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4 WINCHENDON COURIER Friday, May 3, 2013 VIEWS PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER:FRANK CHILINSKI EDITOR:RUTH DEAMICIS Opinion and commentary from Winchendon and beyond WINCHENDON COURIER EDITORIAL Done deal The police station is going into the old courthouse on Central Street. The decision has been made, the project awarded. Now the town will purchase the building and the next steps taken. How soon the police department can actually take up residence, though, is another story. And just what the final project will look like is also unknown. But… We as a town voted for $2.75 million for the entire thing. Period. That’s it. And with inflationary increases, prevailing wages and every other darn thing that comes along, we have to be cautious here about just what we expect out of this as an end product. No pie in the sky fellas. As an example…we’ve heard the police would “love” their own workout space. With the Clark across the street? Why? And we as a town pay for some of the Clark’s expenses in exchange for the wonderful things the Clark provides the town because we don’t have a viable rec department, so let’s be real here and see if we can’t work out a little deal about letting our police department in to use the facilities on a regular basis too. Maybe even after hours if that is more convenient for them (don’t think that would be a big threat, do you?) So, let’s not be penny wise and pound foolish as we look at these plans. Yes, having your own weight room and gym equipment would be fantastic, would be great, but probably not the first thing on the list. Let’s be real about expectations going forward. Let’s do good work with available funds, keep safety and code requirements uppermost in mind and peripheries and like-tohaves on the wish list where they belong. Because while we would love to provide the state of the art facility to die for, practicality says that isn’t happening; don’t go there. Be safe, be sure and squeeze the nickels. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Cloutier: keeping it clean To the Editor: I would like to say thank you to all the people who came out on Saturday to help us with cleaning up Winchendon, because I know how hard we all worked to do this. I would also like to say that there were two things that were very upsetting to some of us out there picking up the trash. One was the amount of doggie poo that is out there. The fact is, some dog owners are failing to be good owners; when they fail to pick up after their best friend when they are done. Remember, your dogs do not have thumbs so therefore they cannot possibly pick up after themselves. It is a town bylaw that you should all follow, not just a certain few of us. The next thing is that some people thought that it was okay to go right behind those of us trying to clean up Winchendon and throw more trash down! Now people, let’s be real; our parents did not teach us to be litterbugs so let’s not be litterbugs. Please hold onto your trash until you get home, and then you can dispose of it properly. This would make for a much cleaner town, don’t you think? So I guess what I am trying to say is that we all need to be responsible with cleaning up after our dogs, and ourselves, as we are the keepers of God’s green earth. Thank you. CINDY CLOUTIER WINCHENDON “Every Town Deserves a Good Local Newspaper” WinchendonCourier.com On recent presidential history… Last week all the living Presidents got together in Dallas for the dedication of the George W. Bush Library and were appropriately, but naturally very selectively, effusive in their praise of 43. That’s the way it is at these gatherings. They talked about what a good man he is and what good work he did in fighting AIDS in Africa. Well. Of the former, Bush does seem, has always seemed, to be the kind of guy it’d be fun to hang with outside the office. Of the latter, there’s no doubt W deserves enormous and eternal credit. He took on an issue which he could have ignored, one which no previous President had taken quite so seriously, and did legitimately important and morally good work. It makes you wonder what the second Bush presidency might have been like had 9/11 not changed the course of history, or had George W. Bush been more reflective and thoughtful after that catastrophe. To this day, I remain somewhat uncertain as to why Bush, who as a candidate in 2000 mocked the concept of nation-building abroad, let himself get sucked into invading Iraq, a policy advocated at the time only by the neo-conservatives who had failed to convince his father to chase and conquer Saddam Hussein after Desert Storm. But I do have a theory. In fact, I have multiple theories. I’m no shrink, so I can’t sit here with any confidence and suggest the son somehow wanted to, I don’t know, maybe prove he was somehow tougher than his dad? Who knows? Parent-child relationships can be complicated. Remember too, W was, for a long, long time, very much the black sheep of the family. Then he grew up and sobered up, but who among us can accurately assess what, if any, residue remained and what impact that might’ve had on how he conducted his own unlikely presidency. That said I do know this much. