NAME OBITUARY- 2011

Archuletta, Laura

Laura 94, died July 25, 2010. She worked at Polaroid Copy Service in El

Segundo for 25+ years. She is survived by her 5 children, 25 grandchildren, 25

great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.

Alfano, Mario F.

Mario, 52, April 18, 2011, son of Domenic and June Alfano, brother of Paul,

Kathy, Jack and Carla, uncle of Will Alfano, Nephew of Dr. Joseph and Susan

DiTroia.

Anderson, Kenneth W.

Kenneth, died June 10, 2011. Husband of Gail L. Anderson (Miller), father of

Kenneth "Chip" Anderson and his wife Shannon, and Darryl Anderson and his

partner Greg White, also survived by four grandchildren. His lengthy business

career included Polaroid Corp. and the Massachusetts Department of

Environmental Protection.

Astrauskas, Claire I. (MacDonald)

Claire, 84, January 24, 2011, worked at Polaroid in the early 50s. She is

survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, five grandchildren, nieces and

nephews.

Bading, Wolfgang

Wolfgang, 63, January 17, 2011, retired as Polaroid assembly manager, served

in the US Marine Corps and then transferred to the Marine Corps Reserves. He

received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam

Campanign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the Letter of Appreciation He is

survived by his wife Jean, a son and two daughters, son-in-law, four

grandchildren, a brother, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and

several extended family members.

Barnes, Jeanne M. (Pothier)

Jeanne, 77, died, Saturday, August 21, 2010. She was the devoted fiancée of

Michael A. Pizzi for over 30 years and mother of Robert Barnes Jr. and his wife

Irene. She worked in human resources at Polaroid in Norwood.

Bauer, Paul W.

Paul 79, died Aug. 01, 2010. He was a Research and Development Technician

for Polaroid having retired in 1996 after working for 25 years. Husband of Mary

M. (Bonanno) Bauer. Also survived by his son, his daughters, his sister, and is

also survived by eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Bishop, Gladys Melvina (Petitpas)

Gladys, 84, a PRA member, died Aug. 14, 2010. She was active with Red Hats

(Ding Dong Belles Chapter). She is survived by her husband, Robert Joseph

Bishop; 2 children, 3 grandchildren, and numerous loving nieces, nephews and

friends. She worked for Polaroid for 20 years as a Career Counselor.

Blake, Maureen Theresa

Maureen, 77, April 16, 2011, was employed for 26 years as a Laboratory

Technician with the Polaroid Corporation, Waltham. She married George

Edward Blake and had been married for the past 55 years.

Blaney, Richard B.

Richard, 70, a PRA member, died Sept -27-2110. Husband of Claire (Salvi)

Blaney He was a Production Manager for Polaroid Corporation in Waltham for

38 years. He is also survived by 4 children and their husbands an wife's, a

brother, a sister, as well as eight grandchildren.

Bogardus, Peter Baldwin

Peter, 81, April 18, 2011 is survived by his wife, Shirley, children Betsyann,

Andrew (wife Kerry) and Peter Jr. and grandchildren, Ryan, Henry, Natalie, and

Addison. Early in his career, Peter, for twelve years worked as a salesman for

the Polaroid Company .

Bohaker, David A.

David, 58, died Aug. 11, 2010. He was the husband of Kelly J. (Hagan) Bohaker,

to whom he was married for 32 years. He worked at Polaroid in Bedford. In

addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, a daughter and son-in-law,

three grandchildren, a brother, a sister, three sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-

lawand several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Bottai, Eva Cartsunis

Eva, 94, January 21, 2011, retired from Polaroid where she was one of few

women to hold managerial responsibilities and met such personalities as Ansel

Adams. She is survived by a daughter, son-in-law, a son, two sisters and four

grandchildren and partners,

Briggs, Joyce

Joyce, 79, November 13, 2010, is survived by her husband Bob, daughter and

son-in-law Lori and George Bond, and granddaughters Sarah and Molly, a son

James Michael Briggs and his children Justin, Kayla, Marissa and Jared Briggs; a

niece and her husband Debbie (Picco) and Lucian Wiles. She worked at

Polaroid during the mid 90's.

Callahan, Robert H. (Bob)

Bob, 77, July 12, 2011, was an Electronic Technician at Polaroid and retired in

1995 after 29 years of service. His survivors are son Steven (wife Kristin), son

Robert (wife Linda), son Gary (wife Lynne), son John "Jack" (wife Louise) and 11

grandchildren and a great-grandson, and 14 brothers and sisters.

Campbell, Penelope

Penelope, 61, March 18, 2011. She applied her exceptional administrative skills

in life and work at the Chart House, Polaroid Exhibits and the MGH Ragon

Institute.

Carlson, Gary Wight

Gary, 69, a member of the PRA, February 20, 2011, is survived by Jeannette D.

Tanguay, his companion of 30 years, four children: Jeffrey, Todd (wife Janine);

Patricia A.(companion, Anthony F. Pellegrini, Sr.) and Colleen; four

grandchildren: Sara and Alexandra Carlson, Julia and Anthony Pellegrini,

brothers: Roy and Donald Carlson, several extended family members and

friends. He was employed as a mechanic for the Polaroid Corporation for many

years and retired in 1997.

Carroll, Evelyn

Evelyn, 87, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. She worked as a switchboard operator at

Polaroid Corporation, Paramus before her retirement. She is survived by her

husband, Francis; her son, Daniel Patrick, Bayville; and daughter, Virginia Ann

Martorelli, Waldwick.

Carroll, Thomas R.

Thomas, 76 died June 1, 2011. He was the husband of Jane Campos Carroll.

