The Republican from Springfield, Massachusetts (2024)

April 24, 1990

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The Republicani

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Springfield, Massachusetts

Issue Date:

Tuesday, April 24, 1990

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44

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Si UNION NEWS TUESDAY APRIL 24 1990 Deaths elsewhere Paulette Goddard leading lady at 84 GENEVA (AP) Paulette Goddard the wide eyed wai flike actress who co starred with husband Charlie Chaplin in films such as 'The Great Dicta and "Modem died yesterday at her home in south ern Switzerland A municipal employee in the village of Ronco said official records show the actress was born June 3 1905 making her 84 However reference books give her year of birth as 1911 or 1915 The employee Pia Della Mora said the exact cause of death was not known "but one could assume she died of old A member of her house hold said the actress had a brief illness Ms Goddard born Marion Levy in Whitestone NY began her career on stage in the New York show Her Hol lywood debut came with a small part in Girl in 1931 the first of 40 plus mo vies As a member of the Hal Roach Studio stock company she starred with Chaplin in two of his classics in 1936 and Great Dicta in 1940 Their marriage her second ended in divorce in 1942 turned out to be a fine Bob Hope said yester day from his Los Angeles home was everything She was beautiful She was Hope appeared with Ms God dard in the movies Cat 7 Nation mourns ATLANTA (AP) The Rev 1 Ralph David Abernathy was carried to his crypt yesterday on a wave of praise riding in a plain mule drawn wooden wagon flanked by his sons and colleagues in the civil rights movement The famous and the humble piled shoulder to shoulder in side a southwest Atlanta church for the four hour service for the 'i man who was longtime chief lieutenant in the civil rights movement Afterward two mules pull ing a green wooden wagon bearing casket set out from West Hunter Street Baptist Church where Aber nathy was pastor for Lincoln Cemetery body was carried to its resting place by a mule drawn wagon after he was assassinat ed in 1968 at the suggestion of Abernathy who considered it symbolic of humility Relatives said Abernathy wanted the same for himself bier traveled in a PAULETTE GODDARD and the in 1939 Ghost in 1940 and But the in 1941 Other films in which the ac tress had leading roles included Love a Diary of a Cham and a 1947 British production Ideal Hus Her last TV film was Snoop Her third marriage to American actor Burgess Mere dith broke up in 1944 In 1958 she married Erich Maria Remarque the German born American novelist He be came famous in the 1920s for his anti war Quiet on the Western which was banned in Nazi Germany Rev Abernathy two hour procession of 22 lim ousines that passed dilapidated buildings and drug infested communities along the street named in honor of King Groups of people some with children and pets lined side walks as the wagon inched along in a sea of 150 suited marchers including Aber sons Kwame and state Rep Ralph David Abernathy III and movement associates Andrew Young and the Rev Jesse Jackson Among those present were widow Coretta Scott King and three of her children sister Christine King arris Benjamin Hooks head of the NAACP US Rep John Lewis Ga Robert Kennedy Jr Archbishop Eugene Marino and Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan Abernathy who was closest friend and adviser died April 17 of a heart attack in duced by a blood clot He was 64 Gordon Halls owned Highland Machine Gordon Halls 67 of Spring field 42 year co owner of the Highland Machine Co in Spring field died Monday in Mercy Hos pital sA lifelong resident of Spring John Muller HOLYOKE John Muller 42 of 494 Appleton St an employ ee of the Nonotuck Paper Co died Sunday at home A lifelong resi dent of Holyoke he attended local schools and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War He was a member of the Veterans of or eign Wars Post 323 of Holyoke He leaves his mother Helen (Gotts rrtan) Muller of Holyoke a broth er ranklin of Joplin Mo and four sisters Martha Gorden and Lillian Greeley of Chicopee Ellen Hans of Brooklyn NY and Dorothy Deville of Holyoke The funeral will be Wednesday after noon at the Dillon uneral Home with burial in orestdale Ceme tery Calling hours are this after noon and evening Rose Anderstrom Rose (Sears) Anderstrom 93 formerly of 36 Alvin St Spring field died Saturday in a local nursing home Born in the Willi njansett section of Chicopee she had lived in Springfield most of her life She was a communicant of Our Lady of Hope Church and a member of its Ladies Sodality the American Legion Auxiliary and the Springfield Golden Age Club Her husband Arvid Ander strom died in 1982 She leaves a son Edward A of Hilton Head Is land SC eight grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren The funeral