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1 18 Saturday, February 5, 1994 Brattleboro Reformer Pioneering radio broadcaster dies Grief. Obituaries WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Joseph S. Field a pioneer in radio broadcasting in south Florida, died of bone cancer Thursday. He was 78.

Field brought the first rock station, WIRK-AM, to the Palm Beach area in 1947. He also ran WIRK-FM, which adopted a country music format in 1973. In 1983, Field and partner Rome Hartman sold their two stations to Price Communications, which changed the AM station to WBZT Field also founded Harmony Music, a local Muzak franchise. Continued from PAGE 9 childrens services director. This summer Hospice hopes to establish an outward bound program for grieving children And last year, the organization gave classroom presentations to 637 students, often as the result of a student or staff member in a school dying.

The school can not go on without talking about it, said Teri Riddle, director of Hospice. If the students were not encouraged to talk about it, the message would be to stuff their feelings and that establishes a coping mechanism for other life traumas. At the end of the program, the children say they feel better. They have worked through their grief, which is, as Sean said, a process. You have to understand that they died.

At the beginning you feel really sad. Then it eases off worrying about them. At the end you start not to worry so much. It sort of goes away from your mind You forget, but you still Sofro, fabric store chain mogul, dies GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) David I.

Sofro, the co-founder and chairman of the nations largest chain of retail fabric stores, died of heart failure Jan. 17. He was 81. Sofro built a small Depression-era fabric store into House of Fabrics a Sherman Oaks-based chain with 750 outlets in 43 states. In his later years, Sofro became involved in horse racing.

His horse, Interco, won nine consecutive stakes races, including the 1984 Santa Anita Handicap. Averill A. Aniidon BRATTLEBORO Averill A. Amidon, 89, of 40 Moreland Ave died Friday morning at Eden Park Nursing Home. Mr.

Amidon was born in Dum merston Oct. 9, 1904, the son of Otis and Gertrude (Adams) Amidon, and attended schools in Sherlburne Falls, Mass. He was co-owner of Amidon Fruit Farm in Halifax from 1939 to 1945. After moving to Brattleboro in 1946, he worked for Pentland Plumbing and then for Huestis Plumbing and Heating, retiring in 1983. He was a member of the Union Society Church in Halifax.

Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Arina (Visser) Amidon of Brattleboro; a son, Arland Skip Amidon of Brattleboro; a daughter, Mitzie M. Salamack of Clifton Park, N.J.; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Ker, Westerlund and Fleming Funeral Home. Burial will be in Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery.

There will be no visiting hours. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Amidons memory may be made to Rescue P.0 Box 583, Brattleboro, 05301. died Friday afternoon at Brattle-boro Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov.

12, 1909, in Elizabeth, N.J., the son of Pas-quale and Carmellia (Murino) Matullo, and attended schools in New Jersey. A former resident of Baldwin Place, N.Y., he had made his home in Brattleboro since 1981. Mr. Matullo was a veteran, serving with the S. Navy during World War II.

He was formerly employed with the Pullman Corp. for 17 years, and later worked as custodian at St. John Evangelist School in Mahopac, Y. He was married to Rose Rondeau Matullo, who died Jan. 28, 1981.

Survivors include a daughter, Sister Jeanne Elaine Matullo of Sacred Heart Convent in Glendale, N.Y.; a brother, Benjamin Matullo of Mesa, and several nieces and nephews. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 11:30 a m. at Sacred Heart Church in Plainfield, Conn. Burial will be in the spring in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Plainfield. Friends may call at Max E.

Carr Funeral Home, 32 Oak Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions in Mr. Matullos memory may be made to Brigids Kitchen, Walnut Street, Brattleboro 05301 or the Paralyzed Veterans Association. Thomas Richard Roche BURBANK, CaUf.

A funeral Mass for Thomas Richard Roche, whose remains were identified by the Placer County Sheriff's Department this week, will be held Feb. 12, at 1 p.m. at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Townshend, Vt. Mr. Roche disappeared from his home in Burbank Sept.

13, 1991. The cause and exact date of his death have yet to be determined. He was born in Boston Nov. 17, 1954, the son of the late Thomas Joseph and Barbara Ann (Bowen) Roche. He grew up and attended schools in Warren, R.I., and Pittsfield, graduating from Pittsfield High School in 1973.

Following a short stint in the Navy, Mr. Roche returned to the Pittsfield area and began a career that included many management positions and eventually led him back to Rhode Island and then onto California. He is survived by a brother, Francis X. Roche of New York; five sisters, Marianne Young of Newfane, Barbara Roche of Cambridge, Catherine Kotrba of Norfolk, Janet Roche of Malden, and Claire Stewart of Coventry, R.I.; and his long-time companion, Barbara Rondeau of Coventry. Actor Olan Soule dies of lung cancer LOS ANGELES (AP) Olan Soule, who played villains and superheroes on radio, television and in movies, died of lung cancer Tuesday.