Father of John, Jim, David and Mary Carroll. The brother of William, Leigh,

Nancy, Madeleine and Michael Carroll and Christine Blanthorn. He was a PRA

Member.

Chase, Paul Jerome

Paul, 64, March 3, 2011 is predeceased by his wife Dianne Mullins and brother

Louis. He was employed at Polaroid for over 20 years as a Tool and Die Maker

and developed a passion for photography. Survivors are Paul, Dorise and Dara;

three grandchildren, two great grandchildren; four sisters, and many family

and friends and also cared for more than 22 foster children. 

Chase, Ralph L., Jr.

Ralph, 80, June 28, 2011 is survived by his wife of 56 years, Irene V. (Sellars)

Chase, his daughter Carol I. Shepherd (husband Raymond); son, David R. Chase,

and his daughter, Cynthia R. Squibb (husband David), six grandchildren and two

great-grandchildren. Brother of Gloria A. Drisko, and Phyllis L. McKinney

(husband Les) and many nieces and nephews. He had a distinguished and

dedicated career of 27 years as a Systems Analyst with Polaroid retiring in

1985.

Christenson, Dianne L. (Northrup)

Dianne, 57, December 20, 2010 worked for Polaroid for 16 years. Survivors are

her mother Jacqueline (Goss) Northrup, sister of Christine M. Brickley, aunt of

Ellie A. Brickley and Michael V. Brickley.

Chubb, Lewis (Bill) III

Bill, 69, April 22, 2011, is survived by his wife Rose, son Chip (wife Marybeth) ,

sister Margaret Evers and his granddaughter Madigan. He was a long time

employee of Polaroid Corp. and Pixley Richards Inc.

Cianci, David

David, 73, February 9, 2011. Husband of the late Elizabeth M. Cianci. Father of

Lisa Pfieffer, David Cianci (wife Marlene), Lynne McNally (husband David).

Brother of Josephine Webber, John Cianci, Stella Monaco and the late Anna

DeLuca, Salvatore Cianci and Arthur Cianci. Also survived by grandchildren

Rebecca, Joshua and Felicia; and great grandfather of Giana and Brayden.

Cobleigh , Roy K. Sr.

Roy, 84, died May 13, 2010. was a plumber for Polaroid in Waltham, MA. He

was a US Navy veteran, serving during World War II. He is survived by his wife

Kathleen , son Roy, daughter Denise (husband George), stepchildren Sheila

Morin, Thomas O'Donnell Jr., and John O'Donnell , 15 grandchildren, 10 great

grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Costa, John J.

John died Aug. 15, 2010. Husband of Patricia Costa (Marshall). Father of John

and Michael Costa. Brother of William, Robert, Kenneth and the late Richard

Costa. Also survived by his nieces, nephews, cousins and other loving relatives

and friends. And his devoted pet Sunny. He was a member of Polaroid W2

Cement Heads.

Crowley, Brendan J.

Brendan, 59, May 17, 2011 worked as an engineer for Polaroid,

Instrumentation Laboratory. He is survived by his wife Cristina M. Crowley,

children Kathleen B. McCoy, George M. (USAF) and (wife Jennifer), Colleen

Crowley, Lara Cori and Allyson Crowley, five grandchildren. Former husband of

Kathleen and brother John, Maureen, Peggy, and Dennis. Also survived by

many nieces, nephews, and friends

Crowley, Gerald F.

Gerald, 81, a member of the PRA, February 8, 2011, served in the US Army and

worked as an Engineer for the US Government. He retired from Polaroid after

25 years. He was manufacturing engineer, manager, a production engineer,

and later as QA manager for the One Step startup in N4. His passion was sailing

and was a member of the Punta Gorda Isles Yacht Club and the Charlotte

County Sailing Club. He is survived by R. Lea Crowley, his wife of 60 years and

childhood sweetheart.

Curro, Mary Stella (Iozzo)Mary, July 5, 2011, wife of the late Leon Curro and sister of Eleanor Lucas was

a retired supervisor for the Polaroid Corporation.

Cutler, Raymond P., Jr.

Raymond, 86, of Medway, July 25, 2011, husband of the late Florence (Mullen),

father of Ronnie Cutler and his wife Renee, Donna Peck and her husband

Bernie, Cheryl Kinne, and Laurie Bergel and her husband Howie, brother of

Hope Bain and Glenn Cutler. and "Grampy" to 14 grandchildren and 13 great

grandchildren. Former employee of Polaroid and Honeywell.

Davison, Robert Langon

Robert, died August 17, 2010. worked for Polaroid He is survived his wife of 55

yrs, Pauline Catherine Ford; daughter, Patricia Davison Lewis, son, Robert

sisters, Lillian Allen, Susan Patterson, Leora LaTorrijne, Jeanette Campbell;

brother, Norman Davison; 3 grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, and

cousins.

DeMeo, Joseph S.

Joseph, 82, December 24, 2010, a manufacturing engineer was employed at

Polaroid for 27 years. He is survived by his wife Marion DeMeo; two daughters

and sons-in-law, a son and his wife, a brother, grandchildren and great-

grandson.

Demers, Paul A.

Paul, 82, August 8, 2011 was the husband of Anne (Dyer) Demers and the late

Luella (Rayno) Demers, five daughters, Christine Demers, Paula Lojek, Kathryn

Demers (husband Michael Regan), Jeannine Clark (husband John) and Lori

Struble (husband Steven); step-daughters, Susan Leahy and JoAnne Lange; step-

sons, John J. Leahy, Jr. and Steven D. Leahy; sister, Elinor Lariviere; a brother,

Joseph E. Demers; sixteen grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and

several nieces and nephews.. Paul was a multi-craft supervisor at Polaroid for

23 years.

