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Mary Teresa Farrell
Mary Teresa Farrell, 66, died at her home in Glen on March 18, 1999, as a result of a battle with skin cancer.
She was born February 6, 1933 in Boston, Mass., the daughter of the late Denis and Margaret Harrington. She was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy in Brighton, Mass. and had lived in Rhode Island, Colorado, California and Arizona. She was one of the founders of Wentworth Ladies Golf League, and was an avid traveler. She had visited China, Australia, Europe, Kenya, Russia and South America. She worked as an administrator in the New Port Mesa School District.
Her family includes her husband of 45 years, John Farrell; a daughter, Deborah J. Murray of Cosa Mesa, California; three grandchildren, Kristen, Sarah and John Murray; and a sister, Florence Lauretti of Danvers, Mass.
A memorial mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Mountains, North Conway on Saturday, April 10 at 11 a.m. As a member of the Cremation Society of New Hampshire, her ashes will be placed at the Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery in Oceanside, Calif. where a service will be held on Sunday, April 18. Donations in her memory may be sent to the Children's Health Center, P.O. Box 904, North Conway, NH 03860.
Richard Marston Stimpson
Richard Marston Stimpson, 87, owner and operator for many years of the Intervale Ski Area and former tennis pro at the Hyannisport Club, died on Tuesday, March 23, 1999.
He was born in 1912 in Brockton, Mass. the second of three children born to Alvah Stimpson of Belfast, Maine and Mary Fox of Galway, Ireland.
In 1936 he graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Business Administration. He opened the Intervale Ski Area in 1947, which soon became a favorite destination with a loyal following.
In 1954, he married Priscilla Williams of Yarmouthport, Mass. Together with their two children, they migrated between the ski area and Cape Cod, where Dick was a tennis professional for thirty years at the Hyannisport Club. He was an inspiration to, and loved by, the children and adults who passed under his tutelage.
In the spring of 1969, he closed the ski business and returned to Cape Cod on a year-round basis to devote his time to tennis instruction. With his retirement nine years later, the family moved permanently back to Intervale, taking up residence in the renovated "warming hut."
Dick was an outdoorsman and artist throughout his life. Pastels and pen and ink were his preferred media; his favorite subjects were lighthouses, barns and houses of Cape Cod, New Hampshire, and the coast of Maine. His work was shown and sold through the private sector.
His family includes his wife of 44 years, Priscilla, of Intervale; a daughter, Lisa, of New York City; a son, Rich and his wife, Lisa of Intervale; and a brother, Bill, of Brockton, Mass.
Private services will be held at a later date. The family encourages that donations be made in his memory to the United States Tennis Association Tennis Foundation, Inc., 70 West Red Oak Lane, White Plains, NY, 10604-3602 or to the Bartlett Junior Ski Program, c/o Eastern Slope Ski Club, P.O. Box 348, North Conway, NH 03860.
Arrangements are by the Furber and White Funeral Home of North Conway.
Ida J. Eldridge
Ida J. Eldridge, 95, of Tamworth, died March 17, 1999 at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway. She was born in Freedom and had lived in Ossipee for most of her life. Mrs. Eldridge was employed as a cook for Jack Hill at the Center Ossipee Inn for several years. She moved to Tamworth more than 50 years ago. Ida was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, and well known for making dolls to sell to the public.
She was the widow of the late Lester A. Eldridge.
Her family includes her family, Roland R. Eldridge of Tamworth; Eleanor M. Rhines of West Ossipee; Violet D. Sheppard of Tamworth; Scott C. Eldridge of Tamworth; and Eva M. Emerson of Tamworth; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours. A graveside service will be held in the Chocorua Cemetery at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Billings Children Trust, c/o Bank of New Hampshire, P.O. Box 234, West Ossipee, NH 03890.
William W. Vassiliades
William W. Vassiliades, 47, of Redstone, died on March 16, 1999 at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway, following a sudden illness. He was born in Hartford, Conn., and was the son of Philip and Anita Smith Vassiliades.
Mr. Vassiliades lived in Vermont for several years prior to moving to New Hampshire in 1989. He was a car salesman in New Hampshire and Vermont for several years. He graduated from Burlington (Vermont) High School and attended Champlain College in Burlington, Vt.
His family includes his wife, Nancy Desjardins-Vassiliades of Redstone; a son, Jonathon W. Vassiliades of Redstone; his mother, Anita Haskins of South Burlington, Vt.; four sisters, Althea Lynn Vassiliades of North Conway, Aleata Laura Reynolds of Rochester, N.Y., Wilhelmina Rose Kirk of Burlington, Vt. and Philamenia Maude Haskins Reynolds of East Rochester, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Mountains Church in North Conway. Burial will be in Our Lady of the Mountains Cemetery in North Conway, in late spring. Visiting hours will be Friday, from 7-9 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home, North Conway. Donations in Mr. Vassiliades' memory may be made to the Cranmore Race Team, Attn: Karen Dolan, P.O. Box 1640, North Conway, NH 03860
Percy J. Sharpe
Percy J. Sharpe, 88, of Twin Mountain, died at the Littleton Regional Hospital on Friday, March 12 after a short illness. He was born in Jamaica Plain, Mass., son of Percy and Clara Warren Sharpe.
He worked for many years as a self-employed dental technician in Needham, Mass., prior to his retirement. Percy moved to Twin Mountain in 1971. He was a member of the Allopo Temple Lodge of Shriners of Needham, Mass.
