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14 THE ROCKLAND COUNTY JOURNAL-NEWS NYACK, N. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14. I97U Obituaries 'Copter Lifts 4 From Viet Base JHPi Dr. Sengstacken, Surgery Director North Vietnamese first attacked the base in the western central highlands two weeks ago. Other sources estimated the enemy toll at perhaps 1,500.

The lead column of the eight relief battalions reached the hilltop base near the juncture of the Laotian and Cambodian borders Tuesday night without encountering opposition. Despite the outbreak of fighting on the northwest, other reinforcement units met little or no resistance as they advanced from other directions by foot and by U.S. helicopter. This absence of enemy opposition led some U.S. officers to speculate that much of the North Vietnamese force besieging the base has pulled back to regroup.

Less than two battalions of South Vietnamese have been holding the base, but their exact number is not known. Four South Vietnamese Were killed in the fighting today, six were missing and 37 were wounded, the Saigon headquarters said. The headquar-ters said this brought total government casualties around the base since March 31 to 146 killed, 37 missing and 342 wounded, but other sources said the totals are higher. ST FOREST FIRE Fire fighters from three counties battle forest fire that raged over 6,000 acres in Ocean County, New Jersey, yesterday. The Forest Service said were no reports of any Injuries.

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The Americans were not wounded, and no reason was given for bringing them out. But there was speculation that they were exhausted by the two-week old seige and were being given a rest. Field reports said that when the helicopter landed at the base, about 40 South Vietnamese soldiers swarmed to it trying to flee from the base. Eight of them got into the chopper and were flown out with the Americans. (Mel's to hang on to the landing skids as South Vietnamese troops did during tihe retreat from Laos but the pilots kicked them off.

The new fighting broke out half a mile northwest of the base Tuesday night and lasted until shortly before noon. South Vietnamese headquarters in Saigon claimed 96 North Vietnamese killed in the battle today, 50 of them by artillery and by U.S. and South Vietnamese fighter-bonv bers. A spokesman claimed more than 2,500 of the enemy have been killed since the Mrs. Masker; Lived in Tuxedo Mrs.

Melvinia Masker 84, of 154 Hillside Tuxedo, died yesterday in Middletown. Born in Arden, she was a lifetime resident of the area, living in Tuxedlo for the past 57 years. She was the widow of George Masker. She was a member of the Daughters of America, Sloatsfourg. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.

Olive Hann of Tuxedo and Mrs. Alice Jefferson of Sloatsburg; a son, George Masker of Sloatsburg; and a sister, Mrs. Lucy Jones of Highland Mills. Services will be at 11 a.m tomorrow at the Wanamaker and Carlough Funeral Home, Eagle Valley Road, Sloatsburg, with Rev. James Leo of St.

Mary's Episcopal Church, Tuxedo, officiating. Inteiment will be in the Cemetery of the Highlands, Highland Mills. There will be visiting at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m. today. U.S.

Ships, Jets to Stay In SE Asia By GEORGE C. WILSON Times-Post Wire WASHINGTON U.S. ships and warplanes will remain on duty in Southeast Asia long after the last American soldier leaves Vietnam, Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird indicated Tuesday. He told newsmen at a press conference at the Pentagon that these naval and air forces "would be a part of the realistic deterrent which we will maintain in Asia." The Defense secretary thus hardened the impression that President Nixon is counting on warships off Vietnam and planes in Thailand to offset any diplomatic leverage he loses in Asia by the withdrawal of U.S.

troops from Vietnam. He equated a continued American military presence in Asia with the Nixon adminis-tratior effort to prevent war in the 1970s, but stressed that the United States had to be "realistic" about cost and about other world threats in deploying such forces. Failure to maintain any force at all in Asia, Laird said, would contradict the administration's expressed policy of "realistic deterrence" and mislead "any possible Laird decldned to spell out whether the remainicg force of ships and warplanes would continue to engage in combat in Indochina. "I do not believe that we should look forward to the maintenance of that kind of warfare" was as far as he went ir discussing the future role of sea and air forces in Asia. The Defense secretary was even vaguer when newsmen tried to pin him down repeatedly on what kind of residual force of American ground troops he foresaw for there ALBANY, HEW YORK BUFFALO, NEW TORI ROCHRSTER, N.

T. SYRACUSE, N. Y. IOSTON. MASS.

MBDFORO, MAU. W. BPRINGPIELD. MAM QUINCY, MASS. KAT1CK.

MABB, HYANNIS, MAR. PROVIDENCE, E. I NASHUA, H. Korvette'a Dr. Royal F.

Sengstacken, 79, ol 17 River Suffern, a practicing physician for 50 years and director of surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, for 37 years, died yesterday of a cerebral hemorrhage shortly after being admitted to the hospital. Dr. Sengstacken was proud of the fact that he delivered 1,523 babies during his career. He was the first surgeon in Rockland County to become a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Born in Stony Point, he was a lifetime resident of Rockland Ounty, living in Suffern since 1920.

