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Helen M. Williams
EXETER - Helen M. Williams, 77, of 10 Pine Grove Road, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at the Pines in Newmarket.
She was born May 16, 1923, in Chester, Pa., the daughter of the late Ignatius and Anna (Weiss) Bail. She lived in Chester for most of her life and was a graduate of Chester High School. She moved to Exeter in 1996.
She was the wife of the late Robert E. Williams.
Survivors include one son, Neil S. Montella of Hershey, Pa.; one daughter, Candace Montella of Hampton Beach; one stepson, Gregory Williams of Woodbury, N.J.; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandson; one brother, Joseph Bail of Brookhaven, Pa.; two sisters, Bernice Zarr of Philadelphia, and Gertrude Williamson of Boothwyn, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a grandson, Neil Montella, and a stepson, Robert Williams.
WILLIAMS - Helen M. Williams of 10 Pine Grove Road, Exeter, died Nov. 26, 2000. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael's Church, Front Street, Exeter. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may call from 9 a.m. until the hour if the service at the Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Road. Burial will be in the Exeter Cemetery. Flowers are acceptable. If desired, donations may be made to the Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833.
Brian A. Ordway
KEENE - Brian A. Ordway, 49, of Gilson St., died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000, at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene.
He was born Aug. 10, 1951, in Concord, the son of Frederick W. and Pauline (Smith) Ordway.
He spent his early years in Stratham and went to school in Stratham and Exeter, where he played in the high school band.
He was an avid sports fan, and he participated in the New Hampshire Special Olympics for many years.
In addition to his parents, survivors include two brothers, Scott Ordway of Dover, and Frederick H. Ordway of Barrington; one sister, Melissa Carrol of New London; two nieces; and four nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother, John Ordway.
ORDWAY - Brian A. Ordway, 49, of Gilson Street, Keene, died Nov. 22, 2000. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at St. James Episcopal Church in Keene. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the N.H. Special Olympics, 650 Elm St., Manchester, NH 03101. Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter, is handling the arrangements.
Barry A. Fritz Sr.
PORTSMOUTH - Funeral services for Barry A. Fritz Sr., 64, of 6 Trafton Lane, Kittery, Maine, were held Saturday at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, Portsmouth. Monsignor Lawrence Burns, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Church, officiated.
Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Arthur W. Eaton
NORTH HAMPTON - Arthur W. Eaton, 74, of Hobbs Road, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at Seacoast Healthcenter.
He was born Jan. 27, 1926, in Merrimac, Mass., the son of William A. Eaton of Merrimac and the late Myrtle (Hoyt) Eaton.
He was raised in Merrimac and attended schools there, moving to North Hampton 40 years ago.
He was a pipefitter and worked for many years at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II.
Following his retirement, he enjoyed helping people do odd jobs around their homes. He was a former coach for the North Hampton Youth Association softball league and Little League. He also volunteered to help with the Cub Scouts.
In addition to his father, survivors include his wife of 56 years, Anna E. (King) Eaton of North Hampton; one son, Donald B. Eaton and his wife, Deirdre, of Derry; one daughter, Debra A. Eaton of North Hampton; and two grandchildren, Bronwyn L. Eaton and Marius B. Eaton, both of Derry.
EATON - Arthur W. Eaton, 74, of 34 Hobbs Road, North Hampton, died Nov. 25, 2000. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the United Church of Christ, Atlantic Avenue, North Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may call from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Burial will be in Center Cemetery, North Hampton. The family requests that flowers please be omitted. If desired, donations may be made to the Child and Family Services, P.O. Box 448, Manchester, NH 03105; or to The United Church of Christ, Atlantic Avenue, North Hampton, NH 03862.
Richard F. Drew
EXETER - The funeral for Richard F. Drew, of 50 Brookside Drive, Exeter, formerly of Kensington, was held Saturday from the Stockbridge Funeral Home. Largely attended services were held at the Kensington Congregational Church. The Rev. Dr. David P. Lennox, pastor, officiated. Leonard Bearse was the organist. Words of remembrance were offered by Dr. Chet Lee, former principal of the Kensington Elementary School.
Burial followed in the Village Cemetery, Kensington, with committal services by the Rev. Lennox. The flag was presented to the widow of the deceased, Mrs. Joan B. (Kenny) Drew, by personnel from Hanscom Air Force Base, followed by the sounding of taps.
Jacqueline K. Lindner
EXETER - Jacqueline K. Lindner, 74, of 22 Allen St., died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000, at her home in Exeter.
She was born May 9, 1926, in Newport, the daughter of the late Clesson H. and Bernice (Streeter) Moore. Formerly of Keene, she had resided in Exeter for the past 35 years.
She and her husband also had resided in Nelson during the summer since 1963.
She was a member of the Exeter United Methodist Church and the Grace Methodist Church in Keene.
She was formerly employed as a secretary for Elwell Collishaw Insurance Co. in Exeter.
She was the wife of Robert E. Lindner of Exeter.
