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Frederick T. Riley
HAMPTON - Frederick T. Riley, 63, of 4 Noel St., died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at Exeter Healthcare.
Born June 21, 1936, in Boston, he was the son of the late Frederick J. and Catherine M. (Doherty) Riley.
He worked for the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in the Boston, Burlington, Mass. and Portsmouth offices as a technical analyst for 44 years.
He resided in Hampton since coming from Quincy, Mass., in 1980.
He was an active communicant and Eucharistic Minister of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, a member of both the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Holy Name Society.
He was the husband of Margaret M. (Boucher) Riley for 40 years.
In addition to his wife, family members include, two sons, Joseph Riley of Stratham, and Paul Riley of Hampton; four daughters, Terry Zuidema of Hampstead, Donna Riley of Quincy, Denise Pitman of Dover, Kathleen Ripley of Stratham; seven grandchildren; a brother, Paul Riley of Norwood, Mass.; two sisters, Claire Delorey of Braintree, Mass., Betty Vittoria of Winchester, Mass.; and many nieces and nephews.
Mary B. Soper
HAMPTON - Mary B. Soper, 94, of 340 Lafayette Road, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at the Seacoast Health Center.
Born March 10, 1905, in Murray Harbor, Prince Edward Island, Canada, she was the daughter of the late William and Bertha M. (MacKay) Richards. She was raised in Murray Harbor, where she attended local schools.
She resided most of her life in Cambridge, Mass., moving to Hampton in 1973.
She worked as a stitcher for the former Vatco Co., a slipcover manufacturer in Boston.
She was a former member of St. James Episcopal Church in North Cambridge, Mass.
She was the wife of the late Llewelyn Soper, who died in 1973.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara M. Soper of Hampton, and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters.
James Ottaway, Sr.
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. - James Haller Ottaway Sr., who created a nationwide newspaper company that bears his name, died yesterday in the Arden Hill Hospital in Goshen, N.Y. He was 88. The cause of death was pneumonia and congestive heart failure.
Ottaway Newspapers owns Seacoast Newspapers, which publishes the Portsmouth Herald, Exeter News-Letter, Hampton Union, and Rockingham News.
Ottaway created The Times Herald-Record by merging the Times Herald and the Middletown Record in 1959-1960. It became the flagship of the Ottaway Newspapers group. He retired as president and chief executive officer in 1976.
Ottaway was born July 8, 1911. His father, E.J. Ottaway, was co-owner of the Port Huron, Michigan, Times-Herald. After high school, he attended the University of Michigan, but later transferred to Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.
At Rollins in 1932, he met his future wife, Ruth Blackburne Hart, a Flatbush, Brooklyn, native and they married on June 2, 1934 and moved to Port Huron, Mich., where he worked on his father's newspaper for a few months. When his father died, Ottaway and his wife moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., where Ottaway was the assistant manager of The Times. Two years later, they moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he worked as the classified advertising manager.
In 1936, the couple bought their first newspaper, the Endicott Bulletin, then a semi-weekly in upstate New York, for $56,000. By 1970, Ottaway Newspapers Inc. had grown to nine dailies, and Ottaway merged his company into Dow Jones & Company in exchange for Dow Jones stock then valued at $36 million. The agreement gave Ottaway a seat on the Dow Jones board of directors from 1970 to 1984.
The Ottaway group now includes 19 dailies, 16 weeklies plus various other shoppers and publications in 11 states with annual revenues of $330 million. Total circulation is 555,587 daily and 531,268 on Sundays.
Ottaway was a founder of the American Press Institute in Reston, Va. and received API's first lifetime achievement award in September, 1996, for his long-standing efforts as advisory board member, chairman and fund-raiser.
Ottaway is survived by his wife, Ruth Blackburne Hart, at home; one daughter, Ruth Ottaway Sherer of Mountain View, Calif., two sons, James H. Ottaway Jr. of New Paltz and David Blackburne Ottaway of Washington, D.C.; eight grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday at the Orange County Community College in New York.
Beverly Ross Metcalf
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. - Beverly Ross Metcalf of Newburyport died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000.
A native New Englander, she was the first in her family to attend college (undergraduate Boston College '52 and graduate degree from Smith College '72). She raised her family in Brookline, Sharon and Northfield, Mass., and enjoyed a career of teaching in Walpole, Mass., and high school guidance counseling at Northfield Mount Hermon School and later as director of guidance at Maynard High School from 1974 to 1991.
Faced with physical challenges that precipitated early retirement in 1991, she continued to revel in the simple joys in life - books (always books), political discussions, and people of all walks of life with widely varied outlooks. She felt passionate about teaching, tolerance, liberal democratic issues, and raising children with a sense of family tradition and love of literature.
Her last six years in Newburyport, she was very active in writing groups and book clubs, through which she developed strong, new friendships.
