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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Obits From The Knoxville News Sentinel 26 Sep 2001
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 08:30:26 EDT
>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 26 Sep 2001
BOGDANOWICZ, BERYL T. "PENNY" - age 76, of 114 Venus Road, died Sunday, Sept.
23, 2001, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, after an extended
illness. A former resident of the Solway Community, Mrs. Bogdanowicz was a
homemaker and a devoted member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oak Ridge.
Her family described her as a loving wife and mother. Born in Tellico Plains
on June 9, 1925, she was one of eight children of James W. and Louise Shaw
Tucker, who are now deceased. She was employed at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant
during the early years of Oak Ridge. It was there she met her future husband,
Walter A. Bogdanowicz, who according to the family held the position of
superintendent of electrical engineering at the Y-12 and Oak Ridge Gaseous
Diffusion Plants until he retired in 1978. The couple married on Feb. 15,
1947, at the Chapel on the Hill. Mr. Bogdanowicz, who survives her, was a CIA
Agent during World War II, and was one of three people to choose the Oak
Ridge site for the Manhattan Project, the family said. In addition to her
husband, Mrs. Bogdanowicz is survived by two daughters, Sister Mary Theresa
Bogdanowicz and Sister Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz, both of the Dominican
Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, in Ann Arbor, Mich;, and her son,
Don Michael Bogdanowicz of Boston, Mass. Also survived are two brothers,
Ralph Tucker and his wife, Lillian of Dexter, Mich., and Harold Tucker and
his wife, Sharyn of Redford, Mich.; five sisters, Grace (Mrs. Frank) Tabor of
Gallipolis, Ohio, Della (Mrs. Harrison) Raper of Oak Ridge, Ruth (Mrs.
Gordon) Ramey and Fae Loveday, both of Knoxville, and Mary (Mrs. George)
Bailey of Clinton; a brother-in-law, Chester Bogdanowicz of Philadelphia,
Penn., and many nieces and nephews. Ceil Klempski, Joe and Bonnie Connor,
Bill and Eileen Levins, Ed and Nita Marshall and Al and Corrine Palko were
considered special friends. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 25, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Funeral Mass will be
said at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Michael Woods officiating. Burial will follow
at Anderson Memorial Gardens, 640 Oliver Springs Highway, Clinton. The family
requests, any memorials be in the form of donations to the Dominican Sisters
of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, 4597 Warren Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, or
to a charity of donor's choice. Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home, is handling
the arrangements.
DAUGHERTY, HELEN HOLT - age 82, of Knoxville, passed away Monday, September
24, 2001, at Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center. Member of Mt. View Baptist
Church, and a Day Care Teacher at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. Preceded
in death by her husband, Firmin G. Daugherty and son, Jerry Frank Daugherty.
Leaving a legacy of love and survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and
Chuck Gallagher, and Janis and Scott Harriman; daughters, Jeanni and Jessica
Daugherty; son, Joey Daugherty; grandchildren, Janet Bivens, Cari and Ian
Gallagher, Olivia and Chad Daugherty, Great-grandson, Alex Hensley. Funeral
service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel, Dr. James
McCluskey officiating. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to the Kay Senior Citizens, at Church Street United
Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at
Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
MAYFIELD, LEVAN R. (SSG USA, RET.) - age 75 of LaFollette passed away Monday
morning. He was of the Baptist faith, retired from the US Army with twenty
years of service, also retired from KUB. Survived by his daughters and son in
law, Diane L. Spencer, Sevierville, Karan and Jeffrey Stovall, Maumelle,
Ark.; son and daughter in law, Leland and Gayle Mayfield, Andersonville,
Tenn.; grandchildren, Amanda Pyle, Tonya Mayfield, Mitchell McFall, Justice
and Wolly Holland, Jerry Spencer and Brandon Stovall; eight great
grandchildren; aunt and uncle Mabel and Russell Owsley; special cousins,
Miriam Tuller, Oberlin, Kan., Johnnie Conner, Knoxville, Dennis Owsley;
special friend, Nancy Chadwick. Family and friends will meet at East
Tennessee Veterans' Cemetery at 11:45 a.m. Thursday for a 12 noon interment
service with full military honors by the East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard
and Dr. Charles Parker officiating. Family will receive friends 5:30-7:30
p.m. Wednesday at Gentry-Griffey Chapel.
