Middlesex County Newspaper Abstracts


The Arlington Advocate, 1 April 1954
DEATHS
MRS. HATTIE A. HOPKINS
   Mrs. Hattie A. Hopkins, a resident of Hyannis for the last 20 years, died at South Yarmouth March 22 following a long illness. A native of Hyannis, she had lived in Arlington for several years before moving there.
   She was the widow of Isaac T. Hopkins and the daughter of Albert P. and Esther A. (Carney) Baker, both of Hyannis.
   Mrs. Hopkins was a former member of the Hyannis Woman's Club, a member of the Cape Cod Hospital Association, the Trinity Baptist Church, Arlington and Prospect Hill Chapter, DAR, Somerville.
   She is survived by a son, Earle C. Hopkins, Arlington; a daughter, Mrs. Edward C. Pickard, Hyannis; two grandchildren, Miss Ruth E. Hopkins and Earle C. Hopkins Jr. both of Arlington, and several nieces and nephews.
WILLIAM N. GAMESTER
   William Nelson Gamester, 53, a local building contractor, died of a heart attack in his home at 27 Medford st. on Saturday, March 20.
   A native of Arlington, Mr. Gamester was a Navy Veteran of World War I.
   He leaves his mother, Mrs. Sadie A. Gamester, with whom he made his home; two brothers, Ellsworth G. Gamester of Waverly, N.Y. and Henry E. Gamester of Arcadia, Cal. and a sister, Mrs. William Stukey of Woburn.
   Military funeral services were held Monday in the Hartwell Chapel.
RICHARD S. McKEE
   Funeral services for Richard S. McKee, 56, of 43 Florence ave., Arlington Heights, for 18 years a court officer at the Boston Municipal Court, were held Friday, March 12, in the Saville Chapel, Arlington.
   Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. He died Tuesday night.
   He served in the Naval Reserve in World War I and after the war joined the Boston Police department. He was on the force for about 16 years.
   Mr. McKee was a member of Bethesda Lodge, A.F. and A.M., Brighton, and the Police Square Club of Massachusetts.
   He leaves his wife, Lillian (Nickerson); a daughter, Miss Marilyn McKee; a brother, Alexander McKee of South Pasadena, Calif., and three sisters, Mrs. Olive Hewitt and Mrs. Phyllis Ryan of Boston and Mrs. Dorothy Cheney of Princeton, New Jersey.
MRS. KATHRYN O'BRIEN
   The funeral of Mrs. Kathryn A. (McAssey) O'Brien, 68, formerly of Adams st., widow of Edward J. O'Brien, for many years superintendent of the Arlington public works dept. prior to his death three years ago, was held Monday, March 15. A high mass of requiem was celebrated at 9 a.m. in St. Agnes' Church and burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
   Mrs. O'Brien, who died Saturday in a Somerville nursing home, was born in Liverpool, England. A resident of Arlington for more than 20 years, she was a member of the Arlington Emblem Club and Arlington Catholic Women's Club.
   Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Rosemary Cogswell, and a granddaughter, of Cambridge; a brother and two sisters in England.
MRS. RICHARD MORRIS
   The funeral of Mrs. Mary C. (Quigley) Morris, 53, of 418 Mystic st., wife of Dr. Richard H. Morris, for many years a surgeon in Everett, was held Monday, March 22, with a solemn requiem mass in St. Agnes' church. She died Thursday, March 18.
   Besides her husband, she leaves a brother, Charles F. Quigley of Chelsea and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Walsh of Newton and Mrs. Helen C. Murphy of Gloucester.
MICHAEL MULLIGAN
   The funeral of Michael Mulligan, 76, of 339 Summer st., former employee of the Boston City Club for 28 years, was held on Monday, March 29, with a solemn requiem mass at 9 a.m. in St. James' church.
   He died Friday, March 26.
   Born in Ireland, he was a charter member of the Boston Irish Music Club.
   He leaves his wife, Mrs. Catherine Rowley Mulligan; two sons, William and Terence Mulligan, at home; a brother, Peter Mulligan of Boston, and three sisters, Mrs. Catherine Robinson of Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., Mrs. Mary Keating of Woodside, Long Island, N.Y. and Mrs. Annie Cooke of Woburn.

NAMED by the Board of Selectmen for the May 3 jury pool at Middlesex District court are Frank B. Wingard of 15 Chandler st., William T. Thornton of 2 Newton rd. and William P. Doherty of 204 Spring ave.
Submitted by SCD

1954 Newspaper Abstracts
Middlesex County Massachusetts

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