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the younger Bush’s initial instinct was to go after Al Queda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. In the fall of 2001, that seemed to be the logical strategy, at least in the short run. At the same time, though, there evidently were voices in the Administration who’d been itching for the chance to get JOURNEY OF THE HEART JERRY CARTON Saddam for a decade, in part no doubt because they had their eye on his oil, (let’s not be naive) but also, I suspect, because they genuinely believed that at the same time, they could achieve what they considered the wonderful goal of exporting American-style democracy to the region — the perfect cynical/noble two-fer if ever there was one. The problem, I think, was that the President wasn’t biting, at least not yet. Maybe it was hard to get him to focus. What to do? Here’s where another theory comes in. I suspect the “intelligence” reports claiming there were WMDs in Iraq were, from the very outset, a fiction designed to convince a relatively new President, one completely inexperienced in foreign affairs and already known to be one not to ask very probing questions, that our national security was at risk. The veterans of the first Bush years who’d been chomping at the bit — Cheney, Rumsfeld, Pearle, Bolton — that gang, saw their opportunity to finish what 41 refused to let them complete. You want another layer of conspiracy, if you’re so inclined? Try this on: when George H.W. Bush became CIA director in the wake of Watergate and instituted a whole lot of reforms in Langley, that made a bunch of folks there pretty unhappy. Who’s to say there weren’t hawkish careerists whose feathers had been ruffled and had been laying in wait for revenge of some professional sort? The perfect storm, if you will. 43 trusted these guys. 9/11 had turned him into an interventionist. We all remember him with that bullhorn atop the rubble. And so the pitch was easy: “ Mr. President, Saddam’s a very bad guy, everyone agrees on that. He has these WMDs, we just KNOW he does even though we haven’t quite found them yet. You believe us, right? Your friend Tony Blair says so, too. We need to do something before he goes even more crazy and does God-knows-what. Even if you think your father was right in what he did not getting Saddam back then, times have changed. And if maybe you think he wasn’t right, well, here’s your chance to fix that. These weapons — they have to go, and so does Saddam. We can bring freedom to Iraq. Let’s do it, Mr. President.” Obviously I don’t know whether it went down exactly like that, but who can’t envision Dick Cheney or Don Rumsfeld coming up with something along those lines? And so, accepting that rationale, or some other rationale, you pick one, George W. Bush, aka the Decider, decided to invade Iraq. In the first place, that surely deflected our attention from Afghanistan, and sparked the foreign policy mess of the last 10 years, a policy that has wasted how many billions of dollars (keep that in mind when you want to whine about the deficit) that could’ve been far better spent and, more importantly, has ended or ruined thousands of American lives for utterly no defensible or sensible reason. It was, therefore, against this backdrop that former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and present President Barack Obama (and who knows, maybe by future President Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush, the latter’s mother’s protestations to the contrary) joined the Bush family at SMU last Thursday. Is it any wonder every speaker carefully cherry-picked what he said? I think not. See you next week. BUDGETcontinued from page 1 to meet their goal of a 50/50 split, facilitating a freeze in tuition and fees. It also funds a competitive grant program for adult college transition services to help low-income workers succeed in college programs. Through all this, the House budget fosters affordability and makes a significant commitment to ensure