GRANVILLE S COUNTRY CALLER

APRIL 2017 Published since March 1976

Please send all Country Caller information (all checks/cash for sponsor, donations, subscriptions, or Barter Box) to Debbie Sussmann, 44 North Lane, Granville, MA 01034 or put them into Karen Laptew’s green box at 58 Sodom Street. The checks and information MUST be kept together. Make all checks payable to “The Town of Granville”. All submissions may be emailed to jana01@comcast.net or sent to the above address NO LATER THAN THE 20TH OF EACH MONTH. Sponsorship or subscriptions will be for one year. All articles must be typed, and your name and telephone # enclosed. Call Debbie Sussmann at 357‐6420 if you have any questions. We welcome articles related to town activities, historical information, births, deaths and anything you would like to share with us.

The Country Caller is jointly funded by the Town of Granville, a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, and donations from sponsors. Editors reserve the right to reject any material they deem inappropriate. We do not accept political advertising and may refuse other advertising not considered in good taste.

Subscriptions: $5.00/year; Barter Box: $2.00 for 20 words each additional word $.10 each. For any other type of Barter Box info you may call Debbie Sussmann to get information at 357‐6420.

In memory of June and Harry Lewis Nestrovich Farm

Sarah and John Meiklejohn Gary and Nancy Petersen

Mrs. John Phelon In memory of David Phelon

Mark and Gina Placek In memory of Helen Ripley

Bob and Cindy Sadowski Ernest W. Sattler

Arline Schultz

In memory of Edward J. Schultz, Sr. John Stevenson

William & Coralie Stevenson Paul & Debbie Sussmann

In memory of Reinhold and Florence Sussmann In memory of Helen and Henry Turner

Marcella Waugh

West Granville Congregational Church Zook and Zelda

COUNTRY CALLER SPONSORS

Bob and Maryanne Alden Betty Carpenter Jack and Charlotte Carpenter

Con & Joan Clendenin

Committee for Responsible Energy Decisions CRED – Granville.org

In Memory of Al Daigneau Skip & Alice Demarais

In memory of Jack and Gloria Falcetti Granville Historical Society

Granville Library Club Granville Lions Club

Granville/Tolland Dollars for Scholars In memory of Guy and Barbara Hansen

In memory of Paul Holcomb Thomas and Margaret Jones

Bonnie King Jay & Ann LeClair Joe and Dot LeClair

COUNTRY CALLER

Marilyn Tkaczuk Direct: 413-357-6303 Cellular: 413-301-3350 Email: marilynrealestate@gmail.com

TOWN

CLERK’S

CORNER….

Annual Town Elections

Monday, April 10, 2017 – 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Town Hall

Annual Rabies Clinic

We will be holding the annual rabies clinic for dogs and cats with:

Dr. Richard Vincunas

Feeding Hills Animal Hospital Saturday, April 22, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Town Hall

$20.00 per vaccination, at which time you can also license your dog(s) [$10.00 spayed/$15.00 unspayed]

Annual Town Meeting

Monday, May 8, 2017 – 7 pm – Granville Village School

Census

Thank you to those of you who have returned your census forms either with noted corrections or confirmation that there are no changes at your residential address. If you still haven’t returned your census, please do so as soon as possible. Dog Licenses

Many folks have either stopped into town hall or via mail requested to license their dog(s) for 2017. There are still many on record who have not, so this is a friendly reminder to do so before May 1;

otherwise, there will be a late fee of $20/dog. For the safety of all dogs in town we maintain a list of all licensed dogs as well as dogs on record that veterinarians have advised us have their rabies vaccination, but may not licensed. The census package included a dog license application for dog owners on record to license their dog. For first time licensing of your dog(s), you may go to the Town web site and print a form to complete. You may also call, request a form via mail, email or stop by the Town Hall. All dogs that are six months of age or older must be licensed annually under M.G.L. Ch. 140. An updated proof of rabies vaccination is required prior to licensing as well as proof of spaying and neutering. Incomplete applications will be returned to the sender. Notary Public

The Town Clerk, as well as the Town

Administrator/Matt Streeter are Notaries Public. If you need our services, please call either of us and make an appointment. The service is free of charge to Granville residents.

