BISHOP
BISHOP—At Coxsackie, N.Y. January
29, 1939, Jennie Fuchett, wife of Schuyler C. Bishop. The funeral will
be held from her late residence February 1, at 2 p. m. Friends may call
Tuesday evening. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Monday January 30,
1939. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
BLAKE
Died
BLAKE—Suddenly
at Catskill. N.Y., Tuesday, June 5, 1928. Patrick J. Blake of Kingston.
N.Y., father of Morris and Lawrence Blake. Funeral services
Friday, June 8, at 8:45 a.m. from the James M. Murphy undertaking
parlors. 174 Broadway, and at 9:30 at St. Joseph's Church where a high
Mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul. Interment in
the family plot in St. Mary's cemetery. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The
- Thursday June 7, 1928. Submitted by Melissa Rodriguez.]
BODLEY
BODLEY SHOT
Boy Found on Railroad Track
With Bullet in Head
William J. Bodley, 13,
son of Joseph Bodley of Cementon, died at Catskill Sunday night from a
bullet wound in his head. It is not known how Bodley was shot. He was
found by Clinton Moore, nightwatchman at the Alpha Portland Cement
Company, lying unconscious on the company's spur on the West Shore
railroad with a bullet hole in his forehead. Moore took the boy to his
home and Dr. Dean W. Jennings of Catskill was summoned. They boy died a
short time after his arrival at Catskill. Coroner William M. Rapp and
Distict Attorney H. McK. Curtis conducted an investigation, which
revealed that the boy had been playing with a number of his comrades
earlier in the afternoon. The autopsy showed the wound was made by a 31
calibre bullet.
James Ferrase, 12, one of
Bodley's playmates, was arrested and taken to Catskill, but was released
Monday morning. Ferrase hase a 22 calibre rifle, but he has proven he
was not connected with the affair. An inquest will take place today.
[Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Tuesday, October 1, 1918. Submitted
by Melissa Rodriguez.]
BONK
Twenty and
Ten Years Ago
July 13, 1896
Body of Miss Esther Bonk, who died in
Catskill, brought here for burial. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The -
Thursday, July 13, 1916. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
CODDINGTON
—The remains of
Stephen Coddington arrived here on the O. & W. train 1 to-day, for
burial at Walker Valley. The deceased, who was 38 years of age, died at
new Baltimore on the 4th inst. [Middletown Daily News - Wednesday
May 6, 1891. Submitted by Melissa Rodriguez.]
DEDERICK
Margaret Dederick, a native of the town
of Saugerties, died at Catskill Saturday, February 7, aged 68 years. She
is survived by one brother, Henry Dederick of Brooklyn, and two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Bates of Catskill and Mrs. Katherine Finger of Mt. Marion.
[Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Thursday, February 12, 1923.
Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
DINGEE
Emory
Dingee.
Montgomery. Aug. 22—Emory Dingee died in Palenville on
Sunday, of cancer of the stomach, aged about 41 years. He conducted a
hotel in that place and at one time a hotel in Burlingham.
The
body was brought to this place on Monday, where funeral services were
held Tuesday in the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his
wife, was Miss Hattie Babcock, of this place, and the following
children: Misses Hattie, Pearl, Viola and Emory.
Interment was
in the Riverside Cemetery in this village. [Middletown Times Press -
August 22, 1917. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
EADS
A Man Without
Ears
Ezekiel Eads, who died in Greene county
New York, in the spring of 1885, was surely a fit subject for a dime
museum, even though he never descended to that level. Strictly speaking,
Eads was in several respects a most remarkable creature. He was born
without ears, not even having apertures where his ears should have been.
His deformity, sad as it was, may be said to have been partly alleviated
by the [undecipherable] construction of the inner portion of his head,
which enabled him to hear common conversation through his
mouth.
When addressed he would instantly
open his mouth and readily give answers to interrogations put to him in
an ordinary tone of voice. But Ezekiel's lack of ears was not his only
distinction. He had a heavy crop of black hair spotted with white, the
spots themselves being in the exact shape of human ears, feet, hands,
etc. When he was quite a small baby it was noticed that his black hair
was interspersed with oddly shaped spots of white, which, however, did
not take on their distinctive shapes until after he had passed his
fifteenth year.
When Mr. Eads died he left
one son, aged forty-five, whose hair was as black as coal, not a single
gray hair being discernible, and another son, thirteen years of age,
whose hair was as gray as that of a man of seventy.—Wheeling (W. Va.)
Register. [Hornellsville Weekly Tribune - Friday, January 29, 1892
Hornellsville, New York. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
GRIFFIN
Cark Lester, son of
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Griffin, died in Coxsackie on Sunday morning. The
body will be brought to this city on Wednesday morning on the 11:45
o'clock West Shore train for internment in Montrepose cemetery.
[Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Monday July, 19, 1915. Submitted by
Melissa Rodriguez.]
HILL
Twenty and Ten
Years Ago
July 8, 1928 - Mrs. Mary B. Hill died at Palenville.
[Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Friday July 8, 1938. Submitted by
Melissa Rodriguez.]
