Obituaries (November 8)

Mary A. (Wellman) Goodnow

1876 - 1943

South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]:  Funeral services for Mary A Goodnow will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock in the Baptist church here with Rev. C.H. Skinner officiating.  Burial will be made in Riverside cemetery.  Wife of Henry H. Goodnow, her death occurred suddenly Saturday noon, Nov. 27, at her home following a heart attack.  Born Jan. 10, 1876 in Morris [Otsego Co., NY], she was the daughter of the late Silas Ellery and Catherine (Hunt) Wellman.  Mrs. Goodnow was graduated from Morris high school and on August 9, 1893 was united in marriage to Henry H. Goodnow.  Practically her entire life was passed in Morris and this village where she was respected and beloved by all.  Mrs. Goodnow was a member of the Fortnightly Study Club and the Baptist church and when health permitted took an active part in community affairs.  Mr. and Mrs. Goodnow observed their golden wedding anniversary this past August.  Besides her husband she is survived by four brothers, Charles Wellman of Burdette, Alanson L. of Sherburne, Ernest E. of this village and E.J. Thomas Wellman of Buffalo, also several nieces and nephews and a legion of friends.

 

May C. Brookins

1882 - 1943

Mrs. May C. Brookins, widow of the late Fire Chief Louis C. Brookins, whose death occurred Jan. 22, last, expired suddenly Sunday  morning at 10 o'clock at the Mission Rest on the Chenango lake road.  Although she had not been in good health for some time she appeared as well as usual and had gone to the Mission Rest only a few days ago for a visit.  Her demise is a great shock to family and friends.  Mrs. Brookins was born in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], June 12, 1882, the daughter of Uri B. Musson and Mary Sargent.  She had lived all her life in Norwich and was held in the highest regard by all who knew her.  She was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle, Auxiliary to the Maccabees and Auxiliary of a railroad organization.  There survive two daughters and three sons, Mrs. Paul Jensen, Nelson Brookins, Mrs. Paul Loeffler, Louis L. Brookins and Corporal Robert Brookins, who is with the U.S. army at St. Johns, Newfoundland.  Corporal Brookins has been notified of his mother's death and word is awaited whether he will make the long journey home for the funeral.  She leaves also three sisters, Mrs. Addie Breed and Mrs. Will C. Cook of Norwich and Mrs. Shirley Coman of Utica.  Twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren survive.  Funeral services are to be held at the Breese Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with Rev.  Vena Curtis of the Pentecostal Tabernacle officiating.  Burial will be made in the north Norwich cemetery.

 

Robert Schrag

1925 - 1943

Having stayed home from school Monday to help catch up on the plowing when his father was taken ill, Robert Schrag, aged seventeen, a Sophomore in Edmeston Central school, was killed in mid-afternoon when struck by a bolt of lightning.  Although the sky was overcast, there were neither storm clouds nor rain when the boy was struck while cranking a tractor near his father's barn, according to his mother, Mrs. Daniel Schrag, who witnessed the accident.  The boy's mother told Coroner D.C. Granger of Edmeston, that she was watching her son from a window in her home when the bolt struck down the boy.  She said it struck a nearby tree simultaneously and was followed by one loud clap of thunder.  Shortly afterward, it began to rain, she said.  The coroner said the boy died instantly and gave a verdict to accidental death from lightning.

 

Otsego Farmer, May 21, 1943

Robert Schrag, 17, a sophomore in Edmeston Central school, was killed in mid-afternoon when struck by a bolt of lightning.  Born August 15, 1925, he was the son of Daniel and Iva Chase Schrag and had lived all his life on the farm where he died.  Besides his parents he leaves two sisters Barbara and Margaret, a brother, Gerald, all at home, and his paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schrag, Leonardsville.

Maude Elizabeth Harp

1898 - 1943

New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]:  Services for Mrs. Maude E. Harp of Herkimer [Herkimer Co., NY], formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] and victim of an automobile accident Monday morning near Richfield Springs are to be held at the Dakin Funeral Home in New Berlin Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Rev. Davis E. Gage, pastor of the New Berlin Baptist church will officiate and burial will be made in Fairview cemetery, New Berlin.  Mrs. Harp died of a fracture of the skull and body bruises.  She was born in Laurens [Otsego Co., NY] May 25, 1898, the daughter of William Fowlston and Jennie Atwell.  She was united in marriage with David Harp of Norwich May 25, 1913.  He survives with four children, Donald Harp of Sherburne, Mrs. Treva O. Smith of New Berlin, Homer Harp of Dannemora, and Mrs. Jennie Brown of McDonough.  She leaves a brother, Homer Fowlston of Pittsfield and a sister, Mrs. Grace Atkens of Pittsfield.  The deceased had been a resident of  Herkimer for the past three years and was employed at the Gordon dress shop.

Rev. Harold M. Quincy

1893 - 1942

Rev. Harold M. Quincy, 49, pastor of First Baptist church at Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] died Wednesday morning in Chenango Memorial hospital in that city, following a week's illness resulting from a ruptured appendix.  Mr. Quincy went to Norwich in September, 1941, after spending about 12 years as pastor of West Winfield Baptist church.  He was a graduate of Colgate university, chaplain of the American legion post at West Winfield, and a member of Norwich Rotary club, and the Masonic lodge in West Winfield.  Surviving, besides Mrs. Quincy, are a daughter, Miss Virginia Quincy, who is teaching near New Woodstock, and a son, William Quincy, a student at Alfred University.

Anna Mary Isham

1862 - 1942

Mrs. Anna Mary Isham, widow of Frank M. Isham, died at the Chenango Valley home at 5 o'clock Monday morning.  Mrs. Isham, whose husband died in 1931, had been a resident of the home since last February.  Prior to that she had been a resident of this city for several years.  She formerly resided in South New Berlin before coming to Norwich.  The deceased was born in New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] Nov. 25, 1862,.  She leaves a sister Mrs. Emily L. Webb of Fairview avenue, Norwich; two nieces, Mrs. J.S. Wilson and Mrs. E.O. Niles of Binghamton and three nephews, J.L. Backus, of Norwich, David F. Leach of Binghamton and William H. Leach of Drexel Hill, Pa.  Services were held at the Breese Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with burial in the Episcopal cemetery at Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY]