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Albert E. Kirk, 81, of Wilbraham, passed away peacefully on Thursday March 8th at his home. Born in Springfield on June 11, 1930 to the late Frank J. T. and Florence E. (Miner) Kirk, he had been a resident of Wilbraham for the past 60 years. He was a 1948 graduate of the former Springfield Technical High School and of Western New England College where he earned his BSME in 1961. He retired from Hamilton Standard Div. of United Technologies Corporation in 1987 after 34 years of employment there. He was a Senior Liaison Engineer in both the Environmental Controls Systems and Propulsion areas; a Reliability Engineer and Patent Coordinator for the Aircraft Systems Department in his final ten years there. Before moving to Wilbraham, he had attended Wesley Methodist Church and Park Congregational Church, both in Springfield. Albert served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Was as an Aerographer (Weatherman) attaining the rank of 2nd Class Petty Officer. He was Past President of the Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society, a member of several other genealogical associations, was active in genealogical and family history pursuits and was a descendant of a great number of New England's and Canada's earliest settlers. He was an avid gardener though chess was another of his particular interests and he played with the Wednesday Club at the Hubbard Library in Ludlow. Active in Wilbraham Town Affairs, he was elected many times to the position of Water Commissioner which post he held for 25 years, more than half of them as Chairman. Previously, he had been on the Town's Recreation Commission. He had been active with Boy Scout Troop #177 in Wilbraham as its Institutional Representative; was a former Deacon at the Wilbraham United Church and was a member of its Singles and Doubles group. He and his wife of 60 years, Dorothy, travelled extensively, enjoying many places in the United States and in the world. He leaves his wife, the former Dorothy M. Noyes of Wilbraham; a son, Edward A. of Baltimore, MD; four daughters, Barbara J. Kirk of Springfield, Elizabeth D. K. Yandell of Lynchburg, TN, Carolyn K. Landquist and Judith K. Stewart, both of Wilbraham; 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brothers, James in 1986, Frank in 1981 and Robert in 2009. The funeral services and burial will be private for the family in Hillcrest Park Cemetery in Springfield. Byron Keenan Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute center is entrusted with the arrangements. Memorial Contributions may be made in Albert's memory to the Western New England College Alumni Fund, 1215 Wilbraham Rd., Springfield, MA 01119 or to the Baystate VNA & Hospice, 280 Chestnut St., 6th Floor, Springfield, MA 01199.

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Frank married Florence Evelyn Miner on 17 Aug 1929 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Florence (daughter of William Henry Miner and Amelia Louise Edwards) was born on 18 Oct 1909 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 16 Feb 2000 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Hampden, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Florence Evelyn (Miner) Kirk, 90, formerly of Wilbraham Road in Hampden and a former town official, died Wednesday at a local nursing home. She served on the Hampden Parks and Recreation Department and on the town's Housing Authority for 10 years. She also chaired the Housing Authority. She also was treasurer of the Hampden Republican Town Committee and the Hampden Garden Club and belonged to the Hampden Historical Society and the Lions Club Auxiliary.
She worked at the former Brooks Bank Note Co. and was later the statement department manager for 28 years at the former Bank of New England (previously Third National Bank). She retired in 1972.
Born in Essex, Conn., she lived in Springfield for 31 years and moved to Hampden in 1951. She lived on Wilbraham Road before moving to Charlton in 1994.
She was a 1927 graduate of the High School of Commerce in Springfield, where she was president of the freshman class. She attended Wesley Methodist Church in Springfield and Hampden Federated Community Church, where she was a deaconess and member of the YOLA Guild and the Ladies Aid Society.
Her husband, Frank J.T. Kirk, died in 1998. A son, James E., died in 1986; and a son, Frank C., died in 1981. She leaves two sons, Albert E. of Wilbraham and Robert E. of Brimfield; 16 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Saturday morning at Byron's Allen Street Funeral Home of Springfield. Calling hours are Friday afternoon and evening.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease Foundation, in care of the Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Western New England, 50 Maple St., P.O. Box 9058, Springfield, MA 01102.