643 BARBARA FORTIER WILLIAM B. SHIELDS (1925-2000) (Irving + Winifred ????) (Charles F. +Edith Beck) Irving Fortier > Casimir + Delianne Bilodeau > Modeste + Constance Fréchette > Basile + M. Thècle Côté > Basile + Charlotte Leclerc > Pierre-Noel + Genevière Paulet > Pierre-Noel + Anne Leclerc > Antoine + M. Madeleine Cadieux > Noel + Marthe Golle WILLIAM B. SHIELDS Messina, N.Y. William B. Shields of Messina, formerly of Newburgh, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at St. Luke's Hospital, Newburgh. He was 75. The son of the late Charles F. Shields and Edith Beck, he was born July 20, 1925, in New Windsor. He was a lifetime master woodworker and a member of the Friends of the Library in Messina; a former plant manager for Stanwyck Winding in Newburgh; manager for Jarry Electronics in Ontario, Canada; and a manager for Scanner Industries until 1985, when he founded WBS Company in Messina, where he was president. He was in the U.S. Navy during World War II, serving on the destroyer U.S.S. Converse. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Fortier Shields, at home; five sons, William R. Shields and Robert M. Shields, both of Newburgh, Lance B. Shields of Modena, Brian G. Shields of Ashaway, R.I. and Gregory A. Shields of Messina; one brother, Charles R. Shields of Portland, Ore; two sisters, Edythe French of Portland, Ore. and Chris Ventimiglia of Clearwater Beach, Fla; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by one son, Kevin Shields; and one grandson, Dale Shields. There will be no visitation. Burial will be private in Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association or St. Jude Children's Hospital. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Perrott-Berardinelli Home For Funerals, Inc., 1 Grand Ave., Newburgh.