Daniel Edward Goodhind 9-11-2010
Geraldine ("Jean") K. (Clark) Goodhind 8-26-2010
William ("Willie") F. Gray 3-17-2010
Albert ("Bucky") Goodhind 1-16-2010
Dorothy May (Goodhind) Andrews 6-16-2009
Dorothy Helen Goodhind 6-19-2007
Michael John Goodhind 4-30-2006
Helen Pearl (Croft) Woodruff 2-3-2006
Genevieve (Mientka) Goodhind 4-3-2005
About papermaking
Do you know where he's buried? Yes, we do!
The Dash
by Linda Ellis
I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
From the beginning to the end.
He noted that first came the date of her birth
And spoke of the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time
That she spent alive on earth
And now only those who loved her
Know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own,
The cars, the house, the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard;
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
That can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough
To consider what's true and real
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we've never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect
And more often wear a smile,
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.
So when your eulogy is being read
With your life's actions to rehash
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?
© 1996 Linda Ellis
BONDSVILLE (MA) - Daniel E. Goodhind, 58, passed away on September 11, 2010. He was born May 21, 1952, in Northampton, MA son of the late Albert ”Bucky” Goodhind and Anne M. (Cleary) Goodhind of Palmer. He was drafted during Vietnam and served his country in the US Army. Daniel was raised in Palmer and was employed as a locomotive engineer for the Mass. Central Railroad in Palmer for twelve years. He has worked for a total of 31 years for the railroad service. Besides his mother Anne, he will be missed by his loving wife of 32 years Deborah L. (Olson) Goodhind and three sons Daniel J. of Syracuse, NY , Michael A. and Kevin M., both of Bondsville. He also leaves four sisters Elizabeth Banas of Southbridge, Debra Woods of Palmer, Anne Sampson of Three Rivers and Amy Lucia of Bondsville. The family invites everyone to join them in a Celebration of Daniel’s Life on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010 at Amvets in Three Rivers from 6:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. This is a casual event. The only ties allowed will be tie-dyes, just the way Danny would have wanted it. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to Top Floor Learning, 1455 N. Main St., Palmer, 01069 or Greenpeace, 240 Elm St, #B, Somerville, MA, 02144-2935. Beers & Story Palmer Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.
Geraldine ("Jean") K. (Clark) Goodhind
EASTHAMPTON - Geraldine K. (Clark) Goodhind, 87, of the Dickinson Court on Liberty Street, Easthampton, passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at the Overlook of Northampton Nursing Facility, in Leeds.
She was born in New Salem on April 19, 1923, the daughter of the late William and Mulvine (Ponusky) Clark. She was educated in the Amherst schools and was a graduate of the Amherst High School, class of 1942. Geraldine had been employed at the Townhouse Restaurant in Amherst for many years and later owned and operated with her husband the former Kenney's Restaurant in Northampton for 10 years. On her retirement, they moved to Easthampton, where she has lived and remained very civically active ever since. Upon her beloved husband Murray Goodhind's death in 1991, Geraldine moved to her Liberty Street home, where she organized and enjoyed playing bingo with and baking for all of her neighbors at Dickinson Court. In her time there she was also very proud of her gardening, particularly of her tomatoes and flowers. Geraldine also became involved in various community organizations at the Easthampton Senior Center; among them were the Easthampton Triad, the senior's Food Program, and helping to organize many senior bus trips.
Geraldine is survived by her loving children Virginia Pinard of Easthampton, Robert of Lake View Plantation, Maine, Murray of Greenfield, and David of South Amherst; her caring brother and sister, William Clark and Phyllis Cote, both of Shutesbury; her 10 cherished grandchildren; her six adored great-grandchildren, and her many nieces and nephews. Her brother, Melvin Clark, predeceased Geraldine.