Thursday 5‐8 • Saturday 10‐12 New Adult & YA Books:

Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama.

Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and the Wickedest Town in the American West by Tom Clavin

How to Hygge: The Nordic Secrets to a Happy Life by Signe Johansen.

Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America’s Broken System by Jerome Buting.

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren.

Rescuing Penny Jane: One Shelter Volunteer, Countless Dogs, and the Quest to Find Them All Homes by Amy Sutherland.

Tell Me Everything You Don’t Remember: The Stroke That Changed

All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg. Devil’s Triangle by Catherine Coulter. Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas. Hollywood Daughter by Kate Alcott. Minds of Winter by Ed Loughlin. My Life by Christine Lee.

Old Bones by Trudy Boyce.

Someone to Hold by Mary Balogh.

Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Coming Home by Amy Dickins

New Kids' books:

Grandpa’s Great Escape by David Walliams. A Greyhound and Groundhog by Emily Jenkins. Mighty Mighty Construction Site by Sheri Rinker Nancy Clancy Bk 8, Late Breaking News by Jane

O’Connor.

The Other F‐Word by Natalie Friend. New CD Audios:

Hidden Figures

Fences

Light Between Oceans, The Live by Night

Miss Sloane Passengers Queen of Katwe Sing

True Detectives Season 2

2017

Summer Reading Program Survey:

(2017 Build a Better World) Ages of children in your family:

Best day and time of the week to attend library events: Monday 10‐12 or 3‐8 pm

Wednesday 3‐8 pm Thursday 5‐8 pm

Saturday 10‐12

Did you participate in 2016’s Summer Reading Program?

YES NO

If not, why please?

Comments or suggestions please:

PLEASE JOIN US

APRIL 29

7:00 P.M.

Lecture by

Wissam Abdel-Baki, Ph.D.

IMAM of the Islamic Society

of Western Massachusetts

“INSIGHTS AND

UNDERSTANDING

OF THE MUSLIM RELIGION”

Hosted by the

Granville Federated Church

Located in Fellowship Hall

Light refreshments follow

GRANVILLE FEDERATED CHURCH

Pastor: Rev. Patrick McMahon Cell Phone: 413 579‐4674

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK AT GRANVILLE FEDERATED CHURCH, GRANVILLE, MASS. TO KEEP UP ON GFC NEWS

Morning Worship is held each Sunday at 10 a.m. A coffee hour follows the service each week. We have Big Y gift cards available for purchase. Please see Jean McMahon.

WEEKLY/MONTHLY SCHEDULE Sunday‐10:00 a.m.‐Worship Service

11:00 a.m. Coffee hour Monday‐8:00 p.m. AA Meeting Thursday‐7:00 p.m. Senior choir

Third Sunday‐8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast. All welcome!

UPCOMING EVENTS April 29th at 7:00 pm Fellowship Hall Lecture by

Wissam Abdel‐Bali, Ph.D.

Imam of the Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts

INSIGHTS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE MUSLIM RELIGION

A LOOK AHEAD

Easter will soon be upon us.

We will be celebrating with several special services:

Maunday Thursday which will be held on Thursday, April 13th and 7:00 pm.

Easter Sunrise Service, April 16th on Blueberry Hill in West Granville. Time TBA.

Easter service at GFC at 10:00am on Easter Sunday, April 16th.

Please join us for any or all of these special worship times!

PLANNING A PARTY, A REUNION, A BABY SHOWER??

HOW ABOUT TRYING OUR FELLOWSHIP HALL

FULL USE KITCHEN, PLENTY OF TABLES AND CHAIRS, CLEAN RESTROOMS

AND EASY PARKING (WHEEL CHAIR ACCESSIBLE)

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO MAKE A RENTAL RESERVATION, CALL PASTOR MCMAHON @413 579‐4674 OR BOBBI O’CONNELL @ 413 357‐0914

Annual Rabies Clinic

Dr. Richard Vincunas

from the Feeding Hills Animal Hospital

will be at the Granville Town Hall

Saturday, April 22, 2017, 1pm - 3pm

$20.00 per vaccination

You will also be able to license your dog(s)

$10.00 spayed

$15.00 unspayed

Any questions, call Donna M Fillion ~ Town Clerk

357.8585 Ext 3

Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Maple Corner Farm

April 15

_11am

Come for the Easter Egg Hunt

and Stay for Breakfast!

