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Bruno S. Wojtkun
Thursday, August 10, 2000
Bruno S. Wojtkun, DMD, 89, of Sarasota, Fla., and a former longtime Andover resident, died Friday, Aug. 4, at Exeter Hospital after becoming ill while visiting his daughter.
Dr. Wojtkun practiced dentistry in Lawrence for 50 years until retiring in 1978.
Born and educated in Lawrence, he graduated from Lawrence High School, Villanova University in Villanova, Pa., attended Harvard Medical School and then graduated from Tufts Dental School in Boston.
During World War II, he served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy.
He lived in Andover for several years, and lived in Hampton, N.H., for five years before moving to Sarasota 15 years ago.
Dr. Wojtkun was a member of the Merrimack Valley Dental Association, Million Dollar Club of Tufts Dental School and the Appolonia Dental Society. He was also a member of the Lawrence Lodge of Elks, Knights of Columbus, past president of Andover's West Elementary PTA and had been active in Boy Scout leadership.
Members of his family include his wife, Janina (Betley) Wojtkun; sons, Gregory Wojtkun of Fairfax, Va., Peter Wojtkun of Andover, Paul Wojtkun of Salem, N.H., and Joseph Wojtkun of Cambridge, N.Y.; daughters, Catherine Wojtkun of Sarasota, Janina Wojtkun of Portsmouth, N.H., Christina Lavoie, and Mary Elizabeth Driscoll, both of North Hampton, N.H., and Susan Pritchett of Los Angeles, Calif.; sisters, Agnes Morrison of New Port Richey, Fla., and Genevieve Sendrowski of Sun City, Fla.; and 18 grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 11, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton, N.H.
Arrangements are by Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory of Hampton, N.H.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lamprey Health Care, care of the Children's Dental Clinic Fund, 207 S. Main St., Newmarket, NH 03857.
Genevieve T. Assaf
Thursday, August 10, 2000
Genevieve T. Assaf, 86, formerly of Lawrence, died Saturday, Aug. 5 at Academy Manor Nursing Home.
Born and educated in Lawrence, Ms. Assaf worked at Tyer Rubber Co., and as a waitress at Bishop's Restaurant in Lawrence and Palm Beach Biltmore Hotel in Florida. Later in her career, she prepared meals and led teen encounter groups at the Salvatorian Center, and cooked for clergy at St. Basil Seminary in Methuen.
During World War II, Ms. Assaf volunteered with the Massachusetts Women's Defense Corps. She was an avid long-distance swimmer, and taught lessons at the Lawrence YWCA.
Ms. Assaf was a parishioner of both St. Anthony Maronite Catholic Church and St. Joseph Melkite Catholic Church of Lawrence.
Members of her family include nephews, Michael V. Assaf Jr. of Glen Ellen, Ill., and Al MacQuarrie of Lincoln, N.H.; and several grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.
Arrangements were by Farrah Funeral Home, 170 Lawrence St., Lawrence.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony Maronite Catholic Church, 70 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA 01840; or to St. Joseph Melkite Catholic Church, 21 Hampshire St., Lawrence, MA 01840.
Donald G. Craig
Thursday, August 17, 2000
Donald G. Craig, 69, of Andover, died Friday, Aug. 11 at New England Medical Center in Boston.
Born and educated in Andover, Mr. Craig attended the University of Lowell and owned numerous Andover businesses including Industrial Services, The Cycle Shack and Andover Home Services. He also worked many years for the J.P. Stevens Company, and drove a school bus for the town for more than 15 years.
Mr. Craig served in the Army as a missile defense specialist. He was active with the Boy Scouts Troop 77 Explorer Post, and served as president of West Andover Community Association. He was also a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason at Lawrence United Masonic Lodge, a past member of Lawrence Phoenician Lodge, and a member of Lawrence Lodge of Perfection, Zion Council Princes of Jerusalem in Lawrence, the Mt. Calvary Chapter Rose Croix of Lowell and the Massachusetts Consistory A.A.R.S. of Boston.
Mr. Craig was very active within the Republican party in Andover. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren, taking them to Highland Games events in Brunswick, Maine, and Lincoln, N.H.
