Geneva News 1906

To best use these pages, you may want to use the "Ctrl F" key function to find a surname you are seeking.

Welcome to Ontario County, NY, History and Genealogy!
If you would like to link Ontario County data to this site please contact me. Copyright resides with the contributor. If you would like to submit data to this site please contact Dianne Thomas.

SMALLER CAR BADLY DAMAGED IN EARLY MORNING CRASH

Geneva - April 26 - This morning shortly after 5 o'clock in the state road between Geneva and Waterloo a collision between two automobiles occurred, in which the lighter car was put entirely out of commission. The accident occurred about four miles east of Geneva when the two cars met, one a truck loaded with steel and driven by Roy E. OTIS, of Canandaigua, enroute to Syracuse, and the car owned and driven by Lamber DALTON, of Waterloo, coming towards Geneva.
DALTON claims that the truck was without lights at the time. Before he discovered it the heavy truck was upon him and smashed into his left side, tearing away the running board, smashing the radiator and damaging the car almost beyond repair. OTIS claimed, in his report to the police, that he had one light burning at the time and that the headlights on the DALTON car blinded him so that he could not see. The DALTON car was hauled to the Del Papa garage in Lake street and the truck proceeded on its journey to Syracuse, after making the report to the local police.

Geneva - April 26 - Frank Henry KLUG, aged 75 years, a well known meat cutter and one time a proprietor of a meat market in Exchange street, died this morning at 9 o'clock at his home, No. 212 Pulteney street, after a short illness. Mr. KLUG was a member of the Butchers' Union, Local No. 267. He is survived by his wife and four sons, Joseph and Frank KLUG, of this city, and George and Henry KLUG, of McKees Rock, Pa.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Monroe Co, NY Friday April 2, 1921 by: GSubyak@aol.com

GALLAGHER - BREESE
Geneva - April 1 - Miss Lorena BREESE daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar BREESE, of Exchange street was married to Russel J. GALLAGHER, son of Mr and Mrs James J. GALLAGHER, of Bridge street, Seneca Falls at Trinity Church at 7 on
Wednesday evening. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles MORTON SILLS, D.D. rector of the church. Mr and Mrs GALLAGHER will reside in Geneva after their wedding trip.

Geneva, May 4 - Miss Julia KNIGHT died yesterday morning at the family home after a long illness. She is survived by three sisters, Miss Bridget KNIGHT, Mrs. Frank BEAMISH and Miss Anna KNIGHT, of this city, four brothers, Patrick
KNIGHT of Painsville, Ohio, James, Mathew and John KNIGHT of this city.

MISS JULIA T. KNIGHT
Geneva, May 5 - The funeral of Miss Julia T. KNIGHT who died Tuesday morning, will be held Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock from the family home, and from St. Francis De Sales' Church at 9 o'clock.

Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, Monroe, NY Thursday Sept 1, 1921 by: GSubyak@aol.com

MASTIN - KETTERER
Geneva, Aug. 31 - Miss Olga A. KETTERER, of Stanley, and J. C. MASTIN, of Geneva, were married last Thursday in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Geneva by Rev. Bruce E. PIERCE. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Lulu E.
KETTERER, as bridesmaid, and J. Dean SCOTT was best man. The bride was attired in a dark blue traveling suit, with picture hat, and carried bride roses. The bridesmaid wore dark blue, with hat to match, and carried pink roses. Following ceremony a dinner was served, after which Mr. and Mrs. MASTIN left for an Eastern motor trip. They will be at home after September 10th in
Geneva.

Mrs. Florinda M. (nee Shirley) Baker, age 91, died at the home of her son, Thomas Edwards, on the River Road, this morning at 5:20 o'clock after a long illness. She is survived by one son, Thomas S. Edwards, five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The funeral announcement will be made later.

