Transcribed Obituaries

Surnames Beginning with
O

ELIZABETH ODELL.
Elizabeth, the little ten months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Odell of Dryden hill died Friday at 2 o'clock p.m., from pneumonia. She was taken ill on Thursday afternoon and Dr. G. L. Whiting of Canisteo and Dr. Grinolds of Andover were called and did all they could to save her. This is the second child they have lost in two years and they have the deep sympathy of the entire community.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) Wednesday, January 23, 1918; page 6, col. 1.

Rexville - Mrs. George O'Dell of Jasper, who had been seriously ill at St. James Mercy Hospital at Hornell for the past six weeks with dropsy, died there Thursday morning. The remains were brought here Saturday morning and the funeral was held from St. Mary's Church. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, two sons and three daughters.
Canisteo Times, Canisteo, NY, 13 June 1917.

Canisteo - Wilbur F. O'Dell, 78, of Milwaukee Road, Canisteo R.D. 1, died Monday (Sept. 14, 1992) at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa., whre he had been a patient for the past six days.
Born in Greenwood, April 25, 1914, he was a son of William and Zoe McMindes O'Dell. He was married for 52 years to the former Hazel A. Thompson, who survives.
He had lived on Milwaukee Road since 1951, and was engaged in Dairy Farming.
In addition to his wife, survivors include one daughter, Twila Brotzman of Canisteo R.D. 1; two sons, Clayton O'Dell of Epson, N.H., and Rick O'Dell of Canisteo R.D. 1; two brothers, George O'Dell of Andover and Richard O'Dell of Canisteo R.D. 1; three sisters, Marguerite Nye of Jasper, Veronica Crosby of Troupsburg and Geraldine Harkenrider of Rexville; 15 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by two sons, Wilbur in 1984 and Gerry Lee in 1987; four brothers, Gussie, Robert, William C. and William F.; and two sisters, Elizabeth O'Dell and Sarah Padden.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the H.P. Smith & Son Inc. Funeral Home in Canisteo, where a service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday with the Rev. James Bence officiating. Burial will be in Jasper Cemetery, Jasper.
The Hornell Evening Tribune, (Hornell, NY) 1992.

William C. O'Dell died at his home in East Main Street, late Thursday evening. He was born in Andover 84 years ago. Mr. O'Dell lived in Greenwood for 35 years and in Canisteo for the past 10 years. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Zoe M. O'Dell; six sons, Gussie and Geo. O'Dell of Andover, Robert O'Dell of Belfast, Wilbur O'Dell of Adrian, William C. O'Dell of Jasper and Richard O'Dell of Canisteo; four daughters, Mrs. Edward Padden of Andover, Mrs. Ira VanOrsdale of Jasper, Mrs. Paul Crosby of Syracuse, and Miss Geraldine O'Dell at home, 27 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral Services were held at St. Joachim's Church Monday at 9:30am. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery in Rexville.
Canisteo Times, (Canisteo, NY) Thursday 19 Oct 1950

Sterle W. Olin
WOODHULL - Sterle W. Olin of Washington St. died Wednesday night after a long illness. He was 74 years old.
A lifelong resident of Woodhull, he was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his widow, Della Symonds Olin; five sons, Radcliff of Jasper; Donald of Rochester, Gerald and William, both of Osceola, Pa., and Robert of Woodhull; two daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Carpenter of Woodhull and Mrs. Gertrude Elliott of Knoxville, Pa.; one brother, Ernest of Wolcott; one sister, Mrs. Lulu Fitch of Wolcott; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The body is at the Smith Funeral Home in Woodhull, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, with the Rev. Carl Reppert, pastor of the Woodhull Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Woodhull Cemetery.
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DEATHS
Miss Jennie Ordway Died Sunday in Pasadena, Calif.
Miss Jennie Ordway died in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday morning, Feb. 8 at 10:30 a. m., after an illness of several months duration. She had been a patient in the Monte Vista Grove infirmary for many weeks. Miss Ordway was a native of Jasper, was born here Nov. 15, 1861. It was here that she grew to womanhood and in 1887 began work as a missionary, under the Home Mission board of the Presbyterian church. She spent several years in the west in New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. Later the board sent her to Porto Rico to take charge of the school Colegio Americano at Mayaquez. In 1904 the board had opened the Presbyterian hospital at San Juan, Porto Rico. After several changes in the staff during the first two years, it was decided to divide the executive duties between a lay superintendent and a resident physician. Because of her efficiency in institutional work and her knowledge of the languages, Miss Ordway was asked to accept the position as supt. With almost no special training she was faced with problems entirely new and quite different from those of school. The fact that she was willing to undertake these duties is a testimony to her consecration in the Masters service and the fact that she continued in the work for twenty-three years is proof of her efficiency. When she became superintendent, the hospital consisted of several wooden buildings with 35 beds and 6000 patients were being treated in a year.
Although the upkeep and care of the buildings was a difficult task, the fact that the hospital was considered the best in Porto Rico, when the new concrete building was opened in 1917 speaks volumes for her ability and management. The hospital was expanded each year since and at the time of her retirement nearly 50,000 patients were treated each year.
The legacy given by Mrs. Caroline B. Seller has provided a beautiful home for the nurses, which leaves the hospital with more room for patients.
Nearly three years ago, Miss Ordway retired and planned to spend her remaining years in a little home in California in a group who like herself have given the active years of their life to missionary work, in various parts of the world.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) Thursday, February 19, 1931.

At Painted Post, Steuben county, Mrs. MARY DAYTON OWEN, aged 31 years, wife of Elijah B. Owen, and daughter of William Steele, Esq. This sore bereavement to a large circle of friends is much alleviated by the character and the exit of the deceased. She knew in whom she had believed and was enabled in her dying hour to say -
"Jesus to thy dear faithful hand,
"My naked soul I trust,
"And my flesh waits for thy command,
"To drop into my dust."
New York Spectator, (New York, NY) November 22, 1838; col G.

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