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Frances E. Simonelli
HAMPTON - Frances E. Simonelli, 87, of 698 Lafayette Road, died Saturday, March 24, 2001, at the Exeter Hospital.
She was born in Everett, Mass. on Jan. 5, 1914, the daughter of the late Gissue and Angelina (Reppucci) Rizzo.
She graduated from Everett (Mass.) High School, and later attended the Malden (Mass.) Business School for two years.
She was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Registry of Motor Vehicles for 15 years, retiring in 1982.
She was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church in Everett for many years before moving to Hampton in 1994. She was presently a communicant and member of the Catholic Women's Club of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Hampton.
She was the wife of the late Christopher Simonelli, who died in 1979.
Family members include one son, Michael J. Simonelli of Hampton; a daughter, Carole Campbell of Exeter; two grandchildren, Darren Simonelli and Jennifer Simonelli-Price, both of Seabrook; a sister, Josephine Rizzo of Hampton; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by three brothers and three sisters.
SIMONELLI - Frances E. Simonelli of 698 Lafayette Road, Hampton, died March 24, 2001. The funeral will be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday from the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton, followed at 10:30 a.m. by a Mass of Christian burial at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Services will also be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Salvatore, Rocco & Sons Funeral Home, 331 Main St., Everett, Mass. Relatives and friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until the hour of the service on Wednesday at the Salvatore, Rocco & Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
Robert T. Gallagher
HAMPTON - Robert T. Gallagher, 75, of 22 Sanborn Road, died Sunday, March 25, 2001, at the Wentworth-Douglas Hospital in Dover.
He was born Oct. 30, 1925, in Peabody, Mass., the son of the late John J. and Mary T. (O'Neil) Gallagher. He resided in Peabody many years and had lived briefly in California before coming to New Hampshire in 1970. He moved to Hampton in 1984, coming from Exeter.
He served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II, joining the U.S. Navy in 1945 serving as an aviation machinist's mate. He was a graduate of the Pratt Institute of Technology Leather School in Brooklyn, N.Y.
He worked for the A.C. Lawrence Leather Co. in Peabody for 20 years, retiring as division manager. He later worked two years for Prime Tanning of Berwick, Maine, before becoming a leather industries consultant for various companies throughout the country, including Chemtan of Exeter.
He enjoyed sailing and building ship models.
He was the husband of Mary E. (Creeden) Gallagher for 51 years.
In addition to his wife, family members include two sons, Robert P. Gallagher and his wife, Janet, of Beverly, Mass.; and David J. Gallagher and his wife, Maria, of Hampton Falls; two daughters, Eileen M. Gallagher and her husband, Steven High, of Los Angeles; and Joan Gallagher of Exeter; two grandchildren, John D. Gallagher and Jennifer J. Gallagher of Hampton Falls; a brother, Daniel A. Gallagher and his wife, Anne, of Ipswich, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews.
GALLAGHER - Robert T. Gallagher of 22 Sanborn Road, Hampton, died March 25, 2001. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. The family requests that flowers please be omitted. If desired, donations may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833. Assistance with the arrangements was by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory of Hampton.
MULLIGAN - James W. Mulligan Sr., 77, retired Lowell Fire Department deputy chief, died Saturday, March 24, 2001, at Saints Memorial Medical Center. He was the husband of Janet F. (Wholey) Mulligan of Lowell; father of James W. and Gayle Mulligan Jr. of Westford; Susan and Frank Duggan III of Lowell; Elizabeth Mulligan and James Loring of Hampton, N.H.; Martha and Blake Chichester of Hampton, N.H.; and Janet Mulligan of Lowell; brother of John and Doris Mulligan of Lowell; Edward and Jean Mulligan of Harrisville, R.I.; Thomas Mulligan and his fiancée, Lenore Kenney, of Lowell; and Paul and Helen Mulligan of Chelmsford; grandfather of Daniel Simmons, Patrick Simmons, Elizabeth Chichester, James W. Mulligan III, Richard Mulligan, Michael Mulligan, Jeff Duggan and MaryKate Duggan. The funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday from the Mahoney Funeral Home, 187 Nesmith St. (Route 38), Lowell. His funeral Mass will be offered at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church, Lowell. Burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Tewksbury. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Donations in his memory may be made to Saints Memorial Medical Center Foundation, Cancer Center, P.O. Box 367, Lowell, MA 01853-9938.
