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ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL
Friday March 20, 1936 Pg 4, col
3 by: Ron Hanley
McKECHNIE
Mrs. Anna Marshall McKechnie, 86,
widow of the late John D. McKechnie,
died at her home, 210 North Main Street, Thursday night.
She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, February 8, 1850, daughter of the
late George F. and Harriet Whedon Marshall, and
attended the Ontario Female Seminary at Canandaigua. In 1881 she was
married to John D. McKechnie, son of Alexander
and Jessie McKechnie.
Surviving her are one daughter, Miss Anna
McKechnie, of this city, and several nieces and
nephews. Private funeral services were held from the home, Saturday
afternoon, the Rev. Dr. Herbert L. Gaylord,
pastor of St. John's Church, of which the deceased was a member, officiating.
Interment was made in Woodlawn Cemetery.
ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL
Friday April 24, 1936 Pg 4, col 3
by: Ron Hanley
OBITUARY - LONG
Funeral services for Peter J. Long, 58, who died suddenly,
Wednesday morning, will be held from the home in South Pearl street,
Saturday morning at 8 30 and from St. Mary's church at 9
o'clock. Interment will be made in Calvary Cemetery.
Mr. Long was born in Canandaigua, August 21, 1877, had been an
employee of the State Highway Department for about seven years. He was a member of Canandaigua Council, K. of C.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Phelps Long, he leaves three
daughters and a son, Mrs. Ethelbert Seiler, of Victor,
Misses Genevieve and Mary Long and Jay Long, of Canandaigua, two brothers and a
sister, John Long of Canandaigua, Jeremiah Long
of Syracuse, and Mrs. S. C. Johnson, of Buffalo.
ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL
Friday April 24, 1936
THE BIRTH RECORD
MOWRY - At Memorial Hospital, April 21, 1936, a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. DeWitt Mowry of Holcomb.
Ontario Co. Times Journal, Canandaigua,
NY
Friday June 26, 1936 by: Dianne
Thomas
At Home
and About
+ Announcement
has been made of the approaching marriage of Miss Mary
LANCER of Lima, and Walter L. TRICKEY of Rochester,
son of Mrs. Cora A. TRICKEY of this city. The
wedding will take place in St. Joseph's church, Rochester, Saturday morning
(June 27th).
+
Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Lulu J.
COMSTOCK of Penn Yan, a former member of the Academy faculty, and Fred
H. GUYLE of Auburn, former state trooper at Penn Yan, now associated with
the bureau of investigations of the State Police Troop D. The wedding took
place in Friend Methodist church, Jerusalem, Saturday afternoon.
+ John
R. RYAN, who has been a patient in Geneva General hospital for over 7
months following an automobile crash, is spending two weeks with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward RYAN, North Main street. He will then return to the
hospital for further treatment.
+ Mr.
and Mrs.. Harold BRANDOW of Geneva will entertain the KINDE
family reunion, July 4th, at their cottage on Seneca Lake. Guests will be Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert OSKAMP and son Clifford, and Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. HOOLIHAN of Syracuse, Miss Elsie J.
KINDE will be given a variety shower.
+
(This is how the article appeared in the paper.. errors and all) Harold
O. BACON, chief deputy under Sheriff, Ernest W.
KERSKIE has announced his resignation effective July 1st. Ill
health which prevents him from continuing the arduous duties of his office, is
given as the reason for Deputy Sheriff BACON'S
sheriff by Sheriff John C. BOLLES, Mr. BACON has
served in that capacity retirement. Appointed as deputy for 10 years under
Sheriff BOLLES, Frank CORWIN, Harry E. TAFT and Ernest W.
KERSKIE. (makes no sense to me!)
People
You Know
+ Dr.
Harold REILLY of East Bloomfield is seriously ill in Memorial
hospital.
+ George
L. MORE of this city, who is ill in Memorial hospital, is reported as
doing nicely.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Ward BATCHELLOR of Media, Pa., have been guests of his mother, Mrs.
Joseph C. BATCHELLOR, Howell street.
+ Miss
Gene KERSHAW, with four sorority sisters, is attending the Delta Gamma
national convention being held this week in Lake Placid.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. F. D. HARRIS and Miss Emma CURTIS of Mount Morris are expected
to be weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. FULLER,
East street.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh J. KNAPP of Pittsburgh are guests of his parents, Judge and
Mrs. Walter H. KNAPP, at their summer home of the
West Lake shore.
+ Capt.
David F. STEVENSON and son, Jack, of
Atlanta, Ga., are visiting this father and sisters, A. M.
STEVENSON and Miss Bessie M. STEVENSON, Bristol street.
+ Miss
Frances L. MEREDITH, daughter of W. J. MEREDITH, West
Lake road, was graduated from Geneva High school, Tuesday evening, with honors
in dramatics.
+ Mrs.
J. J. CLEVELAND, Dugan street, has left for Manchester, Mass., to spend
the summer. Her daughter, Mrs. John E. PECK,
who accompanied her, will return Sunday.
