25 OBITUARIES Union-News, Tuesday, November 5, 2002 Kenneth Lagimoniere, Sr. 1949 2002 WARE Kenneth E. Lagimoniere, 53, of 32 Vigeant died Sunday in Mary Lane Hospital. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Becker) Lagimoniere, to whom he was married for 28 years. He also leaves 4 sons, Kenneth Robert, Michael and Mark, all of Ware; 1 daughter, Angel Lagimoniere of Ware; his mother, Anna (Gravel) Lagimoniere of Palmer; 1 brother, Wayne of Palmer; 1 sister, June Dubay of Jacksonville, NC; and 3 grandchildren.
He was born in Ware, son of Ovila and Anna Lagimoniere, and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Springfield Trade HS and studied mechanical drafting. He was an auto body technician for Don's Auto Body in Ware. He was a Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the 1st Calvary, 2nd Armored Division.
He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, and was a member of the Ware Fire Dept. for 10 years. He was also a member of VFW Post American Legion Post DAV Quaboag Chapter and the Aspen St. Rod and Gun Club.
A memorial Mass will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. in All Saints Church, burial will be at the convenience. of the family. Calling hours will be held on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Charbonneau Funeral Home.
Donald E. Wentworth 1911 2002 VERO BEACH, FL Donald E. Wentworth died Nov. 3, 2002 at the Vero Beach Tandem Nursing Home. He was born June 3, 1911 in Amherst, MA, eldest son of Edwin A.
and Lucia (Cowles) Wentworth. He attended local schools, worked as a dairy farmer in Amherst, and for 25 years was an overhead electric crane operator in the steel foundry of Crane Company in Indian Orchard, MA. In 1939, he married Katherine Kenyon they resided in Amherst MA. They moved to Vero Beach in 1971 upon his retirement. He was a past Master of the Amherst, MA Grange, a member of the First United Methodist Church of Vero Beach, Methodist Men's Club, Elks Lodge 1492 the Moose Lodge 1822.
He was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Katherine; brothers, Walter, Fred Howard; sisters, Hazel Eleanor. Surviving are his sisters, Alice Owen Greenfield, MA Marion Wade of Springfield, MA; a daughter, Edwina (Wendy) her husband Gary of Rutland, VT; a grandson, Greg Austin of Merriseveral nieces nephews. Memorial contributions to the Building Fund of First United Methodist Church, 1750 20th Vero Beach, FL 32960. Arrangements under direction of Ayco*ck Funeral Home. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Ft.
Pierce, FL. Joao Barroso 1918 2002 Mary H. Swierczek 1917 2002 ORCHARD Joao of 48 Montgomery Orchard, died Sunday in a local nursing home. Born in Ludlow, he returned to Portugal as a child and resided there for 50 years. He returned to the United States INDIAN Barroso, 84, Indian and Indian Orchard in 1950 and has resided here for the past 32 years.
Joao was a retired employee of Unifirst Uniform Co. of Indian Orchard. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Maria (Anjos) Barroso; 5 sons, Jose Barroso of Portugal, Miguel Barroso of Indian Orchard, Antonio Barroso of Ludlow, John Barroso of North Carolina, Domingos Barroso of Springfield; a daughter, Marie Rego of Ludlow; 3 brothers, Manuel Barroso and Tony Barroso, both of Ludlow, Barroso of New Bedford; 15 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Wednesday morning from the Ratell Funeral Home, 200 Main Street, Indian Orchard at 8:00 a.m., followed by the Liturgy of Christian Burial in St. Jude Church, 221 Main Street, Indian Orchard at 9:00 a.m.
Burial will be in St. Aloysius Cemetery, Indian Orchard. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of choice. Calling hours are Tuesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. For directions guest book, visit www.bhrfh.com.
aN BIER RATELL-543-3836 Albina Lamontagne 1909 2002 EASTHAMPTON Albina "Meme" Lamontagne, of Pleasant Green. Wife of the late Omer Lamontagne. Mother of Omer, Richard, Jeanne Lamontagne, Joanne Ely and the late Theresa Wolcott. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11:00 at the BoucherO'Brien Funeral Horne followed with a Mass at 12:00 noon at the Notre Dame Church. Calling hours Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9.
