Martha A.R. Considine

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - Martha A.R. Considine, 82, of Saugatucket Road, Peace Dale Estates, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1999, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence, R.I.

Born June 17, 1917, in Cranston, R.I., she was the daughter of the late Frank H. and Martha B. (Conner) Lindsley. She was a graduate of Hope High School in Providence. She lived in Edgewood, R.I., Warwick Neck, R.I., Saunderstown, R.I., and Durham.

She was a professional model in Providence and Boston for 30 years and had worked for the former Gladdings department store, Shepard's, the Outlet, and Peerless. She had been a secretary for Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth and was a former member of the National Croquet Association.

She wrote many senior columns for the Narragansett Times. She was a member of the South Kingstown Guild, participating in creative writing classes and was a volunteer waitress for the Pease Dale Estates Association.

She was a communicant of St. Peter's By-the-Sea Episcopal Church.

She was the wife of the late John A. Considine.

Survivors include a son, Richard A. Considine of Rye; two daughters, Caroline E. Considine of Lexington, Mass.; and M. Jane Ruchalski of Houston; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a brother, Joseph I. Lindsley; and a sister, Mary E. Tower.

Jeffrey R. Beauchesne

MANCHESTER - Jeffrey R. Beauchesne, 47, of Manchester, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, at his residence after a long period of illness.

Born Sept. 26, 1951, he was the son of Lawrence and Lorraine (Hamilton) Beauchesne, he was a lifelong resident of Manchester.

He was a 1969 graduate of Manchester Central High School, where he played basketball.

He attended Keene State College.

He was a licensed and registered optician. He began his career at Granite State Optical Inc., which was founded by his grandfather, Raymond J. Beauchesne.

He later worked with Capital Opticians in Concord and for 12 years with Kittery Optometric Associates in Kittery, Maine.

He was certified by the American Board of Opticianry and was a member of the Opticians Association of America.

He enjoyed golf and had traveled to golf courses throughout New England, Florida and the Washington, D.C. area.

He was the husband of Suzanne C. (Bourque) Beauchesne for 19 years.

In addition to his wife, survivors include his mother of Hooksett; a stepson, Craig Lavigne of Manchester; two brothers, Eric H. Beauchesne of Waterville, Maine, and Richard S. Beauchesne of Long Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Michelle Pepin of Manchester, and Cheryl Means of North Andover, Mass.; his paternal grandmother, Henrietta Beauchesne of Manchester; his maternal grandmother, Pearl Hamilton of Florida; and aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

James D. Platt Jr.

HAMPTON - The funeral for James D. "Jidd" Platt Jr., 60, of 9 Hampton Towne Estates, was held Monday from the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church. The Rev. George E. Ham, pastor, was the celebrant. Nelson K. Ward was organist and Patricia Mackensen was soloist.

Acolytes were Paul Sullivan, WIlliam Pray and Thomas Gillick. Richard Bateman and Frank Dyer, who also offered words of remembrance, offered the readings.

An honor guard was formed at the church by the Hampton Police Department, which included the mounted patrol both at the church and at the High Street Cemetery where the committal service was conducted by Rev. Ham.

Pallbearers were Frank Dyer, Barry Flynn, Bucky Dalton, Brad Richards, Bill Dupre and Bob Sparkes.

The flag that covered the casket was presented to Mr. Platt's widow, Sheila A. (Sciaba) Platt.

Serena Hurlbert

DURHAM - Serena Coe Paine Hurlbert, 88, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in Exeter.

She was the daughter of Richard and Sarah Crapo Tappan Coe. She grew up in Hyde Park, Mass. and graduated from the Brimmer School and Wheaton College. She spent summers at The Pines, her grandparents' home in Durham, and married Phiilbrook Ten Eyck Paine in 1937.

They resided in Durham for 41 years. They enjoyed cruising the Maine coast, Florida and Bahamas. They were founding members of the Great Bay and Lubberland yacht clubs.

After Phil's death, Serena remarried to Stuart Churchill Hurlbert. Following his death, she moved to Exeter.

Serena was a longtime and upstanding member of the Society of Colonial Dames in New Hampshire and of the Tuesday Afternoon Club of Durham.

She enjoyed her family, her friends, flowers, bridge and her cat.

Survivors include a daughter, Sarah Paine Ford of Durham; son-in-law Daniel Ford of Durham; a granddaughter, Katharine Serena Ford, of Durham; stepchildren Stuart Hurlbert of Delmar, Calif., Cynthia Steil of Boston, Susan Etkind of Cohasset, Mass., and Richard Hurlbert of Rockland, Maine; and five step-grandchildren.

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