Andover Townsman, Andover, MA

Obituaries

November 20, 2007

Obituaries for Nov. 22, 2007

Isabelle Colaneri, 93

ANDOVER | Isabelle (Lemaitre) Colaneri, 93, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2007 at the Caritas Holy Family Hospital, Methuen.

Longtime resident of Andover, daughter of George and Eva Lemaitre of Lawrence, and widow of Dr. Joseph E.M. Colaneri of Troy, N.Y.

She was the surviving sister of Camille Lemaitre Batal, Marcelle Lemaitre, and Alice Lemaitre, all of Methuen and Dr. George Lemaitre of Lawrence.

Mrs. Colaneri was a retired registered nurse and was trained at The Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston where she was named assistant to the director of nursing, a position she held and loved for many years.

She was the beloved mother of and is survived by Dr. Joseph L. Colaneri of Washington, Dr. Paul Colaneri, and his wife Laurie Sickles Colaneri of New Hampshire; and daughter, Marcelle I. Colaneri of Andover. She will remain in their hearts always with love, affection and respect.

ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral services will be private and held at West Parish Cemetery in Andover. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, Inc., 233 Lawrence St. in Methuen.



Lola D'Angelo, 71

ANDOVER | Lola (Castle) D'Angelo, 71, of Andover, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 at her residence in Andover.

She was born on July 21, 1936, in Lawrence, to Steven and Mary Lola (Reilly) Castle. Lola attended Andover schools, graduated from Nazareth Academy and graduated from Merrimack College in 1956.

She was a member of Lawrence Elks, Red Hat Association, and a former member of Lady Elks. Lola attended St. Joseph's Church in Andover.

Lola worked for the IRS in Andover as a tax examiner for 10 years and at Raytheon Corporation as a secretary from 1957 to 1972.

Mrs. D'Angelo is survived by her husband Gerald A. D'Angelo Sr. of Andover; daughter Diane M. D'Angelo of Melrose; son Gerald D'Angelo Jr. and his wife Judith of Methuen; one grandchild, David Samuel D'Angelo; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins.

ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends called Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Cataudella Funeral Home, 125 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen. Funeral services began at the funeral home on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007 at 8:45 a.m., with a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church. Burial followed at St. Augustine's Cemetery in Andover.





Mary Jane Desmet, 92

ANDOVER | Mary Jane (Desmulier) Desmet, 92, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2007 at the Lawrence General Hospital.

She was born in Lawrence, daughter of the late Gaston and Martha (Caytant) Desmulier.

A lifelong resident of Andover, she was a housewife and mother of four.

Mary Jane was a member of the Trinitarian Congregational Church of North Andover and a former member of Indian Ridge Country Club in Andover.

Mrs. Desmet, the widow of Dr. George W. Desmet, she is survived by children, Jacqueline M. Desmet of West Palm Beach, Fla., George W. and his wife Leah of Merrimac, Beverly A. and husband Mark Peterson of Southington, Conn., and Bruce A. Desmet of Andover, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

ARRANGEMENTS: Friends called on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, Inc., 233 Lawrence St., Methuen. Funeral services on Saturday will be private. Please send online condolences to pollardfuneralhome.com.





Mildred M. McMahon, 84

ANDOVER | Mildred M. (Thom) McMahon, 84, of Andover and formerly of South Lawrence, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She was the wife of Mr. Joseph P. McMahon, her devoted husband of 55 years. They were married on Mother’s Day, May 11, 1952 in St. Patrick Church, South Lawrence.

Born in Lawrence on Feb. 17, 1923, she was the daughter of the late George and Sophia (Millan) Thom.

Educated in Lawrence schools, she graduated from Lawrence High School, a member of the Class of 1940.

She rendered faithful service to her country during World War II, serving for two years with the United States Marine Corps.

The McMahons settled in Andover in 1960. Prior to her retirement, she was a supervisor for many years at Cherry & Webb Co., Lawrence. She was an active communicant of St. Patrick Church, and was a lifelong member of the South Lawrence Parish.

In addition to her loving husband, family members include, several nieces and nephews and several great-nieces and nephews.

ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral from the Diaz-Healy Funeral Home, Inc., 107 South Broadway, opposite St. Patrick Church, South Lawrence. Visiting hours will be Friday, Nov. 23 from 4 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. in St. Patrick Church, 118 South Broadway. Interment will follow in our parish cemetery Holy Sepulchre, Waverly Road, North Andover. Courtesy transportation for the sceduled services will be provided on request by calling Daniel J. Healy at tel. 978-685-5732.





Mary Simko, 89

ANDOVER | Mary Simko (nee Tenik), 89.

Beloved wife of the late George; loving mother of John (Carolyn) of Andover and Sandra Brookover (Carl); grandmother of Julie, Jennifer, Alicia, Christopher, Kara and Kristen; and great-grandmother of nine.

ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral services Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home, and Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. at St. John Byzantine Catholic Cathedral. Interment at Holy Spirit Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the Yurch Funeral Home, 5618 Broadview Road, Parma, Ohio, (Between Snow and Brookpark), Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Parastas service Friday 7:30 p.m. (www.cleveland.com/obits).



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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.

    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.

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  • Rose H. Big, 94

    Rose Big, 94, formerly of New Windsor, New York died on January 16th at her home in Andover.



    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.

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  • 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.

    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.

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  • 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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  • Thursday, April 19, 2012
  • 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.

    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.

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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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  • Thursday, April 5, 2012
  • 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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  • Thursday, March 22, 2012
  • 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.

    She was born in Boston, April 18, 1936 daughter of the late Edward and Anne (Raffer) Albert.

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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.

    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.

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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.

    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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