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Mary E. Howe
Thursday, February 24, 2000
Mary E. Howe, 88, of Lawrence, died Saturday, Feb. 19, at Wingate at Andover.
Ms. Howe was born in Lawrence. She attended St. Augustine Church in Andover.
She leaves a sister, Catherine Howe of Lawrence.
A funeral Mass will be said today, Thursday, at 10:30 a.m. in St. Augustine Church in Andover. Burial will be in St. Augustine Cemetery.
There are no calling hours.
Burke Funeral Home of Andover is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Ann Clift
Thursday, February 24, 2000
Mary Ann Clift, 82, of Washington C.H., Ohio, died Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Fayette County Memorial Hospital, where she had been admitted earlier in the day. Her death was sudden and unexpected.
Mrs. Clift was born Dec. 23, 1917 in Georgetown, Ohio, to Arthur and Frances Fite. She lived in Washington C.H. from 1944-1956 before moving to Andover.
She returned to Washington C.H. in 1981.
She was a graduate of Georgetown High School and The Ohio State University. She formerly taught school in Georgetown and had worked in the admissions office at Phillips Academy in Andover.
Mrs. Clift was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Phi Beta Psi Sorority and had served as a clothing judge at the Fayette County Fair.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Katherine Ruberg.
Survivors include her husband, William B. Clift Jr., whom she married May 31, 1941; three sons and daughters-in-law, Robert C. and Vera Clift of Downingtown, Pa., Daniel K. and Sharron Clift of Far Hills, N.J., and William B. Clift III and Julie Clift of Cambridge; a daughter and son-in-law, Katherine (Katy Clift) and David Dodge of North Reading; eight grandchildren; and a brother and sister-in-law, Robert P. and Virginia Fite of Piqua, Ohio.
A private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington C.H. with Norma K. Seaman, Diaconal Minister of Visitation at the Grace United Methodist Church, officiating.
There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Council of Fayette County, P.O. Box 113; or to the Intensive Care Unit at Fayette County Memorial Hospital, 1430 Columbus Ave., Washington C.H., OH 43160.
James B. Coffey Sr.
Thursday, February 24, 2000
James Bagshaw Coffey Sr., 90, of Singer Island, Fla., and formerly of Andover, died Saturday, Feb. 12, in Miami from complications of a stroke he suffered in October 1997.
Born Aug. 4, 1909 in Lowell, he was one of 14 children of the late Timothy Joseph and Bertha Bagshaw Coffey.
Mr. Coffey attended St. Anseim's Prep School in Manchester, N.H., and graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma, where he was later appointed to the Board of Regents.
During his career, he was executive director of the Lawrence Development and Industrial Commission. He was vice-president of Bay State National Bank and later handled industrial and business development for the Arlington Trust Co.
He was an experienced site-selector and developer of industrial parks. Following retirement, he served as a volunteer for many charitable organizations. He founded The Friends of Onway benefiting the Yankee Clipper Boy Scout Camp, and received the Boy Scout's prestigious Silver Beaver Award in recognition of his efforts.
Social memberships included Elks Life Member, Kiwanis International, the Lanam Club in Andover, and Vesper Country Club and the Yorick Club in Lowell.
His son, James B. Coffey Jr., died in 1989.
Members of his family include his wife of 63 years, the former Dorothy Webster; daughters Jane (Paul) Mass of Coral Gables, Fla., and Lee (James) Klebba of New Orleans, La.
He is also survived by four sisters, Helena Coffey and Barbara Coffey of Lowell, Margaret Page of Wilbraham, and Bertha Gillette of Tampa, Fla.; two brothers; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A private service will be held at a later date at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell. Memorial contributions may be made to Friends of Onway, Yankee Clipper Council, Boy Scouts of America, 36 Amesbury Road, Haverhill, MA 01830.
Edward B. Hostetter
Thursday, February 24, 2000
Edward B. Hostetter, 75, of Andover, died after a long illness on Monday, Feb. 21, at Prescott House Nursing Home in North Andover.
