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OBITUARIES
Mary E. Burns, 91
West Barnstable - Mary E. Burns,
81,formerlyof Brightonand Newton,
died Nov. 20, 2006, at her home.
Born in Cambridge, she was a
graduate of Emmanuel College
in Boston,and Harvard Gradu-
ate School of Education in Cam-
bridge.
Miss Burns was an elementary
school teacher. She taught in Med-
field and Needham schools.
She was a member of Our Lady of
Victory Church, and was active in
church and civicaffairs.Shewasalso
coordinator of the Old Selectmen's
Art Gallery in West Barnstable.
She is survived by her lifelong
friend, Marjorie A. Keary of West
Barnstable; cousins Jean Rogers
of Brewster, Paul Byrne of Darien,
Conn Joan and James Wagner of
Chatham.
A memorial Mass was celebrated
in Our Lady of Victory Church in
Centerville.
Memorials in her name may be
made to Father Bill'sPlace, c/o Our
Lady of VictoryChurch, 230 S.Main
St Centerville, MA 02632.
Elaine J. Childs, 79
Centerville - Elaine J. (Richards)
Childs, 79, died Nov. 18, 2006, at
Essex Pavilion in Hyannis.
She wasthe wife of the late Lester
F.Childs Jr who died in 2000.
Born in Fall River, she was a
graduate of Fairhaven High School.
Mrs. Childs had been a resident of
Centerville for 57 years, and she
wintered in Bradenton,Fla for 35
years. She also worked part time at
the Barnstable Town Hall.
She was a member of the Feder-
ated Church of Hyannis, and the
Women's Fellowship.
She is survived by her son, Les-
ter F. Childs III, and a grandson,
Nathaniel Childs.
A graveside service was held
in Beechwood Cemetery in
Centerville.
Memorials in her name may be
made to The Endowment Fund of
the Federated Church of Hyannis,
320 Main St Hyannis, MA 02601.
Mary 'Connie' Dooley, 78
Centerville - Mary "Connie"
(Elston) Dooley. 78, died Nov. 19,
2006, after a brief illness, with her
children at her side.
Born in Boston and raised inWest
Roxbury, she attended Newton
Country Day School of the Sacred
Heart. She graduated from Barat
College of the Sacred Heart in Lake
Forest,111.Mrs.Dooley summered in
Craigville as a child,moving perma-
nently to Centerville in 1964.
She was a second-grade teacher
for 29 years at Hyannis West El-
ementary School. Prior to moving
to the Cape, she taught in North-
borough.
Sheloved tobe at CraigvilleBeach
Association,where shewas alifelong
member. She enjoyed watching the
Red Sox and golf. She also enjoyed
reading and having daily coffee with
her family at the Casual Gourmet.
She is survived by her children,
Janet Dooley Favreau of Osterville,
Susan Dooley Sweet of Centerville,
William B. Dooley III of East Sand-
wich, and Frederick Elston Dooley
of Marstons Mills, a brother, John F.
Elston III of Centerville, and a sister,
Elizabeth ElstonMcKay ofMashpee;
and numerousgrandchildren,great-
grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a
daughter, Karen Dooley Pelletier.
A funeral Mass was celebrated
in Our Lady of Victory Church in
Centerville.
Memorials in her name may be
made to a charity of one's choice.
James W. Driscoli, 96
Kingston - James W. Driscoli,
96, formerly of South Boston and
Centerville, died Nov. 22, 2006, at
Wingate at Silver Lake.
He was the husband of the late
Rita F. (O'Hearn) Driscoli.
Born in South Boston,Mr.Driscoli
was an electrical worker for the
MBTA for many years and retired
in 1975. He was a member of Inter-
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Local No. 17for more than
60 years.
Survivors include a daughter,
Geraldine P Thomson of Duxbury;
a son, Ronald F.Driscoli of Hing-
ham; a brother, Walter Driscoli of
Taunton; and three grandchildren,
Patrick, Ryan and Timothy.
He was also father of the late
Richard M. Driscoli, and brother
of the late John Driscoli, Katherine
Savage and Helen Driscoli.
A funeral Mass was celebrated in
the Church of the Resurrection in
Hingham.Burialwasin St. Joseph's
Cemetery in West Roxbury.
Memorial donations maybemade
to TalkingInformation Center, 130
Enterprise Drive, P.O. Box 519,
Marshfield,MA 02050.
Millicent Stevens
Eveland, 81
Marstons Mills -Millicent Stevens
Eveland, 81, aresident of Marstons
Mills, died at home Nov. 12, 2006,
after a long illness.
She was the widow of John J.
Eveland, who died in July 2000.
Mrs. Eveland wasborn in Worces-
ter in 1925. She graduated from
Classical High School, continuing
on to Skidmore College,where
she received a bachelor of science
degree in nursing in 1946.
She met John Eveland in atuber-
culosis sanitarium in Ithaca, N.Y
where he was a patient. After his
unexpected recovery, they married
in 1952.
She worked at various hospitals
during the 1950s and early 1960s,
then settled for the final 20 years
of her career at Rochester General
Hospital,where she retired as direc-
tor of surgical nursing in 1985.
In 1993, Mr. and Mrs. Eveland
fulfilled a lifelong dream of retiring
to Cape Cod.Mrs. Eveland spent her
final years continuing to enjoy de-
vouring lobsters,reading mysteries,
and watching Law and Order.
She is survived by her three chil-
dren,Jonathan Eveland of Laurel,
Md Joseph Eveland of Rochester,
N.Y and SarahEveland ofMarstons
Mills; two grandchildren; and a
brother, John Stevens of San Di-
ego, Calif.
A memorialservice willbe held on
Dec. 18 at the Unitarian Church of
Barnstable,Route 6A and Phinney's
Lane.
Memorial donations maybe made
to the VisitingNursesAssociation of
Cape Cod Hospice, 434 Route 134,
South Dennis, MA 02660.
Dennis M. Fligg, 58
Osterville - Dennis M. Fligg, 58,
died on Nov. 20, 2006, at Massachu-
setts General Hospital.
He was the husband of Judy
(Loughlin) Fligg.
He was aloving, dedicated father
and friend who enjoyed fishing,
motorcycling, and carpentry.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by his children Michael, Meghan,
Kelley, Jaimee and Brenna, all of
Osterville, and a grandson.
A funeral Mass was held at Christ
the King Church in Mashpee Com-
mons.
Donations in his name may be
made to the American Lung As-
sociation, 460 Totten Pond Road,
Waltham, MA 02451.
Mary R. Floyd
Hyannis - Mary R. (Montuori)
Floyd, 80, of Hyannis, formerly of
Brighton, died on Nov. 22, 2006.
She was the wife of the late Leo
D. Floyd.
Survivors include two children,
Denice Floyd of Hyannis and Dana
Floyd of Sagamore Beach; a sister,
Gloria (Montuori) Pessa; abrother,
Anthony Montuori. She was pre-
ceded in death by two sisters,
Faustina (Montuori) DTsidoro and
Genevieve (Montuori) Roubian.
A memorial service will be held
on Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Unitarian
Universalist Church on Route 6Ain
Barnstable.
Memorialdonations maybe made
to Cape Cod Hospital, PO. Box 370,
Hyannis, MA 02601, in honor of the
outstanding and tender care she
received there.
Louis G. Galgani,91
Centerville - Louis G. Galgani,91,
Nov.21, 2006, at Cape Cod Hospital
in Hyannis.
He was the husband of Leona
(Lavin) Galgani.
Born in Worcester,he was aWorld
War II Army veteran, and received
the Purple Heart.
Mr. Galgani worked for the
A&p and retired as a department
head.
Formerly of Holden,after his
retirement,he and his wife moved
to Centerville,where they had
resided for the last 26 years. Louis
was active in Our Lady of Victory
Church Men's Club, for which he
was past treasurer, and worked on
many social projects and projects
to beautify the church.