May 5, 1922

The funeral of Mrs. Florinda (nee Shirley) Baker, who died early yesterday morning after a long illness, will be held from the home of her son, Thomas S. Edwards of the River Road, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, the Rev. J.B. Arthur, rector of the St. Paul's church, Waterloo, officiating. Internment will be made in Maple Grove cemetery.

Samuel D. Shirey, 55 years, died early yesterday morning at the Geneva City Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Shirey has made his home in Geneva for about fifteen years. He has worked for many years as a carpenter for A.B. Hilkert and made his home with Mr. and Mrs. P. Delos Finaz, 91 Hamilton St. He is survived by one brother, William O. Shirey, of Ferrisburgh, VT.

The funeral will be held from his late home, 91 Hamilton St., tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the Rev. Havard Griffith, pastor of the First Baptist church officiating. Interment will be made in Glenwood Cemetery. Members of the Carpenter's Union will attend in a body and a delegation will act as bearers.

SAMUEL C. HELMS - Geneva, June 9 - Samuel C. HELMS, 71, died last night at the Geneva Hospital. He leaves two sisters, Mrs. William BROWN of the Lyons Road, and Mrs. C. ARNOLD, of Geneva, and a brother, Robert C. HELMS, of Geneva. Funeral Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. BROWN with Rev. J. B. HUBBS, of Geneva officiating. Burial in Glenwood cemetery.

MRS. SAMUEL WARR - Geneva, June 9 - Mrs. Samuel WARR, mother of W. G. WARR, secretary of the Geneva, Y.M.C.A., died Monday at the family home in Scranton, Pa. She leaves her husband, a son, W. G. WARR, and three daughters.

BARDEN - WITTER FAMILIAR[sic]

Geneva, July 11, The annual reunion of the BARDEN and WITTER families took place Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. TRANSUE at Hall with a hundred guests attending. At the business session following officers were elected for the coming year: President, William ANSLEY, of Penn Yan; vice-president, Mrs. Edward BLACK, of Bellous; secretary, William WITTER of Stanley; treasurer Arlington MAPES of Gorham.
The reunion next year will take place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LEDGERWOOD, Penn Yan. Geneva members of the family attending included: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. BARDEN; Fr. and Mrs. George O'BARDEN, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. WITTER and family, Mrs. T. C. TURNBULL and daughter, Miss Helen TURNBULL, Mr. and Mrs. Carl BARNES and Mrs. William DORMER and Mrs. J. BARDEN.

+ Jay F. BUTLER of Geneva, pleaded guilty in police court to driving an automobile while intoxicated and was fined $50 and his owner's license permanently revoked. BUTLER narrowly escaped a collision with another motorist and then ran into a bridge abutment.

+ A Geneva woman is said to hold the record as a "car smasher". Her name is Mrs. Charles ONO and she first ran her car directly into that of Charles READE, then collided, a little later, with a Ford belonging to Charles JENSEN. Her own car was badly damaged. Mrs. ONO claims the steering wheel of the car was responsible for her unenviable record.

+ HARRIET C. MARTIN - Geneva, March 20 - Harriet C. MARTIN, sister of Charles W. MARTIN of No. 146
Maxwell avenue, died to-day at the MARTIN home. Funeral from the home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial in Soule cemetery, Auburn.

+ MISS MARY WALKER - Geneva, March 30 - Miss Mary L. WALKER, 88, died yesterday at the home of Mrs. M. J. CLARK, No. 23 Elm street. She leaves no immediate relatives and is the last of one of the old-time Geneva families. Her father was known as Colonel WALKER. At the outbreak of the Civil war he was prominent in legal circles in this vicinity but gave up his practice and was active in the recruiting of a company of volunteers. He left here as captain of the company and at the close of the war returned with the rank of colonel. Funeral Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock from the chapel in Glenwood cemetery. Rev. F. M. WESTON of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial in Glenwood cemetery. Bearers will be members of the Masonic fraternity of which Colonel WALKER was an active member.

