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Dana Storrs Lamb, 86; fisherman Robert Morrison, 81; consultant who specialized in insurance law Eugene Kraetzer, at 78; lawyer was Harvard recording secretary and award-winning nature writer were contributed to the Quebec-Labrador Foundation, which he and Ll.B. at Harvard in 1932. An aftnrnpu until Wnrlrl War IT MIAMI BEACH. Fla. Robert Morrison.

81, of Miami Beach, a widely known specialist in insurance law and a founding partner of the Boston law firm of Morrison. Mahoney and Miller, died Sunday after a brief illness in Mount Sinai Medical Center here. Mr. Morrison, who had a long struggle with cancer, suffered a heart attack. An expert in casualty insurance, he had been with the firm more than 50 years.

A colleague and former law partner, David Bakst of Lexington, said in a telephone interview yesterday that Mr. Morrison "was recognized worldwide And, personally, he was a well-respected, well-rounded man of high personal integrity" Mr. Morrison had written with Bakst a book, "Mergers and Acquisitions of Insurance Agencies," and just before his death, Mr. Morrison had completed a definitive work, "Business Interruption Insurance," on the subject of insurance theory and practice. Mr.

Morrison had also been one of the founders of the School of Insurance, and was president emeritus of that sc'hool until his death. After retiring from law in 1969, he founded Affiliated Business Consultants, a consulting firm that advised the insurance industry worldwide on general business trends. He was a member of the board of governors of International Insurance Seminars and was active in the National Association of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters. Born in Everett, he attended Boston Latin School and graduated from Harvard College in 1924 and Harvard Law School in 1927. A Brookline selectman in the 1950s, he was a past president of the Jewish Community Center in Brookline and of the Roxbury Branch of Packard Manse.

He was also a member for life and for many years a director of Temple Israel in Boston. He leaves his wife of 53 years. Norma (Falk); two sons, Richard J. of Newton and Eliot Falk Morrison of Danbury. a brother, Sidney L.

Morrison of Deerfield Beach. and six grandchildren. A funeral service will be held today at 1 p.m. in Temple Israel. Boston.

Burial will be in Temple Israel Cemetery, Wakefield. CONCORD Eugene G. Kraetzer 78, of Concord, the retired recording secretary of Harvard University, died Sunday in Emerson Hospital here after a brief illness. He was the university's recording secretary from 1949 until 1974, responsible for the affairs of estates, bequests and trusts given to Harvard from its alumni. He also was assistant secretary to the president and fellows of Harvard College.

In the summer of 1930, he traveled to Alaska with Bradford Washburn, retired director of the Museum of Science in Boston, with the intention of climbing Mt. Fairweather, then the highest un-climbed coastal peak on the North American continent. "We failed," Mr. Kraetzner wrote later, "but as many know. Brad went on to become the foremost authority on mountains and glaciers in the country." Born in Lexington, Mr.

Kraetzer graduated from Lexington High School and earned his AB at Harvard University in 1929 Hugh M. Wade, with an interest CORNISH, N.H. Hugh Mason Wade, a historian, writer, editor and professor of history at universities in New York and Canada, died yesterday in his home here after a brief illness. He was 72. He was a passionate and prolific historian of Vermont and New Hampshire.

Mr. Wade retired in 1972 as senior professor of history at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. He previously was a history professor at Catholic University of America and director of the Canadian studies program at the University of Rochester. Mr. Wade also spent two years as a public relations officer at the US Embassy In Ottawa.

An authority in French-Canadian and post-Revolutionary American history, Mr. Wade also was a specialist in the founding and development of the town of Cornish, near the Vermont border, where he lived most of his life. Born in New York City, he developed a love of the countryside and had a strong commitment to Cornish. "I keep busy defending New Hampshire and Vermont from the developers and entrepreneurs who Marjorie Gordon, past president of Mass. lupus foundation; at 63 By Edgar J.

Driscoll Jr. Globe Staff Dana Storrs Lamb of Ipswich, an author, raconteur and ardent conservationist, died Monday in Beverly Hospital, Beverly, after a long illness. He was 86. Considered by many as one of the finest lyrical writers of the outdoors, Mr. Lamb received numerous awards for his nine books, which he did not start writing until he was in his 60s.