will be Saturday morning at the TP Sampson Co Liberty Street Parlors and in the church with burial in Calvary Cemetery Holyoke Calling hours will be ri day afternoon and evening Memo rial contributions may be made to any charity field he was a graduate of the for mer Springfield Trade High School and a member of Grace Church of Christ He was an Army veteran of World War II having fought in the Italian Campaign He leaves his wife the former Dolores A Molella a son Jeffrey of Westfield a daughter Lisa Galaska of Longmeadow a broth er Norman of Springfield a sis ter Irma Halls of Springfield and two grandsons The funeral will be Thursday morning at TP Sampson Co Chapel of the Acres with burial in Hillcrest Park Cemetery Calling hours will be Wednesday after noon and evening Memorial contributions may be made to the church 336 Spring field St Springfield 01104 or to any charity Susan Byrne HAMPDEN Susan (Creamer) Byrne 95 of Spring meadow Lane died Monday in a local nursing home Born in New Castle New Brunswick Canada she lived most of her life in Springfield 12 years in California and then 11 years in Hampden She was a communicant of St Church She leaves a brother Hubert Creamer of New Brunswick two sisters Loretta Clancy of Derby Junction New Brunswick and Beatrice Lanzillo of Springfield three grandsons a granddaughter and two great grandchildren A daughter Joan LaRose died in 1977 The funeral will be Thursday morning in the church with burial in St Mi Cemetery Springfield Calling hours at Hafey Springfield Chapels will be Wednesday after noon and evening Other obituaries on Page 31 Healy to seek re election to House of Representatives By DAVID GREENBERG CHARLEMONT State Rep Jonathan Healy Charle mont announced yesterday he will seek an 11th term in the House and pledged hard work and honesty Speaking by phone from his Statehouse office Healy said he favors new tax revenues but only after all the fat has been trimmed from the proposed fis cal 1991 budget With current budget deficit estimates at $23 billion for the next two years Healy said poli ticians who promise their con stituents should not be taken seriously No one in his district has an nounced the intention of enter ing either the primary or gener al election races only promises ever made in my 20 years in office are to work hard and to be hon he said about all you can do down Healy 44 of Burnt Hill Road was first elected to the House in 1970 taking over the seat from his father Winston also a Re publican who had held the seat since 1962 before deciding not to run again There was a large field of Republicans attempting to capture the primary in 1969 Winston urged his son who lacked experience in community involvement not to run But Healy whose district stretches some 70 miles from Colrain to Huntington cam paigned hard and edged out his challengers in the primary and general elections father hand pick Healy said was not a Kennedy transfer of Since then Healy has faced competition in about half his races the last serious attempt coming from Deerfield Demo crat Michael Ruggeri whom Healy defeated in 1984 continue to think public service is he said represent 40000 people They are the people I work for If Republicans Democrats or independents it make any difference to me When I come to Boston I call them as I see Healy has been an outspoken advocate of cutting unnecessary expenses from the budget in cluding the state House door keepers He admits some of his votes may not be popular and because he does not tow the party line he might not receive any committee chair appoint ments but Healy emphasized he delivers the needed funds to his 19 town district not a right wing head in the sand conservative type of he said mind spending money to solve prob lems But government should be Healy who sits on the Counties and the Natural Re sources and Agriculture com mittees said eliminating the budget deficit will be in the forefront of Massachusetts poli tics for the next two or three years Carmen Quinones Carmen (Sanchez) Quinones $6 of 97 Washburn St Springfield died Monday in Mercy Hospital Bom in Anasco Puerto Rico she had lived in Springfield 27 years Her husband Ramon Quinones died in 1976 She leaves three sons Reynaldo Perez Jose Quin ones and Pedro Quinones three daughters Virma Santiago Iris Negron and Inez Velez all of Springfield her mother Carmen Rivera of Puerto Rico two broth ers Jose Valentin of Springfield and Juan Sanchez of Puerto Rico four sisters Miriam Valentin Sara Valentin Josefa Valentin and Nelly Sanchez all of Puerto Rico and seven grandchildren The funeral will be Thursday morning at the Edward nell and Phaneuf McCarthy neral Home and in Blessed Sacra ment Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Calling hours will be Wednesday evening Laura A ischer PALMER Laura A (Dufault) ischer 84 of East Palmer Park Drive a retired 35 year co owner of ischer Inn Restaurant died Monday in a local nursing home She retired in 