Born in York, Pa., he was the son of the late Paul R. Hostetter and the late J. Frances (Keener) Hostetter.
He attended Transylvania College at Lexington, Ky. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Air Force from 1943 to 1946 in the Pacific Theater.
He was past president of Eastern Ski Association; National Chairman of the Buddy Werner League/Junior Team Racing for the U.S. Ski Association. Mr. Hostetter was one of the founders of the Northeastern Buddy Werner League Championships. He was a nationally ranked alpine course official and officiated in alpine events at the 1980 Olympic Games, Lake Placid, N.Y. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Danvers. He was also a past member of the Sertoma Club of York, Pa.
Mr. Hostetter began his career at Hostetter Supply Co. of York, Pa. and continued this lifelong affiliation. He worked at Dewalt Corp. as a sales rep for 10 years, appearing on their public television woodworking demonstrations. He then worked as a sales rep for DMS Inc., a defense marketing service, a division of Jane's Publications, for 20 years, after which he established Hostetter Associates, also a defense marketing service, where he worked for 10 years.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Nancy (Kuhn) Hostetter of Andover; five daughters, Ann Hostetter-Walsh of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Melissa Hostetter-Campbell of Andover, Amy Hostetter of Waltham, Tracy Hostetter of Salem, N.H., and Stacey Guillet of Hyannis; brothers, P. Richard Hostetter and John W. Hostetter, both of York, Pa.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 25 at 9:30 a.m. at the Cataudella Funeral Home, 126 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Prescott House Nursing Home, Residential Council, 140 Prescott St., North Andover, MA 01845.
Capt. George L. Street III
Thursday, March 2, 2000
Capt. George L. Street III, 86, of Linda Road, a Congressional Medal of Honor winner, died Saturday, Feb. 26, at Academy Manor Nursing Home.
Born on July 27, 1913, Capt. Street was a native of Richmond, Va.
He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland in 1937.
After retiring from the U.S. Navy, Capt. Street was appointed to the post of Senior Naval Instructor at Woburn High in 1967 and served in that capacity for more than a decade.
Designed to attract qualified volunteers from the high school ranks during the Vietnam War, the department was involved in setting up the Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).
He was the former chairman of the department of Naval Science at Woburn High.
Capt. Street earned the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, a Submarine Combat Insignia and a Presidential Unit citation, the latter of which he said he was the most proud.
"I really treasure that more than the Medal of Honor because every man was there with us," Street said in a 1994 interview. "I didn't get that alone by any means."
During WWII, Capt. Street was the commanding officer of the USS Tirante, which conducted a series of submarine war patrols against the Japanese.
During its maiden voyage on April 14, 1945, the Tirante penetrated the Harbor of Quelpart Island, off the coast of Korea, and torpedoed a Japanese ammunition ship and two of three escorting frigates.
On its second patrol, the Tirante attacked Nagasaki harbor, torpedoed several ships and boarded and burned more than a dozen large Japanese sailing vessels, while Capt. Street simultaneously commanded a six-boat patrol pack.
Among the members of the Tirante's crew was Lt. Endicott "Chub" Peabody, who went on to become governor of Massachusetts.
Following WWII, Capt. Street served as head of the Sub-surface and Surface Warfare Division of the Office of Naval Research, and assisted in setting up the first undersea warfare symposium in Washington, D.C.
He returned to active duty as commanding officer of the attack transport flagship USS Fremont, which participated in the Lebanese crisis in 1958. One year later, he was appointed professor of Naval Science at MIT and held various academic positions until he retired from the Navy on Aug. 9, 1966.
Members of his family include his wife, Mary M. (McKenna) Street of Andover; his son, George L. Street IV and his wife, Kathryn, of Portland, Maine; his daughter, Kristopher Terry and her husband, Bryant, of Kingsport, Tenn.; a sister, Melinda Olgevy of Old Greenwich, Conn.; four grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
At the request of the family, there are no calling hours.
A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at Christ Church, 25 Central St.
Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
Funeral arrangements are by the Burke Funeral Home in Andover.
