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Frederick E. Hathaway, 81 of Worcester Street died Thursday in Mercy Hospital.
Fred was born in Proctor, VT, grew up in Pittsford, VT and has lived in West Springfield most of his life. He served with the United States Marines during the Korean War. After the war he reenlisted with the Marine Reserves. He retired in 1985 after 32 years as a Master Gunnery Sergeant. He also worked at the former A&P Bakery for 26 years and as a driver for the West Springfield School System for 10 years. He was a 20 year volunteer for the Meals on Wheels Program and also helped with New England Serve.
He was a vice-president for the Hathaway Family Association, and was very involved with his family. He was an avid card player.
He leaves his wife of 51 years Harriet (Brooks) Hathaway; children: Raymond of North Hero, VT; Frances Ohzourk of Milwaukee, WI; Allen of Salisbury, VT; Carolyn Gregitis of West Springfield, MA; Wayne of Sterling, NB; Raynore Jones of Winnfield, LA ; and R. Gordon Dixon of Colorado Springs, CO. He also leaves four brothers Dexter, William, James, John; two sisters Betty Bottomly and Dorothy Roberts; nine grandchildren , eight great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Fred was predeceased by a brother Robert, 2 children Rowena and Frederick Jr, and a grandson Jeremiah Ohzourk. He was also called dad and grandpa by many.
The funeral will be held in the Chapel of the Massachusetts Veteran's Memorial Cemetery at a later date. There are no calling hours and the West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home is handling all arrangements. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation 160 Airman Dr, Chicopee, MA 01022 or to the American Parkinson Disease Assoc. Massachusetts Chapter, 72 East Concord St, C3, Boston, MA 02118 or to the Marines Helping Marines, M H M Hospital Program, P.O. Box 141, Westminster, MD 21158.
LAKE VIEW, N.Y. - Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Hathaway) Bottomley, age 79, of Lake View, N.Y., passed away December 13, 2010, at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Born January 5, 1931, in Rutland, Vt., to the late Dexter A. Sr. and Gertrude Burditt Hathaway, Betty was wife of the late Charles W. Reese and John Bottomley; dearest mother of Charles Dexter Reese of Dunkirk, N.Y.; special friend of Richard Poynton; loving sister of Dexter A. Hathaway Jr., James F. Hathaway, John T. Hathaway, Dorothy H. Roberts and the late Frederick E. Hathaway, William E. Hathaway and Robert A. Hathaway.
Betty grew up in Pittsford, Vt., and attended Rutland Business College. Upon graduation, she soon discovered her true calling was to be a waitress, a career she followed her entire adult life in the Buffalo, N.Y., area, but never forgot her roots, friends or family. Betty was a friend to all and is survived by many.
She loved to golf and finished her professional career working in the kitchen and waitressing at the Eden Valley Golf Course, Eden, N.Y.
Interment services will take place in the Hathaway Family Cemetery, Syndicate Road, Florence, Vt., at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 2011.