DIorio, Michelena Mickey

Mickey, 86, February 17, 2011, wife of the late Gennaro, mother of the late

Gennaro, sister of Madeline Pisari, the late Teresa Comeau and the late

Anthony Lo Russo. Aunt to many nieces, nephews, great and great great nieces

and nephews. She worked at Polaroid, and then worked as a volunteer helping

others, in her community in Boston. She received commendations from

Boston's Mayor Menino and the Boston City Council for her many years of

dedicated service to the community.

Dixon, Marjorie (Peggy) Freeman

Majorie, 86, January 11, 2011 worked directly with Edwin Land on the

development of the Polaroid Camera. She is survived by her husband George

H. Dixon, her children, grandchildren and sisters.

Dombrowski, John Joseph

John, 64, February 12, 2011, worked in sales and marketing where he received

many sales awards and recognitions from the many companies he worked

including Polaroid. He is survived by his wife Kathleen, a son, two daughters

and sons-in-law, a brother, a sister, five grandchildren and many beloved

nieces and nephews, family and many dear friends; and his former wife.

Downey, Paul J.

Paul, March 2, 2011 , is survived by his wife Frances A. “Fay” (Lynch) Downey,

his daughter, Beth Sulger (husband Josh), son Brian Downey, granddaughter of

Amy Downey-Whalen, brother James Downey, Carol Sloan, Robert Downey,

Cathy Partello and the late Ronald Downey and many nieces and nephews. A

lab technician for research and development at Polaroid, he retired in 2001

after 32 years with the company.

Duggan, Paul Francis

Paul, died Oct 20, 2010. He was employed as a mechanic with the Polaroid

Corp. for 30 years in Waltham until his retirement in 2001. Besides his wife,

Charlotte A. (Bohn) Duggan, he is survived by two sons; a daughter, a sister,

seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; three nieces and a nephew; as

well as several close family friends.

Durgin, Robert A.

Bobby, 70, April 7, 2011, husband of Carolyn, for many years was an electronic

technician for Clevite, Tyco Labs, Polaroid and NASA. His survivors are Lyn

(husband John). Robert Jr. (wife Debra), Bryan and Elisha, Diana (husband

Mark) grandfather of Gabrielle, Gianna and Aubree.

Ellis, Angie "Theo" (Dunivan)

Angie, 82, a PRA member, died August 21, 2010. Wife of the late Kenneth Ellis

and Keith Langille. Sister of Lola Peterson, Berl Dunivan, and Sister-in-law of

Marion Dunivan, and Joanne Dunivan, Also survived by many loving nieces,

nephews and many extended family members.

Elrick, Virginia

“Ginnie”, 87, April 1, 2011, wife of the late Heman "Al", worked at Polaroid

Corporation, Waltham, as a telephone Operator. She is survived by her four

children,10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. She was a member of the

PRA.

Faletra, Anthony “Tony” L.

Anthony, 75 died Sep 4, 2010. years. He worked at Polaroid Corporation in

Cambridge for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Irene “Rene” (Valente)

Faletra, 2 children, four grandchildren, two brothers, a sister, and several

brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and wonderful

friends.

Fee, James

James, 67, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, During his career as an engineer, he

worked for a variety of high-tech companies, including Polaroid. He is survived

by his wife of 29 years, Joan Frelich, a son, a daughter, a sister and many nieces

and nephews, and his beloved dog, Ollie.

Field, Warwick Francis, Jr.

Wick, August 9, 2010 worked for the Polaroid Corporation until he retired in

1984. Wick was preceded in death by his wife, Gail Dilthy Field. and is survived

by his children and their families: Jason, Susan and Jackson Field; Twyla,

Manuel, Rachel, Malcolm, and Emily Ramos; Alan, Louisa, Olivia and Gwyneth

Field; and Cynthia, Patrick, Matthew, Alfred, and Abigail Ibbotson; and sister

Elisabeth and Richard Goeth and their children and grandchildren.

Filipe, A. Naomi

Naomi, 80, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. She was retired from Polaroid

Corporation where she worked as a purchasing agent. She is survived by her

two children.2 grandchildren, a sister, and a brother in law.

Finstein, Bernard A.

Bernard, 87, of Revere, August 4th, 2011 was the husband of the late Nathalie

(Zelman) Finstein, father of Janice, brother of Gerald Finstein and the late

Stanford and Milton Finstein and two grandchildren. WWII US Navy Veteran.

Jewish War Veteran Cambridge Post. He was a member of the PRA.

Folan, Mary F. (Grady)

Mary, 90, April 28, 2011, is predeceased by her husband Francis and is survived

by son, Francis (wife Mary Lou), Kevin (wife Geraldine, and Kathleen,

grandchildren Kevin, Francis and Ryan, brothers and sisters, and many nieces

and nephews. She was a former employee of Polaroid Corporation.

Forbes, Thomas

Tom, 78, August 6, 2011. started to work for Polaroid in his native Scotland,

then Holland and in 1973 moved to U.S. where he became a citizen and

continued working in Waltham as an engineer for many years. Mr Forbes is

survived by his wife, Catherine L (Frizzell) Forbes, his daughters, Alison Forbes,

the late Lesley Stanton and (husband Paul Stanton), Margaret Forbes Hickey

(husband David Hickey), and by his grandson Ian Stanton and Isabella Day

(sister).

Fraser, Robert D.

Robert, February 9, 2011, a member of the PRA. He worked for Polaroid

Corporation as a Chemical Processor, W-2. He is survived by parents, his

mother, a son, a sister, and aunt.

Gaudet, Henry H. "Hank"

Henry, 78, died August 26, 2010. He was a senior material specialist for

Polaroid Corp. for 30 years until his retirement. He leaves his wife, Shirley A.

