Obituaries (April 4)

Edward T. Scanlon

Utica Saturday Globe, December 27, 1902

 

Edward T. Scanlon

At the home of his mother, Mrs. Bridget Scanlon, 82 Mitchell street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Sunday morning Edward T. Scanlon died, aged 21 years.  While on a visit to his brother, in Jersey City, several months ago, he fell ill of pneumonia and from that illness consumption developed.  Deceased was of a bright and cheerful disposition and had many friends.  He was born in Norwich and had always lived here, graduating from the High School in the class of 1900.  Many Globe readers will recall him as one of the boys who served them their paper every Saturday.  In spite of a physical infirmity that crippled him he was one of the best hustlers among the newsboys and his name usually stood at the head of the list in the number of papers sold.  The excellent qualities displayed when a boy bade fair to bring him to the front in later life until his career was sadly and early cut short.  His widowed mother, two sisters, Mary and Sarah, three brothers, John and Frank, all of Norwich and Michael of Jersey City, survive him.  Funeral services were held from the house on Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock and from St. Paul's Church at 10 o'clock, Rev. Father John A. Hart officiating.  Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery [Norwich, NY].

Esther Hoadley Dunning

Chenango Telegraph, March 20, 1861

We notice in the Binghamton papers the death of Mrs. Esther Dunning, at Kirkwood, on the 20th ult. at the age of 91 years.  She had been twice married--Her first husband was Ira Hoadley, and they were pioneers in the then new town of Windsor [Broome Co., NY], 70 years ago, their nearest neighbors residing four miles from them.  The old lady had seen a howling wilderness pass through many and varied changes until a few scattered tracts of woodland only were left to remind her of her parly trials.  Civilization with its manifold powers of machinery and Yankee invention, had changed everything in a manner that must have appeared almost marvelous to one who could remember with distinctness the current events and scenes of 73 years ago. 

 

Parthenia Pirnie

In the New York Daily Times of February 6 and 7, occurs the death notice of Miss Parthenia Pirnie, who died on Monday, February 5 [1906] at her late residence in New York city, 437 West End Ave.  Miss Pirnie was stricken with paralysis ten days before her death.  The family included with herself, an elder sister, Miss Sue, and two nieces. The two sisters spent several summers in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] quite a number of years ago, boarding with Mrs. Sophronia Bixby on East Main street, and Mrs. Frank Cooper, on North Main street. They attended the Presbyterian church while here.  The Misses Pirnie were highly esteemed by Bainbridge people who extend their sympathy to the bereaved sister and nieces.

Howard Robinson

Howard, the 17 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Robinson, formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died March 24th [1906] of peritonitis at Ivanhoe, near Masonville.  The funeral was held at their home on the Silvernail farm on Tuesday, Rev. A.A. Callender officiating, burial at Sidney Center [Delaware Co., NY].

Hannah W. Dean

Miss Hannah W. Dean, for many years a resident of Deposit [Delaware Co., NY], died at the home of her nephew, Mr. E.G. Dean, at 295 Ryerson street Brooklyn last Thursday evening of paralysis, aged eighty-seven years.  The funeral services were held at the home of Mr. Dean Friday night.  Rev. T.J. Whitaker, formerly of Deposit, now pastor of the Bushwick avenue Baptist Church Brooklyn, officiating, and the remains, accompanied by several relatives, were brought to Deposit Saturday afternoon on train No. 1, for interment in Pine Grove cemetery.  The body was taken from the train directly to the cemetery, Dr. O.T. Bundy, C.T. Edick, E.D. Cumming, C.H. Putnam, J.S. Minor and Guerney Ogden acting as pall bearers.  Miss Dean was a member of the Deposit Presbyterian Church, a woman of many excellent qualities, who leaves to mourn their loss a large circle of friends and acquaintances.