Robert L. Case
Utica Saturday Globe, March 1913
Robert L. Case
1836 - 1913
Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]: Robert L. Case, an elderly and greatly esteemed resident of Norwich, died at his home on Fair street Sunday morning. Mr Case's health had been failing for some time. He was 76 years of age, and was born in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] September 15, 1836, a son of Leroy and Sarah Case. He had bee a resident of Norwich for about 30 years. August 23, 1864 he married Cyrena S. Wilbur, whose death occurred on March 14, 1909. Mr Case was one of the best known Red Men in Norwich. He was a charter member of the first local organization of the order and, when that was disbanded, allied himself with the Whaupaunaucau Tribe at its organization and had passed most of the chairs. For several years he had been collector of wampum. He was also a member of the knights of Pythias and of the Carpenters' Union. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Sarah L. Fredenburg, of Norwich, and Mrs. J. Lester Rockwell, of Hornell, and by one brother, Albert Case, of Coventry. Funeral services were held from the residence on Fair street Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Ira W. Bingham officiating. The services at Mount Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY] were conducted by the Red Men.
Sophia M. (Martz) Duran
Utica Saturday Globe, March 1913
Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]: At her home on Cortland street Monday evening Sophia M. Duran, wife of Lyman S. Duran, passed away after an illness of some weeks, aged 53. The deceased was born in this village March 16, 1860, a daughter of John and Margaret Martz. She was married September 27, 1881, to Lyman S. Duran. Besides her husband she is survived by one son, Leroy of Brooklyn; her mother, Mrs. John Martz, of Norwich; two sisters, Mrs. J.S. Stearns, of Port Allegany, Pa.; Mrs. I.F. McCarty, of Brooklyn; also one brother, John Martz, of Norwich. She was a faithful member of the Congregational Church and of the King's Daughters and her death is mourned by a large circle of friends. The funeral was held from her late home Thursday afternoon, Rev. Paul R. Allen officiating. Burial was made in Mt. Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].
Dr. Charles M. Dunne
1876 - 1945
The body of Dr. Charles M. Dunne whose death occurred December 22, 1945, at Daytona Beach, Fla., will arrive in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] late Monday and rest at the George J. Devine Funeral Home where services will be held at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning and from St. Paul's church at 9:30. A requiem mass will be celebrated by the pastor, Father Charles M. Coveney. Burial will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery [Norwich, NY]. Friends are requested by the family to please omit flowers. Dr. Dunne was born December 28, 1876, in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] the son of Michael and Mary (Moore) Dunne. He received his preliminary education in Oxford Academy and in 1899 was graduated by University of Pennsylvania with honors as a doctor of dental surgery. He devoted much of his professional career to the practice of oral surgery. For the past few years most of his time was spent at the family's home at Daytona Beach. His civic interests were many. He was a former director of The National Bank and Trust Company and a past trustee of the Cortland Normal School. Dr. Dunne had served as president of the Sixth District Dental Society and of the New York State Dental Society. He was a member for 12 years of the executive council of the state society and for several years a delegate to the conventions of the American Dental Association. His eminence in his profession gained for him recognition that was national in scope. His interest in Norwich and Chenango county was that of a native son. In earlier years he followed the success of school athletic teams and maintained that interest in various ways throughout his lifetime. It was the late Dr. Dunne who sponsored the first victory dinner here several eyars ago for one of the great Norwich high school football varsities. A president for five years of the former Craine Silo Company, Dr. Dunne maintained his club affiliations in this city. He pioneered in the organization of the Canasawacta Country Club and served as its first president and was instrumental in the organization of a Rotary Club for this city and was a charter member. Norwich Lodge of Elks, 1222, Norwich Council 211, Knights of Columbus and the Norwich City Club shared his interests. The Chenango Memorial Hospital and the Red Cross never lacked for his support. Throuhgout his life he devoted himself intensively and rigorously to his profession, until ill health forced him to relinquish many of his duties. His love for outdoor recreation was marked. For several years he was interested in the greyhound breed of dogs and he bred and trained many of them at his Chenango lake and Florida homes. Dr. Dunne is survived by his wife, Gertrude Latham Dunne, one brother William H. Dunne of this city; two sisters, Miss Sarah E. Dunne, Norwich, and Mr. Benjami W. Moore of Yonkers, also several nieces and nephews.
Jean L. Carothers
1949
Mrs. Jean Lorimer Carothers, a former resident here, widow of Sheldon Carothers, occurred Tuesday in Brooklyn. The family resides at 154 on 49th street, Brooklyn. A graduate of Norwich high school and Fairchild seminary, Mr. Carothers, a native of Scotland, taught at Fairfield and then became a teacher in schools in the vicinity of this city. Since her residence in Brooklyn and following the death several years ago of her husband, she taught domestic science in schools in that city, retiring some seven years ago. For several years she was a member of the summer school faculty at New York university. Funeral services are to be held Thursday night at 8 o'clock at the chapel of George Siebold and Son, 523. Third avenue, Brooklyn. Friends are asked to omit flowers. The body will be brought to this city for committal rites and burial in Mt. Hope cemetery [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], now planned for Friday. Mrs. Carothers is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Edith MacLauchlan and a son, Charles Carothers and four grandchildren, Robert MacLauchlan, Mrs. Claire Amey, Dorothy and Charles Carothers. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Whitman Follett of North Norwich and a brother, John Lorimer of Norwich.
Death Notices
Chenango Union, March 4, 1875
TRACY: In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] Feb. 25, 1875, Mr. Amaziah Tracy, aged 80 years. Deceased removed form Connecticut to the town of Preston [Chenango Co., NY] in 1811 and lived upon the same farm until 5 years ago.
BENNETT: In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] Feb. 25th, Mr. Isaac Bennett aged 65 years 8 months.
BARNES: In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] Feb. 27th Miss Martha Barnes, aged 60 years.
MEDBURY: In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] Feb. 23rd Angeline [Medbury], wife of George Medbury, aged 64 years.
WEDGE: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY] Feb. 21, Mr. Silas A. Wedge, aged 50 years 2 months.
SOULE: In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY] Jan. 26th, Mr. Lorin Soule, aged 66 years 10 months.
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