Sunday Republican, February 18, 2001 OBITUARIES, NATION B11 Donald A. Desjarlais LARGO, Fla. Donald A. Desjarlais, 71, of this city, died ThursHe day in Tampa General Hospital. worked at Engraving for more than 30 years.
Born in in Springfield, he moved to Largo in 1992 from Agawam, Mass. He was an Army veteran. TO His wife, the former Beatrice Par10 ent, predeceased him. He leaves. four daughters, Janet Dearborn and Jody Desjarlais, both of Susan Witmer of Clermont, and Ellen Alanis of Stanton, 146 five brothers, Henry, Rich1b ard, William, John and Edward; and four sisters, Lorraine Koetsch, Isabelle Morrison, Linda Grimaldi and Theresa Cloonan; and seven grandchildren.
The funeral and burial will be private and at the convenience of the famal ily. Moss Feaster Funeral Homes of Clearwater, is in charge of arrangements. There are no calleying hours. Ann T. Mansfield AGAWAM Ann Theresa (Kennedy) Mansfield, 76, of this Nical town, 'Center in Friday at Springfield.
Mercy Med- She a was a secretary bookkeeper for H.R. Hunting Co. of Chicopee and previously worked for Aetna Inc. and Fanny Farmer. Born in Springfield, she was a graduate of 'Sacred Heart High School and lived in Agawam for the past 15 years.
She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond E. "Brud" Mansfield. She leaves a daughter, Patricia Sherry of Agawam; a sister, Catherine "Kit" Haggerty of Springfield; and two grandchilThe funeral will be Monday morning from Toomey O'Brien Funeral Home and in Sacred Heart Church of Springfield, with burial in Agawam Veteran's Cemetery in the spring. Calling hours are this afternoon and evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1111 Elm West Springfield, MA 01089, or to Sacred Heart Church, 395 Chestnut Springfield, MA 01104.
Kenneth R. Tobey WEST SPRINGFIELD Kenneth R. Tobey, 62, of 58 Bliss died Friday at Baystate Medical Center. He was a longtime restaurant worker in the area, working at several restaurants, including Ye Old Whip Restaurant in Westfield and Valle's Steak House. He leaves his stepmother, Maude (Hughes) Tobey of Springfield; two brothers, Raymond G.
Jr. of Springfield and George R. of 4 Westfield; five sisters, Joyce Saegaert of the Feeding Hills section of Agawam, Shirley Chechile of Agawam; 'Barbara Jangrow of Springfield, Gloria Clarke of Ackworth, and Elsie Carron of Wilbraham. graveside service will be Friday morning at Oak Grove Cemetery. There are no calling hours.
Curran Jones Funeral Home of Agawam is in charge. Memorial contributions may be made to any charity. Elizabeth Brisbois SPRINGFIELD Elizabeth (Bouthillier) Brisbois, 104, formerly of Bangor Street, died Wednesday in Springfield. Born in Marquette, she lived in Holyoke prior to moving here in 1922. She was a former communicant of St.
Joseph's Church and a member of its Ladies Sodality. Her husband, Edmond Brisbois, died in 1958. A daughter, Claire 0. Pihl, died in 1959. She leaves a daughter, Janet E.
Harrington of Hampden; six grandchildren; and seven The funeral will be held Monday morning from St. Pierre field Funeral Chapels and in Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Chicopee, with burial in Notre Dame Cemetery, South Hadley. A calling hour will precede the funeral. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Church Organ Fund, 82 Howard Springfield, MA 01105.
Constance L. Newth Pita it WESTFIELD Constance L. (Webster) Newth, 74, of 52 Casimir died Monday in Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She worked in Springfield City Hall for many years and also worked for the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Born in 'Vinalhaven, Maine, she lived in Springfield for many years before moving here 27 years ago.
She was a member of First Congregational Church in Westfield. She a member of the order of the Eastern Star Chapter 5 of Westfield and the Jay W. Nickels Rebekah Lodge 183 IOOF and was a Past Noble Grand. She was a member of the 104th Infantry Retirees Association. Her husband, Odbur B.
Newth, died last year. She leaves a son, Frederick L. Newth of Sunderland. The funeral and burial will be at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2 Mount Royal Marlboro, MA 01752.
Firtion-Adams Funeral Service is in charge. Obituaries Jane V. Dziadzio SPRINGFIELD Jane V. (Gosiewski) Dziadzio, 87, of this city died Saturday at an East Longmeadow nursing home. She worked tor 15 years in sales at the former Forbes Wallace Department Store and later for 10 years in sales at the former Albert Steiger before retiring in 1976.
Born in Westfield, she lived in Springfield for the past 65 years. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Rosary Church. She was a member of the Springfield Golden Agers. Her husband, Adam J. Dziadzio, died in 1994.
She leaves a son, Richard A. of Wilbrahain; a daughter, Barbara J. Falkowski of Enfield, and a brother, Edmund Gosiewski of Springfield. The funeral will be Tuesday morning at Kozikowski Funeral Home and in the church, with burial in St. Stanislaus Cemin Chicopee.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 334 Franklin Springfield, MA 01104. AT Alberta Denson SPRINGFIELD Alberta (McLaughlin) Denson, 99, of 29 King died Feb. 7 at home. Born in Waycross, Georgia, she had lived in the Springfield area since the 1980s. Her husband, George Denson, predeceased her.
