Her obituary appeared in the 14 April 2003 St. Petersburg Times and read as follows:
WILLARD, IRENE M., 92, of Zephyrhills, died Friday (April 11, 2003) at Sylvan Health Center, Clearwater. Born in Chicopee, Mass., she came here in 1980 from Farmington, N.H. She was an office assistant for Union Telephone, Farmington. She was Catholic. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Willard, London, England; two sons, Glenn, Westfield, Mass., and Dick, West Newberry, Mass; a daughter, Christine Willard, Safety Harbor; a sister, Katherine Fuller, Sun City; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
He was buried on 13 May 1974 at Fox Hill Cemetery in Billerica.3
Carl is named Charles on his birth record, but his marriage record and the birth records of his children all say Carl. On his death record it is again Charles. When they were married in 1929 Carl was a salesman living in Billerica and Dorothy was a stenographer living in Lowell, Mass.
They were living at 28 Rutland St. in Lowell in 1930 and in 1932 they were living on Kendall Green in Weston, Mass. In 1934 they were living at 9 Forest Avenue in Natick, Mass. All during this period Carl gave his occupation as salesman. By 1935 they had moved to 3 Overhill Road in Natick, where they were found in the 1940 census in a home they owned worth $7000. Carl's job was as an administrator in an advertising business at the time. In 1973 he was called Charles in his aunt Ella Schmelzer's obituary, and it stated that he lived in Sandwich, Mass. When he died in 1974 he was living at 12 Chipman Rd. in Sandwich and was a retired electronic inspector. He was not a veteran.
Dorothy graduated from Lowell High School in 1926 and attended Lowell Technical Institute before becoming a legal assistant for the Registry of Motor Vehicles in Boston for 22 years until her retirement. When she died she was a grandmother to 11 and great-grandmother to 15. (Obituary.)
Her obituary appeared in the 12 March 1996 Boston Globe and read as follows:
Dorothy May (Wilson) Schmelzer of Sandwich, a retired legal assistant, died Sunday in Calais Regional Hospital in Maine. She was 86. Mrs. Schmelzer was born in Providence. She graduated from Lowell High School in 1926 and attended Lowell Technical Institute before becoming a legal assistant for the Registry of Motor Vehicles in Boston for 22 years until her retirement She leaves two sons, Carl of Bow, N.H., and Russell A. of Robbinston, Maine; a sister, Gertrude Connolly of Bremen, Ind; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home in Sandwich. Burial will be in Fox Hill Cemetery in Billerica.3
Carl Henry Schmelzer was born on 17 November 1930 in Lowell, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG. At the time of his birth his parents were living at 28 Rutland St. in Lowell.1
When Carl and Lois were married in April 1954 they were both living in Billerica. Carl was in the Air Force and gave his residence as Andover Road and Lois was a secretary living on Letchworth Avenue.2
When their daughter Kathryn was born in April 1955 Carl and Lois were living on Salem Road in Billerica. Carl worked as a contractor at the time.5
Joanne Claire Aaron was born on 28 June 1935 in Boston, Suffolk County, MassachusettsG. At the time of her birth her parents were living at 81 Yale St. in Medford, Mass.1
When they married in 1957 Paul was in the service and living at 35 Church St. in Westwood, Mass. while Joanne was a secretary and living at 91 School St. in Islington, Mass. When their daughter Denise was born in 1959 Paul worked as an assistant manager and they were living at 30 Harding Rd. in Norwood. When their daughter Michelle was born in 1961 Paul was an office manager and they were living at 91 School St. in Islington, Mass. They spent 20 years living in Washington, NH and in 2005 were living in Meriden, Conn.3
Harry Louis Aaron was born on 3 July 1936 in Boston, Suffolk County, MassachusettsG. At the time of his birth his mother was a recent widower living at 80 Westwood Rd. in Medford, Mass.1
Death*
He died of COPD and heart failure on 30 June 2021 at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center at Newbridge on the Charles in Dedham, Norfolk County, MassachusettsG. His remains were cremated.2
Since Harry's father died a month before he was born he had very little contact with the Aaron side of the family and was raised in his mother's Irish Catholic tradition.