HUGGINS
Twenty and
Ten Years Ago
Sept. 12, 1919 Mrs. Gamalia H. Huggins died at
Prattsville. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Tuesday, July 19, 1938
Kingston, New York. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
KALSCH
Joseph Kalsch of
Brooklyn, a sufferor from gangrene in both feet, died at Palenville
Wednesday, July 28th, aged 58 years. The body was shipped via W.S.R.R.
train 11:18 Thursday morning to his late home. [Kingston Daily
Freeman, The - Friday July 29, 1921. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez]
KINSLEY
Miss Theodosia Strong Kinsley died yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock
at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. H.R. Wilcox, No. 23 Railroad
avenue this city, aged nearly 60 years.
Miss
Kinsley was born in Ashland, Greene county, N.Y., and was the second
daughter of Hon. Henry Kinsley and Olivia Strong. Her father died in
1859. About a year after that event she came to Middletown and made her
home with her sister, who ever since has watched over and cared for her
with a devotion seldom equalled. Mrs. Wilcox is the only member of the
family surviving. One sister died in infancy and the only brother, Henry
Kinsley, died in Ashland, the spring of
1891.
Miss Kinsley was delicate from a child
and had been an invalid the greater part of her life. For the past
nineteen years she had been totally blind. She had been gradually
failing in health the past year but nothing alarming developed until
Wednesday of this week when she grew suddenly worse and sank rapidly
till the end.
In her early life she was a
great reader and her fondness for books and newspapers made listening to
reading one of her chief pastimes, after her blindness came. She was of
a very gentle and affectionate nature and bore her long years of
afliction with patience. Her death was as peaceful as her life had been
quiet and uneventful.
The funeral will be
held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house of H.R. Wilcox. Burial
will be in Hillside. [Middletown Daily Press - Saturday, July 29,
1893 Middletown, New York. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
KOST
Joseph Kost died at
Prattsville, N.Y., Sunday. He was a native of South America, aged 28
years. Remains are at the funeral parlors of Leo V. Grogan, No. 37
Clinton avenue. Notice of funeral later. [Kingston Daily Freeman,
The -Monday, October 31, 1921 Kingston, New York. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
KREIGER
Ex-Supervisor Elmer
Kreiger, well known in this city, died at his home in Prattsville,
Greene county, N.Y., Sunday evening, June 2nd, aged 60 years. Mr.
Kreiger represented the town of Prattsville in the Greene county board
of supervisors for twenty-three years, being chairman of the committee
that built the new court house and jail at Catskill. Owing to failing
health he refused a re-nomination for supervisors last fall. Mr. Kreiger
was a member of the Oasis Lodge of Masons, Prattsville, Mountain Chapter
of R.A.M. Windham and Rondoul Commandery. He is survived by his wife, a
sister and two brothers. The funeral will be held from his late
residence at Prattsville, Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, and will be
in charge of Rondout Commandery. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The -
Tuesday, June 04, 1918 Kingston, New York. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
LYDECKER
Harry T. Lydecker
of Catskill, who was a member of the old Company M, First Regiment, of
this city, which served during the Spanish AMerican War, died at
Catskill on Saturday, March 28, at Woodmen, Colorado, where he had been
receiving treatment for the past five months at tbe Woodmen's
Sanitarium. He was about forty-five years old. For twenty-five years he
was a letter carrier at Catskill. He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
John Lydecker, and a sister. Mrs. Eugene L. Leigh of Coxsackie. He was a
member of the Catskill Odd Fellows and Ilks, and of Hose Company No. 1.
[Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Tuesday, March 31, 1925. Submitted by
Melissa Rodriguez.]
MANNING
Mrs.
Margaret Manning, widow of Isaac M. Manning, died at Palenville on
Friday. She formerly resided at Saxton. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The
- Saturday March 20, 1926. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
MARTIN
Frank R. Martin of
Willow, died at Hunter, March 18, at the age of 73 years, having
survived his wife only a few weeks. He is survived by two brothers and
two sisters, J.H. Martin of Willow, N.Y., W.E. Martin, Mary E. and Emma
D. Martin of Hunter, whith whom he resided since the death of his wife;
three nieces, the Misses Ella and Nellie Martin of Willow, and Mrs.
Archie Smith of Roosevelt, L.I. Funeral Services at his late home
Wednesday, March 21. Internment in Palewood Cemetery. [Kingston
Daily Freeman, The - Thursday March 22, 1923. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
PELHAM
Adam A. Pelham died
at Palenville. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Monday August 13,
1934. Submitted by Melissa Rodriguez.]
Adam Arthur Pelham
died at Palenville, Greene county, Tuesday, aged 53 years. He was a
native of the town of Catskill, born at Pelham's Corners. His wife, who
before marriage was Helen Pierce, survives him. Interment in the
Jefferson Rural Cemetery. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Wednesday
August 13, 1924. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
REED
Word has been received
in Catskill of the death of Rear Admiral Allen V. Reed, U.S.N., retired,
in Washington, D.C., on January 14. Admiral Reed died suddenly of heart
trouble at his home. He was 79 years old. The deceased was a classmate
of Admiral Dewey and retired in 1896 after more than forty years'
service. He was a native of Oak Hill and was well known by many of the
older residents of Greene county. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The -
Wednesday January 17, 1917. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
RISSE
Lawrence Risse, two, died in a Catskill hospital from burns received
when his father's automobile left the highway, overturned and burned.