She leaves a nephew, Albert Lee of Springfield; three cousins, Inez Baker of Springfield, Sildia Douglass of Waycross and Juanita Youmans-Self of Springfield. The funeral will be Tuesday morning at Henderson Funeral Home, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. A calling hour will precede the funeral. Henderson Funeral Home is in charge. Irene E.
Kawecki GREENFIELD Irene E. Kawecki, 87, formerly of 30. Sunrise Terrace Apartments, in the Turners, Falls section of Montague, died Friday at a Greenfield nursing home. She was a 41-year assembler at Esleek Manufacturing retiring in 1976. Born in Turners Falls, she was educated in the Montague schools.
She was a former communicant of Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish and most recently of St. Mary's of the Assumption Church. She was a former member of the Rosary Society of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church and a member of the Pocahontas organization. She leaves nephews and nieces. The funeral will be Tuesday morning at McCarthy Funeral Home in Greenfield and in St.
Mary's of the Assumption Church in Turners Falls, with burial in the parish cemetery. A calling hour will precede the service. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary's of the Assumption Church, 90 Seventh Turners Falls, MA 01376. McCarthy Funeral Homes of Greenfield and Turners Falls is 2 in charge.
William K. Simmons SPRINGFIELD William K. Simmons, 73, of 2 Fair Oak Road, died Friday at Baystate Medical Center. He worked as a union carpenter and roofer from 1971 to 1992 for Carpenter Local 745. He also worked the front end at Big market on Boston Road.
He lived most of his life on Oahu. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was a graduated of Kalakau High School. He was an Army veteran of World War II and Korea, serving for 13 years in the armed forces. He also had a tour of duty in Japan. He leaves his wife, the former Elke Schultz; a stepdaughter, Kimberlee Pages of Springfield; two brothers and four sisters of Hawaii; and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be Monday evening at Tazzini Funeral Home. Calling hours will precede the funeral. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1111 Elm Suite 9A, West Springfield, MA 01089. Claude J. Carriere Jr.
CHICOPEE Claude J. Carriere 67, of this city, died Wednesday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. He was a 40-year tool polisher at the former Moore Drop Forge Co. in Springfield, later Easco Hand and now Danaher Tools, retiring in 1995. Born in Holyoke, he lived in Winchendon for 20 years before moving here in 1988.
He was a member of the Chicopee Lodge of Elks 1849 and the Knights of Columbus Council 69. He. leaves a daughter, Gail C. May of Chicopee; and a grandson, Jayson M. May of Winchendon.
The funeral and burial will be held at a later date in St. Rose Cemetery in the Aldenville section of the city. There are no calling hours, and St. Pierre Aldenville Funeral Chapels is in charge. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 Capital Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089.
Yvonne M. Melanson HOLIDAY, Fla. Yvonne Marie (Blanchard) Melanson, 85, of 4916 Genesis died Tuesday at Harborside Healthcare in Palm Harbor, Fla. Born in St. Louis, New Brunswick, Canada, she was a longtime Springfield, resident prior to moving to Florida in 1976.
She was a former communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Springfield and a communicant of St. 'Vincent de Paul Church in Florida. Her husband, Antoine J. Melanson died in 1996.
She leaves two brothers, Camille Blanchard of St. Louis, New Brunswick, and Ernest Blanchard of St. Anthony, New Brunswick; and a sister, Irene H. Gauvin of Holiday and Cape Cod, Mass. The funeral will be Tuesday morning from St.
Pierre Springfield Funeral Chapels and in Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Chicopee, with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery in Springfield. Calling hours are late Monday afternoon through early evening. Memorial contributions may be made to Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 104 Springfield Chicopee, MA 01103. Joseph Bernstein EAST LONGMEADOW Joseph Bernstein, 92, formerly of 153 Allen died Friday at a local nursing home.
He had been a meat cutter at the Chestnut Street Market and at the Market for many years. He later worked at the American Bosch Co. Born in Springfield, he lived there before moving here in 1988. He served the Army Air Forces during World War II. He was a pioneer member of the Franconia Golf Club and served as its president in 1948.
He played in local 'and regional golf tournaments. He was a member of. Greater Springfield Freedman Post 26 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States. He leaves two cousins, Pauline Askinas and Dorothy Katz, both of Longmeadow. A graveside service will be held Sunday afternoon at Beth El Cemetery in West Springfield.
Harold R. Ascher Son Memorial Chapel is in charge. Rosemarie S. Stevens marie Schiappa-Stevens, 45, of this town, died Feb. 4 in Douglasville.
Born in Holyoke, she lived in Everett, N.H., and Keene, N.H., before moving to Georgia many years ago. She was a communicant of St. Theresa Catholic Church. She leaves her husband, William Stevens; a son, Jonathan D. Stevens: a daughter, Courtney M.
