Thomas P. Christopher, 80
NAPLES, Fla. — Thomas P. Christopher, 80, of Naples, Fla., died suddenly on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007.
He was born on March 15, 1927 in Lawrence to Thomas F. and Helen Christopher and was educated in the Lawrence school system.
He was a long time resident of Andover.
He owned T.P. Christopher & Sons and also operated a school bus for the town of Andover for many years.
An avid golfer, he was a member of Andover Country Club and later at Royal Wood and Wilderness in Naples where he resided.
He was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Seton parish in Naples.
Thomas is survived by his wife of 57 years, Cecelia (Edmunds) Christopher of Naples; sons, Thomas P. Jr. and his companion Dorothy Burnham of Salem, N.H., John and his wife Ellen (Caffrey) Christopher of Andover, and Daniel and his wife Julia (Retelle) Christopher of Andover. He also leaves seven grandchildren, Thomas F. Christopher of California, Jake, Andrew and Sara Christopher of Andover, and Cayley, Erin and Kerry Christopher of Andover; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Christopher of Wilmington, Del. and his sister, Mary Bowler of Lawrence.
ARRANGEMENTS: A memorial service was held on Monday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. at Fuller Funeral Home, 1625 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, Fla. A memorial service will be scheduled for a later date in Andover. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the St. Michael's Parish Building Fund, 196 Main St., North Andover, MA 01845 or to a charity of one's choice.
Mavis Twomey Cox
ANDOVER — Mavis Twomey Cox, a lifelong resident of Shawsheen Village in Andover, and Great Boar's Head in Hampton Beach, N.H., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007 at home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on Oct. 8, 1928 in Andover, to Jeremiah J. and Hilda (North) Twomey. Mavis was educated in the Andover Public Schools, graduated from Abbott Academy in 1946, and received a secretarial degree from the Katherine Gibbs School. She was an active parishioner of St. Augustine's Church in Andover and a member of the Catholic Daughters.
Mavis was employed for 40 years as a secretary in the Andover Public School System. For the first 25 years she worked for the assistant superintendent and in the personnel office. After retiring in 1993, Mavis worked for 15 years for the principal of South School, Dr. Eileen Woods, and enjoyed close friendships with co-workers and being surrounded by children. In 1997 she was recognized by the Boston Globe as an "Unsung Community Hero" for her commitment to education and her enthusiasm and dedication in helping children.
Family was the center of Mavis' life. She was actively involved in the education and extracurricular activities of her children and grandchildren and was very proud of their accomplishments. All of her children received college degrees. Mavis spent many happy summers relaxing at Hampton Beach, and her hobbies included gardening, reading mystery novels, and knitting sweaters for her grandchildren. She enjoyed traveling and visiting with family members in Texas, Alaska, Colorado, New Mexico, and England.
Mavis is predeceased by her beloved husband of 49 years, George Cox Jr., parents, and brother Gerard Twomey. She is survived by her sister Madge and her husband G. Robert Keepin Jr. of Los Alamos, N.M.; cousin Daphne Higham of Southampton, England; her six children, including daughter Susan and her husband Gordon Whicher of Andover and Houston; son George (Joe) III and his wife Mary of Louisville, Colo.; daughter Lisa of Andover; son Gerald and his wife Cynthia Lemere of Needham; daughter Sara and her husband Jonathan Faulkner of Homer, Alaska; son Michael and his wife Lakshmi of Arlington; 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; many nieces and nephews and their families; and her faithful collie, Molly.
ARRANGEMENTS: A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 at 1 p.m. in St. Augustine's Church in Andover. Burial will follow in the Spring Grove Cemetery, also in Andover. Family and friends may call on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 122 Amesbury St., Lawrence. Memorial contributions may be made to: Merrimack Valley Hospice, 360 Merrimack St., Building 9, Lawrence, MA 01843. To send online condolences or for more information, please go to www.breenfuneralhome.com.
Robert N. Fuller Jr., 72
ANDOVER — Robert Nelson Fuller Jr., 72, Andover, passed away peacefully after a long illness, surrounded by his loving wife and family, on Monday, Nov. 12, 2007 at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Born in New York, May 8, 1935, Robert moved with his family to Massachusetts in 1940, where he grew up and thereafter considered home. Robert married Jane Duryea of Longmeadow, Massachusetts on Sept. 26, 1953. Following his marriage to Jane, Robert received his bachelor's of science degree in engineering management at the University of Vermont.