Funeral services will be held Monday, 11 a.m. at the O'Brien Funeral Home, 17 Clark St., followed by burial in the Brookside Cemetery, both in Easthampton. Calling hours will be Sunday, 3-6 p.m. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers can be made to the Patients Activity fund, care of the Overlook of Northampton, 222 River Road, Leeds, MA 01052. The family of Mrs. Goodhind would like to express their sincere thanks to the doctors and staff of Cooley Dickinson Hospital and the Overlook of Northampton, East Wing for all comfort and support they have provided in these difficult last days for their beloved mother.
ASHFIELD --
William F. (Willie) Gray,
84, owner of Gray's Farm and Sugarhouse, died Wednesday (3-17-10) at
Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
Willie was born on May 26, 1925, in Montague, the son of Frank and Elizabeth
(Eno) Gray. He attended local schools and graduated from Sanderson Academy.
He lived his entire life on the farm on Barnes Road, and when he wasn't
farming, maple sugaring, house painting, or slate roofing, he was out
helping his neighbors and friends. His favorite pastimes were fishing and
playing his harmonica. Willie was a member of the former Ashfield Grange and
Massachusetts Maple Producers Association.
A beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, he is survived by his wife, the former Marian Coyne; one daughter, Doris McAleavey and her husband Patrick of Watertown; four sons: Carl and his wife Kathryn of Wheaton, Ill., Warren and his wife Susan of Plainfield, Raymond and his wife Marsha, and Lyle and his wife Heather, all of Ashfield; 11 grandchildren: Christopher, Timothy, Jonathan, Curtis, Travis, Shanna, Lucas, Nicholas, Brendon, Brianna, and Zachariah Gray; four great grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He also leaves a sister, Eunice Kavanagh and her husband Dean of Longmeadow.
William was predeceased by a brother Stephen Gray and a sister Irene Merriam.
An open house will be held this Saturday, March 27, 2010, at Gray's Sugarhouse on Barnes Road in Ashfield from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be a brief time for prayer at 1 p.m. The sharing of memories celebrating Willie's life will continue throughout the afternoon.
There will be a private burial at a later date.
In lieu of
flowers, contributions may be sent payable to the Annual Ashfield Spring
Fishing Derby, held each year at Gray's Farm, to Russell Williams, P.O. Box
326, Ashfield, MA 01330.
Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home, 104 Bridge
St., Shelburne Falls.
PALMER -
Albert "Bucky" Goodhind , 78, of
Wilbraham St. died on January 16, 2010 surrounded by his family.
Born March 1, 1931 in Canaan, NY, Bucky was the son of Murray M. Goodhind
and Henrietta M. (Hawver). For 30 years, Bucky and his wife Anne, owned and
operated the Town House Restaurant in Palmer.
He will be missed by his wife of 60 years, Anne M. (Cleary) along with his
children Elizabeth Banas and husband George of Southbridge, Daniel Goodhind
and wife Deborah of Palmer, Debra Woods and husband Robert of Windsor, CT,
Anne Marie Sampson and husband Phillip of Palmer, Amy Lucia and husband
Richard of Palmer along with 9 grandchildren, Robin Banas-Swain, Matthew
Banas, Daniel Goodhind, Jr., Michael Goodhind, Kevin Goodhind, Robert Woods,
Jr. Amber Woods, Brian and his wife Lynn Sampson, Jesse and his wife Sunny
Sampson, 3 great grandchildren, Brian Sampson, Jr., Lauren Sampson, Annika
Sampson. Bucky was the youngest of 13, surviving are a brother, Arthur
Goodhind of Shutesbury, and sister, Virginia Facto of Northampton.
Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with a service of
remembrance to begin at 7:00 p.m. at Beers & Story Palmer Funeral Home.
For those wishing donations may be made in his memory to either assist in
the Haiti relief fund or Quaboag Valley VNA & Hospice, 42B Wright St.,
Palmer, MA 01069.
