Obituaries (August 14)

Laura Arthusa (Smith) Mills

Utica Saturday Globe, December 1901

 

Laura Arthusa (Smith) Mills

 

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Laura Arthusa Mills, widow of Rufus N. Mills, entered into rest at her home on Brown avenue on Sunday morning last, aged 61.  Mrs. Mills was born in the town of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] February 29, 1840.  She was a daughter of Rev. Erastus P. Smith, a well remembered Episcopal clergyman.  In 1859 she was united in marriage with Rufus N Mills, a well known farmer and stock buyer of Guilford, and the greater part of her life was spent in that town.  Three children were born to them, two sons who died in childhood and one daughter, Miss Mary B. Mills who survives.  Mr. Mills died in 1889.  The year following the death of her husband Mrs. Mills and her daughter removed to Norwich and have since resided here.  The deceased was a former communicant of the Episcopal Church of Guilford, in which for more than 30 years before he entered the ministry her father was lay reader.  Since coming to Norwich she had been a devoted attendant at the Emmanuel Church.  Since last spring Mrs. Mills had been in poor health and for two months had been confined to her home.  She was of an unusually sunny  nature and bore the severe sufferings of her last illness with characteristic cheerfulness and fortitude.  Besides her daughter, she is survived by one brother, Homer L. Smith, and two sisters, Mrs. Esther C. Bradley and Mrs. J. Harvey Shelton, all of Norwich.  A large circle of friends, drawn to her by her uniform kindness and sympathy, also mourn her demise.  Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning.  Burial was at Guilford Center [Chenango Co., NY].

 

Mr. M.J. Loundsberry

Mr. M.J. Loundsberry died at the residence of Sylvanus Hatch Thursday April 16, at 9:30 p.m.  after an illness of five days duration.  Deceased was born in Westchester county, N.Y., and was in the seventy-fifth year of his age.  He has been a resident of this county for more than a half a century and was well and favorably known.  He was never married but leaves two brothers, Fred J. of Minnesota and J.H. Loundsberry of Port Dickinson, and one sister, Mrs. Geo. C. Decker of 87 Susquehanna street, Binghamton, from whose residence the funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon, April 19, at 3 p.m., W.T. Cornell funeral director.

 

Jabez May

On Thursday of last week Wallace May received a telegram announcing the dangerous illness from a paralytic stroke of his father, Mr. J. May, who lived in Penn Yan [Yates Co., NY].  While making preparations to take the train on Friday, news came to Mr. May that his father was dead.  He went on to attend the funeral which took place Sunday.  The burial was at Penn Yan.  He is survived by his wife and four children.  The May mills which the deceased formerly ran have been familiar to Bainbridge people for fifty years, and the one still standing upon the West Bainbridge road, a mile above the village, is an old landmark, often mentioned to determine distance or locality in that region.

 

Elizabeth (Loomis) Scott Stever

1829 - 1897

Entered into rest Monday night, June 7th, at the homestead one and a half miles from the village of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Mrs. Elizabeth Stever in the 68th year of her age.  The deceased has been a great sufferer for years from a complication of diseases baffling the skill of her faithful and untiring physician until death came as a release.  An only child survives her, Mrs. Edna J. May, whose loving tender care of her mother has been rarely equaled.  Kindly assisted by her devoted husband, Wallace May, together they have solicitously and earnestly anticipated the slightest wishes of the sufferer, striving to make the weary hours more pleasant or at least endurable.  The funeral was held Thursday from the house, and many paid their last respects to one who had suffered so patiently for years. The interment was in the Episcopal cemetery.  Rev. D.N. Grummon of Binghamton officiated.   [Widow of Henry A. Scott]

 

Dewitt Osborne

Utica Observer, October 26, 1914

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  The funeral of Dewitt Osborne, aged 62 years, was held from his residence on Mechanic street this afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Mr. Osborne died at the Norwich Hospital Friday afternoon as the result of injuries sustained two weeks previously.  Mr. Osborne had driven to Wood's Corners for a load of potatoes, and as he was crossing the O.&W. Railroad at that point, a dangerous grade crossing with no warning bell attached, the 10:40 passenger train struck his wagon and completely demolished it.  Mr. Osborne was hurled into the air and landed several rods away from the track and sustained a fractured hip, bruised arms and limbs, and it is believed internal injuries.  He was taken to the Norwich Hospital, but was not strong enough to withstand the pain and injuries.  Mr. Osborne is survived by an aged widow and three sons and three daughters all of whom live in Norwich.

Clarence Osborne

Utica Observer, December 21, 1945

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  After three years of failing health, Clarence Osborne, 60, World War I veteran, died in Chenango Memorial Hospital here Dec. 19, 1945.  An employee of the W.H. Dunne Co. and the Victory Chain Inc. here for the last 25 years, he was stricken suddenly ill Monday while at his work.  Mr. Osborne was born in Hamilton [Madison Co., NY], Nov. 4, 1855, the son of DeWitt I. and Julia Bates Osborne.  He was an active member of the Lt. Warren E. Eaton DSC Post 189 of the American Legion in this city.  Two sisters survive, Mrs. George Quinn of Utica and Mrs Bert Lewis of this city with whom he made his home.  Private funeral services will be held from the Lewis home, 124 South Broad St. at 2 today. The Rev Thomas G. Swales, pastor of the Broad St. Methodist Church will officiate.  Burial will be made in Mt. Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY[.