Deceased BHS '60 CLASSMATES

Beverly High School Class of 1960

Deceased Classmates Page

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List of Deceased Classmate

Chadwick Pond, West Boxford, Summer 2000

Those Who Have Passed Away <== 12/15/09
In Memoriam - List <== 12/15/09

THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY
(Learned Since November 2001)

Kathy Mark Burke

12/15/09 - According to the Salem News of today, Tuesday, Deceember 15, 2009, Frederick S. Tobin of Conway, N.H., passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December. 9, 2009 at home. You can read the obituary here.

Kathy Mark Burke

11/02/09 - According to the Salem News of today, Monday, November 02, 2009, Kathleen Mary Burke (McKeown) of Winsor Locks, Connecticut, died Sunday, November 01, 2009 following a long illness. Kathy graduated from St. Anselm College, and received a master's degree in psychology from St. Joseph College. She had a distinguished career as a registered nurse She is survived by three children and four grandchildren. Kathy has been on our "Cannot Contact" list for many years. You can read her obituary here.

09/25/09 - Picture added today. Several people have asked me about Dana McCormack him over the years, so on 01/12/09 I decided to add to our class Roster. Unfortunately, he died back in 1988, so he, sadly, belongs on this page, too. The SS Death Index result shows Dana R. McCormack, b. 02/02/42, d. 03/21/88. Last residence Beverly 01915. He died of cancer of the jaw, probably due to chewing tobacco. He was well liked...sad way to go.

01/10/09 - According to the Salem News of today Saturday, January 10, 2009, Sandra (Tredway) Appleton of Las Cruces, New Mexico, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009 following a long illness She was a 1963 graduate of the Beverly Hospital School of Nursing. She worked at various local hospitals, and other locations as a nurse most of her life. Her last position was an IV Therapist for a doctor in Lac Cruces. She was once married to Daniel Appleton, BHS '58, and has one daughter Robin Ann. You can read her obituary here.

12/10/08 - According to the Salem News of Tuesday, December 9, 2008, Niels-Peter Hansen died on Thursday, December 4, 2008, in UMass Memorial Healthcare in Worcester, after an extended illness. He leaves beloved wife Deborah of 43 years, two sons, a daughter, three grandchildren, one brother, and two sisters. He was predeceased by one sister. He was an electrical engineer, and was listed in the Who's Who in Physics in America. He was on our "Missing" list, so he never received reunion invitations, and the like. You can read his obituary here.

08/25/08 - Last week I received a more comprehensive obituary for Edward (Dick) Hajdys, thanks to Steve Gasperoni who gave a copy to Don Aucone to pass on to me. Thanks guys! Until this version came along, I did not even have a date of death for Dick. This obituary appears to me to be from a paper in Idaho. You can read it here.

07/01/08 - According to the Salem News of June 30, 2008, Barbara E. (Anderson) Husbands, died on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at the Sawtell Hospice House in Reading, after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She leaves two children, a brother, and a former husband. She was in the education field most of her life. Her last job was the Education Resources Librarian at Salem State College, retiring in 2007. You can read the obituary here.

Pat (Gentleman) Rathe

04/30/07 - Today I located the obituary for Patricia (Gentleman) Rathe, previously overlooked in the "Salem News." She died Thursday, April 19, 2007, at Beverly Hospital. Her obituary was in the Saturday, April 21, 2007, "Salem News." The obit says Pat was married to husband Richard for 39 years. She was employed for 27 years at the children's day care program for the Sterling Center YMCA in Beverly. She was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist church in Beverly. Pat is survived by one son, his wife, and three grandchildren; also two brothers. She was predeceased by another brother.

07/19/06 - Today I received a phone call from John Warner, one of our BHS '60 classmates and a good friend to Edward (Dick) Hajdys. John received a phone call from Dick's sister Dale, who told him that Dick passed away this spring during his annual vacation in Thailand. Looking through my recent emails

from Dick, this would have happened after March 12, the date of my last email from him, and sometime before April 15, 2006, the approximate date he planned to return home. The story is that his Thai friends found him deceased in his hotel room. I have no other information at this time.

