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The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts • 11

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The Berkshire Eagle. Mondav. Jan. 20. 1958 Obituaries and Funerals 1 Cheshire Father McCarthy, Former Curate In Barrington MRS.

f.F.TMVN Tel. Aria mi 169-M1 Combination Storm-Screen Windows No Down Payment Jokh C. Grrenleaf. Architect, 80; Desigiflrl" Lenox Otih Leon Sheinhouse Dies; Realtor, Abbe. Mrs.

Elisabeth Bloniarz, Anthoay Cummings, Mm. Ubbto ff, Demi, Patrick J. frreenleaf, John C. LaBlanc, Mrs. Fidele McCarthy, Kev.

Morgan A. She lnhoue, Leon Taylor, Cur ion First Payment April Threat of Double Sessions Seems Eased for Another Year CHESHIRE The threat of (Public Safety indicating the town double sessions at the Cheshire should not use the two -basement School thi coming fall whs eased rooms or school auditorium for John Cameron Greenleaf, 80. tl vgr it retired New York architect and Waf Veterail 7.99 Leon T. Sheinhouse. 59-year-old realtor of 533 South died last' night after a long illness.

Mr.) Sheinhouse was past president of after a meeting Saturday with Sen class rooms. Grades affected are third, fourth arid fifth. Anthony Bloniarz ator Silvio O. Conte by John Wojcie-chowski. Mr.

Wojciechovvski. who is run-Ining fpr Selectman at the annual Baptist Church Elects Officers CHESHIRE fjffKers. of the Baptist Church elected at the re A Month Is Airit Costs lot 1 Aluminum 3-Track STORM WINDOWS and one 1" Thick Aluminum Comb. Door 'farmer summer resident of Lenox, disjd Saturday at a "nursing home in Tarrytown. Y.

He formerly livied at the San Carlos Hotel in New York. Mr. Greenleaf. son of the late Pr. -md Mrs Richard C.

Greerf-Jeaf. graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University "In 1899 lie also studied at the "Columbia University School of 'Architecture and 1'EcoIe des Beaux Arts in Paris. A charter member of the Society of Beaux Arts Architects in 'New York, he formerly was a member bt the American Institute of Archi-'tects and was a charter member of the Yale Graduate Advisory cent annual meeting were: Clerk, 1 election next explained to Conte the situation at the school concerning use of the basement rooms. Conte said he talked over the condition with David Milne, State Department of Public Safety inspector. Mr.

Milne, he reported, will authorize in writing to the Cheshire School Committee the use of the Norman Parker; treasurer, Norman Parker; financial secretary. Miss Jeanne Bellinger; deacon for five years, John Callahan; deacon for four years. Mrs. Lay ton Dies: Retired Funeral Director Anthony Bloniarz. 79, of Adams, retired funeral director, died yesterday afternoon at his home after a short illness.

He was the father Of Frank A. Bloniarz. director of the Bloniarz Funeral Homes in Pittsfield and Adams. Mr. Bloniarz was born in Poland and.

came to this country in 1895. He moved to Adams in 1900 and was employed as a tailor until 1913. In 1914 he established a funeral home which he operated until he retired in 1949. He was prominent in Polish-American circles and was one of the first persons of Polish nationality to hold public office in Adams. He wis elected to the Wood Storm Windows 10 ror 54 Cahill; Sunday school superinten-j ALL STANDARD SIZES IN STOCK i i I for another year, providing fa planning committee is set up and a program outlined to end use of the rooms.

aeni. Mrs. Harold Bennett; trustee for three John Sobzyck, and representatives to the permanent council, Daniel Haskins and William Sample. The Monday Evening Circle RADFORD SASH GLASS CO. 79 Summer St Dial t-tSU Days 2-4049, 2-5531 Evenings Rowing Committee.

Built Home in 187" "Mr. Greenleaf 's father came to Lenox from Boston and in 1875 built on Yokun Avenue a summer home, which is now the Lenox A group of-parents met Thursday evening with the school committee and Dr. Joseph A. Wilk, superintendent of schools, concerning, ihe double session program scheduled to bTput into effect this fall. They I Ml The Rev.

Morgan A. McCarthy GREAT BARRINGTON The meets tonight at 7:30 at the Baptist Church. The Cub Scout meeting sctted- Rev. Morgan. McCarthy, 4.8, 4fcpia.MMt.

ttot. aM "hewjefed- his Board of Health in 191 and sored: erty to the Lenox Club in liVlx His passed this past eliminating been postponed. The Hoosac Hose Company will meet this evenintp at 8 at the Hose curate at St. Peter's Church here for five and a half years, died shortly before- midnight last night in Mercy Hospital, Springfield. the use of Basement rooms in schools and the committee received a letter from the Department of six years.