(Nelson) Gaudet; his son , his grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

He was the brother of Gilbert, Richard, Norman, Wilfred and Roger Gaudet.

Gentile, Robert K.

Robert December 27, 2010 was WWII Navy Veteran and retired employee of

Polaroid Corporation. Beloved husband of the late Anna M. (DiMarzio).

Devoted father of Linda Rubino and husband Peter, Robert D. Gentile and his

wife Dorothy "Sissy", brother of Marion LaMountaine and Sterle Gentile,

devoted grandfather of Peter, Joseph, Robert and Maria. Also survived by

nieces and nephew.

Gerritsen, Hendrik

Hendrik died on November 10, 2010. He is survived by his 2 sons, and a step-

daughter. Over the thirteen years following his retirement, he continued

teaching and performing research as a Professor Emeritus and Professor of

Research. He also served as a consultant for a number of companies including,

Polaroid, and wrote many more patents.

Giuffreda, Edith V. (Calvani)

Edith died July 17, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Ben Giuffreda. Mother of

Robert and his wife Mary. Grandmother of Dina Montembeault and her

husband Jeff. Great-grandmother of Michael. Sister of William Calvani, and

Vera St. Martin. She was a retired Illustrator of Polaroid Corp of Waltham.

Golden, Leo Francis

Leo, 83, April 27, 2011, retired from Polaroid after 40 years of contribution in

planning and overseeing construction of their many facilities. He is survived by

wife Jean of 55 years, four sons, Robert and (wife Georgia), Richard (wife

Candace), Martin (wife Joanne), and Phillip (partner Joe Curl). Leo also leaves

behind four grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.

Goodrich, Robert L.

“Bob” 76, Dec. 17, 2010. He was employed at Polaroid as a machinist, retiring

in 1980 after 21 years with the company. Bob is predeceased by a son Dale.

Survivors include his wife of 44 years Jeannette Goodrich, 6 children, A sister

Dorothy, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Greene, Maxwell (Greenstein)

Maxwell, 90, February 14, 2011 was employed by Polaroid in Watertown as a

Mechanic Specialist in the film division and retired in 1986. Survivors are his

wife, Eleanor M. Greene, a son Stephen, granddaughters, grandson and

extended family and three great grandchildren.

Grinnell, James Eyre

James, 81, April 11, 2011, worked for Polaroid for thirteen years. He is

survived by wife, Mary Lou and children James, Sharon, and Kevin, four

grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.

Haswell, Harold H.

Harold, 87, died April 5, 2010. For many years he was a Product Tester for

Polaroid Corp in Waltham. He is survived by many nieces, nephews, grand-

nieces and grand-nephews.

Hellebrekers, Luuk Luuk worked at Polaroid in Enschede and the Reservoir.

Helsmoortel, Martin Leon

Martin, 75, a PRA member, died Sept. 17, 2010. He leaves his wife Waltraud

(Kosin) Stadler-Helsmoortel; 2 daughters, 3 sons, a sister, and 6 grandchildren.

Employed by Polaroid Corporation for 46 years, retiring in 1996 as an

international purchasing manager. He was chairman and member of the board

of directors for Polaroid's Direct Federal Credit Union for many years. He

attended a breakfast club with other Polaroid employees distinguished as the

“cement heads”, a name reflecting Edwin Land's polarizing technology.

High, Donald

Donald, 88, February 24, 2011, was a mechanic with the Polaroid Corporation.

He is survived by his wife Hortense “Cookie”, son Orrin, Wright, and

grandchildren Nathalie and Kenneth.

Holahan, Frederick S.

Frederick “Fred”, 81, May 20, 2011 was a Senior Physical Research Scientist at

Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, MA and retired after 30 years. He is survived

by his wife Rose and children Susan Mueller (husband Gary), Frederick S. Jr.

and Kathy Farrell, Marylou Hughes (husband Robert), Lisa Sheehy (husband

Michael), Carol Holahan and Stephen Holahan (wife Christina), 14

grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was a member of the PRA.

Houston, William J.

William, died Dec. 4, 2010. Brother of Jane Gilliam, Russell J. Jr., Brian and the

late Bruce and Alan Houston. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins

and friends.

Ingeno, Albert L.

Albert, 90, a PRA member, died August 29, 2010. Husband of the late

Dorethea (Reynolds) Ingeno, he is survived by 1 son, Robert , 3 grandchildren.

Also survived by his former daughter in law Sheryl Ingeno and 2 step sons

Richard and Alan Meister and families. He was the brother of the Lena

Chiminello, Mary Chiminello, Jennie Roberts, Grace Morehouse and Rose

Chiminello.

Jaros, Walter A.

Walter, 89, April 15, 2011 was the husband of the late Emily Jaros. He was

employed at Polaroid until his retirement. Survivors are son, Michael, Diane

(wife); sister, Virginia A. Larsen; 2 grandchildren, Daniel and Kimberly Jaros,

and niece and nephew. He was a member of the PRA.

Jenkins Sr, Stanley T.

Stanley, 78, December 17, 2010, retired as a graphic and mechanical engineer

from Polaroid in Cambridge. Survivors are his wife, two daughters, a son,

brother, Jesse C. Jenkins, sister, five grandchildren, and many relatives and

friends.

Johnson Jr., Martin Gibbs

Martin, 69, died Sept. 19, 2010. He leaves his wife Gwendolyn (Gwen). He was

a dedicated father; grandfather and great-grandfather. He retired from

Polaroid Corporation as a Senior Executive Director in 1999.

Kale, Eugene J.

My husband Eugene Kale, a member of the PRA, passed away in Dec. 2009.

