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Frederick H. Cousins '39, May 27, 1997, in East Blue Hill, Maine, at 79.
Charles L. Dignam '39, July 17, 1997, in Wellesley Hills, Mass., at 80. A veteran of the Army Air Corps in World War II, he worked for New England Telephone Company for 40 years, retiring in 1980 as a division manager. He is survived by his daughters, Elaine Dignam Meyrial '67 and Jane Dignam Lawless '68, a son, Charles M. Dignam, his brother, Walter Dignam '33, three sisters, Mary Dignam Murphy '31, Ellen Dignam Downing '35 and Alice Dignam Grady '38, and four grandchildren.
Stanley H. Schreider '39, May 23, 1997, in Newton Centre, Mass., at 79. After serving in the Army in World War II, he spent 40 years in the retail furniture and appliance business, retiring as vice president of Quint Furniture. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Judith Quint Schreider '39, two sons and four granddaughters.
Harley M. Bubar '40, July 20, 1997, in Stamford, Conn., at 78. Class secretary-treasurer, editor of the Oracle, two-sport letterman and Condon Medal winner at Colby, he worked for W.R. Grace & Co. in New York, retiring as risk manager in the mid-1980s. He is survived by two sons, Mark S. Bubar and H. Scott Bubar, two brothers, Paul S. Bubar '39 and Harold J. Bubar '42, three grandchildren, several nephews, including John H. Bubar '68 and James M. Bubar '72, and a niece.
Beverly Massell Isaacs '42, April 1997, in Massachusetts at 76. She is survived by her son, Donald Isaacs, and her cousin, Audrey Massell Greenwald '41.
Norman D. Jones '42, July 18, 1997, in Voorhees, N.J., at 77. A Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, he managed Campbell Soup Co. plants in Maryland, California and Australia before retiring in 1983 as director of human relations. He is survived by his wife, Iris, a son, a daughter and three grandchildren.
Norman A. Chaletzky '43, Sept. 24, 1997, in Boston, Mass., at 75. He was president of Investment Corporation of Boston, a real estate investment firm. Survivors include his wife, Sandra, and three children.
Thomas W. Farnsworth '43, July 27, 1997, in Warwick, R.I., at 74. After serving in China and India in World War II, he was a teacher or principal in Massachusetts public schools from 1947 to 1972, then was owner and director of a private school in Warwick until 1989, then operated a health club until 1995. He was a fund raiser for numerous charitable organizations. Survivors include his wife, Shirley, two sons, a brother, a grandchild and two stepsons.
Marcia Wade Priscu '44, Oct. 30, 1997, in Edison, N.J., at 74. A nurse, she spent six years in the Navy before working at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She is survived by her husband, Nicholas Priscu, two sons and a sister.
Estherann Rollins Osborne '48, Oct. 14, 1997, in Fairfield, Maine, at 69. She worked for Central Maine Power Co. from 1947 to 1958. From 1980 to 1990 she was executive secretary at the Good Will-Hinckley School. She is survived by her husband, Elwood Osborne, a son, a daughter, two sisters, including Marjorie Rollins Snyder '38, and many nieces and nephews.
James C. Hayes '49, Sept. 17, 1997, in Sanford, Maine, at 73. A paratrooper during World War II, he participated in the Normandy invasion. After earning a master's degree at the University of Maine, he served as a guidance counselor at Orono High School. For 18 years he was a professor in the School of Education at Central Michigan University. Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Hayes, a sister, Jean Hayes Wassell '44, a nephew and three nieces.