Dorothy May (Goodhind) Andrews
WESTFIELD - Dorothy May (Goodhind) Andrews, 86, of this city died Tuesday [June 16, 2009] at home after a long illness. She was married for 58 years to Roger N. Andrews who died in 2007. Dorothy was born in Westfield, daughter of the late Alfred E. and Hazel R. (Otto) Goodhind Stange, stepdaughter of the late Ferdinand Stange, and beloved niece of the late Stephen A. and Myrtle M. (Otto) Palmer. Dorothy lived in several cities and towns in Massachusetts during her childhood and graduated valedictorian of the 1941 class of Palmer (MA) High School. She was a 1945 graduate of Simmons College, Boston, MA. After graduation, she began working at the Colton Insurance Agency of Westfield, retiring in 1985. Dorothy was a longtime member of the First Congregational Church of Westfield and “Group 2” of its Women’s Fellowship. Dorothy and her husband and children enjoyed traveling and took many trips throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was especially touched by a trip to Normandy during the 50th anniversary year of the June 1944 D-Day invasion. She was a summer resident of Hampton Beach, NH for 51 years. Dorothy is survived by her two daughters Susan L. (Andrews) Polumbo of Suffield, CT and Sally M. Andrews of Wilmington, MA, her son-in-law, John Polumbo of Suffield, CT, her grandson Mark A. Polumbo and his wife Shaney (Greene) Polumbo of Boston, MA, her grandson Gregory J. Polumbo of Boston, MA, and her much loved cousin, Paul S. Palmer of Springfield, MA. She was predeceased by her other close cousin, Aldrick A. Palmer of Somers, CT. Funeral services for Dorothy will be held Friday at 11 AM at First Congregational Church, 18 Broad St., Westfield. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery. Calling hours at the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad St., Westfield will be on Thursday from 4 pm until 7 pm. Donations may be made to First Congregational Church, 18 Broad St., Westfield, MA 01085. firtionadams.com
AMHERST – Dorothy Helen Goodhind, 90, of 67 North Whitney Street, passed away quietly at home in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 19 (2007). She is missed already more than words can say.
She was born December 24, 1916 in Adams, MA to Murray M. Goodhind and Henrietta M. Hawver, the fourth of 13 children. She attended schools in Massachusetts and Chatham, NY.
Never married, Dorothy made her home with her parents until her father died in 1956, then with her mother until she died in 1981; thereafter, she had made her home in Amherst with her sister Ginny for over 25 years.
Aunt Dot worked hard all her life. During World War II, she and her sister Ginny made rifles at the Springfield Armory. She worked as a cook for Kane’s Nursing Home in Amherst for 20 years until it closed. Her last position before finally retiring was as a cook for the UMASS sorority Sigma Kappa on Allen Street. But without a doubt, her most important job was as the “glue” that has held our large, growing family together over the years. She enjoyed cooking, crossword puzzles, watching golf and tennis on television, and was a life-long fan of the Red Sox. She was a great lover of cats of any kind. Being born on Christmas Eve Day and being one of 13 children, she was often asked over the years if she ever felt shortchanged on birthday celebrations; she always had the same firm reply: “Never!”
Survivors include her sister, Virginia M. Facto of Amherst, her brothers Arthur D. Goodhind and his wife Barbara of Shutesbury, and Albert “Bucky” Goodhind and his wife Anne of Palmer, her sister-in-laws Jean Goodhind of Easthampton and Patricia Goodhind of Dupont, WA. She has 70 nieces and nephews, including Timothy Goodhind and his wife Susan of Sunderland, Patrick Masloski and his wife Deborah of Westfield and niece-in-law Barbara Goodhind of Hatfield, widow of Michael. There are dozens of grandnieces and nephews. Dorothy is also survived by her very dearest of friends, Denise-Renee Barberet of Amherst. Dorothy was predeceased by her brothers Malcolm and his wife Marjorie, Murray Jr., John and his wife Marion, Edward and his wife Genevieve, Richard and his wife Anne, and Gilbert Goodhind, and her sisters Luella Coyne and her husband Jim, Charlotte Masloski and Lorena Goodhind.