Benny Maiewski 1919 2002 HATFIELD Benny Maiewski on Nov. 3, 2002. Reposing at the Drozdal Funeral Home, Northampton. Funeral Wednesday 10. a.m.
in the funeral home. Interment Main St. Cemetery. Family will receive friends in the Victorian Room Tuesday 24 p.m. .13.
Drozdal thang Funeral Home Muriel M. LePage 1921 2002 HOLYOKE Muriel M. (Muldoon) LePage, 81, of 475 Maple died Saturday at Holyoke Geriatric Center3 She was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Robert and Pearl (Fontaine) Muldoon, and was educated in the local schools. Muriel volunteered at Kate's Kitchen for many years and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish. Her' husband, Ovila LePage, died in :1987.
She leaves her beloved friend, Claire Ison of Holyoke; and Claire's family, Walter Ison of Belchertown, Guy Ison of Easthampton, and Dale Ison of NY. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 8:15 from the Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home, 2049 Northampton followed by a Mass in Sacred Heart Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Jerome Cemetery.
Visitation will be Thursday morning at the funeral home from 7:45 until the time of the Mass. 1 Janina Olearczyk 1922 2002 WARE Janina (Bodnar) Olearczyk, 80, of 5 Clifford died Sunday, November 3, 2002 at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield. She was born in Poland, daughter late Jan and Wiktoria (Jurkowski) Bodnar, but lived in Ware since She worked at the American Athletic Shoe Inc. in Ware for several years before her retirement in 1987. Previously she worked at the former Seven Sisters, Inc.
in Ware. She w'as a communicant of St. Mary's Church, Ware. Janina is survived by her two daughters, Grazyna Zawada of Ware and Ann Nowak of Belchertown; eight grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Her beloved husband, Stanislaw Olearczyk, predeceased her in 2001; and son, Leszek J.
Olearczyk, died in 1997. Her funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 6, 2002 from the Cebula Funeral Home, Ware, with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. in St. Mary's Church, Ware. Burial will follow Mary's Cemetery.
Calling hours are Tuesday from 6 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made either to St. Mary's School, South Charles Ware, MA or to St. Mary's Church, 60 South Ware, MA 01082. Barbara A.
Adams 1934 2002 WESTFIELD Barbara A. (Hartwell) Adams, 68, of Westfield died Monday at home. She was born October 14, 1934 in Bradford Vt. daughter of the late George J. and Ida (Robie) Hartwell, and has lived in Westfield since 1955.
She was employed as a buyer for Manage. Inc. of Chicopee for nine years, retiring in last year. She was a member of the United Church of Christ Second Congregationalist in Westfield and was active in the Singles Group at the church. She was the widow of Robert H.
Adams who died May 2., 1985. Barbara leaves a son, Ricky L. Adams of Harvard, IL. and his wife Michelle; and a daughter, Robin M. Adams of Westfield.
She also leaves a sister, Virginia Bednarski of Bradford, VT; and three grandchildren, Heather, Christopher and Robert Adams, all of Harvard, IL. The funeral will be Saturday November 16, 2002 at 11 a.m. in the Firtion-Adams Funeral Home, 76 Broad Westfield, MA, with burial at the convenience of the family in South Lawn Cemetery in Piermont, NII. Calling hours will be Saturday November 16, 2002 from a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society 31-Capital Drive West Springfield, MA 01089.
Richard S. Kramer 1932 2002 WEST HAVEN, CT Richard S. Kramer of West laven, CT entered into rest Nov. 3, 2002. Loving and devoted husband of Gloria DeStefano Kramer; dedicated and loving father to Attorney Richard Bryan Kramer and his wife Angela of Springfield, MA, and Edward Stephan Kramer, Ph.D., and wife Paula of Ellington, CT; proud grandfather of Matthew Logan Kramer, and loving son-in-law of Ida DeStefano.
He was born in Sandusky, Ohio on Jan. 9, 1932 to Sylvester and Lucille Link Kramer. A Navy veteran of the Korean War, he served aboard the U.S.S. Sigourney. He was a longtime employee of the Western Electric in Orange, CT.
