Obituaries (March 8)

Fred A. Hill

Utica Saturday Globe, February 22, 1902

 

 

Fred A. Hill

The sad news reached Norwich on Sunday afternoon by wire of the death of Fred A. Hill, at Moweaqua, IN, which occurred the same morning from typhoid fever.  His serious illness had been known to his friends here for several days and his father had hastened to him, being by his bedside at his death.  Deceased was but 22 years of age and the son of Orrin J. Hill, residing in the town of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].  He was a nephew of ex-postmaster Samuel A. Jones, of this village, with whom he made his home while attending the Norwich High School, from which he graduated with high honors in the class of 1900.  During his school life he developed exceptional talent as a public speaker and won a gold medal at a prize speaking contest. He was a young man of high ideals and had intended to work his way through college and was engaged in teaching school to earn funds to enable him to carry out this intention when his fatal illness came upon him.  Every aid that human sympathy could suggest was given him, his pupils and their parents vying with each other in loving acts of kindness.  He was at the home of I.C. Jones in Moweaqua, a brother of Samuel A. Jones, of this village.  In Norwich, where, perhaps, he was best known, the news of his death caused a great shock to many friends.  The blow falls with crushing force on the father and two sisters who survive, all of whom had centered their hopes in the young man's future and no sacrifice was too great for them to make in his behalf.  The remains arrived in Norwich Wednesday morning and were taken to the home of S.A. Jones, where they were viewed by Norwich friends Thursday and Friday, after which the body was taken to the home of his father where the funeral occurs tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Charles E. Drake, pastor of the Baptist Church at South New Berlin, officiating.

 

A. Douglas Rockwell

Bainbridge News & Republican, December 26, 1946

 

A. Douglas Rockwell, 8, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], died of a heart failure during an operation Wednesday morning in the Greene Hospital.  He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn C. Rockwell, a brother, Carlton; a sister, Kay Lee, all of Greene; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell, of Greene, and Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Quinn, of Port Bryon.

 

Frank D. Hoyt

Bainbridge News & Republican,  December 26, 1946

 

Frank D. Hoyt, 75, died at the Bainbridge Hospital Friday, Dec. 20, after suffering poor health for the past four years.  Last fall he went to Sidney to make his home with his eldest son, Harold Hoyt, where he remained until his removal to the hospital.  Born Jan. 20, 1871, he was the son of Ransom and Mary (Shepherd) Hoyt.  He was united in marriage to Jennie Terry, of Bainbridge, who died Sept. 4, 1944.  Mr. Hoyt was general foreman of the Casein Company of America until his retirement in 1937.  Previous to this time, he had been superintendent of a plant at Cherry Valley about 1903, and was in West Harpersfield from 1906 to 1912, and then came to the Casein in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  The deceased is survived by three sons, Harold Hoyt, of Sidney; Ernest Hoyt and Elverton Hoyt, both of Bainbridge; and Clarence Hoyt, of Canton; four brothers, Charles Hoyt, of Richfield Springs; Bert Hoyt, of Otego; Fred Hoyt, of Oneonta, and Elmer Hoyt, of Bainbridge; three sisters, Mrs. Lillian Carey, of Otego, Mrs. Verna Scott and Mrs. Bessie Dunne, of Sidney; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held at Fisher and Sherman Funeral Chapel Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Robert Kellerman, pastor of the Methodist Church in Sidney, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Norman Lawton of Bainbridge.  Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY].

 

George Albert Horlacher

Bainbridge News & Republican, December 26, 1946

 

A Binghamtonian was killed instantly last Friday morning, when his car crashed into the guide posts and rails on the overhead viaduct of the Erie R.R. tracks at Sawyer's Crossings on Route 17-C, two miles east of Owego.  He is George Albert Horlacher, 33, manager of the Regus Theater, Binghamton.  In the crash, his neck was broken, his skull and legs fractured, and his chest caved in.  The sheriff who investigated, said that the man had apparently fallen asleep at the wheel, as he was driving.  His car veered into the westbound lane for about 100 feet, the sheriff said, judging from the fire marks on the road. At the top of the slope, the car piled into the guide rails on the westbound side with such force that the posts and rails knifed into the car from the right front, just behind the hood, into the driver's seat. The right front door was jammed in, pinning the driver into his seat.  Every window in the car was shattered. The trunk door was sent flying down the road, and some tools were picked up 35 feet distant, sheriff's men said.   To remove the victim, it was necessary to pry the twisted door out of the car, and off its hinges.

 

Delores Brigham Ward

Bainbridge News & Republican, December 26, 1946

 

Mrs. Delores Brigham Ward, 22, for nearly her entire life a resident of Hancock [Delaware Co., NY] was fatally injured on Saturday night when the car in which she was riding in Geneva [Ontario Co., NY] was struck broadside by a car driven by Russell Mack at a street intersection in Geneva.  Mrs. Ward, who lived in Geneva, had been shopping and her brother-in-law was driving her home about 9 o'clock Saturday night.  When Mack's car hit them the occupants of the Ward car were thrown from the machine to the pavement.  Mrs. Ward was seriously injured and was rushed to a hospital in Geneva.  Russell Mack, the driver of the other car, was killed instantly.  Mrs. R.L. Brigham, Hancock, received word about midnight Saturday of the accident and her daughter's serious condition and left immediately and was at Mrs. Ward's beside when she died about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon.  Mrs. Ward was born in Hancock, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Brigham.  She attended Hancock Central school and graduated in 1941.  In September, 1944, she enlisted in the Waves and was discharged with the rank of Yeoman in March, 1946.  Her husband, Donald Ward, was discharged about the same time after three years of service in the marine corps and the couple went to Geneva to make their home.  Mrs. Ward's body was brought to Hancock Tuesday and lay in state at Henderson's funeral parlors until Thursday. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon at the Hancock Presbyterian church.  Burial was in the Riverview cemetery, at Hancock.

Emma (Laties) Sherwood

Bainbridge News  Republican, December 26, 1946

Mrs. Emma L. Sherwood, wife of Robert M. Sherwood, passed away at her home in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY\, Saturday morning, Dec. 14 at 3 o'clock.  Emma Sherwood was born Dec. 5, 1886, at Waterloo, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Laties.  Early in life she was united in marriage to Robert Sherwood, of Guilford.  For many years they have worked together in State Institutions, as both were registered nurses.  Two years and eight months ago, they were employed at the Rochester State hospital and were eligible for retirement. As Mrs. Sherwood was filing out her papers, she suffered a stroke.  They came directly to Guilford, where they have owned a home for many years, and she was always cheerful and able to be about much of the time and assume the duties in her home, which she loved.  The devoted care of a husband was given her to the end.  Surviving are her husband, a sister, Mrs. T.J. Dailey, of Rochester, and a brother, Robert Laties, of Albany.  The body was removed to the Seymour Funeral Home in Oxford, where friends called Monday afternoon and evening. final rites were held form the Seymour Funeral Home Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, and 9:30 from St. Joseph's church, Oxford, where a high mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev. J.R. Creamer. The body was placed in the vault at Oxford, and burial will follow later.