The hunt will be divided into

age groups.

Ages 0-12years old.

The Easter Bunny Will Be

Making an Appearance!

Please Be Sure To Park Across

The Street Near the New Sugar

Shack.

The GPA is looking for Donations

for Egg Fillers. Candy and small

items to be put into eggs are

appreciated. Donations can be

dropped off at GVS.

MAPLE CORNER

FARM

Beech Hill Road

357‐8829

It’s

Maple

Sugaring

Time

Come watch the

maple sap boil

Visitors welcome to

our Sugar House

Pancakes, French Toast,

Ham, Bacon, Sausage

Served weekends,

Now – April 15

8:00am‐2:00pm

Otis Farmers Market

It’s hard to believe that in less than two months it will be farmers market season again. Spring will be here and our growing season will begin, as soon as all of this snow melts! Digging up the earth has always been one of my favorite past times, as is planting seeds and watching them grow. Weeding on the other hand…..

As our farm works to produce our maple syrup crop for this upcoming season, it’s hard to believe that another winter has passed and another year at the Otis Farmers Market is about to begin. As we embark on our 13th year at this market I think of all the wonderful people that have given us so much to keep us going. There just aren’t enough words to begin to thank Larry Southard and his staff at Papa’s Healthy Food & Fuel for their continued generosity. Nor are there enough smiles to thank all of you, our patrons, who come out on your Saturday mornings to see us in wind, rain, and even the occasional snow shower! Without the support of any of you we would not be able to exist.

This year’s market season has much to offer! We will be introducing another produce vendor, Ray’s Farm of Southwick, to our crew. We are hoping that the increase in produce will give you more options. We are also welcoming back as a full time vendor, First Flower Farm of Great Barrington, with their flower syrups and produce. Grace Hill Farm out of Cummington will be returning with their amazing cheese for our peak season. Windy Crest Farm of Granville will be back joining us with their fragrant goat milk soap. And if this spring doesn’t destroy the peach and apple crop again, we will be

welcoming the return of Hillside Orchard of Granville for the end of our peak season. Add these products on to our already existing repertoire of plants, produce, eggs, baked goods, canned goods, honey, maple syrup, maple products, farm raised pork, grass fed

beef, micro greens, natural soaps and body products, handmade one of a kind jewelry, tie dye, and of course homemade Italian and Albanian food, and you have a very diverse market.

All of these products will be featured once again in our CSM (Community Supported Market) Shares, which will run from July 1st through September 2nd, our peak season. The cost of the shares is remaining the same, which are $155 for the Lone Farmer, $255 for the Goose & Gander, and $505 for the Herd Feed Bag. Shares are picked up on these dates after 10 am but before the close of market at 1 pm. Partial payment is expected before the peak season begins, and the rest half way through. Each week we provide you with a variety of what the market has to offer. We even started with themes a couple of years ago, just to make it more of a meal idea! If you are interested in having a CSM share this season, please contact us via email (OtisFM1@ymailmcom), phone (413‐357‐9919), facebook or just see us at market when the season begins!

That goes for anyone who wishes to be a vendor or musician as well. We like to offer as much as we can at our market, so if you are a farmer or a crafter and would like to set up for the day it is $25. Live music always helps to add ambiance to the market experience, so if you are a musician and would like to make a little extra money and a bag of market goodies, give us a call! We look forward to this year’s market season being a good one, and we look forward to catching up with all of you on May 13th, opening day!

Happy spring!

April 24th

Doors open at 6pm Auction Starts Promptly at 7pm

American Legion 338

46 Powder Mill Rd Southwick

Entry is a $5 Donation for 2 Paddles

Be Sure to Bring Quarters to Use for the Auction. You can

win items from Local Vendors for Quarters!

There will be baked goods and beverages for donation as

well as a Raffle.

Come Help Pack 118 Raise Money for Our Upcoming Events,

Activities, Camping Gear and More!

