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Monday, December 26, 2016MASHPEE - Anna "Nancy" Esther (Jackson) Romaszko passed away December 2, 2016 in the town of Mashpee after a prolonged illness. She was 90 years old.She was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on August 19, 1926 to Edward Jackson, and Millicent Forte Jackson. She met her future husband Walter "Johnny" Romaszko, while he was serving in the U.S. Air Force in England after World War II. They were married in England in 1949, and she immigrated to the United States in 1950.They lived in Paxton, Massachusetts where she worked at the Paxton Center Grammar School for 20 years, and she assisted with the Worcester Masons' Morning Star Lodge. In 1985, Nancy and Walter moved to Bourne. She worked at the Christmas tree shop in Sagamore for more than a decade. Walter predeceased her in 2005.Anna is survived by daughters Patricia A. McGuire and husband Michael W. McGuire of Sagamore, Maureen L. Costa and husband Joseph E. Costa of East Falmouth, and grandson Alexander S. Costa of Manchester, New Hampshire. She leaves sisters, Anna M. Gardiner, Briege McSweeny, Kate O'Hara, and a brother, Thomas Lee, all of Northern Ireland, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was...
Monday, September 26, 2016Donaldson, 71, of Woodbury, died Saturday, September 10th at River Glen Health Care Center in Southbury. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Dunlap Donaldson.Mr. Donaldson was born May 8, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, son of the late Edward and Isabelle (Gallagher) Donaldson. He immigrated to the United States in 1964 and graduated from Western Connecticut State University, where he was a four-year starter for the varsity soccer team. He received his M.A. in History from Trinity College in Hartford, CT and taught in the Danbury School System for 35 years. During his 22-year tenure as Coach of the Danbury High School Boys Soccer Team, they won 3 state championships and numerous division and conference titles. He was named state Coach of the Year three times, and received the Connecticut Soccer Coaches Association Special Coaches Award in 2000. He was inducted into the Danbury High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009. As proud as he was of his achievements on the field, his greatest joy was watching his students and players mature and succeed as engaged and productive citizens.He lived in Woodbury for over 45 years, where he was active in many local organizations and clubs.He is survived by his daughter Heather Amato and son-in-law Peter Amato of Keswick, Virginia and their daughters, Ellena and ...
Monday, September 19, 2016I then went with my Train-bearers and ladies into the Throne room, where the Procession formed; Lord Melbourne in his fine new dress coat, bearing the Sword of State, and Lord Uxbridge and Lord Belfast on either side of him walked immediately before me. Queen Anne's room was full of people, ranged on seats one higher than the other, as also in the Guard room, and by the Staircase,- all very friendly; the Procession looke...
Monday, August 29, 2016John and Philomena Higgins, Monsignor Higgins was the third of eight children — five girls and three boys — born on a Derry County farm in Northern Ireland.Larry Higgins grew up 39 miles southwest of Belfast in Magherafelt, an Irish name that means "the town among the rushes." His father farmed, exported seeds and worked as a government administrator. His mother was a homemaker. Every night after dinner, the family gathered around a picture of the Holy Father and said the rosary.The Higginses were an accomplished clan, with four generations of lawyers and doctors, and three generations of priests and nuns.Growing up, young Larry thought of the priesthood early, but his path to the clergy ran across the soccer pitch. He and his friends learned soccer using a tennis ball because they didn't have a soccer ball.An All-Ireland forward, he played on two teams that won national championships in Irish football, a mix of soccer and rugby."He was always the one who liked fun, was always in the middle of things and was very sociable," Philomena O'Sullivan, the monsignor's then 76-year-old sister, said in a telephone interview from Belfast in 2007. "He was a wild boy."And as a college student, he was a hellion. By his own account, he hated school, refused to study and showed no respect for authority. He broke curfew, slept late, skipped classes and challenged professors on the days he did show up. During the food shortages of World War II, he tried to lead a student strike because he didn't like the fare in the college cafeteria.Two different colleges expelled him."I did not do a scrap of work," he recalled in 2000. "I was even told by a bishop I should quit school and play professional football — 'which is all you're good for, Higgins.' "After the second expulsion, he caught a break. The ex-president of his first college interceded on his behalf, partly because of the Higgins family's good name, partly because he was willing to take the chance on the headstrong young man.That act of faith made a difference. Higgins settled down and graduated from a third college. He studied medicine at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Dublin for nearly two years, then changed his mind and enrolled at All Hallows Seminary, which trained missionaries, also in Dublin."I wanted to help people in a different way," he said in 2013. "Going into the priesthood is the best thing I ever did because of the people. It's the people that make the pastor, not the pastor that makes the people. You're taking care of them in sickness and health, in good times and bad, and the people appreciate it so much."'The faster pastor'While in seminary, Higgins became part of a wave of priests sent to serve the Catholic Church's growing membership in the United States.He spent five years in Miami, then moved north in 1958.In Tampa, he was put in charge of 20 acres of church-owned land on N Himes Avenue. Jesuit High School had just been built, but much of the rest of the area was swamp and scrub oaks, with no football stadium down the street. North Dale Mabry Highway and Waters Avenue didn't even have a stoplight.Higgins went door-to-door to find parishioners. He said his first Mass on Feb. 8, 1959, to a congregation of 216 at Hillsborough High School. Three months later, the parish added a second service at the Army reserve center in Drew Park. And four months after that, a third service was launched at the Wellswood Civic Center.Asked to suggest a name for the parish, Higgins submitted three — two he thought the bishop would reject, plus Laurence, a deacon martyred in the year 258 when the Roman emperor ordered all clergy to be put to death. Legend has it that...
