WESTFIELD PLUS WP25 Republican, Wednesday, December 14, 2005 OBITUARIES Charles J. Symonds WESTFIELD Charles J. "Charlie" Symonds, 85, of 29 Murphy Circle, died Dec. 3 in Noble Hospital, Westfield. Born and raised in Everett, he was a resident of Westfield for over 25 years.
He was a retired 24-year flight engineer with the Army, from 1942 until his re.tirement in 1966. He was a veteran of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars. "Charlie" was also a former employee of the Westfield Health Dept. He was a life member, past Commander, past sargeant of arms, assistant baseball coach, volunteer and part-time bartender at the American Legion Post 124, Westfield. He was also a life member at VFW Post 4654, Russell.
"Charlie" enjoyed fishing, hunting and legion baseball. He will be sadly missed by his comrades at the "124." Funeral services with military honors were held Dec. 13 in the Mass. Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Agawam, PROPERTY The following property transactions were recently recorded in the Hampden and Hampshire registries of deeds: Agawam M. Dolores Milbier, M.
Delores Milbier and Margaret Mary Milbier to Joseph Shortill and Alicia F. M. Shortill, 418 Meadow Unit C-10, $154,900. Shawn P. Molloy and Shawn Molloy to John J.
Molloy, 227 Southwick $1,000. Granville Diane A. Vella and Diane A. Vella -Piper to Marjorie Williams, 399 South Lane, $310,000. Huntington Robert A.
Brennan and Louise M. Brennan to Kate A. Brennan and David E. Laporte, 128 Maple Road and 210 Norwich Lake, $200,000. Southwick Walter F.
Solek and Florence F. Solek to Mark J. Krynicki and Pamela L. Bodenstab-Krynicki, Route 57, Granville Road and others, $85,000. R.
E. Laplante Construction Inc. to Kris G. Gonet, Sunnyside Road, $120,000. Tolland.
with burial following. The Robert E. Cusack Funeral Home, 94 Main St. Rte. 20, Westfield, is in charge of arrangements.
Duilio Ciarmatori AGAWAM Duilio Ciarmatori was born in Rome, Italy, on Jan. 1, 1940, and lived there all his life. He died on Nov. 22, at home. He was the son of the late Felice Ciarmatori and the late Iris (Barletta) of Rome, Italy.
He is survived by his wife, Theresa (Valenti) of Agawam; and daughter, Dina of Agawam. He also leaves behind his brother and his wife, Franco and Silvia; his brother-in law, Emidio Cifani; and several nieces and nephews, all of Rome. He was predeceased by his sister, Ilda Cifani in 1980. He will be sadly missed by his mother-in-law, Yolanda Valenti, his two brothers-in-law and their wives, Joseph and Donna Valenti, and Michael and Mary Grimaldi; and several nieces and nephews, all of Agawam. He was an TRANSFERS Arthur Freedberg and Suzanne Freedberg to Robert J.
Bedor and Rondi L. Bedor, 100 Stones Throw Drive, $790,000. West Springfield John David Redman and John D. Redman to William B. Burlingham, 163 Falmouth Road, $300,000.
David Sloat and Rebecca Corey to Shane T. Mccannon and Jessica B. Mccannon, 34 Van Horn $194,900. Mark J. Breault and Tammy Ann Breault to David L.
Sloat and Rebecca G. Corey, 500 Gooseberry Road, $267,500. John C. Nekitopoulos to John C. Nekitopoulos 1968 Westfield $27,000.
Peter Dzhuga, Nadezdha Dzhuga, Peter Dznuga and Nadezdha Dznuga to David I. Lesnikov and Tatyana A. Shalypina, 73 High $182,000. Westfield Kathy Lucking to Ghenadie V. Cravet and Tatiana I.
Cravet, 50 Pleasant $185,000. Michelle A. Fermin to Sharon Nutting and Wesley Nutting, 11 Noble $290,000. Aleksandr Kudrich and Valentina Kudrich to Jose F. Garcia, 76-78 Notre Dame $203,000.
employee of Alitalia Airlines for over 30 years, and retired in 1997. A memorial Mass in his name was held Dec. 10 at St. John the Evangelist Church. Donations may be made to St.
