Richard Charlton Whitney

1916 - 2009  (92 years)

• Name	Richard Charlton Whitney
  Birth	17 Jun 1916	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1]
  History	Richard graduated in 1934 from Orange High School. During World War II, he was a 2ed Lt. in the Army serving in Germany. According to his obituary, "During the 1930's, Richard purchased ''Hole In The Wall,'' a diner on South Main Street, Orange from Charles Harris and was later joined by his brother, Robert. They purchased a new Worcester Lunch Cart Diner in 1940 and it was located in Central Square, Orange. The diner closed during World War II, while he served in the Army from Oct. 13, 1943 until his honorable discharge as a staff sergeant on March 2, 1946. During his service to his country, he served in the European African Middle Europe theatres, including the Battle of the Bulge. Following the war, the diner was reopened and was known as ''Whit's Diner'' and also ran Whitney's Restaurant in Athol for several years. Richard later went to Greenfield where he operated Alwin and Olga's Restaurant on Federal Street, specializing in German cuisine. After selling the Greenfield restaurant, Richard moved to Keene and worked at the C. L. Lane Co. in East Swanzey. Initially a logger for the company, he became shop superintendent in the manufacturing of wooden buckets. He retired in 1981 after 20 years with the company. An avid golfer, Richard was a longtime member of the Bretwood Country Club in Keene. He enjoyed his family, oil painting, rug hooking and sports. He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Swanzey."  [1, 2]
  Residence	Abt 1957 (40 years)	Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire   [3]
  Death	5 Jun 2009	Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire   [1, 4, 5]
  	Agency: Maplewood Nursing Home
  Burial	16 Jul 2009	Monadnock View Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire   [1]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Robert Elmer "Bob" Whitney,   b. 26 Jun 1915, Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts d. 20 Apr 2006, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 90 years) ▻ Alice Margaret Warner,  m. 02 Oct 1942 + 2. Richard Charlton Whitney,   b. 17 Jun 1916, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 5 Jun 2009, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire  (Age 92 years) ▻ Winifred "Freddie" Reed,  m. 31 Aug 1940 + 3. Glenn Elmer Whitney, Jr.,   b. 28 Jul 1918, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 24 Dec 2010, Petaluma, Sonoma County, California  (Age 92 years) + 4. Gene Cortland Whitney,   b. 17 Feb 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 23 Oct 2005, East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts  (Age 85 years) ▻ Enise McKenna,  m. 12 Apr 1941 + 5. Marion Jayne "Beb" Whitney,   b. 08 Apr 1922, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 08 Nov 2011, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire  (Age 89 years) ▻ Robert Henry "Bob" Bolza,  m. 06 Oct 1945
  Person ID	I2112	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Calvin
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Glenn Elmer Whitney,   b. 26 Oct 1895, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 17 Jun 1977, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Eleanor F. Roberts,   b. 19 Dec 1895   d. 11 Jun 1982 (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	05 Dec 1914	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 2 months - She : 19 years.
  Family ID	F1211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winifred "Freddie" Reed,   b. 11 Apr 1916, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 28 Feb 1998, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	31 Aug 1940	Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 2 months - She : 24 years and 4 months.
  Children	+ 1. Gay Whitney + 2. Ann Louise Whitney
  Family ID	F1254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Jun 1916 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Marriage - 31 Aug 1940 - Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Residence - Abt 1957 - Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Death - 5 Jun 2009 - Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Burial - 16 Jul 2009 - Monadnock View Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S544] Obituary of Richard C. Whitney, (Greenfield, Massachusetts: Greenfield Recorder, 8 July 2009). [S101] , Bolza, Marion Whitney. Annotated Calvin Delva Genealogy, (Keene, New Hampshire: manuscript, 1997). [S109] Obituary of Winifred R. Whitney, (Athol, Massachusetts: Athol Daily News, 1997). [S746] Obituary of Marion J. Bolza, (Athol, Massachusetts: Athol Daily News, 14 November 2011). [S1110] Betz, Gay. email: 2017-07-25, "Updates", (Email message from gwbnh1 (at) gmail.com, 25 July 2017).