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John J. Chastney
UTD Tool Grinder
ATHOL - John J. Chastney, 92, beloved husband of the late Nellie Brazauskas, died on Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 after a short illness.
He was a lifetime resident of Athol, having lived at 105 Elizabeth St. for 45 years. He lived in Virginia for the last year with his daughter and son - in - law.
He was retired as a precision tool grinder for 35 years at the Union Twist Drill company. He was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and the Golden Agers.
He is survived by his daughter, Ruth McHenry and her husband, Ray of Philomont, VA; his son, Alfred Chastney of Royalston; his sister, Nellie Stone of Athol; his sister - in - law Joanna Chastney of Athol; two grandchildren from Virginia; and a host of other nieces, nephews, and friends.
A memorial service will be held in the spring in Athol, the date to be announced at a future time.
Arrangements are being handled by Enders & Shirley Funeral Home in Berryville, VA.
Paul Services
PETERSHAM - Funeral services for Eva Eileen (Ahart) Paul, 71, of 15 Common St., were held Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, in the Fiske Funeral Home, Athol, with Rev. Gordon P. Tate officiating.
Burial was in West Road Cemetery.
The Fiske Funeral Home directed the arrangements.
Dodge Services
ATHOL - Funeral services for Jean “Gina” (Berton) Dodge, 76, of 46 Oakland St., were held Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, with a Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady Immaculate Church. The celebant was Rev. Stephen D. Johnson. The organist and cantor was Theresa Gabis.
Burial was in Gethsemane Cemetery. The bearers, all grandsons of Mrs. Dodge, were Bob Dodge, Dan Dodge, Jason Dodge, Matt Cheung, Eric Cheung and Ed Kopp.
The J. Edward Murphy Funeral Home directed the arrangements.
Allan R. Baldwin
86, Held Posts In Orange
ORANGE - Allan R. Baldwin, 86, formerly of 48 Lincoln Ave., died on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004 in the Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield, following an illness.
Born in Orange on Aug. 12, 1918, he was a son of Charles A. and Etta A. (Marsh) Baldwin and lived all his life in Orange. He attended Orange Schools and graduated from the former Orange High School in 1936.
He enlisted in the United States Army on April 9, 1942 and served during World War II, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He served in the European, African, and Middle Eastern Theaters and was Honorably discharged on March 2, 1946. He later served with the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict from 1949 to 1952.
He was married to Patricia A. (Brigham) who died on Dec. 22, 1999.
Very active within the community, Allan served on the Town of Orange Finance Committee, was chairman of the Bicentenial Committee in 1976, had served on the Orange High School Alumni Association, a lifetime member of the Orange Historical Society, member of American Legion Post 172 - Orange and Last Man's Club of WW2 as well as past commander of the post, and a member of the former Damon Spooner VFW Post.
A member of the Central Congregational Church in Orange, he was active with the church activities including former member of the diaconite, deacon, and church board member.
For over 50 years he belonged to the Orange Kiwanis Club and had served as president, treasurer, director, and chairman of the Heliport Committee which saw the creation of the emergency helicopter pad at the Athol Memorial Hospital.
He served as the veterans' agent for Orange, Warwick, New Salem, Wendell, and Erving for eleven years, retiring in 1996.
An employee of the Erving Paper Mills, he had been the traffic manager at the mill and retired in 1985 after 40 years with the company.
He enjoyed the local history and had collected information and organized scrap books about the area.
Survivors include a step son, Daniel C. Sherman of Orange; a sister, Elizabeth MacKenzie of California; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren.
He was predeceased by step sons, David B. Sherman in 1994.
Graveside services in Central Cemetery, Orange, will be held at a later date and time to be announced.
There are no calling hours.
Donations are suggested to the Franklin County VNA & Hospice of Western New England, 164 High St., Greenfield, MA 01301.
Witty's Funeral Home is directing the arrangements.
Lorene T. Dresser
Asst. Nursing Director
ORANGE - Lorene T. Dresser, 87, formerly of 383 East River St., died Sunday evening, Dec. 19, 2004 at the Walden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Concord, following an illness.