1966 Born in Ste Victoire Canada she had lived in Palmer 51 years and was a com municant of St Thomas Church Her husband Karl ischer died in 1984 She leaves a son Carl of Palmer two sisters Rose Laval lee of West and Alice Har rison of Hampden and a grand daughter The funeral will be Wednesday morning at the Beers and Story uneral Home and in the church with burial in the par ish cemetery Calling hours are this afternoon and evening Memo rial contributions may be made to Wing Memorial Hospital Wright Street Palmer 01069 Vincenza Curcio ENIELD Vincenza Curcio 102 formerly of 140 Pleasant St died Monday in a local nursing home Born in Naro Italy she had lived in Enfield most of her life She was the wife of the late Diego Curcio She leaves a daughter Sadie Marrone of Enfield two grandchildren six great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren The funeral will be Wednesday morning at the Leete Stevens Enfield Chapels and in Holy amily Church with burial in Thompsonvillle Ceme tery Calling hours are this eve ning Memorial donations may be made to the St Vincent DePaul MacDonald shooting death inspires District Court inquest By RAY KELLY An inquest began in Springfield District Court yesterday into the shooting death of a West Spring field teen ager last month Judge Irving Goldblatt is exam ining the events surrounding the death of Chad MacDonald 15 of 304 Hillcrest Ave West Spring field An inquest is a closed door proceeding before a District Court judge in which testimony and evi dence is presented regarding the circ*mstances of a death Once the proceeding is com pleted the judge makes a finding on whether the death may be the result of negligence or criminal acts If Goldblatt finds potential wrongdoing the case would be presented to a grand jury that would decide whether to issue criminal indictments The Hampden County District office declined com ment revealing only that Assis tant District Attorney Diane Dillon was handling the case West Springfield police had con ducted a lengthy investigation into the shooting but have refused to comment on their findings So far police have charged only one person in the March 10 shoot ing at the home A family friend of the MacDon alds identified as Joseph Siermienski 14 of 33 Lynne Drive West Springfield was arraigned March 12 in Springfield Juvenile Court on delinquency by reason of murder That case is pending According to police reports Siermienski and MacDonald were handling guns owned by MacDon ald's father when the 14 year old shot MacDonald in the face with a 9mm semiautomatic pistol The MacDonalds said their son stole the two guns from the fami ly gun collection because he had received repeated death threats from a 16 year old classmate Church offers to pay citations Society in care of Holy amily Church Simon Road Enfield 06082 By PETER GOONAN A recent mass ticketing of cars parked illegally while their driv Lillian Hebert HOLYOKE Lillian (Beau champ) Hebert 92 of 68 Cabot St died Sunday in a local nursing home She was a lifelong resident of Holyoke and a former commu nicant of the old Precious Blood Church Her husband Leo He bert died in 1973 She leaves two sons Roland and George of South Hadley two daughters Vi vian Harrelson of Clearlake Calif Constance arrell of Rock ville Md eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren The funeral will be Wednesday morn ing at the Messier uneral Home and in St Church with burial in Precious Blood Ceme tery both in South Hadley Calling hours are this afternoon and eve ning Josephine ers attended services at Sacred Heart Church has spurred the church to offer to pay parishio fines The Rev George arland said the church on Chestnut Street de cided to offer to pay the tickets because it felt certain responsi since there is a shortage of legal parking near the building The church bulletin last week end notified parishioners of the payment offer There has been a sharp increase in ticketing of cars by police offi cers during the past two weeks including the mass ticketing at Sacred Heart April 14 Many pa rishioners complained about the ticketing saying they had parked on the street for years without being cited by police The street has signs On Sunday numerous cars were ticketed outside the Kodimoh Syn agogue on Sumner Avenue while people were inside playing Bingo one official said Some of those ticketed were upset saying they had parked there for years with out citation the official said Some police officers have said the is intentional and attributable to a yearlong impasse in negotiations for a new contract Law students up for scholarship The Hampden County Bar Asso ciation is accepting applications for its annual scholarship awarded to a Hampden County resident who has been admitted to law school for the coming year The award will be made based on merit and need Applicants must have been county residents for at least five years This will mark the sixth year the scholarship has been