+ Mr.
and Mrs.. A. S. HINMAN of park Avenue, and their guest, Miss
Gertrude FARRINGTON, have taken possession of their cottage, Boulder
Beach, East Lake road, for the season.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. John S. RIPPEY and three daughters, Harriet,
Sally and Janet RIPPEY, Park avenue, are spending a month at the Rippey
camp near Dear Run, East Lake shore.
+ Miss
Eleanor May BELL, daughter of Mrs. Nellie V. BELL
of Canandaigua, was graduated from Genesee Wesleyan at Lima, at the annual commencement
exercises on Monday, June 22.
+ Mrs.
Lewis H. ADAMS of this city and her daughter, Mrs.
Albert J. FOSTER, of the West Lake shore, have issued invitations for a
dessert bridge at the Canandaigua Country Club next Monday
afternoon.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Charles B. FURMAN and daughters, Misses Alice
and Margaret of Brooklyn, will arrive Friday, to spend the summer with Mrs.
FURMAN'S father, W. M. CROWLY, at Twisted
Elms, West Lake shore.
+ Miss
Marjorie THOMAS, Hubbell street, attended the wedding Saturday, of Miss
Eleanor JUDD of Keuka Park and Ralph WILKES, a
teacher in Elbridge High School. The ceremony took place in Richardson
lounge at Keuka College. Miss THOMAS remained
for the weekend with Miss Sarah CHALLICE of Penn
Yan.
ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES
Friday July 10,
1936
by: Ron Hanley
MAXON - Miss Mary K. Maxon, 23,
daughter of Mrs. Archie Maxon, of Wood Street,
died Monday morning, after a lingering illness.
She leaves besides her mother, one brother, Archie
Maxon, and one sister, Mrs.
Gordon VanGelder, of Canandaigua.
Funeral services were held from St. Mary's church, Thursday morning,
and interment was made in Calvary Cemetery.
ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL
Friday
July 24,
1936
by: Ron Hanley
OBITUARY O'BRIEN
- Mrs. Rose O'Brien, wife of Patrick
J. O'Brien, retired New York Central foreman,
died at her home on Ontario Street Extension, Tuesday morning, after a long
illness.
Mrs. O'Brien was a lifelong
resident of Canandaigua. Besides her husband, she leaves
two daughters and a son, William O'Brien, Mrs.
Peter E. Dhondt, and Mrs. Howard Keeney,
a sister and brother, Mrs.
Frank H. Wardwell, and John B.
McCormack, also two grandsons, Charles
and Billy Keeney, all of
Canandaigua.
Funeral services were held from St. Mary's Church, Thursday morning.
Interment was made in Calvary Cemetery.
Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester,
NY Aug 6, 1936 by: GSubyak@aol.com
MRS. IDA BARNUM
Canandaigua - Mrs. Ida Mae GOFF BARNUM, 52, wife of
Fred BARNUM of Cheshire, died here yesterday
in Memorial Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Canandaigua town.
CHARLES J. SCHELL
Canandaigua - Charles J. SCHELL, 59, died at his
home in Cheshire Sunday. Surviving are the widow, two sons, Harold
J. and Charles J. SCHELL of Canandaigua; two daughters, Mrs.
Fern FORBES of Canandaigua and Miss Lillian May SCHELL
of Newark; five brothers and five sisters, all residing in Pennsylvania.
Funeral services will be in the home at 2 p.m. today with burial in Lavonia.
CHARLES H. WRIGHT
Canandaigua - Charles H. WRIGHT, 77, died in his
home in Cooley Road, Sunday after a long illness. Surviving are the widow; three
sons, William of Rochester, Clarence of
Pittsford and Leonard WRIGHT of Canandaigua.
Funeral services will be in the home at 2 p.m. today.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Saturday
September 5, 1936
by: Ron Hanley
Marriages - Cooke &
Hughey
Announcement is made of the marriage Mrs.
Elizabeth Flood Cooke, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Flood, in Granger Street, to Rowland
L.
Hughey, of Waterloo.
The Rev. Frank Greensmith, pastor,
performed the ceremony in Calvary Baptist Church,
Rochester, Thursday noon. Mr. and Mrs. Gray
Skutt, of North Rose,
brother-in-law and sister of the bride were the attendants.
After a Canadian trip Mr. and Mrs. Hughey
will live at 312 West Main Street, Waterloo. He is a
graduate of the University of Michigan,
and editor and publisher of the Waterloo Observer. His bride
was graduated from Canandaigua Academy and Rochester School of Optometry,
and recently has been connected with the home service
department of the Associated Gas and Electric Corporation in Geneva.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Wednesday February
3, 1937 by: Ron Hanley
Sprankle Reviews Serious Situation
In Flooded Region
Familiar with conditions in the vicinity of Cairo, Ill. during flood
periods, interesting comment on the present disaster was voiced today by Floyd
A. Sprankle, of Chapel Street, who passed through the region several
years ago when the river valleys were inundated.
Traveling by train from Jackson, Miss. to St. Louis Missouri, Mr.
Sprankle
said the train was seven hours late on the run and barely won through
with the swirling waters rushing against the firebox of the locomotive.
Boats and rafts carrying refugees floated past along the path
of the train, houses and barns were seen with little more than their roofs
above water, he said, and often as far as one could see there was only the
rushing water of the flood.