A manager in data processing, he was instrumental in the development and operation of the Information Services Department. He was a 50-year member of the Knights of Columbus, Father Curtin Council and the S.N.E.T. Pioneers. Funeral from the Keenan Funeral Home, 238 Elm West Haven, CT Thursday morning at 9:30. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Victory Church, West Haven at 10:00 a.m.
Friends may call Wednesday from 4 to 8. Interment will be in St. Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, with military honors. Leo J. Grassilli Jr.
1936 2002 OCEANSIDE, Calif. Leo J. Grassilli 66, of Oceanside, California died at his home of colon cancer. He was born in Springfield, Mass. and was the Facilities Manager for Callaway Golf.
Mr. Grassilli enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1953 and was a twicecommissioned Marine Captain upon his retirement in 1977. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and was a meinber of the VFW and the Vista (Calif.) Elks Lodge. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Jane Bednarz Grassilli; daughter, Donna Duff of Fallbrook, sons, Steven Grassilli of Ramona, CA and Leo Grassilli of Woodbridge, VA; mother, Rose Grassilli formerly of Chicopee; sister, Karen Cardone of Westerly, RI, and six grandchildren. His father, Leo J.
Grassilli preceded him in death on April 28, 2002. Captain Grassilli was buried with full military honors on October 31st at Mission Luis Rey, in Oceanside. Marie A. Tetrault 1915 2002 LUDLOW Marie A. (Talbot) Tetrault, "87, formerly of Oak Street, Ludlow, died Monday in a A local nursing home.
Born in Ludlow, she was a life long resident. Marie was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Church in Ludlow, and was a member of the parish Ladies of St. Anne Society. She is survived by a' daughter, J.
Ayers of Enfield, CT; a brother, Joseph G. Talbot of Ludlow; 6 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. Marie was predeceased by her husband, Chester J. Tetrault who died in 1984. The funeral will be Wednesday morning from the Ratell Funeral Home, 200 Main Street, Indian Orchard, at 11 a.m., followed by the Liturgy of Christian Burial in St.
John the Baptist Church, 181 Hubbard Ludlow, 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Cemetery, Indian Orchard. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 4619 Ravenwood, Suite 302, Chicago, IL 60640.
Calling hours are Wednesday morning from 9 to 11 a.m. For directions guestbook visit www.bhrfh.com. BHIRI RATELL-543-3836 IN MEMORIAM Santos In Loving Memory of STEPHANIE "Shroom" SANTOSI 11-05-82 6-9-02 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Stephanie, may your body rest and spirit for you will never be forgotten. We Love you and Miss you so HAPPY Love You From Mom, Dad, Robert and all of your Uncles and Aunts, cousins and Friends 1 Croteau IN LOVING MEMORY OF DEBORA A. CROTEAU Who passed away 5 years ago today" SADLY MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN Love your husband and children Topor In Loving Memory Of EVA R.
TOPOR Who passed away 1 year ago Nov. 5, 2001 Forever in our hearts thoughts Don Shirley families Major In loving memory of VIOLA MAJOR who passed away Nov. 5, 1996 Sadly missed by your sister Martha and niece Marie Santos IN MEMORY OF Tr we STEPHANIE SANTOS 11-5-82 6-9-02 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Steph We Love You and Miss You Very Much. Christine and Tony McNally In Loving Memory Of CANDACE McNALLY Always Loved Missed Mom, I am Your son, Ricky Jr. Mommy, I wish you were here so I could've known you.
I am growing big now, Love your big Angel Jordan Auntie Candy. I am big enough to drink coffee with you. Your Pal, Nicky CARD OF THANKS To place a Card of Thanks on the obitvary pages, call 413-788-1234 or come to the Union-News Classified 1860 Main Springfield, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sports columnist Will Grimsley dies NEW YORK Will Grimsley, who covered the spectrum of sports for four decades as a reporter, columnist and special correspondent for The Associated Press, is dead at age 88. Grimsley's byline was one of the best known in sports as he reported from the world's biggest athletic events for nearly half a century, including 15 Olympics, 35 World Series and 25 Kentucky Derbies.