He worked as manager of the repair division in Cleveland, Ohio for over

twenty five years. He was always so very proud to be a Polaroid employee,

and had many Polaroid friends from the Boston area. Our two daughters, and

three grandsons loved him dearly and life is not the same without his smile,

and kindness. Dolores Kale

Lawson, Richard V.

Richard, 86, A PRA member, died Aug 29, 2010. He was the husband for 60

years of Elaine (Gordneer) Lawson, Father of Richard V. and Jeffrey D. and his

wife Janis and grandfather of Jonathan, Nicole, Alex and Andrew Lawson. He

worked for over 35 years at Polaroid where he was Director of Distribution and

President of Inner City.

Legere, Shirley A.

Shirley, 76, a member of the PRA, January 30, 2011, retired from Polaroid.

Survivors are daughters LuAnn E. Knight, her husband; Diane M. and her life

partner, two grandchildren, a sister; several nieces, nephews, great nieces,

great nephews and cousins.

Litster, John D., Sr.

David, 75, August 7, 2011 was the husband of M. Joanne (Murray) Litster. He

had been employed in the Human Resources Dept. at the Polaroid Corp. for

many years, before retiring in 1991. He is survived by his sons: John D. Litster,

Jr. (wife Jane), Christopher M. Litster (his wife Mary), his daughters: Mary E.

Cockerhan, Deborah J. Litster (partner Kathy LaPosta), his sister, Janet Rideout

(husband Ralph) and grandchildren, Jeremy and Meredith Cockerhan, John and

Brigid Litster and Maxwell, Caleb and Oliver Litster.

Loiselle, Robert Earl

Robert, 71, February 25, 2011, was a Systems Analyst for the Polaroid

Corporation. He is survived by his wife Lucille, two daughters, Diane L Miller

(husband Mark), and Linda Guzik (husband Gregory), four grand children,

Shelby and Jeffrey Miller, Benjamin and Samuel Guzik, five brothers, George,

Martin, Victor, Leo, and Richard, several nieces, nephews, extended family and

friends..

Maguire, Frederick F. Jr.,

Frederick, 68, a member of the PRA, February 19, 2011, Is survived by his wife,

Janet A. (Halliday) Maguire. A 32 year Polaroid employee, he was a supervisor

in Waltham. He is survived by four children, Annette M. Janek (husband Steve),

Sharon, Frederick, (wife Debbie), Donald J. Maguire (wife Janine); one brother,

John J. (wife Mariellen); three sisters, Mary K. DeMaio, Margaret F. Mazzola,

Patricia E. Carrafiello (husband Michael), several grandchildren; and many

nieces and nephews

Maher, George W.

George, 76, January 16, 2011, was a production manager for the Polaroid

Corporation for thirty years. Survivors are sisters-in-law, Diane F. Maher and

Frances Maher, and several nieces and nephews.

Maitland, Catherine Viola

"Kay", 85, March 4, 2011, is survived by son William Jr. (wife Jo); niece

Patricia her grand-niece Jeanne; nephews Paul, Steven, and Barry; four

granddaughters and ten great-grandchildren. She was a long time employee of

both Carter's Inc. and Polaroid.

Matheson, William Kenneth "Bill", Jr.

Bill, 77, June 25, 2011 worked for GE Lynn and Polaroid Corporation, and

operated EDM Computers in New Bedford. He is predeceased by son Keith and

is survived by children Colleen, Daniel, William Scot, Darlene, Alicia, Kerry, and

Fionna Matheson; sisters Jocelyn Johnston, Margaret Saquet, and Kathryn

Boffoli; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; former wife Michaela

(McCarthy); former wife Judith (Mundry) Finan; former wife Sunny Matheson;

and numerous nieces and nephews.

McGarrell, John "Jack" Francis

John, 73, a PRA member, died Sept 25, 2010. Jack retired in 1996 from the

Polaroid Corporation after 39 years of service in various management

positions. He is survived by his wife, Marie Chrzan McGarrell; his sister, Marie

Murphy and many cousins and friends.

McKay, Paul C.

Paul, 69, January 16, 2011, served in the Army and was a retired Polaroid

assembler in Norwood for 21 years. He is survived by a sister, Marguerite

Lawler, and many nieces and nephews.

McNamara, Mildred L. (MacIntosh)

Mildred, 89 January 13, 2011, worked in customer service at Polaroid for many

years. Survivors are sons, Edward and Robert McNamara. grandchildren, a

sister, a brother and cousin.

Moore, Lucien Sumner

Sumner, 96, died Aug. 27, 2010. He worked at Polaroid, from 1967 until 1984,

as a lab tech, running the spectrophotometer. He was the husband of the late

Lillian (Kirman) Moore. He is survived by his four children; his 13 grandchildren,

24 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, dear friends

and neighbors.

Moses, George J.

George 65, died Sept. 8, 2010. He is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years,

Jeanne (Moss), and treasured children and grandchildren, his sister Diane, as

well as cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnephews and so many wonderful

friends. He was a long time employee of Polaroid Corporation, retiring as

Controller of R&D. George was much loved and will be missed immeasurably.

Muizulis, Gunars ‘Gus'

Gunars, 76, died August 22, 2010. Gus worked as a chef for Daka Incorporated,

a food service management company, for over 4 years, working primarily at

Polaroid Corporation before retiring in 1986. Gus leaves his wife of 48 years,

Lorraine M. (Milliken) Muizulis; three sons, his grandson, nieces and nephews.

and his much loved dog, ‘Misty'.

Murphy, Jeffrey R.

Jeffery, 75 died Nov. 23, 2010. He was an employee for Polaroid for 38 years.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years Roberta Murphy. Husband of the late

Jean Murphy. Cherished Sons and Daughters, sons in-laws, daughters in-laws.

Brother of Eileen Doherty and the late Thomas Murphy. Cherished grandfather

of 13.

