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Robert W. Hein
Insurance Agency Owner
PETERSHAM - Robert W. Hein, 77, of 247 North Main St., Petersham, died, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Worcester on July 16, 1926, the son of Willard E. and Pauline (Sorensen) Hein. He grew up in Worcester and attended schools in Worcester.
He was a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Army Air Corps. After his return from the service Mr. Hein graduated from Lawrence Academy in Groton, MA.
Mr. Hein was a Life Insurance Agent for the Paul Revere Life Insurance Company for many years. He purchased the Courtland B. Fitch Insurance Agency in Athol and operated it for 20 years retiring in 1993.
Mr. Hein was a member of the First Congregational Church of Paxton, where he served as moderator for several years. He was a member and past president of the Athol Exchange Club. He served on the Paxton School Committee and was chairman of the Wachusett School Committee. He served on the Finance Committee in Petersham for several years.
A resident of Petersham for 28 years he was an avid golfer.
He leaves his wife of 55 years, Jane R. (Beers) Hein; a son Donald R. Hein and his wife Denise of Westboro; a brother; Richard C. Hein of Bedford, NH; one niece and one nephew. He was predeceased by two daughters, Linda J. (Hein) White who died in 1984 and Janice M. (Hein) Wiles who died in 1991.
A memorial service will be held Monday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. in the First Congregational Church of Paxton, 1 Church St., Paxton. Burial will be private in East Street Cemetery, Petersham.
Calling Hours will be held Sunday, October 19, 2003 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Fiske Funeral Home 1356 Main St., Athol.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made in his memory to the N.Y. the daughter of Gustave Ernst Robert and Mary Elizabeth (Benzing) (Rueger) Kopper. She was educated in Schenectady area public schools and attended Johnstown Business College, where she studied accounting.
In April 1939 she was wed to Charles A. Drown Jr., of Orange, and thereupon made her home in the Maine. She worked for the Minute Tapioca division of General Foods Corporation in Orange during World War II, and was subsequently employed for many years at Gardner area, and served for some time as school librarian at the former Emeline Jewell Whitney Elementary School in South Ashburnham.
Marian's first husband, Charles, died in 1963. In 1967 she married Ernest F. Lazette Sr. of Fitchburg. He passed away in 1972.
In 1974 she moved from her long - time home in Ashburnham to the town of Royalston, where her son Douglas was serving as pastor of the First Congregational Church (and, later, the Second Congregational Church of South Royalston as well). At the end of 1976 she and Douglas made their new home in Bingham, where she remained until her passing.
She was a member of the Ladies’ Benevolent Society of Royalston and former president of the Congregational Church Circle of the First Congregational Church of Bingham, where her son serves as pastor. She was a former member of the Ladies’ Aid Society of People's Evangelical Congregational Church in South Ashburnham, the Good Will Club of Bingham, and the Century Club of Bingham. She also served for several years on the Missions Committee of the Congregational Christian Council of N.Y.; four sisters - in - law, Eileen Kopper of Colonie, TX; and several nephews and nieces.
She was predeceased by her husband, James J. Frawley, who died in 1980, by a son, James J. Frawley, Jr. who died in 1992; her friend Stanley Brasdis who died in 1995; two brothers, A. Wallace Gendron and Fred L. Gendron; and a sister, Juliet Munson.
A graveside service will be held Friday, Oct. 17, at 10 a.m. in Silver Lake Cemetery.
There are no calling hours.
The Fiske Funeral Home is directing arrangements.
Alden A. Leonard
Hob Grinder, Veteran
ORANGE - Alden A. Leonard, 82, of 50 Red Brook Lane, died on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol.
Born in Newport, Vt. on Nov. 15, 1920, he was a son of William and Carrie (Facteau) Leonard and grew up in California, James Leonard of Orange, John Leonard of Millington Tenn., and Wayne Leonard of Wendell; a step son, William McLaren of Orange; daughters, Lynne Mitchell and Barbara McLaren, both of Orange; a brother, Morris Leonard of North Carolina; a sister, Hazel Currier of Newport, Vt.; 13 grandchildren; many great grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces as well as his former second wife, Viola (Downing).
Memorial services will be held at a later date and time to be announced.
Witty's Funeral Home is directing the arrangements.
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