Grimsley, who retired in 1984. died Thursday in East Meadow, N. Y. He was buried yesterday. The son of a railroad engineer, he joined the sports staff of the Evening Tennessean at age 18 and became sports editor and columnist for the paper in 1935.
Grimsley was hired by the AP at Memphis in 1943 and transferred to New York as a sports writer in 1947. In 1969. he was named a special correspondent, one of just a handful of AP writers and the only one in sports to carry that title. Fight years later, in 1977, "Grimsley's Sports World" its debut as a five-day-a-week column that gave afternoon newspapers a versatile look at the world Grimsley occupied. Sometimes it was a mood piece, sometimes it was analytical, sometimes it was a profile of a sports personality.
"Will Grimsley was one of the stars of a golden era in American sports said AP vice president Wick Temple, sports editor from 1973-80. "Hundreds of news- Associated Press paper sports pages depended on Will's reporting of every major event. And when he turned to column writing. his analysis and comments earned him more ink certainly than any other sports writer because of AP's Grimsley specialized in golf, tennis, coliege football and the Olympics, and he regularly covered the Indianapolis 500, the Super Bowl, the Masters and Wimbledon. He reported on the early career of Jack Nicklaus and Howard Cosell's start on "Monday Night Football." He wrote a series on Cassius Clay's embracing the Muslim faith and taking the name Muhammad Ali, and he was with the champ when he refused to be inducted into the military in 1967.
Grimsley covered Ali's knockout of George Foreman at "The Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire in 1974 and the defeat of Joe Frazier at the "Thrilla in Manila" a year later. He traveled to Australia a dozen times for the Davis Cup, and he covered World Cup golf in Ireland, Australia, Japan. Mexico and Hawaii. Grimsley's column quickly won wide acceptance because of his versatility. "You walk a tightrope with water on both shoulders.
After all, it's a big audience and a very critical one." he once said of column writing. Joao WARE Mary H. Swierczek, 85, of Uncasville, and former longtime resident of Ware, died suddenly Sunday in Mansfield, MA. Her funeral services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002 from the Cebula Funeral Ilome, Ware, with a Mass at 10 a.m.
in St. Mary's Church, Ware. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. 4 4 Charles W.
Rose 1937 2002 SPRINGFIELD Charles William Rose, 65, of Montague, formerly of Springfield, died Saturdav! Nov. 2 in Montague. Born in Springfield on April 19, 1937, a son of the late Murdo and Teresa (Ihrig) Rose, he had lived in the Springfield community for most of life and attended local schools. Charles later lived in Somers, CT for several years before returning to the greater Springfield area. Ile was a participant in the Golden Gloves, boxing in Holyoke and Springfield for several years.
Charles also served with the 76th Infantry Div. of the US Army Reserves for many years, being Honorably Discharged in 1962. He is survived by four sisters and three brothers-inlaw: Elizabeth R. and Robert Johnson of Agawam, MA, Helen M. and Raymond Crowley of Hampden, MA, Judith C.
and Rene LaMagdelaine of Somers, CT and Kathryn A. Rose of Springfield; two brothers and a sister-in-law: John and Jennifer (Muffy) Rose of Somers, CT and Bruce Rose of Brewster, eight nieces, five nephews, and four cousins. Graveside services will be held on Thursday Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. at West Cemetery, Somers, CT.
There are no calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to the Carlson Recovery Center, Baystate Medical Center, 471 Chestnut Springfield, MA 01199. Somers Funeral Home, 354 Main St. has care of arrangements. Katherine Taylor 1922 2002 WARE Katherine V.
(Seitz) Taylor, 80, formerly of 81 Pleasant died November 4th in Wilbraham. Born in Lynbrook, NY on October 3, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Margaret Seitz. Katherine, or as she was more affectionately known, was raised in New York and settled in Springfield following her marriage. Mrs. Taylor was predeceased by her beloved husband, Thomas, in 1998; as well as her sons, Thomas, Stephen and John; and daughters-in-law, Annette Taylor and Mary Patricia Taylor.