She was the wife of Edward I. Metcalf.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a brother, Robert Roy Ross of Hampton; her daughters, Leslie Fox Farrington of Los Gatos, Calif., and Clare Fox Ringwall of Acton, Mass.; and five grandchildren.
Frderick T. Riley
RILEY - Frederick T. Riley, husband of Margaret Riley of 4 Noel St., Hampton, died Jan. 3, 2000, at Exeter Healthcare. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home.
Elsie E. Brown Crabtree
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Elsie Ellen Brown Crabtree, 88, of Huntsville, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 1999 at a local hospital.
A native of Virginia, she was a member of the Lincoln Church of Christ and a retired nurse.
Survivors include two daughters, June Nottingham of Kingsport, Tenn., and Janet Thompson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two sons, Garland R. Crabtree Jr. of Harvest, Ala., and Jerry R. Crabtree Sr. of New Market, Ala.; three sisters, Ann Brown Reedy of Virginia, Bess Brown Royston of Bristol, Tenn., and Sue B. Brown of Eureka, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
Curtis D. Marston
HAMPTON - Curtis D. Marston, 85, retired North Hampton fire chief and former longtime resident of North Hampton, died Dec. 29, 1999. The funeral was held Friday, Dec. 31, at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home. The Rev. Jamie Moynihan, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Exeter, officiated.
An honor guard was formed at the funeral home and the cemetery by members of the North Hampton Fire Department. The flowers were conveyed to the cemetery by North Hampton Fire Engine No. 1, and last call was transmitted for the deceased.
The committal service was conducted by the Rev. Moynihan, and "Amazing Grace" was played on bagpipes.
Elaine R. Shea
PORTSMOUTH - The funeral for Elaine R. Shea, 90, of 245 Middle St., who went to be with Jesus on Dec. 31, 1999, was held Monday from the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home, Hampton. Services were conducted in the New Hope Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Arthur Hilson, pastor, and the Rev. Mary Beth Ellis officiated.
Musical selections were offered by the church choir. Burial followed in the Newington Cemetery with the committal service conducted by the Rev. Dr. Hilson and the Rev. Ellis.
Norman R. Lord
LORD - Norman R., of 56 Main St., Eliot, died Jan. 1 in Eliot. Funeral at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Eliot Congregational Church, 155 State Road, Eliot. Interment in Brooks Memorial Cemetery. Visiting hours 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Visiting Nurses of Southern Maine, 42 Brickyard Court, York, ME 03909, or to the Class of 1950 Scholarship Fund/ WHSF, c/o WHSF Treasurer, Miss Brooks, 7 Hilda Drive, Hampton, NH 03842.
Barbara A. DeWolf
PORTSMOUTH - Barbara A. DeWolf, 70, of 87 Spinnaker Way died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, at the Edgewood Centre.
Born Dec. 3, 1929, in Reading, Mass., she was a longtime resident of Wilmington, Mass., before moving to Portsmouth 12 years ago.
She was the wife of George O. DeWolf of Portsmouth.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter, Lauris Fox, of Merrimack; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Paula Clark of Washington, Irene Britton of Florida, and Laureen Gadbois of Reading, Mass.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
David R. Kell
PORTSMOUTH - David R. Kell, 42, of 75 Longmeadow Lane, died Dec. 24, 1999, at his home.
Born July 27, 1957, in Oak Park, Ill., he was the son of Francis and Marie (Cockefair) Kell.
In addition to his parents, survivors include two sisters, Linda Leighton of Michigan, and Donna Miller of Florida; and his stepmother, Alma Kell of Florida.
A private funeral service will be held at the convenience of the family.
William W. VanWert
SARASOTA, Fla. - William Westlund VanWert, 58, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1999, in Sarasota.
Born May 17, 1941, in Manhattan, N.Y., he was the son of George E. and Elizabeth (Westlund) VanWert.
He was a retired marine painter and was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, having served during 1960-1964. He moved to the Sarasota area in 1973 from Greenland, N.H.
In addition to his parents of Spruce Head, Maine, survivors include his companion, Roberta Robeck of Sarasota; a son, Eric, of Greenland; a daughter, Kim Love, of Portsmouth; a sister, Mary Dufresne, of Rye; and four grandchildren.
An open house for family and friends will be held 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 8, at his home in Sarasota.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Epilepsy Fund or the American Cancer Society.
Mary B. Soper
HAMPTON - Mary B. Soper, 94, of 340 Lafayette Road, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at the Seacoast Health Center.
Born March 10, 1905, in Murray Harbor, Prince Edward Island, Canada, she was the daughter of the late William and Bertha M. (MacKay) Richards. She was raised in Murray Harbor, where she attended local schools.
She resided most of her life in Cambridge, Mass., moving to Hampton in 1973.
She worked as a stitcher for the former Vatco Co., a slipcover manufacturer in Boston.
She was a former member of St. James Episcopal Church in North Cambridge, Mass.
She was the wife of the late Llewelyn Soper, who died in 1973.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara M. Soper of Hampton, and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters.