offered It is funded by contributions from association members and a grant from the executive com mittee: Applications are available at the office at the Hall of Justice 50 State St Spring field All applications must be completed and filed by June 15 The scholarship committee is headed by Edward Barry of Springfield Other committee members are David A Berndt of Westfield and Robert A Gordon of Agawam SOUTH HADLEY Josephine Keough) 98 70 Bridge St died Monday in Ho lyoke Hospital Born in South Had ley she was a lifelong resident and attended the local schools She was a communicant of St Pa Church She was the widow of John who died in 1946 She leaves three nephews Robert Keogh of Illinois Paul Keogh of New Jersey and James Healy of Chicopee five nieces Mary Hardy of Bristol Conn Dorothy Weissbrod Campton NH Charlotte Bachleda of Cali fornia Miriam Schiffer of Madi son Conn and Marita Campbell of Chicopee The funeral will be Thursday morning at the Ryder uneral Home and in the church with burial in St Rose Cemetery Calling hours will be Wednesday afternoon and evening Walter Pienkowski WESTIELD Walter Pienkowski 65 of 13 Parker Ave 25 year custodian for the West field School Department died Monday at home Born in West field he was a lifelong resident and a communicant of St Joseph Polish National Catholic Church He was a member of the Veterans of oreign Wars and the Ameri can Legion Post both of North ampton He leaves a brother Stan ley of Westfield four sisters Stella Chrzanowski and Wanda Jaszek both of Westfield Sophie Pyne of Springfield and rances Gogulski of Suffield Conn The funeral will be Wednesday morn ing at the Czelusniak uneral Home Westfield with burial in St Cemetery Calling hours are prior to the funeral NOTICETOCONTRACTORS (SITE WORK) COMMONWEALTH MASS DEPT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 225RIENDSTREET BOSTON MA 02114 TEL (617) 727 3160 AMHERST TEL (413) 549 1461 PROJECT NO: DEM Contract Number 649 90 TITLE: Construction of Chain Link ence LOCATION: Campbel! alls State Park Campbell alls Road New Marlborough MA Sealed proposals submitted on a form furnished by the Depart ment will be received until 2:00 pm on May 10 1990 at the De partment of Environmental Man agement orests and Parks Re g'on 4 Headquarters off Commonwealth Avenue through parking lot 25 Umass Campus Amherst MA office and will at that time and place be publicly opened and read Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed enve lope clearly endorsed with the name of bidder project number and title Plans and specifications are avail able at the Boston office of the De partment of Environmental Man agement or Region IV Headquarters located off Com monwealth Avenue through park ing lot 25 Umass Campus Am herst and may be examined there and obtained on deposit of $10 00 In the form of a check or money order payable to the Com monwealth of Massachusetts De posits for specifications shall be refundable upon return in good condition A pre bidding conference for prospective bidders will be held at 11:00 o'clock local time on April 30 1990 The location of the meeting for all interested parties will be at the Campbell alls State Park Campbell alls Road New Marl borough MA The project consists of new con struction of 72 Inch Galvanized Chain Link ence (pipe top rail) The work Is to be accomplished within 30 days of a notice to pro ceed Liquidating damages In the amount of $10000 per day will be assessed for each day beyond the completion date necessary for the accomplishment of the work Each bld must be accompanied by a bld deposit In the form of a bld bond or certified check on or a treasurer's or cashier's check is sued by a responsible bank or trust company payable to the Commonwealth or Massachusetts in he amount of 5 (five percent) of the total bid The Department reserves the right to waive any Informalities In or to reject any and all bids if it be In the public interest to do so Bids are subject to the provisions of MGL Chapter 30 Section 39M and Chapter 149 Section 44A to inclusive Wages are subject to minimum wage rates as per MGL Chap ter 149 Section 26 to 27D Inclusive Richard Kendall Commissioner of Environmental Management (Apr 24) HAMPSHIRECOUNTY INVITATION TO BID 274 BituminousConcrete Cold Patch Liquid Asphalt Material Peastone Traprock Processed Gravel Sealed proposals for the coopera tive annual supply of Bituminous Concrete Cold Patch Liquid As phalt Material and Peastone Traprock Processed Gravel for Participating Hampshire County Municipalities will be received by the Hampshire County Commis sioners until Thursday May 3 1990 at 4:40 when they'll be public ly opened and read Bids should be placed in SEPARATE sealed envelopes marked Bituminous Concrete Bid274 or Liquid Asphalt Bid 274 or Cold Patch Bid 274 or Peas toneTraprockGravel Bid 274 In the lower left corners and mailed to Hampshire County Purchasing 99 Main Street Northampton MA 01060 Call 413586 6133 for Specifi