Obituaries (April 18)

Katherine (Rice) O'Brien

Utica Saturday Globe, June 1921

 

Katherine (Rice) O'Brien

1869 - 1921

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  The funeral of Mrs. Katherine Rice O'Brien was held in St. Paul's Church at 9:30 on Saturday morning and was attended by a large assemblage of relatives and friends. Rev. Father Tiernan officiated and burial was made in St. Paul's Cemetery [Norwich, NY].  Mrs. O'Brien died at her home, 31 Birdsall Street, on Thursday morning, May 26, aged 54 years.  Katherine Rice O'Brien was the widow of James T. O'Brien, whom she married in 1885 and was well known and much respected by her many friends and acquaintances.  Her family have widespread sympathy in the loss of a mother and sister of so many sterling qualities.  Mrs. O'Brien is survived by four sons, Francis, Edward and Raymond, all of Oneida, and James of Childs, Pa.; three daughters, Mrs. Thomas Strain and Miss Katherine O'Brien of Norwich and Mrs. harry Trickett of Lowell, Mass.; three brothers, Patrick Rice of Fish's Eddy, N.Y., James Rice of Hartford, Conn., and Peter Rice of Walton, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Brackett, of Whitney Point, eight grandchildren also survive.

 

Norwich Sun, May 26, 1921

Katherine Rice O'Brien, widow of the late James T. O'Brien, died at her home, 31 Birdsall street, early Thursday morning, May 26, 1921.  Mrs. O'Brien was well known and deeply respected by scores of neighbors and friends to whom her passing will come with a feeling of personal loss.  Her immediate family have the sympathy of  a large circle of friends in the loss of a mother and sister of many sterling characteristics.  She is survived by four sons, Francis, Edward and Raymond, all of Oneida, and James of Childs, Pa.; three daughters, Mrs. Thomas Strain and Miss Katherine O'Brien of Norwich and Mrs. Harry Trickett of Lowell, Mass., three brothers Patrick Rice of Fish's Eddy, N.Y., James Rice of Hartford, Conn. and Peter Rice of Walton and one sister, Mrs. Mary Brockett of Whitney Point. Eight grandchildren also survive. The funeral will be held form St. Paul's church at 9:30 o'clock on Saturday morning, the Rev. Father Tiernan officiating. Burial will be made in St. Paul's cemetery [Norwich, NY].

 

James Thomas O'Brien

Norwich Sun, January 31, 1917

James Thomas O'Brien, for many years a resident of this city [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], died at his home at No. 29 Birdsall street, Monday morning at 11:30, aged 57 years.  Mr. O'Brien's death was caused by weakness of the heart and infirmities due to old age.  He is survived by his widow, four daughters, four sons, and one brother.  Funeral arrangements have been made for Saturday morning, February 3, at 9:30 o'clock from St. Paul's church, Rev. J.S.Tiernan will officiate and burial will be made in St. Pau's cemetery [Norwich, NY].

 

Norwich Sun, February 1, 1917

The funeral of James Thomas O'Brien who died at his home at 29 Birdsall street Wednesday morning will be held from his late residence at 9 o'clock Saturday morning and all will proceed thence to St. Paul's church where Father Tiernan will celebrate a mass of requiem.  Interment will be made in St. Paul's cemetery [Norwich, NY].  For about two years Mr. O'Brien had been sorely afflicted with heart trouble and asthma and for some time past had not been able to work for the Clarke-Conroy Co., in whose employ he came to Norwich as a stone mason some ten or more years ago, moving here form Oxford, where he had previously been with W.H. Clarke in the quarries there.  He was a skilled workman and a good husband and father and is sincerely mourned by a group of close friends and his devoted wife and eight children, Mrs. Thomas Strain of this city, Mrs. Floyd Hall of Adams, Francis, Katherine, Edward, James, Elizabeth and Raymond O'Brien, all of whom resided at home.  One brother, David O'Brien of Kingston, which was the decedent's birthplace, survives and with his wife has come to this city to attend the obsequies.

 

Channing Yorke

Afton Enterprise, July 5, 1900

Thursday's storm struck with great violence about three miles northwest of Cobleskill in the town of Seward, blowing down trees and buildings, and resulting in the death of Channing Yorke, son of Frank Yorke of East Worcester.  Yorke, with three others, was in the large new barn belonging to Peter H. Borst, when the hurricane struck. They had taken refuge from the storm.  When the crash came, the others succeeded in escaping.  Yorke, however, was caught by falling timbers, which crushed his skull, killing him instantly.  He was 19 years of age and was employed on the farm as a laborer.

 

Ida A. (Rowe) Page

Afton Enterprise, July 5, 1900

Ida A. Rowe, wife of Robert D. Page died June 27 in the Albany Hospital.  She was born in the town of Sanford [Broome Co., NY] and was 40 years of age.  She left, beside her husband and one son, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Rowe, a brother, Delbert Rowe, and two sisters, Mrs. Orbie Dimorier and Miss Nellie Rowe.  Mrs. Page was a member of the M.E. church on Perch Pond Hill.  She had been a great sufferer for several years and has borne her suffering with patience and fortitude. She went to Albany some two weeks ago in the hope that an operation might prove beneficial, but she was unable to survive the ordeal.  The remains were brought home on Thursday last. The funeral was held at her late home in this village on Friday last at 10 a.m. and was conducted by Rev. C.E. Sweet. The burial was in the Perch Pond Hill cemetery [Chenango Co., NY].  The funeral was under the charge of A.J. Holmes.

 

Fred Droxell

Afton Enterprise, July 4, 1901

The quiet of the village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] was unusually disturbed on Friday about noon as the drowning accident in the river became circulated.  Fred Droxell, a lad of about 17 years, who has been a driver of one of the milk teams from Coventry for a number of years and was well known here, in company with two other boys repaired to the river bank just below the creamery, after unloading their milk, and prepared for a swim. Fred was the first one to get in the water and struck out toward the middle of the stream, when he suddenly cried out and sank before help reached him; the swift current carrying him so fast that the boys could not overtake him. The alarm being given, a number of men soon arrived and Lasalle Newton succeeding, after a few attempts, in diving near the body and bringing it up. Dr. Taylor was summoned and strenuous efforts were made to resuscitate the lad but to no avail. Coroner Goodsell of Afton was notified and upon examination decided that death was due to cramps.  The boy's father arrived with an undertaker late in the afternoon and the remains were taken to Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].