A retired New York stockbroker and limited partner in the New York City investment firm of Ingalls Snyder, he was a well-known and skillful fisherman. For 30 years before writing his first book he had contributed articles to outdoor Journals and magazines. His first book, "On Trout Streams and Salmon Rivers," was published in 1963. Books that followed, in which he dealt less with the technicalities of angling and more with the Joy of nature, included "Bright Salmon and Brown Trout," "Woodsmoke and Watercress," "Not Far from the River," "Some Silent Places Still," "Green Highlanders and Pink Ladies," "Where Pools are Bright and Deep," "Beneath the Rising Mist" and "The Fishing's. Only Part of It." AH royalties from his books DEATHS TURNER Of Arlington, and Marshfield, Jan; 6, Nathaniel S.

Beloved husband of Elizabeth (Doolin). Father of Mrs. James P. (Maureen) O'Halloran of Winchester, and Mrs. Vincent J.

(Patricia) Keiley Of e3 1 wood, also survived by 7- grandchildren. Brother of Vincent and Patrick Turner both of County Clare, Ireland. Funeral from the Gaffey-McAvoy Funeral Home, 223 Mass. ARLINGTON, Jan. 9 at 9 a.m.

Followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Ca-millus Church, Arlington at 10 o'clock. Relatives and friends Invited. Visiting hours Wednesday only 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Winchester Hospital, Highland Winchester VALATKA Of Prlscllla Beach, Plymouth, formerly of Randolph, George age 93.

Beloved husband of the late Margaret (Ku-bliius), devoted father of Elinor Marcel of CentervtMe and Eugenia Kudirka of Plymouth. Dear brother of the late Vincent Va-latka. Loving grandfather of Henry Marcel Jr. of Med Held, Eugenia Kuodis of East Sandwich and Janet Quimby of Londonville, Vermont. Great grandfather of Michelle, Michael and' Patricia Marcel of Medfield and ViktorIJa Kuodis of East Sandwich.

Visiting hours at the Joseph W. Casper 'Funeral Home. 187 Dordhester SOUTH BOSTON, 2-4 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass In St. Peter's Lithuanian, South Boston, Jan.

9, at 10 a.m. Burial In New Calvary Cemetery, Boston. Late employee of Amstar Corp. of Charlestown. Life member of the South Boston Lithuanian Citizens' Club.

-Parking in rear of funeral home. VIOLANTB Of Winchester, suddenly Jan. 6th, James, beloved husband of Hilda A. (Irv-tinarelli) Vlolante. Father of James E.

of Alameda, California, Richard S. of Reading Donna Marie DOndfrio of Winchester and the late William E. Vlolante. Also survived by 4 grandchildren. Funeral will be held from the Lane Funeral Home, 760 Main WINCHESTER, on Thursday, January 9th at 10 a.m.

Funeral Mass In St. Mary's Church at 1 1 a.m. Visiting hours Wed. 2-4 7-9 p.m. In Meu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the charity of your choice.

VOSOLO Of Orient Heights. East Boston January 6, Vincent. Beloved husband of Ruth (DIOrto). Loving father of James, Susan and Leslie all of East Boston. Loving son of the late Vincent Vosolo and Mary (Cartllo) Vosolo.

Loving brother of Lucy DiTulliOv of Hyde Park. Elvira Radosta of Dedham, Eva OeNisi of Qulncy, Betty Rossettl of Wlnthrop, Mary Wedge and Nunzlo Vosolo both of Stoughton, Anita Vosolo of Wrentham and Ftocco Vosolo of Roslindale. Also the late Sarah Colangelo. Funeral from the Rapino Memorial Home. 9 Chelsea (Maverick Sq.) EAST BOSTON Thursday at 9.

Funeral Mass in St. Lazarus Church at 10. Relatives and friends Invited. Visiting hours Wednesday only 2-4, 7-9. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Naval Veteran WW II.

Please omit flowers. (Parking In rear of Funeral Home). WALKER Of Medford. Jan. 7.

Ralph. Beloved husband of Margaret (Colicchio). Devoted Father of the Honorable Nell Walker, Assoc. Justice, Lowell District Court Ralph Walker, both of Wakefield, John Walker of Maiden Margaret Binetll of Topsfield. Also survived by 1 brother, 6 sisters 11 grandchildren.

Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main MEDFORD, Fri. at 8 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass In St. Raphael's Church, High Medford at 9 a.m. Relatives friends are respectfully invited.

