Peter D. Maguire,

Vietnam vet

WOODSTOCK — Peter Dennis Maguire, 67, (formerly of Plympton, Mass.) died Aug. 3, 2015. He was born on May 21, 1948, in Washington D.C. to Peter Patrick Maguire and Mary Ellen Boyce of Framingham, Mass.

Peter lived in Massachusetts for most of his life, attending Framingham schools and graduating from the Architectural Engineering Technology program at Wentworth Institute. 

Peter served in the Navy from 1966-1968 during the Vietnam War and was active in Chu Lai and DaNang as part of the N. Kingstown R.I., Seabees U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seven. Peter was a longtime employee of the Perini Corporation where he worked on projects nationwide including Rowes Wharf in Boston, the Sands Casino in New Jersey, U.S. government buildings in Washington D.C., and buildings at the College of the Holy Cross. He also provided engineering expertise building the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.  

Peter was an accomplished craftsman and enjoyed farming, gardening, woodworking, and tinkering. 

He leaves his wife, Denise of Woodstock; son, Peter Maguire of Watertown, Mass.; his mother Carolyn Maguire Gordon of Fitchburg, Mass.; and step-son John Entwistle of Woodstock; four brothers, Paul Maguire (Leila) of Holliston, Mass., James Maguire (Patricia) of Winston-Salem, N.C., Daniel Maguire (Barbara) of Upton, Mass., and Joseph Maguire (Dianne) of Wilmington, Mass.; and his sister Catherine (Maguire) Baris (Charles) of Whitinsville, Mass.

The Funeral was Aug. 10 in Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam. Donations: Alzheimer’s Association, 200 Executive Blvd., Southington, CT .

 

Gertrude M. Lamb,

WWII vet

DANIELSON — Gertrude M. Lamb, 92, a longtime resident of Pomfret, died Aug. 6, 2015, at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. 

Known throughout her life as Trudy, she was born in April 26, 1923, in Somerville, Mass., the daughter of Benjamin and Gertrude (Andrew) MacArthur. She was married for 51 years to Frank Gilbert Lamb who died on Aug. 27, 1997. 

Trudy lived a long and productive life and was an inspiration to many. A native of Sudbury, Mass., Trudy was a physical therapist and served as a clinician, researcher, teacher, and mentor in a career that spanned six decades. She received a diploma from the Bouvé-Boston School of Physical Education and her bachelor’s from Tufts University. 

She served in the U.S Navy during WWII as a WAVE officer in the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps, and was a supervisor of physical therapy at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital and an instructor for Corpsmen and Corpswaves. It was at Great Lakes where she fell in love with Frank, a Marine officer, who was healing from wounds sustained in the South Pacific. They were married on Oct. 12, 1945.

Trudy continued her career after the war, developing techniques for passive resistance exercise and adapting these techniques to treat various orthopedic conditions. She also served as a physical therapy supervisor for the Massachusetts Department of Health crippled children’s services.  She took time to raise her family but quickly returned to the work force as the director of physical therapy at Silver Hill Foundation in New Canaan. She then followed her life-long love of teaching and education by serving as clinical coordinator of physical therapy at both Quinnipiac University in Hamden and then Springfield College in Springfield, Mass. 

Following the example of her grandfather, Trudy gave many years of service to the YMCA. She served the Westport, CT YMCA at the board level, becoming the first woman in the country to be president of a YMCA.

Trudy was a resident of Pomfret for 32 years and loved her town and friends. She was active in many volunteer efforts and community organizations. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Woodstock and found great comfort in her church family. Previous to her life in Pomfret, she was a longtime resident of Westport and Wayland, Mass.

She leaves two children, Brenda (Lamb) Champagne (Clement) of Kansas City, KS, and Chip Lamb (Susan) of Brooklyn; four grandchildren, Melissa (Champagne) McClure and Timotheé Champagne, Scrivener and Avery Lamb and two great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Logan McClure. 

