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Gladys Abbie Payne, 96
Was Professional Baker
Gladys Abbie Payne of Arlington died Monday, March 15, at the Windemere Nursing Home in Oak Bluffs. She was 96.
Gladys was born in Boston on March 30, 1907, the daughter of Charles S. Berry of Freedom, N.H., and Clara B. Ray of Nova Scotia. She married
George F. Payne of Boston.
In Boston she was the owner and operator of Brown's Home Bakery on Washington street until urban renewal forced her out of business. In 1954 she moved to Arlington, where she resided for the next 47 years. There she worked with her daughter at Swanson's Bakery on Massachusetts avenue.
She enjoyed gardening, cooking and crocheting, which she took up at age 66. She loved animals as well and talked often and fondly of her girlhood pony, Bonnie, and her summers on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia.
Although hesitant at first, Mrs. Payne came to enjoy her days at the Edgartown Senior Day Care Program and the warm compassion of the staff and caregivers at Windemere.
She was predeceased by her brother, Earl Judson Berry, her son, Ronald B. Payne, and her daughter, Eleanor M. Kellett. She is survived by her granddaughters, Susan B. Kellett of Oak Bluffs and Jeanne E. Kellett of Hillsboro, N.H. Two great-grandsons also survive her, Joseph Broome of Hillsboro, N.H., and Evan K. Wardell of Vineyard Haven.
Funeral arrangements are private, under the care of Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs.
Juliet Armstrong Zietlow
Summered at East Chop
Juliet Armstrong Zietlow of Stamford, Conn., died on Feb. 7 of complications following surgery.
Julie loved Martha's Vineyard in so many ways. She came to the Vineyard every summer since 1952 with her parents and two sisters, first to the Lagoon and then to East Chop in different houses. Recently, she and her sister became owners of their family's house on East Chop, and she was looking forward to spending more time there this summer.
Two years ago Julie threw a big party for her friends, celebrating her 60th birthday at the East Chop Beach Club. She attended Grace Church in Vineyard Haven.
A native of Buffalo, N.Y., she lived in Stamford, where she was director of development and communications for St. John's Episcopal Church at the time of her death. She was a graduate of the Buffalo Seminary and Wheaton College. After college she worked for John Edsall at Harvard University and was a manager at IBM for more than 25 years. She earned a master's degree in fine arts from Union Theological Seminary in New York.
She was a gregarious person and had a big, hearty laugh. She kept friends from all times in her life.
Julie was predeceased by her mother, Frances, and sister, Dede. Her father, Jack, continues to visit East Chop every summer, and dories that he built are in the harbors here. She is also survived by a sister and brother in law, Marchy and John Bowden, and their children, Matthew and Hannah.
Robert Newman, 61
Was a Veteran of U.S. Navy
Robert E. Newman, 61, of Suffield, Conn., died peacefully on Feb. 19 in Springfield. Born April 18, 1942 in St. Joseph, Mo., he was the son of Mildred (Meinema) Newman and the late Everett Newman.
Bob was the valedictorian of the class of 1960 at Central High School in St. Joseph, and he was appointed to the Naval Academy by U.S. Rep. William R. Hull Jr. of Missouri. Bob was graduated with honors with the Class of 1964. He was a member of the 24th Company and is remembered by his roommates and friends for his lean, lanky frame, which complemented a laid-back style and dry midwestern sense of humor and masked a strong analytical mind. After receiving his commission as an ensign and completing the nuclear training program, he was assigned to the USS George Washington Carver, SSBN 656. He made three patrols serving as communicator and E Division officer. Bob then returned to the nuclear training facility in Windsor, Conn., as an engineering duty officer. He resigned from the Navy in 1970.
Bob spent 30 years in the civilian nuclear division of Combustion Engineering Inc., including 13 years as president of ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear Systems, before retiring in 2000. He was currently president of the Non Proliferation Trust Inc. in Washington, D.C. This is a nonprofit company that takes spent nuclear fuel from Asian countries for disposal in Russia with the proceeds used for nuclear waste cleanup and humanitarian programs in Russia.
Bob served for more than 10 years as chairman of the Suffield board of education. He was a member, deacon and teacher at the Second Baptist Church. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Suffield Country Club. He loved the Vineyard and spent many happy summer vacations there with his family, enjoying long days at the beach, lobster dinners and trips to the candy and ice cream store with his little girls. His last vacation there was for the wedding of his youngest daughter, Ellie, and Denis Petrov at the Grange Hall on July 6, 2002. It was a joyful celebration that he hosted with his typical enthusiasm for a good party and his love of people, especially his family.
A loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend, he will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Bob and his wife, Martha (Wagner) Newman, were married
for 36 years. He is also survived by his mother, Mildred, of Corunna, Ontario, Canada, and three daughters; Ann Selvitelli and her husband, David, of Millis; Amy Newman of Suffield, and Ellen Petrov and her husband, Denis of Dedham. Bob leaves two grandsons, Nicholas Selvitelli and Mikhail Petrov. He had two brothers, Jon Newman, who with his wife, Carolyn, lives in Bright's Grove, Ontario, Canada, and David Newman, who with his wife, Marilyn, lives in Keller, Tex.
Funeral services were held Feb. 23 at Second Baptist Church, 100 N. Main street, Suffield. Interment was with military honors in Woodlawn cemetery, Suffield. Memorial donations may be made to The Jimmy Fund, 375 Longwood avenue, Boston, MA 02215-5328.
Florrie Mills, Age 84
Was Family Therapist
Florrie Mills, 84, died peacefully in her home in Oak Bluffs on May 9, Mother's Day, surrounded by her children.
She was born Florence Chatman Dalton on July 29, 1919 in Milton, the youngest of seven children, to Philip and Susan Howe Dalton, longtime residents of the summer colony of West Chop. As a member of the Want to Know Club, founded in the late 1800s by a group of literary-minded Island women, Florrie writes in a biographical sketch: "I spent every summer in West Chop. Those were the halcyon days of tennis, swimming and sailing. I received my first kiss at the end of the West Chop big pier."
After graduating from Milton Academy in 1937, Florrie was a debutante in Boston where she was a member of the Vincent Club before attending Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y. Knowing no one at this school, feeling totally alone, she was happy to discover at Gilbert Hall another Miltonian, younger and equally lost, named Kay Tweed. the two immediately formed a friendship, later became roommates and remained lifelong friends. Kay's son, Tweed Roosevelt, is Florrie's godson; Kay is godmother to Florrie's daughter, Fluer.
Florrie writes, "Two years at Sarah Lawrence College woke me to my enduring interests: music, art and psychology." Two of the professors who had the greatest influence on Florrie were composer William Schuman and Joseph Campbell.
It was at the end of another pier, this one at the Edgartown Yacht Club, that Florrie Dalton became engaged to Lewis Perry Jr. They were married
in 1941. The Daltons and the Perrys were friends of longstanding from their many summers together in West Chop.
During the war years Florrie and Kay and their children shared an apartment in New York city. Lawrie and Tweed were born in 1942 and Fluer in 1945. Their summers were spent in West Chop.
To further quote Florrie:
"We raised our children as best we could without husbands. I took turns in the firehouse at night, sleeping on the floor, ready to alert the town if planes were heard. We saw numerous destroyers going by and an occasional submarine surfaced."
After Lew returned from the Pacific, the family moved to Lawrenceville School in New Jersey where Lew joined the English department. Florrie and Lew were the beloved "houseparents" at Griswold for many years. It was during this period that Lewis Perry 3rd was born and some years later Jonathan followed. In 1957 Lew became headmaster of the Fountain Valley School in Colorado where Florrie was involved in many school activities and community interests over many years. The marriage ended in divorce in 1964.
Florrie continued her college studies and at the age of 53 graduated from Colorado College in 1973. In 1977, Florrie, having married
George Mills, moved to the Vineyard year-round. Here George, a professor at Lake Forest College, shifted his focus to writing poetry, of which several books have been published. George Mills died in 1998.
On the Vineyard Florrie's life touched many and took on new dimensions. She fulfilled her love of music by her singing with Abendmusik of the Federated Church, the Community Chorus and the choir of the First Congregational Church in West Tisbury. There were regular and frequent trips to the symphony and the opera in Boston.
Equally important to Florrie was her work as a family therapist. Her intense caring about people and their welfare led to her wholehearted involvement in many causes: women's rights, the Red Cross and Amnesty International, among others.
Florrie has been a peace activist for over 30 years. She was a member of the Vineyard Peace Council and participated in various peace demonstrations which took her to Washington, D.C., as well as to Five Corners, Vineyard Haven, in the most bitter cold. Her daughter recalls that "perhaps her finest hour of civil disobedience" was at Otis Air Force base when she was arrested during a protest against nuclear power. She was then in her 70s.