07/24/06 - Awhile back, Dick posted the following on the Beverly High Alumni website: "After 30 years in Alaska, I retired from the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game. I just built a house on a mountain top in Idaho and that is where I live now! The county has 1 (yes one) traffic light. Most of my friends are divorced (some several times) so I decided I didn't need that much fun!! I remain single. I attended UMass for two years and Utah State Univ. for 3 years. I received a BS in Forest-Range Science and did my masters work in Wildlife Management. I spend winters in Thailand drinking and raising hell like any other 18 year old!"

07/07/06 - Today I called Paul Gardner out in Oklahoma, to get his new email address, only to learn from his wife Mary Sue that he died on Sunday, June 21, 2005, from lung cancer. Paul was a beloved biology teacher for 20 years at Holland Hall, a prestigious private school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the consummate naturalist according to a tribute I read. He was adept at carpentry, and anything he put his hands to, and personally built a greenhouse for Mary Sue's orchid collection. Mary Sue says, "He was incredible happy, and looking forward to retirement in a few years."

04/26/06 - According to the Salem News today, Scott S. Sederquist died on Sunday, April 23, 2006, at home in Manchester, NH, following a long illness. Scott was a drum major with our BHS band. He attended New Hampshire college. He graduated from the Field Music School, Parris Island, SC. He was in the USMC

Drum and Bugle Corp. Later on he worked for Frito-Lay, and retired in 1997 as a district manager for Pepperidge Farm. He leaves his wife, Sally (Low) Sederquist, a son, and two daughters; eight grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters.

07/24/06 - Awhile back, Scott posted the following on the Beverly High Alumni website: "Completed a tour in the Marine Corps as well as an extra tour with the NH Air Nat'l. Guard. Worked for a while in the machine shop business but then went on to my own business with a Frito Lay route. After a while ther was an opportunity with Pepperidge Farm Bakery that I could not pass up. I went on to stay with Pepperidge Farm for over 20 years and retired early in 1997 after completing many successful years as District Sales Manager in the state of N.H. I married the former Sally Low also of Beverly, and we have three wonderful children, and three grandchildren. I am very proud of all."

04/04/06 - I contacted Charles (Chuck) Deering, '63, who posted his email address on the Beverly High Alumni website. He is Ann (Deering) Lucas' brother, and gave me the sad news that Ann died of an apparent heart attack in 1994 or 1995, in Clearwater, Florida. On April 13th, good 'ole Bill Shay, '59, our detective, provided me with a copy of her Florida Death Index record that shows the DOD is May 6, 1994. Thanks, Bill! For further details, see note.

03/23/06 - From Jane (Ayers) Reever '62, "I would just like to inform you that my husband, Robert S. Reever, died on 2-24-06 at home after a long battle with kidney failure." Jane and Bob met when they were in the band during Bob's senior year. Jane was from Wenham, so that was her first year in the Beverly school system. They were married for 42 years. We are sorry for her loss, and condolences from Bob's classmates.

01/19/06 - More sad news. I found the SS Death Index record for Margot (Burke) Brooks She died in Westchester, Illinoise, on Chrismas Day, 1994. Many thanks to Andrea (Raymond) Stackpole, Nancy (MacDearmid) MacDowell, and Elizabeth (Mavrakos) Kitsopoulos. Betty gave me Margot's correct married name, place of residence in Illinois, and approximate year of death. Nancy is the one that told us that Betty knew these details, and Andrea notified me that Margot had passed away in the first place, after visiting Nancy. This is yet another example of someone for whom we thought we had a valid address, this time in Beverly. Whomever was receiving our reunion invitations and newsletters by mistake did not bother to let us know. I hope there are no more deceased classmates on our valid contact list. I don't like surprises, especially sad ones like this.

Sandy (Barker) Graves

09/03/05 - According to an obituary from the Salem News, provided to me by Bill Shay '59, Sandra E. (Barker) Graves died on Tuesday, March 26, 2002, in her home. She was married to Wesley Graves for 35 years. She was a customer service rep at Mass Electric for 31 years. Our own Sean McCarthy gave me a heads up on this, and Bill Shay '59 provided an obituary. [Sadly, Sandy was on our "missing" list, so we never contacted her about BHS '60 happenings...and she lived only minutes away from Angelicas, too. I believe more instances like this will be found in our "Missing" list.