that the Commonwealth’s residents are better equipped to attain a college degree and enter the competitive job market. The House budget takes a firm stand on reforming the agencies tasked with fostering safe educational environments for our youngest citizens. A special commission will examine the need for greater, affordable, quality early education and care services and will determine methods for addressing the high cost of such services. The House budget also addresses the concerns raised by the Auditor’s recent inquiry into the lack of compliance oversight essential to ensuring the health and safety of children in private care. A compliance manager is placed in the Department of Early Education and Care to review oversight procedures and to create efficiencies that ensure vendors are compliant with new and existing regulations. Continuing the focus on reform, the House proposes additional oversight within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to bolster the waste and abuse prevention reforms enacted last fiscal year. The budget establishes the Bureau of Program Integrity, which will provide continuous oversight of public assistance programs while maintaining eligibility verification and ensuring focus of state resources on those residents most in need of assistance. A few highlights of the budget include: HOUSE BUDGET FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: Total state funds for higher education line items in FY 2014 House Budget: $1,045,097,857 (FY 2013 GAA total: $947,293,757) Provides approximately $914.3 million for the operating of public higher education institutions; Provides over $90.6 million in state funds for the state’s scholarships/financial aid. An increase of $3 million above the level provided in the FY 2013 GAA; Provides a new line item and funds at $4,750,000 for a STEM starter academy to be located at one or more community colleges to prepare students for college level courses with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math; Maintains the Performance Management Set-Aside Incentive Program at its FY 2013 GAA level of $7.5 million; Provides the State University Internship Incentive program funding it at $1 million under the Department of Higher Education’s line item; Provides a new line item funded at $250,000 for adult college transition services focused on low-income and entry level workers; Provides level funds to the community college workforce training incentive grant program at $1,250,000; UMASS fees: Section 83 requires that if UMASS receives at least $478,691,873 in its operating line item (7100-0200) in the final FY 2014 GAA, it cannot increase mandatory curriculum fees for students in the fall 2013 school year. Also requires that if UMASS receives at least $518,755,373 in line item 7100-0200 in the FY 2015 GAA it cannot increase such fees for the fall 2014 school year; House Budget for Elder Care: Provides, through the consolidated amendment on Health and Human Services, increased funding for this item by $1.5 million to help end waiting lists for seniors needing home care services; Provides The Councils on Aging an additional $1.28 million for FY14; The consolidated amendment ensures that elders in nursing homes and rest homes will continue to retain $72.80 per month for their personal needs. The personal needs allowance is a modest amount reserved from an elder’s income to pay for items not covered by MassHealth, such as dental services, phone calls, newspapers and toiletries; Provides $2.8 million to the Quality Nursing Home Care Initiative designed to support all nursing homes who are engaged in cooperative efforts with their employees to improve the quality of care in nursing homes by working with direct care workers; Provides each beneficiary age 65 and over with an annual notice of the options for enrolling in voluntary programs including Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) plans, Senior Care Options (SCO) plans, Frail Elder Home and Community Based Waiver Program or any other voluntary elected benefit to which they are entitled to supplement or replace their MassHealth benefits; Provides an additional nearly $30 million to the account for nursing home rates; The House adopted language to create a commission to strategize ways to increase elder economic security and enable older residents to remain in the Commonwealth and in their communities. The commission will assess older adults’ current levels of economic security, identify the policy and program options now available to older adults, and consider best practices for enhancing economic security for seniors in the