He was a graduate of Syracuse University and of Cornell Medical College, 1916. He interned at Bellevue Hospital, New York City. After setting up practice in Suffern, Dr. Sengstacken served as director of surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital until 1957. He played a major role in the growth and (level-opment of the hospital over the years.

At various times he served as physician or medical director for the School of the Holy Child, Abex Erie Railroad, and the Ramapol Central School District. He was a past president and longtime member of the Suffern Rotary Club, and was a member of Deltio Opselon Fraternity. He was a past president of the Rockland County Medical Association, Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Decker Sengstacken two sons, Royal F. Jr.

of Mahwah and John E. of Pomona; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth S. Dwyer of Suffern a sister, Mrs. Florence Richards of Santa Barbara, and six grandchildren.

Funeral services wiH be at 2 p.m Friday at the Suffern Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Rudolph Wissler officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haver- straw. Friends may call at the Wa-namaker and Carlough Funeral Chapel, Route 59, Sufferm, FUNERAL DIRECTORS A.

W. BUTCHER'S SONS FUNERAL HOME, HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. HA M117, IF NO AN5. NE 4-4124 EDWARD FINN FUNERAL HOME (3 Wain St STony Point 6-2400 FLENDER-PRICE FUNERAL HOME, INC. GEORGE STEVENSON Licensed Manager lie Hign Ave.

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tomorrow. Memorial donations may be made to Giod Samaritan Hospital Sulfern. J. F. Morrissey; Moved to Nyack John F.

Morrissey, 58, of 2 Gail Drive, Nyack, died yesterday at his home. A native of Jersey City, he moved to Nyack four years ago from Passaic. He was employed as a claims-loss specialist by Trans-American Insurance Company, New York City. Mr. Morrissey served as a master sergeant with the U.S.

Army in France during World War LI. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Groesbeck Morrissey; a son, Army Capt. John F. Morrissey Jr.

of Ft. Monmouth, N.J..; two brothers, William J. and Gordon, and a sister, Mrs. Irene Brower, all of Staten Island; and three grandchildren. A mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at St.

Ann's Church, Nyack, at 9:30 a.m.. Friday. Interment will be in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale. Friends may call at the Hugh E. White Funeral Home, 43 S.

Broadway, Nyack, from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Mrs. L.

A. Irish, Civic Leader HOLLYWOOD (UPD Graveside funeral services will be 'held Thursday for Mrs. Lelland Atherton Irish, a cultural, civic and humanitarian lea(ier in Southern California for 40 years. Mrs. Irish, 81, died Tuesday after a long illness.

She was a member of the Hollywood Bowl Association, executive director of the Southern California Symphony A-ssociation, president of the women's division of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and was on the executive board of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra for 10 years. DEATH NOTICES LEWIS, Marie A. of Highland Falls, N.V. suddenly on April 12, 1971. Beloved wit of the late Harry W.

devoted mother of Dorothy Morgan, Helen C. Parker, James Richard George ond Harry also survived by three sisters, five brothers, eighteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Reposing at William F. Hoqan Funeral Home, South Main Highland Falls, N.Y. Family will re-ceive tneir friends Beiween the hours of 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Requiem Mass Sacred Heart R.C. Church Thursday 10 a.m. Interment Highland Union Ceme. tery. (4-14) MORRISSEY, John F.

on April 13, 1971, Nyack, N.Y. Husband of Bealrice G. Morrissey, father of Captain John F. Morrissey, Jr. of Fort Monmouth, N.J.

brother of Mrs. Irene Brower, William J. and Gordon Morrissey of Stolen Island, N.Y. Mass of the Resurrection ot St. Ann's Church, Nyack, N.Y.

Friday, April 16 ot 9.30 a.m. Interment Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y. Friends may call ot the Hugh E. White Funeral Home, 43 South Broadway, Nyack, N.Y. Wednesday 7-9 p.m.

and Thursday 3-5 ond 7-9 p.m. (4-15) MORRO, Rocco suddenly, of 15 Camp miii Ka fomona, n.y. on April ii, iyi. Beloved husband of Antoinette (nee De-Bellis). Devoted father of Leonard and Linda, dear son of the late Leonardo and Josephine, fond brother of Michael, Carmela Vende, Leonard, Dora De-Filippo, Josephine Conti, Catherine Ro-soto and the late Anqelo and Alfonso.

Reposinq ot Edward A. Diacente Funeral Home, 285 East 149th Bronx, N.Y.C., until Thursday 8:30 a.m. Requiem Mass at Our Lady of Pity Church, 9:30 a.m. Interment Fernchff Cemetery. Visiting hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.

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