When they married in 1963 Harry worked for the post office and lived at 91 School Street in Westwood, Mass. while Patricia was a secretary living at 23 Walk Hill in Jamaica Plain, Mass. When their daughter Cheryl was born in 1964 Harry was a post office clerk and they were living at 1457 High Street in Westwood. When their son Thomas was born in 1966 Harry was a registry clerk and when their son Bryan was born in 1970 Harry was employed as a superintendent and they were still living at 1457 High Street in Westwood. Harry spent most of his career as a Postmaster. In 2005 he was Postmaster in Westwood, Mass. Prior to joining the post office he attended Dean Academy in Franklin, Mass., Michigan State University and spent two years in the US Marine Corps during peacetime from Aug 1958 to Aug 1960.
Harry was living at 22 Ridgewood Road in Westwood, Norfolk County, MassachusettsG, on 5 July 1978 when he was the informant on his mother's death certificate. He was still living there when he died in Jun 2021..
Barbara Muller Schmelzer was born on 4 December 1932 in Lowell, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG. At the time of her birth her parents were living on Kendall Green in Weston, Mass.1
Russell Abbott Schmelzer was born on 23 August 1934 in Natick, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG. At the time of his birth his parents were living at 9 Forest Ave. in Natick.1
His obituary appeared in the 14 February 2002 Cape Cod Times and read as follows:
Russell A. Schmelzer, 67, a resident Of Red Beach And Sandwich, died Sunday at his home In Red Beach. Born In Natick, Mass., Mr. Schmelzer was an Air Force veteran, serving In the Korean War. He was a life member Of the Disabled American Veterans, Cape Cod Chapter 96, a member Of American Legion Post 0188 Of Sandwich, a 32nd-degree Mason, a member Of Aleppo Temple 20652, Lodge Council Chapter Consistory, and a member Of DeWitt Clinton Lodge AF&AM Of Sandwich. He was employed for many years as an insurance broker with Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. In Boston, retiring to Red Beach. Surviving are his fiancée, Gail Young Of Oak Haven, New Brunswick, Canada; two sons, Russell Abbott Schmelzer II Of Winthrop And Charles Jason Schmelzer Of Cape Cod; a daughter, Debra Jane Toney Of Plymouth, Mass; And six grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 23 at St. John's Episcopal Church, Main Street, Sandwich. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1 Main St., Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086.3
Lois is an adopted member of this family. Her birth mother's name was Evelyn Catherine Weston, who herself was born 8 November 1912 in Leominster, Mass. to Bertram E. and Delia A. (Norton) Weston.7 She was a bookkeeper residing at 9 Lawrence St. in Leominster when Lois was born. The adoption decree was issued in the Worcester Probate Court on 7 November 1941.8 Evelyn Weston married on 3 Apr 1948 in Leominster, Mass. to John H. Diermeier and she died on 2 Jul 2008, a resident at the time of Neenah, Wisc. An ancestry.com family tree done by her daughter Wanda states that her birth father was Rudolph F. Hebert, born 20 Nov 1908 in Massachusetts to George H. Hebert and Philomene St. John.
When they married in 1962 Willie was a mechanic living at 267 Summer St. in Somerville, Mass. while Lois was a student living at 30 Dix St. in Clinton, Mass. They were married by Lois's father the Rev. H. Newton Clay. By February of the following year they were living at 2218 Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford, Mass. and Willie was still a mechanic.
Lois was living at 18 S. Walnut Ave. in Maple Shade, N.J. in 1984 and 1992.