His family includes his wife, Dorothy Coleman Sharpe, of Twin Mountains; two sons, Allen Sharpe of Marshfield, Mass. and Paul Sharpe of Hudson; a daughter, Nancy L. Sharp of Westford, Mass.; two step-daughters, Ruth Abbott of Conway and Donna Iovino of Hooksett; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Caroline Borger of Jamaica Plain, Mass.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Mildred, in 1978.
A memorial service will be held at the Sugar Hill Community Church, Sugar Hill, on April 10 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Thomas Golden officiating. Burial will take place in Park Street Cemetery, Whitefield, later in the spring. Those who wish to make donations in his memory may make them to: Littleton Area Hospice, c/o North Country Home Health Agency, Cottage St., Littleton, NH 03561.
Arrangements are by the Ross Funeral Home, Littleton Chapel.
Paul Johnson Newlon
Paul Johnson Newlon, 83, of Lewisboro, New York, died March 12, 1999 at his home.
He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, son of Paul J. and Nettie Groves Newlon, and graduated from Amherst College and Yale Law School. In 1940 he married Marjorie Gordon Smith, daughter of the late Augustus H. and Josephine A. Smith of Fryeburg, who predeceased him.
He was a partner in the firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison in New York City. After his retirement he became a resident of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
For many years Mr. Newlon was a summer resident of Lovell, Maine.
His family includes his wife of 25 years, Suzanne Farrell Newlon, of Palm Beach Gardens and Lewisboro; his daughter, Joan Radner, of Lovell, Maine and Washington, D.C.; his stepchildren, Joan Alexander, Geoffrey Dodge, and James Mapes Dodge III; and his grandsons, Joshua Radner of Denver, Colo., and Jack Radner of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Services will be private. Memorial donations may be made to The Lovell Historical Society Heritage Center, P.O. Box 166, Lovell, ME 04051.
Evelyn Haring Ewing
Evelyn Haring Ewing, 83, of Tamworth, died March 10, 1999 at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway. She was born in Pennsburg, Pa. and had lived in Newtown Square, Pa. for many years. She and her husband Eugene owned and operated a family-owned convenience store there. She retired in 1980 and moved to Tamworth in 1988.
She was a member of the Ellacoya Chapter OES 43 of Meredith. Mrs. Ewing was also very active with the Moultonbor Methodist Church and as a volunteer with many organizations.
Her family includes two sons, Robert Ewing of Cape Vincent, New York and Lawrence Ewing of Tamworth; three grandchildren; a brother, Lester Haring; and a sister Winifred Walker of Green Lane, Pa. and several nieces and nephews.
There will be no calling hours. Memorial services will be held on Monday, March 22 at 11 a.m. at the Moultonboro Methodist Church, Moultonboro. Burial will be in the Glenwood Cemetery, Bromall, Pa. at a later date.
Donations in Mrs. Ewing's memory may be made to the Gibson Center, North Conway, NH 03860 or the Tamworth Nurses Association, Tamworth.
Arrangements are by Lord Funeral Home, Center Ossipee.
Clyde D. Reed
Clyde D. Reed, 69, of Kearsarge, died on March 11, 1999 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.
He was born May 13, 1929 in Boston, the son of the late Clyde W. and Bertha Martin Reed. He moved to Kearsarge from Foxboro, Mass. in August, 1998.
Mr. Reed served in the U.S. Navy, and was a free-lance photographer associated with Roberts and Porter of Boston and AGFA Gaevart of New Jersey. He was a member of St. Alban's Lodge of Foxboro, Mass., a member of the Wickford, R.I., Attleboro, Mass. and Mt. Washington Valley Arts Associations.
He was also a member of the New Hampshire Professional Photographers Association and the Boston Photographers Collaborative.
His family includes a daughter, Susan Laramee of Greenwich, Rhode Island; a son, David M. Reed of Plantation, Florida; two brothers, Alan Reed and Thomas Reed; five sisters, Gloria Williams, Laura Bradley, Doris Smith, Jean Bell, and Ann Marie Troy; and four grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife, Audrey Strang Reed.
There will be no visiting hours. A graveside service will be held at St. Mary's Cemetery, Foxboro, Mass., tomorrow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas J. Reilly officiating. Donations in Mr. Reed's memory may be made to the Shriners Burn Institute, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114.
Doris Aurore Pattison
Doris Aurore Pattison, 82 of Tamworth, died on March 11, 1999 at the Merriman House in North Conway.
She was born March 4, 1917 in Laconia, daughter of the late Joseph and Rena Beaule Truchon. She has lived in Tamworth for the past 12 years, previously living in Missouri.
Mrs. Pattison worked as a dance teacher for many years. After retirement, she and her late husband, William Pattison, traveled for several years.
She was a member of St. Andrews-In-The-Valley Episcopal Church and a member of the St. Andrews Women's Guild. She loved arts and crafts, and music.
Her family includes a sister, Margueritte White of Center Ossipee; two nephews and their wives, Leslie H. and Nancy Tilton of Tamworth, and Armand and Janet Truchon of East Andover; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, William Pattison in 1997, and by a son, Eric Currier.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Andrew's-In-The-Valley Church in Tamworth. Following cremation, burial will be in the spring.
Donations in Mrs. Pattison's memory may be made to the Community Food Pantry at St. Andrew's-In-The-Valley. Arrangements are by the Baker-Gagne Funeral Home and Cremation Service of West Ossipee and Wolfeboro.
