Ira M. Curtis passed away Friday morning, October 23, at the Sidney hospital after a short illness. Death was due to bronchial pneumonia. Mr. Curtis was the son of Zachariah and Marie (Westover) Curtis. He was born at Rockdale [Chenango Co., NY], in the town of Unadilla, in December, 1852, on the Curtis homestead, the place which was settled by his father in 1800. in young manhood he occupied the position of manager and cashier of a private bank which as at that time conducted by his father, in Bainbridge, later he entered a banking firm in Fargo, North Dakota, where he remained until the bank was sold. About that time he came east, intending to relocate in the locality of his birthplace, but still retaining a fondness for the Middle West, he returned to North Dakota, where he became associated with the general mercantile firm of McDermott & Thompson, in Cooperstown, N.D., until 1930, when he retired from active business activities. He then came to Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] where he has since resided at Hotel DeCumber, until hospital treatment became necessary. He was a member of the Episcopal church, and the fraternal order of Masons, holding membership in the blue lodge at Fargo, N.D., the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Cooperstown, N.D., and Sidney lodge, F.&A.M. Ira M. Curtis was a substantial business man, a scholar, a Democrat and a loyal friend. The funeral was held from the Carr & Hare funeral parlors Sunday afternoon t 1:30 , Rev. Father L.W. Steele officiating. Interment was made in Prospect Hill cemetery. The bearers, all brother Masons, were William Turk, August Asplund, W.W. Bates, Earl Foster, H.J. Godfrey and Thomas Kochler. Surviving relatives are two nephews, John Curtis, of Rockdale, and Ralph Curtis of Richfield Springs, and niece Mrs. Evelyn Tong, of New Haven, Conn. [Bainbridge News, Nov. 5, 1956]
Sebert J. Hollenbeck, 89, well known citizen of this village, where he had resided for more than sixty years, passed away last Thursday, October 29, at his home in Bixby street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY]. Death which came at noon resulted from natural causes. Mr. Hollenbeck was born on July 2, 1847, in the town of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], the son of Alvin and Eliza Searles Hollenbeck. Soon afterwards the family moved to Searles HIll where he grew up to young manhood, receiving sufficient education to teach school, a vocation which he followed for some years. On December 29, 1868, he was unite di marriage with Rosella M. Banner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William [Banner] whose death occurred in 1923. About six years after his marriage he moved to Union Valley where he conducted a shingle and grist mill. To Mr. and Mrs. Hollenbeck were born two children, Sebert Banner Hollenbeck and Lilla Jane Weller, and when the children arrived at high school age, the family moved to this village [Bainbridge, NY]. As a young man he joined the Union Valley Methodist Church, transferring his membership to the First Methodist Church of this village at the time of his removal here. During his entire life he was closely associated with all the church activities, acting as superintendent of the Sunday School and also teaching a class, and at the time of his death he was a member of the board of trustees, an office which he had held for many years. He was keenly interested in all village and town affairs and had served on the Town Board as Justice of the Peace, and had also acted as police justice. He also served as assistant postmaster during the terms of office of George I. Skinner and Adelbert Payne. As a business man he had been successful in several lines and for many years had acted as agent for the Travelers' Insurance Company, being one of the early agents to be appointed in this vicinity. in the fraternal life of the community he was a member of both the Odd Fellows and the Masons. He was a past grand of Bainbridge Lodge, No. 960, I.O.O.F. and a past master of Susquehanna Lodge no. 167, F. and A.M. He was a member of the Order of Good Templars which he joined at Union Valley in 1875, and has been an active advocate for temperance and local option all his life. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the First Methodist Episcopal Church with the Rev. George Underwood, pastor, officiating, followed by interment in the family plot near the center of Greenlawn cemetery [Bainbridge, NY]. Surviving is the daughter, Mrs. Leon Weller, of Oneonta; the son, Sebert B. Hollenbeck, cashier of the First National Bank of this village; a brother, Burton J. Hollenbeck of Binghamton; eight grandchildren, Mildred Weller, Oneonta; Clayton Weller, Middleburg; Ruth Hollenbeck, Cooperstown; Mary A. Hollenbeck, Rochester; Sebert Earl Hollenbeck, Washington, D.C., and Leroy L., Alton H., and Ester Rose Hollenbeck, of this village. Also two great grandchildren, Abbie Jane and Clayton Weller, of Middleburg. [Bainbridge News, Nov. 5, 1936]
Charles Herman Goodwin, prominent Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] farmer, passed away at the Chenango Memorial Hospital, Thursday morning, Nov. 12, at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Goodwin, had been a hospital patient only a short time, undergoing a serious operation two days previous. All that could be done to sustain life was done, including a blood transfusion from one son, but to no avail. The deceased was born in Morris 63 years ago. He had been a resident of Guilford for many years, and with his three sons conducted Wingood farms, and featured the raising of Brown Swiss cattle. His herd was one of the prize winners at the Chenango County and State Fairs for many years. Mr. Goodwin was considered one of the most progressive farmers in this section. He also was an excellent carpenter, having followed that trade together with his farm work. He was active in community affairs, having served on the Board of Education of the Guilford Central School. The faculty and school board attended the funeral in a body as a mark of respect to Mr. Goodwin. Surviving are the widow; three sons, Charles, Ward and Richard; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Fosgate and Mrs. Eugene McNitt, of Norwich, and Mrs. W.L. Thompson, of Guilford, one brother, Leland Goodwin, of Montana. Final rites were held from the late home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. J.W. Bump officiating. Bearers were Charles Green, Claude Utter, C. Weidman, Henry Pfeil, J. Ireland and Irving White. Burial in Oxford. Forty-two floral offerings, exquisite in their beauty testified to the place Herman Goodwin held in the hearts of his family and friends. [Bainbridge News, Nov. 19, 1936]
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