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STARIKNOK, MADELINE M., 88
STARIKNOK, MADELINE M., 88, of Springfield, died at her home January 9. She was born April 22, 1924, in West Burke, the daughter of Paul G. and Evelyn M. (Clark) Rice. She attended schools in West Burke, Brookfield and Sharon, graduating from high school in Sharon. She married John S. Stariknok on Feb. 18, 1944, in Springfield. He died April 16, 2002. She was employed at the Bryant Grinder Co. in Springfield for several years and later in the admitting office at Springfield Hospital, retiring in 1987. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Springfield and St. Mary's Altar Society for many years. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, working outdoors, birds, summers at camp on Lake Willoughby and winters for the past 10 years in Florida with her daughter, Sandra. Survivors include two sons, John S. Stariknok Jr., of Lynnfield, Mass., and Carl Stariknok, of Springfield; a daughter, Sandra Zotto, of Beverly, Mass., and The Villages, Fla.; seven grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; a brother, Fred Gates, of Bethel; two sisters, Marguerite Caron, of South Royalton and Phoenix, Ariz., and Shirley Spittle, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews.
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