He was 84. Soule (pronounced soo-lay) appeared in about 7,000 radio shows and commercials, 200 television series and 60 films. Among other roles he was the lab technician in Dragnet on radio, television and in two feature films with Jack Webb. He was the voice of Harris Hill Batman in the animated Super Friends television show until 1984. He also appeared on such shows as I Love Lucy, The Jack Benny Show, The Burns and Allen Show, Dallas and Simon and Simon.

Among Soules films were North by Northwest, Days of Wine and Roses, The Towering Inferno and The Apple Dumpling Gang. 1 Continued from admitted free of One-day tickets youth are also PAGE 9 Lorraine L. Lovell PUTNEY Lorraine L. Lovell, 70, of Town Farm Road, died Friday morning at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ker, Westerlund and Fleming Funeral Home and will be announced in Mondays Tolstoys grandson, Peter, dies at 86 GAUTIER, Miss.

(AP) Peter Tolstoy, whose grandfather wrote the epic War and Peace, died Thursday. He was 86. Tolstoy fled Russia as a child during the revolution. He eventually moved to the United States, where he worked as a surveyor and field engineer on road construction projects. He was the grandson of Russian novelist Count Leo Tolstoy, who wrote War and Peace.

The writer died in Russia in 1910 when Peter was 8. ilmington 1 Continued from PAGE 9 over how long a period the loan could be paid off. If the tanks were purchased, it would not be done in the upcoming fiscal year. The board got notice of a meeting of the newly established Wilmington Village Association held Feb. 3.

The group will promote the village through its historical and architectural advantages as a place to shop, eat and stay, according to the meeting Windham District Court Patrick B. Matullo BRATTLEBORO Patrick B. Matullo, 84, of Deepwood Drive, charge. for adults and available at reduced prices of $6 for adults and $4 for youth. This year marks the 72nd running of the Harris Hill tournament, to be held as part of the 37th annual Winter Carnival.

Set for Feb. 19 and 20, the first days competition will feature the Pepsi Challenge while the second day hosts the Fred Harris Memorial Tournament. U.S. and European jumpers will be on hand for the competition. Advance sale tickets can be purchased at: Avenue Grocery, Burrows Sports, the Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce, Flemings Texaco stations, Stockwells Store and the West River Valley Market.

Stolen skis found; two charged in theft DUMMERSTON Ryan Amer, 19,, of Chesham, N.H., and Paul Hendrickson, 20, of Keene, N.H., were charged Friday with grand larceny in connection with the theft of two pairs of skis at Maple Valley Ski Area Jan. 29. The two were cited to appear in Windham District Court. According to a State Police report, the two pairs of skis, both valued at approximately $600, were reported stolen on Jan. 29.

Following investigation, police recovered the skis from Amer and Hendrickson. Teach someone to read. Change a life. The Skimobile Units Annual VALENTINES DINNER DANCE In other business, the board: Reviewed a complaint from a driver who said he had to surrender his drivers license and pay a $10 surcharge for not having the towing fee after being pulled from a ditch he had gone into when an emergency vehicle forced him off the road. Looked at a draft of a questionnaire about the delivery of town services that may eventually be distributed to residents.

Signed a contract for $1,555 with Windham Regional Commission to prepare the land use portion of the Town Plan. Manwaring said she anticipated the plan would be completed by June, Brattleboro Boosters I Invites You To BINGO i at the Shrine Club 3 Green Street Monday Nights Games Start at 6:30 p.m. Jackpot 55 is $1,500 Cover All 50 or Less Pays $5,000 1 Saturday, Feb. 12, 1994 at the BRATTLEBORO SHRINE CLUB 3 Green Street BRATTLEBORO The following pleas were entered in Windham District Court the week of Jan. 31, according to court records: William Mogensen, 29, of Wilmington pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, was fined $400 and assessed a $60 blood alcohol test surcharge.

Jason R. Chasse, 19, of Wilmington pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license, was fined $400 and assessed a $60 blood alcohol test surcharge. Donald N. Bateman, 23, of Boston, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, was fined $500 and assessed a $60 blood alcohol test surcharge. Edward W.

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Russell D. Liljedahl, 35, of New Britain, pleaded guilty to careless and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, was fined $300 and ordered to complete the CRASH program or its equivalent within 90 days. Kathleen M. Costigan, 28, of Quincy, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, was fined $400 and assessed a $60 blood alcohol test surcharge. Dean P.

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