07/22/05 - According to an obituary from the Beverly Times, provided to me by Bill Shay '59, Larry Thibodeau died on Thursday, April 13, 1989, after a long illness. He was a self-employed fisherman for many years. Our classmate database showed Larry living in Danvers for years until the wife of that Lawrence Thibodeau told us we had the right name but the wrong person. I believe more instances like this will be found in our "Missing" list. Thanks again, Bill Shay, for all your hard work!

RESURRECTED but LOST 07/01/05 - Good news here, for a change. L. David Tower has been moved from our deceased list, thanks to detective and leg work by William H. Shay '59. (And it isn't even Easter). We do not yet have any contact information for Dave, however, so he is now on our "Missing" list. Thanks for all your hard work, Bill!

Dr. Fred Kitterle

06/14/05 - In a phone call tonight from his wife Janet, sadly I learned that Dr. Frederick Kitterle passed away, in Chicago, on May 3, after a six-month battle with a rare form of cancer. Dr. Kitterle was Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Northern Illinois University. He was the former chairman of the University of Toledo's Psychology Department. He was a very nice person and will be missed by all that knew him well. Dr. Kitterle is survived by his wife; daughter, Kristine Wielgopolski; brother, Gregory Kitterle; sister, Diane Kitterle; mother, Marie Kitterle; and one grandson, and his very good lifetime friend, Jack Delaria, MD, who is himself a member of our Class of 1960. Fred's obituary did not appear in the Salem News. See a picture of him at our 2001 reunion here.

05/10/05 - According to an email I received from Charlie Fiory, Albert Fabri died on May 8. He had lived in Saugus for 24 years and in Wakefield for the past 12 years. Al received his Bachelor of Arts from Northeastern University and had been employed as an electrical engineer at VFA in Boston. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, one son, nine grandchildren, and two brothers, Donald and Larry. His obituary was published today in The Boston Globe. To my knowledge, this did not appear in the Salem News. [It did appear in the Beverly Citizen according to an email from Carol L. (Nickolson) Clark on 05/15/05.]

04/17/05 - According to an email I received from Joanne (Dodge) McGee, "Pamela Ruth (Fitzgerald) Pound died Feb 6, 2005, in Vista, California. She had been suffering from a form of leukemia. Apparently, her family is not sending an obituary to any of our local papers. My husband and I flew out to visit with her in January. Now that I'm writing this message, I realize that I'm not absolutely positive about the date. I will try to confirm the day." [Sadly, she has been on our "missing" list, so we were never able to contact her about BHS '60 happenings. (Bill Nisbet)]

12/23/04 -According to the Salem News today, Lewis A. Belanger died on Sunday, December 19, 2004, at home in West Newbury. He graduated the University of Pennsylvania, and attended the Warton School of Finance and Harvard Business School. He co-founded Commonwealth Carrier Corp in 1972, which he sold last year and retired. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Dianne (Landry), a daughter, two sons, two grandsons, a sister, and his parents.

10/29/04 -According to the Salem News today, Joseph Maggiacomo died on October 29, 2004, at home in Beverly. He graduated from GE Apprentice School & Tufts University. He was employed at GE for 40 years, and continued his affiliation as a consultant through early 2004. He was the husband of Mary (Edgel) Maggiacomo. He leaves behind two children and their spouses, three sisters, seven grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and friends. He was the brother of the late Antonio Maggiacomo.

Harry 'Hutch' Hutchinson

10/06/04 -According to the Salem News today, Harry "Hutch" Hutchinson died on September 18, 2004, at home in his residence in Selah, Washington. He leaves behind three children, a step-son, a sister, and five grandchildren. He was the brother of the late John Hutchinson. He ended his career as a manufacturing engineer with Mitchelson Packaging in Washington. Earlier he spent many years at the United Shoe Machinery Corp in Beverly. Alice Toorks

08/14/04 - I called a western Massachusetts number supplied to me by Charlie Fiory and talked to the 90 year old mother of Alice (Toorks) Taylor, who used to live in Beverly. She informed me that Alice (Toorks) Taylor is deceased, but being old, she said she could not remember the year or any details. She did confirm that Alice graduated from Beverly High School. Sadly, I guess this particular rumor was true. It was also very sad when her mother said she would soon be joining her daughter. Sometimes it isn't easy. Thanks, Charlie!