She is survived by her son, Matthew Taylor; daughter, Katherine and her husband Gary Jarvis; her daughter, Grace and her husband Heriberto Flores; and her daughter, Elizabeth McNally and Malcolm Radisic. Her grandchildren, whom she loved dearly, are Lisa Taylor Goldsmith, Michelle, Christine and Amanda Taylor, Adam, Carey, Matthew and Katie Jarvis, Joshua, Colin Sara McNally; and great-grandchildn, Jory Taylor. She also leaves a brother, John and his wife Irene; and several nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be held on Thursday from the Charbonneau Funeral Home with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St.
Mary's Church. Burial will be in the New St. William Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Other obituaries on Page B5 Skiffle king Donegan dies; inspired Lennon By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON Lonnie Donegan.
a musician whose "skiffle" sound inspired John Lennon and Pete Townshend to learn to play guitar, has died, his publicist said yesterday. died Sunday Donegan gan Peterborough, central England, while on a tour of Britain, publicist Judy Totton said. He Lonnie Donegan was 71 and had suffered several heart attacks. Donegan's hits included "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (on the Bedpost Overnight)," "My Old Man's A Dustman," and "Rock Island Line," but he may have been more important to British music for inspiring young talents to imitate and then eclipse his success. He had planned to play later this month in a concert tribute to former Beatle George Harrison at the Royal Albert Hall.
Donegan was born Anthony Donegan in Glasgow in 1931., A fan of American country, folk, and blues music, he changed his name as a tribute to bluesman Lonnie Johnson. Skiffle music. which Donegan introduced to Britain in the 1950s, was a mixture of styles that traced its roots to 1920s America, blending jug band, acoustic, folk, blues. and country and western styles. The son of a symphony violinist.
Donegan absorbed a wide range of popular music from across the Atlantic, including the Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Josh White, Smith and Leadbelly. A stint in the British Army took him to Vienna, where he was influenced by music on the American Forces Radio Network. He formed the Tony Donegan Jazz Band in 1952, and later joined Chris Barber in the Ken Colyer Jazzmen, which became a popular club band. Donegan, playing guitar or banjo. performed American blues, country and folk songs in the breaks between sets.
Colyer quit in 1954 and the renamed Chris Barber Jazz Band made a recording for Decca Records of a few of Donegan's skiffle tunes, including "Rock Island Line." The album was a hit but the single release of "Rock Island Line" was a phenomenon, spending 22 weeks on the British chart and breaking into the top 20 in the United States. The single was credited to "The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group." and he was a star. 'Lost in Space' TV villain Jonathan Harris dies at 87 Associated Press LOS ANGELES Jonathan Harris, the flamboyantly fussy actor who portrayed the dastardly. cowardly antagonist Dr. Zachary Smith on the 1960's sci-fi show "Lost in Space," has died.
He was 87. Harris died Sunday from a blood clot in his heart while receiving therapy at an Encino-area hospital for a chronic back problem, family spokesman Kevin J. Burns said yesterday. Born Jonathan Charasuchin in the Bronx to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, Harris adopted Associated Press the stage persona of a classically Actor Jonathan Harris, who trained British actor with his gran- played Dr. Zachary Smith in diloquent accent, crisp enunci- the TV show "Lost in Space," ation and professorial manner.
died on Sunday. He's seen When people would ask him if here with show co-star Billy he was from England, Harris Mumy. would confess: 'Oh no, my dear, just time friend and said Burns. a long- takeoff on the "Swiss Family Rob1998 documentary "Lost director in of the inson" story in which the Forever." Space clan was trapped amid the uncastaway Harris also worked with Pixar charted fathoms of space instead Animation Studios in recent years. of on a deserted island.
supplying the voice of Manny the Harris' character, Dr. preying- mantis magician in "A was a saboteur who caused the Bug's Life" and the elderly doll re- Robinson family's ship, Jupiter II, pairman in "Toy Story 2." to fly off course but he also found "Lost in Space." which ran on himself trapped with them in the CBS from 1965 to 1968, was a sci-fi craft. 1.
