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Joan M. Belisle
Thursday, December 30, 1999
Joan M. (Crawford) Belisle, 67, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., following a battle with cancer.
Mrs. Belisle was born in Brooklyn but moved to Lawrence as a child where she attended schools and graduated from Lawrence High in 1949. She had lived in Andover for more than 40 years.
Mrs. Belisle was a homemaker.
Members of her family include her husband of 49 years, Walter Belisle of Andover; sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Christine Belisle of New Boston, N.H., and Richard and Kathy Belisle of Winslow, Maine; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Joel Tozier of Waterville, Maine; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was said Friday in St. Robert Bellarmine Church. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery.
Arrangements were by Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home Inc. in Methuen.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice or any cancer management fund.
Anna Lee Earley
Thursday, December 30, 1999
Anna Lee (Rumbaugh) Earley, 69, of Andover died Friday, Dec. 23, after a long battle with ovarian cancer.
Mrs. Early was born in Uniontown, Pa. She graduated from Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing in 1950.
She had lived in Andover since 1960.
Mrs. Early was a longtime member of Free Christian Church.
Members of her family include her sons, William Joseph Earley Jr. of New Ipswich, N.H., and his wife, Luella Reed-Earley, Daniel M. Earley of Nashua, N.H., and his wife, Krista (Coburn) Earley, Stephen P. Earley of Andover, and David C. Earley of Tewksbury and his wife, Cheryl (Fletcher) Earley; brothers, Sonny Rumbaugh, Ronnie Rumbaugh, Arley Rumbaugh and Tim Rumbaugh, all of Dawson, Pa.; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was the widow of William Joseph Earley.
A funeral service was held Wednesday in Free Christian Church. Burial was in St. Augustine Cemetery.
Arrangements were by Burke Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gillette Center for Cancer, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cox Building 120, 100 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114.
James T. Stewart
Thursday, December 30, 1999
James T. Stewart, 85, of South Hadley died Sunday, Dec. 26, at Buckley Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Holyoke.
Mr. Stewart was born in Boston. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1936.
Before moving to South Hadley 33 years ago, he lived in Andover.
Members of his family include his wife, Winifred May (Ratcliffe) Stewart and four children.
The funeral and burial were at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements were by Ryder Funeral Home of South Hadley.
Memorial contributions may be made to Appalachian Mountain Club. Attn: Norie Mozzone, 5 Joy St., Boston, MA 02108.
Froma Tayrkina
Thursday, December 30, 1999
Froma Tayrkina, 77, of 89 Morton St. died Friday, Dec. 24, at Academy Manor Nursing Home.
Mrs. Tayrkina was born in Russia and had lived in St. Petersburg, Russia, for many years before coming to this country.
Members of her family include her daughter and son-in-law, Yelena and Yakov Yakirevich of North Andover; son and daughter-in-law, Vadim and Sofiya Gavrina Morochnik; sister, Rebecca Muchnik of Brighton; and two grandchildren.
She was the widow of Leonid Morochnik.
Services were held Sunday at Stanestky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel in Salem.
Burial was in Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfar Cemetery in Lynn.
Agnes A. Roberts
Thursday, December 30, 1999
Agnes A. "Mickey" (McAtamney) Roberts, 67, of Salem, N.H., died Monday, Dec. 20, at home.
Mrs. Roberts was born in Andover and was a graduate of St. Augustine Grammar School and Punchard High School.
She had lived in Salem for 46 years.
Mrs. Roberts was a former inspector and tester for Raytheon Corp. of Andover.
She was a charter member and past president of the Derry-Salem Emblem Club and a member of St. Joseph Church in Salem, where she was active in the Bible study group.
Members of her family include her husband, Armand "Gus" Roberts of Salem; son and daughter-in-law, Michael L. and Debra Roberts, also of Salem; daughter and son-in-law, Ellen Marie and John Lemieux of Framingham; sisters-in-law, Eileen McAtamney of Lawrence and Arlene Hoyt of Randolph; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Douglas & Johnson Funeral Home, 214 Main St., Salem, N.H.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, Dec. 30, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Church. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, in Salem, N.H.
Memorial contributions may be made to Merrimack Valley Hospice, 360 Merrimack St., Lawrence, MA 01841, or to American Lung Association of N.H., 456 Beech St., Manchester, N.H. 03103.
Walter N. Webster
Thursday, December 30, 1999
Walter N. Webster, 97, died Friday, Dec. 24, in Lexington.
Mr. Webster was born and educated in Lawrence. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1919 and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1923 with a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering.
Mr. Webster worked for New England Telephone and Telegraph in Boston in general engineering and machine switching traffic engineering departments and for H.K. Webster Co. in 1928 as production manager. He supervised modernization and development of a large feed plant in Richford, Vt., in 1941.
Mr. Webster was executive vice president, treasurer, president and chairman of the board of H.K. Webster Co. Inc., which was founded by his grandfather, and retired in 1967. He programmed extensive computer applications for the company from 1967 to 1983.
Mr. Webster was a member and trustee of United Methodist Church of Lawrence and treasurer of trustees from 1946 to 1972 and trustee of the New Hampshire Conference of United Methodist Church from 1946 to 1948.
He was a member of Tuscan Lodge since 1925, St. Matthew Lodge since 1968, AF&AM, York Rite and Scottish Rite since 1930. He was potent master of Lawrence Lodge of Perfection from 1941 to 1943 and a charter member and first sovereign prince, Zion Council Princes of Jerusalem from 1961 to 1962.
Mr. Webster was bestowed honorary 33rd degree of Supreme Council of Scottish Rite in 1946 and received the Scottish Rite Meritorious Service Award in 1965.
He was trustee of Lawrence Masonic Association, honorary director of Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts in 1976 and a member of the building committee of the Masonic Nursing Home in Charlton from 1972 to 1975.
Mr. Webster was grand representative of the Grand Lodge to New Brunswick near the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts from 1970 to 1981 and a trustee of DeMolay Foundation of Massachusetts in 1967. He received the Henry Price Medal for service to the Grand Lodge in 1975 and the Fifty-Year veterans Medal in Masonry in 1976.
He was a Boy Scout master from 1927 to 1929 and had been a director of Lawrence Boys Club since 1942 and a member of the club's building committee. He was past director of YMCA and president from 1950 to 1953 and served on YMCA state and national councils. Mr. Webster was chairman of the building committee for the Andover/North Andover YMCA from 1971 to 1974.
He was general chairman of the United Fund in 1958, past director and president of the fund from 1959 to 1960, served on the National Council of Community Funds and was a member of the building committee of the United Fund of Lawrence.
Mr. Webster was past director and chairman of finance committee of Atlantic Cooperative Bank and trustee of Essex-Broadway Savings Bank.
He was past president of Lawrence Rotary Club, past director of Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and served on the national committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Webster was a member of the building committee for Andover High from 1965 to 1969.
Mr. Webster was a member of "Plan 100" and general chairman of the Mayor's citizen advisory committee of Lawrence from 1960 to 1962.
He received the Ralph Wilkinson Award as Outstanding Citizen of the Greater Lawrence community in 1962.
Members of his family include his daughter, Jacqueline W. Johnson of Middleton; son and daughter-in-law, R. Kingman and Dee Webster of Andover; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was the widower of Florence E. (Bake) Webster.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at United Methodist Church in Lawrence. Burial was private.
Arrangements were by Charles F. Dewhirst Funeral Home of Methuen.
Memorial contributions may be made to United Methodist Church, 207 Haverhill St., Lawrence, MA 01842, or to Lawrence General Hospital, 1 General St., Lawrence, MA 01841.