He was a member of the St. Stanislaus Kosfka Society, the Polish National Alliance, the Polish Roman on, Johrf C. Greenleaf, was engaged as ttje architect at the time to remodel the summer residence into a club house. Mr. Greenleaf leaves his wife.

House. hhSb mwmwm -Assistant pator at St. Theresa's Catholic Union, the Holy Name Funerals -ill. Constat Bacon Ooerl.Mf; iAHn T. sheinhouse Soefcty, the Knights of Columbus, Church.

South Hadley. for the past -3Jwe daughters. Mrs. Kims At- I the Massachusetts Funeral Direc-itwo years. Father McCarthy had I As Announced on Our Television Program Sunday 6.3(1 PM kins of Sarasota, Mrs.

Wil- Berkshire county rteai estate tors and the St. Vincent debeen a patient at the hospital since Ham B. Chflppelt of Mount Kisco, i Board and a veteran of World War Paul Society. Mr. Bloniarz also; Jan.

4. when he suffered a heart 3f.Y., and Mrs. Dukrs Wright of, 1 He served as a 2nd lieutenant in warn" director of the South Adams attack. a son. John' the infamry.

Savings Bank'arid a member of the' Ue was born in Holyoke April 29. of Tucson, and a brother.1 Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of bank's investment board for many 1909 tnP m1s Margaret M. JRichard C. Greenleaf of New York: Morris and Rose Fundler Shein-lyears. Kennedy McCarthy and lb "1H City; also six grandchildren and.

house, he came to Pittsneld when a I Survivors include his widow, Vic-j Robert K. McCarthy. He attended a High Mass of Requiem at 9 at, St. Joseph's Church, with the Rev John M. Dohhn of St.

Mark's Church, Bearers were! Lawrence S. Bartlett, George Nut-j tall. Raymond B. Smith, Dr. Gor r-SPECIALS OF THE WEEK- Starting Our Famous "One Cent" Sale don Barrett; George 'Bauer five great-grandchildren.

-child" and- attended Pitrsfteld torta three sons: Jonn-a. tSaered Heart grammar and high Privatr funeraK services will be 'schools. He graduated with an A.B.jof Adams, and Dr. Aloysius A- ANY PLAIN SKIRT and Jarnej F. McGonagle Sr.

ft delegation from the General Elec-; Mrs. Harriet C. Bills Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Birches Funeral Home in Great Barrington lor Mrs. Harriet C. pills of Monterey.

The Rev. David)-C. Baldersmne, pastor 'of the Monterey Congregational Church, -officiated. Bearer wei Parker Harmon, A. Wallace Pvton and William Mc-Mannus all or Monterey, and Ralph Hanlon of West Springfield, a grandson Of the deceased.

Burial was in Corashire Cemetery in Monterey. ANY COAT 8un Freh Cleaned -held. Interment will be in theland LL.B from Syracuse Univer- Bloniarz of Springfield; six daugh- school in Holyoke. graduating irom Sacred Heart High in 1927. He was a prominent high school athlete, trie plant protection force led tern ters, the Misses MaryvCecilia Anna Lpnox CcmeterY-on-rhp-I till whnreriv and was part owner of' the Hh Sun-Fresh Cleaned Chief James P.

DeCoste, attended. -andJfcsGreenleat are hm-ujreail of ColJecUfim, and Credit, in and -Albina, all of Adams, Mrs. Jo-. playing both basebaU and basket ball. The family requests that donations seph Swistak of Cheshire, and Mrs.

Julian Wilk of Adams; a brother. Syracuse for about 16 years before returning to Pittsfield He entered morla 1 1 -j i am A -r--v in 1 1 St. Anselm's Graduate of Westfield; and eight the real estate business here in Andrew- New York in lieu of flowers. 1941. grandchildren.

Mr. Sheinhouse was a member The funeral will be Wednesday. Mr. Elizabeth Abbe the Massachusetts Real Estate Wlien brought in with a similar garment to be cleaned at our regular price. When brought in with a similar garment to be cleaned at our regular price.

William A. Van Bramer Services for William A. Van Bra-i mer were this morning at 10:30 at I the Dery Funeral Hpme with the Rev. Ralph S. S.

Whitman, pastor; of Trinity Episcopal Church, Len-' ox, officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemeterv. The Rev. Paul' A.