+ GEORGE W. CARR - Geneva, March 30 - George W. CARR, 54, died to-day at the home of his sister, Mrs. Edward BAILEY, No. 10 North Exchange street. He leaves three brothers, Louis and Samuel CARR of Penn Pan(sic) [prob Penn Yan], and Alfred CARR, of Geneva; a step-brother, Vincent BEEBE, of Penn Yan; three sisters, Mrs. BAILEY, Mrs. George DOCKERTY, of Penn Yan, and Mrs. John KLINEFELLER, of Holcomb.

Man Found Frozen Died of Hunger, Coroner Says; No Clue To His Identity

Geneva, Jan. 5 - As a result of an autopsy on the body of an unidentified man found frozen yesterday, Coroner George FLINT announces that the man starved to death, and that as a result of his weakened condition was unable to regain his feet after falling into a depression along the tracks of the Auburn branch of the New York Central Railroad about a quarter of a mile north of the
plant of the Lisk Manufacturing Company.
The body remains at a local undertaking parlor, while the officials are seeking identification. Fingerprints of the man have been forwarded by Frank E. FOLEY to the National Bureau of Criminal Identification in Washington, to the State Fingerprint Bureau at Albany and to the Army and Navy Bureau. Dr. H. D. HUBBS, who performed the autopsy, placed death at about 12 hours previous to the finding of the body and expressed the opinion that the man died where he was found from lack of nourishment and exposure. A watch in his pocket stopped at 12 o'clock.
The man about five feet six inches tall had dark brown hair streaked with grey. He wore two suits of underwear, a tan and blue cotton work shirt, a suit of dark blue serge, a brown overcoat and gray cap. Scraps of clothing labels showed that the clothing originally came from Detroit or Wyndotte, Mich.

Mrs. Betsey Heckman, aged 82, died at her home in Rose Hill, Seneca County yesterday. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. McLellan Herr, Mrs. Earl Bedford and Mrs. Delbert Mudge, all of Seneca County; one son, Preston Heckman of Geneva; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late home with the Rev. John B. Arthur of St. Paul's church, Waterloo, officiating. Interment will be in Maple Grove cemetery.

Ontario Co. Times Journal, Canandaigua, NY Friday July 22, 1932 by: Dianne Thomas

ADAMS - BONNELL - Rev. John Quincy ADAMS, D.D. of 4 William street, Geneva, and Miss Adah N. BONNELL, of Waterloo, were united in marriage at noon, Thursday, at the BONNELL farm on the highway between the Five Points and Waterloo. Rev. A. J. MAC MILLAN of Shortsville performed the ceremony, assisted by Rev. Harry W. MC CONNELL of Waterloo. The bride is the daughter of the late George A. BONNELL and Mary E. HALSTEAD, his wife, and comes from a long line of Quaker ancestors. She is a native of Waterloo and was graduated from the high school and from the normal school at Geneseo. She has taught for many years in the township and fro the last two years, in the Waterloo Junior High, and has been superintendent and teacher in the Presbyterian Sunday School and active in many lines of church work. The wedding was very private, only a dozen close friends and relatives being present. The wedding breakfast was served at Normandy Inn. After 2 or more weeks in New England, they will be at the BONNELL farm until early in the Fall, when they expect to go to Los Angeles, and remain on the Pacific coast until next summer.

ADRIAN M. HENRY - Geneva, June 22 - Adrian M. HENRY, 21, of the East Lake Road, Rose Hill, died in Waterloo Hospital last night following an operation for appendicitis.

Mr. Morrissey died Thursday, following a long illness. Other survivors include his wife, Mrs. Grace C. S. Morrissey, and another sister, Mrs. John Clark, of Troy.

relief when he and his wife had a point interest account of nearly $2000 in a bank, paid a $50 fine. He is at liberty under a 60 day suspended

Sentence was imposed when he was arraigned before Peace Justice Archie Cuykendall, of Victor. Justice Cuykendall, in passing sentence , told

TURNER - Entered into rest at her home, Ridge Road, West Webster, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1936, Della TURNER, aged 82 years. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William SPARKS; one sister, Mrs. Rebecca ROE of Saugerties, N. Y.; four grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren.
Services from her home, Saturday, 2 p.m. Interment Geneva, N. Y. Geneva papers please copy.

