Obituaries (July 11)

Lavern Miner

DeRuyter Gleaner, June 23, 1921

Lavern Miner who had been in poor health for some time past, died at his home in this village June 20, 1921, aged about 70 years.  Deceased was well known to this village and was held in high esteem.  He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Miss Susie, also a brother and sister, Adelbert Miner of Sherburne and Mrs. Leroy Peckham, of Chicago. The funeral will be held at the house Thursday afternoon.  Burial at the Valley View cemetery [South Otselic, Chenango Co., NY].

 

Lester Warner

1858 - 1881 

We are again called upon to chronicle the death of one of our most promising young men, in the very prime of life.  On Friday last the Death Angel came and quietly bore from earth to his home in heaven our beloved friend Lester Warner, son of Augustus Warner.  He leaves a wide circle of relatives and friends who mourn his loss. The bereaved family have the deepest sympathy of the entire community.  Funeral services were held from his late residence at 11 o'clock Sunday, Rev. H.C. Leach officiating.

 

Villa B. (Baldwin) Fairbank

Cortland Democrat, September 27, 1940

North Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY]:  Friends here received word Thursday of the death of Mrs. Villa B. Fairbank, 63, of Elbridge [Onondaga Co., NY], a daughter of the late Henry and Hattie E. Baldwin.  She was born in this place where she lived the most of her life where she has many friends.  Besides her husband, Lee Fairbank, she is survived by a daughter Elsie Fairbank and two brothers, Charles Baldwin of South Cortland and Ralph Baldwin foo Bouckville.

 

Richard M. Fuller

Cortland Democrat, September 27, 1940

South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY]:  The funeral for Richard M. Fuller was held form the funeral rooms of Kenneth Davis September 18.  Mr. Fuller died very suddenly from a heart attack while visiting friends in Syracuse Sunday, Sept. 15.  He had resided in South Otselic for the past ten years. He had been employed at the N.Y.S. Bass Hatchery for the past four years.  Mr. Fuller was a member of the American Legion Perry-Cook Post, no. 973.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Fuller, three half sisters and one half brother.  Rev. J.C. Whitney officiated with the America Legion service at the grave.  Burial in South Otselic.

 

Elmer I. Young

1869 - 1931

Elmer I. Young, 62, of 183 Central Avenue, died suddenly Saturday afternoon at about 3, following a heart attack while he was attending the matinee at Schine's State Theatre.  He was rushed to the Cortland County Hospital, where an examination revealed death had come.  Mr. Young with his wife, Mrs. Nellie Young, and four nieces and nephews were attending the movie together when he suddenly collapsed in his seat.  Mrs. Young notified Officers Jenner and Huffman who were in the theatre at the time, and they carried him out into McEvoy's ambulance which was waiting to rush him to the hospital. At the hospital Dr. W.A. Wall and Dr. Harry S. Braman pronounced him dead upon examination.  Dr. B.R. Parsons, his attending physician was also called, but they were unable to revive him.  Mr. Young was a native of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] where he was born April 22, 1869, a son of the late Nicholas and Adeliza Young.  he lived at South Otselic most of his life, where he was employed for 18 years at the Gladding Fish Line plant.  Upon coming to Cortland 11 years ago, he became employed at the Cortland Line Company.  Last May poor health forced him to discontinue work.