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Beatrice L. Chalk
PORTSMOUTH - Beatrice L. Chalk, 86, of 20 Islington St., formerly of 210 Crescent Way, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999 after a short illness in New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Born Dec. 3, 1912 in Lawrence, Mass., she was the daughter of Guy and Esther Moulton Chalk.
She was an active member of the Kittery Point Baptist Church and enjoyed the outdoors, reading, traveling, crossword puzzles and the family cottage on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Beatrice was a longtime employee of Patterson & Getchell paint store in Portsmouth and was also employed by Winebaum News.
She is survived by her brothers, Richard and Aline Chalk of Sanford, Maine and Marshall Chalk of Bow, N.H.; a sister, Elizabeth Platts of West Newbury, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews.
M. Phoebe Thompson
KITTERY - Marion Phoebe Dunbar Thompson died Sunday, Oct. 24, 1999.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Norman H. Thompson; their son, Edward (Ted); and her brother, Walter C. Dunbar II.
She is survived by a son, Peter, his wife, Rosie, and their daughters, Kate and Emi; a son Richard, his wife, Melanie, and their daughter Malindi and sons Kelsey and Ryley; a son, William (Bill); grandchildren Melanie Thompson, Kristen Thompson Ising her husband, Herman and their sons, Corey and Erik; a grandson, Peter Erik Thompson, and his wife, Alison; their mother, Joan Smith Thompson MacCubbin and her husband, Tom; sisters-in-law Marjorie Thompson Allen and Jean Thompson Neily; a brother-in-law, Chick Neily; many nieces and nephews; and close family friend Lytle Eaton. Phoebe is also survived by the many loving caretakers who came to her home for the past 10 years and, since June, to Sentry Hill in York. They were a true blessing to her family, which is grateful to them.
Lewis R. Bickford
MILTON - Lewis R. Bickford, 70, formerly of 326 Thurston Road, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999 at the V.A. Hospital in Manchester, N.H., after a period of failing health.
Born June 30, 1929, in Farmington, N.H., he was the son of Charles and Florence (Connor) Bickford. He was educated in Somersworth schools and had resided in Rochester, N.H. for many years before moving to Milton.
He served in the Navy and was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing and gardening.
He had been employed for 35 years at Clarostat Mfg. in Dover, retiring in 1991.
He was the husband of the late Jeannette (Turcotte) Bickford. She died in 1969.
Survivors include three sons, David L. Bickford and his wife, Jennie, of Rye, N.H., Richard D. Bickford of Rochester, N.H., and Gary L. Bickford and his wife, Sandra, of Rochester, N.H.; 10 grandchildren, Ashley, Brad, Erica, Alex, Dana, Loren, Brett, and Jason Bickford, Monica Sirios and her husband, Steve, and Frank Beardsworth and his wife, Kim; two great-grandchildren, Heather and Christopher Beardsworth; four sisters, Charlotte Desroches of Rochester, N.H., Bertha Lacasse of Barrington, N.H., Kay Lambert of Somersworth, N.H. and Joyce Pay of Berwick, Maine; and nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a son, Bruce, who died in 1998, and a brother, Charles Bickford.
Elvie V. Johnson
HAMPTON - The funeral for Elvie V. Johnson, 91, of 7 Dearborn Ave., was held Saturday at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home.
The Rev. Mike Mulberry, pastor of the United Church of Christ in North Hampton, officiated. Sister Doris Ouellette, C.S.C, pastoral minister at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, offered the 23rd psalm.
Sylvia Moulton was organist.
Among those in attendance were members of the United Church of Christ and the North Hampton Women's Club.
Burial was in Center Cemetery, North Hampton, with the committal service conducted by the Rev. Mulberry.
Pallbearers were William Bowen, Michael Oiler, George Johnson, Lucien Foote, Richard Bley, Geoffrey Bley and Brad Johnson.
Elinor C. Rand
NEW CASTLE - Elinor C. Rand, 95, of 57 Ducks Head, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999 at the Mark H. Wentworth Home in Portsmouth.
Born Nov. 9, 1904, in Portsmouth, N.H., she was the daughter of Jedediah and Edith (Foss) Rand.
Before her retirement, she was employed for the Rye POst Office for more than 40 years, retiring as postmaster.
During World War II, she was an observer at Straw's Point. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed needlepoint, embroidering and especially rug hooking.
vSurvivors include two nieces, Ann P. Kent of New Castle and Eleanor P. McKenna of Exeter,; a nephew, Frank M. Pickering of Wilmington, Del., several grandnieces and grandnephews; and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Timothy J. Buckley
PORTSMOUTH - The funeral services for Timothy Justin Buckley, 83, of 737 Woodbury Ave., were held Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999.
