Catherine Tinka Hrabovsky, 93, of Brattleboro passed away Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 peacefully with family by her side. Catherine was born in Bridgeport, CT. Catherine’s parents were Macedonian immigrants Anna (Neda) Sevenoff and Triphon Karacoliff. Tinka was raised with her brother Chris and sisters Stella and Phyllis in an old style wood house with grape vines and large porches on Gurdon Street in Bridgeport CT. Catherine attended Central High School and enjoyed wonderful summers at Seaside Park on Long Island Sound. Catherine met Dean Rickman in 1942 at a Yale University dance held for service men in training. They were married and Catherine moved with her husband to Burbank CA, where Dean received Army Air Force photography Training.

A striking ethnic beauty, Catherine was approached many times by movie producers and directors to take screen tests and auditions. But the young 18 year old, far from home, declined the offers. When Dean was shipped out to Italy, Catherine moved to Dean’s hometown of Wichita KS. After the war, Catherine gave birth to James and Charles (Chucky). The marriage didn’t last and Catherine returned to the East. She bought a small home on Chestnut Hill road in Trumbull CT, not far from where she grew up in Bridgeport, and raised her two children. Catherine eventually met Alexander (Ollie) T. Hrabovsky, a handsome Slovak construction worker. They married and had a child together, Paul.

Skiing

Catherine and Alex enjoyed skiing in VT and eventually moved to Wilmington with their son where they opened a ski lodge called “The Long Trail Lodge”. Alex started a plumbing company that installed heating equipment and plumbing in many of the lodges, homes and schools in the area built in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Catherine rediscovered her talent for art and produced many skillfully done oil paintings of Vermont scenes and her family. She also wrote and published a very moving book of poetry that included this verse: “Snow is quiet, falls silently, God’s message concealed In each snowflake.”

Survivors

Catherine Tinka Hrabovsky is predeceased by her son Charles Rickman, and survived by Sons James Rickman of Westerville OH and Paul Hrabovsky of Brattleboro VT. Her grandsons are James Dean of Gallatin TN, Scott Rickman of Greenwich CT and Alex Hrabovsky of Brattleboro VT. Catherine’s great-grand son, Chance A. Hrabovsky, lives in Brattleboro with his parents Alex and Angeline. Her great grand-daughter, Faith, lives in Gallatin TN with her parents, grandson James and his wife Katie. Great-grandson Andrew lives in Merrimac MA. Catherine’s loving sisters, Stella and Phyllis, in addition to her charming nieces, Diana Demayo-Brown and Neda Demayo all live in California.

Funeral Information

A Graveside service for Catherine Tinka Hrabovsky took place at 12:00pm Tuesday, July 31st ,2018 at Riverview Cemetery, Stowe Hill Road., Wilmington.

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Charles E Adkins was born May 2, 1942 in Glens Falls, New York, the son of George Merle and Mildred Brice (Peters) Adkins.

As a teenager, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, as well as trapping. Charles graduated from Granville High School. Charles went on to work at a tape factory in southern New York, then deciding to enlist in the Air Force at the age of 19. He went to San Antonio, TX to boot camp, then went to Biloxi, Mississippi to learn about electronics for the Air Force. Mr Adkins returned to Granville and married Connie M. Butler. They shipped out to start their new life and his career in Abilene, TX. After 20 years in the Air Force and a relocation to Alaska, he retired from the military. He and Connie stayed in Alaska for another 30 or so years.

Charles E Adkins spent 20 years working for the U S Bureau of Land Management in Alaska. Thereafter, decided to attend the University of Alaska Fairbanks where he  graduated with a BA in Archaeology. The family spent most of the rest of their time in Alaska.  He worked for the US Bureau of Land Management as an Archaeologist on the North Slope of Alaska.

The family decided to move back to Granville at his retirement and bought a nice home, which he and Connie shared for the rest of his life.

Charles E Adkins had many talents.  He participated in historic reenactments, hunted moose in the Alaska Range foothills, learned locksmithing, and gunsmithing. Charles loved to play board games and card games. Fascinated by historic firearms, they turned out to be a lifetime hobby.

Survivors

Charles was predeceased by his parents and a sister Natalie Edwards. He is survived by his loving wife Constance and his two sons, George Warren Adkins (Edie) of Granville and John Frederick Adkins (Kathryn) of Cleburne, Texas. He was blessed with two grandchildren: Chloe of Cleburne, Texas  and Aaron of Fairbanks, Alaska. Charles will also be missed by his brother George Adkins (Donna) of Statesboro Georgia.

Charles’s funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Robert M. King Funeral Home, 23 Church St., Granville, NY. Online condolences may be made at robertmkingfuneralhome.com.

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Max Harold Allen, a resident of San Francisco, and formerly of Wilmington, VT, passed away July 19, 2018 at San Francisco General Hospital. Max was born in Brattleboro, VT, on June 9, 1925. He was the son of the late Harold Griffin Allen and Helen Kenrick. Max graduated from Wilmington High School in 1943 and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1945. Furthermore, He received a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Catholic University in 1953, and a Master of Arts from George Washington University in 1966. Max was a United States Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War, retiring as a Captain.

Awards

He was awarded Legion of Merit with Combat, Meritorious Service Citation, Unit Citation American Campaign, WWII Victory Medal, National Defense Service with a Service Star, in addition to a Vietnam Service Award with Bronze Stars. Upon retirement from the Navy, Max worked as a Civil Engineer for many years.

Survivors, Services

Max Harold Allen is survived by his daughter, Kathleen Marie Allen of San Francisco, and many nieces and nephews.  He was predeceased in death by his wife, Mary June (Deeb) Allen and his brother, Paul Kenrick Allen.  There will be a graveside funeral with military honors for Max Allen, on Friday, August 3 at 12:00 pm in Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington, VT. A visiting hour will be held one hour prior to the service at 11:00 am at Covey-Allen & Shea Funeral Home 44 East Main Street Wilmington, VT. If friends desire, memorial contributions can be made in Max’s memory to the Wilmington Historical Society, c/o Covey-Allen & Shea Funeral Home P.O. Box 215 Wilmington, VT 05363. To send the family personal condolences please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com.

The family has entrusted arrangements to the care of Covey-Allen & Shea Funeral Home, 44 East Main Street, Wilmington, VT.

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