7 A Sunday Republican, November 25, 2001 OBITUARIES, WORLD, NATION A17 Arthur F. Siciliano 1914-2001 EAST. LONGMEADOW Arthur F. Siciliano, age 87 of Gates Ave. who passed away on Friday at his home.
He retired as a rural Carrier from the U.S. Postal Service after 32 years. He then went the Western Massachusetts Veteran's Administration for 6 years. As well as a real estate broker for over 40 years. This information was omitted in the previous edition.
.8 Stella M. Lindchuck 1925 2001 FITCHBURG Stella M. Lindchuck, of Fitchburg, formerly of Holyoke, died Thursday evening in the Leominster Hospital. She leaves two nephews, Paul Kwiatkowski of Belchertown and David Kwiatkowski grandnephew and all memBuffalo, NY; a grandniece, a bers the McManus Family. She was predeceased by a brother, Joseph Lindchuck of Chicopee and a sister, Eva Lindchuck of South Hadley, Holyoke Miss on Lindchuck was born in Sept.
10, 1925 a daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Cukre) Lemczyk. Miss Lindchuck was a live-in caregaiver for the familyu of John L. McManus of Fitchburg for 50 years. The funeral will be on Monday from the Fitchburg Chapel of Sawyer-Miller-Masciarelli Funeral Homes, 129 Elm St. with a Mass at 9.00 a.m.
in the St. Camillus de Lellis Church, 333 Mechanic St. Burial will take place at 11:15 a.m. in the South Cemetery in Belchertown. Calling hours at the funeral home will be held on Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
GMA Cynthia A. Blaszak 1945-2001 1 NEWPORT Cynthia AshleyBlaszak, 56, of RD 4 Newport, died Friday, November 17, 2001 in the Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence, Linglestown, PA. Born June 4, 1945 in Leverett, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late F. Donald and Carolyn (Putney) Ashley. She was a registered nurse, an employee of Milton S.
Hershey Medical Center. She was an emergency. room and poison information specialist. She was a 1963 graduate of East Longmeadow High School, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and a 1966 graduate of New England Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing. She was a member of East Longmeadow Congregational Church; a member of the Susquehannock Power Squadron.
She was a sailing and scuba enthusiast. Surviving are her husband, Edward L. aszak a son, Edward L. Ill of Portland, Oregano; a daughter, Andrea Jean Blaszak of New Market, MD; two sisters, Muriel Woodward and Phyllis Glazier, both of Leverett, Mass; and a grandson. Memorial services will be held December 2001.
at 1 p.m. in the Leverett Congregational Church, Leverett, Mass. Boyer Funeral Home, New Bloomfield is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Leverett Congregational Church Building Fund, Leverett, Mass 01054 or Newport public Library, North 4th Street, Newport, PA 17074. Leonard F.
Crogan 1929 2001 ENFIELD, CT Leonard F. Crogan 71 of 9 Powderidge Rd. in Enfield, CT. shared his life for the past 26 years with his loving wife, Yvette E. Crogan.
Born in Springfield November 5, 1929 Leonard was educated through the Springfield school system and graduated from Cathedral High in 1947. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean war from 1953 through 1956 earning the rank of Master Sargent. He then went on to retire from Dairy Mart Corporation where he worked as Vice President of the Franchise in 1989 at the age of 60 after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Thompsonville CT.
American legion Post 154 and the N.U. Voice Club of Springfield. Leonard leaves behind his wife of 26 years Yvette E. (Trant) Crogan of Enfield, his son, Bruce Lafond and his wife Nancy of Port Charlotte, his daughters, Karen Bear and James of Harwington, CT, Susan Lafond and Mitch Lipscomb of Springfield, Donna (Lafond) Fiorentino and her husband James Wilbraham and Debra (Lafond) LaBarre and her husband Gary of Springfield; and 7 Grandchildren Craig Lafond, Jillian and Jimbo Fiorentino, Joshua and Marissa LaBarre, and Kelly and Ryan Bear. Calling hours will be Monday November 26 from 6pm 9pm at the Hafey East Longmeadow Chapels 120 Shaker East Longmeadow with the funeral on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
at the funeral home. Burial to follow at the 'Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam. Donations may be made to the Enfield Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 1249, Enfield, CT 06083-1249. For Directions or Guest book please visit www.bhrfh.com.