2016 NEWSLETTER OF THE GRANVILLE‐ TOLLAND DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS®

On behalf of all the volunteers and scholarship

recipients of the Granville‐Tolland Dollars for Scholars®, our heartfelt thanks to all patrons and sponsors for their generosity in supporting the Chapter’s ongoing work. We are pleased to share our activities over the past year.

• Scholarships were awarded to 28 undergraduate students from our two towns, totaling $25,200 in 2016‐2017. Scholarships are based upon merit, incentive and history of community service.

• Our on‐line application, located on our website, Granville‐Tolland.dollarsforscholars.org, provides access for students to apply for scholarships conveniently and from any location.

• The 2016 Mail‐a‐thon generated $10,342 and with other fundraising efforts from our towns, raising $3,197 (Harvest Fair proceeds, etc.), a total of $13,539 was added to this year’s available scholarship funds.

• Scholarships were provided, honoring the following creators of our permanent endowment: Dorothy Miller, Jane & Stuart Watson, Everett O. and Miriam T. Rockwell, Walter A. and Katherine E. Phelon, 1st Lt. Travis Fuller, Elizabeth Meiklejohn Memorial Endowment, the Robert & Gloria Gery Endowment and The Ladies Aid Society of Tolland Honoring Bertha Fowler Hale. Benefiting from positive market performance and sound investment

strategies, the endowment investment returns also provided significant monies for the scholarship funds.

• In February, we held a “PaintSipFundraiser,” providing an evening of fun, creativity, and fundraising for scholarships.

Be on the lookout for our next evening to be announced!

• Through the continued generosity of the Granville Village School’s teachers and staff, Granville‐ Tolland Dollars for Scholars recipients continue to be beneficiaries of the school’s Dress‐Down Days fundraiser. Special thanks to Lauri Schlosser for her support and organization of these funds!

• The national motocross championships returned to the historic track in Southwick in 2016.

Volunteers representing Granville‐Tolland Dollars for Scholars donated their time to park cars on the regional school grounds and raised over $3,000 toward annual scholarships!

• We participated in Granville’s 2016 Harvest Fair by providing an inflatable joust booth for kids and families and a Samsung tablet raffle. We wish to thank our volunteers and our local sponsors, who are listed below.

Armstrong Trucking Art & Sarajane Adams

Braman Chemicals Don Johnson Carpentry

Humhrey’s Garage

Jerome’s Party Plus/Taylor Rental Karen McLaughlin, CPA

L & M Auto, Inc. Pat’s Greenhouse Paul Holmes Construction

Quality Auto Care Southwick Collision Center Southwoods Magazine Printing & Signs

Town Line Auto Salvage West Side Oil

Sponsor by the Granville Library Club

Granville Village School alumni are invited to participate in an essay contest sponsored by the Granville Library Club. Those entering are to share their thoughts and experiences in a 500 word or less essay and mail it to the:

Granville Library Club c/o Granville Public Library 2 Granby Road

Granville, Ma 01034

Please indicate essay contest on the envelope. The deadline is May 1, 2017

Entries may also be submitted by email:

Granville@cwmars.org; indicate: essay contest in the subject line.

To qualify, include a cover sheet with full name, address, phone number, and the years in which you attended the Granville Village School.

Three winners will each be awarded a $25.00 gift card to Barnes and Noble and be announced at a Granville Village School event sometime in June. A collection of the entries will be collated into a book to be placed in the Granville Historical Room. Submission of an entry gives permission for the Granville Library Club to do so.

contest?

Do you know anything about the airplane

weathervane on top of the cupola of the school? Searching for interesting pieces of history, events, etc. which are associated with the Granville Village School. Contact Linda Dickinson at 357‐8771 or 222 Granby Road; Granville, MA 01034.

Memorial Day

Photos and Memorabilia Wanted

Looking for pictures of current, retired, discharged or deceased military,

Police or firefighters.

(for Memorial Day Display/Services at Granville Village School, May 26, 2017 9:30 a.m.)

Send a copy of your photo to: Lauri Schlosser

409 Main Road Granville, MA 01034

Attn: Tara Gillette

*If anyone has any memorabilia they’d like to loan for a display that would also be

appreciated

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Classic Southern Cooking Class

Presented by: Fran Gleason

May 13, 2017

12‐3pm

Granville Federated Church, Lower Level

Cost: $20.00

Limited to 20 people

Bring containers to take home samples to enjoy later

To make a reservation: Email; fgleason@comcast.net;

call or message 413‐231‐4929.