Members of his family include his wife of more than 50 years, Ann (Leistner) Craig; son, Scott and wife Karen Craig, of Bradford; daughter, Heather and husband Brian Bartlett, of York Beach, Maine; brother, Hamilton Craig of St. Augustine, Fla.; sister, Catherine Skinner of St. Augustine; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by Emmert & Dewhirst Funeral Home, 93 East Haverhill St., Lawrence.
Memorial contributions may be made to United Methodist Church, 207 Haverhill St., Lawrence, MA. 01841.
Wilfred J. Boucher
Thursday, August 17, 2000
Wilfred J. Boucher, 78, of Shawsheen Road, died Monday, Aug. 14 at home.
He was born in Andover and graduated from Punchard High School. While in high school he was active in sports and played on the football and baseball teams.
During World War II, he served as a gunner's mate in the Pacific Theater.
Mr. Boucher first worked in the textile mills, but for most of his life was a letter carrier in the Andover Post Office.
Mr. Boucher was a member of the Elks, both of Andover and Lawrence, for 31 years, and a life member of the Andover Sportsman Club. He participated in activities at the Lawrence and Methuen Senior Centers and was on their bowling teams.
He was an avid fisherman and hunter.
He was the widower of Angela (Mullier) Boucher and members of his family include his sister-in-law, Velma Boucher of Tewksbury; and several nieces and nephews including Frank Piazzo Jr. and his wife Carolyn of Atkinson, N.H.
A funeral service will be held tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 18 at the Dewhirst & Conte Funeral Home, 28 Florence St., Andover. Burial will follow in Spring Grove Cemetery. Friends may call today, Thursday, Aug. 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
John F. Crossley
Thursday, August 17, 2000
John F. Crossley, 75, of Andover, died Wednesday, Aug. 9 at Academy Manor Nursing Home.
Born in Methuen, he graduated from Punchard High School, and later from Franklin Institute in Boston.
Mr. Crossley was an electrician for 21 years at the former Oxford Paper Co. in Lawrence. He also worked for Fisher-Porter Co. of Foxborough, and for Camp Dresser & McKee of Boston as a water-treatment instrument designer. He retired in 1990 from Greater Lawrence Sanitary District, where he served as mechanical supervisor.
He attended South Church.
During World War II, Mr. Crossley served in southern Italy with the 15th Army Air Corps. He was a decorated airman.
Members of his family include his wife of 53 years Marjorie (Boland) Crossley; sons and daughters-in-law, John W. and Judith Crossley and Geoffrey A. and Margaret Crossley, all of Andover; daughters, Dorothy Crossley of Manchester, N.H., Diane Crossley of Methuen, Marjorie and her husband Laurence Disenhof of Salem, N.H., Elaine and Jonathan Fuller of Andover, and Amy and Daniel Allen of Boerne, Texas; sisters, Ruth Savage of Rumney, N.H., Vera Condon of Alexandria, Va., and Louise Nichol of Englewood, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by Charles F. Dewhirst, Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home, 33 Pearson St., Andover.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association of Eastern Massachusetts, 36 Cameron Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140, or Multiple Sclerosis Society, Box 4594, New York, NY 10163-4594.
Philip A. Caverly
Thursday, August 17, 2000
Philip A. Caverly, 52, of Methuen and formerly of Andover, died Thursday, Aug. 10 at Lawrence General Hospital.
He was born in Beverly.
Mr. Caverly was a maintenance man for the Andover Housing Authority.
Members of his family include his wife, Kathy R. (Bell) Caverly; sons, Timothy A. Caverly and Jason M. Caverly, both of Methuen; daughter, Wendy L. Caverly of Lynn; mother, Grace (Griffen) Caverly of Amesbury; sisters, Nancy Jones of Topsfield, and Linda Britton of Newfield, Maine; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by the Burke Funeral Home, 390 N. Main St., Andover.
Irene A. Marquis
Thursday, August 17, 2000
Irene A. (Leduc) Marquis, 72, formerly a longtime resident of Methuen, died Sunday, Aug. 13 at Academy Manor Nursing Home.
Born in Lawrence, Mrs. Marquis was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Methuen and the DAVA Auxiliary. She was devoted to her entire family.
Members of her family include her husband, Nelson A. Marquis; son-in-law Frank B. Watson Jr. of Derry, N.H.; sister Dorothy Gosselin of Methuen; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was mother of the late Carol A. Watson.
Arrangements were by the Pollard Funeral Home, 233 Lawrence St., Methuen.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, 22 Plymouth St., Methuen, MA 01844.
