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Virginia Cole
Thursday, August 3, 2000
Virginia (Hetherington) Cole, 79, of Highland Road, died Friday, July 28 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington.
She was born in Norwalk, Conn., and graduated from Auburn High School in Auburn, N.Y., and Oberlin College in 1943.
A community leader and activist, Ms. Cole served Andover in a wide variety of roles for nearly 40 years. Her contributions in elected, appointed, and volunteer roles set her apart as the exemplar of community service, her family said.
As an elected official, Ms. Cole served on the Andover School Committee from 1965 to 1971, and as a selectman from 1978 to 1979. She was appointed to the Finance Committee, and served on that board from 1972 to 1977.
Ms. Cole's interests were wide-ranging. Her service on the town's Recreation Advisory Committee in 1964 marked the beginning of a longstanding commitment to youth and to the town as whole. She was a Cornell Fund Trustee and served on the board of the Andover Historical Society, both currently and from 1986 to 1988. The Society's oral history program was an area of particular interest. Ms. Cole was a member of the Andover Garden Club, served at one time as president of the Andover AFS program, and was a board member of the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center. A member of Christ Church, Ms. Cole and her late husband, R. Milton Cole, hosted and assisted a Cuban and Vietnamese refugee family.
Ms. Cole cared deeply about Andover, her family said, and was consistently involved in the town's affairs. She was president of the League of Women Voters from 1957 to 1959 and from 1992 to 1994.
Instrumental in creating Andover's recycling program, Ms. Cole's recycling column in the Townsman educated and prodded a generation of citizens.
For nearly 50 years, she was an active participant in a variety of League of Women Voters activities, most recently as a member of a League study of the NEWSC incinerator, recycling and trash, and additionally, a study of Town Meeting. She was a member of the League's Observer Corps and her current beat was the Board of Selectmen.
For many years, Ms. Cole was visible in town at Cole Hardware, where she kept the books and offered political counsel to those who sought her expertise. Her always candid counsel continued throughout her years in Andover benefiting scores of individuals as they considered running for office or as office holders when direct, pithy critique was the ultimate compliment, says Selectman Mary French.
Members of her family include three daughters, Susan (Cole) Adams, wife of Dillard G. Adams, of Nashville, Tenn., Diana (Cole) Cole, wife of Robert Cole of Hillsborough, N.J., and Constance Anne (Cole) Boileau, wife of Raymond Boileau of Lebanon, Maine; a sister, Mary H. Coyle of Easton, Pa.; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 4 at 1:30 p.m. at Christ Church, Central Street.
There are no calling hours and burial will be private at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia H. Cole Scholarship Fund, c/o the League of Women Voters of Andover/North Andover, P.O. Box 514, Andover, 01810.
Arrangements are by the Dewhirst & Conte Funeral Home, 28 Florence St.
Robert V. Melvin
Thursday, July 27, 2000
Robert V. Melvin, 78, of Lawrence and formerly of Andover, died Friday, July 21 at Hale Hospital in Haverhill.
Born and educated in Lawrence, he worked for the Massachusetts Department of Public Works, from which he retired in 1989. He served in the Navy during World War II.
Members of his family include his daughter, Jacqueline A. Hall of Methuen; one grandson; and several nieces and nephews. He was father of the late Linda E. Melvin.
Arrangements were by Boles Memorial-Baron-McAuliffe-Yameen Funeral Home, 184 Jackson St., Lawrence.
Doris A. Carroll
Thursday, July 27, 2000
Doris Anne (Anderson) Carroll, 77, of Lawrence, died Thursday, July 20 at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation-Colonial Heights Nursing Home.
Mrs. Carroll was born and educated in Andover. She graduated from Punchard High School. She was retired from the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare, where she worked for about 30 years.
She was a member and past president of Lawrence Lady Elks.
She was the widow of Timothy F. Carroll, and members of her family include two sons, Bernard and his wife Michele Carroll of Haverhill, and Daniel R. Carroll of Salem; a brother, John Anderson of Saugus; sisters Elizabeth Wilson of Newburyport and Cathleen McCarthy of North Andover; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, 122 Amesbury St., Lawrence.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 36 Cameron Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140-1102.
Gilda E. Walsh
Thursday, July 27, 2000
Gilda E. (Coppeta) Walsh, 91, of Norfolk and formerly of Lawrence, died Monday, July 24 at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I.
