Holyoke, Mass

[Adapted rom the Berkshire Eagle, 18 February 1957.]

Mrs. Elizabeth Reardon Prendergast of Holyoke died Saturday morning in Providence Hospital, following a brief illness.  She was the widow of Patrolman Michael J. Prendergast of the Holyoke Police force.

Survivors include a son, Sgt. Edward M. Prendergast, a state policemen stationed at the Lee barracks.

Mrs. Prendergast was born in Florence, educated in Northampton schools and was a graduate of Northampton Commercial College.  She was an original member of Holy Cross parish, Holyoke.

Services will be conducted tomorrow morning at 8:15 at the John B. Shea Funeral Home, 693 Dwight St., Holyoke, followed at 9 by a Solemn High Mass of Requiem at Holy Cross Church.  Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Northampton.  Friends may call at the funeral home at their convenience.

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[Adapted from the Berkshire Eagle, 15 February 1943.] 

Great Barrington.—Mrs. Ella Fitzpatrick, 60, died suddenly last night shortly after she was stricken with a heart attack at Val’s Restaurant.  Dr. M. T. Cavanaugh, medical examiner, viewed the body which was removed to the Birches Funeral Home.

Miss Fitzpatrick was born in Holyoke, the daughter of William and Catherine Mogan Fitzpatrick and spent most of her life in that city.  She had been living in this section six months and was employed at the Jug End Barn.  She was an aunt of Mrs. Harry Stannard of Mill River.  There are also several cousins surviving.

The funeral will be at 9 tomorrow morning at St. Peter’s Church and the body will be placed in a vault in St. Peter’s Cemetery until burial in the Catholic Cemetery, Mill River, in the spring.

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[Adapted rom The Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), 17 February 1955.]

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Cowan, late resident of 738 S. Mitchell, Arlington Heights, were held February 15 at her residence with Rev. Stuart C. Saul officiating.  Black’s Memorial home was in charge of arrangements.  Interment was in Forestdale Cemetery, Holyoke, Mass.

Mrs. Cowan died February 14 at Sherman hospital, Elgin, at the age of 65.  She was born June 17, 1885 in Concord, NH., and was married to William Arthur Cowan, December 28, 1904. in Hookset, New Hampshire.  She is survived by her children, James T. Cowan of Bellows Falls, N.Y., Mrs. Ruth Riley of Alrington Heights and Mrs. O. Arthur Aslaksen of Brooklyn, N.Y.; 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

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[Adapted from the Springfield Republican, 11 Feb 1922]

Holyoke, February 10.—Henry L. Dragon of 154 Oak street, manager of the shoe department of the McAuslan & Wakelin store of this city, died this afternoon at the House of Providence, following an operation.  Mr. Dragon had been in ill health for some time.  Mr. Dragon came to this city last June from Northampton, where he was the manager of Mandel’s shoe shore.  He was born in Canada and his parents came to the United States when he was a boy.  He lived in Holyoke during the early part of his life but in recent years had lived in Northampton.  He was a member of numerous fraternal organizations, among them the Northampton Lodge of Elks, the Moose, Circle Rochambeau and St. John the Baptist society.  He leaves his widow, a daughter Cecile and a son, eo.  The funeral will be held from the home, Monday morning to be followed by a requiem high mass in Perpetual Help church.

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[Adapted from the Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent, 12 February 1929.]

NEENAH.—Charles M. Nelson, 58, former resident here and at one time superintendent of the Neenah Paper company’s mill, died last Thursday at Holyoke, Mass., according to word received here Monday.  He was born at Copenhagen, Denmark, and came to Neenah when he was three years of age.  He started as a papermaker when 13 years of age and advanced until he had held the position of superintendent of some of the larger mills in the country.  Surviving are the widow; one son, John Nelson; and one brother, Chris Nelson, formerly og Neenah, now of Manitowoc.  Burial was at Holyoke.

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