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The Boston Globe B9 SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2011 Obituaries OTHER OBITUARIES Page BIO Ryne Duren, 81; for blazing fastball and wildness ASSOCIATED PRESS LAKE WALES, Fla. Ryne Duren, an All-Star pitcher known for a 100-mile-per-hour fastball, occasional wildness, and Coke-bottle glasses that created a most intimidating presence on the mound, died Thursday at his winter home in Florida. He was 81. An All-Star in three seasons, Mr. Duren helped the New York Yankees reach the World Series in 1958 and 1960.

Mr. Duren's blazing heater and 20200 vision in his left eye, 2070 in his right always attracted attention. The look was very Ricky Vaughn from the movie "Major League." Mr. Duren was known for coming out of the bullpen and throwing at least one of his warmup pitches to the backstop on the fly. He later kidded that he sometimes did it on purpose.

Either way, opposing batters took notice, and Mr. Duren's reputation grew. "Ryne could throw the heck out of the ball," Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra said yesterday. "He threw fear in some hitters. I remember he had several pair of glasses, but it didn't seem like he saw good in any of them.

"He added a lot of life to the Yankees, and it was sad his drinking shortened his career," Berra said. Mr. Duren wrote about his alcohol problems in his books "I Can See Clearly Now" and "The Comeback." He spent many years working with ballplayers, helping them with their addictions, and was honored by the Yankees for his efforts. taddeo, Mary (DeAngelo) Of Medford, January 6. Beloved wife of the late Frank V.

Taddeo. Beloved mother of Nick Taddeo and his wife Eleanor of Medford. Loving grandmother of Frank J. Taddeo, Sandra Ziegler and her husband Scott, Jason Taddeo, all of Medford, Nicholas Amatangelo of Holbrook, and the late Nicholas Taddeo, Jr. Loving great grandmother of Shawn Ziegler and his wife Amanda, Alessandro, Justin and Zackary Ziegler, all of Medford.

Loving great great grandmother of Sophia, Alaina, and Olivia Ziegler. Dear sister of Lucille Oliveto of North Andover, the late Anna Chaganis, Margaret Schena and Rose LaQuaglia. Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main MEDFORD, Tuesday at 9a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Clement Church, 71 Warner Street, Medford, at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.

Visiting hours Sunday 7-9 p.m. and Monday 2-4 7-9 pm. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford. For directions, obituary and guestbook, dellorusso.net Dello Russo Family Funeral Homes 781-396-9200 Medford-woburn-Wilmington TERP, Barbara (nee smith) Of South Dennis formerly of All-ston, born in Dorchester, passed on January 6, 201 1 after a short hospital stay. Beloved wife of Harry Terp of 62 years.

Loving mother of David Terp and his wife Karen of Rochester, New York; Jean Terp and her late husband Thomas Creed of Millis; Beverly and her husband Mark Hopkins of South Dennis; Nancy and her husband George Elderd of Watertown; Stephen and his wife Laurie Terp of Walpole. Grandmother of Lisa, Andrew, and Matthew Terp; Casey, Ryan, and Jamie Terp; Douglas and Jessica Hopkins. Also survived by 3 great grandchildren: Gavin Terp, Madeline Terp, and Tommy Frederick. Sister of Constance Prescott of Pennsylvania, Marilyn Smith of Natick, and Shirley Larson of Florida. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Barbara has been a resident of South Dennis for about 1 5 years. She was a longtime organist, choir director, and member of Hill Memorial Baptist Church of Allston; member of Brewster Baptist Church of Brewster. Long time member of Cape Cod Senior Bowling leagues; graduate of Girls' High in Dorchester. A memorial service will be held at the Brewster Baptist Church 1 848 Main Street Brewster on Tuesday, January 1 1th at 10:00 followed by a burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Calling hours at Doane, Beal Ames, 729 Rt 134 S.

DENNIS from 4:00 to 8:00 PM on Monday, January 10th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hill Memorial Baptist Church 279 N. Harvard St Allston, Ma 02134 or Brewster Baptist Church 1848 Main Street Brewster, Mass. in memory of Barbara Terp. THAYER, David S.