Patrick John Jackson
RYE - Patrick John Jackson, 68, of 51 Central Road, died Thursday, March 22, 2001, at his home.
Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., he attended Kenyon College and received his master's degree in education administration from Antioch College.
He had recently marked his 50th year of public relations counseling, advising clients and colleagues alike on almost every national issue over the past five decades.
He founded Jackson Jackson & Wagner, a behavioral public relations and management consulting firm, in 1956. He became one of the most widely known and respected practitioners in the field of public relations and was often referred to as "the public relations counselor's counsel." Peers will always remember him for his passion in advancing the profession and the ongoing education of practitioners and students.
He founded Jackson Jackson & Wagner's research subsidiary, Dudley Research, in 1982. Its philosophy is based on the premise that true public relations research - beyond statistical calisthenics - is rooted in what motivates a person to act. He felt few firms were doing this essentially behaviorally based, qualitative research.
He served as editor for pr reporter for more than three decades, one of the foremost international public relations newsletters in the field of public relations, featuring cutting-edge theories and hands-on advice.
Under his leadership in the '60s and '70s, JJ&W concentrated on public interest and activist groups in the environment, consumer, civil liberties, civil rights, physical rehabilitation and other movements. JJ&W is considered the first public relations firm to practice in the area of environmental issues and grass-roots movements beginning in 1964. Among his proudest achievements was providing counsel and guidance to the first environmental coalition effort to permanently protect open space through the current-use tax change in New Hampshire.
He was elected in 1980 to serve as president of the now-20,000-plus membership of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and was active on many boards and organizations throughout the United States. In New Hampshire these included: The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests; Giving NH Task Force; Statewide Program of Action to Conserve our Environment; The Environmental Coalition; Rockingham County Cooperative Extension Service; one of 16 charter members of PRSA's local Yankee Chapter.
Throughout his career, he received numerous awards and honors. These include: PRSA's Gold Anvil, the highest honor awarded to a public relations counsel; Arthur W. Page Award; inducted into the Defense Information School Hall of Fame, 1999; 1978 Lincoln Award for "Outstanding Contributions to the New England Community"; PRSA Educators Academy David Ferguson Award, for significant contribution for public relations education; National School Public Relations Association President's Award.
His leadership and passion for public relations will be missed tremendously by all of his colleagues at Jackson Jackson & Wagner, Dudley Research and pr reporter.
He is survived by his wife, Stacey E. Smith, and their children, Alexandra and Jeremy; his other children, Robert Jackson of Falls Church, Va.; Kevin Jackson of Hyde Park, Utah; Pamela Sadler of Cotapaxi, Colo.; and Roberta Trefts of Bejing, China; 21 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; his brother, T. Michael Jackson of Traverse City, Mich.; and his longtime partner, Isobel Parke, of Epping.
He was predeceased by his daughter Jennie.
JACKSON - Patrick John Jackson, 68, of Central Road, Rye, died March 22, 2001. A private burial will take place at the Rye Cemetery. The family will receive visitors this evening (Tuesday) and all day Wednesday at their residence, 51 Central Road, Rye. A public memorial service is being planned for 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 22, at West Epping Friends Meeting, with a reception to follow at Tributary Farm. Details will be posted on Jackson Jackson & Wagner's Web site, www.jjwpr.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Patrick Jackson Memorial Fund, c/o PRSA Foundation, 33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003; or to the New Hampshire Environmental Foundation, c/o Jackson Jackson & Wagner, 14 Front St., Exeter, NH 03833.
William S. Welsh
BARRINGTON - William S. Welsh, 76, of Swain Road, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, March 25, 2001.
Born in Warren, Pa., Aug. 14, 1924, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He moved to Portsmouth after being stationed at the Portsmouth Naval Prison, in 1945.
He retired in 1990 from the Granite State Gas Co. as a supervisor.
An avid outdoorsman, he had taught hunter safety programs for the past 40 years. He was a member of the Piscataqua Fish and Game Club, National Rifle Association, and the American Legion in Rochester. He also held a private pilot's license.
His late wife, Ruth (King) Welsh, died in 1990.
Survivors include two sons, William Welsh Jr. and his wife, Holly, of Barrington; and Norman F. Welsh, also of Barrington; grandchildren, Jana, Susan, Sandy, Brittany and Jacob; a great-granddaughter, Jordan; one sister, Mary Popovicki of New York; and several nieces and nephews.
