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Nancy Wilson

Nancy Shepard McClelland Wilson of Grafton, Mass., and formerly of Holden, Mass., died of breast cancer Nov. 3 in Grafton. She was born in 1932.

Wilson was a former freelancer and editor for The Landmark of Holden. She also had been a journalist for the Toledo (Ohio) Blade.

She was a member of the Holden School Committee for three terms, from 1973 to 1980, and was its chairwoman for one term.

She leaves her husband, Richard; three children, Ira, Madeline and Baxter; three grandchildren.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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James Patrick O’Connor Jr.

James Patrick O’Connor Jr., 89, of Waterford, Conn., died Oct. 21 in St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn.

O’Connor was a compositor at The Day of New London, Conn.

He leaves his wife, Beverly; a son, Timothy; two daughters, Patricia and Kerry; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Jeanette Severino Bouchard

Jeanette Severino Bouchard
Jeanette Severino Bouchard

Jeanette Severino Bouchard, 90, died Oct. 31 in South Portland, Maine, after a long period of declining health.

She was a photographic archivist for many years at the Portland (Maine) Press Herald.

She leaves five nieces, Stella, Marie, Lucretia, Margaret and Mary Ann, and a nephew, John.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Stanley K. Holmes

Stanley K. Holmes, 98, of Greenfield, Mass., died Aug. 27 in Buckley HealthCare Center in Greenfield.

Holmes began his career as a delivery boy for the former Greenfield Recorder-Gazette. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he returned to the Recorder-Gazette as a Linotype compositor. He retired in 1982.

Holmes leaves his wife, Barbara; a daughter, Shirley; a son, Donald; two granddaughters; two great-grandsons.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Marie (Renzi) Sunderland

Marie (Renzi) Sunderland died Oct. 29.

She was a reporter at the Cranston (R.I.) Herald

She leaves a daughter, Angela, and a grandchild, Andrew

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Marie E. (Caswell) Roos

Marie E. (Caswell) Roos
Marie E. (Caswell) Roos

Marie E. (Caswell) Roos, 91, of Portland, Maine, died Oct. 21 in her daughter’s home in Scarborough, Maine.

She was a mailroom clerk for the Portland Press Herald.

She leaves a daughter, Cecelia; a son, Paul; two grandchildren, Michelle and Natalie; three great-grandchildren.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Paul Christiansen

Paul Christiansen
Paul Christiansen

Paul Christiansen, 69, of Bristol, R.I., and formerly of Harrisville, R.I., died Oct. 21 in a hospital after a brief illness.

He published a small weekly newspaper, the former Burrillville (R.I) News.

He leaves a daughter, Courtney; a grandson, Zephyr; his former wife, Patricia.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Marjorie Fay Palm

Marjorie Fay Palm
Marjorie Fay Palm

Marjorie Fay Palm, 95, of Haddam, Conn., and formerly of West Hartford, Conn., died Nov. 3 in Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Conn.

Palm was a reporter for the former Hartford (Conn.) Times. She also had been women’s page editor of the now-defunct Sunday Herald of Bridgeport, Conn., and a correspondent for Mademoiselle Magazine.

She interviewed several distinguished figures throughout her career, including Robert Frost and Eleanor Roosevelt. Palm was 23 when she covered the 1944 Hartford Circus Fire. She was one of the first reporters on the scene, and helped lost children find their parents as she was interviewing rescue workers.

Later in life, she edited newsletters for the Connecticut Opera Association, the American Cancer Society, and the Mark Twain House.

She leaves three children, Robert, Christine and Brian; 11 grandchildren; five nieces and nephews.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Edwin H. Pert

Edwin H. Pert, 83, died Oct. 14 in Maine Medical Center in Portland.

He was a reporter for the former Bath (Maine) Daily Times.

He also had been a news director for radio stattion WMMS-AM, later named WJTO-AM, based in Bath.

Pert served in the Maine House of Representatives, as secretary of the Maine Senate, and for 18 years as clerk of the Maine House of Representatives. He also had been a selectman in Georgetown, Maine, and executive director of the Maine Democratic Party.

Pert leaves two sisters, Jacqueline and Catherine; a sister-in-law, Jacqueline; many nieces and nephews.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Eleanor C. Woodbury

Eleanor C. Woodbury
Eleanor C. Woodbury

Eleanor C. Woodbury, 86, of Dover, N.H., died Oct. 20 in a nursing home in Rochester, N.H.
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Woodbury was a reporter-photographer for Foster’s Daily Democrat of Dover and a newscaster for radio station WWNH-AM in Rochester. She belonged to the National Press Photographer’s Association.

She also was director of publicity and, from 1986 to 1989, assistant publisher for New Hampshire Publishing Company/New England History Press in Somersworth, N.H.

She leaves a daughter, Photini; two sons, Robert and William; a grandson, Jackson.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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