Age 73, in Lebanon, NH on January 5, 201 1 suddenly. Of Newbury, NH and formerly of Arlington, MA. Had been employed by Raytheon for 44 years and retired as payroll supervisor. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Mary (McGahey) Thayer of Newbury, NH; a son, David C. Thayer of Methuen, MA; a daughter, Maureen A.

Dezotell of Newbury, NH; three grandchildren; a brother, Robert C. Thayer of Waltham, MA; a stepbrother, Kenneth Burr of W. Hartford, CT; a stepsister, Eloise Osborne of Newport, NH; nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may call at the Chadwick Funeral Home, 235 Main Street, NEW LONDON, NH on Sunday, Jan. 9, 201 1 from 4-7 P.M.

A Mass will be celebrated on Monday, January 10, 201 1 at 1 1 :00 A.M. at Our Lady of Fatima, 724 Main Street, New London, NH with The Rev. Robert Biron, pastor, celebrant. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Newbury, NH in the spring. Memorial contributions may be made to New London Hospital Emergency Department, 273 County Road, New London, NH 03257 or to DHMH Cardiology Department, co Michele Clark, DMSOffice of Development, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.

WEGIMER, Lorraine D. (Bilodeau) 75, Denmark Wl, on Jan. 6, 2011 at her home. Born Feb. 12 1935 in Boston, MA.

Daughter of William 8i Mattie (Robinson) Bilodeau. Lorraine graduated from Somerville High School in 1953. She met her husband, Larry, while he was stationed aboard the USS Mitscher in Boston, MA. He passed away Feb. 19, 2010.

Lorraine is survived by her loving children 8i grandchildren. Family 8i friends may call Jan. 9 from 12 to 4 p.m. at Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, 536 Cty Denmark, Wl 54208. Funeral Mass on Mon.

at 10:30 a.m. See complete arrangements www. cotterf neralhome.com WHITLEY, Lt. COl. John E.

(USAF Ret.) Of Bedford, Jan 6. Husband of the ASSOCIATED PRESSFILE 1959 the stands at Yankee Stadium. throw one into the stands. It was a lot of fun. But I can tell you, it was no fun to hit against him.

Everyone was afraid he was going to hit them." Richardson recalled being on second base in a game when Mr. Duren was pitching for the Los Angeles Angels. Richardson noticed the catcher was tossing the ball back to Mr. Duren softly, so he started running and stole third without a throw. pitcher famed Ryne Duren warmed up under Mr.

Duren played for seven teams during a big league career from 1954-65. He went 27-44 with a 3.83 ERA in 311 appearances, all but 32 in relief. The right-hander struck out 630 and walked 392 in 589 innings, and threw 38 wild pitches. "Everybody knew Ryne," former Yankees teammate Bobby Richardson said by phone. "He was a legend." "It got to be a thing at the Old-Timers' games.

He'd come in and "The Rugged Path," directed by Garson Kanin and starring Spencer Tracy, in 1945; Ruth Gordon's valentine to the theater, "The Leading Lady," with John Carra-dine, Ossie Davis, Mildred Dun-nock, and Gordon, directed by Kanin, in 1948; and "Triple Play," an evening of one-acts by Chekhov, Sean O'Casey, and Tennessee Williams with a cast that included Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, in 1959. In "You Can't Take It With You," a loopy and popular comedy that opened in December 1936 and won a Pulitzer Prize for George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, Ms. Stevenson played the presumably normal one in a family of happy eccentrics on the Upper West Side of Manhattan who is shown the error of her ways in her choice of a man. (The part was played by Jean Arthur in the Frank Capra film version.) Margaret Helen Stevenson was born in Manhattan.

She went to Hollywood briefly in the 1930s and appeared in a handful of movies, including "Smashing the Money Ring," with Ronald Reagan. Her daughter appeared with her mother in the late 1990s in a Fringe Festival production of "TheBacchae." By then blind from macular degeneration, Ms. Stevenson played Teiresias, the sightless seer, in the Euripides play. Margot Stevenson, 98; was prolific actress on Broadway SANDS, Mary Elwell (Morrill) Of wayland, Lincoln, and west-wood died peacefully January 7th in her 92nd year with family by her side. She was the wife of Robert Elwell of Arlington and ward Sands of Mendham, New Jersey both of whom predeceased her.