MRS. WINFRED CHURCHOUSE
Geneva - Mrs. Winifred CHURCHOUSE, wife of John CHURCHOUSE, a former resident of Geneva, died Saturday (18th) in Cleveland, Ohio, after a long illness.

HALLAM - Entered into rest, Aug. 13, 1939, Joseph HALLAM aged 61 years, of 1614 N. Clinton Ave. He is survived by his wife, Lillian A.; one daughter, Mrs. Norman REMMEL; one granddaughter, Lynn Mary Ann REMMEL. He was a member of Court, Rochester No. 1687 IOF, Court City Rochester No. 35 Forresters of America.
Friends may call at Corbett's Funeral Chapel, 756 E. Main St. Services Wednesday morning at 9:30 at St. Peter's Church, Geneva, N. Y. Interment in Waterloo, N. Y. Geneva papers please copy.

The funeral of Thomas S. Edwards was held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Bennett Funeral Home, 207 Genesee St. Rev. Harry L. Williams, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiated and interment was in Glenwood Cemetery. Bearers were: Orin Fiske, Orville Covert, Ross Knight, Thomas Doyle, Jay Hartranft, and Ray Tauscher.

CUMMINGS - Mary A. CUMMINGS, at the residence, 305 Averill Avenue, October 16, 1944. Survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nora UTTER, Mrs. Bernard YOUNG; five brothers, Richard CUMMINGS of Buffalo, John J. and Gerald CUMMINGS of
Pittsburgh, Daniel F. CUMMINGS of Detroit, James CUMMINGS of Philadelphia.
Services Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the residence and 10 o'clock at St. Boniface Church. Interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Geneva.

The Rev. James Hallett HERENDEEN, retired Episcopal rector who has served parishes in Western and Central New York, died July 23, 1945, in Geneva General hospital after a three weeks illness. Mr. HERENDEEN was born in Farmington, a son of James Wilkinson HERENDEEN and Mary Alice BROWING Herendeen. He attended schools in this area, also Kenyon College and was graduated from General Theological Seminary in New York. He was ordained to the priesthood in Palmyra.

After serving in Buffalo as assistant to the late Dr. Charles H. SMITH, the Rev. Mr. HERENDEEN had charge of parishes in Youngstown, Medina, Angelica, Honeoye Falls, Montour Falls and Catherine. In 1934 he retired as rector at Montour Falls and Catherine, and he and his wife made their home in Geneva, where he served frequently as assistant rector at Trinity and at St. Peter's. He was a Mason, a member of the Odd Fellows and of the University Club.

Besides his wife, the former Nellie EDGERTON of Buffalo, the Rev. Mr. HERENDEEN leaves one son, James Hallet HERENDEEN of Scranton, Pa.; two daughters, Mrs. Theodore T. O'DELL of Geneva and Mrs. Harry W. CLARK of Chappaqua, NY; seven grandchildren; two brothers, James M. B. HERENDEEN of Macedon and Richard HERENDEEN of Victor; two sisters, Miss Jane E. HERENDEEN of Canandaigua and Mrs. Edson MC LOUTH of Shortsville. Funeral services were held in Trinity Church, Geneva, and were followed by burial in Friends Cemetery, Farmington, last week Thursday.

Ontario County Times Journal, Canandaigua, NY Friday, September 26, 1945 by: Dianne Thomas

MAHAN - Anna Elizabeth MAHAN, formerly of Rochester, died in St. Francis hospital, Buffalo, Wednesday, September 27, 1945. Born in Hopewell, she had spent most of her life in Rochester, where she was a secretary in the offices of the Eastman Kodak Company. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America of that city. Survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Andrew SHAUGHNESSY of Canandaigua, Mrs. Margaret BREEN of Hopewell, and Mrs. Frank MALEY of Buffalo; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 9:30 am, from the Dhondt Funeral Home in North Main street and at 10:00 o'clock from St. Mary's Church. Burial will be made in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Geneva.