Riedr of ST. Joseph's Church said prayers at the grave. Bearers, all emnloves of the New! SPRINGFIELD Funeral serv-' the National Institute of Real ices for Mrs. Elizabeth Abbe. 88, of Estate Brokers, the license law Springfield, and a summer resident! committee for real estate brokers.

morning at 8:30 at his home, followed by a Requiem Mass at 9 at St. Staniaus' Church. Burial will be in St. Staniaus' Cemetery. Curzon Taylor D.

Wooster Evans Funeral services were held for David Wooster Evans, prominent (Sreat Barrington contractor and GUARANTEED NYLONS it a "1 1 'j 1 1 1 1 1 A ,1.1 7 ii.2t.irt. lka I i or miaaieneiu. win ne ncra ar rne "biekinsbn-Streeter Funeral Home! Lodge of Masons and the Tigress Springfield tomorrow afternoon Temple of Shriners of Syracuse, ftt 1 :30 with an organ prelude at 1. 1 Survivors Include his wife, the Upon graduation he entered St. Anselm's College.

Manchester. N.H., from which he graduated with a B.A. degree. He was valedictorian of his graduating class. While in college he was cap tarn of ihe banketbail team in his junior and senior years.

He played on the college baseball team asa sophomore and a junior. After studying St; Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, he was ordained to the priesthood in Springfield June 15. 1935. by the late Bishop Thomas M. O'Leary He celebrated his first Mass in Holyoke the next day.

Regular $1.13 60 Gauge 15 Denier Seamlea or supplier, Saturday afternoon at the XT I. XT II A -l I NEW MARLBORO- Curzon Evans" home on Barrington Place IO'- 'ww Burial will be in Enfield Stfrgtl former Rita Charbonneau; two faylor, a summer resident here Cemetery, Enfield. Conn. (daughters, Virginia and Barbara; a died Friday in New York He ivau, nviv i 1 1 i i ne, uuy n. i Simmons, George W.

Conklin, Mrs. Abbe died here Saturday hrother, Herman of Now York; and was the son of the late Walter C. and Marie Banks Taylor. afternoon. She was the widow of1 a niece, Mrs.

Arthur Silverman of In Great Barrington. The Rev. Fred B. Spyker, pastor of the First Congregational Church, officiated. Bearers were Raymond Briggs M.

T. Cavanaugh, Albert L. Cummings, William E. Gorham, Herbert A. Abbe.

Albany, Y. Survivor include his widow, El- SWAN CLEANERS In lieu of flowers the family re-, The family will meet friends at sjP Wilmerding Taylor, and one James K. MacDonald, Arthur J. Wallace Jr. and John P.

Kelly Jr. Roger Wagner The funeral of Roger Wagner of was held Saturday afternoon at the Kelly Funeral Home in, that. town with the Rev. Douglaa J. quests that memorial donations beithe Wellington Funeral Home to- son, Lt.

Cortlandt Taylor. The fu Father McCarthy's first assign neral will be tomorrow morning! STORES TO SERVE YOC Ml NORTH STREET Opposite First National Market a priest' was at' the f1chnc'derDnd TO IrtT" all rf flvn-it' Dixrmnlnn F. Taylor, all of Greaf made to the Faith Congregational night from i to 9 and tomorrow Church Memorial Fund. from 2 to 4 and 7. to 9 p.m.

Funeral Friends may call at the funeral services will be after- Barrington. at 10 at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church at -73rd Street and Madison Avenue, New York Beaven-Kelly Home in Holyoke. Other a.uignment.s imluded St, Burial as in Elmwood Cemetery. home this pvpninp frrrm 7 -tn nnnri Berndt. rector of "St.

-George's 60 SOUTH STREET Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 5 MELULLH STREET-Opposlta XMCA 749 TYLER STREET Near GE Peter's Cburch. Worcester: hCity. Crmrch officiating 1 The body will be brought here Church. East Douglas, and Bic-ssed Sacrament Church, West- The funeral, of Mrs.

Jeanne K. ei-s were Edward H. and Donald F. Rockefeller, Theodore J. Wil- 48 ELM STREET Opposite AP Market Petithory' was this afternoon at 2 MODERN 3 BAY GAS STATION elu.

eon tfili'iillpn anit Fran 'tomorrow night for burial in the New Marlboro Cemetery Wednesday afternoon at 2. He eame to Great Barrington in in TTW Zucco. all of Great 1M9 Vhii hr h. vrv kwed by services at in St. In lieu of flowers the family re Armour and Company'! ftneral adrortlilnt manartr Rilon IThittlai talft, Nrwpapr adttrliitni aroTtdet ai with in affectlra medtam far Ulllai oar tor? eiactla htr a want told and as (ho da; aa want II told Bf caordlnatlnt oar adTerthlnt with Iht ratall food ad wo aat oly UB tha ctniamrr ahout oar product, but whore It ran ha vurehaied.

und tar haw mach." be sent I active in sponsoring sports tor the Church i with i the Rev. Burial in Stoekbridge quests that contributions to the New York University Hos-! youth of the town, and was Cemetery. Located in Center of City FOR RENT prime mover in originating the wa in Pittsneld ipital building fund. Ttan-innn Rnvc- fYimmnn-1 vcmeiery aiv. r-CKti sain prayers I.

I I m- Rnb-erhn tfvra which tti tt functions piaignet. jonn ireiana. r.awara He was transferred to G. Petithory. Donald Mrs.

L. W. dimming LEBANON SPRINGS. Mrs Libbie Wolcott Cummings. 76, died Saturday afternoon at her home following a long illness.

Mrs. arid Charles H. MacKenzie Selling major product, moderate rent. low initial investment. WRITE BOX 600, EAGLE OFFICE Petromn.

Sacrament Church Feb. 18. 1948. He served there as assistant pastor until his transfer to St. Theresa's James J.

Phetan Services for James J. Phelan were this morning at 8:30 at the Dcrv Funeral Home, followed with Oct. 24. 1955. BroMier, 5 Cousins Priests Survivors include his mother in TJf ATl IMTT Til I mTM I 1 1 1 1 Cummings was born Sept.

27, 1881. in Alps, N.V., and lived here 35 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are three sons, Douglas Wolcott of Lebanon Springs, Gerald Wolcott of West Lebanan, and Rodney Wolcott of Batchelor. a daughter, M.zWilliam Koepp of Lebanon Springs: nine grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

The body is at the Larkin Funeral Home, Averill Park, where friends mav call this evening. Funeral Open Evenings Tues Fri. Holyoke; four brothers, the Very Rev. Gerald S. McCarthy, 6.B.S., president of.

St. Anselrnis College; John of GaTdner, Robert of Wil-Umantic, -and -James -ol Holyoke. There are also five cousins in the priesthood, the Rev. Thomas F. Finn, pastor of St.

Mark's Church. Pittsfield: the Rev. John A. Finn, pastor of St. Mary's Church in North Grafton; the Rev.

Lm mm Ok- I 4p I Something Very Special! X. 1 COTTON tfvll Sew Enti Marshal Rondon; Brazil Explorer RIO DE JANgntO Marshal Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon, explorer and pacifier of Braril's Indians, died yesterday of pneumonia. Marshal Rondon was widely regarded as one of the greatest explorers of modern times. In addition he was a highly successful colonial official, communications expert and developer of jungle re- HOME FUtNBHIHG MART services will be at 2 tomorrow afternoon at the local First Baptist Church with the Rev Earl M. Leh K7 roUITM STBCET nmncLO man officiating.

Burial will be in Sand Lake Union Cemetery. Joseph Casgidy of Blessed Sacrament Church in Westfield; the Rev. Girard Curran and the Rev. Morgan Curran, both of Ireland. The body was removed at 4 this afternoon' tn the rectory of St, Theresa's Church in South Hadley, where friends and parishioners Patrick J.

Dean DALTON Patrick J. Dean, hus band of the former Anna F. Sulli van of Dalton, died in his native FRANK'S TV SHOP has the new 1958 General Electric "SUM SILHOUETTE" TV may call this At 3 piora.ionS in diu morrow afternoon the body will beiwere 50 ensive that at one time taken to the church, where it will region almost as large as the ii- i Dnr.flfU.-l United States of America was Salem recently following a short illness. Mr. Dean was a master electrician, having retired three I a Requiem is celebrated jcslled Ronia his Friend to T.

K. years ago. morning at 10 Burial was in St. Marys Leme- Th aw Rev. Christonher J.

Marshal Rondon. then a calonel tnrv Salem rm Trnirsdav. Besides iirun nr I 1 IllU Uk- Ul' -1 .1 IILII, the XTa. Tlie om. 6f''7r A riaughter.

-Mrs. Aioen uroyer oi thp dpn(1 u. bv visilinn." I t-. m. in jaie ana of Westbom voyage, that and Edward Salem-'PVHnpsr)av movnmR 8 resulted in the discovery- of an Mrs.