Robert then served as a lieutenant in the United States Army Ordnance Corps at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina with the 82nd Airborne (All American) Division. Following his honorable discharge from the Army, Robert began his career in engineering, while at the same time earning a bachelor's of science degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
After distinguishing himself at Westinghouse in Baltimore, Maryland, where he worked on US Navy radar systems, Robert and his family re-located to Andover to work for ITEK Corporation, where he collaborated on NASA programs, including the Mars Viking, Voyager and Hubble space projects. Following a successful and lengthy career at ITEK, Robert established a private consulting firm.
An avid outdoorsman, Robert hiked all the New England 4,000 foot mountains, skied throughout the US and Europe, bow hunted and was a passionate sailor. He built his own 36 foot sloop, which he named the Galatea, as well as numerous kayaks and canoes.
He is survived by his wife, Jane, daughters Linda Fuller Barry and husband, Robert, of Arvada, Colo., and Susan Fuller Hanson and husband, Myles of North Andover; sons, Col. Peter Nelson Fuller (U.S. Army) and wife, Jane Peel of Springfield, Va. and Jonathan Duryea Fuller and wife, Elaine of Andover; his sister, Francis Fuller Allen of Pasadena, Calif.; grandchildren, Matthew, Andrew, Sarah and David Hanson of N. Andover, Rhea and Graham Fuller of Andover, Robert and John Barry of Colorado and Ian and Margaret Fuller of Virginia.
ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours are on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Charles Dewhirst Andover Funeral Home, 33 Pearson St., Andover. Funeral services are on Friday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. in Free Christian Church, 31 Elm St., Andover. Donations may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. To send an online condolence, please visit www.dewhirstfuneral.com.
Obituaries
Obituaries for Nov. 15, 2007
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Marilyn Jean (Rowe) Foote, 74 Years
Marilyn Jean (Rowe) Foote, a longtime resident of Andover died at the Lawrence General Hospital, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday evening, May 10, 2012. She was 74 years old.
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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 7, 1938, she was the beloved daughter of the late Frederick J. and Harriet (St. Croix) Rowe. Mrs. Foote was a very devoted mother and grandmother. Marilyn was a graduate of East Boston High and worked as a Supervisor at Modicon in Andover, MA for many years. -
Rose H. Big, 94
Rose Big, 94, formerly of New Windsor, New York died on January 16th at her home in Andover.
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Rose, one of 11 children, was the daughter of Steven Lakatos and Rose Zekany, who emigrated from Hungary in the early 1900’s. She grew up near Wharton, New Jersey and attended area schools. A deeply religious and spiritual person her entire life, she loved church and as a young girl would walk 4 miles to mass before walking back to attend services and Sunday school at the Hungarian Presbyterian Church. In Andover she attended South Church and participated in a women’s Bible study group for many years. -
Edmund Wright,
Wright, Edmund F. "Ed". May 7. Beloved husband of Janet(Chartrain). Loving father of Spencer and Thomas Wright of Andover. Son of Edmund Sr. and his late wife Helen (Nee). Brother of Julie McLaughlin and her husband Daniel and Gerry Wright and his wife Pamela all of Andover. Brother-in-law of Steven Chartriain and his wife Amy of NH and Donna Corley and her husband Steven of VA. Ed is also survived by his father and mother-in-law Raymond Chartrain and his wife Vivian, his aunt Sheila Harris and many loving nieces and nephews. Ed coached both Andover Youth Hockey and Basketball as well being a Cub Scout Leader in Andover.
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Virginia Kenny Rourke, 81
Virginia Kenny Rourke, 81 died May 1, 2012, at Fox Hill Village in Westwood, MA, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late James Arthur Rourke, MD.
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Born and educated in Lynn, Virginia was the daughter of Francis H. and Esther Ryan Kenny. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Lynn and from the Lynn Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a nurse for several years at Lynn Hospital and then as a rehabilitation coordinator in Boston. Virginia also participated in the choir and the garden club at Fox Hill Village. -
Mr. James M. Shea,
Mr. James Michael Shea, a resident of Northampton, formerly of Andover and husband of Carolyn B. (Anderson) Shea, died at the Calvin Coolidge Nursing Center in Northampton on Monday morning, April 23, 2012. He was 70 years old.
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Rev. Cajetan T. Holland, C.S.C., 91
Rev. Cajetan T. Holland, C.S.C. passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Ind. He was 91 years old.
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Harry B. Caplan,
Harry Bernard Caplan, 82, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Andover, died Thursday morning April 12, 2012 at Parkside Inn Assisted Living in Boynton Beach.