Murphy, William J.

William, December 27, 2010. Husband of Christine, brother of Marilyn Sugrue,

Caroline Maglio, Robert, Neil, and Stephen, and many loving nieces &

nephews. Retired employee of the Polaroid Corporation.

Nolin, Richard W.

Richard, 73, July 4, 2011 is survived by his wife, Janice C. (Razee) Nolin. Father

of Richard J. Nolin, Michael A. Nolin, Stephen P. Nolin, and Pamela J. Martin,

brother of Margaret Carmichael, Virginia Johnson, Susanne Alegi, Robert E.

Nolin and Daniel F. Nolin. Grandfather of Zackery Nolin, Jennifer Martin, Sarah

Martin, and Benjamin Martin.

Norton, Richard F.

Richard, 85, April 2, 2011, worked at Polaroid at W2-W4, Enschede and

Scotland, and helped get the factory open in the last two places. He also

worked in Personnel and retired in 1983. He is predeceased by his wife Alice.

Survivors are sons, Ricky, Paul (Pat), and Robert (Maureen); daughters, Allison

(Bill), Kathy (Bill) and Lisa (Tom); sister, Jeanne (Peter); 16 grand-children; and

17 great- grandchildren. He was a member of the PRA.

O'Brien, Mary L.

Mary, 76, died July 13, 2010. She was employed by Polaroid for many years.

Preceding her in death were two brothers, and a sister, Surviving are her twin

daughters, three brothers, her beloved grandchildren, and a great-

granddaughter.

O'Connor, Michael

Michael, 73, died Oct. 26, 2010. Until his retirement Mike worked for 27 years

for the Polaroid Corporation in Waltham. He leave his wife of 49 years, Brigid

(McBrien) O’Connor; his children, and his grandchildren. He was the brother of

the late Brigid O’Connor.

O'Hara, William Francis

Bill, 85, April 14, 2011, husband of the late Mary-Jean and is survived by his

sister Gertrude Burn and brother-in law, John, sons William (Phal), Brian

(Paula), Joseph (Mary Ann), Thomas (Catherine) and a daughter, Brenda J.

Kingdon (BJ), 12 grandfather of twelve and a loving uncle to numerous nieces

and nephews. He was a WWII veteran, serving honorably in two branches of

the service. Bill was a dedicated employee of Polaroid Corporation for 38

years, and was a proud member of the "Cement Heads" . He was a member of

the PRA.

Passerello, Joseph J.

Joseph, 71, on December 25, 2010 worked 30 years as an electrician for the

Polaroid Corporation. He is survived by his wife, Doreen Passerello, son, Brian

J. Passerello, daughter, Donna M. Passerello, two grandchildren, a sister, and

two brothers.

Pearson, Roger A.

Roger, 71, on February 6, 2011, a retired research technician at Polaroid is

survived by his wife Deborah, father of Michelle R. Henson and her husband;

and Sherice M. Pearson, grandchildren, one nephew and many cousins.

Pelletier, Roger M.

Roger, a PRA member, died Sept. 15, 2010. Devoted husband of Margaret

(O'Gorman) Pelletier. Father of 3, grandfather of 4. He was a former employee

of Polaroid Corp for over twenty five years.

Pickell, Raymond H.

Raymond, 80, Saturday, January 15, 2011, was employed as a chemist for

Polaroid Corporation. He is survived by a son and daughter, stepdaughter, 9

grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren four sisters and a brother.

ReSavage, Anthony J.

Anthony, 75, a PRA member, died Oct. 4, 2010. He was employed by Polaroid

for more than 30 years, retiring in 1993 as senior planner, supervising and

administering the material in film manufacturing overseas sites. He was

predeceased by his wife, Krystal (Fogg) ReSavage. Survivors include a daughter,

Robyn J. Pallis, and her partner, Jeff Gerry, his companion, Carolyn S.

Scattergood, and her children and grandchildren; a son, four sisters, and many

nephews and nieces.

Richardson, Lincoln Dodd

Lincoln, 88, February 12, 2011, was the husband of the late Katherine Wood

Richardson and brother, Lyle Merton Richardson Jr., survived by daughters,

Amy Richardson (husband Chalmers), Carol Gambino (husband Stephen),

grandchildren, Chalmers (wife Jodi), Meryl, Eliza, Daniel, Elizabeth Edgerton

(husband Joseph), Alex Gambino, and Philip Gambino, a great-grandchild,

Samuel Congdon, sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Wood and Frances Gillett, nieces and

nephews, and a godson, Hamilton Lathrop Gillett. He was as an electrical

engineer at Polaroid.

Ringo, David A.

David,61, died October 5, 2010. He is survived by sons Eric, Andy and

Greg(Norma) and grandchildren Dominic, Ashlynn and Kadynn, and brothers

Bill and Charlie, numerous nieces and nephews. His career included working at

Polaroid Corp.

Riordan, John A.

John, 70, July 8, 2011, Air Force major, and engineer served for 26 years in the

Air Force before retiring from military service about 1990, and for a period in

the 1970s was a civilian engineer with the Polaroid Corp. and later with

McDonnell Douglas, assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; six children, David,

Stephen, James, Karen Lorenz, Barbara Maher and Jennifer Hall; a brother,

Raymond Riordon and 10 grandchildren.

Rockwell Sr, David J.

David, 90, May 30, 2011, worked as a Quality Engineer for Polaroid

Corporation, retired from Western Electric Company as a Senior Quality

Engineer in 1984. He was the husband of late Doris (Clark) Rockwell. Survivors

are his children, David J. Rockwell, Jr. (wife Nancy), Elaine W. Spurr (husband

Ronald), Richard L. Rockwell (wife Barbara), John F. Rockwell (wife Diane),

Joyce E. Rockwell, and Susan J. Rockwell and is also survived by 14

grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.

