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44 87 b'Union-News, Friday, February 16, 1996 OBITUARIES. Theodore Kullberg, bank executive, at 57 HAMPDEN Theodore S. Kullberg, 57. of 28 Stony Hill Road died Thursday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He in banking for 25 years, "formerly at Third National Bank, and then Bank of New England, he was vice president of indirect 4 loans.

He was most recently a tax consultant for Block Co. and Theodore S. Kullberg Fleet Bank of 1 Connecticut. Born in Providence, R.I., he was a 1956 graduate of A Colt High School in Bristol. R.I.

He received an accounting gree in 1960 the University of Rhode Island." He lived here for 33 years, and was a friend of the Evangelical Church in Springfield. He was a former officer of the A Hampden Recreation Association, 1 and coached youth sports for several years. He leaves his wife, the former Rhea O. Beauchamp V4 Thursday in Greenfield nursing home. She was a seamstress and sterilizer in the surgical department at the former Farren Me: morial Hospital in Montague City.

She was later a seamstress, working out of her home, and worked her niece's bakery in Shelburne le Falls. Born in North Adams, she attended the city's Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur Parish School. She moved to Turners Falls in 1942, and was a communicant of St. Anne's Church there. She belonged to its St.

Cecile's Society Mand the Ladies of St. Anne Society. She also was in the former Jean de Baptiste Society and the Mohawk Valley Citizens Bank "Club, and was a volunteer for the Farren Hospital Guild and the Red Cross. Her husband, -Charles W. Beauchamp, died in She leaves two daughters, Joan B.

Sklepowicz' and Rita B. Lindemann of Montague; a Eugene of Cheshire; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchilU dren. The funeral will be Monday morning at McCarthy Funeral I Home and St. Anne's Church, with burial in St. Anne's Cemetery, all 'in Turners Falls.

Calling hours are set Sunday afternoon and evening, and memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 516 Carew Springfield, 01104. MONTAGUE Rhea 0. (Delisle) Beauchamp, 89, formerly of 19 Central Turners Falls, died Joanna Zukowski I ly of Montague Center, died Thursday in a local nursing home. She was born and educated in Poland. and came to this country in 1921.

She lived in Montague for many years before moving south in 1987. She worked for :1 Miller Falls Tool Co. for 20 years, and retired in 1970. She was a former communicant of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in Turners Falls, and belonged to the parish's Holy Rosary Society. Her first husband, Alexander Strysko, died in 1957, and her second, Zukowski, in 1970; She leaves 14 grandchildren, including Gary Strysko, whom she lived, and great-grandchildren.

The funeral and Mass will be conducted in Turners Falls on Monday morning, at Kostanski Funeral Home and the church. The burial will be in the parish cemetery. Calling hours are set for Sunday afternoon, and memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Society, in care of Margaret Dallas, Greenfield Cooperative Bank, PO Box 911, 'Greenfield, 01302. TAMPA, Fla. Joanna (Wisniewski) Strysko Zukowski, 91, of 808 East Norfolk and former- Jennie Mozgala HOLYOKE Jennie "Penny" (Tenczar) Mozgala, 70, of 304 Mackenzie Ave.

died Tuesday at home after a brief illness. She was a 1942 graduate of Holyoke High School. She was an office clerk for many years at Holyoke High School, the J.J. Lynch Junior High School and the H.B. Lawrence School.

She was a Boy Scout committeewoman and foster-parent for many years. She Jeaves her husband, Teofil F. Mozgala, a son, David P. of Lexington Park, a daughter, Marlene Mozgala of Bethesda, two brothers, Joseph and Frank of Holyoke; two sisters, Lillian Rogala of Ludlow and Loretta Penczar of Chicopee; four grandchildren. The funeral and burial will be at the convenience of the family, and there are no calling hours.

Dillon Funeral Home is in charge, and memorial contributions may be made to Guiding Eyes for the Blind, 611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., 10598. Janet W. Sayre PITTSFIELD Janet W. (Galletley) Sayre, 77, of 176 Columbus Ave. died Wednesday in a local nursing home.

During the 1970s, she was a technician in the central supply departments at the former St. Luke's Hospital and Pittsfield General Hospital for 10 years. She worked later for several years at the former IMCO Plastics and retired in 1981. She was born and educated in Paisley, Scotland. She leaves a daughter, Sandra DeLuce of Agawam; two sisters, Margaret Gavin of Largs, Scotland, and Isabele Norris of Paisley; a brother, James of Paisley, and a granddaughter.

A memorial service will be conducted Sunday afternoon at Dery Funeral Home. A calling hour will precede the service, and memorial contributions may be made to the Berkshire County Rape Crisis Center or the Arthritis Foundation, in care of the funeral home at 54 Bradford Pittsfield, 01201. MIDDLEFIELD Helen P. (Olds) Cook, 88, of Skyline Trail died Wednesday in a Hinsdale nursing home. A lifelong resident, she was a graduate of Huntington High School and the Pasadena, Business College.

