G Joseph Nargi
Retired machine mechani
GÂ Joseph Nargi of Somerset Avenue, Winthrop passed away at the Heathwood Healthcare in Chestnut Hill on April 9. He was 93 years old.
Born in Boston, the beloved son of the late Rachel (Costia) and Marco Nargi, he was a resident of East Boston for many years and has been a resident of Winthrop for over 24 years. Prior to his retirement he was employed as a machine mechanic for Revere Sugar, Sterling, Clark and Lurton and the East Boston Social Centers.
He was the devoted husband of the late Anita (Miniscalco) and the loving father of Paula Black of West Roxbury and John Nargi of Winthrop; dear brother of Lorenzo Nargi of Medford, Carmella Tracia of Somerville, Mary Ranese of Revere and the late Salvatore Nargi, Rose Mary Maglio and Benigno Nargi.
Family and friends are cordially invited to attend the Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church, 320 Winthrop St., Winthrop, on Friday, April 13, at 10 a.m. Interment will follow the mass in the Belle Isle section of Winthrop Cemetery. In lieu of flowers or memorial donations, the family asks that you perform an act of kindness. To sign the online guestbook go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.
Arrangements under the direction of the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop.
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Alice Coleman
Former member of Winthrop Catholic Women’s Club
Alice G. Coleman of Laconia, N.H., formerly of Winthrop, passed away at the St. Francis Nursing Home in Laconia on April 9. She was 91 years old.
Born in Winthrop, the beloved daughter of the late Julia V. (Murphy) and Daniel J. Daly, she was a resident of Winthrop for many years prior to moving to Laconia, N.H., in 1992. She was a former member of the Winthrop Catholic Women’s Club.
She was the devoted wife of the late Alfred A. Coleman and the loving mother of Alfred A. Coleman, Jr. of Florida, Paul F. Coleman of Norwood, Stephen D. Coleman of Marblehead and the late Judith Wernig and Dennis Coleman, dear sister of the late Alfred Daly, Edmund Daly and Doris Homer. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Family and friends are cordially invited to attend the visitation from the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop, today, Thursday, April 12, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church, 320 Winthrop St., Winthrop, at 10 a.m. Interment to follow the mass will be in the Cross Street section of Winthrop Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Francis Nursing Home 406 Court St., Laconia NH 03246.
To sign the online guestbook go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.
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Charles Huggins, Jr.
Retired airline pilot
Charles T. Huggins, Jr., of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Winthrop, died on March 20 at Jacksonville, Fla., He was a graduate of Hapeville Georgia High School, Class of 1960 and Georgia State University, Class of 1964. From 1964 through 1970, he served in the U.S. Navy as an Aviator. He was a Vietnam Veteran and Life Member of the VFW and American Legion.
In 1970 he joined Eastern Air Lines as a pilot based in Boston and New York. While based briefly in Atlanta with Eastern in the 1970s, he served as mayor of Flovilla, Ga. During the 1980s, he and his family resided in Winthrop, where he was active in his church and community. He served as a sergeant in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, founded in 1638.
In 1990 he and his wife moved to Westminster, Calif., where he was a training and test pilot for McDonnell Douglas Corp. in Long Beach. He volunteered his time as a youth baseball coach and pilot for Civil Air Patrol Squadron 68 in Costa Mesa.
In 1995 he joined Polar Air Cargo at their headquarters in Long Beach as a captain on Boeing 747, rising to the position of chief pilot. In 1999 he joined Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) as a Boeing 747 Captain.
Shortly after moving to Jacksonville, Fla. in September, 2001, he was medically retired and began his long, heroic fight with malignant brain cancer.
As a lifelong Methodist, he was a member of First United Methodist Church, Jacksonville, and served as a certified Lay Leader speaker. He was a volunteer reader for the blind and reading-disabled at the Radio Reading Service of WJCT, Public Radio.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 37 years, Margaret “Maggie†of Jacksonville; daughter, Emily H. Leonard (Major John Leonard) of Nashville, Tenn.,; son, Charles T. Huggins III of San Diego, Calif., and son, Thomas H. Huggins of Houston, Texas, and grandchildren, Adelaide and Sam Leonard of Nashville.
Memorial services will be held at First United Methodist Church, Jacksonville, Fla., at 11 a.m. April 20. Burial, with military honors, will be at a later date at Jacksonville National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the Huggins family requests donations be made to either Community Hospice and Palliative Care (support.communityhospice.com)Â or Farm of the Child (farmofthechild.org).
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Frances Resnick
Worked for the State Treasurer’s Office as a fashion industry consultant
Frances R. Resnick of Cross Street, Winthrop passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers on April 6. She was 100 years old.
Born in Boston, the beloved daughter of the late Bertha (Lowenstein) and Eli M. Levitinsky, she was a resident of Winthrop for over 60 years and worked in the treasurer’s office for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and also as a consultant in the fashion industry.
She was the devoted wife of the late Barney L. Resnick and the loving mother of Laurence Resnick of South Carolina and Howard Resnick and Karyl Resnick, both of Winthrop.
A graveside service was held in the Tifereth Israel of Winthrop Cemetery in Everett on Monday, April 9. Memorial donations may be made to the Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center 35 Harvard St., Winthrop, MA 02152. Arrangements were under the direction of the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop. To sign the online guestbook go to www.caggianofuenralhome.com.