Her obituary appeared in the 10 November 1999 Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, N.J.) and read as follows:
Lois C. (nee Clay) 58 of Maple Shade. Died November 8 1999 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Clinton Mass. Lois was a Western Union Customer Service Operator for 17 years and an Avon Support Manager for 13 years besides being a loving homemaker. Beloved wife of Edward W. Cassidy Jr. Loving mother of William Messer of Pennsacola FL and Wanda Ann Fryer of Downington PA. Loving grandmother of William Messer Jr. and Jennifer Lee Messer of Pennsacola FL and Crystal Mae Fryer and Craig Thomas Fryer of Downingtown PA. She is also survived by her sister Ruth C. Grant of Cypress TX and mother-in-law Lorraine C. Taggert of McKee City NJ and dear friend Christine Slakie of Willingboro NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Wednesday eve 7-9 PM and Thursday morning 9-10 AM at INGLESBY/GIVNISH'S OF MAPLE SHADE (600 E. Main St.) Int. Colestown Cem. Cherry Hill.6
On 1 Nov 1926 this appeared on page five of the Boston Globe: "Mrs. Olne Anderson, aged 65, of 41 Grafton st., was struck by an automobile operated by Frank Schmelzer of Andover st., Billerica, yesterday afternoon as she was crossing Everett st. and Massachusetts av. She was bruised and shaken up and was taken to the Symmes Arlington Hospital."
When they were married in August 1927 Frank was living in Billerica, Mass. and worked in advertising and Margaret lived in Cambridge, Mass. and was a student. Frank worked as a printing salesman when his children Dorothy and Margaret were born, and when Frank Jr. was born he gave his occupation as just salesman. They were in Dracut, Mass. in Dec 1927, and on Andover Rd. in Billerica in Feb 1929 and Oct 1932.
When they married in 1937 Frank was still a salesman and still in Billerica while Carroll was living in Cambridge, Mass. When their son Henry was born in 1943 Frank and Carroll were living on West Acton Rd. in Stow, Mass. and he worked as an advertiser. When son John was born in 1946 they were still living in Stow, and Frank worked as a salesman. When Jane was born the next year the address was still West Acton Rd. and Frank was still a salesman. In 1973 when his aunt Ella Schmelzer died Frank was still living in Stow. He was living in Westboro, Mass. when his brother Raymond died in about 1985. In August 2010 he was living in Birch Bay Village in Bar Harbor, Maine.
His obituary appeared in the 25 February 2012 Bangor Daily News and read as follows:
BAR HARBOR - Frank Elden Schmelzer, 105, died Feb. 23, 2012, in Bar Harbor. He was born July 31, 1906, in Malden, Mass., the son of Henry L. P. and Bertha (Streck) Schmelzer. Frank graduated from high school in Billerica, Mass., in 1924, and attended Northeastern University, studying electrical engineering. After a brief period selling insurance, he entered the printing business in 1930 with Back Bay Electrotype. After several years during World War II working simultaneously at Back Bay and in the transformer division at Raytheon Co., he completed his career as vice president of sales for Donovan & Sullivan, a photoengraving company in Boston. Frank was active in town government in Stow, Mass., where he brought up his family, serving at one time as chairman of the board of selectman. A man of diverse interests and abilities, Frank built three telescopes and an observatory, and served as the president of the Harvard Amateur Astronomers Club. He built several boats, canoes and a house, had a great interest in watercolor painting, and was an avid walker and bicyclist. He restored fully six antique automobiles, completely disassembling and reassembling three and doing all the mechanical and the spray paint work himself. His pride and joy was a metallic green 1939 Packard straight eight touring car with a beige top and fender wells. Throughout the years Frank pursued actively his interest in literature with a particular affinity for Shakespeare and Goethe. He also loved to quote passages from various poems he had learned as a youth. A favorite line from Goethe was "The morning came, its footsteps scared away the sleep that lightly hovered o'r me." At 99 he started studying classical Greek so that he could read the Iliad in its original language. Along the way Frank had a deep and abiding commitment to his family and nature. Frank was predeceased by his loving and beloved wife of 72 years, Carroll Blanning Schmelzer, in 2009; and by his son, Frank E. Schmelzer Jr., in 2005. He is survived by three daughters, Jane S. Reynolds and her husband, James, of Mount Desert, Margaret Durgin and her husband, Roger, of Napa, Calif., and Dorothy S. King of Ashland; two sons, John Schmelzer and his significant other, Jane Fogg, of Franklin and Henry Schmelzer and his wife, Cynthia Livingston, of Mount Desert; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Services will be private. Contributions in Frank's memory may be made to Southwest Harbor Library, 338 Main St., Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 or Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mount Desert St., Bar Harbor, ME 04609. Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main St., Mount Desert.5
Where and when she died is not known at present. It is not known what happened to her after the 1920 census was taken. There is no marriage record for her in the Mass. Vital Records index from 1921-30 under either Caswell or Aaron. Some ancestry family trees give a death date of 30 Jun 1989 for her but that is a different Mildred Caswell.