Monday, August 22, 2016Drumbane Gardens, Caw on Tuesday 23rd at 10.30am followed by a Service of Thanksgiving for her life in All Saints Clooney Parish Church at 11.00am. Cremation afterwards in Roselawn Crematorium, Belfast at 2.30pm. Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to Foyle Hospice, c/o Mrs Ruth Hay Funeral Director, 100 Spencer Road, BT47 6AG. Very deeply regretted and will be lovingly remembered by her husband, son, daughters, grandchildren, daughter-in-law, brother, sister and her many friends and entire family circle.O’NEILL, George - 20th June 2016 (RIP), beloved husband of Patsy, dear father of Paddy, Patricia, John, Catherine, Deirdre and Edel and a much loved grandfather and great-grandfather. Funeral from his home 26, Bridge Street, on Monday at 9.30am for 10 o’clock Requiem Mass in St.Columba’s Church, Long Tower. Interment afterwards in the City Cemetery. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul.If you have a story or want to send a photo or video to us please contact the Derry Now editorial team. Between 9am and 5pm Monday to Sunday please call 028 7129 6600 for Derry City stories or 028 7774 3970 for County Derry stories. Between 5pm and midnight please call or text 07825 711978. Or you can email john.gill@derrynews.net at any time.
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Monday, December 26, 2016MASHPEE - Anna "Nancy" Esther (Jackson) Romaszko passed away December 2, 2016 in the town of Mashpee after a prolonged illness. She was 90 years old.She was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on August 19, 1926 to Edward Jackson, and Millicent Forte Jackson. She met her future husband Walter "Johnny" Romaszko, while he was serving in the U.S. Air Force in England after World War II. They were married in England in 1949, and she immigrated to the United States in 1950.They lived in Paxton, Massachusetts where she worked at the Paxton Center Grammar School for 20 years, and she assisted with the Worcester Masons' Morning Star Lodge. In 1985, Nancy and Walter moved to Bourne. She worked at the Christmas tree shop in Sagamore for more than a decade. Walter predeceased her in 2005.Anna is survived by daughters Patricia A. McGuire and husband Michael W. McGuire of Sagamore, Maureen L. Costa and husband Joseph E. Costa of East Falmouth, and grandson Alexander S. Costa of Manchester, New Hampshire. She leaves sisters, Anna M. Gardiner, Briege McSweeny, Kate O'Hara, and a brother, Thomas Lee, all of Northern Ireland, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was...
Monday, September 26, 2016Donaldson, 71, of Woodbury, died Saturday, September 10th at River Glen Health Care Center in Southbury. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Dunlap Donaldson.Mr. Donaldson was born May 8, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, son of the late Edward and Isabelle (Gallagher) Donaldson. He immigrated to the United States in 1964 and graduated from Western Connecticut State University, where he was a four-year starter for the varsity soccer team. He received his M.A. in History from Trinity College in Hartford, CT and taught in the Danbury School System for 35 years. During his 22-year tenure as Coach of the Danbury High School Boys Soccer Team, they won 3 state championships and numerous division and conference titles. He was named state Coach of the Year three times, and received the Connecticut Soccer Coaches Association Special Coaches Award in 2000. He was inducted into the Danbury High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009. As proud as he was of his achievements on the field, his greatest joy was watching his students and players mature and succeed as engaged and productive citizens.He lived in Woodbury for over 45 years, where he was active in many local organizations and clubs.He is survived by his daughter Heather Amato and son-in-law Peter Amato of Keswick, Virginia and their daughters, Ellena and ...
