Milo G. Albrecht passed away at his home in Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], January 28, after being in poor health for five years. Born August 8, 1862, in Unadilla, he was the son of William and Mary Fisher Albrecht. On December 9, 1884, he was united in marriage to Marie Wiest, of Guilford. He was a member of the Methodist church. As a young man, Mr. Albrecht was a cheesemaker. For many years he was in the grocery business and later engaged in farming. He continued at this occupation until 23 years ago when he retired. Left to mourn are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Adna Talcott, Sidney; Mrs. Arthur Lee, Unadilla; one son, Loren Albrecht, Mt. Upton; one sister, Mrs. Mary king, Unadilla; one brother, Alfred Albrecht, Afton; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family home in Unadilla, with the Rev. George Youngs officiating, assisted by the Rev. Sidney Hunt. The pall-bearers were six grandsons, Carlton Talcott, Ralph Talcott, Donald Albrecht, Arthur Green, Harold Odone and John Hull. Interment was in the Prospect Hill Cemetery at Sidney [Delaware Co., NY]. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 1, 1940]
Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]: Issac Glover, 72, passed away February 7 at the home of his son, Cecil Glover, on Gospel Hill where he had lived the past three months. He was born at Taughhannock, July 9, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Glover. The body was shipped by rail to Philmont, Columbia county, Friday afternoon where Saturday afternoon the funeral was held. [Bainbridge Press, Feb. 15, 1940]
Mrs. Carrie Porter died on the morning of February 21 after a brief illness. She has been a resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] since 1917, and her friends here are many. Those who visited her knew her for her happy spirit, her thoughtful mind, and her busy hands. For a lady 88 years old she had a remarkable range of interests. Her sewing and knitting has helped and gladdened many, while her plants and flowers were enjoyed by all who came to see her. The funeral services were held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Jones, where Mrs. Porter has lived, on last Saturday afternoon. Rev. Lewis Johnson conducted the services, reading a few of the poems that Mrs. Porter had clipped from papers and placed in her Bible. Miss Dolores Lloyd sang one of the old church hymns that Mrs. Porter had loved so much. The committal service was held in the chapel at the Bainbridge cemetery. Mrs. Carrie Porter was born July 11, 1851, near Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]. In 1868 she married Charles Porter. She lived near Chenango Forks [Broome Co., NY] until 1917 when she moved to Bainbridge. She is survived by six children: Mrs. V.E. Cook of Binghamton, Mrs. Alex Smith of Deposit, and Mrs. W.N. Sherwood, Mrs. W.S. Porter, Frank Porter, and Mrs. E.D. Jones, All of Bainbridge; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. [Bainbridge Press, Feb. 29, 1940]
Edna P. Greene passed away at the home of her son, Floyd B. Greene, at Rockwell's Mills [Chenango Co., NY], at 10:45, Tuesday morning, February 13. She was born in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], April 1, 1853, the daughter of Roxana (Winsor) and Alice Bowen. She was the widow of Luzerne Greene, Norwich mail carrier for many years. There survive their son, Floyd, and two grandchildren, Llewellyn Greene, of Norwich, Richard A. Greene, of Rockwells Mills, and one great grandchild, Doris, of Norwich. Funeral services were held at the Breese Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon with burial in Mt. Hope [Norwich, NY]. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 29, 1940]
Martin H. Farley, Jr., 17, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], died at the Chenango Memorial Hospital last Saturday after being ill for only a few hours. Friday afternoon Mr. Farley helped his father unload a load of hay. He went into the house a short while afterwards complaining of nausea and soon became unconscious. A doctor was summoned, who rushed him to the hospital and everything that medical aid could do was done but he never regained consciousness. Death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. Surviving are his parents, three sisters, Anna Mae, Agnes, and Geraldine, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Farley, of Oxford, also several aunts and uncles. The funeral was held on Tuesday morning, at 10 o'clock from St. Joseph's church. The Rev. Father Leonard celebrating the mass. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery [Oxford, NY]. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 29, 1940]
Saturday evening, March 2, at 8 o'clock, Miss Caroline Winsor died at the Pratt-Newton Home, in Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY]. Death brought release from weeks of suffering, following a shock, which left her partially paralyzed. Miss Winsor has resided at the Pratt-Newton Home for the past seven years. previous to that, her entire life was spent in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], except for a few years spent in California. Miss Winsor was the daughter of Mary (Moses) and Martin Van Buren Winsor. She was born in Guilford, June 18, 1866, 74 years ago. The years in Guilford were spent with her mother, and their home was what is now the E.L. Totman place. During her life here, she served at one time as assistant in the post office. She was a member and earnest worker of Christ church. Her friendships were many and lifelong among the older members of Christ church. those close contacts even continuing since she left Guilford, and made her home in Sherburne. Surviving are cousins Jessie and Albert Moses, of Earlville; Homer Day and Mrs. Helen Phetteplace, of Norwich; Mrs. Ella Winsor, of Sherburne. Final rites were held form the Pratt-Newton Home Sherburne Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Herbert Lamb, officiating. Burial was in the family plot at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Guilford. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 7, 1940]
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