W. Irving Taylor,76, of 30 South Main St., South Ashburnham, Mass., the son of Wilfred Taylor & Almy(Lacoss)Taylor,died in Univ.of Mass. Medical Center, Worcester, after a lengthy illness. He had been a lifelong resident of Ashburnham.
He married Regina Kuzmicki, Nov 19,1938. They had three children: Wayne L., Jeffrey D., and David E.Taylor. Irving was a graduate of Fitchburg High School. He became the first full time Fire Chief of Ashburnham, Mass. in 1974, until his retirement in 1980. He was a member of the Ashburnham Fire Dep't from 1931 to 1980, during which time he held all ranks in the department. He was an emergency medical technician, a member of the Ashburnham Firefighters Association, a member of the Massachusetts, New England and International Fire Chief's Associations and a member of the Worcester West Forest Firewardens Association. Prior to his becoming chief, he was a cabinet worker for the former Heywood Wakefield Co. in Gardner for over 35 years.
Irving was a member of St. Anne's Church in South Ashburnham. He was a member of the Forever Young Club in Ashburnham, a member of the National and Gardner Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons, chairman of the Ashburnham Council on Aging, a member of the Turnpike Rod & Gun Club in Ashburnham, He was the parade chairman for the 1965 Ashburnham Bicentennial and a member of the building committees for the construction of the J.R. Briggs School and the Veterans Memorial School in Ashburnham.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Regina; three sons, Wayne L. Taylor of Santa Ana, Calif., Jeffrey D. Taylor of Costa Mesa, Calif., and C.W.O. David E. Taylor of Governors Island, NY; a brother, Kent Taylor of Gardner; three sisters, Rachel Urban of Finksburg, Md., Winifred Zaleska of Ashburnham and Carole Sokolowski of Merrimack; eight grandhildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held from the Lamoureux Funeral Home, with a Funeral Mass at 10:a.m. in St. Annes's Church in So. Ashburnham. Burial was in St Denis Cemetery, Ashburnhm, Tuesday, Oct 22.
(Obituary, Gardner News, Sat. Oct 19, 1991)
He married Regina Kuzmicki, Nov 19,1938. They had three children: Wayne L., Jeffrey D., and David E.Taylor. Irving was a graduate of Fitchburg High School. He became the first full time Fire Chief of Ashburnham, Mass. in 1974, until his retirement in 1980. He was a member of the Ashburnham Fire Dep't from 1931 to 1980, during which time he held all ranks in the department. He was an emergency medical technician, a member of the Ashburnham Firefighters Association, a member of the Massachusetts, New England and International Fire Chief's Associations and a member of the Worcester West Forest Firewardens Association. Prior to his becoming chief, he was a cabinet worker for the former Heywood Wakefield Co. in Gardner for over 35 years.
Irving was a member of St. Anne's Church in South Ashburnham. He was a member of the Forever Young Club in Ashburnham, a member of the National and Gardner Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons, chairman of the Ashburnham Council on Aging, a member of the Turnpike Rod & Gun Club in Ashburnham, He was the parade chairman for the 1965 Ashburnham Bicentennial and a member of the building committees for the construction of the J.R. Briggs School and the Veterans Memorial School in Ashburnham.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Regina; three sons, Wayne L. Taylor of Santa Ana, Calif., Jeffrey D. Taylor of Costa Mesa, Calif., and C.W.O. David E. Taylor of Governors Island, NY; a brother, Kent Taylor of Gardner; three sisters, Rachel Urban of Finksburg, Md., Winifred Zaleska of Ashburnham and Carole Sokolowski of Merrimack; eight grandhildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held from the Lamoureux Funeral Home, with a Funeral Mass at 10:a.m. in St. Annes's Church in So. Ashburnham. Burial was in St Denis Cemetery, Ashburnhm, Tuesday, Oct 22.