She was a communicant of the Congregational Church, and a member of the Ladies Aid Society, Grange 310, and the Council on Aging, and was an honorary member of the Highland Agricultural Society. She was active on the Hampshire Board of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children for many years. She was the town's correspondent for the Berkshire Eagle of Pittsfield for 50 years, and was a longtime correspondent for The Springfield Union (now Union-News) and the Country Journal. She was the widow of Charles E. Cook.

She leaves two sons, Richard C. of Westfield and Wendell R. of Gresham, six grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. A memorial service will be arranged in the spring at the church, with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. O'Brien Hilltown Community Funeral Home of Huntington is in charge, and memorial contributions may be made to the church on Skyline Trail, Middlefield, 01243.

(Hebert) Berti, 85, formerly of 8 Parkin died Tuesday in a Holyoke nursing home. She was an inspector at Wico Electric Corp. for many years, and retired in 1968. She belonged to the Machinists Union. A lifelong she worshipped at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Chicopee.

She was the wife of John C. Berti, who predeceased her. She leaves her son, John of Westfield. The funeral will be this morning at Grise Funeral Home, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, both in Chicopee. Calling hours will precede the funeral.

Anna M. Berti Helen P. Cook SPRINGFIELD Anna M. Lazaro Cardenas HOLYOKE Lazaro Cardenas, 43, of 28 Cabot St. died Monday in Springfield's Municipal Hospital.

Born in Cuba, he spent many years in the Springfield area. He leaves his wife, the former Jenny Diaz; his mother, Nereida Reyes of Cuba; two sons in Cuba; two daughters, Nereida of Holyoke and Anna Marie of Springfield, and brothers and sisters in Cuba. A graveside service will be conducted this afternoon in Forestdale Cemetery. Calling hours will precede the service at Sampson's State Street Funeral Home in Springfield. George A.

Allen 3rd Obituaries Helena Lee deVyner; four sons, Marc I L. of Lisle. Alan T. of Lexington, Jonathan A. of Woburn, and Matthew C.

of Hampden, his parents, Sidney F. and Evelyn L. (Swanson) Kullberg of Pasadena, a brother, Niles of Daly City, three sisters, Sonja Peterson of Richmond Hill, Marcia Dewkett of Columbia Falls, and Sharon Eddy of La Verne, and a granddaughter. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday afternoon in the Evangelical Covenant Church, with burial at the convenience of the family in Old Cemetery here. There are no calling hours, and Byron's Allen Street Funeral Home of Springfield is in charge.

Memorial contributions may be made to the church building fund at 915 Plumtree Road, Springfield. 01119, or the American Kidney Cancer Foundation, 1234 Sherman Suite 203, Evanston, 60202. Robert A. Zajac WILBRAHAM Robert A. Zajac, 53, of Wilbraham, a security-alarm system installer, died Wednesday at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer.

He worked previously at Uniroyal Tire Co. of Chicopee for 10 years. He attended schools in Chicopee and West Springfield, and belonged to the Westfield High School Chapter of the Future Farmers of America. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War era. He was a director of the Polish-American Veterans Clublbraham, and was a Mason.

He belonged to the Scottish Rite Bodies and the Melha Temple, and was a charter member of the Melha Clowns. He also belonged to the St. Stanislaus and Pulaski Clubs of Chicopee, and the Hampden County Beekeepers Association. He leaves his wife, the former Janice M. Iskra, a son, Mark A.

of Belchertown; a daughter, Pamela J. Zajac of Wilbraham; his parents, Alfred W. and Stella M. (Tambor) Zajac of Chicopee; two brothers, Ronald of West Suffield, and Bruno of Goshen; two sisters, Beverly Cassady of Chicopee, and Janet Davies of Springfield. Calling hours and a vigil service are this evening at Starzyk Funeral Home in Chicopee, and memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 516 Carew Springfield, 01104.

Lawrence E. Thurston STILLWATER, Maine Lawrence E. Thurston, 72, of Stillwater died on Feb. 9 at Bangor Hospital. He was the former owner of two Windsor Locks, service stations, and worked for Pratt Whitney Aircraft Division of United Technologies Corp.

in East Hartford, Conn. Born here, he lived in Granby, and Windsor Locks before moving back 21 years ago. He was a World War II Army Air Forces veteran, and served in the South Pacific. His wife, the former Alice Sligar, predeceased him. He leaves his companion, Louise Dall of Stillwater; four sons, Gary Thurston of Southwick, David Shaw Duane Shaw of Connecticut, and Harold Dall of Stillwater; five daughters, Sharon Anson of South Carolina, Janeen Shaw of Connecticut, Lynn Bingham of California, and Tami Ireland and Ann Dall of Guilford; a brother, Walter of Maine; a sister, Ethel Marquis of Milford, and 12 grandchildren.

Another son, Wesley, and daughter, Carolyn, predeceased him. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at Lawndale Cemetery in Old Town next spring. There are no calling hours, and Kiley-Birmingham Funeral Home is in charge. HOLYOKE Helen Daly, 96, of; 282 Cabot St. died Tuesday at a local nursing home.