Here in Canandaigua, said Mr. Sprankle,
it is difficult for us to conceive the hardship and loss experienced when
the great rivers of the Mid West go on the rampage.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Monday January
3, 1938 by: Ron Hanley
MARRIAGES
Cooley - Howard
A New Year's Day wedding was that of Miss
Nina Ruth Cooley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Guy M. Cooley, of this city, and Raymond
A. Howard, of Honeoye Falls, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur B. Howard, of Hopewell.
The ceremony was performed in the evening at 7 o'clock in the
home of the bride's parents, 113 North Main Street, by
the Rev. Dr. Eugene M.
Austin, pastor of the Baptist
Church.
The bride who was given in marriage by her father, was attended
by her sister, Miss Dorothy Cooley,
wore raspberry red crepe, trimmed with
Irish lace, and carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley and
baby breath and roses. Her bridesmaid was in royal blue crepe, trimmed with
red velvet, and carried red roses. Donato Valvano of
this city was best man.
Holiday decorations were used about the rooms and pink and
white carnations centered the table, a family dinner
being served to 12. Out of town guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Vaughan, of Clarkson.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard will live at
19 Clark Street. He is a graduate of Canandaigua
Academy, 1931, and Ithaca College, 1935, and is supervisor of music in the
Honeoye Falls schools. His bride is a graduate of Brockport High School, 1935,
and is an operator at the Classique Beauty Shop.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Monday March
14, 1938 by: Ron Hanley
Henry F. Moss, for 25 years
connected with the former G. Bradley Anderson department
store here, died early this morning in Thompson
Memorial Hospital, where he had been ill since last September,
having previously spent some time in the Canandaigua Health Home. Mr.
Moss had
also been associated with the E. W. Edwards store in Rochester
for 16 years.
Survivors are a sister and a brother,
Mrs. Emma VanGelder of Wilmington Delaware, and Amos
H. Moss, of Adrian, Michigan.
The funeral will take place Wednesday from Ahrens and Breen Funeral
Home in North Main Street, the Rev. Stephen S. Pratt,
officiating. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL Friday May 6,
1938 Pg 4, col 2 by: Ron Hanley
DAILEY -
GREGG - Miss Lucy Gregg, daughter of Mrs. John
B. Gregg, Bristol street, and Leonard
C. Dailey, also of Canandaigua, were married, Wednesday afternoon, at the Baptist parsonage in Hemlock, the Rev.
Ernest Reamer officiating. Attendants were Miss
Jane G. Hollister of Middletown and John B.
Gregg, cousin of the bride, of Rochester. The bride was gowned in powder blue crepe with a corsage of
gardenias
and pink rose buds. Miss Hollister wore dark blue flowered crepe with a
corsage of golden daisies and white sweet peas. After the ceremony, the
wedding party returned to the home of the bride's mother, where a wedding
supper was served. The color scheme was green, pink and white, with apple
blossoms predominating. Miss Mary Jane Gregg,
niece of the bride, and Anna Lee, both of
Canandaigua, served. The bride is a graduate of Canandaigua Academy and of Keuka College,
and is a member of the faculty of the Hemlock school.
Ontario County Times Journal, Canandaigua,
NY Friday, May 6,
1938
by: Dianne
Thomas
Weddings:
NADEAU - MANNING - Miss
Margaret Frances MANNING, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. MANNING of Rochester, and Donald L.
NADEAU, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. NADEAU, West Gibson street, were
married Sunday afternoon, at the home of the bride's parents. The ceremony
was performed by the groom's grandfather, the Rev. Samuel
EATON, D.D. of Canandaigua, in the presence of the families and a few
close friends. Attendants were Miss Mildred BAIRD
of Rochester and Frederick E. NADEAU, brother of
the groom. The bride was gowned in light blue crepe with a corsage of pink
sweet peas and violets. Miss BAIRD wore pink
flowered crepe with a corsage of pink sweet peas. Mr.
and Mrs. NADEAU left for a brief motor trip. The groom is a
graduate of Canandaigua Academy, class of 1935 and is employed as bookkeeper at
the Canandaigua Electric Appliance Corporation. His bride is employed in
Rochester. Mr. and Mrs. NADEAU and family of
this city, and the groom's aunt, Mrs. ERFORD and Mr.
ERFORD, of Elba, attended the wedding.
HOWLAND - WHITE -
The marriage of Miss Ruth Lura WHITE to Rea Vernon HOWLAND
of Chapin took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles WHITE (cut off)
Obituaries:
SANFORD - Funeral
services for Mrs. Melissa Nethaway SANFORD, 86,
will be held from the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. E.
Murray BENHAM, South Pearl street, this Friday afternoon at 2:30.
The Rev. S. S. PRATT will officiate and interment
will be made in Woodlawn cemetery. Mrs. SANFORD
died at the Canandaigua Health Home, Wednesday, after a long period of failing
health. she was the widow of Mahlon SANFORD.
Surviving are two grandchildren, Mrs. E. Murray BENHAM
of this city, and Irwin S. HICKS of Bristol; also
four great grandchildren.