REYNOLDS, ALVIN - age 71, of Harriman, and formerly of Oak Ridge, died
Sunday, September 23, 2001, in Huntsville, Ala. Funeral services are Tuesday,
September 25, 2001, at 8 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary Graveside services are
Wednesday, 11 a.m. at Norris Memorial Gardens in Norris. The family will
receive friends on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge.
SEWELL, JOHN - age 82, of Oak Ridge, passed away Saturday, September 22,
2001, at Briarcliff Health Care Center. He was born November 9, 1918 in
Owensboro, Kentucky, the son of Mary Jane Brock and Marcus Granville Sewell.
Mr. Sewell had worked for 38 years as a Machine Maintenance Foreman at the
Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant before retiring. He was given a commendation from The
War Department for his contribution to the war effort during World War II.
Mr. Sewell was an avid golfer and was a founding member of South Hills Golf
Course in Oak Ridge. He also loved The University of Kentucky basketball
team. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian Lee Sewell. He is survived
by three sons, John James Sewell, Sr. and Marcus Alan Sewell, both of Oak
Ridge and William Michael Sewell and his wife, Tina, of Corbin, KY; two
daughters, Elisabeth Sewell Couch and her husband, Joseph E. Couch, of
Lexington, KY and Barbara Sewell Baker and her husband, Larry W. Baker, of
Oak Ridge. He is also survived by his grandchildren, John James Sewell, Jr.,
Allen Sewell, Tracy Sewell, Anthony Sewell, Andrew J. Couch, Matthew M.
Couch, Lisa A. Fagan, Michael W. Bird, Johnathan R. Taylor, James A. Sewell,
Bryan C. Sewell, Heather Renee Sewell, Marcus I. Sewell, Melissa J. Sewell
and Ryan T. Sewell; his great-grandchildren, James M. Sewell, Christopher
Sewell, Jalynn Kelsey Leuthke, Andrew M. Fagan, Alex L. Fagan, Cory A. Fagan,
Chelsea Couch, Bradley Couch, Beth Couch, Kayla Sewell, John Allen Sewell,
Nicholas Sewell, Melissa Sewell and Justin Sewell. A graveside service will
be conducted on Tuesday, September 25, 2001, 1 p.m. in Pineville City
Cemetery in Pineville, Ky. with Rev. Steve McDonald officiating. The family
will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. on Monday, September 24, at Martin Oak
Ridge Funeral Home.
STEIN, VOILA "VI" LUCKERT - age 75, of Oak Ridge, passed away Sunday,
September 23, 2001 at NHC Health Care of Oak Ridge after a long battle with
cancer. She was the daughter of Emma Held Luckert and Frederick Luckert. She
was born October 9, 1926 in Edson, Kansas. After graduating from Edson High
School, she moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to live with her sister.
There she worked at The Fort Carson Army Base and with The Mountain States
Telephone Company. She married Paul E. Stein, who survives her, in Colorado
Springs on August 18, 1947. The couple moved to Denver, CO, where Mrs. Stein
worked with the telephone company. In 1950, they moved to Etter, Texas, where
she was a Supervisor with The North Plains Telephone Company. In 1953, the
Steins moved to Oak Ridge. Mrs. Stein worked for a short time in the
accounting department of The Oak Ridge K-25 Plant before devoting full time
to raising her family. She was active in a number of organizations, including
The Art Center Guild, The YWCA of Oak Ridge, The Oak Ridge Power Squadron and
The Women's Organization of the United Church, Chapel on the Hill. She was an
ardent duplicate bridge player, playing in The Oak Ridge Bridge Association
and in regional tournaments. Mrs. Stein also enjoyed gardening, especially
wildflowers. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Stein is survived by her son,
Paul E. Stein, Jr.; her daughter, Valerie Richards and her husband, Philip;
her grandson, Charles Richards and her daughter, Anne Stein and her fiance'
Jeff MacDonald. Mrs. Stein is also survived by eight siblings, Grace Pyles
and Frieda Roberts, both of Colorado, Ernest Luckert of Oklahoma, Frank
Luckert, George Luckert, Charles Luckert and William Luckert, all of Kansas
and Beulah Barbosa of Brazil. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by two sisters, Florine Burt and Marie Platt. A memorial service was
held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at The United Church, Chapel
on the Hill. The burial was at the church's Memorial Garden. The family
requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to The American
Cancer Society, Anderson County Unit, c/o Lee Costanzo, 103 Case Lane, Oak
Ridge, TN 37830 or to a charity of the donor's choice. The family received
friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Septemb er 25, at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral
Home.
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