WELSH - William S. Welsh, 76, of Swain Road, Barrington, died March 25, 2001. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth. Visiting hours from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Helen (Webster) Wilkinson
ROCHESTER - Helen (Webster) Wilkinson, 78, of 64 Eagle Drive, died Saturday, March 24, 2001, at Frisbie Memorial Hospital.
She was born Feb. 24, 1923, in Connecticut.
She lived most of her life in Haverhill. She moved to East Hampstead and then to Rochester, where she resided for the past four years. She worked for Western Electric in North Andover, Mass. She enjoyed crocheting blankets for her family, doing crossword puzzles, and watching golf, bowling and tennis .
Members of her family include her son, Joe Webster and his wife, Deborah, of Lisbon, Maine; grandsons, Mark Webster and his fiancée, Amy, of Rye; Michael Webster of Franklin; Melissa Leary and her husband, Steve, of Salisbury, Mass.; and Nicholas Webster and his wife, Shannon, of Sabattus, Maine; great-grandchildren, Jeffrey Atwood of Waltham, Mass.; Abrielle Webster of Peabody, Mass.; and Marciano Webster of Sabattus, Maine; a brother, Michael Gledick of Windsor; sisters, Rose Ingari, Barbara Rataic of Hartford, Conn.; and Elizabeth Lynch of New Jersey.
WILKINSON - Helen (Webster) Wilkinson of Eagle Drive, Rochester, died March 24, 2001. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Tuesday) with calling hours held one hour prior to services at the R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 South Main St., Rochester.
Forrest "Mert" Donaldson
KITTERY, Maine - Forrest "Mert" Donaldson, 77, of 160 Rogers Road, died Monday, March 26, 2001, in Eliot, after a long illness.
Born Jan. 31, 1924, in Portsmouth, N.H., he was a son of George and Clara (Twombley) Donaldson. He was raised and attended local schools in Dover, N.H.
He and his wife, Camille (Moretti) Donaldson, were married in 1950 and moved to Kittery, where they raised their family.
He served his country during World War II as a belly-gunner in the United States Marine Corps. After his service in the Marine Corps, he worked as a police officer for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He was also employed for a time at Simplex Wire and Cable. He retired from the telephone company after working in Dover, Portsmouth and Greenland, in 1988.
He was a member of the Naval Lodge No. 184 of Kittery, the American Legion, the Telephone Pioneers of America, Marine Corps League of Kittery and the Loyal Order of Moose in Portsmouth.
"Mert," as he was known to his many friends, was a volunteer and well-known fixture at the "Freebee" barn at the Kittery Transfer Station. He truly enjoyed meeting and talking to everyone.
He is survived by his daughters, Linda and James Libby of Farmington, N.H.; and Deborah and Daniel Janousek of Eliot; his sons, Bradley F. Donaldson of Tamworth, N.H.; and Thomas J. Donaldson of Glen Berne, Md.; his sister, Bernice Fogarty of Haverhill, Mass.; and many grandchildren, whom he adored and enjoyed being with.
He was predeceased by his loving wife, Camille Donaldson, in 1991; and his sister, Helen Loughlin.
DONALDSON - Forrest "Mert" Donaldson of Rogers Road, Kittery, Maine, died March 26, 2001. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, from St. Raphael Church in Kittery. No visiting hours. Family flowers only. If desired, donations in his memory may be made to York Hospital Home Health Care, c/o York Hospital, 15 Hospital Drive, York, ME 03909. Arrangements by the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home, 125 Old Post Road/U.S. Route 1 Bypass, Kittery, ME 03904.
Ruth Bamberger
DOVER - Ruth Bamberger, 78, of 14 Middlebrook Road, died Sunday, March 25, 2001, at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, after a brief illness.
Born Sept. 17, 1922, in Lynn, Mass., she was the daughter of Raymond and Thelma (Durgin) Perry.
She was employed in the advertising department of Foster's Daily Democrat from 1963 to 1992.
She was a longtime member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and a Dover resident for more than 50 years.
Her interests were her family and ballroom dancing, and she was a member of the Rockingham Ballroom Club.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas E. Bamberger of Amherst and Randy B. Bamberger of Bow; and three sisters, Lois McBride and Alice Fogg, both of Dover, and Jean Gearty of Manchester.
She was predeceased by a sister, Brenda Bakko, and a brother, Raymond Perry.