DE ROSA - Funeral
services for Mrs. Madeline DE ROSA, 73, widow of
Frank DE ROSA, who died Monday evening at the home of her son, Nicolas
DE ROSA, in Pleasant street, were held from St. Mary's church, Thursday
morning. Interment was made in Calvary cemetery. Survivors are two
sons, Nicholas and Joseph DE ROSA, and one
daughter, Mrs. Patsy BOVENZI of this city; a
brother and sister, John DE MUSIO and Mrs. Jennie BURELLO of
Italy; also 21 grandchildren.
MULLEN - Mrs. Clarabela
MULLEN, 79, of Cheshire, died Thursday at her home. She was born in
Rushville, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Whitman
GREEN. Surviving are one son, Roy D. MULLEN
and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the home,
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. S. S. PRATT officiating.
Interment will be made in Pine Bank Cemetery.
LATTER - Miss May LATTER,
39, a nurse at Brigham Hall, who had been ill in Memorial Hospital since March
14th, died Tuesday morning. The remains were taken to Syracuse.
Miss LATTER leaves one sister, Mrs. Willard HORN of
Syracuse. Her mother, Mrs. Rosa B. LATTER
died here March 31st.
Victor
Herald, Victor,
NY
Friday,
June 17,
1938 by: Dianne
Thomas
Wedding
Bells - BARRY - MC KAY - One of the season's lovely
brides was Miss Helen Patricia MC KAY, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MC KAY of Canandaigua, whose marriage to Howard
Richard BARRY of Rochester, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest BARRY of Fishers, took place Wednesday morning, June 8th at 9
o'clock in St. Mary's Church in Canandaigua. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Michael C. J. WALL, pastor of the
church.
The bride
who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white satin en train and
a long tulle veil fell from a crown of seed pearls. She carried a white
prayer book with a shower of white rosebuds. Miss
Kathleen M. CALLAHAN of Canandaigua was maid of honor. She wore a
gown of blue chiffon, a bandeau of rhinestones and silver slippers. Her
bouquet was of Spring flowers. The bridesmaids were Miss
Elizabeth WYFFELS and Miss Elizabeth FINNICK of Canandaigua. Both wore
peach organza, with matching halos of net and white sandals. They carried
spring flowers. The junior bridesmaids were Lois and
Lorraine BARRY of Fishers, twin sisters of the bridegroom. They
wore matching gowns of pink organdy, with white pole bonnets and carried old
fashioned bouquets. Walter ALLING of
Rochester was best man. The ushers were Amos MC KAY of
Canandaigua, brother of the bride, and Thomas BARRY of
Fishers, brother of the groom.
The
bride's mother wore a gown of navy sheer with a blue hat trimmed in white, and a
corsage of variegated rosebuds. The mother of the groom wore a gown of
deep blue lace with hat to match and a corsage of variegated
rosebuds. The ceremony was followed by a wedding breakfast in the
church hall, served to about 50 relatives and friends. The bridal bouquets
were used as centerpieces. In the afternoon, a large reception took place
at the home of the bride's parents with members of the bridal party and the
parents of the bride and groom, receiving. Mr. and
Mrs. BARRY left on a motor trip to the Adirondack Mountains. Upon
their return they will reside in Rochester. Mr.
BARRY is a former student of Victor High school.
Ontario Co. Times Journal,
Friday, July 1,
1938
by: Dianne
Thomas
Marriages:
COYNE - DIETZ - Miss
Geraldine K. DIETZ, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
DIETZ, North Main street, and John J. COYNE,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John COYNE, Howell street, were
married Thursday morning in St. Mary's church, the Rev. Michael
C. J. WALL performing the ceremony. The alter was banked with
Madonna lilies. The bride was gowned in white chiffon with a pleated
bolero jecket. Her halo veil was of Chantilly lace and she carried a
bouquet of bride roses and baby breath. She was attended by her sister, Miss
Mary Jane DIETZ, who wore aqua chiffon voile with a heart shaped pink hat
and pink accessories and carried Talisman roses. William
COYNE was best man for his brother and Leo DONOHUE
of Canandaigua and Paul SHERRY of Geneva were
ushers. The bride's mother wore an ensemble of black and white with black
accessories. The groom's mother was unable to be present because of
illness. A wedding breakfast was served to 40 at Miller's Colonial
Inn, where the bride's bouquet, Madonna lilies and the bride's cake formed the
table decorations. A reception to 200 guests followed at the home of the bride
where seasonable flowers and lilies were used in profusion. Out of town
guests were from Buffalo, Rochester, Geneva, Syracuse, St. Peterburg, Fla., and
Ocean Grove, NJ. After a short trip, Mr. and Mrs.
COYNE will live at 141 South Main street. The bride's going away
costume was a pink and blue ensemble with pink accessories. Mr.
COYNE is a graduate of Canandaigua Academy and his bride attended
Nazareth Academy, Rochester, and St. Joseph's Academy, Coral Gables,
Fla.