Florries's great love of travel took her to many interesting places such as Portugal, India, China, England, Bavaria, Austria, Mexico and Russia, where she was apprehended by the KGB for passing out peace leaflets in Red Square. She had earlier left some literature in the ladies room at the Bolshoi Ballet.
One of her many friends remarks with heartfelt admiration: "Florrie approached life with a fearless spirit and a great sense of adventure. She was a bright light in our lives." Florrie's most cherished relationships were with her family, both immediate and extended. She is survived by her daughters, Lawrie Diack Wilson of Boulder, Colo., and Fluer Dalton Green of Santa Fe, N.Mex., and her son, Jonathan Dalton Colley Perry of Beverly.
She was pre-deceased in 1978 by her son, Lewis Perry 3rd. There are five grandchildren: Michael Dalton Greene, Crofton Diack and Sam Diack, and Dylan and Julia Perry. There is one great grandson, Dalton Stone Huckins.
The memorial service will be at the First Congregational Church in West Tisbury at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 9. Donations in her memory may be made to Camp Jabberwocky in Vineyard Haven or Peace Action in Silver Springs, Md.
Colin F. Beaton, 83
Was Businessman, Veteran
Colin F. Beaton of Blue Diamond, Nev., formerly of Brockton, died Dec. 12, 2003 in his sleep at Creekside Hospice in Las Vegas after a brief but debilitating illness. He was the husband of Eleanor (Callahan) Beaton.
Born in Brockton on August 5, 1920, a son of the late C. Francis and Florence (McCarthy) Beaton, he was raised in Brockton, attended Saint Patrick's School in Brockton, Brockton High School and St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers. A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946 and spent two years in the Pacific from 1944 to 1946.
He was the president of the Brockton Ice and Coal Company, a business of long standing in the Brockton area, which was founded by his grandfather. He was a member of the Brockton Knights of Columbus and the Commercial Club of Brockton for many years. He was also a member of the Brockton Rotary Club and served on the board of directors for the Old Colony YMCA from 1962 to 1972, having served as president of the board from 1969 to 1971. He was an avid sports fisherman, a champion hand ball player at the YMCA and a champion bowler.
In addition to his wife of 61 years, he is survived by five children, Karen Porter of Easton, Kevin Beaton of Sparks, Nev., Donald Beaton of West Tisbury, Jean Leavitt of Blue Diamond, Nev., and Sarah Watkins of Tucson, Ariz.; four sisters, Rose Rossi of West Bridgewater, Lillian Toole of Onset, Eva Lepine of Hallandale. Florida and Joan Diaz of Onset; three granddaughters and many nieces and nephews. He was also brother of the late Angus R. Beaton.
A memorial service will be held at the Holy Cross Church, Easton, on Wednesday, May 19, at 11 a.m. Arrangements are by the Robert J. Kane Funeral Home, 605 Washington street, Easton. In lieu of flowers Donations may be sent to Caring for Kids Fun, Brockton VNA, 500 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02301.
Florence E. Andrews
Florence Elizabeth Andrews, 85, of Dunham avenue, Vineyard Haven died Thursday, May 27, at her home. Her funeral mass will be held on Saturday, May 29, in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Oak Bluffs at 11 a.m. Visiting hours are Friday, May 28, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs. Interment will follow in Oak Grove cemetery, Tisbury. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Jude's Children Research Hospital, PO Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101.
Douglas G. Cochrane Sr.
Summered on the Island
Douglas G. Cochrane Sr. of RiverMead Retirement Community died May 12 after a period of failing health. He was 87. Mr. Cochrane was a longtime summer resident on the Island, since 1997 at his home on Prospect Hill in Chilmark.
Mr. Cochrane was born March 3, 1917 to Lillian (Higham) Cochrane and George Cochrane in Havana, Cuba. One of three children, Mr. Cochrane attended Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec, The Taft School in Watertown, Conn., and Princeton University (Class of 1939). Drafted during World War II, he served in Panama, the Philippines and New Guinea, attaining the rank of captain. A longtime resident of Darien, Conn. and Chilmark, he moved to New Hampshire in 2001. He was a partner of Haskins and Sells (now Deloitte & Touche). Following retirement, he worked with SCORE in Connecticut. Always a good athlete, Mr. Cochrane played for the St. Nicholas Hockey Club, America's oldest amateur hockey club. In retirement, he played golf here and in Britain with the Connecticut Seniors.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Evelyn Makepeace Cochrane; his daughter, Candace P. Cochrane of Newburyport; his son, Douglas G. Cochrane 2nd and his wife, Eleanor, of Hancock, N.H.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held on June 19 at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Darien. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Quebec Labrador Foundation, 55 South Main street, Ipswich, MA 01938.
