Obituaries (July 2)

Caroline (Dunckel) Luther

Utica Saturday Globe, December 8, 1906

 

 

 Mrs. Caroline (Dunckel) Luther

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Caroline Luther died Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter C. Walworth Jr., on Cortland street, aged 49.  On November 3, just a month before her death, she suffered a shock of paralysis while visiting her daughter.  Deceased was the daughter of George and Lurania Dunckel and was born in Triangle [Broome Co., NY] in 1857.  In 1877 she married Edgar Fairbanks, of Lisle, who died a few years later.  In 1887 she married Otis Luther, of Pharsalia, in which town they made their home until eight years ago, when they came to Norwich to reside, making their home on Mitchell street most of the time since.  Besides her husband, she is survived by her mother; three brothers, John and Leon Dunckel, of Norwich, and Elmer Dunckel, of Preston; one sister, Mrs. Walter Smith, of Norwich, and a daughter by her first marriage, Mrs. Walworth.  Funeral services were held from her late home on Mitchell street Thursday afternoon, Rev. Wilson Treible officiating.  Interment was made in Mount Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].

Benson Lewis

Bainbridge Republican, March 26, 1880

The Delhi Republican publishes the following:  The saddest accident that has ever been known to happen in this community occurred last Saturday about 10 o'clock a.m., resulting in the death of one of the most promising young men in the town.  Mr. Benson Lewis, only child of Mr. Wallace Lewis, of this place, went in company with some other young men in company with some other young men to the runway of Messrs. Edget & H.J. Lewis, for the purpose of seeing the logs run.  Young Lewis was coming down the runway, and was within about forty rods of the lower terminus, when he was struck in the back by a descending log, and almost instantly killed.  He was thrown full thirty feet by the blow, striking on his head.  His skull was crushed and his back broken twice.  The blow to his parents is a terrible one.  His father is in poor health and looked upon his son as his right arm of defense during the remnant of life.  Mr. Lewis was one of the few who are so fortunate as to have no enemies.  I never have heard one unfavorable word of this young man in the two years I have known him. The shock falls heavily on all the community, and all unite in extending their sympathies to the bereaved parents. 

James Palmer
1871-1942

James Palmer, 73, died at the Chenango Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, September 7, at three o'clock in the afternoon.  Accidentally injured, August 25, while accompanying his nephew, Maurice Ingraham, loading logs in a mill above Norwich, he suffered from a slight fracture of the skull and a hand injury.  He had been confined to the hospital since that date and was reported showing improvement until just a few days ago when complications set in. The accident occurred when Mr. Palmer stepped up to assist Mr. Ingraham, an employee of John Shepler, with a job he was doing.  He was struck by a skid into which they were loading logs.  Mr. Palmer was born in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], January 20, 1871, the son of James and Lucinda Ingraham Palmer.  He was a stone mason by trade and always lived in this vicinity.  He is survived by his wife, Miss Reynolds Palmer, and one brother, Arthur Palmer, of Oxford; a sister, Mrs. Mary Rogers, of Lansing, Michigan; a niece, Mrs. Mable Hall; and a nephew, Leon Palmer of this village; also five nephews and nieces in the West.  The funeral will be held from the Seymour Funeral Home this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. John Heidenreich officiating.  Burial will be made in Riverview cemetery [Oxford, NY]. The bearers will be George Willcox, Frank Mowry, Burton Stork, Jack Carney, Clayton Smith and J. DeVer Rogers.

Death Notices

Chenango Union, October 17, 1866

At Weedsport, Cayuga Co., N.Y., Oct. 10th, Mr. Joseph S. Smith, formerly of Sherburne [Chenango Co.,, NY], aged 68 years.  Mr. Smith was a brother of James H. Smith, Esq. of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], president of the Bank of Norwich.

In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 19th, of apoplexy, Mr. William Tiffany, aged 85 years.

In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 1-th, Helen Amelia, Daughter of Cyrus J Brown, aged 9 years.

In Freetown [Cortlaand Co., NY], Sept. 29th, of consumption, Mary Jane, wife of Lyman B Johnson, aged 18 years, 5 months, 29 days.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 10th, William Hill, aged 63 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 25th, Mrs. Priscilla Balcom, wife of the late Francis Balcom, aged 90 years.

At Mount Upton, Chenango Co., N.Y., Sept. 27th, 1866, Mrs. Dency Green, wife of the late Wm. W. Green, aged 58 years.  The death of this estimable lady deserves more than a passing notice. An humble, unobtrusive Christian, she had gained the respect and affection of all those whose respect and affection were worth having, in the village and community in which she lived.  Her funeral took place on Sunday, the 30th of September--Rev. Mr. Hunter, of the Episcopal Church, of which the deceased was a member, officiated.  The large concourse who attended the funeral, and followed the remains to their last resting place, attested the heart-felt sympathy called forth by this bereavement, which has rendered a young daughter and son lonely orphans.