Obituaries (September 8)

Ella E. (Grady) Slater

Utica Saturday Globe, March 1916

 

Ella E. (Grady) Slater

1865 - 1916

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  At her home on Lackawanna avenue early Wednesday morning, occurred the death of Ella E., wife of William B. Slater, aged 50.  She apparently had been in her usual health until Wednesday morning, while alone at home, she suffered a shock of apoplexy from which she never rallied.  Mrs. Slater was a daughter of Thomas and Betsey Grady, and was born in Norwich October 26, 1865, and had spent her whole life here, and had many friends.  She was married October 15, 1870, to William B. Slater, who survives with two sons, Arthur B., and Howard J., and two sisters.  Mrs. James Coleman, and Mrs. Thomas Doyle, all of this city.  She was a member of St. Paul's Church.  The funeral will be held from the house at 9 o'clock and from St. Paul's Church at 9:30 Saturday morning, Rev. Edward R Prendergast officiating. Burial will be made in St. Paul's Cemetery [Norwich, NY].

 

Helen Corbin Whitman

1866 - 1929

Mrs. Jesse Whitman, well known in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died at her home in Jamaica, L.I., Tuesday afternoon from a shock.  Her son, Samuel Whitman, came to Bainbridge Wednesday morning and made arrangement for interment in St. Peter's cemetery.  The remains will reach Bainbridge Friday morning and will be taken to Colwell's undertaking rooms.  Services will be held at the grave at 11 o'clock that same morning.  Mr. and Mrs. Whitman left Bainbridge three years ago to make their home with their son.  Mrs. Whitman had been in poor health all summer.  Her maiden name was Helen Corbin.  She was born in Bainbridge 63 years ago and had made her home here until leaving for Jamaica.  She was a sister of the late Mrs. C.M. Priest. Beside her husband and son, two nieces survives, Mrs. Frank Barber, of Flushing, L.I. and Mrs. George Whitman, of Morris.  She was a member of the Bainbridge Baptist church.

 

Menelza Neale

ca 1890 - 1933

The death of Mrs. Menelza Neale, of Briarcliff, was recorded in a recent issue of the New York Herald-Tribune.  She died at the Ossining Hospital on January 29th of pneumonia, following a short illness.  Mrs. Neale, at the time of her death, taught the sixth grade in Briarcliff, having held that position for the past five years.  She has been teaching for 22 years.  After her graduation, from the high school at Sharon Springs, N.Y., she taught in several schools, including several years at Bainbridge, leaving here in 1916.  Her husband, Mr. J.H. Neale, was also well known here, having been employed in the grocery store operated by E.C. Hancock, and also with C.W. Ireland & Co., Inc.  Funeral services were held at Sharon Springs on Wednesday, February 1st, and burial was made there.  She is survived by her husband, J.H. Neale.

Citizen Register, Ossining, NY, January 10, 1933

Mrs. Menelza Neale, Briarcliff sixth grade school teacher, died yesterday morning at 7:30 at the Ossining Hospital, where she was taken Saturday noon.  Her illness was not considered serious earlier in the week and she was expected to return to school today.  The deceased was forty-three years old.  For the past five years she had taught sixth grade boys and girls in Briarcliff.  She first taught there in 1917.  After teaching in the Ossining schools she returned to Briarcliff.  Mrs. Neal's experience in teaching traces back 22 years.  She graduated from the High school at Sharon Springs, N.Y., and took education courses at Cortland Normal School, Teachers' Collage at Columbia University, and the University of Chicago.  Her husband J.B. Neale of Pleasantville Road, survives.  He took the deceased to Sharon Springs yesterday afternoon, Funeral services will be held there Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Interment will be at Sharon Springs [Schoharie Co., NY].

Myra Jay LaGrange

1847 - 1929

At 11:30 in the evening of Jan . 3rd, 1929 the spirit of Myra Jay LaGrange returned to its Maker.  Mrs. LaGrange was born in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], Jan. 11, 1847, where a large portion of her life was spent.  Since 1908 Mr. and Mrs. LaGrange have made their home in Bainbridge where, until ill health and the infirmities of age prevented.  She was an active worker in her church and deeply interested in the activities of the village.  Her funeral was held from the late home on north Main street at   2:30 Sunday afternoon, Jan. 6th, with interment in Greenlawn cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], Rev. Thomas J. Collar officiating, Many beautiful flowers bore silent testimony to the love and esteem for the departed.  There survive besides her husband, her son-in-law, Frank J. Fletcher of this place, one grandson, Wendell Fletcher of Los Angeles, California; two step-daughters, Mrs. Minnie Leaman of Albany and Mrs. Althea Mack of Albany.

Death Notices

Chenango Union, May 13, 1875

TUCKEY:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], April 20, Mr. William Tuckey, aged 74 years.

WATERS:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], April 30, Betsey [Waters], wife of Uri Waters, aged 54.

CANNIFF:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], April 30, Phebe Ann [Canniff], wife of Henry Canniff, aged 67 years.

PECK:  In Nineveh [Broome Co., NY], May 3, 1875, Dea. John B. Peck, Aged 74.

HAYNES:  In Port Huron, Mich., April 27, Mr. Elijah R. Haynes of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], aged 55 years.