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St. Catherine of Siena Church by Monsignor Lawrence Burns and the Rev. Michael Griffin. The funeral pall was placed on the casket by Sister Marion Feeney, Sheila Shea and Mr. Buckley's wife, Alice Buckley.
Readings were given by Rebecca Wylie and Sister M. Monica Markey. The Eucharistic gifts were presented by Betty Brown and Robert Wylie. The eulogy was delivered by Michael Wylie.
Pallbearers were John Justin Buckley, Michael Wylie, Kim Brown, Shawn Wylie, Douglas Lorenz and Fred Horvath.
Honorary bearers were members of the Fleet Reserve Branch No. 7 Eugene Hill, Troion Leeper and Gerald McLees.
Burial was in the family lot in Calvary Cemetery with Monsignor Burns conducting the committal.
Full military honors were provided at the cemetery by a detachment from Brunswick Naval Air Station. The flag was presented to his wife. Monsignor Burns offered prayers at the Farrell Funeral Home on Tuesday and the Fleet Reserve conducted services at the funeral home Tuesday under the direction of President Robert Pomella.
Joshua W. Stow
NEWMARKET - Joshua W. Stow, 24, of 33 Bay Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999 in Eliot, Maine.
Born Oct. 17, 1999, in Manchester, N.H., he was the son of Bette Stow.
Josh was a poet and a writer.
He is survived by his mother of Newmarket; his father, Jack Walker of South Berwick, Maine; his son, Myles Blue Rouselle of South Berwick, Maine; three sisters, Amber Walker of Exeter, N.H., Ariel Cvetanovich of Newmarket, N.H. and Linnaea Olivia Walker of Newmarket, N.H.; maternal grandmother Hilda Stow of Townsend, Mass.; maternal grandfather Richard Stow of Derry, N.H.; and aunts, uncles and cousins.
Roger C. Grant
ELIOT - Roger C. Grant, 82, of 316 Goodwin Road, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 199 at York Hospital.
Born Feb. 4, 1917, in Crystal, Maine, he was the son of Norman and Phebe (Hersey) Grant.
Mr. Grant served four years in World War II as a corporal in the Pacific. He worked on the Navy Yard as a carpenter until he retired in 1971. Upon his retirement from the shipyard, he began his own construction business. In the last few years, he built furniture for family and friends and prided himself on cutting and splitting 20 cords of wood each year. Mr. Grant was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kittery Point and had served as a church deacon and Sunday School teacher. He enjoyed his family, many friends and spending time at his camp in Smyrna, Maine.
He was the husband of Anna Brooks Grant for 57 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Patricia Kennedy and her husband, Wesley, of South Berwick, Maine, Christine Costello of Amesbury, Mass. and Lebanon, Maine and Janis Mayo and her husband, Robert, of Tucson, Ariz. and Wells, Maine; five grandchildren, Wendy Ralph and her husband, William, of Acton, Mass., Jennifer Marchi and her husband, Chip, of Milton, Mass., Rachel Costello of Amesbury, Mass., Shannon Pizzimenti and her husband, Paul, of Kittery and Ian Grace of Maine; a great-granddaughter, Catherine Brooks Ralph of Acton, Mass.; three brothers, Paul and Donald Grant of Kittery Point, Maine and Norman Grant Jr. of Island Falls, Maine; two sisters, Letha Currie and her husband, Cecil, of Eliot, Maine and Marjorie Reitz and her husband, Bill, of California; and two special cousins, Phyllis Willette of Houlton, Maine and Charlotte Porter of Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
He was predeceased by four brothers, Harry, Carl, Kenneth and David Grant; three sisters, Helen Lindsey, Doris Maine and Freda Lynch; and one son-in-law, James Costello.
Bernard L. Quinlan
NORTH HAMPTON - Bernard L. Quinlan, 71, of 17 Juniper Road, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999 at the Seacoast Health Center in Hampton.
Born March 10, 1928, in Lawrence, Mass., he was the son of the late John and Catherine (Carroll) Quinlan. Raised in Lawrence, he was a 1945 graduate of Lawrence High School. He lived in North Hampton for seven years, coming from Northborough, Mass. and Salisbury, Mass.
Mr. Quinlan had worked for most of his life as a machinist and had owned and operated the former Union Machining and Manufacturing Company of Worcester, Mass. He also worked many years as a general foreman at the former Raytheon facility in Lowell, Mass.