DEB BIER 3 HAFEY 525-4508 Other obituaries on Page A16 Helen M. Trombley 1919 2001 NORTHAMPTON Helen (Thayer) Trombley, 82, of 256 No. Maple Florence, died Nov. 20, 2001. Mass Christian Burial Monday, Nov.
26, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. in Annunciation Church. Burial in Spring Grove Cemetery. Calling hours will be Sunday 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Prozdal Funeral Home Addison T.
Bodak GREENFIELD Addison Theresa Bodak, the infant daughter of Mark A. and Theresa A. (Armstrong) Bodak of 59 Shattuck Street, died November 18, 2001 in Baystate Medical Center. Her twin brother, Bryce Anthony Bodak died on November 14, 2001. A Mass of the Angels for both Addison and Bryce will be on Monday at 11 a.m.
in 'St. Mary's Church with burial in Pine Hill Cemetery, both in Westfield. Agawam Funeral Home is A GAWAM Funeral Home Elizabeth M. Pardee 1919 2001 9 WEST SPRINGFIELD Elizabeth M. Pardee, 82, died Friday at home.
Born in West Springfield, she has lived here all her life. She was a member of the Altar Guild. She worked 38 years as a secretary for the US Air Force at Westover Field. She leaves two brothers, Roland Pardee of East Longmeadow and William Pardee of N. Kingstown, RI; a sister, Virginia Richardson of Charlestown, RI, 15 nieces and nephews and several grand and great grand nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. from West Springfield CurranJones Funeral Home followed by services in church at 11 a.m. Burial in Hillcrest Park Cemetery. Calling hours are Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Pioneer Valley, P.O.
Box 9058, Springfield, MA 01102-9058. Curran -Jones FUNERAL HOMES Francisco Ramos-Palau 1904 2001. SPRINGFIELD Francisco RamosPalau. 97, of 100 Benton died Thursday in Baystate Medical Cen, ter. He was a resident of Springfield for the past 41 years.
He leaves his wife, Rosario Rivera; two sons, Carlos Francisco Ramos of and Jose Oscar Ramos of Spfid; a daughter, Cielito Ortiz of Spfld; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Puerta Del Cielo Funeral Home followed by Liturgy of Christian burial at All Souls Church at 10 with burial in Gates of Heaven Cem- etery. Calling hours are Sunday 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
PUERTA DEL CIELO SPRINGFIELD netti of 55 Westbrook Nicholas J. Giannetti 1914-2001 Appliance Store on Main Mr. Giannetti was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church, a member of the East Longmeadow Elk's Club, and The Ludlow Country Club. He was an Avid pool player and played with Minnesota Fats and William Musconi.
The son of Joseph and Giovinna Giannetti, he leaves his wife Pauline (Krawczyk) Giannetti; a son, Joseph Giannetti of Agawam; a' daughter, Diane Sobo of Ft. Lauderdale; brothers, Ralph of Agawam and Carmine of Springfield; five sisters, Michelena Toro of Longmeadow, Antoinette Salemi of Wilbraham, Mary Erickson, Angeline Hokanson, and Phyllis Bilton, all of Springfield; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. A private service will take place at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam. Towak Funeral and Cremation Services J. GianDrive, died Friin Riverdale Gardens, W.
Springfield. Born West Spring-. he was a liferesident 'of Springfield and a retired salesman for the CARD OF THANKS To place a Card of Thanks on the obituary pages, call 413-788-1234 or come to the Union-News Classified 1860 Main Springfield, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. IN MEMORIAM GRIM FUTURE Mominee In Loving Memory Of ARCHIE MOMINEE Who passed away 4 yrs ago today You touched many hearts in your life, especially ours. In our your Family Tatro IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAN TATRO GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN THE TATRO'S Lukomski In Loving Memory Of STEFANIE LUKOMSKI Hi Stef, It's been 2 yrs since you left.