Rosette, Marie F. (Watts)

Marie, 90, January 1, 2011, wife of the late James Rosette, was the mother of

Phyllis Boudreau, Marie Altenbach, Netta Vercollone (husband Paul), Leo and

Faye. Grandmother of John, Kim, Eric, Christopher, Leo and Nicholas, also

survived by eight great-grandchildren. Sister of Patricia Phetteplace and

William Watts. She was a retired Bookkeeper for Polaroid.

Ross, Anne

Anne, Noted Photographer, died Sept. 6th 2010. She is survived by her

husband George of 54 years and her children, grandchildren, and her sister.

Her lifelong interest in photography began at Smith College. She went on to be

an assistant to Dr. Edward Land, of Polaroid, where she did experimental

photography with the new emulsions that Land developed for his famous Land

Camera. She continued working with the new Polaroid developments while in

Monterey, California and Washington, DC. She will be truly missed by her

loving family.

Sacco, Arnold A. Sr.

Arnold, 83, died Dec. 8, 2010. He was an employee of Polaroid, where he

worked until he retired. Husband to Marie (Lore) Sacco. Father to Arnold Sacco

and his wife Anita, Walter Sacco and his wife Christine, David Sacco and his

wife Christine. Also survived by seven grandchildren and three great-

grandchildren.

Sanginario, Betty Y.

Betty, 56, December 13, 2010, is survived by daughter, Melissa Broomfield;

son, Todd Sanginario, and former husband, John J. Sanginario of Clinton,

grandchildren, several nieces and nephews; and many friends. Betty worked in

advertising as a model for the Polaroid Company.

Santosuosso, Samuel

Samuel, 93, A PRA member died Oct. 25, 2010. Husband of Mary A. (Lussiano).

Father of Samuel and his wife Jean, grampy of Sam and Sydney. Brother of Ben

Santosuosso and Mary Pierro. Sam was a long time employee of the Polaraid

Corporation maintaining and repairing the various machinery used in the

production line.

Sesnovich, Rose (Tanenbaum)

Rose, January 25, 2011, was the wife of the late Meyer “Mike” Sesnovich,

mother of Gerald Sesnovich (wiife Elaine); Marcia J. Bloom (husband Joel);

sister of Theodore “Ted” and the late Sam and David Tannenbaum;

grandmother of Bruce Sesnovich, Debbie and Vin Carroll, Rory and Katie

Bloom, the late Michael Bloom and great-grandchildren Maddie and Griffin

Shea, William F. "Billy"

William, March 15, 2011. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a Production

Planner for Polaroid Corporation. He was the husband of Marie E. (Connolly)

Shea. Father of Mary Crowley and Kathleen Shea. Grandfather of Ryan, Erin,

Jack, Matthew and Luke. Brother of Mary Travers and Rita Russo, Dennis Shea,

Kathleen Shea Paula Millar.

Shepard, Marcella V.

Marcella, 61, April 17, 2011, is survived by husband, Vincent Shepard; a

daughter, Megin, husband Michael Scotton; a son, Scott Sawyer; five step-

children; Shirley, Teddy, Jeff, Steven and John; four grandchildren and five step-

grandchildren; two sisters, and three brothers. Marcy, was a long time

Analytical Tech in W4. Her husband Vincent is Teddy Shepard a long time

Coating Tech in W4.  

Silen, Attorney Stephen A.

Stephen, 59, January 3, 2011 was the husband of Pirjo L. (Wetterstrand).

Father of David and Andrea and Emma, and Michael Kuehn. Son of William and

Ruth (Heppner) Silen. Brother of Deborah and Mark Silen. Steve worked in

purchasing in the mid-90's, and worked for about 12 years in Procurement.

Simmons , Richard J.

Dick, April 29, 2011, is survived by his wife Mary, son Rick, Bob, (wife Marilyn),

Joe (wife Erin), Tom, Jim (wife Alisa, Dave (wife Lisa)and twenty one

grandchildren, brother Francis and sister Jacqueline McDonald. Dick, worked

in Pack Film and Corporate Finance for many years,

Simpson, Paul S.

Paul, 67, died Sept. 28, 2010. He was the husband of Natalie E. (Larson)

Simpson. He was a Senior Mechanic at Polaroid in New Bedford for 35 years

before retiring in 2003. Survivors include his widow; 3 daughters, a brother, a

sister, and 3 grandchildren,

Smith, Kevin

Kevin, 63, December 31, 2010, a veteran of the Vietnam conflict Sgt Kevin

Smith was awarded many medals. He worked for many years with Polaroid and

then as a house painter. He is the brother of Henry, Peter, Florence M. Dion,

Ayn Downing, Michael, Connie, Janet, and many nieces, nephews, grand-

nieces, grand-nephews and many friends.

Stamps, Eurie A.

Eurie, former employee of Polaroid, January 5, 2011 was the husband of

Norma Bushfan Stamps. Father of Eurie Jr., Kyon, Robin Stamps Jones and

Priscilla Mansfield McDowell. Stepfather of Calvin Lee Smith III and Joseph L.

Bushfan. Brother of Narvous Stamps Jr., Marcellus Stamps and Hazel C. Stamps.

He also leaves 15 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and many relatives and

friends.

Stella, Robert P.

Robert, 84, died Oct. 16, 2010. He was a retired Experimental Model Maker

with Polaroid Corp. for 20 years and retired in 1975. He worked with Dr. Edwin

Land to develop the first Land Camera. Husband of Carol T. (Pretti) Stella.

Father of 4. Also survived by 8 grandchildren.