Visiting hours Thurs. 2-4 7-9. It has been requested that In lieu of flowers, contributions be made In his memory to the American Cancer Society, 247 Commonwealth Boston, MA 02116. WHITE In South Boston Jan. 7, Julia (Ryan), beloved wife of the late) William White, devoted mother of Warren -White of South Boston, stepmother of Julia Fitzpat-rick of Rockland.

She leaves us with great legacy of love, understanding and laughter. Funeral from the Cassidy Funeral Home, 743 East Broadway at St. SOUTH BOSTON on Friday Jan. 10 at 8 am. Funeral Mass at the Gate of Heaven Church at 9 o'clock.

Relatives and friends Invited, visiting hours Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Interment In Holy Cross Cemetery, Maiden WHITESIDE Thomas B. In Duxbury, formerly of Weymouth and Ouincy, Jan. 7, 1986, beloved husband of the late Mary T. (Templeton), father of Mrs.

Marjorie L. Murray of Weymouth, Mrs. Joan M. Bosse of Braintree, Mrs. Judith A.

Voelker of Dux-bury, brother of Joseph B. of Weymouth and Wilson of Fla. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral from the McDonald Funeral Home, SOUTH WEYMOUTH, at 809 Main (Rt. 18, opposite South Shore Hospital), Friday at 8 a.m.

Funeral Mass In the Sacred Heart Church, Weymouth landing at 9 o'clock. Relatives and friends Invited. Visiting hours Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Navy veteran W.W. I.

Retired employee of the former Ammunition Depot, Hlngrtam. Late member North Ouincy K. of C. WOLF Of Qulncy, formerly off Weymouth, January 7, 1986. Cols C.

Wolf. Beloved sister of Marilyn J. Pierce of Weymouth. Aunt of Mark W. Stewart and Scott P.

Stewart both of Weymouth. Funeral service at the Mortimer N. Peck Funeral Home, 516 Washington BRAINTREE on Thursday at 2 p.m. with her cousin the Rev. Philip Zaeder officiating.

Relatives and friends Invited. Visiting hours today 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Peck Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be sent to the -American Cancer Society, 247 Comm Boston or to the charity of the donor's choice. Late executive secretary at Paper-ama in Hingham.

Late Past-President off Quincy Women's Club and Late Member of Qulncy Junior Women's Club. fETMAN In Cambridge. January 7. Fannie (Mesh) Yetman. Wife of the late Alphaeus Yetman.

Mother of Alphaeus Cambridge Police Department, Robert, Jethro, Raymond and Arthur. Survived by 13 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Funeral from the Daniel F. O'Brien Funeral Home, 907 Mass. CAMBRIDGE, Friday at 10 a.m.

Funeral Services at St. Peter's Episcopal Church at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours Wednesday 7-9, Thursday 2-4 and 7-9. ANNOUNCEMENTS 6ERMANIA LODGE AF AM is with deep regret that we announce the leath of Brother Isador Benjamin Plovnlc.

reasurer ot Germanla Lodge, at Levine Briss uneral Chapel, Bte, 139 Randolph on Vednesday Jan. 8 at 2 pm. Masonic Services 'III be conducted at pm. Members are equested to attend. ouls H.

Oppenhelm, Master amuel Silberateln. Se Secretary TEAMSTER LOCAL 829 ta ve regret to announce the death of Brother 'hUip J. Stella, late employee of Stop Shop Manufacturing. Visiting hours Wednesday 2-5. -10 at the George Doherty Sons, Wilson-cannon Funeral Home, 456 High Dedham, A.

Funeral Mass Thursday 9 a.m. in St. Pius enth Church Milton. James Dailey, Pres. Chester S.

Abbott. Secy. Treas. CLARENCE QUINN BERGER lemorlal services for Clarence Quinn Berger, mer official at Brandeis. will be held on unday January 12 at 3 p.m.

Memorial hurch at frlarvard University. Barking avail-ble at 47 Broadway Garage. he was an intelligence officer In the Army Air Corps in the Aleutian Islands during the war. He practiced law here until 1949. He was a former trustee of', the Fenn School, Concord Acade- -my, a former member of the Concord planning board, a past presi dent ot the Concord Taxpayers Association and a member of the Concord Country Club.