(Obituary, Gardner News, Sat. Oct 19, 1991)
W. Irving Taylor,76, of 30 South Main St., South Ashburnham, Mass., the son of Wilfred Taylor & Almy(Lacoss)Taylor,died in Univ.of Mass. Medical Center, Worcester, after a lengthy illness. He had been a lifelong resident of Ashburnham.
He married Regina Kuzmicki, Nov 19,1938. They had three children: Wayne L., Jeffrey D., and David E.Taylor. Irving was a graduate of Fitchburg High School. He became the first full time Fire Chief of Ashburnham, Mass. in 1974, until his retirement in 1980. He was a member of the Ashburnham Fire Dep't from 1931 to 1980, during which time he held all ranks in the department. He was an emergency medical technician, a member of the Ashburnham Firefighters Association, a member of the Massachusetts, New England and International Fire Chief's Associations and a member of the Worcester West Forest Firewardens Association. Prior to his becoming chief, he was a cabinet worker for the former Heywood Wakefield Co. in Gardner for over 35 years.
Irving was a member of St. Anne's Church in South Ashburnham. He was a member of the Forever Young Club in Ashburnham, a member of the National and Gardner Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons, chairman of the Ashburnham Council on Aging, a member of the Turnpike Rod & Gun Club in Ashburnham, He was the parade chairman for the 1965 Ashburnham Bicentennial and a member of the building committees for the construction of the J.R. Briggs School and the Veterans Memorial School in Ashburnham.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Regina; three sons, Wayne L. Taylor of Santa Ana, Calif., Jeffrey D. Taylor of Costa Mesa, Calif., and C.W.O. David E. Taylor of Governors Island, NY; a brother, Kent Taylor of Gardner; three sisters, Rachel Urban of Finksburg, Md., Winifred Zaleska of Ashburnham and Carole Sokolowski of Merrimack; eight grandhildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held from the Lamoureux Funeral Home, with a Funeral Mass at 10:a.m. in St. Annes's Church in So. Ashburnham. Burial was in St Denis Cemetery, Ashburnhm, Tuesday, Oct 22.
(Obituary, Gardner News, Sat. Oct 19, 1991)
He married Regina Kuzmicki, Nov 19,1938. They had three children: Wayne L., Jeffrey D., and David E.Taylor. Irving was a graduate of Fitchburg High School. He became the first full time Fire Chief of Ashburnham, Mass. in 1974, until his retirement in 1980. He was a member of the Ashburnham Fire Dep't from 1931 to 1980, during which time he held all ranks in the department. He was an emergency medical technician, a member of the Ashburnham Firefighters Association, a member of the Massachusetts, New England and International Fire Chief's Associations and a member of the Worcester West Forest Firewardens Association. Prior to his becoming chief, he was a cabinet worker for the former Heywood Wakefield Co. in Gardner for over 35 years.
Irving was a member of St. Anne's Church in South Ashburnham. He was a member of the Forever Young Club in Ashburnham, a member of the National and Gardner Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons, chairman of the Ashburnham Council on Aging, a member of the Turnpike Rod & Gun Club in Ashburnham, He was the parade chairman for the 1965 Ashburnham Bicentennial and a member of the building committees for the construction of the J.R. Briggs School and the Veterans Memorial School in Ashburnham.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Regina; three sons, Wayne L. Taylor of Santa Ana, Calif., Jeffrey D. Taylor of Costa Mesa, Calif., and C.W.O. David E. Taylor of Governors Island, NY; a brother, Kent Taylor of Gardner; three sisters, Rachel Urban of Finksburg, Md., Winifred Zaleska of Ashburnham and Carole Sokolowski of Merrimack; eight grandhildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held from the Lamoureux Funeral Home, with a Funeral Mass at 10:a.m. in St. Annes's Church in So. Ashburnham. Burial was in St Denis Cemetery, Ashburnhm, Tuesday, Oct 22.
(Obituary, Gardner News, Sat. Oct 19, 1991)
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