07/02/05 - Thanks to detective work by Bill Shay '59, we now have a date and details for Alice. She was predeceased by her husband, Wayne A. Taylor. [Was Wayne in our class; the name is familiar?] Ellen Chessman

05/03/03 - According to the Salem News today, Ellen M. Chessman died unexpectedly in her home on Thursday, May 1, 2003. She retired in 1999 after 39 years at the Beverly National Bank. She did not have children.

03/18/03 - According to the Salem News today, Geraldine A. (DiStefano) Pinciaro died Monday, March 17, 2003, at Addison Gilbert Hospital following a brief illness. She was married to Walter Pinciaro, and was a lifelong resident of Beverly. She had two daughters and a son.

Pat (Conti) Dupont

12/30/02 - According to the Salem News today, Patricia C. (Conti) Dupont died Sunday morning, December 29, 2002, at her home. She was the wife of Wayne (Chick) Dupont, also a member of our BHS Class of 1960, with whom she shared 37 years of marriage. Ken Peterson

She was a nurse at MGH, and most recently, a pediatric nurse for a Topsfield doctor for fifteen years. She is survived by a daughter and three sons, seven grandchildren, and her husband. She was a Beverly High School Class of 1960 officer, i.e., Treasurer.

12/24/02 - According to the Salem News, Kenneth W. Peterson died unexpectedly Saturday, 12/21/02, at Lowell General Hospital. It was a heart attack. He was a software engineer and project manager at Raytheon in Sudbury. He was very active in the Central Baptist Church in Chelmsford, Mass. Jerry Pelonzi

09/24/02 - According to the Salem News, Gerald A. ("Jerry") Pelonzi passed away on Monday, 09/23/02, in Mass General, after a long illness. He owned the Hearthside Restaurant in Essex and the Golden Circle in Lynn. I remember he said in homeroom one time he wanted to own a restaurant, and he did.

04/20/02 - Today I learned that William A. (Billy) Lemire died last week from a heart attack. He was a Co-Captain of our Football Team. He is in the Brown University Lacrosse Hall of Fame (1964). He was owner and President of Environmental Control & Abatement, Inc., in Missouri.
Dennis Lawler

RESURRECTED but LOST 04/20/02 - Happily, Ann Deering has moved from this list to the "missing" list, because I learned she did survive her horrible accident. We do not know where she is, however.

03/18/02 - According to the Salem News, Dennis A. Lawler died Thursday night, March 14, 2002, in Addison Gilbert Hospital, Gloucester, Massachusetts following a brief illness.

11/05/01 - According to the Salem News, Clinton R. Martin passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2001, at his home in Salem, Massachusetts.

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DECEASED LIST

The 50 classmates in the table below are listed on this webpage as a remembrance, and because people have asked about this person or that person who may or may not have passed on. I am doing my best to keep this as accurate as I can. It may not be complete, as some entries on our "missing" classmates list may actually be deceased. Sincere apologies in advance for any errors or omissions discovered here. If you see any errors, please let me know.

Bill Shay '59 has been doing some incredibly meticulous research for us, and has single-handedly provided a copy of the obituary and/or details for almost half the number of once-unknown dates in the following list. Many thanks to Bill! And he is not even in our class!

You understand why I must have verification from several sources or a copy of the actual obituary write-up before adding to this list. Please don't let this stop you from notifying me of new names; just be aware the information won't be posted immediately.