He also was a member of the Harvard Club of Boston and New York, the Union Club of Boston and the Fac: He leaves his wife, a son. John F. Kraetzer of Berkley, two daughters, Sarah K. Dallas of Concord and Martha Jean Didrichsen of Kauniainen. Finland: a brother.

Joseph G. of Chilmark; and seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. in Trinity Episcopal Church, here. Burial will be in Munroe Cemetery, Lex- at 72; historian in Vt.

and N.H. keep trying to ruin this delectable countryside, he wrote in a 1980-Harvard alumni renort. He wrote 11 books and scores of articles and reviews about. Canadian-American relations, the 1 i ycuyic ui yucuct aiiu liic mm nunc Provinces, as well as many biogra phies. He was president oi the Cana- dian Historical Association in 1964 and 1965 and chairman of the Joint Canadian American oi me American and Canadian Historical Associations, He also was a member of manv historical and literary clubs and organizations in Canada and the nc leaves wue, cusarjein uwac- Dougall) Eberts Wade; five stepsons, Edmond Ebert of Calgary, II.

1 if. rtii 1 1 AiDeria, uoraon coeri oi loronio; John Ebert of London, Lindsay Fherr nf Qootrlo WocVi fmv F.hprt nf Mnnrrpal a crpn-'" aauenier. tnsarjetn stiKeman oi Ottawa: a brother, Philip Wade of New Canaan, a sister, Margaret Labarge of Ottawa; and 16 grandchildren. A funeral Mass will be said Thursday at 1 1 a.m. in St.

Francis of Assisi Church in Windsor, Vt. floor, crawled to a cloakroom, ran up the steps to the gallery and seized one of the terrorists. Mr. Van Zandt served two ades in Congress where he specialized in defense issues. He had resigned from the House in 1943 to 1 7 1 A 117 TT 1 elected again after the war.

He left Congress after he lost a US Senate bid in 1962. After his unsuccessful race for the Senate. Van Zandt was named by Gov. William W. Scranton as volunteer secretary of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation.

The Pennsylvania hospital said he is survived by his wife, Esther, and son, James. Funeral arrangements were uncertain. Fred Sawyer, 71 Retired mechanical engineer WESTON A memorial service will be held todayat 2 p.m. in Peter's Church here for Fred A. Sawyer, a retired engineer for Stone and Webster in Boston.

Mr. Sawyer died Sunday in the Waltham-Weston Hospital after a brief illness. He was 71. Mr. Sawyer was a mechanical engineer with Stone and Webster -for 37 years before retiring in 1981.

He was appointed senior mechanical engineer in 1968 and was working in the firm's nuclear at the time of his retire; ment. He puDiisned manyj)apers on engineering and developedteam generating and nuclear plants. Also, ne coordinated the turbine plant and design for the Yankee Atomic electrical plant in Rowe. He leaves his wife, Audry (Win- son oi wesion; a son, Benjamin B. Sawyer of Newton; three daughters, Susan S.

Beaulieu of Mata-gami, Quebec, Cynthia S. Mayzell of Orlando, and Andrea W. of Weston; three sisters, Hammer of Governor's Island. n.h.. Fauia nsner of vaiw PWrto ano oaqueiyn binkinson of rarmingion, Maine; one brother, rw i -i division helped organize a quarter of a century ago and which he served since then a member of the board of directors.

The author, who received the Arnold Gingrich Heritage-Award for writing in 1978, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y the son of George B.B. Lamb and Antoinette Storrs (Valentine) Lamb. He was the' great grandson of Augustus Storrs, founder of the Connecticut Agricultural College, which later became the University of Connecticut. Mr. Lamb attended Dartmouth College and graduated from Princeton University in 1923.

After World War I he served in the US Cavalry and during World War II he worked with the British Admiralty. Mr. Lamb, who made his home at Fort Salonga, N.Y., before coming here nine years ago, had served as president of the Anglers' Club of New York and was a trustee of Hofstra University and a director of the Atlantic Salmon Association, Montreal. He also was a past member of the Century.Asso-ciation. N.Y.

Married for many years to the former Helen Tweedy, who died in 1975, he leaves two sons, Gordon E. Lamb of Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., and Lawton S. Lamb of Bedford. N.Y.; a daughter. Faith L.

(Mrs. Robert) Bryan of Ipswich: eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. A memorial service will be held at a date to be announced. Burial will be in in Storrs Cemetery, Storrs. Conn.

