December 2022

Page A38 December 2022 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A MFDA Installs New Board and Officers; Honors Individual and Business Milestones (L to R) Kathy Doran Boyle, Gary Toye, Barbara Kazmierczak, William Chapman, Jay Czelusniak. Back (L to R): JohnVincent, StephenGemelli, C.R. Lyons, Brian Folsom, Margretta McNally, John Bresnahan, Paul Hardy, Matthew Mulhane, Ricardo Jean-Charles, Yesenia Patrick, Margaret Nolan and Frederick Dello Russo. Missing from the photo: Timothy Roy Rebecca C. Ridley Todd M. Cheney Jeff T. Koopman Dino C. Manca Thomas A. Pascucci Shannon M. Henry Kathleen F. Kane WEYMOUTH ,MA— The Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association recently installed new officers and board of directors at the organization’s annual Funeral Service Appreciation Night at the Sheraton Hotel in Needham, MA. Individuals and businesses celebrating milestones were also honored during this time. John W. Bresnahan of Devanny-Condron Funeral Home in Pittsfield was installed as president. The executive committee for 2022-2023 are: First Vice President: Brian R. Folsom, Dedham; Second Vice President: Maggie McNally, Clinton; Secretary/Treasurer: Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr., Medford; Immediate Past President: Barbara A. Kazmierczak, Worcester; and Past President: Clarence R. Lyons, Danvers. The 2022-2023 Board of Directors are: Northeast District: Kathleen Doran Boyle, Acton; Paul Hardy, Chelmsford; and Yesenia M. Patrick, Methuen. Eastern District: Ricardo Jean-Charles, Milton; and Gary Toye, Brookline. Worcester District: Stephen F. Gemelli, Worcester; and Matthew Mulhane, Millbury. Southeast District: William Chapman, Jr., Falmouth; and John J. Vincent, Jr., Plymouth. Western District: Jay Czelusniak, Northampton; and Timothy Roy, Great Barrington. Individuals and businesses celebrating milestones honored are as follows: Individuals (years of licensure): • 25 years–Todd M. Cheney, Dahlborg MacNevin Funeral Home, Lakeville. • 30 years–Dino C. Manca, J.S. Waterman Langone Chapel, Boston; Jeff T. Koopman, Hays Funeral Home, Northborough; Rebecca C. Ridley, Davis Funeral Home, Boston. • 35 years–Thomas A. Pascucci, Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services, Springfield; Shannon M. Henry, Britton Funeral Homes, Inc., Shrewsbury and Auburn; Kathleen F. Kane, Keohane Funeral Home, Quincy. • 40 years–John M. Kobuszewski, Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, Lynn; Roger T. Walsh, Keohane Funeral Home, Quincy. • 50 years–Michael N. Pollard, Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, Methuen. • 55 years–Edward J. Keohane, Keohane Funeral Home, Quincy. • 59 years–Paul E. Marggraf, Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, Methuen. • 60 years–W. Craig Dolan, Dolan Funeral Home, Milton. Business Milestones include: • 65 years–Nydia Gallagher, Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services, Springfield Continued on page A40 NEWS Association CONTINUED SEND US YOUR NEWS! PO Box 5159 Youngstown, Oh 44514 1-800-321-7479 info@nomispublications.com

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