She leaves her son Robert, his wife Surrey of Gloucester; Christian, his wife Gaella of Conway; and William, his wife Donna of Ashfield along with 8 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sister, Marjorie Morrill Painter whiting, and her two brothers John and Joe Morrill. Known as 'Polly' or' Squeak' to her friends and 'Maggie' to her family, she always had a smile, a pervasive laugh, and an ever present upbeat attitude toward everything and everyone. Raised in Dedham, she graduated from winsor School, and summered in Gloucester, wianno, and South Dartmouth. She became a world ranked tennis player and traveled the circuit with her sister.

Midge, including Wimbledon and Europe for several years. She then married Bob Elwell, and lived in Washington DC and Gloucester, MA during world war II. After the war they purchased a 40 acre farm which they named Arrowhead Farm on Martha's vineyard, raised 3 boys, and according to most islanders grew the best vegetables on the island. After more than a decade on the Island, they moved to wayland, MA to start a wholesale plant growing operation. Later they opened a retail garden center named Arrowhead Gardens.

It soon became one of the largest quality garden centers in New England. She was instrumental in making the company a success working alongside her husband seven days a week. She was one of the first to set a national trend for the industry by introducing Christmas "trim a tree" decor as an off season niche, which soon equaled Arrowhead's spring business. Her dedication to her husband and her three sons was something many admired and which her family and friends will always remember about her. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Contributions in her name can be made to Niles Pond Conservancy co Mass Audubon, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773, or Hospice of the Fisher Home, 1165 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002, or to a charity of your choice. Condolences can be sent to Christian Elwell, 888 Shelburne Falls Road, Conway, MA 01341 scotton, Mary E. (Feeney) Of Dedham, January 6, 201 1 Beloved wife of the late James F. Scotton. Funeral Mass in St.

Mary's Church, Dedham, Tuesday at 1 1 AM. Visiting hours Monday 4-8 PM. Complete notice to follow. Online guestbook, obituary and directions at www.gfdoherty.com. George F.

Doherty Sons Dedham 781-326-0500 SURKES, Caryn 1956-2010, Pittsfield, MA. Died at the age of 54 at the Fisher Home Hospice in Amherst, MA on Jan. 6, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer; she was surrounded by her friends and loved ones. Caryn lived a truly full and selfless life. After graduating with her Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Lesley College in Cambridge, MA she began her career at Beaverbrook STEP in Newton, MA where she supported the lives of men and women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Caryn formed strong therapeutic and interpersonal relationships. She worked diligently to provide those with disabilities recreational and exercise opportunities, stressing the physical and psychiatric health benefits of those activities. In order to raise her level of expertise in this area, Caryn later became a personal trainer, and worked at the Newton YMCA, where she was able to introduce aerobic and strength-training programs to both the aging and those with disabilities. In addition to the satisfaction she received from her work, Caryn had an unwavering love for books, theater, and the outdoors. In 2006 her love of those outdoors moved her to Pittsfield, MA in the Berkshires, which marked a new chapter of professional focus and personal fulfillment in her life.

She began work at Community Enterprises, Inc. Project AIM as a case manager for adults with a variety of challenges including. Psychiatric, developmental, and substance-addicted, while at Project AIM Caryn tenaciously challenged complacency, resignation, and lack of creativity wherever she found it. with her characteristic absence of judgment she continually modeled for everyone the holding of hope for all those struggling with physical and mental disabilities. Caryn was much admired by her colleagues for her energetic, positive and mentoring approach to service provision.

And after 25 years of dedicated service to those living with mental and physical disabilities, she was awarded the prestigious Silver Ribbon Award for Excellence in the Field of Social work sponsored by the National Alliance of Mental Illness of Berkshire County in recognition of her commitment, dedication and service in the area of mental health and for her efforts to eliminate stigma and foster hope through education, outreach, and research. Caryn faced many years of uncertainty in her courageous battle with cancer, but never once allowed the disease to control her life. She will always be remembered and celebrated as one who steadfastly believed, that with lightness and love, everything is possible. She will be deeply missed by all those who had the privilege of knowing her. She is survived by her brother Stu and his wife Elizann, her sister Michelle, brother-in- law Ken, her niece and nephew Kristi and Michael, and an enormous number of close friends who serve as her extended family.

