Obituaries (March 30)

Walter Hartwell

Died July 14, 1930

Funeral services for Walter Hartwell of Sherburne Four Corners, who succumbed to a stroke of apoplexy at his home Monday morning, will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the late home.  Mr. Hartwell, who was 73 years of age, was found in his garage last Thursday suffering from carbon monoxide gas.  He was taken to his home nearby and physicians summoned to care for him.  It was thought that he was recovering from the effects of the gas.  He was found dead by his family early yesterday morning.  Mr. Hartwell belonged to one of the oldest families in Sherburne and had been a lifelong resident of Sherburne Four Corners, where for many years he held the position of ticket agent for the O.&W. railroad.  Besides his wife, Mrs. Maude Hartwell, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Dean Howard of Sherburne Four Corners, Mrs. E.H. Gardner of Smyrna, and two sons, Frank P. Hartwell of Cuyler and Louis Hartwell of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Edward Harvey

Died October 17, 1939

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Edward Harvey, 15-year-old school boy, died late Tuesday at the Chenango Memorial Hospital here following a brief illness.  Death followed a ruptured appendix which the youngster suffered two days ago.  Born in this city, Oct. 23, 1924, the lad attended the Norwich schools.  He was stricken suddenly ill two days before his death, but medical aid was of no avail.  he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Harvey of Norwich R.D.  Rites will be held Friday morning at 10:30 from the Breeze funeral home here. The Rev. Dr. G. Edgar Wolfe, pastor of the First congregational Church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the South Plymouth Cemetery [Chenango Co., NY].

Services for Edward Harvey, 15, were held at the Breese Funeral Home at 10:30 Friday morning, Dr. Edgar Wolfe officiating with burial at South Plymouth.  Bearers were Robert Sawyer, George Ashcraft, Elery and Marshall Armstrong, Peter Sawyer and Walter Parks, all schoolmates of the deceased.

Eva A. (Case) Hayes

Died November 28, 1921

Mrs. Eva A. Hayes died at the Matterson Maternity Hospital on Monday morning, Nov. 28, 1921, aged 67 years.  She had been ill for about two months.  Mrs. Hayes was the daughter of the late William Case and Rosannah Pendell Case, and was born in the town of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] on August 3, 1854.  She has been a life-long resident of this vicinity.  She is survived by two sons, Floyd of Fultonville and Robert of Johnson City, two daughters Mrs. George Button of New Berlin and Mrs. Charles Newcomb of Terrace street, Norwich, one brother R.D. Case of Holmesville and three grandchildren. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning from the home of Mrs. Newcomb, Terrace street, at 11 o'clock, the Rev. Frank W. Young officiating.  Burial will be in the White Store cemetery [Chenango Co., NY].

Jay B. Haviland

Died March 1940

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Eiselstein-Wigginton Funeral Home at Orlando, Florida, for Jay B. Haviland whose death occurred Friday, March 1, following an illness of only  a few days. Rev. Dr. C.H. Ferran of Orlando officiated.  For the past 15 years, Mr. Haviland, well known Chenango county resident has been spending the winter seasons in Orlando.  He is survived by one son, Keith L. Haviland and two grandchildren, Laura and Lawrence of Orlando and Norwich.  The body will rest in the Orlando cemetery chapel until spring when the remains will be brought to Norwich for burial.

Death Notices

 Chenango Telegraph, March 29, 1865

ADAMS:  In Fabius [Onondaga Co., NY] on the 9th inst. Dr. Hiram Adams, formerly of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], and brother-in-law of R.F. Rexford, Esq., of this village, in the 62d year of his age.

ROGERS:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 8, Mrs. Nettie P. [Rogers], wife of Charles E. Rogers, aged 24 years.  For months previous to her death, her bodily sufferings were intense and severe, but she bore all with Christian patience.  She leaves an affectionate husband, and a large circle of friends who deeply mourn their loss. But they do not mourn without hope, for their loss, we trust, is her infinite gain.

HOPKINS:  At Mt. Holyoke, Mass., on the 10th inst., Miss Catherine Hopkins, Principal of the Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary, and sister of Charles Hopkins of this place, aged 30 years.

PIERCE:  In the rebel prison, in Salisbury, Feb. 7th, Henry A. Pierce, son of Seawall P. Pierce, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] a member of Co. B, 86th N.Y. Vet. Vols., aged 22 years and 9 months.

BROWN:  At White Store [Chenango Co., NY], March 15th, Grace [Brown], aged 4 years, only daughter of Louis and Harriet Brown, of Corning,  N.Y.

The icy hand of death

Was laid on cheek and brow,

And Grace, the cherished idol, lay

Beneath his shadow now.

Oh, Gracie Darling, leave me not

the anguished mother signed.

"Hush mama, mama please be still"

The little sufferer cried.