OVENSHIRE - SMITH -
The marriage of Miss Ruth SMITH, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harrison A. SMITH of Buffalo, and granddaughter of Amos
KINNEAR of Canandaigua, and the Rev. Lewis F.
OVENSHIRE, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Guy M.
OVENSHIRE, also of Buffalo, (cut off)
LOWE - MULVEY - In
St. Mary's rectory, Saturday morning, took place the marriage of Miss
Helen F. MULVEY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P.
MULVEY of Gorham street, and Allan E. LOWE,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth LOWE of South Main
street. The Rev. M. C. J. WALL, rector,
performed the ceremony. Attendants were Miss Mary
SHERRY and Thomas WELCH of this city. Mr. and Mrs.
LOWE left for a short wedding trip and are now living in Gorham street.
KENNEDY - NEWTON - Thomas
D. KENNEDY, Canandaigua city treasurer, and Miss
Roby NEWTON of Peterburg, VA., were married in that city, Thursday
morning. Attendants were Miss Jean NEWTON,
sister of the bride, and James P. DONOVAN of this
city. After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs.
KENNEDY will live at 124 West Gibson street.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER
Monday
July 25, 1938 by: Ron Hanley
DEATHS - Mrs. John Monaghan
[Miss Ella O'Conner]*
From St. Mary's Church this morning took place the largely
attended funeral of Mrs. John
Monaghan, of Fort Hill Avenue, who died Friday
after a long illness. The Rev. Michael C.
Wall, rector, officiated and the following priests were in the
sanctuary: the Rev. Francis Marks, of
St. Andrews Seminary, and the Rev. Leonard
Kelly, of Nazereth College, Rochester, the Rev. William
Killacky, of Honeoye, the Rev. John E.
Napier, Shortsville, and the Rev. Joseph
E. Gorman, assistant rector of St. Mary's.
Bearers were Thomas P. Murray, John Shea,
Charles J. Widman, John Cross,
Frank Knopf and William Carney. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery.
Victor Herald, Victor,
NY
Friday, October 21,
1938 by: Dianne
Thomas
Wedding
Bells:
+ PROSSER
- WILLIAMS, SKELLETT - BAUER - Miss
Loraina P. WILLIAMS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles R. WILLIAMS of Orleans, became the bride of Ellis
E. PROSSER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn D. PROSSER
of Victor, and Miss Elsie M. BAUER, daughter of Ernest
BAUER of Palmyra, became the bride of R. Stuart
SKELLETT, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph SKELLETT
of Hopewell, Saturday, October 15th. The ceremony took place at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn PROSSER at 7:30 pm, the Rev. Stephen
S. PRATT of Canandaigua, officiating. Each couple acted as
attendants for the other couple.
Miss
WILLIAMS wore navy blue with accessories to match, while Miss
BAUER wore wine with matching accessories. Each bride wore a
corsage of pink roses. After a wedding trip into Pennsylvania, Mr.
and Mrs. SKELLETT will reside in Hopewell, while Mr.
and Mrs. PROSSER will leave October 24, for Los Angeles, Calif., where
they plan to make their home.
(Probably)
The Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, NY Thursday, October 20, 1938
by Sharon Ward
Deaths - Charles R. Mather
From the home in Greig Terrace this afternoon took
place the funeral of Charles R. Mather, well known
resident, who died in Memorial Hospital Monday after a long illness. The
Rev. Charles N. St. John, pastor of the Congregational Church, conducted
the service. Bearers were Samuel M. Douglass,
Ray E. Douglass, A. E. McGrew, William S. Moore, Glenn N. Jones and George H.
Stempel. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday November 4, 1938
Pg 3, col 1
by: Ron
Hanley
Mrs. Mary L. Neenan, 63 years old,
wife of Edward Neenan, died at Thompson Memorial
Hospital, Canandaigua, Friday night. Mrs. Neenan had
been at the hospital for the past three weeks following a major operation and
her death occurred very unexpectedly. She was born here, the daughter of
John W. and Catherine Kiley Toomey, and except
for a few years in childhood spent in West Bloomfield, had always resided
here.
Besides her husband she leaves three sons, Supervisor Walter
E., James
W., and Lewis A. Neenan, two sisters, Miss M.
Belle Toomey, and Mrs. Timothy Sullivan of
this place, two brothers, Walter E. Toomey of
East Bloomfield, and William S. Toomey of Kokomo,
Ind.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning from St. Bridget's
church, Rev. George W. Doud
celebrated the funeral mass. Interment was made
in St. Bridget's Cemetery.
Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester,
NY Thurs Jan 12, 1939
by: Dianne
Thomas
BENHAM - Nettie D., widow of Amaziah
A. BENHAM, aged 66, Jan. 11, 1939, at Thompson Memorial Hospital,
Canandaigua. Survivors are two sons and one daughter, Ralph
and Clarence of Canandaigua, Mrs. Bernice HODGES of
East Rochester.
Funeral from the home of Ralph BENHAM, 13(?)
