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Kathleen D. Chattin
Thursday, November 30, 2000
Kathleen D. (Lewis) Chattin, 47, of Tampa, Fla., and a former resident of Andover, died Saturday, Nov. 25 in Tampa.
Born in Morristown, N.J., she graduated from Andover High School in 1971 and attended Merrimack College and Daniel Webster College. When in Andover, she attended South Church.
Mrs. Chattin worked at Charles River Laboratories.
While living in Florida, she also did tutoring of college students in chemistry.
In 1979, she won the Miss Brandon Beauty Contest in Florida.
Members of her family include her husband, Jesse Chattin; a son, Jason Chattin and a daughter, Jessica Chattin, all of Tampa; her mother, Evelyn E. (Jacobsen) Lewis of Andover; a brother, William Lewis of Northborough; a sister, Lynn Lewis Ribeiro of Hampstead, N.H.; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by Dewhirst & Conte Funeral Home, 28 Florence St.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Joseph D'Agata
Thursday, November 30, 2000
Joseph D'Agata, 88, of North Andover, died Sunday, Nov. 12 at Academy Manor Nursing Home in Andover.
He was born and educated in Lawrence.
Mr. D'Agata worked at John C. Tombarello & Sons as a laborer.
His wife, Lena (Scalia) D'Agata, died Saturday, Nov. 25.
Members of his family include two sons, Charles D'Agata of North Andover and John D'Agata of Florida; a brother, John D'Agata of Lawrence; a sister, Dora Fisichelli, of Florida; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by Cataudella Funeral Home, 126 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen.
Josephine Bigla Hewitt
Thursday, November 30, 2000
Josephine Bigla Hewitt, 73, of Wedgewood Drive, and formerly of Amsterdam, N.Y., died Monday, Nov. 27 at Academy Manor.
She was born in Amsterdam, N.Y. and was a 1945 graduate of the former Wilbur H. Lynch Senior High School.
Mrs. Hewitt was employed as an auditor for the state of New York, Division of Agriculture and Markets until retiring in 1983 after 20 years of service. She was also employed by Amsterdam Memorial Hospital, and was co-owner of the former "Couple Three Restaurant" in Amsterdam.
She enjoyed reading, gardening, ceramics, and also served on the Reunion Committee for the Amsterdam High School Class of 1945.
Members of her family include her husband of 54 years, Lawrence H. Hewitt of Andover; two sons and daughters-in-law, J.R. and Cindy Hewitt of Galway, N.Y., and Mark J. and Mary Ellen Hewitt of Framingham; a daughter and son-in-law, Lynn H. and Lloyd Willey of Andover; and six grandchildren.
Friends may call today, Thursday, Nov. 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Riley Mortuary Inc., 110 Division St., Amsterdam, N.Y.
A funeral service will be held tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. at Riley Mortuary, Inc. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Fort Johnson, N.Y.
Memorial contributions may be made to NENY Alzheimer's Association, 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206.
Elizabeth Norton Jones
Thursday, December 7, 2000
Elizabeth "Betty" Jones, 90, of Sanibel Island, Florida, and formerly a longtime Andover resident, died Tuesday, Dec. 5 at home.
Family members said she lived independently in Andover for eight months out of the year and spent the winter months on the beach in Florida. Her special way of dealing with her age and the challenges of osteoporosis continued to inspire those who knew her.
She was born in Rochester, N.Y. and attended Eastman School of Music. She was an accomplished cellist, playing with the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. In 1934, she married Idris William Jones, an American Baptist minister, and began a partnership which led to churches in New York, Washington, D.C., Illinois, Michigan and Missouri.
In addition to raising four children, she had several careers. Her love for music led her to teach piano to hundreds of upstate New York children. Her love for writing and for early education led her to write Christian education curriculums used in several Protestant denominations.
Her enormous energy and indomitable spirit could be seen in her career as a public school teacher. At age 66 she was certified to teach in the Massachusetts Public Schools and was the fulltime music teacher for three Stockbridge, Mass., elementary schools for seven years. The school system extended the mandatory retirement age requirement three times to accommodate her.
Her final career started, when at age 79, she cared for her husband during the ending days of his life. As a result, she first became a volunteer for the Merrimack Valley Hospice at age 80 and then served as its volunteer coordinator for four years. It was not unusual to see her at senior community events serving "older folks" who were 10 years her junior.
Mrs. Jones was a member of Andover Baptist Church and, most recently, South Church in Andover, where she served as a deacon during her 80s. Her love for Andover and its people who were suffering through terminal illnesses kept her alive and moving through her own pain of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
Members of her family include her three children, Robert I. Jones of New York City, Thomas O. Jones of Andover, and Virginia L. Jones of Joliet, Ill.; two sisters, Eleanor Norton Brew of Burlington, Vt., and Dorothy Norton Battey of Webster, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren including Laura Fallon, Michael Jones, McKenzie Jones, and Penelope Jones, all of Andover; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was also the mother of the late Miriam Jones Murdoch.
A celebration of Betty Jones's life will be held at the South Church on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 11 a.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to MerrimackValley Hospice, 360 Merrimack St., Lawrence, MA 01842.
William W. Stewart
Thursday, December 7, 2000
William W. Stewart, 69, of New Boston, N.H. and formerly of Andover, died Wednesday, Nov. 29 at home.
He was born in Andover and was a union plumber, working for Andover Plumbing and Heating for 20 years until his retirement in 1986.
He was a former member of the Andover Elks.
Members of his family include his three children, Christine Quirk and her husband Thomas of New Boston, Pearl Stewart-Ryan and her husband Richard of Derry, N.H. and David Stewart of Andover; two sisters, Diane Lane and Gertrude Spink, both of Andover; five grandchildren; one niece; and one nephew.
Arrangements were by Burke Funeral Home, 390 N. Main St.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Centralized Memorial Processing Center, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.
Joseph S. Palermo
Thursday, December 7, 2000
Joseph S. Palermo, 82, of Andover, died Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Boston Medical Center.
Mr. Palermo was a research engineer for 35 years at MIT in Cambridge.
Born in Boston, he graduated from St. Clement's High School in Somerville. He received a bachelor's degree from Boston College.
He lived in Andover for 25 years after moving from Woburn. He was a member of the Andover Senior Citizens and volunteered for various organizations.
He was the widower of Carmel G. (Gianuario) Palermo. Members of his family include his sons, Joseph S. Palermo Jr. and his wife, Janet, of Chesterfield, Mo., and Thomas P. Palermo of Oxford; a sister, Mary R. Galdi of Stoneham; close friend Vickey Wrigley of Andover; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Cota Funeral Home, 335 Park St., North Reading.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, 1 Bromfield St., Boston, MA 02108; or American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.
Mary W. Putnam
Thursday, December 7, 2000
Mary Ward Putnam, 83, of Andover, died Tuesday, Nov. 28 at Prescott Nursing Home in North Andover.
She was born in Methuen. She was a member of West Parish Congregation and was active in the church's Women's Evening Circle.
Members of her family include seven nieces, Constance Conn of Newton, Mary Pear of Portland, Conn., Jean Putnam of Portsmouth, N.H., Susan McPhee of Auburn, Karla Thompson of Marlboro, Priscilla Sandler of Naples, Fla., and Deborah Halleran of Andover; and two nephews, John Newall of Snyder, N.Y., and Roger Newall of Albuquerque, N.M.
Arrangements were by Burke Funeral Home, 390 N. Main St.
Memorial contributions may be made to West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Road, Andover, 01810.