Sometimes it feel like 2 weeks, other times it feels like 102 years. know you're the BEST angel in Heaven, but a lot of people miss you here. You're probably on your way to the beach enjoy Watch over us see you soon, I Love, Cindy Elizabeth Grover In Loving Memory Of NEIL K. GROVER Feb. 17, 1975 Nov.
25, 1998 You are missed by all of your loved ones. Love, Mom, Dad Sister Messier IN LOVING MEMORY OF I DIANNE L. MESSIER Nov. 24, 1971 Nov. 24, 2001 If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane.
We would walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. Love Mom and Dad LeBlanc In loving memory of Florence E. LeBlanc Who passed away Nov. 25, 1981 In our home she is fondly remembered, Sweet memories cling to her name, those who loved her in life sincerely still love her in death just the same. Sadly missed by Lillian, Vernon, Sharon, Evelyn Jeanne, Raymond and their families.
Lukomski IN LOVING MEMORY OF STEFANIE J. LUKOMSKI APRIL 14, 1985 NOV. 25, 1999 Dear Angel Stefanie We miss you and love you more than words can say. Two long and lonely years have passed since we've held you in our arms. Time has not healed our broken hearts, only being reunited with you, Stef, will accomplish that.
'Til we meet again All Our Love Forever and Ever, Mommy, Daddy, and Johnny XOXO I Associated Press, HIV-positive Nomsa, at the Sparrow's Nest, a home for abandoned and adults, children and babies, in Roodepoort, South Africa, yesterday, was found next to her mother's corpse a day after her mother succumbed to the disease. AIDS activists and pediatricians are suing the government in an attempt to force it to distribute the HIV-drug nevirapine to all HIV positive pregnant women. 3 South Africa faulted for The government has refused to despite an offer by its manufacturer By I DINA KRAFT Associated Press JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Busisiwe Maqungo's daughter died the same year she was born, infected with the HIV virus at birth. Maqungo said the drug nevirapine, given to HIV- positive pregnant women during labor to prevent the transmission of the virus to their babies, could have saved her daughter Nomazizi, who spent her nine months of life in and out of hospitals before succumbing to AIDS. The Pretoria High Court will review Maqungo's testimony Monday.
when AIDS activists and pediatricians sue the government in an attempt to force it to distribute nevirapine to all HIV-positive pregnant women. In a country with one of the worst of infection in the world, nearly 200 South African babies are born with HIV every day, and studies show nevirapine can reduce that number by nearly 50 percent. The government has refused to distribute nevirapine nationwide despite an offer by the German- 22N decision ni 1 day in field, long was distribute nevirapine nationwide to distribute the drug for free. based pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim to distribute the drug for free. "I'm very angry," said Maqungo, 29, who is now an AIDS activist.
"It's very hard to look at an HIVpositive child getting sick and dying these babies could have been saved by our own government." AIDS activists and doctors experts have accused the government of not being aggressive enough in handling the epidemic. More than 4.7 million South Africans, 11 percent of the population, are HIV-positive, and a recent study found that it was the leading cause of death for adults in the country last year. Ayanda Ntsaluba, the directorgeneral of South Africa's Health Department, said the government stands by its policy of first distributing nevirapine on a small scale through pilot programs to test its effects. Ntsaluba said the government's approach is "more cautious" than what is demanded by the Treatment Action Center, the AIDS activist group that filed the lawsuit. The government program has "a strong monitoring component, and one that takes a rigorous view 1013 of safety issues and effectiveness," Ntsaluba said in a statement.
