuen, and Robert F. Farrington of Chelmsford with whom she made her home for many years. She also leaves nine grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and two nephews.
Harriette was the sister of the late Marjorie W. Horndahl, Helen E. Fiske, and Frank H. Fiske.