Besides hiswife, survivorsinclude
his daughters, Lynn Pastore of New
Haven, Conn and Diane Hughes
of Holden; three grandchildren;
and one great-grandchild; and a
sister, Julia Morris of Worcester.He
was the brother of the late Mary
Forgues.
A funeral Mass was celebrated
in Our Lady of Victory Church in
Centerville. Burial was in Mas-
sachusetts National Cemetery in
Bourne.
Memorials in his name may be
made to Cape Cod Hospital, 27 Park
St Hyannis, MA 02601.
Eleanore 'Babe' Lowery-
Power, 76
Hyannis -Eleanore "Babe"Low-
ery-Power, 76, died Oct. 30, 2006, at
Cape Cod Hospital.
She was an artist who enjoyed
paintingnature. She also had alove
of cats, especially Kitty.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, John Power; and her
brothers, Nicholas Lowery Jr. and
Warren Lowery.
Her ashes, along with those of
her husband and Kitty, will be laid
to rest at sea.
Kenneth F. Mulford, 85
Venice, Fla. - Kenneth F.Mulford,
85, passed away peacefully on Nov.
7, 2006.
He was the husband of Betty
Mulford of Venice, and the late Leah
"Bunny" Mulford.
BorninNewHaven,Conn helived
with his family in Rochester, N.Y
Avon, Conn and eventually Cape
Cod, where summervacations were
spent with his family until he relo-
cated here permanently in 1967.
He lived on Lake Wequaquet, en-
joying sailing.He participated inthe
Yacht Club's annual Regatta.
Mr. Mulford was a World War II
veteran, who served in the Army,
stationed in the Pacific. Following
the war, he attended and gradu-
ated from the Rochester Institute
of Technology.
He was employed by the Met-
ropolitan Life Insurance Co. and
Burroughs Corporation, where he
worked for 35years,retiringin 1985,
and moving to Venice, Fla.
He had a love of classic and an-
tique cars. He was a member of
various car clubs, where he won
numeroustrophies at the car shows
he attended.
Survivorsincludethreedaughters,
Cynthia Potz of Harvard, Patricia
Lavoie ofHyannis,and Debra Carroll
of Sandwich;10 grandchildren;and
several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service willbe held on
Dec. 2, at 1p.m at the Beechwood
Cemetery in Centerville.
Memorial donations can be made
to the Parkinson's Foundation.
Richard 'Dick' B. Tin-
kham, 65
Cotuit - Richard "Dick" B. Tin-
kham, 65, died Nov. 23, 2006, at his
home.
He was the husband of the late
Theresa (Frazier) Tinkham, who
died in 2004.
Born in Brockton, he attended
Dennis-Yarmouth High School ,
and joined the Army in his senior
year. Richard served in the Army
for 19 years during the Korean and
Vietnam wars.
He was a member of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, post #2578 in
Hyannis,andAmericanLegion,post
#188 in Sandwich.
He enjoyed fishing and NASCAR
racing.
He is survived by two step-sons,
John Price Jr.of St.Petersburg, Fla
and James Price of Clearwater,Fla.;
a step-daughter, Jeannie Morin of
Cotuit; his father Richard W. Tin-
kham, and stepmother Helen Tin-
khamofSouthYarmouth;hissisters,
Beverly A. Tinkham of Plymouth,
and Cheryl Amado of Alexandria,
Va.; several grandchildren; several
great-grandchildren; nieces and
nephews; an aunt and an uncle.
A graveside service was held in
Mosswood Cemetery in Cotuit.
Memorialdonations maybe made
to the VFW, or to the American
Legion.
Rebecca Ward, 95
Centerville-Mrs.Rebecca (Myrick)
Ward, 95, passed away at the Cape
Regency Nursing Home on Nov. 19,
2006.
Born in Americus, Ga she was
the last survivor of a family of two
brothers and two sisters.