BAMBERGER - Ruth Bamberger of Middlebrook Road, Dover, died March 25, 2001. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 29, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Robert Ervin, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery. Those who wish may make donations in her memory to the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Building Fund, 789 Central Ave., Dover, N.H. 03820; or to the American Cancer Society, 360 State Route 101, Suite 501, Bedford, NH 03110-5032.
Frank W. Yeaw
PORTSMOUTH - Frank W. Yeaw, 90, husband of Elizabeth A. (Cott) Yeaw, of 717 Woodbury Ave., died Sunday, March 25, 2001, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Born Oct. 29, 1910, in Greenfield, Mass., he was the son of the late Frank A. and Lillian (Chapleau) Yeaw. He graduated from Greenfield High School, Deerfield Academy and Amherst College. He earned post-graduate degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music and then served as a Teaching Fellow in music and then instructor at St. Lawrence University.
In 1940 he married Elizabeth Cott, and for a number of years he managed a poultry farm in Colrain, Mass. During this time he taught piano, directed the Mohawk Male Chorus, the Greenfield Women's Chorus and the Baptist Church Choir. He was president of and played the violin in the Greenfield Symphony Orchestra. He also toured with the Barnstormer's Chorus.
In 1954 he and his family moved to Milford, N.H., and he took the position of supervisor of music in the Milford public schools. During this period he taught piano, started and directed the Souhegan Men's Chorus, served as organist and choir director for the Milford Congregational Church, toured Europe as part of the All-American Chorus, and served as treasurer of the N.H. Music Educators Association.
In 1968 he and his wife moved to Portsmouth, where he was employed as a junior high music teacher and string specialist for the Portsmouth School Department. Later he became the Portsmouth High School choir director.
He directed the choir and played the organ for the New Castle Congregational Church. At the North Church in Portsmouth, he was a member of the choir and substitute organist, and served as deacon and president of the North Church Council. He was elected president of the N.H. Music Educators Association, served on the executive board of the N.H. School Boards Association, and was elected to the Portsmouth Board of Education for 16 years.
He was also the director of Barnstormer's Chorus, treasurer of Community Council of Senior Citizens, president and treasurer of Southeastern Retired Teachers' Association, president of the N.H. State Retired Teachers' Association, and active in the AARP as state director.
Besides his wife, survivors include three daughters, Barbara Carpenter of Fryeburg, Maine; Marilyn Felton of Richland, Wash.; and Susan Heaton and her husband, Robert, of Amherst; seven grandchildren, Sara Carpenter-Mollica of Rochester; Michael Carpenter of Redmond, Wash.; Gregory Felton and Melinda Felton of Seattle, Wash.; Heather Heaton of Naugatuck, Conn.; Kenneth Heaton and Kevin Heaton of Amherst; and one sister, Ruth Gray of Andover, Mass.
YEAW - Mr. Frank W. Yeaw, 90, of 717 Woodbury Ave., Portsmouth, died March 25, 2001. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at North Congregational Church, Market Square, Portsmouth. Friends invited. Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad St., Portsmouth. Donations may be made to North Congregational Church, 355 Spinney Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801; or to a charity of one's choice.
Elizabeth B. Brewster
KITTERY POINT, Maine - Elizabeth Brimmer deVermandois (Bosley) Brewster, 90, formerly of 3 Bond Road, died Monday, March 26, 2001, at Sentry Hill, York Harbor, Maine.
Born March 14, 1911, in Lincoln, Mass., she was the daughter of Frederick A. and Emily (Sohier) Bosley. She was a graduate of Concord (Mass.) Academy and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and had been an art teacher at St. Stephen's School in Austin, Texas, for a brief period.
She had resided in Austin, Texas, from 1948 to 1954 and had served as house director in 1954 of the Christian Faith and Life Community in Austin. She moved to the Kittery Point area in 1954. She had also resided in Belmont, Mass., where her husband was rector of All Saints Church, and in Southboro, Mass., where her husband was headmaster of St. Mark's School.
She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church of Portsmouth and attended St. George's Episcopal Church of York Harbor, Maine. She had been very active in St. John's Church and was a member of its choir until 1998.
She had helped start the lunch program at Mitchell School in Kittery Point and the Portsmouth Hospital Snack Bar. She was a founding and active member of the League of Women Voters in Maine and active in the Democratic Party. She was a companion of the Society of Holy Cross of Adelynwood, Mass.