In addition to her husband, survivors include her daughter, Catherine C. Lindner of Exeter; her brother, James Moore of Portland, Maine; an aunt, Carola Graves; an uncle, Waldo Streeter; and several cousins.
LINDNER - Jacqueline K. Lindner, 74, of Exeter, died Nov. 23, 2000. Calling hours will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Exeter United Methodist Church on Route 27 in Exeter. The Rev. Daniel Weaver will officiate the service. A graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. Monday at the Village Cemetery in Nelson. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the IOOF Beaver Brook Lodge No. 36, 181 Marlboro St., Keene, NH 03431.
Beguine Marie Moss
WELLS, Maine - Beguine Marie Moss, 46, of 1246 Sanford Road, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000, at York Hospital after battling cancer.
Born Feb. 4, 1954, in Caribou, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Theresa (McKinnon) Wentworth.
She was a graduate of Portsmouth High School, Class of 1972.
She had lived in Wells for many years and worked at the Big Apple in York.
She was devoted to her family, especially her children.
The widow of Walter Moss, she is survived by two children, Beguine Moss and Michael Dillane; her longtime companion, James Dillane; one brother, Richard Wentworth and his wife, Katherine, of Portsmouth, N.H.; a sister-in-law, Katie Wentworth of Greenland, N.H.; three nephews, Richard, Jonathan and Kevin Wentworth; and a niece Hillary Wentworth.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Jonathan and Michael Wentworth.
MOSS - Beguine Marie Moss, 46, of 1246 Sanford Road, Wells, Maine, died Nov. 23, 2000. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorials may be made to a fund for her children c/o Richard Wentworth, 126 Pearson St., Portsmouth, NH 03801. Arrangements by the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth.
Hamilton Bissell
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. - H. Hamilton "Hammy" Bissell, 89, died at his residence at Crane's Mill, Nov. 17, 2000.
In 1946, he was appointed as Phillips Exeter Academy's director of scholarship students. He was charged with developing a program to introduce one of the nation's top independent residential schools to young boys who were "long on brains and short on cash."
From the 1940s through the 1970s, he criss-crossed the United States annually, searching out "the man behind the boy" who could help the academy in identifying prospective scholarship students. This "man" might often be the circulation manager of a regional newspaper who knew his carriers, the director of the Boys Club in cities large and small, or a junior high school principal.
Through these efforts, and supported by increasing general and special scholarship funds, he helped Exeter identify and educate the brightest young men from all over the nation. In addition to finding the next generation of Exeter's scholarship students, he counseled them with dedication and affection during their years on campus. Almost 800 men, including the school's current head of the board of trustees, are proud to identify themselves as "newsboys." Among those "newsboys" are leaders in business, industry, government and education as well as numerous physicians and attorneys.
Born in India on March 15, 1911, to Harry G. and Theodosia K. Bissell, he grew up in West Newton, Mass., before coming to Phillips Exeter Academy in the fall of 1926. Upon his graduation in 1929, he entered Harvard College from which he graduated, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1933. While at Harvard, he was the coxswain of the famous "Cassidy" crews, stroked by the late Jerry Cassidy, which never lost a Harvard-Yale boat race. He was also a member of the Owl Club.
In the fall of 1933, he accepted an offer from Phillips Exeter Academy's Principal Lewis Perry to join the Phillips Exeter faculty as an instructor in English. He was one of many young, new teachers who joined Exeter as it inaugurated Harkness teaching, the philosophy which remains the focal point of an Exeter education to this day. In addition to his duties with the English Department, he was a coach of its crews, serving as varsity coach from 1936 to 1948.
In 1961, he shifted his focus to Exeter's alumni, as alumni secretary. He invigorated alumni participation in all aspects of Exeter life. During this period from 1961 to his retirement in 1976, and for 24 years thereafter as a dedicated emeritus, he truly became "Mr. Exeter" to both the school community and its more than 20,000 alumni worldwide.
In retirement, he remained very active in the Exeter community, coaching squash at all levels, attending sporting events regularly, undertaking special assignments for the school's alumni office, participating in the affairs of the Class of 1929, attending countless reunions and otherwise visiting with returning alumni.
He enjoyed the experiences of the children and grandchildren of his former students as they became Exeter's latest generation. Even after his move to Crane's Mill in New Jersey, his family and Exeter remained the loves of his life, and he stayed in close contact with all of them.
In 1938, he married Sarah G. "Sally" Winslow, who died in December 1987. He is survived by his son, the Honorable John W. "Jack" Bissell '58, of Wayne, N.J.; his daughter, Nancy Bissell Goldcamp of Vienna, Va.; his granddaughters, Megan L. Bissell of Houston, and Katharine W. Bissell, '95, of Washington, D.C.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Dec. 8, at Exeter Congregational Church in Exeter. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a contribution may do so to either the F.E. Winslow Memorial Teaching Fund at Phillips Exeter Academy or the Endowment Fund of Exeter Congregational Church.