Commonwealth. House Budget for Environmental, Natural Resources, and Agriculture: Provides $200,000 for Buy Local, an important agricultural program to assist all farmers and provide consumers with fresh, quality products. Provides $80,000 for apiary inspectors; Provides an increase of $23,000 for a total of $475,443 for river-ways protections; Provides an increase of $500,000 for a total of $1,500,00 for open space and wildlife habitat land purchases; Provides an increase of $700,000 funding to the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife for a total of $10,840,172; Provides an increase to Mass Food Banks of $1 million enabling our food banks to supply more meals for a total of $14,000,000; Provides a increase to the DCR administration and State Parks by $500,000 to ensure parks that our constituents enjoy will function properly; Provides the Elder Nutrition Farm Share (part of Elder Affairs) was also funded at not less than $50,000; Provides an increase of $50,000 for dam safety for a total of $4,456,444; Provides new collaborative programs with the Division of Marine Fisheries, School of Marine Science at Dartmouth and Gloucester Marine Genome Initiative will help to lead to solutions regarding fisheries management, food security and public health were funded at $525,000; Provides the Toxic Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell will be funded at $1,629,860. House Budget for Veterans and Federal Affairs: Provides $2,455,789 for operation of the department of veterans’ services; Provides $2,122,236 or services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers so that the centers can provide counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam era veterans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange, as well as the families of such veterans. The centers shall also provide services to veterans who were discharged after Sept. 11, 2001 and the families of such veterans; Provides $75,000 for women’s veterans outreach program; Provides $565,000 for the department of veterans’ services for the maintenance and operation of Agawam and Winchendon veterans’ cemeteries. Provides $2,520,518 for veterans’ homelessness services; Provides $2,278,543 for the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional housing for veterans at the New England Center for Homeless Veterans located in the city of Boston; Provides $22,614,000 for the payment of annuities to certain disabled veterans and the parents and un-remarried spouses of certain deceased veterans; Provides $48,327,789 for reimbursements to cities and towns for money paid for veterans’ benefits and for payments to certain veterans, provided that 100 percent of the payments from towns and cities went to homeless shelters or transitional housing, shall be reimbursed by the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth will also reimburse the cost of flags to be put at veterans’ gravesites. The amendment also provides that any veterans, surviving spouses, or dependants seeking assistance will have health and human services as well as veterans and federal affairs assisting them; Provides $1,060,474 for the administration of the veterans’ cemeteries in the towns of Agawam and Winchendon.
Friday, May 3, 2013 WINCHENDON COURIER 5 OBITUARIES Robert E. Adriano, 25 WINCHENDON — Robert E. Adriano, age 25, of 250 Spring Circle Apt 205A, Winchendon died unexpectedly Friday, April 26 in Cambridge Health Alliance Hospital. He was born in Manila, Philippines on Jan. 10, 1988, son of Edgardo and Nympha (Encarnacion) Adriano of Winchendon. Robert was a student in his senior year at Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg. His major was in accounting. He was a 2006 graduate of Murdock High School, where he GILFORD, NH — Evelyn E. (Nicholas) Bastille, age 94, of Gilford died at the St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Laconia on April 24, 2013. She was the widow of Edward C. Bastille. Mrs. Bastille was born Dec. 8, 1918 in Winchendon, the daughter of the late Bryan and Emma Irons Nicholas. She resided in Worcester for 50 years where she was an LPN and owner/operator of the Highland Manor Rest Home. She and her husband retired in August 1980, at which time their son Richard and daughterin-law Maurine took over Highland Manor, operating it until 2006, when they and Evelyn moved to Gilford, NH. Mrs. Bastille was a member of the Laconia Congregational Church UCC, and previously, a very active member of the Central Congregational Church, Worcester. She was past president of the American Legion Post in Baldwinville, member of the Massachusetts Rest Home Association