Buffalo St., Canandaigua, Friday Jan. 13, at 2:30 p.m. Burial in Woodlawn
Cemetery.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Wednesday April
12, 1939 by: Ron Hanley
Locals - Mr. and Mrs. Lester L. Bill
and daughter, Miss Henrietta Bill, of West
Avenue, with her sister, Mrs. Mabel Paxton, of
Cortland, are on a
motor trip to Miami, Florida this week to visit their son, Clarence
Bill, a student at the University of Miami.
Marriages - Cone -
Lynaugh
First of the post Easter weddings in St. Mary's Church was
solemnized this morning at 9 o'clock, when Miss
Virginia M. Cone, daughter of John Cone,
of this city, became the bride of Thomas J. Lynaugh,
son of Mrs. Thomas Lynaugh, of Victor. The Rev.
Michael C. J.Wall rector of the church
performed the ceremony and celebrated the nuptial mass. Miss
Lynaugh Gavin, of Palmyra, was soloist.
The bride who was attended by her sister, Miss
Marie Cone, of this city, wore white embroidered marquisette over
satin. Her fingertip veil of tulle was caught with orange blossoms and she
carried a bouquet of Calla Lillies. Her maid of honor was attired in aqua
blue embroidered marquisette over satin, with matching veil and gold halo
and accessories. She carried an old fashioned bouquet.
Robert Barrett of Rochester, a
cousin of the bridegroom, was best man. The ushers were Daniel
F. Flynn and Romeyn Lynaugh, cousin of the
bridegroom, both of Rochester.
Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast for the immediate
families was served at Wenna Kenna East Lake Shore. A reception was to be
held this afternoon in the home of the bride's father, Buffalo Street.
After an extended wedding trip Mr. and
Mrs. Lynaugh will live in Victor.
Mr. Lynaugh is engaged in
farming. His bride is a graduate of
Canandaigua Academy and of St. Joseph's Hospital Elmira. She
has been on general duty nursing staff at Memorial Hospital for several
years.
Prenuptial affairs included a linen shower by Mrs.
Daniel F. Flynn and Mrs. Leon Curtin, variety shower by
Mrs. Charles Wade, dinner and
shower by associate nurses at Memorial Hospital, crystal
shower by Mrs. William Burns and Misses Ruth and Mary
Kaveny, personal shower by Miss Esther Hahn and
Miss Chris Pedro, dinner for the wedding party by Miss
Marie Cone, and stag party for the bridegroom by friends.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Saturday April 15, 1939
by: Ron Hanley
Miss Genevieve Long Is Tendered
Shower
Mrs. George Lockwood and Mrs.
William Murray entertained last evening at a linen shower for Miss
Genevieve Long, of this city, in the
home of Mrs. Lockwood in Bristol
Street. Miss Long's marriage to Raymond
Tanea, of Canandaigua, will take place this month.
Games and music provided entertainment. Prizes went to Mrs.
Helen Siler, Mrs. Joseph
Thompson, Mrs. William Moran and Mrs. George
Thompson. Gifts were presented
Miss Long in a large decorated basket.
Supper was served to 25 by Jean, Betty
and Elaine Murray and Jay Long. Out of town guests were from Albany,
Newark, Stanley and Gorham.
ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT and CHRONICLE Sunday April
16, 1939, pg 2C
by: Ron Hanley
JOHN S. ANDREWS
Canandaigua -- John
S. Andrews, 89, for many years a practicing
attorney in this city, died Friday night at his home in Albany.
Funeral services will be held here at 2:30 p.m.
today at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Walter S. Buck, 28 Dungan Street, with burial in
Woodlawn Cemetery.
Andrews was a member of the
Ontario County Bar Association and practices his
profession here until he accepted a position in the New
York State Insurance department many years ago. He retired in
1925 and has since made his home in Albany.
Surviving are three sons, Albert W.,
Syracuse, Melvin D., Rochester and
Arthur A., Mount Morris, also the one daughter, Mrs.
Buck.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Monday April
17, 1939 by: Ron Hanley
DEATHS - Mrs. I.
N. Lovenheim
Mrs. Harriet Leah Lovenheim, 68,
of 415 South Main Street, died this morning in Memorial
Hospital, where she had been under treatment
following a heart attack last Wednesday.
She was born in Montezuma, February 11, 1871, daughter of the
late Edward and Louise Eckert
Lower, and had lived in Canandaigua the past 14
years.
Besides her husband, I. N. Lovenheim,
she leaves a daughter and son,
Mrs. Albert F. Hanley and Eckert J. Lovenheim,
of this city, and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 2:30 from the home of Rev.
Eugene M. Chapman, rector of St. John's Episcopal
Church, officiating.
Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
UTICA DAILY PRESS Wednesday April
19, 1939 Pg 4
by: Ron Hanley
MRS. I. N. (Harriet Elizabeth)
LOVENHEIM
Little Falls --- Mrs. I[gnatus].
N. Lovenheim, 71, died April 17, 1939, at her
home in Canandaigua. She had been seriously ill about a week.
She was born in Montezuma, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Lower.
Besides her husband, I. N. Lovenheim,
of this city, there survive a daughter, Mrs.
Albert Hanley, a son, Eckert J. Lovenheim,
four grandsons
and two granddaughters, all of Canandaigua, a sister, Mrs.
Bertha Malone, and a brother, Nathan Lower.