Her father and mother were early
examplesof atwo-careerfamily. Her
father was both a professional car-
penter and a minister in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, who
founded and led churches inAmeri-
cus,Ga Hartford,Conn,andBoston.
Her mother was a licensed cosme-
tologist who had her own beauty
salon, and traveled throughout the
Northeastern United States giving
classesinthe handling and prepara-
tion of African Americanhair.
Mrs. Ward's family was a par-
ticipant in the first Black Migration
from the South to the North, and
participated inthe professional com-
munitiesin which they lived.
She was a graduate of Girls High
School and Simmons Business
School in Boston. She was married
to Mr. Joseph S. Ward on Dec. 24,
1934, and gave birth to one son, Dr.
Alan J. Ward, now of Chicago.
During World War II, she was a
stenographer at the Boston Navy
Shipyard. She was employed as an
ExaminerintheExaminationBureau
of the State Civil Service Depart-
ment, at the Statehouse in Boston,
for 31years.
Mrs. Ward was a longtime
Barnstable resident who had lived
at her retirement home in West
Barnstable since 1977. She enjoyed
watching the flowers, bicyclists,
walkers, deer, woodchuck and rab-
bits.
She provided help and support to
many and will be sorely missed.
Besides her son, she is survived
by numerous nephews and nieces
and a cousin.
A funeral service was held in the
Doane, Beal & Ames funeral home
in Hyannis, with burial following in
the Oak Neck Cemetery there.
FROM YOUR COUNCILOR
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years), placement onthe State
and/or National Register,local
historic importance, charac-
ter and landscape,location
and public use. The Unitar-
ian Church application was
unanimously approved using
this criteria.
Some have been concerned
that the Town will not have
an "ownership"interest in the
Unitarian Church. Not true.
In return for receipt of $19,000
for building preservation the
Church has agreed to ahistoric
preservation restriction. This
gives the Town an interest in
perpetuity and requires the
Church to maintain the struc-
ture to specific strict historic
standards.
Moreover, this Council voted
to support $200,000towardsthe
purchase of Bayview Farms.
The Town received only a
nominal property interest in
return. However, I believe we
supported that purchasenot to
gain an ownership in the land
but to preserve an important
vista at the gateway to West
Barnstable. The Unitarian
Church, along with the Tray-
ser Museum, represent s the
gateway to Barnstable Village
and is an important vista
along historicRoute 6A. I hope
Barnstablewilljoin other Cape
communities in deciding that
its historic structures - espe-
cially those which happen to
be churches - are worthy of
preservation.
Nickerson Cottage: Hope-
fully moving this structure off
its current site is closer to be-
coming areality.Thisstructure
waspart ofalandtransfer from
the Federal government to the
Town via the Nature Conser-
vancy and part of the terms of
the transfer was that the cot-
tage had to be mothballed on
site or removed from the site.
Taken out of consideration was
demolition of the structure be-
cause, originallyknown as the
Ticket Cottage,this hunting
cottage is part of the Sandy
Neck Historic and Cultural
Resource and demolition of the
cottage was denied by the Old
KingsHighway and the Massa-
chusetts HistoricCommission.
Somesee the demolition of one
structure a potential threat to
other structures on the Neck.
Who gets to choose which
structure is a cottage worthy
of preservation and which is a
shack to be demolished?
Leaving the cottage to be
demolished by neglect is not
an option in my mind either
because it creates anattractive
nuisance and a liability to the
I
Town.Private fundinghasbeen
unsuccessfully pursued but a
private owner has stepped for-
ward and offered to eliminate
the re-siting costsby receiving
the cottage on his land at his
considerable expense. Manyof
us are hoping that a solution
at the end of this rather long
tunnel is in sight.
Public Comment: Agenda
meetings in my opinion are
for setting agendas and are
not meant to be mini-Town
Council meetings, but that's
what they have become.Idon't
thinkthese meetingsshould be
conducted without minutesor
a taped record of some form.