In Memoriam
06	Barbara E. (Anderson) Husbands	Cancer, in hospice, June 24, 2008 Read Obituary
16	Sandra E. (Barker) Graves	Cancer, at home, March 26, 2002
24	Lewis A. Belanger	Following a long illness, at home, Sun 12/19/04
28	Robert "Ricky" Birkemose	Unexpectedly, of short illness, Wed 06/04/80, MGH
37	Mary Jane (Briggs) Bampos	Oct. 27, 1983, of liver cancer, in W. Springfield, MA See note.
40	Kathleen Mary Burke	Died 11/01/09 Alzheimer's complications. See picture from better days "June 1959". Also, note from Kathy's brother Joe. Read Obit.
41	Margot (Burke) Brooks	Westchester, Illinoise, 12/25/94. Esophageal carcinoma.
54	Ellen M. Chessman	at home 05/01/03, unexpectedly
61	William Comeau	07/22/1977, at MGH after a long illness
62	Richard Conant	01/01/1999, in Norway ME (diabetes related?)
66	Patricia (Conti) Dupont	Died at home, Sunday 12/29/02 Pic (2nd one on page)
67	Gail (Conway) Seggel	06/26/05, heart attack
78	Richard Dansreau	09/13/1959, while in high school, Salem MA car crash
84	Ann (Deering) Lucas	May 6, 1994, apparent heart attack, Largo FL See note
89	Geraldine (DiStefano) Pinciaro	On March 17, 2003, after brief illness (brain tumor)
96	M. Patricia Doyle	05/07/74, hepatitis, Manilla P.I., worked at US Embassy
110	Albert Fabri	May 8, 2005, apparently cardiac related
114	Jay Faulkner	08/29/1995, at home after a brief illness
120	Pamela Ruth (Fitzgerald) Pound	Feb 6, 2005, in Vista, California, leukemia
122	Jeffrey Forbes	01/08/1990, at Dana-Farber, after 13 year battle with cancer Visit His Chapel at Dana-Farber
130	Cynthia (Fullerton) Killeen	03/05/1990 (Anyone know details?)
133	Paul Gardner	06/21/2005, of lung cancer, in Tulsa Oklahoma.
136	Patricia (Gentleman) Rathe	04/19/2007, cause unknown, in Beverly, Massachusetts.
148	Edward (Dick) Hajdys	03/13/06, in Thailand, peacefully in his sleep. Obit His Pics
153	Niels-Peter Hansen	Died Thursday, 12/04/08, Worcester, extended illness. Obituary
168	Harry "Hutch" Hutchinson	09/18/2004 in his residence in Selah, WA
182	Dr. Frederick Kitterle	05/03/2005, in Chicago, of a rare form of cancer. See 1st Pic
190	Dennis A. Lawler	03/14/2002 after a brief illness
201	William A. Lemire	04/16/02 massive heart attack Pic (last one on page)
212	Kathleen (MacQuarrie) Cole	08/31/97 after long, courageous battle with ovarian cancer (she died same day as Princess Diana)
213	Joseph Maggiacomo	10/26/04, at his home in Beverly
220	Clinton R. Martin	Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, congestive heart failure Picture Obituary
240	Linda (Michetti) Nicosia	September 30, 1991 See Pics Read Note
249	Richard Morse	05/25/1986, unexpectedly (bad heart?)
253	Eleanor Murphy	12/24/59, Wegener's (allergic) Granulomatois, after several months
269	Norman Deane Palmer	08/23/85, Pacific MO, long illness See Pic [2nd down on right]
277	Richard Perkins	09/13/1959, while in high school, Salem MA car crash
279	Kenneth W. Peterson	Sudden heart attack, 12/21/02
291	Judith (Potter) Durgin	03/16/2000, at home, following a long battle with cancer
301	Robert S. Reever	02/24/06, at home, after a long battle with kidney failure
310	Kent Robinson	09/01/1998, in Boynton Beach FL,after a long illness
326	Scott S. Sederquist	Sunday, April 23, 2006 - at home in Manchester NH after a long illness
358	Larry Thibodeau	Thursday, April 13,1989, after a long illness
361	Frederick S. Tobin	Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Alzheimer's(?) Obituary
366	Alice (Toorks) Taylor	June 14, 1996, extended illness
369	Sandra (Tredway) Appleton	Wednesday, 01/07/2009 following a long illness (cancer) Obituary
370	Joyce (Trenoweth) Brewer	01/06/95, heart attack & seizure, at home in Beverly
391	Deborah (Wilkinson) Angelini	November 15, 1976, unexpectedly
398	Gerald A. ("Jerry") Pelonzi	September 23, 2002 See Pic (1st row, far right, #53 in that photo)
412	Dana McCormack	03/21/88 Cancer of the jaw.

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