TOOMEY - Entered into rest, Thursday, July 18, 1946, Kathryn C. TOOMEY of 56 Wilcox St. She is survived by her cousin, Mrs. Mary FLACK of Clifton Springs, N. Y. She was a member of the Rosary Society of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament. Friends are invited to call at the D. Bernard O'Brien Funeral Home, 597 Thurston Road. Funeral Monday morning at 8:20 and at 9 o'clock from the Church of the Blessed Sacrament. Interment, St. Patrick's Cemetery, Geneva, N. Y. Geneva papers please copy.

Mrs. Agnes Farrell HURLEY, 71, retired Canandaigua school principal and former Yates County Democratic Committee co-chairman, died in her Geneva home, 46, DeLancey Dr., Tuesday night, July 26, 1949, following a long illness. Mrs. HURLEY was the widow of John H. HURLEY. She was born in Canandaigua and formerly resided in Rushville and Middlesex Valley Central School district, the first woman ever to be on that board. For 14 years Mrs. HURLEY served as co-chairman of the Yates County Democratic Committee. She was a member of St. Stephen's Church here and was a member of the Rushville Tuesday Club.

The survivors are two sons, John F. HURLEY, Schenectady; James E. HURLEY, Geneva; a daughter, Miss Helen I. HURLEY, Geneva; seven sisters, Mrs. Howard LYNCH, Mrs. Hugh SMITH, Mrs. Gerald LYNCH, Misses Alice, Kathryn and Margaret FARRELL, Canandaigua and Mrs. George LAW, Rochester; three grandchildren, John, Patricia and Susan HURLEY, Schenectady. The funeral will take place tomorrow in the Mc Guigan Funeral Home, 45 High St., at 9:30 am and at 10 o'clock in St. Stephen's church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Canandaigua.

Miss Anna RYAN - Geneva - Miss Anna RYAN, 120 Pultney St., died Tuesday, July 26, 1949, in Geneva General Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 8:30 in De Vaney & Co., funeral home, 187 N. Main St. and at 9 am in St. Stephen's Church. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Born in Ovid, daughter of Henry and Bridget RYAN, Miss RYAN had been a resident of Geneva for 40 years. She was a member of St. Stephen's Church. She is survived by a sister, Miss Elizabeth RYAN of Geneva.

MRS. ELINOR S. LONG

GENEVA - Elinor S. Long, 69, of 8 Park Place was stricken unexpectedly Monday night, September 11, 1967, and pronounced dead on arrival at

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. George Linehan of Newark, four sons, John, Dr. William, Donald and Richard, all of this city, one sister, Mrs. C. J. Brown of Alexandria, Virginia, one brother, Jerome de Vaney of California, eight grandchildren, and one niece.

Olmstead, Richard - Richard Allen Olmstead, of Boston, MA, formerly of Geneva, died April 9, 2000. Richard was born Oct. 23, 1946, in Geneva, the son of Frederick Law and Louise (Varno) Olmstead. He was a 1964 graduate of Geneva High School, received his bachelor's degree from the State University College at New Paltz, and his master's of science from the University of Arizona. He was a substance-abuse counselor, who dedicated his life to others. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. He is survived by his mother, Louise Varno Olmstead of Newark; his sister, Patricia Wilson of Geneva; brothers, Frederick (Ann) Law Olmstead III of Hawaii, Eugene (Linda) Olmstead of Elmira and Ronald (Debbie) Olmstead of Boston, Mass.; and several nieces, grandnieces, grandnephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. He was predeceased by his father.

These electronic pages may be printed as a link or for personal use, but is NOT to be reproduced in any format for
profit or presentation by ANY other organization or persons.