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- Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA)
August 27, 2008
NORTHAMPTON - Donald H. Pomeroy, 81, of South Street, died peacefully on Aug. 25 at Hampshire Care Facility in Leeds. Donald was born in Chesterfield March 23,1927, the son of the late Frank E. and Ruth (Tyler) Pomeroy. He was raised in Chesterfield and lived there for 77 years.
He was a farmer and logger, and in later years worked as a subcontractor for AT&T doing lawn maintenance. Donald was a 65-year member of Chesterfield Grange, a member of Hillside Pomona Grange, Massachusetts State Grange and The National Grange and was a communicant of Saint Mary of the Assumption Church in Northampton.
Above all, Don was a family man. His children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the glue that held him together during his long illness. Don loved his garden and even as the arthritis progressed he could be seen using his crutch as a hoe.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Audrey (Filkins) Pomeroy; four daughters and their husbands: Jean and James Marra, of Chesterfield, Beverly Pomeroy and Daniel Kirouac, of Chesterfield, Lynn and Matthew Weingart, of East Hampstead, N.H., and Lisa and Michael Parker, of Cody, Wyo. He also leaves 11 grandchildren: Lynne Noel, Terri Marra, Kimberly and Rebecca Weingart, Hillary Wildman and Timothy Funk, Robert and David Parker, Steven and Jenny Kirouac and Melanie Krupa, six great-grandchildren: Emma, Ryan, Kyle, Henry, Molly and Joseph; four sisters: Marion Loomis, of West Springfield, Lydia Racicot, of North Adams, Frances Apodaca, of Inglewood, Calif., and Mary LaFogg, of Easthampton. He also leaves his sister-in-law, Mary Jane Bardwell, of Greenfield, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister Ruth Plankey and his brother, Frank Pomeroy, Jr.
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