Ellen Healey of jSolpmn Ma of RoqujMT1 wffllff tnbu be- known the River of Doubt. and a sister. came as Salem. be relebrated for children of St Theresa's parish and those unable Mrs. Fidele LaBlanC DALTON-rMrs.

Julia laBlanc of later called the River Roosevelt. The explorer Rondon is credited with having discovered 15 major rivers in Brazil. A communications officer in the Brazilian Army, he supervised the cnnstruclibri of more to attend the funeral Mass at 10. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Holyoke. Col.

Jakf Fr'dinan Worcester, sister of Mrs? John Kennedy and Alexander and Ed with balanced 3 -speaker system for Life-like Sound mund White of Dalton. died sud thin 13.000 miles of telegraph lines denly Saturday night at the borne of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Alice egftS (amblili TCOOn in the Brazilian jungle. These lines lomwaMB t' ii becanvevknown among the natives LU.i A.ur.L,r.3 mi. Jam- White, East Brookfield.

She was the wife of Fidele LaBlanc. Frecdman." 64. a (ffie-tinie Houston, Mrs. LaBlanc was born in Rog- street corner banana peddler ersville, New Brunswick, Canada, Model IICI570 All Channel daughter of Anthony and Mary- as "Lingua de Mariano," or the "Tongue of Mariano" (Rondon). Marshal Rondon formed an association to end the worst features of the exploitation of the natives in the regions in which he was, ih many instances, the first official ever seen.

Casey LaBlanc. Besides her hus 262 tquart inches of vKwable ret Mew Sltftt Vlnutttv cabinet hi nly 15" dpl NW CmpiKt iKop. MVM valuabl flr tpo. t.mpl,- Berkshire County hspler Mafta'hurtt Heart Aniorlatinn Reg. 3.98 1 Some Fovr-Yord Sweeps i SSs'Bf toee, Ptqr Cord Trim itV' c11 1 IJ cottons vvith the lustre 'tfj style-, beautifully de- SLmrTm I tailed with crisp white oJrTl- pHliic.

larc. cordiiiR. 11 I I in PITTSFIELD it NEWBERRY I who became one of the top figures in Ihe Las Vagas, gambling empire, died in a hospital last night. He had undergone surgery for a heart ailment. He was part owner of the lux-uriftus Sands Hotel in Ijis and was famous there for having been a participant in a million-dollar dice game in 1955.

Frecdman said that at one time he was behind $500,000 to Joe W. Brown, owner of the Horseshoe Club, In a session that saw a million dollars change hands. He said he recouped and cut his loss to $30,000 Freedman served overseas in band she leaves two sons, hreti-erick and Leo, both of Worcester; three sisters, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Theodore O'Brien of Pittsfield and Mrs.

Adolph Richards of Pittsfield; four brothers, Fidele and Albert of Pittsfield and Alexander and Edmund; four grandchildren and several greal-grandchildren The funeral will be held tomorrow at 9 at Lyons Funeral Home, North Brookfield. Burial will be in North Brookfield Cemetery. 8tpakr Sound tytlcm po-, ipolr.n far high and hw fr. ntiai iv bolnntd, liftlilr toufid with mniofil 329.95 Value Inc. Gratefully Acknowledges Memorial Gifts Worraui (lord Trr-aiaror wt North Slrrrl riturioid.

95 tif iy--WarTh Picvi-nw 141 tquar lfwh of viwahhl 1 16 Aliwniid itwr Tub. Tkt oorv s.f.ty oio ()nl rmdmfd flora la ifH Vahrm CatMral 269 R. K. Crowe, Prosecutor World War I. Of Leopold and Loch CHICAGO (API Robert Crowe.

7H, prosecutor who sent Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold tn prison for the murder of Bobby Frsnks. died Saturday iighi in a convalescent home where he had i i. i i LOOKing For satisfying spare time opportunities, see COMMUNITY NEEDS on the classified page. No Employees' Ccrtilitatc Required FRANK'S TV SHOP OPK.N IIAII.V A VI I II I. I'M 273 Newell Stieet-Opp.

Hibbard School running and murder, machine guns and bombs, his greatest fame came from his unsuccessful effort to get the dentil penalty for Loeb and Leopold His legal adversary in Ihe case was the late Clarence Darrow. widely considered the greatest lawyer ofltys era The trial evoked new look at America's theory of punishment and the use of psychiatrists In criminal Mill. nrrn iiivniiu suur i orn. Although Crowe was stale atioi -ney of Cook County Chicago i during the height of the Prohibition I era gang activity, replete with rum.

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