cations' Wages to be paid employees used for Bituminous Concrete and Liq uid Asphalt Material Applled ln Place shall be In accordance with the Minimum Wage Rates as es tablished by the Department of Labor and Industries The collective Boards of Select men from the participating mu nicipalities reserve the right to accept or reject any and all blds in total or In part as they may deem to be in the best interest of their Individual or collective towns EXEC COMM HAMPSHIRECOUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Chp Joseph A Wllhelmlll Allen Torrey Raymond LaBarge David Bridgman MarllynM Bigelow (Apr 24) COMMONWEALTH MASSACHUSETTS HAMPDEN SS PROBATECOURT No 90D0686 D1 Summons by Publication and mailing NANCY MARIEOSTER Plaintiff STEPHONCHIR VINE OSTER Defendant To the above named Defendant A complaint has been presented to this Court by your spouse NANCY MARIE OSTER seeking to dissolve the bonds of matrimo ny for custody of and allowance for minor child You are required to serve upon Atty Joseph Richards plain tiff's attorney whose address is 145 Slate Street Suite 306 Spring field Ma 01103 your answer on or before July sixth 1990 If you fall to do so the Court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action You are also required to file a copy of your answer In the office of the Register of this Court at 50 State Street Springfield Ma 01103 Witness JOSEPH RODGERS Esq irst Judge of said Court at Springfield March 23 1990 JOHN O'BRIEN Register of Probate (Apr 17 24 May 1) ADVERTIsem*nT CITY SPRINGIELD MASSACHUSETTS PURCHASING DEPARTMENT THE CITY SPRINGIELD OERS OR SALE TIMBER AT COBBLE MT RESERVOIR AT BLANDORD MA PER BID 1919 SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE CHIE PRO CUREMENT OICER 233 ALLEN STREET SPRINGIELD MASSACHUSETTS UP TO MAY 16 1990 AT 2:00 PM AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ IN THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT BID ROOM A 10 CERTIIED CHECK LET TER CREDIT OR BOND PAY ABLE TO THE CITY SPRING IELD MUST ACCOMPANY EACH BID SURETY BONDS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ROM SURETY COMPANIES LI CENSED BY THE DIVISION INSURANCE TO TRANSACT BUSINESS IN THE COMMON WEALTH MASSACHUSETTS THE TIMBER WILL BE SHOWN BY BAY STATE ORESTRY SER VICE IN MAY 9 1990 AT TIMES PER BID SPECIICATIONS SPECIICATIONS AND PROPOS AL ORMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE OICE THE CITY CHIE PROCUREMENT OI CER THE CHIE PROCUREMENT ICER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS RAYMOND TURGEON CHIE PROCUREMENT OICER 233 ALLENSTREET SPRINGIELD MA 01108 (Apr 24 25 26) LEGAL NOTICE The Longmeadow Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hear ing on TUESDAY MAY 1 1990 at 7:30 PM in the TOWN HALL on theapplication of GRANDE MEADOWS TENNIS AND HEALTH CLUB seeking to amend a special permit of the Zoning By Laws Article IV Sec tion Sub section 62 regarding property at 170 DWIGHT rOAD LONGMEADOW MA LONGMEADOW ZONING BOARDO APPEALS BY: AL LAN BLAIR CHAIRMAN (Apr 17 24) COMMONWEALTH MASSACHUSETTS HAMPDEN SS PROBATE COURT No 86DI16I D1 Summons by Publication and mailing ROBBIE JOHNSON Plaintiff vs cl*tON JOHNSON Defendant To the above named Defendant A complaint has been presented to this Court by your spouse ROBBIE jpHNSON seeking for conveyance of real personal prop erty located within the Common wealth You are required to serve upon Atty Helena riedman plain tiff's attorney whose address is 260 Worthindton Street Spring field Ma 01103 your answer on or before May twenty fifth 1990 if you fail to do so the Court will proceed to the hearing and adju dication of this action You are also required to file a copy of your answer In the office of the Regis ter of this Court at 50 State Street Springfield Ma 01103 Witness JOSEPH RODGERS Esq irst Judge of said Court at Springfield March26 1990 JOHN O'BRIEN Register of Probate (Apr 10 17 24) COMMONWEALTH MASSACHUSETTS H4MPDENSS PROBATECOURT No 90D0720 D1 Summons by Publication and mailing MARGARITA VEGA Plaintiff vs HIRAM LAMBERTY Defendant To the above named Defendant A complaint has been presentee to this Court by your spouse MARGARITA VEGA seeking tc dissolve the bonds of matrimony for conveyance of personal prop erty located within the Common wealth You are required to serve upor Atty Theodore Cooledge plaintiff's attorney whose ad dress is 80 Maple Street Spring field Ma 01105 your answer on or before July sixth 1990 If you fail to do so the Court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action You are also required to file a copy of your answer in the office of the Register of this Court at 50 State Street Springfield Ma 01103 Witness JOSEPH RODGERS Esq irst Judge of said Court al Springfield March 27 1990 JOHN O'BRIEN Register of Probate (Apr 17 24 May I) Classified Springfield Newspapers OR YOU CALL 788 1234 to place your classified ad Union Newsunbaij Republican.

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