Russell Dean Sackett
| Father | Herbert H Sackett (1889-) |
| Mother | Jennetta Dean (c 1890-) |
Russell Sackett
(1921–1991)
(Src: Springfield Technical High School yearbook, 1940)
(1921–1991)
(Src: Springfield Technical High School yearbook, 1940)
Russell Dean Sackett, son of Herbert H Sackett and Jennetta Dean, was born in Springfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 16 October 1921.1,2,3,4 He died aged 69 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, MassachusettsG, on 28 June 1991.2,5,6,7 He married in PittsfieldG on 25 September 1954, Faith Elizabeth Jillson, daughter of Walter Jillson and Elizabeth H Herr.2,8 Faith was born in Gardner, Worcester County, MassachusettsG, on 17 June 1926.9,2 She died aged 81 in PittsfieldG on 10 March 2008.2,10
In 1930 Russell was living at 15 Cedar Street, Springfield, Hampden CountyG, in the household of his parents Herbert and Jennetta, and was recorded in the census as Russell D Sackett, aged eight and born in Massachusetts.11
In 1940 he was living at 114 Rochelle Street, Springfield, Hampden CountyG, in the household of his parents Herbert and Jennetta, and was recorded as Russell D Sackett, aged 18.12
Russell completed a World War II draft registration card on 16 February 1942. He was aged 20 and was employed by General Electric in Pittsfield. He was living at 15 Ontario Street, PittsfieldG.13
Russell served in the US Army in the 307th Regiment, 77th Infantry Division, during the Second World War. He enlisted in SpringfieldG on 1 September 1944 and was discharged on 30 August 1946. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on Okinawa.6,14
In 1930 Russell was living at 15 Cedar Street, Springfield, Hampden CountyG, in the household of his parents Herbert and Jennetta, and was recorded in the census as Russell D Sackett, aged eight and born in Massachusetts.11
In 1940 he was living at 114 Rochelle Street, Springfield, Hampden CountyG, in the household of his parents Herbert and Jennetta, and was recorded as Russell D Sackett, aged 18.12
Russell completed a World War II draft registration card on 16 February 1942. He was aged 20 and was employed by General Electric in Pittsfield. He was living at 15 Ontario Street, PittsfieldG.13
Russell served in the US Army in the 307th Regiment, 77th Infantry Division, during the Second World War. He enlisted in SpringfieldG on 1 September 1944 and was discharged on 30 August 1946. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on Okinawa.6,14
Faith Elizabeth Jillson
(1926–2008)
(Src: Massachusetts State College yearbook, 1946)
(1926–2008)
(Src: Massachusetts State College yearbook, 1946)
Children of Russell Dean Sackett and Faith Elizabeth Jillson
- Russell Dean Sackett Jr b. 27 May 1958, d. 9 Nov 2023
- Rebecca Diane Sackett b. 22 Aug 1959, d. 18 Mar 2017
Gardner Girl, Russell Sackett To Wed Sept. 25
Gardner—Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jillson of 186 Chestnut St. have announced the engagement of their daughter, Faith Elizabeth, to Russell Dean Sackett of 62 Wellington Ave., Pittsfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sackett of Westfield. The wedding will take place Sept. 25.
Miss Jillson, a 1946 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, is a registered medical technologist.
Mr. Sackett, who is a draftsman in the power transformer department of GE in Pittsfield, graduated in 1940 from Springfield Technical High School.
—The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 23 Jun 1954, p 15
Russell D. Sackett Sr.
Pittsfield — Russell D. Sackett Sr., 69, of 476 Crane Ave. died Friday at his home of cancer of the pancreas and liver and hyperparathyroidism.
He was born in Springfield on Oct. 16, 1921, the son [of] Herbert H. and Jennetta Dean Sackett. He graduated from Springfield Technical High School in 1940, after which he entered the GE apprentice program.
Mr. Sackett retired from GE as a manager of computer and control drafting with 42 years of service.
An Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Sackett served with the 307th Regiment, 77th Infantry Division, Company F. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on Okinawa.
Mr. Sackett was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a charter member of the Springside House Greenhouse Group. He was also a member of the GE Quarter Century Club and the Retired Drafting Organization and was Boy Scout Troop 1 committee and merit badge counselor.
He was an avid gardener and was known for his flowers and tomato plants. He enjoyed fishing for trout and woodworking.
He leaves his wife, the former Faith E. Jillson, whom he married Sept. 25, 1954; a son, Russell D. Sackett Jr. of Pittsfield; a daughter, Miss Rebecca D. Sackett of Pittsfield; two sisters, Mrs. Janet S. Meacham of Westfield and Mrs. Ruth S. Thomas of Columbia, S.C., and five stepgrandchildren.
He has donated his eyes to the New England Eye Bank and has donated his body for research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Cremation will follow.
