Obituaries (October 3)

Ella Welch Malloy

Utica Saturday Globe, October 1916

 

Ella Welch Malloy

1888 - 1916

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  A requiem funeral mass for Mrs. Ella Welch Malloy was sung in St. Paul's Church at 8:30 Monday morning by Father Tiernan, the Rosary Society assisting.  Mrs. Malloy died after only a week's illness and because of the belief that death was due to infantile paralysis complicated with pneumonia, private funeral services were held on Friday afternoon at 4:30, with interment in St. Paul's Cemetery [Norwich, NY].  Mrs. Malloy was the daughter of Michael and Catherine Burgess Welch and was born in the town of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY].  During her residence in Norwich she had followed for a number of years the profession of a trained nurse previous to her marriage to Edward Malloy, November 22, 1912.  Besides her husband and one small son Mrs. Malloy leaves five brothers and six sisters, Thomas, Joseph, William, Paul and John Welch; Mrs. Edward Byrnes, Mrs. James McEneny, Mrs. J.W. Church, of Norwich; Mrs. W.J. Sullivan, of Minon, and the Misses Frances and Margaret Welch.  Mrs. Malloy was a most devout Catholic, a member of the L.C.B.A. and of the Rosary Society, and one of the most earnest adherents of the faith in the parish of St. Paul's Church.

 

William J. Warner

1860-1937

South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY]:  William J. Warner, 76, died at his farm home in South Otselic Thursday morning after a week's illness of pneumonia.  He had been in poor health for some time.  Mr. Warner was born November 14, 1860, in the house where he died, one of three children of Augustus Warner and Mary Tallett Warner.  He married Miss Flora Stanton of Lincklaen, October 4, 1881, She died July 26, 1888.  He married Miss Ada Knapp of Otselic Center, January 20, 1891.  Mr. Warner, who spent all of his life except six years on the same farm, was highway commissioner of the town of Otselic for two years.  He attended the Baptist church.  Besides his widow, he is survived by two sons by his first wife L.J. Warner of South Otselic and Lloyd Warner of DeRuyter; one son by his second wife, George Warner, of South Otselic, and seven grandchildren. Services will be held in the home at 1 o'clock Sunday. Burial will be in South Otselic Cemetery.

 

Captain Hiram S. Wheeler

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, June 4, 1886

On Wednesday evening, at his home in South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], Captain Hiram S. Wheeler, of the 114th Regiment, after a lingering and painful illness quietly passed away. Captain Wheeler was a native of Otselic, born in April, 1835.  He was a son of Deacon Sylvester and Annie Wheeler and was reared under their influences, which begat in him in early life habits of industry, temperance and frugality which laid the foundation for a useful and prosperous career.  For many years he was a hardware merchant at South Otselic, till obliged to abandon his chosen avocation by the inroads of disease and disabilities incident to the same.  When the 114th Regiment was recruited, Captain Wheeler with J. Floyd Thompson and others was actively engaged in enlisting men to form a company, and so vigorously was the work prosecuted that in the brief period of nine days, from August 4 to August 13, 1862, the requisite number was obtained, and the following day mustered by Adjutant Per Lee.  Mr. Wheeler was chosen first lieutenant of the company, but he was commissioned captain and mustered as such, September 3, 1862, a few days before the regiment left its rendezvous at Norwich, Captain Thompson having been advanced to the position of quartermaster.  Captain Wheeler was generally on duty with his company, except a short time when detailed to serve on court martial at division headquarters, and was generally liked by his men for whose comfort he ever had a special regard.  He participated in the battle of Bisland, the siege of Port Hudson, the battles of Sabien Cross roads, Pleasant Hill, Cane River, Mansura and Cedar Creek.  He was several times hit with missiles, but at the time he was not supposed to be seriously injured. An injury to the shoulder, however, gave him considerable trouble and it is believed that the nervous prostration and spinal difficulties from which he has been a great sufferer for some years is largely if not wholly due to that cause.  Captain Wheeler leaves a devoted wife, a dutiful son and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. A loving husband and affectionate parent, a worthy citizen and honored soldier has been called to receive his reward.  his funeral took place Friday afternoon, from his late residence.

 

Death Notices

Chenango Telegraph, June 15, 1859

 

FIELD:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst., of apoplexy, Stephen M. Field, aged 58 years 11 months and 10 days.

 

FAIRCHILD:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 2d inst. Sophia Fairchild in the 79th years of her age.

 

COPELAND:  At Chenango Forks, May 12th, Elizabeth L. [Copeland], wife of Martin J. Copeland, aged 16 years.

 

RATHBONE:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], May 21st, Mrs. Hannah Rathbone, aged 79 years.