Monday, September 19, 2016I then went with my Train-bearers and ladies into the Throne room, where the Procession formed; Lord Melbourne in his fine new dress coat, bearing the Sword of State, and Lord Uxbridge and Lord Belfast on either side of him walked immediately before me. Queen Anne's room was full of people, ranged on seats one higher than the other, as also in the Guard room, and by the Staircase,- all very friendly; the Procession looke...
Monday, August 29, 2016John and Philomena Higgins, Monsignor Higgins was the third of eight children — five girls and three boys — born on a Derry County farm in Northern Ireland.Larry Higgins grew up 39 miles southwest of Belfast in Magherafelt, an Irish name that means "the town among the rushes." His father farmed, exported seeds and worked as a government administrator. His mother was a homemaker. Every night after dinner, the family gathered around a picture of the Holy Father and said the rosary.The Higginses were an accomplished clan, with four generations of lawyers and doctors, and three generations of priests and nuns.Growing up, young Larry thought of the priesthood early, but his path to the clergy ran across the soccer pitch. He and his friends learned soccer using a tennis ball because they didn't have a soccer ball.An All-Ireland forward, he played on two teams that won national championships in Irish football, a mix of soccer and rugby."He was always the one who liked fun, was always in the middle of things and was very sociable," Philomena O'Sullivan, the monsignor's then 76-year-old sister, said in a telephone interview from Belfast in 2007. "He was a wild boy."And as a college student, he was a hellion. By his own account, he hated school, refused to study and showed no respect for authority. He broke curfew, slept late, skipped classes and challenged professors on the days he did show up. During the food shortages of World War II, he tried to lead a student strike because he didn't like the fare in the college cafeteria.Two different colleges expelled him."I did not do a scrap of work," he recalled in 2000. "I was even told by a bishop I should quit school and play professional football — 'which is all you're good for, Higgins.' "After the second expulsion, he caught a break. The ex-president of his first college interceded on his behalf, partly because of the Higgins family's good name, partly because he was willing to take the chance on the headstrong young man.That act of faith made a difference. Higgins settled down and graduated from a third college. He studied medicine at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Dublin for nearly two years, then changed his mind and enrolled at All Hallows Seminary, which trained missionaries, also in Dublin."I wanted to help people in a different way," he said in 2013. "Going into the priesthood is the best thing I ever did because of the people. It's the people that make the pastor, not the pastor that makes the people. You're taking care of them in sickness and health, in good times and bad, and the people appreciate it so much."'The faster pastor'While in seminary, Higgins became part of a wave of priests sent to serve the Catholic Church's growing membership in the United States.He spent five years in Miami, then moved north in 1958.In Tampa, he was put in charge of 20 acres of church-owned land on N Himes Avenue. Jesuit High School had just been built, but much of the rest of the area was swamp and scrub oaks, with no football stadium down the street. North Dale Mabry Highway and Waters Avenue didn't even have a stoplight.Higgins went door-to-door to find parishioners. He said his first Mass on Feb. 8, 1959, to a congregation of 216 at Hillsborough High School. Three months later, the parish added a second service at the Army reserve center in Drew Park. And four months after that, a third service was launched at the Wellswood Civic Center.Asked to suggest a name for the parish, Higgins submitted three — two he thought the bishop would reject, plus Laurence, a deacon martyred in the year 258 when the Roman emperor ordered all clergy to be put to death. Legend has it that...
Monday, August 22, 2016Drumbane Gardens, Caw on Tuesday 23rd at 10.30am followed by a Service of Thanksgiving for her life in All Saints Clooney Parish Church at 11.00am. Cremation afterwards in Roselawn Crematorium, Belfast at 2.30pm. Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to Foyle Hospice, c/o Mrs Ruth Hay Funeral Director, 100 Spencer Road, BT47 6AG. Very deeply regretted and will be lovingly remembered by her husband, son, daughters, grandchildren, daughter-in-law, brother, sister and her many friends and entire family circle.O’NEILL, George - 20th June 2016 (RIP), beloved husband of Patsy, dear father of Paddy, Patricia, John, Catherine, Deirdre and Edel and a much loved grandfather and great-grandfather. Funeral from his home 26, Bridge Street, on Monday at 9.30am for 10 o’clock Requiem Mass in St.Columba’s Church, Long Tower. Interment afterwards in the City Cemetery. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul.If you have a story or want to send a photo or video to us please contact the Derry Now editorial team. Between 9am and 5pm Monday to Sunday please call 028 7129 6600 for Derry City stories or 028 7774 3970 for County Derry stories. Between 5pm and midnight please call or text 07825 711978. Or you can email john.gill@derrynews.net at any time.