I will send you a notice that it has been received.

Folktales will be shared during the preparation of these traditional family recipes. From easy fried chicken to cobbles and sweet tea. Food will be served to the group and questions answered.

This is the third class in the series made possible by the Granville Cultural Council.

In Loving Memory

Ingrid Quagliaroli March 2, 1992

on her Twenty‐fifth Anniversary Your life was a blessing

Your memory a treasure

For the rest of our lives you will remain in our hearts

You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure

We love you and miss you very much

Children: Fred, Betty Jean and Joseph, Nancy and Anthony

Grandchildren: Christopher, Joseph and Jennifer Edith (Quagliaroli) Broussard

March 3, 1992

On her Twenty‐fifth Anniversary Forever loved, forever missed

Children: Fred, Robert, Cynthia and Phillip of Oakridge, Oregon

HELP WANTED!

GPA is looking for

someone or a group

to take over the Harvest Fair

at the school.

If this position doesn't get filled

we won't be having the vendors

at the school.

If you have any questions please

contact

“Songbirds of the Northeast”

a 90 minute power point presentation

featuring both images and recordings of

our local songbirds

will be offered by naturalist John Root

at 6:30 PM

on Tuesday, May 23

at the Granville Town Hall

707 Main Rd. in Granville.

Free; perennials for edible landscaping

and attracting wildlife will be offered for

sale.

This program is supported in part by the Granville Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency 

PLEASE JOIN THE LIBRARY CLUB

FOR MARY ANN FERNANDEZ’S

LATEST MOVIE:

Latitude 55° & Above

APRIL 13TH,2017

AT 6:30PM

AT THE TOWN HALL

This movie is travel and nature

photographer, Mary Ann Fernandez’s

latest film.

It incorporates 4 travel destinations:

Alaska

(bears, whales and more),

Churchill Canada

(Polar Bears and more),

Iceland and Greenland

(Ice and spectacular ariel

views of Iceland ).

Lots of fun facts , you may not have

known about these destinations!

Come and enjoy the show!

THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY SHOW!!

THIS PRESENTATION IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND IS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL.

Artisan’s Show

to be held

May 6th and 7th

at the Old Meeting House in

Granville, Massachusetts

Hours: Saturday 10am-4pm

Sunday noon-4pm

Music by James Weber 2-4pm

Artist and Public Reception

Westfield Garden’s

37 Feeding Hills Road,

Westfield, MA 01085

Ed Roberts

Meadow Brook Nursing Home

Salmon Brook Road,

Granby, CT 06035

Seeking an outreach worker to meet

with, assist, advocate for, develop

plans with and help obtain needed

services for seniors to remain

independent as long as possible.

Send letter of interest and resume to:

Tolland COA

241 West Granville Road

Tolland, MA 01034

Tolland is an equal opportunity

employer

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS

COLLECTION

The Town of Granville has contracted with New England Disposal Technologies (NEDT) of Westfield for the collection and disposal of various Household Hazardous Products and chemicals from Granville residents.

Residents can bring automotive wastes (oil, coolants, fluids, grease), oil based paints (including solvents, thinners aerosol cans), or household cleaning products and Lawn/Garden/Pool supplies

(fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, chemicals) to the:

NEDT Collection Center

190 East Main Street Westfield, MA {8660 769-1621

on Mondays and Wednesdays 9am to 4pm; or Saturdays 9am to 1pm.

The Town will pay up the first $30.00 of disposal costs and the residents will be responsible for any balance.

More information is available on the Transfer Station page of the Town of Granville website:

http://www.townofgranville.net/

SPRING CLEANING!

Bud, passed away January 18, 2017 at the Pines in Davidson, NC. He was born on October 6, 1926 in Ashe County, NC. He spent 5 years in the US Navy during World War II and the Korean conflict. He attended Catawba College and had a career with Combustion Engineering traveling nationally and internationally with his work. He made his home in Granville, MA where he was active in his church and community serving as a volunteer fireman.