and past officer of the Quota Club of Worcester. She was a proud member of the Wing Family of America. She enjoyed travel, playing bridge, crossword puzzles, loved music, theater, her summer cottage in Saco, ME, and most of all, loved people; a fresh pot of coffee always available for friends and family. Evelyn E. Bastille, 94 RINDGE — John Balcom Mills Jr. age 68 of Rindge passed into glory on April 18, 2013 at his home surrounded by his wife and loving family. John was born in Lynn on Sept. 6, 1944 to John B. Mills Sr. and Francine (Tudal) Mills. John had an extensive life and work history that included many endeavors such as time spent in the Navy Seals, United States Navy. He had owned and managed several automobile dealerships such as: Encino Ford, Encino, CA; owner of Mills Motors in Pepperell, MA; manager of Arista Chevrolet in Peterborough, NH; manager of Tacetta Chevrolet in Newington NH; and owner of John Mills Chevrolet in Brockton, MA. He also owned and operated restaurants such as: All In The Family Donut Shop in Fitchburg, Joma Bakery in New Ipswich, NH; and Josiah’s Restaurant in Fitchburg. He had owned 13 veteran real estate offices throughout Florida as well as the Veteran Housing Center in Rindge and the Veterans Housing Center in Lyman, SC. He owned Mills Construction in Rindge and the Miami Tropics basketball team in Florida. He was an international commodities trader with dealings in Kuwait, Nigeria, China, Slovenia and throughout western and eastern Europe. He was an international commodities broker, specializing in gypsum board BPB, Rigips, Ljubljana, Slovenia. CEO of FER. He owned the Quantum Link all natural vitamin drink, Sweetlink Xylitol and the founder of the 501c3 charity Josiah’s Will Foundation. He was invited to the United Nations as an advisor and speaker to the World Bank on humanitarian aid and was the recipient of United Emirates award on humanitarianism. John was a Christian, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and cousin who loved and studied the Bible, a linguist, avid reader and writer, entrepreneur, salesman, pilot, international traveler, artist, poet, and guitarist. He enjoyed sailing, politics, and was a good baseball coach. John enjoyed spending time with his wife, children, and was a popular and well-liked student, and Hudson Community College in Jersey City, NJ. His hobbies included biking, snowboarding and playing basketball. In addition to his parents, he leaves two brothers, Brian Adriano of Winchendon, Jose Adriano of Daytona, FL; one sister, Sigred Adriano, of Daytona, FL, aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 3 at 8 p.m. in Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home (stone-ladeau.com), 343 Central St., Winchendon. Calling hours in the funeral home will be Friday, May 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. preceding the funeral service. Survivors include four sons: Rev. Dr. Edward C. Bastille Jr. and wife Louise of Gilford, NH, Richard B. Bastille and wife Maurine of Gilford, NH, David A. Bastille and wife Susan of Saco, ME, and James J. Bastille and wife Sandra of Saco, ME; seven grandchildren: Daniel, Christine, Carrie, Kelly, Kimberly, Caleb, and Michelle. Six great grandchildren: Jesse, Evan, Daniel, Avery, Johnathan and Jacob; 24 nieces; 33 nephews; and two much loved sisters: Dorothy Grimes of Worcester and Georgianna Favreau of Baldwinville. Mrs. Bastille was predeceased by a brother, Bryan O. Nicholas II. A memorial service was held May 1 at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH. Burial was on May 2 in the family lot at Worcester County Memorial Park in Paxton. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1 Bedford Farms Drive Suite 105 Bedford, NH 03110. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette (wilkinsonbeane.com) Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. Edith May (Young) Lohnes, 83 John Balcom Mills Jr., 68 LOWELL — Edith May (Young) Lohnes, age 83 of Lowell died peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones Tuesday, April 23, 2013. She was married to the late Eugene Lohnes who died June 19, 1973. Born in Winchendon, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Edith Young. Edith was a talented artist, who enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, and making dolls. She was an avid bowler. Her greatest joy was being a devoted nana to her 10 grandchildren. She is survived by four daughters: Lynda and her husband, Ron Casaubon of Lowell, Maureen Moussette of Lowell, Deborah Johnson and her husband, Ron Anderson of Cape Coral, FL, and Denise and her husband, Kenneth