The parents were cut and bruised. [Middletown Times Herald,
Middletown, N.Y., Monday July 25, 1938, page two. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
ROE
Mrs. Benjamin Roe of
this city died in Catskill. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Monday
January 22, 1940. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
SAXE
Catskill, June 5 -
Charles W. Saxe, for many years a resident of Kingston, died Saturday
morning at Memorial Hospital in Catskill after a long illness. He was in
his 82nd year. Mr. Saxe leaves to mourn his loss one son, Perry W. Saxe,
of Stamford, Conn., and two daughters, Mrs. W.H. Moore, of Windham, and
Mrs. George S. Silver of Fishkill. Since the death of his wife in 1928,
Mr. Saxe had resided with his daughters. Services will be held from the
M.E. Church in Windham on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in
Wiltwyck cemetery in Kingston at 3:30 p.m. Mr. Saxe was a member of the
First Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston. [Kingston Daily Freeman,
The - Monday June 5, 1939. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
SMITH
Death of William Burr
SMITH
Remains Brought to Batavia (IL) for Interment ,Sat. Dec.
1st.
We glean the following obituary from the Chicago Inter
Ocean, which will be of interest to our many readers, as deceased was
well known and highly respected by a large number of our citizens, who
tender their sympathy to the bereaved wife, who was a former resident of
this city. The remains were brought here for burial beside those of
other loved ones:
Wm. Burr SMITH, died at his home, No. 2909 Wabash Ave., Nov. 28,
1894. He was born in Green Co., N. Y., Feb. 3, 1835; son of Nathan, the
only one of five brothers – Henry, Elijah, Orson, and Hiram – who did
not come to Chicago from Mich., where his father had settled, July 20,
1851, and for a time resided with his uncle, Orson at No. 181 Wabash
Ave. He was a valued member of the Markley Alling & Co., from 1864
until his death.
He was married July 12, 1861, to Irene A.,
daughter of Rev. M. N. LORD, who survives him; their three children
being dead.
Mr. SMITH was one of the substantial members of the
National Guard Cadets organized in McCarthy’s Building, on northeast
corner Washington and Dearborn Sts., March 19, 1856, of which he was
first lieutenant. Its first captain, the late Colonel Joseph R. SCOTT,
of the Nineteenth Illinois Volunteers, and he, were roommates for years.
He continued with the Cadets of the Sixtieth Regiment, and later, as one
of the most efficient members of the United States Zouave Cadets,
commanded by the late Colonel ELLSWORTH, that made a tour of the Eastern
cities in July and August, 1860. Among the members he was the most
popular, always a great favorite, and was usually endearingly addressed
by the sobriquet as “Powhattan,” or “Pow,” for short. His strict
integrity and social qualities made him popular among his business
associates, and to his friends whom he considered less successful in
life he was liberal to a fault. [Batavia Herald, Kane County, IL, 6
Dec. 1894. Submitted by Kim
T.]
TERWILLIGER
Herbert W. Terwilliger,
a former resident, died in Catskill. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The -
Friday, June 11, 1937. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
THURSTON
Mrs. John A.
Thurston died at New Baltimore early Easter morning, where she and Dr.
Thurston have been living since his retirement as pastor emeritus from
the Bellevue Reformed Church in Schenectady last year. Mrs. Thurston was
Clare R. Ellis, a teacher in Rahway, N. J., more than 40 years ago, when
she married the Rev. John A. Thurston to settle in New Hurley for nine
years, and later to serve the Reformed Church in Chicago, Rochester and
Schenectady. The funeral will be in Schenectady Wednesday evening, with
burial to follow at Somerville, N. J. Highland. [Kingston Daily
Freeman, The - Monday April 13, 1936. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
TICO
Mrs. William Tico, Sr.,
died in Catskill. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Monday, November 3,
1924. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
TOWNSAND
Mrs. Namoni L.
Townsand died at Lexington, Greene county, on Wednesday evening, aged 69
years. The funeral will be held on Sunday from the Big Indian M.E.
Church with interment at Pine Hill. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The -
Thursday, September 28, 1916 Kingston, New York. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
VAN LEUVEN
John W. Van
Leuven, a Civil War veteran, died at Catskill, aged 82. [Kingston
Daily Freeman, The - Monday August 13, 1934. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
WALSH
James Francis Walsh,
aged 15 years, died in Catskill Tuesday following several weeks' illness
with typhoid fever. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The - Wednesday January
17, 1917. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
WOLVEN
John Henry Wolven
died in Palenville, Tuesday afternoon, February 14, at the home of James
Whitney, in his 76th year. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Fred Snyder
of Centerville, and three brothers, Jacob, Levi and Lawrence Wolven.
Funeral was held in Blue Mountain church this afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
Internment in Blue Mountain cemetery. [Kingston Daily Freeman, The -
Thursday February 16, 1922. Submitted by Melissa
Rodriguez.]