A celebration of Trudy’s life will be held at 4 p.m. Aug. 29 at The First Congregational Church of Woodstock, on Rt. 169, Woodstock. Interment will be held 11 a.m. Aug. 31 at The Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Mass. Donations: The First Congregational Church of Woodstock. Tillinghast Funeral Home, Danielson. 

 

Rhys Michael Couture

THOMPSON —  Rhys M. Couture, infant son of Shawn and Mia (George) Couture of Thompson Rd., passed from this Earth Aug. 2, 2015 at the Day Kimball Hospital.

He leaves his parents; his brother Giovanni Compton Couture of Thompson; paternal grandmother Charlotte Couture of Putnam; maternal grandparents Robert and Carolyn Ware of Groton; maternal great grandmother Annie O’Neil of Newport, R.I.; and an uncle Michael George of Groton. 

Private funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Gilman-Valade Funeral Homes, 104 Church St., Putnam. Donations: March of Dimes, March of Dimes National Office, Attn. March for Babies, 1275 Mamaroneck, Ave., White Plains, NY .

 

M. ‘Marge’ Morin

N. GROSVENORDALE — Margaret “Marge” E. Morin, 92, of Murollo Rd., died Aug. 6, 2015, in Westview Rehabilitation and Care Center.  She was the wife of Edward “Taxi” Morin.  

Born in 1923 in Wilsonville, she was the daughter of the late Antoni and Giana (Slanga) DiCarli.

Mrs. Morin worked for many years as an admitting supervisor at Hubbard Hospital retiring in 1988. She enjoyed sewing and having long conversations with family and friends and was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in N. Grosvenordale. 

She leaves her husband; a daughter Patricia Cregar (Edward) of Winter Springs, Fla.; a son Thomas M. Dungel of Winter Springs, Fla.; two sisters Mary Morrison of Norwich and Theresa Hostack of Auburn, Mass.; a granddaughter Christine Lemieux and two great-grandchildren Lauren and Jacob Lemieux; a step daughter Diane Dudek of N. Grosvenordale; a stepson Ronald Morin of Grosvenordale; five step grandchildren Jennifer Dudek, Sarah Boss, Ron Morin, Jr, Kyra Morin, and Randyn Morin and four step great grandchildren. She was predeceased by three sisters Amelia DiCarli, Edith Roteth, and Clara DeCarli. 

Visitation is from 10 to 11 a.m. Sept. 4 in St. Joseph Church, 18 Main St., N. Grosvenordale, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 in St. Joseph Church. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. Donations: American Cancer Society, 825 Brook St., Rocky Hill, CT 06067. Gilman-Valade Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam. 

 

Mary Bibek

PUTNAM — Mary (Pershula) Bibek, 85, died Aug. 9, 2015, in Day Kimball Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward Bibek Sr. who died in 2014. 

She was born in N. Grosvenordale, daughter of the late Max and Sophie (Lukasek) Pershula and lived in Thompson all her life. She was a telephone operator and worked for SNET. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers Club and she loved eating out and shopping.

She leaves a son Edward Bibek Jr. of Putnam and his companion Joan MacDonald of Easton, Mass.; a daughter Nancy Mason (William) of Putnam; grandson, Alex MacDonald of Easton. She was predeceased by brother Joseph Pershula.

Services were private. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.

 

June Paradise

WEBSTER — June A. (Bowen) Paradise, 81, of Webster died Aug. 9, 2015. 

She was born in Readsboro, Vt., daughter of the late Walter and Bertha (Ross) Bowen. She worked for many years doing private home care. She also lived in N. Grosvenordale previously.

She leaves her husband David J. Paradise of Webster; five sons; Paul Williams, Roger Williams, Dan Williams of Colrain, Mass., Lee Williams of Charlemont, Mass., and Mark Williams of Heath, Mass.; three daughters; Arleen Simpson of Hartford, Julie (Shan) MacDonald of Shelbourne Falls, Mass., and Nanci Giard also of Shelbourne Falls; stepdaughter and stepson, Susan and Mike Paradise of Webster; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Services will be private. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.