So, I missed the agenda meet-
ingwhere public comment was
discussed.
Very often,I am stopped
at the post office and asked,
"How do you stand it?" These
well meaning constituents are
talking about the harangues
we sometimes receive in the
guise of public comment as
well as -frankly - the Council's
reaction to it. Well, it is part of
the job. We are elected officials
and part ofthat requires public
accountability. All of us keepin
touch withour constituents by
e-mail,phone and meetingsbut
in addition to that Ibelievethat
public comment should occur
before the entire Council and
on the record.
Having said that,I do be-
lieve that the tone of Council
meetingshasdeteriorated. The
Council has a right, as well as
a duty, to demand respect.
The public also has the right
and expectation to be treated
with respect. Public comment
should be confined to legiti-
mate issues and not personal
gripes or attacks. It's a fine
line, one which I hope we can
balance effectively.
Harbor Dredging: The DPW
is midway through its permit-
ting process for a major dredg-
ing of Barnstable Harbor pro-
jected for Fall2007. The spoils
will be placed for the most
part on Sandy Neck, but some
compatible spoils will have to
be placed on Millway Beach
and in the dredge spoil pit on
Blish Point. Extra care will be
taken to protect and comb the
beach and surrounding dunes
and to cover up any packed
organic material.
Speed humps: There willbe
several speed humps placed
on Althea,Oakmont and
Marstons Lanein Cummaquid
Heights. The goal is to reduce
speeding and to discourage
drivers taking a "short cut"
through the Heights. The
installation is at the request
of an overwhelming majority
of residents abutting these
roadways. Kudos to Tom Cur-
rier, who is leaving the Town's
employ, for his hard work on
this project.
Wishing you and yours a
happy holiday season.
Judith Barnet
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recalled.Theyhad met inPhoe-
nix after her grandmother had
"arranged"ablinddate through
the parents of themantowhom
shewouldbecomeengagedfour
dates later.
"After we were married we
moved to the Cape.Wejust took
up residence" she describes it,
"andmyhusbandstarted abuild-
ing components business." She
said that went by the wayside
and he subsequently became a
stockbroker with E.F. Hutton
and active in local affairs.
"He wasinto somany things-
hewasthe treasurerofjust about
everything," she quipped, "the
Harvard Club,the symphony,the
civic association, the Housing
Assistance Corp. board "
Bereft of her post with the
housing authority, Barnet
signed on with another hous-
ing group espousing Capewide
ownership-housingideals. The
Housing Land Trust for Cape
Cod purchased land with state
grants;then private developers
would build affordable homes
on the land.
"Our first project of six
units was in Provincetown,"
she recalled. But the second
project,in Marstons Mills, not
only provided 30 2- and 3-bed-
room units, it also tied into the
wastewater treatment plant
for the Horace Mann School
in Marstons Mills to provide
enough discharge to make the
system work, she said.
The cradle for Barnet's new
career as artist was the Chau-
tauqua,N.Y.Institution,asum-
merartscampuswhereshetook
her grandchildren on vacation
for two weeks.
Toprepare foractivitieswhile
there, she purchased "those
little water color boxes" for
children and dug up her own
watercolor box she had had
when she was a child. "That's
where the idea got started,"
she said. But it wasn't until a
fewyearslater that the thought
inspired action.
"It wasduringaFirstNight in
downtown Hyannis.There was
a booth inviting strollers to try
their hand with pastels. I did.
And I was hooked."
There followed private les-
sons with various teachers and
artists and seminars and time
spent forging a new endeavor.
Sitting at a desk at the Fresh
Paint Gallery, which is on the
National Register of Historic
Places, her framed artwork
hanging on the walls behind
her, Barnet looked down at the
floor and mused. "Well, I've got
my wide pine floors back."
But she confesses that she
missesBarnstableenough to be
"on the lookout" for a condo in
Barnstable Village or Hyannis
- "I like the activity" - and a
return to the town that washer
family's cornerstone.