After retirement he turned his energy and talents to volunteering, this included Kairos, a prison ministry. After returning to Ashe

County, NC he worked with the Literacy League, Meals on Wheels, Jefferson Methodist Church and started and developed a Farmers Market in West Jefferson, NC. After moving to Cornelius then Davidson he volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, Hospice and Hammers. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Joanne Lee; parents, Millard Sr. and Dora Lewis Eller; 3 brothers and 5 sisters, including Dana Eller Jackson of Cornelius. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Chewning Eller; his son, Ethan Lee Eller of

Merrimack, NH; daughter, Elisabeth Anne Cooper of La Jolla, CA and one sister, Mary Farris of Richmond, VA.

Emily K. P. Hildebrandt

Emily, age 89, passed away on January 16, 2017 at her daughter’s home. Born in Lake Forest, IL, she grew up in Lake Bluff, IL. She was a graduate of the University of Michigan, earning both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees, in 1951. She spent her life as a teacher, first at the McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD, and later in Cambodia, Thailand, Mississippi and Massachusetts. She was an accomplished musician who enjoyed playing piano, organ, flute, as well as singing in choral groups and choirs. She married Joseph Patterson, a geologist, in 1957 and traveled with him to Southeast Asia where he worked for the US government on road development. They returned to the US and lived in his home state of Mississippi until they moved to Granville, MA, in 1986. Joseph died in 2005. In 2006, Emily married her college sweetheart, Dr. H. Mark Hildebrandt, and moved to his home in Ann Arbor, MI. She accompanied him on trips to Europe over the next several years. During that time her Alzheimer’s Disease became apparent. Emily’s last two years in Michigan were spent in a memory support center. She returned to Granville to live with her daughter, Ruth, for the last year and a half of her life. Her husband returned monthly and visited her on the day of her death. In addition to her husband, Emily is survived by her two sons, Michael O. Patterson of Granby, CT, David Patterson of Huntsville, AL, and one daughter, Ruth P. Dickinson‐Bergquist, and their spouses, her twin sister, Marjory Pearson, four grand‐children, Marissa Patterson, Christina Patterson, Caroline Dickinson, and Brent Dickinson.

OBITUARIES

Elizabeth “Betty” A. (Gurney) Carpenter

Betty, age 85, ascended into the journey of everlasting life, on Thursday March 2, 2017; in the care and comfort of her loving family.

Betty was born on January 12, 1932, in Springfield, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Howard and Blanche (Joubert) Gurney. She was a graduate of the High School of Commerce. For many years she lived in East Longmeadow, and in 1962 she moved to Granville. She was the first female Postmaster for the Town of Granville. Beginning her career as a part time clerk in 1965, she became Postmaster in 1983 and retired from that position in 1992. As postmaster, she started a program of having the kindergarten children from the Granville school write a letter to Santa and then come to the post office to turn the hand crank machine to cancel the stamp on their letters. Then the children would drop their letters into a specially built Post Office Box. Betty answered every letter. Betty was very involved with the Parents Group of the former Work Opportunity Center. The group planned events for their special needs family members.

Betty worshiped at Granville Federated Church; and a member of the church’s Ladies Aid. She was a member of the Granville Quilt Guild, and during our country’s Bicentennial, she added her own creation of the “post office” patch to the town’s memorial quilt. She was the originator of the “About Town Tag Sale” for the ever‐popular tag sales seen around Granville. Betty started a Monday senior card game in her home that grew so much in popularity that it moved to the town hall. She was an active member of the Granville Council on Aging. For forty‐two years she was an Avon representative.