Anna died of a heart attack, on 2 November 1992 of a heart attack, after suffering from anemia and gastrointestinal bleeding for a month, at Rivercrest Deaconess Home, in Concord, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG, at age 84.1
Her mother's maiden name was spelled DeSeichter on Anna's death record but Seichter on the marriage record so needs to be verified. The announcement of their wedding in the Malden Evening News states that Anna was a teacher in the Westfield, Mass. public schools. She was a member of the faculty of the Training School of the Westfield State Teachers' College for 18 years. She was a graduate of the college and also held AB and MA degrees from Columbia University. At the time she was chairman of Missionary Education in the Woman's Society of Christian Service in the Westfield Methodist church, a director of the Business and Professional Women's club of Westfield, and was well known in western Mass. as a coloratura soprano. She remained a public school teacher throughout her life. Between the time of her husband's death in 1984 and her own death in 1992 she moved to a nursing home due to dementia.
She was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Columbarium Court 5-P Column 6 Niche 4 in Arlington, VirginiaG.4
When her mother died in Jul 1987 they were living at 32 Cordis Street in Boston. Matthew worked as a police officer. When he died in Oct 1989 they were living at 87 Main Street in Boston.
When her step-mother died in January 2009, Dorothy was living in Ashland, Aroostook County, MaineG. They were still there when her father died in 2012.5,6
Her obituary appeared in the 13 February 2019 TheCounty newspaper in Presque Isle, Maine and read as follows:
Ashland - Dorothy Schmelzer King died Jan. 30, 2019, in Mars Hill, ME, at the age of 89. She was born Feb. 28,1929, in Cambridge, MA, the daughter of Frank E. Schmelzer and Margaret Gilman, and grew up in Stow, MA. She attended Columbia University School of Nursing and pursued a career in nursing and hospital administration. One of Dorothy's favorite memories was about working early in her career at NY's Mt. Sinai Hospital, where she tended to Marilyn Monroe and her frequent visitor Joe DiMaggio. She worked also as a nurse in Puerto Rico and Alaska and ultimately administered long-term care facilities in the Boston area. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, Matthew King; and son, Kurt. She is survived by her sister, Margaret S. Durgin; and her stepsiblings, Jane S. Reynolds, Jack Schmelzer, Henry Schmelzer and Nancy Gilman; as well as her long-time friend and companion, Richard Fillion of Ashland.3
Frank died of brain cancer on 27 April 2005 at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VirginiaG.