The family resided in Little Falls for many years, where
the deceased married I. N.
Lovenheim, merchant.
The funeral will be held at her home, 415 South Main St.,
Canandaigua, Thursday, at 2 p.m. Burial will
be made in Woodlawn Cemetery Canandaigua.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Thursday April
27, 1939 by: Ron
Hanley
William
Rannie Smith, 65, died suddenly of a heart attack early this
morning at his home, 76 Gorham Street.
Born in Canandaigua,
September 3, 1873, Mr. Smith was the son of the
late William M. and Harriet Rannie Smith. He was
educated in the
public schools and
in the old Canandaigua Academy, and as a young man was associated in the
bakery business with his father.
Later he went to
Detroit and for 22 years was employed in the Ford Manufacturing
plant. He retired and returned to his former home about a
Mr.
Smith leaves only his wife, Mrs. Mabel
VanDenbergh Smith. Funeral services will be Saturday from the
home. Interment will be
The Victor Herald, Victor, NY
Friday, May 19,
1939
by: Dianne
Thomas
RYAN - Thomas RYAN
of Canandaigua, passed away Thursday, May 11, 1939, at Oak Mount Sanitorium,
East Bloomfield. He was 75 years old. He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Anna RYAN; a brother, Michael RYAN of
Rochester. Funeral services took place from St. Patrick's church in
Victor, Saturday morning.
THE VICTOR HERALD Friday
June 2, 1939 Pg 5, col 2
by: Ron
Hanley
OBITUARY - MONAGHAN
Funeral services for John Monaghan,
80, who died suddenly, Monday morning, at his home in Fort Hill Avenue, were
held from St. Mary's
church, Thursday morning. Interment was made in Calvary
cemetery.
Born in Victor, September 10, 1858, Mr.
Monaghan was a retired farmer, having made his
home in this city the past nine years. His wife
died last July 22.
Survivors are three daughters and eight sons, Sister
Miriam, of Nazareth Academy, Rochester, Mrs.
Michael E. Morrissey, Mrs. William T.
Cross, Leonard, Frank and Emmett
Monaghan, all of Canandaigua, John, William and
Frederick Monaghan, of Washington, and Assistant District
Attorney George P. Monaghan and David
Monaghan of New York, also 21 grandchildren and one great
granddaughter.
Victor Herald,
Friday June 2,
1939
pg
5
by: Dianne
Thomas
+ KAVENY - William F. KAVENY,
63, died Sunday (May 28) afternoon at his home on the Butler road after a short
illness. He was born in Canandaigua, October 15, 1875, and conducted a
large poultry farm.
He leaves 4 sons and 2 daughters, John,
William, and Robert KAVENY of Rochester; Paul and
Misses Ruth and Mary KAVENY of Canandaigua; also a sister and brother,
Mrs. Helen K. FLANNIGAN of Canandaigua and Thomas
KAVENY of Pittsburgh.
The funeral was held Wednesday from St. Mary's church.
Interment was made in Calvary cemetery.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Monday July 3, 1939
by: Ron
Hanley
Locals - Mrs. Rose Lennon
and son, Edward, and Miss
Doris Harolds, of Rochelle Park, NJ, and Mrs.
Bertha Malone, of New York City, are weekend and holiday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Hanley, South Main Street.
Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, NY
Tuesday, Aug 15, 1939 by: GSubyak@aol.com
HEDDERGOTT - Mrs. Catherine
O'BRIEN HEDDERGOTT of 14 Amherst St., Sunday, Aug. 13, 1939.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Margaret SHEEHAN,
Mrs. Nellie O'BRIEN, Syracuse, N. Y., Dr. Elizabeth
O'BRIEN of Butte, Montana; two brothers, Martin
T. of Syracuse and Edward P. O'BRIEN of this
city; several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Farrell Brothers Colonial Funeral Home, Ridge Road
West at Memorial Bridge. Services Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock from our chapel
and 10 o'clock at Blessed Sacrament Church. Interment in Cavalry Cemetery,
Canandaigua, N. Y. Syracuse papers please copy.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Tuesday August
22, 1939 by: Ron
Hanley
Family Reunions - Lincoln Reunion
Fifty three descendants of Ira Wood and
Clementine Warfield Lincoln held their annual
reunion Sunday at Cayuga Lake Park.
The oldest member present was Bert
Lockwood, of Clifton Springs, and the youngest Joyce
Horton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Horton,
Enfield.
Members were present from Syracuse, Paulaski, Enfield, Auburn, Scottsville,
Salamanca, Rochester, Holcomb, Victor, Clifton Spring, Hopewell, Penn Yan and
Canandaigua.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Wednesday November
1, 1939 by: Ron
Hanley
DEATHS - WILLIAM F. COYNE
William F. Coyne, 27, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John P. Coyne, of this city, died
yesterday afternoon at Mount Morris Sanitarium after a short
illness. Besides his parents survivors
are two brothers, John J. and James P.
Coyne, of this city.
Funeral services will be held from the home, 76 Howell Street, Friday
morning at 9:30 and from St. Mary's Church at 10 o'clock. Interment will
be in Calvary Cemetery.
ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL
Friday June 14, 1940 Pg 4, col 3
by: Ron
Hanley
WEDDING BELLS ELLIS - HIGGINS
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist church took place
the marriage of Miss Helen Louise Higgins,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Romeyn Higgins, 170
North Pearl Street, to Herbert James Ellis, 40
West Gibson street, in the presence of the immediate families. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Webster D. Melcher,
pastor of the church.
The bride was graduated from Canandaigua Academy and the Eastman
School of Music. She also studied in France. She has been for a number of
years instructor in harp at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, where she
organized the harp department and founded the Stephens College Harp Ensemble. Mr.
Ellis is one of the proprietors of the Ellis Hardware Company.
After a trip to the Maine coast, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis will
be at home in Canandaigua.
Rochester Times Union, Rochester, NY Saturday,
September 14, 1940 pg 11A by: Dianne
Thomas
DIED
- AHEARN - Frank W., suddenly, Friday p.m. at
Canandaigua. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sisters, Misses Mary and Agnes AHEARN of
Rochester; one brother, Dennis AHEARN of Atlantic
City, one niece and two nephews. Funeral from the home Monday, Sept. 16,
at 8:30 am and St. Mary's church at 9:30 am. Interment at Calvary
Cemetery. Syracuse papers please copy.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Tuesday September
17, 1940 by: Ron
Hanley
DEATHS - Mrs. Eva M. Gifford
Word has been received here of the sudden death of Mrs.
Eva M. Gifford,
formerly of Canandaigua, in San Francisco, September 15, 1940.
She was the widow of Nathaniel Gifford,
and made her home with her son,
Lee A. Gifford, in Oakland, Calif., and more recently with her
daughter, Mrs. Evelyn G. Sanders,
in San Francisco.
Survivors are three daughters and the son,
Mrs. Cyril Edmondson, El Paso, Tex., Mrs.
Sanders, Mrs. Benjamin S. Rolfe, Canandaigua, and Lee
Gifford, also three grandchildren,
Billy Sanders, San Francisco, Martha
Gifford, Oakland, and Pershing Rolfe, Canandaigua.
The funeral interment will be in California.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Wednesday September
25, 1940 by: Ron
Hanley
Robert L. Forman, Slain Youth, Kin
of Canandaiguans
Bullet Pierced Body of College Student Found In Car In Ellison
Park
Robert L. Forman, 18, of
Pittsford, whose bullet riddled body was found at 7:30
A. M. today in the rear seat of his automobile on a lonely bridle path off
Blosom Road at the west end of Ellison Park, Rochester, was well known in
Canandaigua, having several relatives here. He was a
frequent visitor in the city and on the lake shore.
A sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania he had been
missing since 12:30 A.M. Monday. Sheriff Albert Skinner
of Monroe County said
the victim was apparently shot at least five times from the
right hand front seat of the car in which two 32 caliber shells were found.
There was no sign of a gun the sheriff said.
[From here on in the newspaper the left most edge of the
article is somewhat obliterated and some words
are difficult to distinguish.]
The youth was a cousin of Mrs. Edward T.
Hanley, Mrs. John Flood, Miss
Lena Engert of Canandaigua, and a nephew of Frank
Leaper of Pittsford, a summer resident of the Beecher tract, West Lake
Shore.
The body of the murder victim, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert C. Forman,
the family which operates L. Forman and Son Inc., Pittsford,
products factory, was discovered by two horsemen who were the
first to ride through the desolate area this morning.
The pair, Joseph Tette, 26, 93
Bloss Street, and Frederick Tremiti,26, of 59
Jerold Street, patrons of the Hillcrest Stables near the spot, saw the body
when they peered into the rear seat of the parked vehicle, a 1941 sedan
recently purchased by the family.
Monroe County Authorities, led by Sheriff Skinner,
District Attorney Daniel J. O'Mara
and State Police Sergt. William Ireland, Pittsford,
sped to the scene upon notification.
Coat Torn, Teeth Missing
Forman's suit coat was torn and
two upper front teeth were missing. Investigators found
a wallet containing $ 5.53 in his pocket, dispelling a robbery motive. The
youth's father said his son was accustomed to picking up hitchhikers
along the road from Rochester to Pittsford.
Police were notified the youth was missing after he failed to appear
early Monday morning after taking home a young woman who live in Averill
Avenue.
Description of the youth and car were broadcast to eight states
and Canada. State Police investigated as far as
Canandaigua and Jamestown where a former roommate of Forman was asked if he
had appeared there. He had not.
Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester,
NY
Mon Nov 25,
1940
by: GSubyak@aol.com
ERWIN - Suddenly at the home of Stephen
VAN VOORHIS, Hopewell, N. Y., Annie L. ERWIN,
beloved mother of Mrs. Marjorie MILER of Cleveland,
Ohio, Mrs.Walter CASSADY of Buffalo, Harry
E. OLDFIELD, of Pittsburg, Mrs. Fred ZACHMAN of Rochester
and Anna Mae ERWIN of Chicago. Funeral from
the residence at 2 o'clock Monday. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery
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