He was the husband of Arlene M. (Morris) Quinlan of North Hampton for 51 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Michael O. Quinlan of Hollis, N.H.; a daughter, CaroleAnn Quinlan of Hampton; two grandsons, Evan and Thomas Quinlan of Hollis; a brother, Paul Quinlan of Salisbury, Mass.; three sisters, Catherine Chadwick of Kittery, Maine, Marguerite Cosman of Andover, Mass and Cornelia Monroe of Manchester, N.H.; and several nieces and nephews.
Francis J. Haggerty
WALTHAM, Mass. - Francis J. Haggerty, 87, formerly of Hampton, N.H., died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999 at Maristhill Nursing Home.
Born in Adams, Mass., he was the son of the late John and Mary (McGrath) Haggerty. He lived in Waltham from 1946 to 1978 before moving to Hampton. Mr. Haggerty was a civil engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers for many years, where he was the director of the New England Flood Control Division. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 35 in Hampton, a member of the Hampton Senior Citizens Club and of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
He was the husband of Mildred (Center) Haggerty.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Brian F. Haggerty of Waltham, Robert S. Haggerty of Medfield and John K. Haggerty of Putnam, Vt.; three daughters, Ann M. DeGrappo of Maynard, Mass., Patricia E. Duffy of Waltham and Maureen F. DiSilva of Lexington, Mass.; a stepson, Denis Drobinski of Portland, Maine; two stepdaughters, Lynda Worcester of Northwood, N.H. and Denissa Drobinski of Stratham, N.H.; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Jennie L. Shaw
NORTH HAMPTON - Jennie L. (Brooks) Shaw, 88, of 249 Atlantic Ave., died THursday, Nov. 11, 1999 at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Born March 13, 1911, in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada, she was the daughter of Louis L. Brooks and Alice B. (Gillis) Brooks.
The widow of Harold M. Shaw, she resided in Belmont, Mass. until moving to North Hampton in 1966. She was a member of the United Church of Christ in North Hampton and belonged to the Ladies Union and the North Hampton Woman's Club.
For many years she wintered in St. Augustine, Fla., where she attended the Memorial Presbyterian Church and belonged to Circle 2 of the United Methodist Women.
Mrs. Shaw worked with her husband in their printing business in Arlington, Mass. and in North Hampton until Mr. Shaw's death in 1979.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her brother, Ronald L. Brooks of Concord, Mass, who died in 1981; and two sisters, Marion A. Wilson of Seabrook, N.H., who died in 1987 and Frances O. Klorer of Winchester, Mass. who died in 1991.
She is survived by a daughter, A. Lorraine Blake; a son-in-law, Roland L. Blake; and a granddaughter, Holly J. Blake, all of Stratham, N.H.; two sisters, Audrey (Bobbie) Holt and Clare Chase; a brother-in-law, Milton Holt, all of Lexington, Mass.; and many nieces and nephews.
Bernice H. Desilets
PORTSMOUTH - Bernice H. (Blake) Desilets, 83, of 346 Pleasant St., and formerly of Clinton St., died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999 at the Mark H. Wentworth Home.
Born Oct. 5, 1916, in Templeton, Mass., she was daughter of the late Charles and Harriett (Richardson) Blake.
She was a communicant of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Portsmouth and was formerly employed by the former Colonial Laundry in Portsmouth.
She is survived by three sons, Paul M. Desilets of Napa, Calif., Roger C. Desilets of Virginia and Minnesota, and Raymond N. Desilets of North Hampton, N.H.; two daughters, Arline B. Frain of Lebanon, Tenn. and Sandra L. Singmaster of Portsmouth; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Paul M.L. Desilets.
Joshua W. Stow
NEWMARKET - Joshua W. Stow, 24, of 33 Bay Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, in Eliot, Maine.
Born Oct. 17, 1975, in Manchester, N.H., he was the son of Bette Stow.
Josh was a poet and a writer.
He is survived by his mother of Newmarket; his father, Jack Walker of South Berwick, Maine; his son, Myles Blue Rouselle of South Berwick, Maine; three sisters, Amber Walker of Exeter, N.H., Ariel Cvetanovich of Newmarket, N.H. and Linnaea Olivia Walker of Newmarket, N.H.; maternal grandmother Hilda Stow of Townsend, Mass.; maternal grandfather Richard Stow of Derry, N.H.; and aunts, uncles and cousins.
Elinor C. Rand
NEW CASTLE - Funeral services for Elinor C. Rand, 95, of 57 Ducks Head, were held Friday at the Buckminster Chapel in Portsmouth. Mr. Graham Alvord officiated.
In attendance were members of the North Congregational Church, representatives from the Mark H. Wentworth Home and former associates from the Rye Post Office.
Burial was in the Central Cemetery in Rye with committal services by Mr. Alvord.
Pallbearers were Daryl Kent, Edward Kimball, David Kimball and Bruce Schlieper.