Funeral Services: Funeral services for Caryn will be held at the Anshe Amunim Temple in Pittsfield, MA. on Sunday, Jan. 9 at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow immediately in the Pittsfield Cemetery. For those wishing to leave condolences with the family, you may do so by visiting: www.devanny-condron.com.

Donations may be made, in Caryn's memory, directly to: Beaverbrook STEP, 125 walnut Street, watertown, MA 02472 or Community Enterprises, 74 North Street 519, Pittsfield, MA 01201-5116 or west Suburban (Newton) YMCA, 276 Church Street, Newton Corner, MA 02458 "Ryne took it as a slight and came over and told me that the next time he faced me, he was going to throw one right at me," Richardson said. That's when one of Mr. Duren's old carousing buddies, Yankees star Mickey Mantle, stepped in. "Mickey took him out drinking that night and calmed him down," Richardson said. "I saw Mickey later and he said, 'You're all right, he's not going to hit you now' Richardson, the 1960 World Series MVP, praised Mr.

Duren's efforts off the field. "He helped so many former ballplayers, counseling them and doing follow-up work," he said. "He really made a difference in so many lives." Rinold George Duren was born in Cazenovia, and was a prep star. His fastball was so overpowering that his youth coaches often had him play the infield, rather than risk having him hurt someone with his pitches. He made his major league debut with Baltimore in 1954.

He led the American League with 20 saves for the Yankees in 1958. That fall, he won Game 6 of the World Series with 4 impressive innings against the Milwaukee Braves, his favorite team as a boy. The Yankees then won Game 7 at Milwaukee for the championship. Mr. Duren was 1-1 with a 2.03 ERA in five World Series games.

He was with the Yankees from 1958-61 and played for Baltimore, the Kansas City Athletics, the Angels, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and Washington. NEW YORK TIMES J. DOMINISTIME LIFEGETTY IMAGES Vang Pao led Laotian troops in the Pa Dong area in 1 9 6 1 "the biggest hero of the Vietnam War" for the 15 years he spent heading a CIA-sponsored guerrilla army fighting against a communist takeover of the Southeast Asian peninsula. After his guerrillas ultimately lost to communist forces, General Vang Pao came to the United States, where he was credited with brokering the difficult resettlement of tens of thousands of Hmong, an ethnic minority from Laos and other countries. By Bruce Weber NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Margot Stevenson, a stage actress for more than six decades who appeared on Broadway in Kaufman and Hart's "You Can't Take It With You" in the 1930s and opposite Orson Welles in the radio series "The Shadow," died Sunday at her home in Manhattan.

She was 98. The death was confirmed by her daughter, Margot Avery. Ms. Stevenson was, in the archaic phrase, a lady of the theater. The daughter of an actor and the mother of an actress, she appeared in a handful of movies and television shows (including a Hallmark Hall of Fame production of "Macbeth" in which she played Lady Macduff), but most of her career was spent on the stage.

A prolific performer in regional theater and in summer stock, she spent time in the 1950s in London in the West End production of "The Seven Year Itch," as the wife of the wayward romantic. From the 1930s though the '60s she appeared in more than a dozen Broadway shows. They included a 1935 revival of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," the Rudolf Besier play about the poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, with Katharine Cornell; Robert E. Sherwood's World War II drama Gary Mason in 1989. Gary Mason, 48, British boxer ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Former British boxing champion Gary Mason has been killed in a cycling accident in London.

He was 48. Mr. Mason was hit by a van Thursday morning on a residential road in Wallington, south London, and died at the scene. Mr. Mason became British heavyweight champion in 1989.

Renowned for his strong chin, he lost just one of his 38 professional bouts to Lennox Lewis in a 1991 European title fight and retired in 1994. Margot Stevenson appeared in the movie "Smashing the Money Ring," with Ronald Reagan. late Marv L. (cananan) rwhitley. Father of Robert jjwhitley and daughter in jiciw iviuritji ut bduury, MA.

