Louis T. Bruno

PORTSMOUTH - Louis Thomas Bruno, 83, of Portsmouth, formerly of Salem, N.H., died Friday, Jan. 28, 2000, at the SunBridge Nursing Home in Portsmouth.

Born in Lawrence, Mass., he was a lifelong Salem, N.H., resident, moving to Portsmouth two years ago.

He was the owner and operator of Hart Sales, formerly of Methuen, Mass.

A World War II veteran, he served in the Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post No. 8546 in Salem.

He was a member of Mary Queen of Peace Church in Salem, N.H.

He was the husband of the late Doris I. (Hadley) Bruno.

Survivors include a son, Samuel Bruno and his wife, Paula, of Portsmouth; two daughters, Nancy J. Dumont and her husband, Richard, of Southampton, Mass., and Barbara J. Faucher and her husband, Robert, of Old Orchard Beach, Maine; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Marshall Brighenti

LEE, Mass. - Marshall Brighenti, 87, of Laurel Street, Lee, Mass., and formerly of Goose Pond in Tyringham, Mass., died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, at the Laurel Lake Rehabilitation Center in Lee.

Born Feb. 8, 1912, in Poughquag, N.Y., he was the son of Henry and Josephine Vedelli Brighenti. He came to Lee in 1922 and was educated in Lee schools.

He worked at the former Maceri's Lumber Yard, and later at Brandt's Lumber Yard and the Dresser Hull Lumber Co., all in Lee. He also worked at Western Wire in Lee and Westfield and then at Lee Lime, retiring in 1974.

He was a member of the Berkshire Hills Council No. 314 of the Knights of Columbus of Lee and a member of the Bishop Conaty Assembly 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. He was also a charter member of the Lee Kiwanis, a former member of the Pittsfield Eagles and the Lee Sons of Italy G. Marconi Lodge No. 1620. He was a current member of the Italian Fraternal Society. He was also an avid fisherman.

On June 17, 1933, he married the late Adelina M. Cadenelli. She died in 1981.

Survivors include two sons, James Brighenti of Portsmouth, N.H., and William Brighenti of Tyringham, Mass.; two daughters, Mrs. Norma Tolkey of Lee, Mass., and Mrs. Rena Gleason of Worcester, Mass.; two brothers, James Brighenti of Wingdale, N.Y., and Phillip Brighenti of Lee, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Sousa of Lee, Mass., and Mrs. Vera Petersoli of Lee, Mass.; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. He is the loving grandfather of Maureen, Barbara, Kelly, Jane, James Jr., Debra, Cynthia, Peter, Steven, Michael, Andrew, Charles, Joseph, Kevin, Keith and Kris.

He was predeceased by three brothers, Augustino and William Brighenti and John Tonlino.

Beatrice M. Taylor

BERWICK, Maine - Beatrice M. (Hutchins) Taylor, 85, of Knox Lane, answered the heavenly call of God and entered into the loving arms of her savior, Jesus Christ, from the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000, after a brief period of illness.

Born April 21, 1914, in Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Sadie (Walsh) Hutchins.

She worked in retail and retired in 1977 from K-Mart Corp. After her retirement, she moved back to Berwick.

For more than 80 years, she was an active member of the Salvation Army in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She spent many years lovingly working with the children of her church, the Salvation Army, as Sunbeam leader and Sunday School teacher. She also served as Home League secretary in Quincy, Mass. She served as League of Mercy secretary of New Hampshire Salvation Army and frequently visited hospitals and nursing homes.

She was the wife of the late Philip A. Taylor, who died in 1972.

Survivors include four loving children, Charles E. Taylor of Berwick, Kathleen A. Bevan of Troy, N.Y., Marietta J. Uttley of Liverpool, N.Y., and David A. Taylor of Quincy, Mass.; their spouses, Kenneth Bevan, Jerry Uttley and Marilyn Taylor; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and many great nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a son, Philip G. Taylor in 1997; two brothers, Charles J. Hutchins and George Hutchins; and a sister, Emily Troutman.

David A. Delfino

GREENLAND - Mr. David Angelo Delfino, 72, died unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Born Dec. 17, 1927, in Concord, N.H., he was the son of Angelo Delfino of Ofina, Italy, and Catherine (Kelly) Delfino of Lexington, Mass. He attended schools in West Concord, Mass., and Lexington, Mass.

Mr. Delfino served in the U.S. Air Force with the rank of staff sergeant in both the European and Orient tours.

In 1973, he formed his own successful business, David A. Delfino Plumbing, Heating and Wiring.

He was a volunteer firefighter and police officer for the town of Greenland, N.H., as well as a respected and outspoken voice in the Greenland town meetings, where he will be remembered as "Mr. Sludge."

He was the beloved husband to his devoted wife of 40 years, Lucille (Moody) Delfino.

He will be greatly missed by his four daughters, Gloria and her husband Tom Eisenman of Santa Rosa, Calif., Alice and her husband Damon Frampton of Winterhaven, Fla., Angeline Huffman, widow of Faywin Huffman, of Newport, N.C., and Brenda Delfino of Exeter, N.H.; seven grandchildren, Jeffrey Chase Jr., B. Gregory Newton II, Alicia Myers, Tabbatha Green, Tiffani Williams, James Williams II, and his constant companion and youngest grandchild, Amanda Gagne; as well as four great-grandchildren; his sister, Clara Gatley of Woburn, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Delfino was predeceased by his sister, Frances Comati, and brother, William Delfino.

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