Richard F. Uras (1933 - 1990)

Born 12 Jun 1933 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Died Dec 1990 at age 57 in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Richard was born in 1933.^[1] He was the son of Saverio Uras and Josephine Uras.^[2][3] He married

1. Marcia Kalman
2. Susan Monette

Richard died in 1990.^[1][4]

Obituary

Richard F. Uras, 57, union official, coach

The funeral of Richard F. Uras, 57, of 272 East St., who was found dead on Wednesday in the Granville State Forest after a hunting trip, will be conducted on Monday morning at Tylunas Funeral Home and St. George's Church.

He was an insurance agent, union official, baseball coach, and Junior Chamber of Commerce booster.

Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

Calling hours are Sunday afternoon and evening.

Uras worked for 29 years as an insurance agent at John Hancock Insurance Co., where he was also a staff manager. He had also been a former vice president, union negotiator and office chairman for Local 122 of the International Workers Insurance Union.

He worked for the last four years at Boston Mutual Co., and served as a staff manager. He was also a former president and most recently a vice president of Local 122 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union at the company.

Born in Pittsfield, he lived for five years in North Adams. He lived most of his life in West Springfield, and was a 1952 graduate of Springfield's former Technical High School.

He was a staff sergeant in the Army during the Korean War.

He was a member of the Springfield Junior Chamber of Commerce, and received its annual Man-of-the-Year award.

He coached Little League baseball in West Springfield for eight years.

He was also a Confraternity of Christian Doctrine teacher for St. Anne's Church in West Springfield.

He moved to Chicopee four years ago, and was acommunicant of St. George's Church.

He was a former president of the Sherwood Manor Civic Association in Enfield, and a volunteer for the Red Cross blood drive.

He leaves his wife, Susan M. (Monette) Maxwell Uras; his mother, Josephine (Uras) Uras of Westfield;his parents, Ernest and Mary (Fiore) Brosseau, both of Pittsfield; a son, Richard F. Jr. of Leicester; a daughter, Lora L. Warren of West Springfield; two stepdaughters, Lynn A. and Jennifer L. Maxwell at home; a sister, Yolanda Wiles of Granville; four grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, and his former wife, Marsha B. Kalman Uras of Chicopee.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Red Cross, 235 Chestnut St., Springfield.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZTF-9K1 : 13 June 2019), Richard F Uras, 1990.
2. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPB1-YSX7 : 18 July 2020), Richard F in entry for Saverio Uras, 1982.
3. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKT6-LT46 : accessed 1 December 2022), Richard in entry for Josephine Uras, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 13 Oct 2000; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Union-News, born-digital text.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS8R-P2W : 7 January 2021), R F Uras, 15 Dec 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Published 8 Dec 1990 in The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), retrieved 15 Jan 2024.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4KN-H2K : 10 January 2021), Richard Uras in household of Siverio Uras, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-119, sheet 62B, line 48, family 145, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1709.
• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F33-F8SZ : Fri Oct 06 09:30:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Josphine Uras and Richard F Uras, 3 April 1950.
• Obituary for Mrs. Adele (Kalman) Kalman, published 9 Apr 1957 in Springfield Union (Massachusetts). "widow of Fred Kalman... She leaves a son, Morris Kalman; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Smith; a brother, Benjamin Kalman; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Feldman and Mrs. Hattie Newfield, all of this city; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. ... Bearers were Morris Kalman, Melvin Barger, Seymore Levine, Samuel Smith, David Riskin, and Richard Uras."
• "Chicopee hunter killed by shotgun." The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), 7 Dec 1990.