There will be no funeral. A memorial gathering will be Tuesday from 7 to 9 at First United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
—The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 30 Jun 1991, p 10
Faith J. Sackett
1926-2008
Pittsfield—Faith J. Sackett, 81, formerly of Crane Avenue, died Monday afternoon, March 10, 2008, at Hillcrest Commons after a long battle with diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease.
Born June 17, 1926 in Gardner, daughter of Walter and Elizabeth Jillson, she was a 1943 graduate of Gardner High School. She also graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a degree in medical technology in 1946.
After graduation, she began her career as a medical technologist in the laboratory at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, Conn. Faith worked in Leominster Hospital before moving to Pittsfield in 1954. She was employed at the former Pittsfield General Hospital and Hillcrest Hospital in the chemistry department of the lab for many years, retiring in 1982.
Mrs. Sackett was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was member of the American Guild of Organists and was a substitute organist for many area churches.
She enjoyed gardening, bowling, traveling, baking pies for church dinners, singing in the choir, playing bells in the Aldersgate bell ringers and playing the organ and piano. After retirement, she assisted her daughter with running a home daycare.
Her husband, Russell D. Sackett: Sr., whom she married on Sept. 25, 1954 in Gardner, died in 1991.
She leaves a son, Russell D. Sackett Jr., and a daughter, Rebecca D.,Sackett, both of Pittsfield; a sister, Janet Morse of West Hartford, Conn; five step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral notice: Faith has donated her body to the University of Massachusetts Medical school. A memorial gathering will be held Wednesday, March 19, 2008, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St.
—The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 13 Mar 2008, p 14
Notes & Citations
- "Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, Russell Dean, b. Springfield, 1921. 112:235."
- Obituary.
- Death record.
- "U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993" (Ancestry transcript), "Russell D Sackett Sr, b. 16 Oct 1921, res. in 1986, 476 Crane Ave, Pittsfield, MA."
- "U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007" (Ancestry transcript), "Sackett, Russell Dean, b. Springfield, Massachusetts, 16 Oct 1921, d. 28 Jun 1991, father Herbert H Sackett, mother Jeannette Dean. Jun 1940 listed as Russell Dean Sackett; 04 Jun 1993 listed as Russell D Sackett."
- "US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File" (Ancestry transcript), "Sackett, Russell D, b. 16 Oct 1921, d. 28 Jun 1991, branch Army, enlisted 1 Sep 1944, discharged 30 Aug 1946."
- US Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index" (American Ancestors transcript), "Russell D Sackett, b. Oct 16, 1921, d. Jun 28, 1991, SSN 021-18-3586 issued MA, residence unknown."
- "Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970" (Ancestry image), "Saokett, Russell Dean. Pittsfield, 1954, F63.M36 v.164."
- "Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970", (Ancestry image), "Jillson, Faith Elizabeth, b. Gardner, 1926. 120:608."
- US Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index", "Faith J Sackett, b. Jun 17, 1926, d. Mar 10, 2008, SSN 003-20-3104 issued NH, residence Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 01201, county Berkshire."
- 1930 United States Federal Census, FHL Film 2340645, p 20A, Enumeration District 0049
15 Cedar Street, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Sackett, Herbert H, head, 40, m. at 20, bookkeeper, bank, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA, home rented, $40
Sackett, Jeannette B, wife, 39, m. at 20, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. Canada
Sackett, Janet S, daughter, 16, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA
Sackett, Ruth V, daughter, 9, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA
Sackett, Russell D, son, 8, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA. - 1940 United States Federal Census, Roll m-t0627-01709, p 18A, Enumeration District 22-113
114 Rochelle Street, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Sackett, Herbert H, head, 50, teller, Safe Deposit & Trust Bank, b. MA
Sackett, Jennetta D, wife, 50, b. MA
Sackett, Janet S, daughter, 26, office clerk, Home West Insurance office, b. MA
Sackett, Ruth V, daughter, 19, new worker, b. MA
Sackett, Russell D, son, 18, b. MA. - "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947" (Ancestry image), "Russell Dean Sackett, 15 Ontario St, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, age 20, b. Springfield, Massachusetts, 16 Oct 1921, nok Mrs Jennetta Sackett, 114 Rochelle St, Springfield, emp General Electric, Pittsfield, race white, ht 6' 1", eyes blue, wt 168, hair black, complexion dark. Reg Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 16 Feb 1942."
- "US World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938–1946" (Ancestry transcript), "Sackett, Russell D, single, without dependents, b. Massachusetts, 1921, res Berkshire, Massachusetts, educ 4 years of high school, occ Draftsmen, enlisted Springfield, Massachusetts, 1 Sep 1944, rank Private."
| Appears in | Sacketts in the Military |
| Sackett line | 9th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet 7th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 10R.3 |
| Last Edited | 4 Jun 2024 |
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