Miriam Davenport Dramatist, speech teacher; 95 FRAMINGHAM Miriam Davenport (Gow) of Framingham, a dramatist, impersonator and speech teacher for four decades "since the 1920s, died Monday in the Framingham Union Hospital after a brief illness. She was 95. Miss Davenport tayght for 40 years at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia and founded the speech and drama department, there. During summer vacations, she taught liberal arts at Boston College and in the 1940s owned a studio in Medford Square where she taught speech and elocution. Miss Davenport performed throughout the country and Europe and received the London Certificate at the Speech Institute there for her performances with the Lotuf Quartet, which was part of the old Keith Vaudeville Circuit.

In 1980, she was honored by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Theater Association for her outstanding contribution to the theater. Born in Medford, she graduated from Medford High School in 1907. She studied at the old Curry School of Expression in Boston, which later became Curry College in Milton. She also held several liberal arts degrees and was a member of the Art Alliance. She leaves three nieces.

A funeral Mass will be said Friday at 9 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Church, Maiden. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford. George Mulhern, 56 Service at Harvard tomorrow WESTON A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 1 1 a.m. at Memorial Church, Harvard University, for George I.

Mulhern 56, a senior partner In the Boston law firm of Palmer and Dodge. Mr. Mulhern died Sunday after suffering a heart attack in his home here. A story in yesterday's Globe incorrectly reported that his funeral service would be today. He leaves his wife, the former Mary Hawes; a daughter, Valerie Mulhern, and a son, Michael, both of Weston; and a sister, Alice Hardin of Quincy.

Evelyn Locke, 82 Managed Brattle Inn NASHUA, N.H. A private funeral service will be held for Evelyn A. Locke, 82, of Nashua, who died Friday morning in the Courville at Nashua Nursing Home after an long illness. Mrs. Locke was a manager for the former Brattle Inn in Cambridge, Mass.

She also was associated with the YWCA in Central Square, Cambridge, for many years. Mrs. Locke was born and raised in Somerville, and had lived with her son here for the last 15 years. Besides her son, Harry G. Locke, she leaves a niece and three nephews.

James Van Zandt, ex-congressman who seized gunman in 1954; at 87 BROOKLINE A memorial service was held yesterday at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline for Marjorie (Myerberg) Gordon, former president of the Lupus Erythematosus Foundation of Massachusetts. Mrs. Gordon died Sunday in her home in Brookline's Chestnut Hill section after a long illness. She was 63. Eleanor Dacey, 70 Active in church groups NEWTON Eleanor Mary (O'Brien) Dacey, 70, of Newton, who recently was invested as a Lady of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, died Friday in Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Archbishop Bernard F. Law presided at the investiture at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's South End on Dec. 2. At the same time, her husband, John Dacey, was invested a Knight of the Equestrian Order. The Daceys received the papal honor for their years of service to the church and its organizations.

She was on the board of the Christ Child Society, Opus Dei and the Legion of Mary and a member of the St. Philip Neri Guild. Born in South Boston, Mrs. Dacey was raised in Dorchester and attended St. Peter's School, Girls Latin High School and the old Boston Clerical School.

She Was a secretary for the State Employment Security Division from 1941 until 1948. She was a Friend of the Boston Symphony and also was a member of the Women's Educational Union, the Museum of Science, the Chromatic Club of Boston and the Waban Women's Club. She also was a volunteer at Newton-Welles-ley Hospital and was a member of the Newton Conservators, an environmental group. She donated her body to Tufts Medical School. Besides her husband, she leaves her sister, Catherine Donnelly of Pasadena, and numerous nieces and grandnieces.

A memorial Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Jan. 18 In St. Philip Neri Church in Newton's Waban section. Nathaniel Turner Owned Cambridge wine firm ARLINGTON Nathaniel Stan Turner.

88, of Arlington, retired owner of the Inman Wine Co. of Cambridge, died Monday after a long illness in Winchester Hospital. A retail liquor dealer for more than 40 years, Mr. Turner was past president of the Cambridge Retail Liquor Association. A native of County Clare, Ireland, he came to the United States at the age of 17 and worked in his early years as a steward at a variety of clubs, among them the Speakers Club at Harvard College.

