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Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York • Page 4

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Rochester, New York
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ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Thursday, Oct. 13. 1966 2B Yates County Points of Interest N. M. Fir ooii Dies; Interior Decorator GENEVA Nosrat Mehdi Firoozi, 65, of Geneva, widely known interior decorator and art and Baha'i lecturer, died early Wednesday morning (Oct.

12, 1966) in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. Mr. Firoozi was a native of Arch Mason Gets 60-Year Palm Tehran, Iran. Educated there, he practiced pharmacy there a number of years and operated an import-export business prior to coming to the United States in 1924. CANANDAIGUA A 60-year He studied at State University Palm and certificate to Frank of Acr culture and Technical I 01 ananaaigua ana College at Alfred with plans to Rochester were among honors accorded at a recognition ceremony of Excelsior Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, here.

go into the dairy business in Iran. He changed his mind, transferred to Syracuse Uni Fisk is a retired superintend- versity for a couple of years end entered the import business of Canandaigua schools. He Persian rugs and objects inMoined chapter in Malone, Geneva iransierring masonic memoer- He studied interior decwating ftJf 2 under the late Ross Crane, onetj Je ow llves Rochester Wlth time president of the Chicagoi Fifty and certm. Art Institute. He returned to frt ueneva in lor major of Canandaigua and Karl H.

Hixson and Roscoe C. TraDD of career as interior decorator. a 1 1-1 '1 1- in ism ne iraveiea wim ana Shortsviile. acted as interpreter for two! Those honored for 40 or more prominent Iranian Bahai years' membership were Rev teachers as they toured the David W. Ayers, Past High Priest F.

Guy Baldwin, J. country. He. himself, was manv times Gifford Case, Past High Priest delegate to the National Baha'i i Paul H. Dillenbeck, William L.

Convention at Wilmette, 1)1. i Gates and Past High Priest ti Howard L. Coons as well as rLA 'James Henderson, James lStrVng, Arthur R. Munson, America and taught courses atjE b6'K Nfc ferences in both countries. Other Receiving 25-year pins were Theodore D.

Deforest, Welling' Outlined by the Yates County area the winner will represent the contestants in the Junior Miss Pageant to be held Saturday evening in Penn Yan. From left: Top row, Pam Beers, Linda Ingram, Glenda Decker and Jane Williams. Second row, Darlene Moss, Pamalee Ingram, Barbara Adams and Joan Stuart. Third row, Betty Clancy and Deborah Stapleton. Miss Beers is from Dundee, Miss Stapleton, Dresden, others from Penn Yan.

lectures included interior decorating and Persian art for groups in the Geneva area. Survivors include his widow, ton E. Fifield, Leo A. Hessney, Harry H. Kingsley, Charles H.

Mac Carthy, George D. Mc Mrs. Marguerite McKay Firoo-Gurk, Henry M. Mc Vittie, John 21 one daughter, Mrs. Albert E.

Peck, Elmer M. Plyter, (Edith) Fried of New York City; (Amos J. Riker, Lawrence H. his mother, Mrs. Mehdi Firoozi jRyers and George W.

Stand- of Tehran; three sisters, Mrs bridge, Presentations were made by Mehrengiz Afsary, Mrs. Tahirih and Mrs. Asadeh Bahiyyih, all of Iran. Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Harold W.

Day of Oswego, grand high priest of the Grand Chapter of New York, RAM. Honorary membership in the Canandaigua chapter was presented to Day, a step unprecedented in RAM chapter history here. William P. Hessney is the chapter's high priest. Bennett Funeral Home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home with Allan Raynor of Toronto, a Baha'i friend, officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery. The family has requested memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society. Vicinity Deaths Page 12A Today ft Mi 1 VTA mm 1 1 3 1 3R? exclusive imports the casually elegant look you love if Only the English can achieve that rich "out-doorsy" yet softly feminine sportswear look and only Sibley's offers the renowned Jaeger label.

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