Ruth E. Plante, 81
Was Educated in Edgartown
Ruth E. (Furbush) Plante of Falmouth, died on Sunday, May 30th in her home after a long illness. She was 81.
She was the beloved wife of Robert A. Plante of 58 years.
Born in Boston, Ruth grew up in Edgartown. She was a graduate of the Edgartown High School, class of 1941.
She worked switchboard operation at the Martha's Vineyard Air Base during World War II. She moved to Falmouth in 1958.
Ruth enjoyed reading, walking, lap swimming and choir singing. She was a member of the John Wesley United Methodist Church in Falmouth. Through the church, she was a longtime member of the church choir and the Falmouth Interfaith Choir.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son, Robert A. Plante of Ventura, Calif., and her three daughters, Patricia Donovan of Vineyard Haven, Joanne Plante of Edgartown and Leslie Plante of Mashpee.
A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 4, in the John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford street, Falmouth, MA 02540.
Interment will be private at the Old Westside cemetery in Edgartown.
Donations may be made in Ruth's memory to the John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford street, Falmouth, MA 02540.
Joseph T. Bucci, 66
Was Island Summer Resident
Joseph T. Bucci of Milford, Conn., died May 26 in Milford Hospital. He was 66. He was born in New Haven, Conn., on Dec. 21, 1937, the son of the late Joseph and Carmela (Malerba) Bucci. He was the brother of the late Mary Ann Ianuzzi and Dr. Vincent A. Bucci.
Mr. Bucci was a self-employed builder and a member of the APOA. He and his wife summered in Wintucket Cove on the shores of Edgartown Great Pond.
He is survived by his wife, Melody Grant Bucci; his son, Joseph D. Bucci, of Cheshire, Conn.; his son, Thomas P. Bucci, and his wife, Patricia, of Glastonbury, Conn.; his son Ronald V. Bucci, and his wife, Alicia, of Trumbull, Conn.; and five grandchildren: Michael, Max, Anna, Olivia and Ben Bucci.
The funeral procession left from the Iovanne Funeral Home, 11 Wooster Place, in New Haven at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Michael's Church at 10:30. Interment was in St. Lawrence cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Looking Forward Program care of the Hospital of St. Raphael, 1450 Chapel street, New Haven, CT 06511.
Keith A. Stoeber, 57
Was Pilot, Air Force Veteran
Keith A. Stoeber, 57, of Louisville, Ky., a longtime summer resident of Chilmark, died Thursday, May 6, at Norton Suburban Hospital in Louisville.
He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a pilot for United Parcel Service. He was a ruling elder of the Community Presbyterian Church and a member of the board of directors of Covenant Christian Academy.
Mr. Stoeber is survived by his wife, Elizabeth J. Stoeber; three daughters, Carolyn Stoeber of Boston, Leigh Tsipis and her husband, Jonathan, of South Bend, Ind., and Elizabeth Stoeber of Durham, N.C., and two sisters, Barbara Greene of Atlanta, Ga., and Susan Ballantine of Cape Cod.
His funeral was held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, at Community Presbyterian Church, with interment at Abel's Hill in Chilmark. Memorial gifts may be made to his church. Arrangements are by Pearson-Ratterman Brothers Funeral Home in Louisville.
Stanley D. Williams, 81
Was U.S. Army Veteran
Stanley D. Williams, 81, of Red Gate Road in Jaffrey, N.H., died Sunday, May 2, after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Williams was born in Bridgeport, R.I., on August 9, 1922, son of the late Jay and Elona (Stanley) Williams. He was a 1934 graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
He had served with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre during World War II.
Mr. Williams had worked as an engineer for National Lead Industries until he retired in 1976. He had enjoyed spending his summers in Martha's Vineyard.
He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Mary (Torrey) Williams of Jaffrey; his daughter, Sandra Ruskey of Leipsic, Ohio, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. The Cournoyer Funeral Home & Cremation Center of Jaffrey, N.H., is assisting with arrangements.
