Obituaries (August 20)

Ada A. (Clare) Ormsby

Utica Saturday Globe, June 1902

 

 

Ada A. (Clare) Ormsby

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  At her home, corner of Court and Henry streets, Wednesday, after an illness of about three weeks occurred the death of Ada A. Clare, wife of Raymond A. Ormsby, aged 23.  Mrs. Ormsby was the daughter of Allen J. and Mrs. Clare, now Mrs. Jennie Self.  She was born in this village and had always lived here except for a few years spent in the west during her girlhood.  In March, 1896, she was united in marriage to Raymond A. Ormsby, of this village.  He survives, together with two children. Mary Louise and James Byron Ormsby.  She also leaves her mother, Mrs. Jennie Self, and one brother, William Clare, of this village. Her funeral will be held from her late home on Saturday afternoon.

 

Amelia F. Case

Chenango Union, September 11, 1890

Amelia F., infant daughter of Frank L. and Ella Case, died at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Orsman Aldrich, in Norwich, September 5, 1890, aged four months.  The funeral services wee conducted by Rev. Edwin B. Olmstead, and the remains were interred at North Norwich.  For one brief summer did this little one gladden loving hearts with her presence; then the Saviour took her home, ere the touch of earth had stained her pure white soul.

 

Lydia Caroline Neely Buell Hand

1828 - 1894

Lydia Caroline Neely Buell-Hand, wife of Dr. Stephen M. Hand, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], who died Thursday night, was born in Windsor, Broome county, N.Y., October 29, 1828.  She received her education in Windsor academy in her native town, and was married to Dr. S.M. Hand, June 25, 1860 at Windsor, where the first four years of her married life were spent.  In 1864 she and her husband moved to Norwich, where she has since resided, beloved and respected by all who knew her.  When about twelve years of age she was very sick of measles which resulted in what is known as spinal congestion.  Since that time Mrs. Hand has been more or less affected by this congestion, as much so, at times it was almost unbearable.  She awoke about two o'clock on Thursday morning with an unusual severity of pains in her chest and arms and with irregular cardiac action, followed later with vomiting and extreme faintness for a few hours and then a few hours more of partial relief in response to remedies until at six o'clock she had a final paroxysm of vomiting and suddenly expired.  She had been a devoted member of the Protestant Episcopal church since her childhood.  She was a mother of one daughter which was born in September, 1866, but died at the age of four months.  She has one surviving sister, Mrs. Sarah L. Judd, who resides in her native town of Windsor.  The Buells of this town and North Norwich were her cousins.  the funeral took place Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from her late residence No. 26 West Main street, Rev. H.D. Stebbins officiating, assisted by Rev. H.M. Crydenwise and Rev. John Bradshaw, also by Rev. E.B. Olmstead, of Binghamton. Burial in Mt. Hope. [Norwich, NY]  

 

Lucinda (Miner) Winsor

Chenango Union, December 16, 1897

"Fallen asleep"--in Guilford, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], Thursday, December 2d, 1897, of pneumonia, Lucinda, wife of Joseph Winsor, aged 64 years.  Mrs. Winsor was born in Guilford, May 28, 1833.  Her maiden name was Miner and she was the daughter of John K. minor and Mary Gridley, both deceased.  Married, February 27, 1860, to Joseph Winsor, of Guilford, she was the mother of three children, Merritt L. and Neeton S. Winsor, both of Guilford, and Mrs. E. C. Field, of Utica, N.Y., all of whom survive her.  For many years Mrs. Winsor has been a consistent and active member of the First congregational Church of Guilford; quiet and unostentatious in manner, she was yet zealous in good works, a friend to the poor and a helper for the needy. She rests form her labors and her works do follow her. The funeral services were held at the family residence, Sabbath, December 5, the Rev. Dr. Ernest l. Tiffany officiating.  Text of address, 2d Tim, 1:5 "The unfeigned faith which was in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Euncie."  A large circle of friends mourn the loss of one of nature's noblewomen, sanctified by grace.

 

Ethel Thelma Anthony Winsor

Norwich Sun, September 25, 1957

Mrs. Ethel Thelma Anthony Winsor, 58, of 26 Plymouth street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], died at the Chenango Memorial Hospital at 1:10 yesterday afternoon. She had been hospitalized for the past two weeks.  Born February 12, 1899, in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], she was the daughter of Louis and Adella Cargele Anthony.  She married Lawrence R. Winsor, April 18, 1917, who survives.  Also surviving is a son, Norman A. Winsor, of Norwich; a grandson, David Winsor, Norwich; three brothers, Reinhold Anthony Guilford; Herbert Anthony, Sidney and Jack Anthony of New Berlin; a sister, Mrs. Hewiett H. Hendricks, Norwich, and several nieces and nephews.  The body is at the Robert J Fahy Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, the Rev. Lloyd S. Charters rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, officiating.  Burial will be in the Guilford Cemetery.