Calling hours will be at Wrisley Funeral Home, Sugarloaf Street, South Deerfield on Thursday evening from 5-8 p.m. and again from 10-11 a.m. on Friday. A short service will be held at the funeral home at 11 a.m. prior to burial at South Amherst cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dakin Animal Shelter, 163 Montague Road, Leverett, MA 01054 or Baystate VNA & Hospice, 101 Munson St., PO Box 1558, Greenfield, MA 01302.
Michael John Goodhind of Erving, MA passed away recently. His obituary from The Recorder (Greenfield, MA, May 2, 2006) read this way:
"Michael J. Goodhind, 49, of Erving died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at home surrounded by his wife and family. Born in Northampton, June 26, 1956, he was the son of the late John R. and Marion (Gralenski) Goodhind. Michael was a 1975 graduate of Amherst Regional High School. He worked for more than 30 years at Stop & Shop.. He was an avid motorcyclist, an artist and enjoyed home carpentry and repair. He is survived by his wife, Frances K. Pekala of Erving; three sisters, Kathleen Picotte of Richmond, NH, Barbara Stockwell of Pelham and Terry Goodhind of Wendell; an aunt, Barbara Goodhind of Shutesbury, who helped with his care, and many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, May 4, at 9 a.m. in Most Holy Redeemer Church, Hadley. Calling hours at the Douglass Funeral Service, 87 North Pleasant St., Amherst, will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to Baystate VNA & Hospice, 50 Maple St., Springfield, MA 01102."
This obituary was passed along to me from the London (Ontario) Free Press by Michael Turner:
"WOODRUFF At University Hospital, London, on Friday, February 3, 2006. Helen Pearl Woodruff (nee Croft) in her 88th year. Beloved wife of the late Harold Earl Woodruff. Loving mother of Patricia Rose and her husband James Ferguson of Windsor, Lionel William Woodruff of Vancouver, B.C., and Donna Lynn Woodruff of London. Predeceased by her brothers Arthur and Earl and sisters Mildred, Lillian, and Lois. Survived by her brother Milton of Halifax, N.S., and his wife Maxine. Dear grandmother of James Ferguson Jr. and his wife Catherine and of Carolyn and her husband Dan Laton. Great grandmother of Mikaela and Ross Ferguson and Chantal and Julia Laton. Friends will be received at the Logan Funeral Home, 3781 Dundas Street (between Waterloo and Colbourne Street), on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. and on Wednesday from 10-11 A.M. Funeral service will be held in the Logan Chapel on Wednesday February 8, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Dr. David McKane of First St. Andrews United Church officiating. Interment in Woodland Cemetery. Friends who wish to make memorial donations to the Kidney Foundation. Online condolences can be expressed at www.loganfh.ca A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Mrs. Woodruff."
The following is her obituary from a local newspaper:
"Genevieve (Mientka) Goodhind, 86 years young, of Springfield and wife of the late Edward Goodhind Sr., a long-time resident of Springfield died peacefully at home with her family by her side on Sunday, April 3, 2005 following a long illness. Born in Holyoke, MA on June 16, 1918, she was the daughter of Michael and Mary (Haduch) Mientka. Besides her husband and parents, she was predeceased by 2 sons, Gene and Charles Goodhind. She leaves a son, Edward S. Goodhind, Jr. and his wife Amy of South Burlington, VT, a daughter, Linda Goodhind of Springfield; 5 grandsons, Richard Goodhind, Rodger Goodhind, Robin Goodhind, Brian Goodhind, and Dean Merrick; great grandchildren, Cassie, Chad, C.J., Micah, Colin, Ashlyne, Bryson, and Braydon; a niece, Barbara O'Malley and a nephew, Buddy Mientka. She will be greatly missed by all. "
Thanks to Janet Takishita of Hawaii for passing this information along.