He liVed in Arlington for 40 yars and summered in Marsh-field, where he was a life member of the Marshfield Country Club. He leaves his wife, Elizabeth (Doolin); two daughters, Maureen O'Halloran of Winchester and Patricia Keiley of Westwood; two brothers, Vincent and Patrick Turner, both of County Clare, Ireland; and seven grandchildren. A funeral Mass will be said tomorrow at 10 a.m. in St. Camillus Church here.

Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington. Mrs. Gordon was president of the Boston-based organization for several years beginning in 1975. As president, she helped create awareness of the disease that led to the creation of a national lupus foundation with more than 200 chapters.

Lupus erythematosus is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting every part of the body. There is no known cure. An estimated one million people suffer from it nationwide. Born in Baltimore, Mrs. Gordon attended Choate School in Connecticut and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College in 1943.

She lived in Newton many years before moving to Brookline in 1965. Mrs. Gordon taught Jewish education classes at the Newton Hadassah and enjoyed playing golf. She leaves her husband, Ellias L. Gordon; a daughter, Pamela D.

Gordon of Newton; and two brothers, Jerry Mason of Pound Ridge, N.Y., and Morton Nyerberg of Wal-pole. Burial will be in Sharon Memorial Park. Phyllis Alpert, 69 Worked for YMCA Outing Club COHASSET A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Bedanta Center here for Phyllis E. (Hersey) Alpert.

69. Mrs. Alpert died Monday in her home here. She had been suffering with cancer. Mrs.

Alpert was a volunteer worker for the Boston YMCA Outing Club for 30 years and executive secretary of the New England chapter of Junior Achievement before she married in 1969. Her husband, George Alpert, was first chairman of the board at Brandeis when the university was founded In 1947. He held the position for 10 years before he became president of the New York, New Haven Hartford Railroad. Mrs. Alpert was a Boston native and longtime resident there before moving here with her husband.

Besides her husband, she leaves three stepsons, Richard of Cohasset, William of New York City and Leonard Alpert of Sacramento, and five stepgrand-children. John P. Potter, 69 Navy man 20 years WEYMOUTH A funeral Mass will be said today at 10 a.m. in St. Albert's Church here for John P.

Potter, 69, of East Weymouth, a retired Navy chief petty officer. Mr. Potter died Saturday in South Shore Hospital after a long illness. Born in Charlestown, Mr. Potter had lived" in East Weymouth for 25 years.

His 20-year Navy career took him to Rhode Island and Illinois. After retiring from the Navy, he worked for Western Electric in Boston and, later, for the Post Office. He leaves two daughters, Betty A. Busa of Weymouth and Mary Margaret Cavanaugh of Florida; two sisters, Theresa Harrington of Tewsksbury and Bea Ryan of Charlestown; and eight grandchildren. Burial will be in St.

Francis Xavier Cemetery Weymouth. Associated Press WASHINGTON James E. Van Zandt, a former congressman from Pennsylvania who was a three-time chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, died yesterday in an Arlington, hospice. He was 87. The hospice said it could not immediately provide details about his death.

Mr. Van Zandt, a Republican, was in the House when four Puerto Rican gunmen, screaming nationalist slogans, fired from the gallery into the chamber on March 1. 1954. During the gunfire, Mr. Van Zandt dropped to the Timothy Lynch, 89 Worked for Red Sox WORCESTER Timothy F.

Lynch, 89, a retired Boston Red Sox public relations man, died yesterday afternoon in his home on Poniken Road following a long illness. Know in the Red Sox organization as "The Mayor of Jersey Street," Mr. Lynch began working there in 1952 as a member of the ground crew. The Red Sox honored him when he retired in 1977 by displaying the message "Happy retirement Tim Lynch" on the then new electronic scoreboard at Fenway Park during one of their games. Born in Lowell, Mr.

Lynch lived in Medford before moving to Worcester in 1984. His wife, Teresa L. (Gray) Lynch, died in 1976. Mr. Lynch leaves a son, Timothy F.

Jr. of Woburn; a daughter, Terese L. Foley of Worcester; two brothers, Edward Lynch of Dracut and Charles Lynch of Orange City, three sisters. Marguerite Langan of Nashua, N.H., Lillian Maher of Lowell, and Margaret Mitchell of Peabody; 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. A second son, John died last year A funeral Mass will be said Friday at 10 a.m.

in St. George's Church. 38 Brattle St. here. Burial will follow in St.

John's Cemetery..