Born in Orange on Dec. 13, 1917, she was a daughter of John A. and Elsie (Imbreg) Dresser and grew up in Orange, graduating from Orange High School in 1935. She later went on to graduate from the Burbank Hospital School of Nursing in Fitchburg in 1941 and Boston University School of Nursing in 1958 where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
She worked at the Children's Hospital in Boston for 26 years, retiring in 1973 and had been the Assistant Director of Nursing Administration at the time of her retirement.
She enjoyed the theatre as well as listening to classical music.
Survivors include a sister, Edris Rowe of Orange, and several nephews.
Funeral services are private.
There are no calling hours.
Witty's Funeral Home is directing the arrangements.
Mary S. Hey
ERVING - Mary S. (Blackie) Hey, 86, of 4 Moore St., died Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
Paula M. Leblanc, 49, of 349 South St. died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, at home.
She was born in Chicopee Falls, on Jan. 15, 1955, the daughter of the late Norman R. and Mary G. (Gionet) Leblanc of Athol; two sisters, Gail T. Cetto of Sterling, Denise A. Hereth of Orange; one brother, Roger J. Massachusetts to an egg salad sandwich - and all in equal measure. Friends and family members were always delighted when his monumental passion found new and sometimes unexpected objects of affection.
“When he said, ‘This is the greatest egg salad sandwich I have ever had,’ he really meant it. He had a profound sense of gratitude from beginning to end,” Mary Canning Goldman said of her husband, a Cambridge neurologist who battled cancer for two years.
He died in peace on Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at his home in Cambridge. He was 48.
"His passion - and remarkable know - how - always drew you in,” said Dr. Goldman’s brother Chuck. “It was a way of connecting with the people he loved.”
Dr. Goldman was born at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston (his family lived in Hull at the time and moved to Newton a few months subsequent.) He attended Newton North High School and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University and graduated at the top of his class at the University of Gardner and Athol Memorial Hospital, the latter of which honored his contribution last year by naming the sleep lab, which he founded, after him as a living memorial.
His Heywood Hospital practice, founded in 2000, was his full tilt/full - time private practice (pride and joy) he deemed “Tully Mountain Neurology” - and which he left managed care for.
Dr. Goldman, who was popular among neurology residents, found time to develop an annotated and referenced casebook dealing with HIV and the nervous system, a work that is used by doctors for teaching purposes.
Dr. Goldman’s rural practice also brought him closer to nature, another of his great passions. His love of hiking and the outdoors prompted him to purchase 17 acres of land, where he and his wife built Salamander Hollow, a woodsy retreat west of Athol cherished by his friends and family.
One of his favorite spots at the retreat was a sauna that he unveiled in dramatic fashion. Whimsically dressed in a dish - dash robe, which he had obtained on a trip to Oman for a medical conference, he and his wife, who was wearing her wedding dress, pulled up to the sauna in an old farm wagon and renewed their vows. Dr. Goldman also supported the Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust and aided in the group’s successful effort to protect Tully Mountain.
As his illness progressed, Dr. Goldman’s profound sense of connection with the people and places around him sustained him.
“His strength was that he was able to reframe everything, often with more than a touch of humor,” his wife said. “He wrote his narrative as he was living it.”
Dr. Goldman faced his death with the same strong will, candor, and unique perspective that he brought to all of life’s challenges, his family and friends said. As young men, Dr. Goldman and his old friend, Steven Kostant, considered themselves “young rebels prowling on the edge of life,” Kostant said. According to his wife, serious illness had “awakened a warrior spirit” in Dr. Goldman.
Dr. Goldman, who had recently become interested in Buddhist and Native American spiritual teachings, discovered a personal healing totem in a dream: a snake with fire in its eye, curled on a branch. He had the image of healing and strength tattooed on his chest; the fire came out of the forehead and mouth of the snake
“I always thought of my father as a warrior - poet,” said his son Sam. “He found meaning in what was happening around him. It gave him strength and it gives us strength.”
In addition to his wife, son, and brother, he leaves another son, Joshua; a daughter, Caneen; his parents, Paul and Joanne of Needham; another brother, Barry of Newton; and two sisters, Julie Reedy of Newton and Bonnie Clancy of Newton.
A celebration of his life will be held in the spring at Salamander Hollow.
In lieu of flowers, tax - deductible donations may be sent to: Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust,1461 Old Keene Rd., Athol, MA 01331. (A non - profit organization dedicated to preserving the landscape that he most cherished).