Tully of Dunstable; one sister, Barbara Mason of Taunton; 10 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Gary Lohnes of Lowell, who died on March 4, 2000, and the sister of the late Harold Young, Kenneth Young, Louie Young, Frank Young, Gertrude McAuliffe, and Virginia Simondisky. The family wants to extend their heartfelt and sincere thanks to the exceptional staff at Rite at Home & Merrimack Valley Hospice. Funeral services at Dolan Funeral Home (dolanfuneralhom.com), 106 Middlesex St., Chelmsford, who are pleased to help the family with arrangement. Burial in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Chelmsford. Memorials may be made in her name to the merrimackvalley.org or michaeljfox.org. 27 grandchildren. He was a dedicated man of God, who was compassionate to all. He was a kind and generous friend who taught his children and grandchildren the love of the Lord and to follow in all His ways. He will be deeply missed and his legacy cherished and nurtured for eternity. He was predeceased by his parents John B. Mills Sr. and Francine (Tudal) Mills, his daughter Zion Faith Mills, grandchildren Rafael and Zavier Weeks, and his sister Janice (Mills) Henderson. He is survived by his beloved wife of 42 years, Marsha (Tommila) Mills, and his precious children: Sarah Mills Weeks, wife of Harold Weeks of Jaffrey Center; Rebekah Mills Salter, wife of Nathan Salter of Rindge; Abraham Mills and his wife Priscilla Mills of Inman, SC; Isaac Mills and his wife Christy Mills of Rindge; Jacob Mills and his wife Jeanniffer Mills of Manchester, NH; Josiah Mills of Rindge; Rachel Mills Colon, wife of Jose Colon of Webster; Abigail Mills of Rindge; Jonathan Mills and his wife Trissa Mills of Greenville, NH; Zacharias Mills of Rindge; Tonja Mills of California and John Mills III of California; and grandchildren: Dylan, Isabella, Sophia and Xander Weeks, Isaiah, Elijah, Immanuel and Caleb Salter, Arielle, Elsie, Naomi, Sonja, Joseph, David, Anna and Daniel Mills, Gabriel and Asher Mills, Jaycen and Joshua Mills, Valentino, Mariana, Israel and Dominic Colon, Kristina, Elizabeth and Khalad Mills, Jacob Tyo, Luke and Gabriel Cirivello, Ellie and Nolan Mills, and Rebekah Mills. His ssters: Joan McMinn and Judie Trammell, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in John’s name to The Good Neighbor Fund, PO Box 486, Jaffrey, NH 03452-0486. Funeral Services were held Tuesday, April 23 at the Christian Outreach Church, 199 North Street, Rindge. Pastor Robert Hakala officiated. Burial will be private and at the convenience of family. John’s HOLDEN — Carl R. Bailey Sr., age 82, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after an illness. His beloved wife of 50 years, Theresa L. (Archambeault) Bailey, passed away in 2004. He leaves two sons, Carl R. Bailey, Jr. of Mecosta, MI and Michael K. Bailey of Port Orange, FL; three daughters, Shauna L. Eaton of Leicester, Lisa A. Damon of Spencer and Melissa J. Asikainen of Rutland; a brother, Lawrence G. Bailey of Manchester, NH; a sister, Barbara Oikle of Nashua, NH; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Carl was predeceased by his son, Joseph G. Bailey and his sister, Susan Glynn. He was born in Worcester, the son of Carl G. and Elsie M. (Lyon) Bailey and had lived in Holden and Winchendon before moving to Rutland. Carl enlisted in the Army National Guard and served for one year before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in 1948. CONCORD — Henry Paul Berlied, age 92 and life long resident of Concord, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 18, 2013. He was the husband of the late Thelma (Wetherbee) Berlied who passed away in 1986. Born in Concord on Oct. 1, 1920, he was the son of the late Norwegian immigrants, Conrad and Inga (Olsen) Berlied. Raised and educated in Concord, Henry graduated from Concord High School. During his high school years, he played football and basketball, was outstanding in track and voted captain of the track team in his senior year. As a sprinter he excelled in the 100, 220 and 440 yard events as well as high jump and broad jump. He ran the 100 yard dash in 10.1 seconds in the Middlesex League Meet in 1938 which stood as a Concord High School record for 15 years. He was inducted into the first annual Concord-Carlisle High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993. He soon married and settled in Concord. Henry worked for his entire career as a Tool & Die fabricator for Dovre Ski Binding Company in West Concord retiring in 1982. During his time at Dovre Ski Binding, he became a semi-pro ski jumper. He had the opportunity to visit