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12 TOWN CRIER - WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10.1997
Obituaries J
Robert C. Blackberg
retired shipping clerk for M.I.T.
WILMINGTON - Robert C.
Blackberg, a resident of
Wilmington for 10 years, died
September 3. 1997 at his
daughter's residence, following a
lengthy illness.
Bom in Springfield 88 years ago.
he lived in Cambridge prior to
moving to Wilmington.
A veteran of World War II. Mr.
Blackberg served as a rifleman
with (he 11 th Armored Division in
Germany and Austria.
He was employed as a shipping
clerk with Mass. Institute of
Technology where he handled
technical supplies.
Mr Blackberg was the widower
of Thelma (Wright) and the lather
of Ruth Abramo of Stoneham,
Phyllis Szidat of Acton. Roberta
Brennan of Wilmington and
Shirley Myers of Stoneham.
Robert Blackberg. Jr. of Florida
and John Blackberg of E.
Sandwich. Eighteen grandchildren
and 23 great-grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services were held at the
Nichols Funeral Home Friday,
September S followed by burial in
Ml. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge
with the Rev. Herb Taylor of the
Wilmington United Methodist
Church officiating.
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Grace I. Bratt
avid supporter of United Way
TUNKHANNOCK. PA. - Mrs.
Grace I. (Aldrich) Bratt of
Tunkhannock. PA, formerly of the
Boston area, died Thursday.
September 4, 1997. at her
residence following a lengthy
illness.
Bom in Boston 77 years ago, she
was the daughter of the late John
F. and Joanna M. (Frazier)
Aldrich. She grew up in Medford
where she graduated from
Medford High School with the
Class of 1937.
Prior to retirement, Mrs. Bratt
and her husband Kenneth L., Sr.
ran poultry farms in New
Hampshire for 21 years; North
Carolina for 20 years and in
Pennsylvania for several years.
Mrs. Bratt was also a program
administrator for the United Way
Foundation for many years.
Among her occupations Mrs. Bratt
took a great deal of pride in her
parental role, she was very devoted
'to raising her children and
grandchildren.
Mrs. Bratt is survived by her
husband of 55 years. Kenneth L.
Bratt, Sr. of Tunkhannock. PA;
Lena M. McDermott
retired meat packer
CAMBRIDGE - Lena M.
(Manganaro) McDermott, 88. of
Cambridge, died September 2,
1997 at the Cantabridgia Nursing
Home in Cambridge.
Bom in Boston March 16, 1909,
she lived in Cambridge all of her
adult life and prior to retirement
was employed as a meat packer.
Mrs. McDermott was the widow
of James McDermott; and is
survived by her daughter and
son-in-law. Eleanor Higgins and
Margaret A. Muise
33 years in Wilmington
WILMINGTON - Margaret A.
(Pomenville) Muise, 60, of
Wilmington, formerly of Maiden,
died September 2, 1997 at her
residence.
Born in Maiden, she was the
daughter of the late Albert and the
late Sylvia (LeBlanc) Pomenville.
She lived in Maiden during her
youth prior to moving to
Wilmington 33 years ago.
Mrs. Muise is survived by her
husband Joseph Muise; her
children, William J. of Merrimack,
MA, Diane Paris of Dracut, Nancy
Laventure of Bedford, N.H. and
Janet Hickey of Hudson, N.H; her
her children Kenneth L., Jr. and
his wife Beth of Tunkhannock. PA,
Richard F. and his wife Amy of
Mililani, HI. Janice L., and her
husband Anthony Querci of
Wilmington, MA and Susan L. and
her husband Michael Smeltzer of
Daytona, FL; her brother John F.
Aldrich of Braintree, MA.
She was the grandmother of
Ethan, Emily, Aaron and Jordan
Bratt of PA, Kevin and Katherine
Grace Bratt of HI, Gina (Querci)
Duchemin, Edward and Michael
Querci of Wilmington, MA, and
the late Christian and Cody Bratt.
She was the great-grandmother of
Vincent and Nicholas Querci,
Derek Duchemin, and the late
Gianna Marie Duchemin.
Funeral services were held from
the Blackington, Conroy & Hayes
Funeral Home, West Newton, MA.
Interment followed in the family
lot in Milton Cemetery, Milton,
MA.
Memorial donations in Mrs.
Bratt's name may be made to the
United Way of Massachusetts Bay,
2 Liberty Square, Boston, MA
02109.
Edward J. Higgins both of
Wilmington; her granddaughter
Linda Higgins and her grandson
Robert Higgins, also of
Wilmington.
Funeral services were held from,
the W.S. Cavanaugh & Son
Funeral Home. Wilmington Friday
morning followed by a funeral
mass at St. Thomas Church and
interment in the family lot. St.
Paul's Cemetery, Arlington.
grandson Chase Laventure of
Bedford, N.H.; her sister
Jacqueline Gowell and her brother
George Pomenville both of
Maiden.
Funeral services were held from
the W.S. Cavanaugh & Son
Funeral Home, Wilmington
Saturday morning, followed by a
funeral mass at St. Thomas Church
and interment in the family lot,
Wildwood Cemetery.
Donations made in her memory
to the American Cancer Society,
William T. Prince
World War II army Veteran
LYNN - William T Prince. 71,
of Peabody, formerly of
r Wilmington, died September 7,
1997 at Union Hospital in Lynn.
Bom in Everett, the was the son
of the late Leslie L. and the late
Gladys M. (Grundy) Prince.
During World War II, he served as
a private in the U.S. Army. He
lived in Wilmington for many
years before moving to Peabody
nine years ago.
A retired truck driver, he was
engaged primarily in hauling
heavy equipment. He was a
member of the
Tewksbury-Wilmington Lodge of
Elks #2070.
Mr. Prince is survived by his
dear friend Mary A. Lapham of"
Wilmington; his children Thomas '
Prince of No. Andover, James
Prince of Middleton, Patricia
Stairs of Wilmington, Richard'
Lapham of Tewksbury and Mary ■
E. Barron of West Virginia; his""'
brothers, Leslie Prince of Lowell -''
and John Prince of Maine and his'
sister Penny Flood of Florida.*'''
Fourteen grandchildren and one'''
great-grandchild also survive.