Jeffery M. Sakowicz

David married Shirley M. Kingsbury Shirley (daughter of Ronald Kingsbury and Shirley Webster) was born on 30 Oct 1953 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Mar 2024 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1996, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Obituary: 13 Mar 2024; Published by the Athol Daily News, 13 March 2024

Notes:

Died:
She died at the Advent Hospital.

Charles married Florence Eva Whitaker Florence (daughter of Carl Harold Whitaker and Ruth Louise Rogers) was born on 8 Mar 1926 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Aug 1980 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents; : 4; Address:
  South Street
• Census: 1940, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 14; Address:
  Fox Hill Street
• Residence: 1952, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont; Address:
  292 North
• Residence: 1980, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Ronald married Shirley Webster. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a laborer on a farm; : 29; Address:
  2 Chestnut Plain Road
• Census: 1940, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a machinist; : 39; Address:
  Conway Street

Joseph married Bronislawa M. "Bertha" Wojcik. Bronislawa was born about 1907 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 23; Address:
  2 Chestnut Plain Road
• Census: 1940, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 34; Address:
  Conway Street

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: May 1900, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 3 months
• Census: 1910, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 10
• Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft. He listed as his job as farming, and his father as his employer.; : 18
• Census: 1920, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents. His occupation is listed as a farmer.; : 19
• Census: 1930, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; His occupation is listed as a chauffeur; : 30; Address:
  South Street
• Census: 1940, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer and a watchman; : 40; Address:
  Fox Hill Street
• Draft Registration: 15 Feb 1942, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft listing the Mt. Hermon School as his employer.; : 42; Address:
  Old Northfield Road
• Residence: Jan 1959, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Residence: Oct 1976, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 3 Apr 2021

Carl married Ruth Louise Rogers on 22 Aug 1923 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Bert N. Rogers and Anna Frances Sessler) was born on 27 Oct 1903 in Massachusetts; died on 9 Jan 1984 in Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Center Cemetery, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 6
• Census: 1930, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 26; Address:
  South Street
• Census: 1940, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 36; Address:
  Fox Hill Street
• Residence: 1984, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 3 Apr 2021

Notes:

Name:
Aunt Ruth Whitaker was my grandfather's sister. We used to visit her often. She was always busy with some craft project. She even had a wood workshop in the garage. She made many wooden cut out lawn ornaments, windmills, planters etc, which she took great care in painting nicely. Uncle Leslie Wheeler (my great uncle) though no blood relation to Ruth, used to spend afternoons working with her in the workshop or doing odd jobs around the place such as putting the screen house up for the summer months.

Aunt Ruth could knit, crochet, weave, cane, and so much more. My sister and I often spent a couple days there during school vacations. She loved teaching us how to do a craft. She taught us how to make granny squares, which I did fine with, as long as she was looking over my shoulder. She let us use her knitting machine and helped me make red/white/blue mittens on it. She made me a knitting basket out of an old rectangular milk jug. She cut the top part off and punched holes along the top. She painted a pretty design on the outside with flowers, vines and hearts. She then used old bread bags (plastic) and crocheted them onto the top of the jug and even included handles. You would never guess that she had used plastic bags! I still have that knitting bag.

She was hard of hearing and had hearing aids in to help her. Sometimes you still had to speak loudly. I remember having difficulty sleeping there sometimes because her hearing aids would whistle and keep me awake. She loved to cook also and liked us to help if we wanted to, especially breakfast like pancakes. I remember shredded wheat a lot for breakfast there too.

When my grandfather could no longer live in his house due to its condition, he first came to live with us, and then went to stay with Aunt Ruth in Bernardston, before getting his apartment in Greenfield.

I still have an old wooden mirror that Aunt Ruth gave me as a child. She said she had it as a child, and it was second hand then. It has a picture of a victorian lady etched on the back of it. She tried coloring the lady to make it look more appealing. The color has faded mostly, now, but is still one of my favorite keepsakes.

certifiedcountrygal originally shared this on 26 Apr 2007