the Olympics in Oslo, Norway in 1952 and Cortina, Italy in 1956 YEARS OF SATISFIED SERVICE Carl R. Bailey Sr., 82 Henry Paul Berlied, 92 He was an Airman First Class and served for over three years with the 801st Supply Squadron during the Korean Conflict. After serving his country, Carl became a truck driver for several area companies including New England Grocery in Worcester and R. J. Paquette Construction Company in Holden. Previously, he was a milkman for Lundgren & Jonaitis Dairy Farms in Shrewsbury. He was a member of Chaffin Congregational Church in Holden and the Harold N. Keith American Legion Post 204 in West Boylston. The family would like to thank the staff of Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center for their care and compassion they provided to Carl. It was greatly appreciated. A funeral service for Mr. Bailey was held Tuesday, April 30, in the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden. A private committal service will be held at Worcester County Memorial Park in Paxton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Residents Activity Fund, 32 Mayo Drive, Holden, MA 01520. with Leif Nash, the owner of Dovre. He was a charter member of the Concord Rod and Gun Club. During his spare time and in retirement he enjoyed fishing, collecting coins and stamps. He frequently walked in Great Meadows and observed the birds. Henry had many bird feeders and kept track of his many visitors. Vacationing in York, ME every year was a highlight for the entire family. He is survived by his children Henry P. Berlied Jr. and his wife, Dale Laurian of Concord, Thomas I. Berlied and his wife, Mary Theresa of Maynard, Barbara A. Berlied Beers of Winchendon and John C. Berlied and his wife, Roberta A. of Laconia, NH. He was predeceased by his son-in-law, Albert Beers and two grandchildren. He is also survived by 11 grand children, several great-grand children and one great-great grandson. Graveside services will be on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Brookside Cemetery, 136 Gleasondale Road, (Rte 62) Stow. Family and friends are welcome to attend. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in his name may be sent to: Drumlin Farm, Massachusetts Audubon Society, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773. Arrangements under the care of Glenn D. Burlamachi, Concord Funeral Home, Concord. To share a memory or offer a condolence visit: www.concordfuneral.com Emily R. (Enos) Harmer, 78 WINCHENDON — Emily R. (Enos) Harmer, age 78, of 134 Woodlawn St., Winchendon, formerly of Lowell and Chelmsford, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, April 25 in UMass Medical Center, Worcester. She was born in Lowell on June 21, 1934, daughter of the late Emmanuel and Rose (Santos) Enos and moved to Chelmsford in 1979. Since 2003, she had lived in Winchendon. Emily worked a variety of jobs in the Lowell region. She retired from Kronos, where she had worked as an assembler of time clocks. She earned her GED from Montachusett Regional Vocational High School later in life. Her greatest enjoyment came from traveling with her husband, doing puzzles and watching the Boston Red Sox. Her husband of 27 years, Charles E. Harmer, died in 2008. She leaves her children, Roseann Bunker of Lowell, David Bunker of Dracut, Theresa H. Bunker of Local Development & Projects FOUND HERE! Alabama, Michael Arthur of Orlando, FL and Robert Harmer of Chelmsford; three stepchildren, Daniel Harmer of Tyngsboro, Lee Ann Harmer of Methuen and Andrew Harmer of Chelmsford; two sisters, Beatrice Daly of New Hampshire and Theresa Hosmer of Milton; one brother, Mannie Enos of Danvers and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews and nieces. Two children, Linda Bunker and Jean Marie Glover and a stepson, Eric Harmer, predeceased her. Calling hours will be held Monday, May 6 from 5 to 7 p.m.. in Blake Funeral Home, 24 Worthen Street, Chelmsford. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 7 at 10 a.m. in Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home (stone-ladeau.com), 343 Central St., Winchendon. Burial will follow in Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Winchendon. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, PO Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284- 9168. SEND OBITUARIES at no charge to Editor Ruth DeAmicis, by faxing (978) 297-2177, or by e-mailing the editor at rdeamicis@stonebridgepress.com. We also invite funeral directors and families to e-mail us a JPEG photograph to print, at no cost, alongside the obituary.
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