Burial*
He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Columbarium Court 8-DD Column 11 Niche 2 in Arlington, VirginiaG.3
His obituary appeared in the an unknown date Washington Post and read as follows:
Frank E. Schmelzer Jr. Composer, Foreign Service Officer. Frank E. Schmelzer Jr., 77, a composer and retired Foreign Service officer, died April 27 of brain cancer at the Virginia Hospital Center. He was a resident of Rosslyn. Educated in chemistry, with an eye toward medical school, he was a Foreign Service officer for nearly half a century, even as he pursued his lifelong passion, music. He was a composer of symphonies, quartets and piano music. His Symphony No. 1 was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and Symphonies 2 ("Taj Mahal") and 3 ("Etruscan Shadows") were recorded by the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. The award-winning Penguin Quartet of Prague recorded all three of his string quartets, and the Welsh pianist Richard Ormrod recorded a double CD of his solo piano works in 2005. Mr. Schmelzer was born in Dracut, Mass., and served a tour of duty in the Army at the close of World War II. After graduating from Harvard College in 1950, he completed a year of South Asian studies, including Sanskrit, at the University of Pennsylvania. He entered the Foreign Service in 1952, serving in posts in Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Germany and Vietnam. As a linguist, he was most fluent in German and Hindustani, although he was comfortable in Italian, French and Latin. His contributions during his time in Vietnam earned him an award for meritorious service. Throughout his career with the Foreign Service, he pursued his musical interests. In his postings around the world, he sought out composers who could help him learn and refine his ideas. In Germany, he studied with Carlos Knupfer, a professor in Stuttgart, and in Florence with Franco Cioci at the Conservatorio Cherubini. He studied with Willis Bennett in Alexandria. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1979 and began work on a master's degree in composition at American University. He received his degree in 1983. He also worked from 1981 to 2005 as a consultant with the State Department, in the office of the Freedom of Information Act. He was a Middle East specialist. His marriage to Jo Anne Kock Schmelzer ended in divorce. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Mary Jean Schmelzer of Rosslyn; a son from his first marriage, Frederick Schmelzer of Bloomington-Normal, Ill; his father, Frank Schmelzer, and his stepmother, Carroll Schmelzer, both of Bar Harbor, Maine; three sisters; two brothers; and two grandchildren.
His obituary also appeared in the June 2005 DACOR Bulletin (Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired) as follows: FRANK E. SCHMELZER, Jr., a classical composer and retired Foreign Service Officer, died in Arlington, Virginia, on April 27, 2005. He was 77. Mr. Schmelzer was born in Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard College in 1950, he completed a year of South Asian studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He served in the US Army from 1946 to 1947. Mr. Schmelzer joined the Department of State in 1952 and was assigned to New Delhi. Two years later, he was transferred to Frankfurt as a consular officer and received his commission as an FSO. In 1957 he was detailed to FSI to learn Hindi. In 1958 he was posted to Madras as a political officer. He was assigned to the political section of the US Embassy in Kabul in 1963. In 1965 he became Afghanistan desk officer at State. Later positions he held included staff aide to the under secretary for administration and political-military officer. He was seconded to AID from 1970 to 1972 as a Saigon-based area development officer. He spent 1972-1973 studying economics at FSI. He was assigned to Hong Kong in 1973 as an economic-commercial officer. He returned to the US several years later and retired in 1979. From 1981 to early 2005 he was a senior reviewer in the Freedom of Information office at State, specializing in Near East affairs. Throughout his life, Mr. Schmelzer pursued his interest in music. At home and abroad, he sought out talented composers who could help him refine his ideas. In Germany, he studied with Carlos Knupfer; in Florence, with Franco Cioci at the Conservatorio Cherubini; in Virginia, with Willis Bennett. Soon after he retired, he pursued an MA in composition at American University, studying with Haig Mardirosian, Jerzy Sapieyevski, and Thomas Ludwig. As a composer of symphonies, quartets, and piano music, Mr. Schmelzer was regarded by some critics as a modern-day Charles Ives. His Symphony No. 1 was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. His Symphonies No. 2 (Taj Mahal) and No. 3 (Etruscan Shadows) were recorded by the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra with Thomas Ludwig conducting. The Penguin Quartet of Prague recorded all three of his string quartets. In 2005, Welsh pianist Richard Ormrod recorded a double CD of his solo works for piano. Just as Ives was discovered as a major figure in American music only after his death, so also is Mr. Schmelzer likely to be revealed on the basis of his recorded legacy. Mr. Scmelzer is survived by his wife, Mary Jean, of their home in Arlington; his father; a son, Frederick, by his former wife, Jo Ann Kock; and two grandchildren.
When they were married in Mar 1955 Frank worked for the U.S. Government and was living in Stow, Mass. while Joanne was living in Cambridge and didn't work outside the home.
There is a long interview with Frank about his career available on the web here: https://www.adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Schmelzer,%20Frank%20E.toc.pdf.
Child of Frank Eldon Schmelzer Jr. and Joanne Koch