Jude's Hospital or the Shriner's Hospital. Leo Grimaldi AGAWAM Leo Grimaldi, 91, of 45 Garden entered into eternal rest Dec. 7, in Mercy Medical Center, Springfield. Born in the. Feeding Hills section, son of the late Peter and Margaret (Bruno) Grimaldi, he was a lifelong resident of Feeding Hills.
Leo was the owner and operator of Grimaldi Block Company and had also been a manager at the former Topps Department Store in West Springfield. He retired in 1975. He was a member of the Agawam West Springfield Fish Game Club and was also a flight enthusiast, owning and flying his own airplane. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. His wife, Edith L.
(Stellato) Grimaldi, died in 1999. He leaves two daughters and their husbands, Barbara A. and Thomas Mezzetti of Agawam, Margaret A. and Anthony Buoniconti of North Myrtle Beach, S.C.; three sisters, Clara Lorenzotti of Enfield, Minnie Sagan of West Springfield, Rose Johnson of Agawam; five grandchildren, Dr. Thomas Mezzetti, Gina Payne, Lisa Hayden, Corinna McPartland, Anthony Buoniconti, and nine greatgrandchildren.
The funeral was held Dec. 10 from the Agawam Funeral Home, with a Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church and burial in Springfield Street Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1600 East Columbus Avenue, Springfield, MA 01103-1614. Madeline A.
Lopes AGAWAM Madeline A. Lopes, 74, of the Feeding Hills section, formerly of Deland, passed to join her loving husband Casimir Lopes on Dec. 6. She was the daughter of Louis and Alethabell (Turner) Dagenais, formerly of Springfield. She grew up in Springfield and graduated from Springfield Trade School.
She leaves her loving children, Daniel of Sanford, Steven of Feeding Hills, Debra Stone of Deltona, Randy of Orlando, Janet Hall of Wales, Russel of DeLand, Kieth of Sanford, Glen of Ludlow, and Robert of DeLeon Springs, Fla. She also leaves behind 18 cherished grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; two brothers, Carl Dagenais of Agawam and William Dagenais of Springfield, and a sister, Ellen Moskal of. Chicopee. She was predeceased by eight brothers and two sisters. A memorial service was held at St.
Cecilia's Church in Wilbraham Dec. 13. Please send donations to The American Heart Association at 1111 Elm Street, W. Springfield, MA 01089. Group en emphasizing urban nature and By JOHN APPLETON HOLYOKE For more than a century, the Trustees of Reservations was known throughout Massachusetts for its work to preserve some of the state's beautiful nature spots.
That brings to mind the Trustees' properties along the Atlantic shore or off in rural settings. But when the nonprofit organization opened a regional office on High Street in 2004, its staff made it clear that a big part of being in Holyoke would be an emphasis on connecting with urban youth and recognizing the value of nature in urban settings. When the office opened in October 2004, executive director Andy Kendall said it would be good to have staff close to the property the Trustees organization had purchased on Mount Tom a few years before, and was consistent with the priority of making open space more accessible to city dwellers. In the 14 months since the office opened, relations have grown between the Trustees and the children of the Boys Girls Club of Greater Holyoke, particularly those from the Lyman Terrace apartment complex, just a stone's throw from the office. There have been some trips to the 73.5 acres the Trustees of Reservations owns on Mount Tom, but these are limited because of safety concerns related to the quarrying operation going on near the property.
The Trustees' use of that property with Holyoke children will be expanding as those concerns lessen. In the meantime, Aimee Gelinas, the education specialist for the Trustees, has concentrated much of her efforts right near the children's urban neighborhood. She has been showing them photographs of scenes in downtown Holyoke, some dating back to the 19th century, prompting them to notice the changes that have taken place in the landscape, buildings, open fields and environment for animals. "The kids have loved this project. Some did not know much about Holyoke history," Gelinas said.
"They have walked by some of these sites every day and never paid attention before." Gelinas has also taken Boys Girls Club members to Mount Tom recently, and on Jan. 9, the Trustees will showcase some photographs the children took there and some pictures they have drawn based on the photos. As plans for nature trails at the Mount Tom property develop, the Trustees are getting urban children to pay more attention to the buildings, open space, canals and other features right near where they live downtown. SELL IT FAST The Republican classifieds get quick results. Call 788-1234.
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