Stewart, Edward H. Jr.

Edward, 71, died Nov. 14, 2010. He had worked at the former Polaroid

Company in Waltham for over twenty-five years. Father of 3, brother of 4.

Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Former husband and friend of

Pauline E. Stewart.

Symmes, Virginia Gertrude

Virginia, 97, January 21, 2011, worked for Polaroid as a personal assistant to

Edwin Land and then as an administrative assistant to Mac Booth. Virginia had

deep belief in responsibility and in helping others. She is survived by her son,

Wesley (wife Kay), their sons, David and Jeff, grandson Mark, son of Roger,

(deceased), stepson, Douglass Symmes, and six great-grand children, Rachel,

Maddox, Owen, Sara, Joseph and Hunter.

Thomas Jr., Earl

Earl, 83, died Aug. 1st, 2010. He worked for the Polaroid Company in Dallas,

Texas. He was preceded in death by his brother, Ernest, and sister, Norma.

Survivors include his daughter, 2 granddaughters, a grandson, 2 great

granddaughters, 3 great grandsons, 3 nieces, and a nephew.

Thomas, Christy P.

Christy, 85, February 24, 2011, a member of the PRA worked as a technical

specialist for Polaroid in Cambridge. Husband of Lorraine (Moitozo), father of

Mark K. Thomas and Keith N. Thomas( wife Donna); stepfather of Gabriel

Moitozo Jr. (wife Susan) and Debra Macdonald; brother of Michael and the late

James, Anthony, Peter, Alexander, Stephen and Helen Nauchy. Also survived by

seven grandchildren; 4.5 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Thomas, John J. Jack

John, 68, April 16, 2011, worked for the Polaroid Corp. of Waltham, MA. He is

survived by his wife Susan, sons, Christopher A. and Andrew W. Thomas, a

sister, Dorothea Vitrac, brother-in-law, Thomas Lower (wife Sharon), nieces,

Kathryn, JoAnne, Sharon, Charlene and Souneva, nephews, Scott, Bill, John,

Tom, Laurant and great nieces and nephews. He was a member of the PRA.

Upton, Beth B.

Beth 85, died presumably on Sept. 7, 2010, on Lower Snow's Mountain Cross

Country Ski Trail. Her early employment included work at Polaroid Corp. on

lenses for viewing atomic bomb explosions. She leaves a sister, Eileen Parker,

and two brothers, Richard and Elmer Jr., by whom she was predeceased. She

married Richard L. Best in 1945 and raised and educated four children. She is

survived by only one of her children, Diane E. Best.

Vadala, Andrew F. "Andy"

Andrew, 68, died Aug. 24, 2010. He worked in Quality Control for the Polaroid

Corp. for almost 30 years before retiring in 1997. Survivors include his wife

Domenica M. (Auditore) Vadala of 49 years, his children, 7 grandchildren,

brothers, sisters and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Vogler, Edwin William Jr.

Edwin died Aug. 7, 2010. Ed became a personal research assistant to Edwin

Land, founder of the Polaroid Corporation in Cambridge, Mass. During World

War II, his work included developing specialized military equipment. He is

survived by his wife Dorothy, and their children, 9 grandchildren, and 9 great

grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by his family and his many friends.

Wall, James M.

James, 76, August 5, 2011, husband of Marie B. (Juliano) Wall, was employed

for the Polaroid Company for 33 years, prior to his retirement. He is also

survived by his daughters, Donna Welch, and Margaret Coleman; his son,

James Wall; his brother, Thomas Wall; and his grandchildren, David Welch,

Holly and Daniel Coleman and Jenna, Torri and Michael Wall.

Walsh, David Albert

David, 78, July 11, 2011 was the loving husband of Barbara (Noctor) Walsh

worked at Polaroid until the time of his retirement. He is survived by his

children, Brenda Walsh Didlake and William Walsh (wife Paige), three

granddaughters, Stephanie and Alexandra Didlake and Madison Walsh, a great-

grandson, Ethan Dobbins, two sisters, Jeannette Bradstreet and Rosemarie

Walsh, four brothers, James, Richard, Edmund, and Phillip Walsh, a beloved

friend James Silva, and several nieces and nephews.

Whelan Harold W. Jr

“Harry”, June 12, 2010, was a retiree of Polaroid Corporation, having worked

there for 27 years. He is survived by his wife Lorraine, sons Robert (wife

Katherine), Ronald (wife Paula), Raymond (wife Kimberly), and Richard and

eight grandchildren. He was a member of the PRA.

Winstead Nora Poland

Nora, 68, April 11, 2011, She was a Critical Path Methodology (CPM) Scheduler

in the construction division of Polaroid Corporation. While at Polaroid, she

became a software developer. She is survived by her sister, Kate Poland

Downes, David (husband), nieces Maggie and Brigid.

Yuille, Ernest Clark "Ernie"

Ernie, 78, February 7, 2011, a member of the PRA was the husband of the late

Laura Yuille, father of the late Euginia, Thomasina Alexine and Antonia Marie

Williams (husband Kelvin) and Ernestine Yuille Weaver (husband David);

grandchildren, Elizabeth Hamlett, Alexander Williams, David E. Weaver,

Adrienne Williams, and Eugenia Weaver; his special friend, Yvonne Carroll

Presha; and many nieces, nephews, cousins. He worked at Polariod

Corporation in New Bedford, in a variety of capacities for 24 years and retired

in 1995.

Zoobkoff, Joseph

Joseph, 87, a PRA member died Nov. 17, 2010. He was the husband of the late

Beatrice” Betty” Pepper. He worked as an electrician for the Polaroid Company

for many years, up until his retirement. He is survived by his children, a

brother, a sister, also his grandchildren and his great grandchildren