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Kathryn Phillips, 100, of Rochester died suddenly April 23. She was the widow of E. Howard Phillips who died in 1975. She had a vegetable and fruit farm and was a past president of the Wareham Garden Club and a secretary of Tobey Hospital Guild, a member of the First Congregational Church of Wareham. Son Howard Phillips of Haverhill, MA and daughter of Marion and Vero Beach, Fl., 5 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren survive her.
She celebrated her 100th birthday on April 11 and said it was the greatest party she ever had. She looked stunning and was very lively. Over 100 people were in attendance. All her family and nieces and nephew came from all over the country. She told the nurses she was going out with a bang. She worked for the U.S.D.A.and traveled, played bridge, played the piano and organ and gardened remaining in her own home she loved. Her memorial will be May 31 at 2:00 PM at the First Congregational Church of Wareham.
Charles Harrison Martin, DDS, 89, of Mattapoisett died May 3, 2008 at Sippican Health Care Center in Marion after a long illness. He was born March 11, 1919 in Kilmichael, Mississippi, the son of Ruth Harrison Martin and Charles Bartley Martin. He attended schools in Gilford, NH, Cape Elizabeth, ME and several other places in New England as his father's work as an explosives
expert for American Cyanamid caused the family several relocations.
He was a 1942 graduate of the University of New Hampshire. That same year he enlisted in the Army Air Force. On September 10, 1942 he married Priscilla Preston of Taunton, MA, a classmate from UNH, in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were stationed in various places in the southwestern United States until his deployment to Italy, where he served as a Supply Officer. He attained the rank of Second Lieutenant. Upon his discharge at the end of the war he enrolled at the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore, graduating in 1949. He practiced dentistry in Taunton for 34 years, retiring in 1984.
In 1970 the family moved permanently to their winterized summer cottage in Mattapoisett. In the late 1950s, Charlie bought an old wooden 18-foot catboat, named her SHAM after his two daughters, and taught them and himself to sail. He invented and built numerous pumps in an
effort to keep the leaky old boat afloat, utilizing windmills, pendulums and siphons, among other things. He enjoyed playing golf, reading the Wall Street Journal and fishing. His happiest times were spent at the Davy Crockett Big Game and Anglers Club cabins on Canada Falls Lake in northwestern Maine, which was started in the early twentieth century by his father and a group of friends. The last time he was well enough to go there was in July of 1998, but the place was always in his thoughts and he wished he could have gone there just once more.
He was predeceased by his wife on July 2, 1994, and a sister, Ruth Martin Guilbeau. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon Ruth "Sherry" Martin Schneider and her husband Bennett B. Schneider, IV of Mattapoisett, and Pamela Martin Spooner and her husband Brent F. Spooner of Phippsburg, Maine; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary Aneve Martin Meredith and her husband, Robert K. Meredith of Center Barnstead, NH; four nieces and one nephew and their children, several cousins in the South, and a special friend, Anita Silva, a kindred spirit who was so helpful to him in his last years.
Private arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Road (Route 6) Mattapoisett. For on-line guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.
Paul S. Munn, age 82, of Mattapoisett died, Thursday, May 1, 2008 at his residence. Born in Melrose, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Ernest and Mildred (Steere) Munn. He spent his youth in Melrose, lived in Boxford, MA, for many years before moving to Mattapoisett after retirement.
Mr. Munn was a 1943 graduate of Melrose High School, a 1946 graduate of MIT and a World War II Veteran of the United States Navy. He was a Chemical Engineer at Simplex Wire and Cable Company in New Hampshire for many years before retiring and enjoyed sailing.
Paul Munn donated 18.3 acres of land to the Mattapoisett Land Trust in 2001. It is located off Mattapoisett Neck Road, overlooking Brandt Island, and is called the Munn Preserve, so it will remain forever in its original state.
He is survived by many cousins and friends.
Arrangments by the Waring-Sullivan Home of Memorial Tribute at Fairlawn, 180 Washington Street in Fairhaven. Contributions in his honor may be made to Mattapoisett Land Trust, Inc., P.O. Box 31 Mattapoisett, MA 02739. Burial in Enoch Steere Cemetery, Chepachet, RI. www.waring-sullivan.com
David C. Ewing, 55, of Mattapoisett died May 3, 2008 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Annette U. (Ufner) Ewing. Born in Stamford, CT, the son of Mary (Challinor) Ewing of Noroton, CT and the late William Ewing, Jr., he lived in Noroton, CT for many years before moving to Mattapoisett in 1980.
Mr. Ewing was the president and CEO of Actronics, Inc. He was a member of the Beverly Yacht Club and the Kittansett Club.
Survivors include his wife; his mother; a son, John Ewing of New York City; a daughter, Marion Ewing of Boston; 6 brothers and sisters, Christy Andreae, Sheila Daley, William Ewing, III, Fritz Ewing, Jessie Ewing and Tommy Ewing; many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Patrick Ewing and Mercedes Ewing.
His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, May 9 at 1:00 PM in St. Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett. Burial will follow in St. Anthony's Cemetery. Visiting hours are omitted. Arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Road (Route 6) in Mattapoisett. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.
Neil Roger Brookes of Mattapoisett died Monday May 5, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. He lived in Mattapoisett for the past nine years and had many friends in the book club, bridge playing and pool shooting circles.
Roger was born on April 20, 1938 in Sheffield, England to Ruby and Norman Brookes. He attended King Edward VII School and the University of Bristol, where he was on the swim team and played water polo. After moving to the United States in 1963, Roger was an engineer for Curtis Wright and then General Electric, but was also an avid photographer of both landscapes and portraits, which were shown at a local exhibition.
Roger had diverse interests and hobbies over the years, including jewelry and furniture making, pottery, stained glass, painting, music, sailing, fishing, darts and billiards. He was a very frequent patron of the Mattapoisett Public Library, and read voraciously.
Survivors include his sister Christine Craig and her husband Alastair Craig; his son Julian Brookes and his wife Laurie Brookes; his daughters, Caia Brookes and Kim Brookes; his niece Tina Richard and her husband Robert Richard; his niece Katie Craig, her husband Sam Mead and their children Ruby and Finn; his niece Jemma Craig, her husband Patrick Driscoll and their son Rowan; his nephew Jonathan Craig, his wife Julie Craig and their sons Ian and Alex; his sister-in-law Jo Gregory; his niece Claire Godfrey; and his nephew Richard Brookes. He was the brother of the late Ian Brookes.
A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 PM at the Kinsale Inn, 13 Water Street in Mattapoisett. Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Road, Mattapoisett.
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