The Rockingham News Obituaries, Rockingham, New Hampshire, from Friday, February 21, 2003

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Alvina B. Voishnis

     ATKINSON - Alvina B. (Kane) Voishnis, 74, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003,
in Merrimack Valley Hospital.
     She was born in Lawrence, Mass., and attended schools in Cincinnati,
where she lived for several years. She was a graduate of Medford (Mass.)
High School.
     Mrs. Voishnis was a homemaker and had previously been a secretary and
typist for local electronics companies.
     She was a communicant of Holy Angles Church, Plaistow.
     She is survived by her husband George J. Voishnis Sr.; three sons and
two daughters-in-law, Jeffrey M. and Cynthia Voishnis of Atkinson, George
J. Voishnis Jr. of Forked River, N.J., and Mark A. and Karen Voishnis of
Sanford, Maine; one daughter and her husband, Sharon Voishnis and Dennis
Sabatino of Derry; six grandchildren; one sister, Dorothy Kane of Medford;
and several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be held Friday at 9 a.m. in Brookside Chapel &
Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Route 121A, Plaistow, followed by a Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Angels Church, Plaistow. Spring burial
will be in Atkinson Cemetery.
     Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association,
249 Canal St., Manchester, NH 03101.

Judy A. Norton

     HAVERHILL, Mass. - Judith A. (Comeau) Norton, 47, died Monday, Feb.
17, 2003, at the New England Medical Center, Boston, following a lengthy
illness.
     She was born in Haverhill, and attended St. Joseph Grammar School and
was a 1973 graduate of Haverhill High School.
     Mrs. Norton was a bookkeeper for John A. Rosatone & Co. for 25 years.
     She was a member of All Saints Parish and of the Haverhill Lodge of
Elks No. 165. She was a former member of St. Joseph Parish.
     She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Harry A. Norton; one son,
Shawn M. Norton and his companion, Nicole Catalli, of Haverhill; one
daughter, Jessica L. Norton and her companion, Patrick West, of Haverhill;
three sisters, Donna Tilton of Plaistow, Audrey Moore of Haverhill and Mary
Anne Locasio of Epping; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and cousins.
     A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Thursday in All Saints
Church, Haverhill. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, New
England Medical Center, 750 Washington St., Boston.
     Arrangements were by Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, Plaistow.

Francis J. Radigan

     KINGSTON - Francis J. Radigan, 63, of North Road, died Tuesday, Feb.
18, 2003, at the Dover Rehabilitation Center.
     He was born May 10, 1939, in Chelsea, Mass., the son of Francis and
Mary (Brosseau) Radigan Sr. He was raised in Salem and had resided in
Kingston for 35 years.
     Mr. Radigan was a forklift operator at the Bailey Corp., Seabrook, for
30 years.
     He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Mary (Littlewood) Radigan of
Kingston; two sons and their wives, Frank and Debra Radigan of Raymond, and
Bill and Tina Radigan of Kingston; one daughter, Donna Radigan of
Manchester; three grandchildren; two brothers, Gary Collins of Andover,
Mass., and Roland Collins of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
     Services will be held at the convenience of the family.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation, 1501
North West 9th Ave., Miami, FL 33136.
     Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter.

John W. Swanton

     ATKINSON - John William Swanton, 64, died while vacationing with his
family in Ft. Myers, Fla.
     He was born in Portsmouth, the son of Robley and Natalie Swanton.
     He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
     He is survived by his wife, Mame Swanton; three daughters, Tressa
Swanton of Marathon, Fla., Renee Swanton of Ft. Myers and Lori Ford of
Weare; three sons, David Swanton of East Hampstead, Jeff Martel of Concord
and Dan Martel of California; four grandchildren; one brother, Dick Swanton
of East Kingston; and one sister, Betty Lord of Kingston.
     Cremation arrangements were by Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral
Home.

Judith A. Oljey

     KINGSTON - Judith Ann Oljey died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, in the
Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Manchester, following a year-long
illness.
     She was born in Lynn, Mass., the daughter of Edward J. and Rose Marie
(Hines) Oljey. She came to Kingston in August 2002.
     She was a graduate of Saugus (Mass.) High School and received her
nursing degree from Salem Hospital School of Nursing. She received her
bachelor of science, summa cum laude, from the University of San Francisco
in 1979. She was conferred the degree of juris doctor cum laude in May of
1983, being honored by Law Review and was admitted to the state Bar of
California in December 1983.
     She was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving at the U.S. Naval Hospital in San
Diego, Calif., attaining the rank of Lieutenant JG. Following her
discharge, she was an intensive and cardiac care nurse at Presbyterian
Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. With concerns regarding the health-care
situation and medical-legal implications concerning patient rights, she
made the decision to enroll in law school.
     Ms. Oljey practiced law in Los Angeles, working in the Appellate Court
as a civil and criminal defense attorney.
     She is survived by three brothers and their wives, Edward and Anita
Oljey of Virginia, Richard and Judith E. Oljey of Alabama, and John and
Judith A. Oljey of Kingston, with whom she made her home; and several
nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday in St. Margaret Church, Saugus.
Burial was in Riverside Cemetery.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Rockingham County VNA & Hospice,
137 Epping Road, Exeter, NH 03833.
     Arrangements were by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter.