Obituaries (December 28)

Finch E. Lewis

Utica Saturday Globe, July 1921

 

Finch E. Lewis

1891 - 1921

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  The sad death by drowning of Finch E. Lewis, who with his wife, formerly Miss Nellie Luther, were both members of the Norwich High School class of 1908, was a great shock to the many relatives and friends of the family in this city.  Deceased was a member of the high school baseball team, filling the important position of pitcher, in which his superior work is well remembered.  Shortly after his graduation in the summer of 1908, Mr. Lewis accepted a position with the United States Leather company in Boston.  Miss Luther also accepted a position in that city and they were married there.  Mr. Lewis took up the study of law and after completing his course became associated with one of the oldest real estate dealers in Massachusetts.  At the time of his death he was legal adviser for Burroughs & Company, large dealers in real estate in Boston.  His home was in Melrose Heights.  Besides his wife, his family consisted of six children, two boys, Kenneth and Finch E., and four girls, Florence, Alma, Eleanor and Alta.

 

Last Sunday with a party of friends, the family went to Hudson for an outing at the seashore.  The father was an expert swimmer and was teaching some of the children to swim, when he was seized with cramps and before he could be rescued was carried into the deeper water and drowned.  One of the children narrowly escaped a like fate.  Deceased was born in Norwich on August 25, 1891, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Lewis, of 26 Division Street. Besides his wife and children he is survived by his parents and three brothers, Willard A. Lewis, of this city; H. Ward Lewis, of East Norwich, and R. Oakland Lewis, who is now in Indiana. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon from his late residence in Melrose Heights, interment being made there.  Among the relatives in attendance were the bereaved father and brothers, Mr. and  Mrs. Willard A. Lewis and H. Ward Lewis.

 

Ella May (Cardner) Stillman

DeRuyter Gleaner, March 13, 1947

Ella May Cardner Stillman, aged 74 years, passed away Friday evening at 10:30 Feb. 28, 1947.  She was a daughter of Benjamin Cardner and Ann York, born March 29, 1872 on Cuyler Hill.  She was married to Arthur Adelbert Stillman Dec. 30, 1891.  She is survived by one brother, Grant Cardner of Canastota, several nephews and nieces and her husband, by five grandchildren, Maybell Contino, Alma Moore, Alice and Beth Crandall of South Otselic, and Elsie Crandall of Montsville, N.Y. and two great grandchildren, John Contino, Joette Moore.  Her funeral service was held in Kenneth Davis's funeral home Monday March 3, 1947 at 2 P.M. Rev. J.C. Whitney officiated.  her body was placed in the vault and burial will be held in South Otselic Valley View Cemetery in the spring.

Clive Reynolds

Cortland Standard, January 9, 1948

Mr. and Mrs. Max Reynolds were called to Lisle Monday by the tragic death of Mr. Reynolds' brother, Clive Reynolds.  Mr. Reynolds met his death in a buzz saw accident on the farm of Mr. Thomas where he was working.  Clive S Reynolds was born April 16, 1904 at New Woodstock, N.Y.  He is survived by three children, Mrs. Lester Simson of DeRuyter, Juanita and Gerald Reynolds of South Edmeston and one brother, Max Reynolds of Taylor Center.  Mr. Reynolds had worked for several years in this locality for different farmers.  The funeral was held Wednesday at the Smith Funeral Home in DeRuyter. Burial will be at Valley View Cemetery at south Otselic in the spring. 

Elihu Thompson

Chenango Union, November 3, 1887

THOMPSON:  In South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 20th, Mr. Elihu Thompson, aged 78 years.

Elihu Thompson, an old and well known resident of South Otselic, died on Thursday, October 20th, aged seventy-eight years.  Mr. Thompson, it will be remembers, was some weeks ago thrown from a load of grain near Delphi, the wagon passing over his leg and crushing the bones.  He was helped upon his load and drove home in that condition, some twenty-three miles, before the limb was set.  He appeared to be getting along as well as could be expected of a person of his advanced age, until Thursday morning, the 14th, when he was suddenly attacked with a shock while sitting at the breakfast table, from which he died a week later.  Funeral services were held at his late residence on Sunday, the 23d, Rev. E. Rogers, of Cincinnatus, officiating.

 

Death Notices

 

HILL:  Mrs. Heman Hill died at the residence of her son, Silas R. Hill, Sunday morning.  The funeral services were held at the house this afternoon at 2 o'clock.  [New Era Gleaner, DeRuyter, NY, April 15, 1886]

 

FULLER:  South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY]:  Miss Lana Fuller, a former resident of here, died at the home of his sister at Otselic Thursday.  Burial was made in the family plot in Valley View cemetery [South Otselic, NY] Saturday.  [DeRuyter Gleaner, Jan. 8, 1925]

Vital Statistics - Norwich, NY

Chenango Union, November 3, 1887

So far as known, there has been for the village of Norwich, N.Y., during the past two months ending October 15th, 1887, fifteen marriages, twenty-two deaths and nine births.  Of the births, four were females.  The causes of death are classified as follows:  Abscess of the spine, 1; consumption, 4; congestion of the lungs, 1; cerebral hemorrhage, 1; cholera infantum, 2; cancer of stomach, 1; dysentery, 2; gastro enteritis, 1; paralysis agitans, 1; peritonitis, 1; typho malarial fever, 1; whooping cough, 1; valvular disease of the heart, 2.                      William H. Brownell,  Health officer.