In addition to her parents, Betty was predeceased by a granddaughter, Catherine Carpenter in 1986. Betty is survived by her four daughters and son: Gail Bloxom and her husband Bob, of Mooresville, North Carolina; Karen J. Carpenter and her companion John (Zeke) Zielinski, of Granville, MA; Joan deForest and her husband William, of Callahan, FL; Wendy Carpenter of Westfield, MA; and son Amos Carpenter III and his wife Karen, of Granville, MA; sister Claire Patruno of Wilbraham, MA ; brother William Gurney of Springfield, MA; sister Lois Gran of Springfield, MA; nine grandchildren, Nathan Beauregard and his wife Rebecca, of Greenfield, MA; Benjamin Huffman of Mooresville, North Carolina; Calvin Beauregard and his wife Carissa, of Westfield, MA; Colleen Giroux and her husband Walter, of Granville, MA; Jerome deForest and his wife Roxanne, of Callahan, Florida ; Mindy Virgille and her husband Daniyyel, of Jacksonville, FL; Amy Poirier and her husband Michael, of Avon, CT; Alex Carpenter and Adam Carpenter both of Granville, MA; 11 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

A special thank you to the caring staff, doctors, nurses and aides at Westfield Gardens and to the Beacon Hospice of Springfield, MA. Betty was especially touched by Pastor Dan and his family from Chester, MA when they came for worship and sing praises every Thursday at Westfield Gardens.

Regina, age 100 (1916‐2017) Ascended into the Journey of Everlasting Life, on March 14, 2017, in the care of her loving family. She was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Maurice W. Heath, in 2001; a son, Norman Heath in 2001; a daughter, Dorothy Cusson, in 2010; a son‐in‐law Peter Cusson, in 2000, a

grandson, Dale Cusson, in 1974; a daughter‐in‐law, Jean Heath, and several brothers and sisters. Regina is survived by her son, Roger Heath, and his wife, Gretchen of Ludlow, MA; a son, Karl Heath, of Southwick, MA; and a son, Paul Heath, of West Springfield, MA. She leaves loving nephews Leon Milcherska and his wife Naomi, and Norman Milcherska and his wife Marie, all of South Bend, IN. Regina also leaves 15 grandchildren, 22 great‐grandchildren, one great‐great‐grandchild, several beloved nieces and nephews, and many dear, close friends. She was born in Newton, Missouri, then had lived several years in Hyde Park, Vermont, where she and Maurice raised their family. After a number of years of living in Granville, MA, and Summerfield, Florida, she relocated to Southwick, where she lived out her final years. She had spent the last year of her life in the loving care of the wonderful staff of Heritage Hall in Agawam, where she recently celebrated her 100th year of life. She enjoyed crocheting, jigsaw puzzles, bingo, and

spending time with her loved ones. Nothing made her happier than to be surrounded by her family and friends. A devout Roman Catholic, Regina practiced her faith as a long time parishioner of Our Lady of the Lake Church.

Mildred L. (Chapman) Griffin

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Mildred L. (Chapman) Griffin, on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Mom was born on February 16, 1917, to Frederick and Naomi (Cook) Chapman in West Granville, MA. Her mother died when she was 15, and she learned that no matter what hand you got dealt, you had to get out of bed every morning, put one foot in front of the other and do what had to be done, without complaining, because that didn’t accomplish anything. This attitude and her comical, witty sense of humor helped propel her to live to be 100 years old! Millie graduated from Westfield High School in 1936 and continued to take care of her younger sister and brother. She married Henry L. Griffin and had 3 children. When her youngest child started school, she went to work at Boxmakers in Westfield where she worked for 23 years, retiring in 1982. Millie loved gardening, baking, spending time with family, poetry, animals, and music. She was a self‐taught piano player, who could play by ear anything she heard. She always said music brought people together and scowled at us when we said we thought alcohol did that.

Millie’s Country Store in Southwick was opened in 1997 by her two daughters and aptly‐named after her because good food to us meant going to “moms”. Customers enjoyed her home‐baked cakes and

cookies, and on Thursdays, her corn chowder. Millie is survived by her loving children: Gene Griffin and his wife Rolita of Granville; Lee Archambault and his wife Diane; Marie Boccasile and Joice Romboletti. She leaves her granddaughter Karen (Griffin) Michna and her husband, Rich, and great grandsons Joshua and Nicolas; and her grandsons Lee, Mark, Kevin, and Kris and their children.

Many thanks to her very special friend, Bruce Duval, for the time he spent with her and all the cakes and cookies he brought when mom no longer baked. Her lap will be greatly missed by her feline fur babies. Millie was predeceased by her parents; her brother, Wallace Chapman; her sister, Helena, who died at age 14; and her husband Henry L. Griffin.