Mrs. Walsh was born in Lawrence worked as a licensed practical nurse at Marion Manor Nursing Home in Taunton. She was a member of St. Jude's Parish in Norfolk and St. Anthony's in Woonsocket.
She was the widow of Edward Walsh. Members of her family include a son, Michael Walsh of Attleboro; four sisters, Anna Coppeta, Ida Coppeta, Edna Coppeta, and Marianne Brainerd, all of Andover; and seven nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated today, Thursday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m. in St. Augustine Church, 43 Essex St. Burial will be in West Parish Garden Cemetery.
There are no calling hours.
Arrangements are by the Burke Funeral Home, 390 N. Main St.
William D. Robinson
Thursday, July 27, 2000
William D. Robinson, 65, of Andover, died Sunday, July 23 at Holy Family Hospital following a brief illness.
Mr. Robinson was an Andover resident for almost 25 years. He was born and educated in Barberton, Ohio. He graduated from Barberton High School, Class of 1957. He also graduated from Akron University with a bachelor's degree in business. He served in the U.S. Army as a member of the 101st Airborne and was honorably discharged.
He worked for GenCorp Corp. for more than 25 years. He served as a plant manager in the chemical plastics division, retiring in 1980 from the company's Reading office.
He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and traveling with his wife, Kay. His family said he had a passion and an enthusiasm towards all kinds of new technology. He was an avid reader with a voracious appetite for knowledge. He also had a green thumb and enjoyed working outdoors.
Mr. Robinson donated much of his time to SCORE (Service Corp. of Retired Executives) Chapter 411, to help small business owners in the Lawrence area.
He also did volunteer work for the Nashua Mediation Program, and the North Essex Mediators Community Action of Lawrence and Haverhill. He specialized in family and marital mediations as well as corporate litigation mediations.
In addition to his wife, Kay (Hays) Robinson, to whom he was married for 46 years, members of his family include his daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Richard Athanas of Plainfield, N.H.; two brothers, Jack Robinson of Troy, Ohio, and Donald Robinson of Raleigh, N.C.; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held today, Thursday, July 27, at 11 a.m. at the Charles F. Dewhirst, Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home, 33 Pearson St. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Ruth Lahey
Thursday, July 27, 2000
Ruth (Elliott) Lahey, 95, of Methuen, died Sunday, July 23 at Wingate at Andover.
Mrs. Lahey and her late husband, Joseph Lahey, owned and operated the former Lahey's Luncheonette on Broadway in Lawrence. More recently, she worked at St. Mary Parish Rectory in Lawrence.
Born in Colebrook, N.H., she was raised in Colebrook and Lawrence.
She lived in Greater Lawrence for most of her life and was a longtime Methuen resident.
Mrs. Lahey was a longtime member of United Methodist Church of Lawrence.
She was a member of the Friendly Seniors of the church and the United Methodist Women.
Members of her family include a niece, Margaret Tudisco; a nephew, Arthur Klier, both of Methuen; and several grandnephews, grandnieces, great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.
A funeral service will be held today, Thursday, July 27 at 10 a.m. at United Methodist Church, 207 Haverhill St., Lawrence. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to United Methodist Church, 207 Haverhill St., Lawrence, MA 01841.
Arrangements are by Charles F. Dewhirst Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Methuen.
Lillian A. Dilendik
Thursday, July 27, 2000
Lillian A. (Adams) Dilendik, 76, of Haverhill, and formerly of Andover and North Andover, died Tuesday, July 25 at the Oxford.
Mrs. Dilendik was an assembler at the former AT&T for more than 25 years until retiring in 1988.
Born and educated in Haverhill, she graduated from Haverhill High School.
While living in North Andover, she was a member of Trinitarian Congregational Church.
The widow of John R. Dilendik, members of her family include three daughters, Marlene and her husband, David Bernardin of Andover, Charlene and her husband Robert Shea of Hampton, N.H., and Sandra Laurette of North Andover; two sons and daughter-in-laws, Jack and Tammy Dilendik of Bethlehem, Penn. and Peter and Gloria Dilendik of Worcester; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are tomorrow, Friday, July 28, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the H.L. Farmer & Sons Bradford Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St., Haverhill. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ridgewood Cemetery, North Andover.
Memorial contributions may be made to Merrimack Valley Hospice, 360 Merrimack St., Bldg. 9, Lawrence, MA 01843.
