Frieda Massara

Frieda Heywood Massara, 94, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at her home in Rio Rancho after a short illness. She lived in New Mexico since June of 1975. Frieda was the daughter of Frances and Phila Hill Heywood and was born in Groton, Tompkins County, New York, on January 28, 1912. Frieda was educated in Groton schools, graduated in 1934 from SUNY at Potsdam, New York, and received a B.S. at William Paterson College in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1955. Frieda married J. Massara in March 20, 1937. Frieda is survived by her two children, Heywood C. Massara and his wife Carolyn of Brandon, Florida and Virginia-Kay Massara of Tijeras, New Mexico; four grandchildren, James Massara of Norcross, Georgia, Tamne Robinson and her husband Brad of Tijeras, New Mexico, Tara Robinson Rodriguez and her husband Daniel of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Ty Austin Robinson of Rio Rancho, New Mexico; and nine grandchildren, Joshua and Jonathon Massara of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jazmynn Carriaga, Jayde Trujillo, Justyce Robinson, Jaxyon Robinson, Jyara Robinson all of Tijeras, New Mexico, and Ren and Carson Rodriguez of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Frieda spent the greater part of her life teaching school. Her interests and hobbies have been mainly in genealogy. She published two family genealogical books. She held many offices in lineage societies such as Daughters of the American Colonists, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of Founders and Patriots, The Huguenot Society, Colonial Dames of the XVII Century, First Families of Massachusetts, New England Women, Descendents of Colonial Wars, Magna Charta, the Sovereign Colonial Society of Americans of Royal Descent, The Plantagenet Society, Women Descendents of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, and the Colonial Order of the Crown. She was a member of Albuquerque Genealogical Society and the founding president of the Sandia Doll Club. A memorial service will be held in her honor at Mesa View United Methodist Church on 4200 Meadowlark Lane, SE, Rio Rancho (behind the Wells Fargo Bank on the corner of Jackie and Meadowlark) at 11:00 AM, May 6, 2006. A graveside service will be held at White Lake Cemetery near Gran Quivera, New Mexico, on Sunday, May 7, 2006 after which her ashes will be interred next to her husbands. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for remembrances in her name to: The Albuquerque Genealogical Society, PO Box 25512, Albuquerque, New Mexico (please specify Endowment Fund) or to The Salvation Army, 4301 Bryn Drive, NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107. Arrangements for cremation are entrusted to