Treatment spokesman Pholokgolo wala dismissed the government'sh argument, saying pilot programs, are not needed for nevirapine;" which he said has already been found to be effective. 643 Ramothwala blames the gov38 ernment Thabo foot-dragging on Presin dent Mbeki, who in the pastor has questioned the link betweendt HIV and AIDS, saying poverty and malnutrition also contribute to the spread of the disease. Ramothwala said he believes the Health Ministry "has been influenced by Mbeki's thinking on HIV-AIDS, trying to write it off as nothing. The government has options. It just does not want to use The lawsuit claims that by refusing to make nevirapine widely available to HIV-infected pregnant, women, the government is deny a ing women and children their con-" stitutional right to health care.
Maqungo said that she decided; to speak out about AIDS after watching her daughter languish in the hospital in the final days of life, too ill to do anything but sleep, "I was not open about my (HIV) status but after she died I decided? to say something to save other, children from experiencing the 1 i same thing she did," she said. 10 dead in Swiss air crash ZURICH, Switzerland A Swiss airliner with 33 people on board crashed last night as it was approaching Zurich Airport. At least 10 people were killed and nine others were pulled from the wreckage, officials said. Authorities issued an urgent appeal for local residents to join the search for survivors from the Crossair Jumbolino, which went down in a wooded area in the suburb of Birchwil, some two miles east of the airport. "The first reports spoke of a fireball in a wooded area.
We can assume there was a strong fire," Zurich police spokesman Karl Steiner told German television. The cause of the crash the sec- MEMORIAL SERVICE Cavallon Associated Press July 18, 1938 Dec. 16, 2000 A Memorial Mass for Robert (Crash) Cavallon Will be held Saturday Dec. 1., 8 am. Immaculate Conception Church, 485 Main St.
West Spfld. You are missed every hour of every day. Love wife Valerie, Guy Debbie, Grandchildren Brooke Joey 1093 eds ex 1015 wet OV ago following an agreement by the? Swiss transport ministry to overflight noise above nearby Geran many. A fireball engulfed the part of the plane after the crashes but the co*ckpit and tail areas were TV left largely unscathed, local police and airport officials said. There: were unconfirmed reports that the" flight recorders had been recovered.
Winkler said there had never" been any known problems with" the plane, which is also known as an Avro RJ and is manufactured by Britain's BAE Aircraft Group. A Jumbolino is a small, four-engine jetliner that Crossair flies in two versions, one with 82 passen-1 ger seats and the other with 97. The crash was sure to add to the woes of Swissair. Crossair, a subsidiary of the ailing Swissair Group, flies routes between Swiss cities and to other. destinations in Europe.
Nurse charged in vet Associated Press Mullins resigned two weeks after Baker's death, applied for disabiliWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. A ty benefits and began seeing a psyformer nurse at a Veterans Affairs chiatrist. Authorities say he hospital was charged with second- suffers from depression and post degree murder in the death of a pa- traumatic stress disorder from his tient. combat duty in Vietnam. James Mullins, 56, was charged During an April session with the Friday and accused of killing Gary psychiatrist, Mullins had a loaded Baker, 53, by injecting him with pistol in a holster but handed it to a propofol, a strong sedative that doctor, saying he had forgotten to can slow or stop respiration.
check it at the door. Baker, of West Palm Beach, had He was convicted on a weapons checked into the hospital Feb. 5 charge last month and sentenced! with back pain. He went into a to six months in prison. He had alcoma Feb.
10 and died 12 days lat- ready spent five months in jail and er. the murder charge came just days According to court records, before his scheduled release. ond to strike Crossair in less than two years was not immediately known. However, two experts quoted on state-run Swiss television said the plane appeared to flying too low. Weather conditions were also poor when Flight LX3597 went down, just after 10 p.m., with rain and some snow.
Crossair chief Andre Dose said there were no indications that terrorism was to blame. On board the Jumbolino from Berlin to Zurich were 33 people 28 passengers and five crew, said Manfred Winkler, spokesman for Crossair, a subsidiary of the financially troubled Swissair Group. Hans Baltenberger, a local police official, told Swiss television that at least 10 people had been killed and nine others rescued from a forested area near the airport. The plane was approaching runway 28, a new night landing strip that just began operating a month .1.