She was an officer for the former Livingston Worsted Mills Co. of Holyoke. Born here, she attended local schools, and was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church at South Hadley. She leaves two nephews, David Daly of South Hadley, and Thomas Daly of Mission Viejo, and a niece, Mary Clark of Annandale, Va.

A calling hour will precede the funeral this morning at Dillon Funeral Home, with a services in the church. The burial will be in St. Jerome's Cemetery. Rodger M. Hart 2nd Helen Daly ORANGE Rodger M.

Hart 2nd, the 22-month-old son of Rodger M. and Elizabeth H. (Nutter) Hart of 102 Cheney died Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Springfield, he received three liver transplants, and after surgery was hospitalized at BMC. In December, he developed respiratory and other health problems that he could not overcome.

Besides his parents, he leaves his twin brother, Philip, and a sister, Ashlee Hart, at home; his maternal grandmothers, Mary Nutter of Orange and Mildred Massingil of Machias, Maine; his maternal Mary Grenon of Greenfield and Roland Nutter of Orange; his maternal greatgreat-grandparents, Kenneth and Mary Nutter of Milo, Maine, and Robert and Dorothy Chittick of Pensacola, Fla. The funeral will be Saturday morning in Bethany Lutheran Church, with burial in South Cemetery. Calling hours are this morning and evening at Witty's Funeral Home. WIN $1,000 DOWN ON A NEW CAR! Enter the Washington's Birthday Life is a Bowl of Cherries SWEEPSTAKES Sunday, February 18 in the Washington's Birthday Auto Section and February 19-24 in the Union-News. Inion Sunday Republican.

Call 413-183-1100 for convenient horne delivery. MONSON George A. Allen 3rd, 48, of 66 Stafford Hollow Road died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital, Springfield. Ile was a clerk at the Postal Service Bulk Mail Center in Indian Orchard, Springfield. Born in Springfield, he lived here for 19 years.

He was a communicant of Our. Lady of Sacred Heart Church in Spring. field. He belonged to the American Postal Workers Union, the National Rifle Association, the Springfield Sportsmen's Club, the Connecticut Chapter of the Horseless Carriage Club of North America, and the Franklin Car Club of Villanova, N.Y. He leaves his wife, the former Janice Green; two sons, David S.

Graham of Windsor Locks, and Randy W. Graham of Ellington, his mother, Anna (Borrelli) Allen of Springfield; a sister, Nancy Bartholomaei of Great Falls, two grandsons. The funeral will be Monday morning at Lombard Funeral Home a and St. Patrick's Church, with burial in Bethany Cemetery. Calling hours are set Sunday afternoon and evening, and memorial contributions may be made to any charity.

Unsafe abortions kill thousands of women Associated Press million abortions are performed worldwide every year, or about one abortion for every three live births, a U.N. report said Wednesday. Of those, about 20 million are performed under unsafe conditions, according to the report by the U.N. Population Fund. It said "more than 70,000 women die annually as a result of complications arising from unsafe abortions." It said that abortions performed in countries where the procedure is legal generally pose little threat to women's health.

Illegal abortions, however, are "usually performed in medically substandard and unsanitary conditions, leading to a high incidence of complications and resulting in chronic morbidity and often death," the report said. Victor Frank Petrone MARLBORO Victor Frank Petrone 46, of Robins Road died Monday at Framingham Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Ho was a computer repairman, and worked previously: for Empire Battery Co. and Chrysler-Plymouth in Springfield. He leaves his wife, the former Bonnie (Bowl); his mother Josephine Loretta (Lizzio) Petrone of Springfield; a brother, Erminio V.

of Cape Cod. His brother, Roger died in 1982. The funeral was conducted at St. Stephen's Church and the parish cemetery in Framingham. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 282 Dwight Holyoke, 01040, or the National Kidney Foundation, PO Box 9103, 'Dedham, 02027-9103.

Helen M. Bradley PORT RICHEY, Fla. Helen M. (Whitehead) Bradley, 65, of Port Richey died on Feb. 8 at Columbia Regional Medical Center in Bayonet Point.

Born in Auburn, she moved here a year ago from Greenfield, Mass. She leaves a son, F. Gordon of. Easthampton, a daughter. Julia Bradley of Winchester, N.II.; two brothers, Robert of and Thomas of Oakham, and three grandchildren.

A private memorial service: will be conducted Sunday afternoon at Boucher-0'Brien Funeral Home in 1 Easthampton, with burial at the convenience of the family at Woodstock, N.H., Cemetery. 7 Police seek identity of shooting victim. Associated Press NEW YORK Authorities yesterday were trying to identify a shooting victim whose body was found bound and burning in a vacant lot near Kennedy Airport. Firefighters responding to a report of a brush fire discovered the flaming body at about 8 p.m. Wednesday at Old South Road and 130th Street in the South Ozone Park section of Queens, said Officer Robert Samuel, a police spokesman.

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