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Obituaries
John J. Glasczc
John H. Glasczc, 66, of Whately, a retired maintainer
I in the Physical Plant, died Sept. 5.
He served the University for more than 10 years
before retiring in 2000. He previously had worked for the Asplundh
Tree Service for 20 years and then ran his own business, J &
J Tree Service, for 14 years, during which his company cleared
lines for Westfield Gas & Electric.
A native of Poland, he came to the U.S. in his teens,
lived in Leverett and attended school in Hadley. For the last
30 years he had lived in Whately.
He leaves his wife of 40 years, Joanne Glasczc;
a daughter, Jeri Lynn of Shirley; five brothers, including Stephen,
a maintainer I in Physical Plant, of Sunderland; a sister, and
several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice
of Hampshire County, 168 Industrial Drive, Northampton 01060.
Edna M. Costigan
Edna M. Costigan, 76, of Ware, a retired cook I
at University Health Services, died Sept. 7.
She served the campus for 12-1/2 years before retiring
in 1991.
She also volunteered for Mary Lane Hospital Auxiliary
in Ware for many years.
She loved flowers, bird-watching and country music.
She was a communicant of Most Holy Redeemer Church
in Hadley.
She leaves her husband of 52 years, James G. Costigan,
Jr.; a son, Raymond J. of Ware; a daughter, Judith C. LaFleche
of West Springfield; a brother, and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Joslyn
Diabetes Center, 1 Joslyn Pl., Boston 02215.
Phyllis Joffe
Phyllis Joffe, 58, of New Britain, Conn., a former
news and information director at WFCR, died unexpectedly in Queens,
N.Y., Aug. 17.
She served WFCR full-time for 15 months between
August 1987 and November 1988 after working for the station for
several years as a freelance arts reporter. She left the University
to pursue freelance work for National Public Radio, where she
was heard on "Morning Edition," "All Things Considered,"
and "Weekend Edition."
She taught journalism at Columbia, Wesleyan, and
Quinnipiac universities.
She produced an award-winning, nationally run series
on arts and education for Connecticut Public Radio and wrote articles
which appeared in American Film, Premiere, and Channels of Communication.
She also was an editor of Community Television Review and a manager
of Video NewsReel.
A graduate of Temple University, she had a master's
degree in child psychology from Southern Connecticut State University.
Before becoming a journalist, she had a career as
a social worker.
She leaves two daughters, Lesley Niego-Gustafson
of Queens and Sara Protiva; a brother, Alan; and a granddaughter.
Shirley B. Kelley
Shirley B. Nelson Morely Kelley, 66, of Greenfield,
a recently retired Typist II in the Mather Career Center, died
Sept. 2.
She served the University for more than 16 years
before retiring in mid-June. She studied Spanish on campus to
enable her to serve bilingual students and alumni.
A graduate of the former Arms Academy in Shelburne
and of Greenfield Community College, she worked for the state
as a career trainer for the CETA offices in Greenfield and served
as executive secretary with the County Nissan dealership and as
a clerk and secretary at the former Millers Falls Paper Co.
In addition to her full-time positions, she waitressed
for 38 years at the former Candlelight Restaurant in Deerfield.
She was a member and had been senior regent of Chapter
316 of the Women of the Moose.
A long-time organist at the Franklin County Fair,
she enjoyed needlework, traveling, gardening, water sports, painting
and collecting dolls.
Her first marriage, to Nicholas Nelson, ended in
divorce. He died in 1988. Her second marriage, to Chester H. Morely
of Meredith, N.H., also ended in divorce.
She leaves her husband of nearly 23 years, Robert
J. Kelley; a son, Mark N. Nelson of Montague; two daughters, Tami
Nelson Bresnahan of Longmeadow and Tina M. Shaida of Greenfield;
a sister, eight grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and
grandnieces and grandnephews.
A daughter, Shirley Anne Morely, died in 1964.
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