Denise Schloman and her companion Richard Porter of Merrimack, NH, Susan Bennett and son in law Thomas of Manchester, NH and Thomas Whitley and daughter in law Angela of North Easton, MA. Brother of Robert Whitley of Florida and the late Patricia Ham-macher. Also survived by 9 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Bedford Funeral Home, 167 The Great BEDFORD, Mon. at 8:00 A.M.

followed by a funeral Mass in St. Michael's Church, 90 Concord Bedford, at 9:00 A.M. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sun. from 2:00 to 6:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, 7020 AC Skinner Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or to a charity of one's choice.

For obituary and directions please visit www.bedfordfuneralhome.com. WOLFGANG, Stanley 80, of Revere, passed away on January 7, 2011. Beloved ot tne late Naomi (Davidson) Wolfgang. 9 Devoted father of Mark wolfeane and his wife Kerrv (welby) and Seth Wolfgang. Devoted brother of Barbara Fin-kleman and Risa Buckstein and her husband Jan.

Loving uncle of nephews and a niece. Services at the Torf Funeral Chapel, 151 Washington Cary CHELSEA on Monday, January 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM. interment in Sharon. Donations in his memory may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, Minute Man Council, 411 unquity Milton, MA 02186. For directions and online guestbook please visit the funeral home website.

Torf Funeral Service 617-889-2900 www.torffuneralservice.com yelinek, Mary C. (Makarewicz) Formerly of Needham, Jan. 6. Beloved wife of the late Edward J. Yelinek.

Loving mother of the late Edward "Ned Yelinek, Jr. Grandmother of Lisa Shay McRae of Bellaire, TX, great grandmother of Nicholas McRae of Bellaire, TX, sister of Helen Pierce of Brain-tree, Joan Ronayne of Needham, the late Walter Mack, Edward J. Mack 8i Eleanor Kozloff, also survived by several nieces 8i nephews. Funeral from the George F. Doherty 8i Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland (exit 19B off Rte.

1 28) needham, Monday, at 10 a.m. Funeral Mass in Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church, Newton upper Falls, at 10:30 a.m. Relatives 8i friends kindly invited, visitation prior to Mass from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Interment St.

Mary's Cemetery, Needham. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Mary's memory to Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church, 270 Elliot Newton upper Falls 02464. For directions 8i guestbook www.gfdoherty.com George F. Doherty Sons Needham 781-444-0687 Vang Pao, at 81; hero to refugee Hmong By Garance Burke ASSOCIATED PRESS FRESNO, Calif. Vang Pao, a fabled military hero and beloved father figure among the international Hmong refugee community, will be honored with a massive funeral "fit for a king" in central California, the general's son said yesterday.

General Vang Pao led Hmong guerrillas in their CIA-backed battle against communists during the Vietnam War. He died Thursday night in a hospital near Fresno after battling pneumonia he contracted while presiding over two Hmong new year celebrations in California's agricultural belt. He was 8 1 Since immigrating to the United States once the communists seized power in Laos in 1975, Vang Pao has been venerated by his transplanted countrymen who settled mainly in California's Central Valley, in Minneapolis, and in cities in Wisconsin. Chi Vang, the general's 46-year-old son, said family elders decided to honor Vang Pao with a dayslong memorial service in Fresno, but said there may also be an opportunity for mourners to pay their respects at a viewing in Minnesota. "When he traveled here, the family was already talking to him about his health and the need to stay at home to relax, but his whole life was geared toward the Hmong community," said Chi Vang, one of the general's 32 children.

"We are planning an enormous international event fit for a king." The general had been hospitalized for about 10 days at Clovis Community Medical Center, where a crowd gathered Thursday night following the news of his death. During World War II, while still a teenager, General Vang Pao fought to prevent the Japanese from seizing control of Laos. In the 1950s, he joined the French in the war against the North Vietnamese who were dominating Laos and later, as a general in the Royal Army of Laos, worked with the CIA to wage a covert war there. William Colby, former chief of the CIA, once called the general Express your sympathy. View The Boston Globe's complete list of death notices and sign an online guestbook at boston.comobituaries.

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