Obituaries (April 26)

Mrs. John Totten

Utica Saturday Globe, November 1903

Mrs. John Totten

After an illness of only a few days Mrs. John Totten died in Newburg [Orange Co., NY] Saturday, aged 37.  Mrs. Totten was the daughter of the late Martin and Margaret Foy and was born in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].  For the past few years she had been in the employ of the Keogh Brothers, who formerly conducted the Eagle Hotel in this village, and then they went from here to Newburg.  Mrs. Totten accompanied them and continued in their employ. She previously resided in Oneonta for a number of years and while there married John Totten about 14 years ago.  Besides her husband, she is survived by a sister, Agnes Foy, of Newburg and a brother, Robert Foy, of Battle River, Minn.  Funeral services were held in Newburg Monday morning and the remains were brought to Norwich the same afternoon for interment in St. Paul's Cemetery [Norwich, NY].  A large gathering of sympathizing friends met the 4:26 train on the Ontario & Western and escorted the remains to the cemetery.

Henry C. Cole

Chenango Union, January 24, 1895

Advices received here Monday bring the sad intelligence of the death  of  Henry C. Cole, at Omaha, Neb., the day previous.  It will bring sadness to the hearts of many here who knew and loved the deceased.  He was the surviving child of the late Calvin Cole, and a brother of Augustus,  the donor of the Cole fountain.  He was educated at Oxford Academy, and the earlier part of his business days were spent here.--Oxford Times.

John Hoag

Chenango Union, January 24, 1895

Word was received here last week announcing the death of John Hoag, who was recently taken from this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY] to the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, Ohio.  We understand that he was buried at the Soldiers' cemetery belonging to the home.  Poor old John, he has answered the last earthly roll call.  Loyal to his country, may his weary spirit find rest in the great unknown whence it has flown.--Greene American.

Arba K. Maynard

Chenango Union, January 24, 1895

The Atwater (Minn.) Press, of December 21st chronicles the death of Judge Arba K. Maynard, a former well known lawyer of Chenango county, which occurred December 19th.  He was ninety-two years of age, and a pioneer in Minnesota.  His funeral was conducted by the Masonic order, of which he had been a member seventy-one years.  Judge Maynard practiced law in Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] for a time after he was admitted to the bar:  afterwards he resided in Bainbridge, and nearly fifty years ago he practiced his profession in Norwich.  Later he went to New York city, and was for years a municipal judge there.  He went to Minnesota in the early fifties, and represented La Seur county in the legislature in 1866-7.  He buried his wife many years ago, and his only son, in Atwater, in 1879, and leaves no near kin to mourn his death, except a brother, who is thought to be in the government employ, at Washington.

Adella Hodges

Chenango Telegraph & Chronicle, March 30, 1870

HODGES:  At the residence of J. Tillotson, in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], March 16th of measles, terminating in congestion of the lungs, Adella, daughter of Alexander Hodges, of Whitney's Point [Broome Co., NY], aged 17 years.  Her remains were taken to that place for interment.  Miss  H. was one of three young ladies whose names were on the roll of students of Oxford Academy the last term.  Miss Manning, of Coventry, died early in the term, of fever.  Miss Hodges the Wednesday after it closed, and Miss Miller, Sunday night, 20th.

Betsey E. Gilbert

Chenango Telegraph & Chronicle, March 30, 1870

GILBERT:  At the residence of her son-in-law, in Afton [Chenango Co., NY], February 28th, Mrs. Betsey E. Gilbert, in the 76th year of her age.  Mrs. Gilbert and her husband, Dea. Gilbert, who died about 8 years ago were among the first settlers of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], and members of the First Congregational Church at Guilford Centre, until a branch of that Church was formed at North Guilford, with which they united and in which they continued members until they were called to join the Church triumphant.  Mrs. Gilbert was an invalid the last thirty years of her life, and at intervals suffered much, but endured all her sufferings patiently and hopefully, for her consolation was this:  "Our light affliction which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory."  She was a true Christian mother.  Her children and grandchildren bless her name; may they also follow her example.  She has done what she could, has finished her course and received the crown.

Charles Loop

Bainbridge Republican, December 20, 1910

The remains of Chas. Loop, a former resident were brought here [Afton, Chenango Co., NY] Thursday for burial in the family plot at Glenwood cemetery [Afton, NY].  Mr. Loop was 90 years of age.  He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Lilley, Binghamton, Dec. 20 '10.  He is survived by his daughter and one son, E.J. Loop of Arkansas.  The bearers were old friends, Messrs, A. Brown, W.A.Wright, C.L. Seeley and A. Briggs. Services at the grave conducted by Rev. S.L. Shaw.