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Louis Halberstadt, 82
Louis Halberstadt, 82 of North Andover died peacefully at the Meadows Nursing Center Tuesday morning April 17, surrounded by his wife Thelma and their loving family.
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Mr. Halberstadt was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in New Hyde Park, NY. A graduate of Clarkson University, and also earned an M.BA at Boston University. He spent his career as a chemical engineer in the plastics industry. He received patents for polyurethane manufacturing processes through collaborations with Monsanto, Acushnet Company and Amesbury Industries. - Thursday, April 12, 2012
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Joseph F. McEnroe, 78
Joseph F. McEnroe, 78, of the Coquina Crossing Community in Elkton, FL, died March 29, 2012 at his home. He was born in North Attleboro, Massachusetts and had resided in Elkton for the past 9 years, moving here from Londonderry, New Hampshire and Andover, Massachusetts. He served as a vice president and chief financial officer for Treasure Masters Corp. of Derry, N.H.
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Priscilla Marie Lucy, 84
Priscilla M. Lucy, age 84, of Andover, MA passed away at home on Easter Morning, April 8, 2012, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Robert F. Lucy.
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Raymond Ballard Orrell, III, 78 Years
Raymond Ballard Orrell III, the dear husband of Audrey Louise (Lawton) Orrell since 1961, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He has been a resident of Andover since 1963, and lived at home until January of this year, the month of his seventy-eighth birthday. During the final hours of his earthly pilgrimage, his wife and two sons surrounded and held him in prayer and silence, Scripture, and words of blessing.
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Dale Winsor Blake, 74
Dale Winsor Blake, 74, died in the comfort of his home in Hartford, CT on Tuesday, March 13. Born on August 22, 1937, in Williamstown, MA, Dale was the son of Preston Hinds and Gertrude Loud Blake. He grew up in Andover, MA, graduated from Phillips Academy in 1955 and Tufts University in 1959 where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. After graduation he joined Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, where he later became involved in fuel cell work for the Apollo Program. Through the rest of his career, he was a design engineer for commercial fuel cells, becoming Senior Design Engineer for the 200Kw PC-18 power plant. He retired from United Technologies in 1999 after 40 years of service.
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Judith G. (Albert) Kapelson,
Judith G. (Albert) Kapelson, 75 of North Andover died Monday, March 19, at Martin Memorial Hospital, Stuart, FL.
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Mrs. Alice M. (Ryan) Hennessey, 84 Years
Mrs. Alice M. (Ryan) Hennessey, a longtime resident of Andover and beloved wife of the late William E. Hennessey, died at the Merrimack Vally Hospice House in Haverhill on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. She was 84 years old.
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Mrs. Carol Ann Antanavich, 70 Years
Mrs. Carol Ann Antanavich, a long time resident of Andover and beloved wife of Joseph F. Antanavich, died at her home on Wednesday evening, March 14, 2012. She was 70 years old.
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William Ashlock, 72
William “Bill” Ernest Ashlock, 72, passed away March 10, 2012 in his home in the mountains of Ellsworth, New Hampshire not long after snowmobiling on the nearby Mt.Stinson.
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Bill, the son of Marguerite (Herr) and Raymond Taft Ashlock, was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. - Thursday, March 15, 2012
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Elizabeth (Gigis) Mathews, 78 Years
Mrs. Elizabeth (Gigis) Mathews, a resident of North Andover, formerly of Andover and beloved wife of the late Robert L. Mathews, died at the Lawrence General Hospital on March 9, 2012. She was 78 years old.
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Mary M. (Moyer) Duncan, 85
Mrs. Mary M. (Moyer) Duncan, a longtime resident of Andover and beloved wife of the late Sid Duncan and Howard Denmark, died at the Sutton Hill Nursing Center in North Andover on Monday, March 5, 2012. She was 85 years old.
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Mr. William "Bill" R. Valentine, 82 Years
Mr. William “Bill” Ried Valentine, a lifelong resident of Andover and beloved husband of the late Iris (Caldwell) died at the Holy Family Hospital in Methuen on Thursday afternoon, March 8, 2012. He was 82 years old.
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Robert E. Sherman, 89
Robert E. Sherman of Brooksby Village in Peabody, a longtime resident of Andover, died peacefully on Sunday, February 26, 2012.
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He was born in Menominee, Michigan on March 13, 1922 the son of Samuel Merritt Sherman and the former Inez Mortensen.
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