Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Obituaries (Co) MHD Collection

 
Charles E. Colwell, aged 70 of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], associated with his brother for many years in the undertaking and furniture business, died at his home last Sunday.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Colwell; a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Lord; a son, Maurice; a brother, Morell T.; three grandsons and one granddaughter, all of Bainbridge.  Mr. Colwell resided in Bainbridge for the past 35 years, and conducted a funeral home and furniture store in partnership with his brother there until 1945, when he sold out because of failing health.  He was a member of the Methodist Church and of the Masonic Lodge of that Village.  [MHD notation:  d. May 11, 1947]
 
Mrs. Druscilla Cook, beloved wife of Claude E. Cook, passed away in the Hamot Hospital, Erie, Pa., on Nov. 7, 1942.  Mrs. Cook, who was 53 years of age, had been in failing health for some time and gradually grew worse.  Body was placed in the vault at Girard, Pa., and burial will be at Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] in the Spring.  In addition to her husband, the deceased is survived by a brother, Clayton Ferguson, of Hamilton.
 
Herbert E. Cook, 61, of 40 Willow Street, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], died Wednesday evening at his home.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Inez Boice Cook; one daughter, Mrs. Jeannette Vanderlip of Cannonsville; one sister, Mrs. George Hamlin of Deposit; one brother, Steven R. Cook of Elmira; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  He was a member of the Baptist Church of Deposit, and had lived most of his life in and around Deposit.  He was a meat cutter with the Acme Market in Sidney.  The body was moved to the Thomas C. Jones, Jr., Funeral Home, 78 Second Street, Deposit, where friends may call.  [MHD notation:  April 28, 1954]
 
William B. Cook, 67, of Tunnel, N.Y. [Broome Co., NY] died at his home Sunday morning.  He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Madeline Brewer of Tunnel and Mrs. Marjorie Kimley of Johnson City; two grandchildren, William and Joan Kimley, both of Johnson City; a brother, Lewis Cook of Sidney; a sister, Mrs. Allie Hayes of Chenango Forks.  Funeral arrangements by Harry R. Rogers of Greene, N.Y.  [MHD notation:  d. 1945]
 
Olney B. Coon, 84, of Afton, RD [Chenango Co., NY], died suddenly at his home, Friday afternoon.  He is survived by his wife Mrs. Percis Coon of Afton, RD; a niece, Mrs. Lloyd Bluler of Bainbridge; a grandnephew, Roland Bluler of Harpursville, and several cousins.  The body was removed to the Fisher Funeral Home, 68 N Main St., Bainbridge, where friends may call today from 7 to 9 pm.  [MHD notation:  d. Dec. 8, 1950]
 
Percis Coons, 86 years old, wife of the late Olney Coons, died June 14 at the Conamore Nursing Home.  She was the daughter of William and Eunice Drake Pike, born in the Town of Colesville, July 5, 1864.  Since Mr. Coons' death last December, she has resided at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bluler.  Mrs. Bluler being a niece of Mr. Coons.   She is survived by two nieces, Mrs. Reno Smith, of Bainbridge, and Mrs. Charles Flemming, of Binghamton; two nephews, Leland DeBell, of Carbondale and Ruben Pike, of Albany.  The funeral was held Sunday at the Fisher Funeral Home, the Rev. Walter I. Eaton officiating.  Burial was made in East Side Cemetery, Afton [Chenango Co., NY].  [MHD notation:  d. 1951]
 
Mrs. Catherine Cooper, widow of the late Benjamin Cooper, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert Wade, on State street, Sunday evening, after a long illness.  She had been confined to her bed for nearly four years.  Mrs. Cooper was 78 years old and was born in Lisle [Broome Co., NY] on Dec. 25, 1859, the daughter of Willis and Patience Harrington.  Her early life was spent in Chenango Forks.  On March 25, 1883, she was united in marriage to Benjamin Cooper and they resided on a farm in Page Brook until the death of Mr. Cooper, when she went to Greene to live with her daughter and husband.  She was a member of the Baptist church at Page Brook.  The family moved to Oxford about ten years ago.  Mrs. Cooper is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Albert Wade, with whom she lived; four sisters, Mrs. Edward Griffin and Mrs. Charles Holmes of Oxford, Mrs. Ruth Stringham of Greene and Mrs. Carrie Palmer of Rochester; and one brother, Milton Harrington of Brisben. Several nieces and nephews also survive.  The funeral was held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. F.L. Andreson, pastor of the Baptist church, officiating.  Burial was made in Riverview cemetery.  [MHD notation:  d. June 15, 1938]

Mrs. Martha Cooper, 66, of West Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], was killed instantly as she was crossing the highway to visit a neighbor, George Webster, near her home last Friday night.  The car was driven by Charles R. Blanchard, 20, of Oneonta.  State police said the woman was struck by the left front fender and hurled through the air for a distance of about 70 feet.  Both shoes were torn off by the impact, police said.  Mrs. Cooper was dead when the city ambulance arrived about 9:35 p.m.  Dr. Norman W. Getman, Otsego county coroner, issued a verdict of accidental death.  Her husband, Frank J. Cooper, died in February.  Born in West Oneonta Nov. 6, 1881, she married Mr. Cooper there Jan. 15, 1902.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles White.  Surviving are Orrin Cooper, a son; Orrin White, a half brother; and Mrs. Vanette White, a step-mother, all of West Oneonta.  She was a member of the West Oneonta Baptist Church and Schenevus Rebekah Lodge.  [MHD notation:  d. Aug. 6, 1948]

Mrs. Lottie B. Corbin, 75, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] R.D. 2, died at the Bainbridge Hospital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 [1955], after a long illness.  Mrs. Corbin was a member of the Afton Baptist Church for many years.  She was also a member of the Afton Chapter O.E.S. and of the Home Bureau of Afton.  The body was removed to the Karschner Funeral Home, Afton, where services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Alan Douglas officiating.  Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Afton, at the convenience of the family.  Mrs. Corbin is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Howard Entenmann, Fair Lawn, N.J.; a son, Wayne L. Corbin, of Bainbridge, R.D.; a sister, Miss Ada Belle Warner, of Yonkers; four brothers, Ray, Ralph and Otto Warner, all of Schenectady, and Hayes Warner, of Binghamton; three granddaughters, two grandsons and two great-granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.

Louis L. Corbin, 75, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] R.D.2, died Wednesday morning at his home, after a long illness.  He is survived by his wife, Lottie B. of Afton; a daughter, Mrs. Frances Entenmann of Fairlawn, N.J.; a son, Wayne L. of Bainbridge; three granddaughters, Marilyn Entenmann of Fairlawn, Helen and Elizabeth Corbin, both of Bainbridge; a grandson, Donald Entenmann of Fairlawn, and several nieces and nephews.  He was a member of Afton Lodge, F.&A.M., for nearly 50 years.  The funeral was held at the Baptist church in Afton Saturday afternoon.  The Rev. Alan Douglas, of Afton, and the Rev. Lester D. Huxtable, of Deposit, officiated.  Burial in Glenwood cemetery, Afton.  Arrangements were made by Karschner Funeral Home, Afton.  [MHD notation:  d. May 26, 1948]

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