Obituaries (May 3)

Mary Ida (McDonald) Kirchbaum

Utica Saturday Globe, August 1913

 

 

Mary Ida (McDonald) Kirchbaum

1870 - 1913

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Following an illness of several months, the death of Mary Ida McDonald, wife of William Kirchbaum, occurred Tuesday.  The deceased was a daughter of Henry and  Mary McDonald, and was born at Albany [Albany Co., NY] August 20, 1870.  On September 17, 1896, she married William Kirchbaum, of Albany, and they took up their residence in Oneonta.  In August, 1912, the family came to Norwich to reside.  The funeral services were held from the residence on Pellett street on Friday morning and from St. Paul's Church at 9:30, Rev. Father Prendergast officiating.  Besides her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry McDonald, the deceased is survived by her husband, William Kirchbaum; by a daughter, May Kirchbaum; two sons, Harry and Eli Kirchbaum, of Norwich; one brother, Joseph McDonald, and a sister, Mrs. Etta Costa, of Albany; a half-brother, William Campbell, and a half-sister, Mrs. Ella Van Nessen, of Albany.

 

Marenus Jaynes

Chenango Union, June 17, 1897

North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  The funeral of Marenus Jaynes, aged 81 years, who died at his home in Plasterville Friday morning, June 11, was held at the church in this place Sunday afternoon.  Rev. Mr. Clark of Norwich conducted the services.  Mr. Jaynes has always lived in this vicinity and his funeral was attended by a large number of friends.  He leaves a wife, three sons and one daughter to mourn his loss.  [1816-1897, buried North Norwich Cemetery]

 

Mrs. Frank Stanbro

Afton Enterprise, October 8, 1914

After an all night search the charred body of Mrs. Frank Stanbro wife of Professor Frank Stanbro, principal of the Unadilla High School [Otsego Co., NY], was found at daylight Saturday morning among the ruins of a barn on their farm at Brookfield [Madison Co., NY], which caught fire Friday night when Mr. Stanbro backed his automobile into the building for the night.  Mr. and Mr. Stanbro had just returned form attending a meeting at the village and Mr. Stanbro had backed the car into the barn, when all of a sudden the barn took fire.,  Mr. Stanbro jumped out of the car to crank it and while he was doing so his wife also got out of the car.  After Mr. Stanbro had run the automobile out of the barn he looked for his wife and was unable to locate her. A searching party was formed and the house and farm premises were searched for the missing woman, but no trace of her was found until Saturday morning, when her body was found among the ruins of the fire.  It is thought that she became bewildered and went to the rear of the barn, where her dress became ignited and she collapsed.  Prof. and Mrs. Stanbro were residents of Afton a few years ago, he being principal of the High School at that time. The news of the tragic death of Mrs. Stanbro came as a shock to her many friends here.

 

Lester Beagle

Afton Enterprise, November 12, 1914

Otego [Otsego Co., NY]:  Lester Beagle, an old resident of this place, but who has resided in Franklin [Delaware Co., NY] for the past year, died at the home of his brother, Loren Beagle, in this place on Sunday morning, of Brights disease.  The funeral will be held on Wednesday at the house, Rev. R.F. Lesh officiating.  Interment in Evergreen cemetery.  The deceased leaves four brothers, Loren A. [Beagle], R.N. Beagle, M.J. Beagle and Frenimore Beagle to mourn his loss.  The deceased was sixty-two years old.

 

Kenneth E. Place

Afton Enterprise, November 12, 1914

Otego [Otsego Co., NY]:  The funeral of Kenneth E. Place, who died of Typhoid fever on Tuesday, was held at his home in this place on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m.  Interment in Evergreen cemetery.  The deceased leaves a father and mother and three sisters to mourn his loss.

Fannie L. Sherwood

Chenango Union, July 1, 1897

Mrs. Fannie L. Sherwood, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], died at the residence of her uncle, Judge Ford, at Smethport, Pa., on Thursday of last week.  She was a sister of Charles E. Ford and Mrs. Charles H. Burdick of this village, and was for years a resident of Norwich, being a member of Emmanuel church, a member of the choir and at one time President of the Ladies' Aid Society. She was born at Newport, Herkimer county, N.Y., in 1847.  Her remains were brought to Norwich, Sunday morning, and the funeral was held from the residence of Charles H. Burdick, Birdsall street, Monday afternoon.  The services were conducted by Rev. H.D. Stebbins, rector of Emmanuel Church. The singing was by a quartet consisting of Mrs. James H. Throop, Mrs. DeVern Pike, C.A. Cary and E.L. Nash.  Edgar Greenman, George H. Barnes, H.J. Daniels, William Mason, James H. Throop, and Daniel E. Comstock acted as bearers.