She was past president of the Warner House in Portsmouth and a member of the Colonial Dames, the International Women's Club, the Kittery Garden Club and the Seacoast Choral Society until 1998. She was a past president of the Rice Public Library in Kittery and enjoyed IKINOBO, a form of Japanese flower arranging. She was an actress in the film of John Knowles' "A Separate Peace," playing the role of the headmaster's wife. She was also active in the Theater-by-the-Sea and the Strawbery Banke Historical Society in Portsmouth. She continued to paint watercolors until 2000.
She was predeceased by her husband, the Rev. William Brewster, who died in 1953, and by a son, Peter B. Brewster, who died in 1967. She was also predeceased by a brother, Edward Sohier Bosley, and a sister, Ermingarde Bosley.
Survivors include three sons, the Rev. William Brewster of Youngstown, Ohio, Frederick B. Brewster of Silver Spring, Md., and Benjamin Brewster of Austin, Texas; two daughters, Hildegarde B. Bird of Bethel Point, Maine, and Stella B. Hall of Kittery Point, Maine, formerly of Concord, Mass.; 18 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
BREWSTER - Elizabeth B. Brewster, 90, of 3 Bond Road, Kittery Point, Maine, died March 26, 2001, in York, Maine. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St., Portsmouth. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St., Portsmouth, NH 03801. Arrangements are by Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, York.
Eileen E. Perkins
HAMPTON - Eileen E. Perkins, 83, of 87 Dearborn Ave., died Monday, March 26, 2001, at the Exeter Hospital.
She was born in Portsmouth on Oct. 12, 1917, the daughter of the late Michael S. and Ellen (Reagan) Murphy.
She was a graduate of Portsmouth High School with the class of 1938. She worked as a clerk at the former Fletcher's Paint Store in Hampton and for many years as a cashier at the movie theater in Portsmouth.
She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church and a member of the Catholic Women's Club. She was also a member of AARP.
She had resided here for nearly 60 years.
She was the wife of Charles L. Perkins for 62 years.
In addition to her husband, family members include one daughter, Patricia E. McGrady and her husband, Jim, of Hampton; two grandchildren, John E. Cameron and his wife, Kimberly, and Christopher S. Cameron; one great-grandson, Collin T. Cameron; one great-granddaughter, Ashtyn Elizabeth Cameron; one sister, Margaret Crompton of Palm Coast, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
PERKINS - Eileen E. Perkins, 83, of 87 Dearborn Avenue, Hampton, died March 26, 2001. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the Remick and Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Burial will be in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton. The family requests that flowers please be omitted. If desired, donations may be made to Sacred Heart School, 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842.
Rita M. Roy
PORTSMOUTH - Rita M. Roy, 75, of 70 Suzanne Drive, died at her home on Tuesday, March 27, 2001.
Born in Lewiston, Maine, on June 25, 1925, she was the daughter of Donat and Edna (Mailhot) Pelletier and had been a resident of Portsmouth since 1952, moving here from Lewiston.
She was retired from the Data General Company. She was a member of St. James Parish. She enjoyed gardening, traveling to Foxwoods and spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Joseph R. Roy; one son, Robert P. Roy of Eliot, Maine; a granddaughter, Kimberly Barner of Plainfield, Conn.; a sister, Pricille Pelletier of Auburn, Maine; three brothers, Larry Pelletier of Auburn, Maine, Raymond Pelletier of Evans, Ga., and Roger Pelletier of Lewiston, Maine; and several nieces and nephews.
ROY - Rita M. Roy, 75, of 70 Suzanne Drive, Portsmouth, died March 27, 2001. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday at St. James Church. Visiting hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Family flowers only, please. Memorials may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833.
LeRoy C. Thayer
HAMPTON - The funeral for LeRoy "Charlie" Thayer, 68, of 450 High St., who died March 24, 2001, was held on Tuesday from the Remick and Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory. Services were conducted at the United Methodist Church. The Rev. Carroll Moore, pastor, officiated. Anne Young was organist. Words of remembrance were offered by his daughters, Debra Unga, Pamela Thayer and Carol Durant. Burial was in the Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Mass., where full military honors were accorded by a detachment of Army personnel from Fort Drum, N.Y. American Legion services were conducted at the funeral home on Monday evening by Hamptons American Legion Post #35, under the direction of Joseph Kutt, commander, with 14 members in attendance.