Stevens; two stepsons, Christopher R. and Matthew L. Stevens; and three brothers, Paul Schiappa of Everett, Guido Schiappa of South Hadley, and Joseph Schiappa of Holyoke. Services were in Douglasville. A pre-burial Mass will be held the morning of March 3, at Immaculate Conception Church in Everett.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rosemarie Stevens Fund, in care of Citizens and Merchants Bank, 6500 Church Douglasville, GA 30134. DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. Rose- Storms kill 2, cut off power to thousands Associated Press CHINA SPRING, Texas A grandmother anxiously watched as an Army helicopter safely plucked her three grandchildren from the roof of a school bus surrounding by a rushing flood. The dramatic rescue came as a storm system packing hurricaneforce wind gusts lashed parts of the South on Friday, knocking out power to thousands of homes and killing at least two people. "It was pretty frightful.
1 just couldn't believe it," Barbara Vana said after watching television footage of the children's rescue. "I talked to them tonight. They're still pretty wound "I kept saying, 'It's going to be OK, it's going to be said Scott Vana, 11, who was hoisted from the bus along with his 7-yearold brother, Joshua Collins, and 5- year-old sister, Tammara Mills. "I was thinking, 'Please don't let her fall, please don't let her Scott said. The bus, carrying only the driver and the three siblings, was swept away when the driver drove onto a low-water crossing on a creek, said Valley Mills school Superintendent Arvell Rotan.
"It was dark and I think he was caught by surprise," Rotan said. Rainfall totals over two days approached a half-foot in some locations around the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Rain also drenched parts of Arkansas and Alabama, and wind gusts of nearly 100 mph were reported at Birmingham. Ala. Khalil A.
Muhammad, 53. controversial black militant. By JUSTIN BACHMAN "I am going to be like a pit bull. Associated Press That is the way I am going to be against the Jews. I am going to bite MARIETTA, Ga.
Khalid Abdul the tail of the honkies," MuhamMuhammad; a black militant mad said. known for harsh rhetoric about He remained unrepentant about Jews and whites but revered as a his rhetoric. heroic revolutionary by his follow- "I was born to give the white ers in the New Black Panther Par- man hell, and I will give him hell ty, died yesterday after a brief from the cradle to the grave," he illness. told an Atlanta crowd in 1995. "Minister and Dr.
Khalid Abdul Shabazz said Muhammad and Muhammad has made his transi- Farrakhan had mended their rift tion to the ancestors," party and that Farrakhan called several spokesman Malik Zulu Shabazz times during the week to check on said at a news conference outside his condition. The Rev. Al SharpWellstar Kennestone Hospital, ton of New York City visited, on where Muhammad had been tak- Thursday, Shabazz said. en earlier in the week. Associated Press "There is no division in 'the He would not say how the 53- Khalid Abdul Muhammad, black nation.
The Nation of Islam year-old Muhammad died, saying national chairman of the New and the New Black Panther Party only that it was of "natural Black Panther Party, appears for Self-Defense are one," Shacauses." Muhammad, who split his at the Million Youth March in bazz said. time between New York and At- New York's Harlem Members of the New Black Panlanta, had shown no sign of illness neighborhood on Sept. 4, ther Party call themselves antibefore he was hospitalized Tues- 1999. The capitalist and believe in socialism controversial black and nationalism among blacks. "Shabazz was surrounded by leader hospital in died Marietta, yesterday in a of a The chapters, organization says it has' 35 some of Muhammad's and including Atlanta, Daleight party members wearing reported brain hemorrhage.
las, New York, Philadelphia and black uniforms, combat boots and He was 53. Washington. berets. They chanted "Black Pow- Muhammad is survived by his er!" and "Long live Khalid Mu- speech in Union, N.J., in which he wife, three sons and three sisters. referred to Jews as "bloodsuckers" Shabazz would not give their "Our hearts are aching.
We are and urged mob murder of white names. 4 sad but at the same time we are South Africans. A funeral was set for next Saturhappy because we know that his In April 1994, before a day at Mount Olivett Church in place is secure," Shabazz said. cheering Harlem. Another memorial servMuhammad had spoken Feb.
10 audience, Muhammad denounced ice will be held later in Atlanta, in New York and attended the Jews as "honkies." Shabazz said. NBA All-Star game last Sunday in Washington, Shabazz said. On Thursday, The New York Times and Newsday reported that Muhammad had suffered a brain hemorrhage at his Georgia Muhammad led a "Million Youth March" in New York City in 1998. The rally, attended by about 6,000 people, ended in a clash between police and marchers in which dozens were injured. He organized a second and third "Million Youth March," but the most recent one drew a crowd of only about 100, police said.
Muhammad blamed the "devil white media" and government officials for the low turnout: In 1981, Muhammad was named one of Louis Farrakhan's top lieutenants in the Nation of Islam. He served at Nation of Islam mosques in New York and Atlanta and in 1991 became Farrakhan's personal assistant. A It was Farrakhan who gave him the name Khalid meaning warrior but he was born Harold Moore Jr. in 1948. In his public speaking engagements, Muhammad quickly became known for virulent attacks on Jews, hom*osexuals and whites.
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