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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1941
Page
6
Snippets show obituaries for August Groboske and Aldrich family members with birth and death dates, survivors, and funeral details. Names include Groboske, Aldrich, Read, Sleeper Aldrich, and Elizabeth Hax. locations Milwaukee Syracuse Keegan Osborn and Friends Church. Public notices mention In Memoriam guidance and verse options.
A dense listing of funeral homes and florists with addresses and phone numbers. Includes Traucott Lohman Frasier McKinley Bros John Gang & Son Keegan Osbelt Callahan Cornell Greenleaf Hollow Kempf David Kearney Hillcrest Park Cemetery and various florists like Sarkowitz Weaver's Joan Lamanna and Coleman’s with contact details.
William Sleeper Aldrich TS of Clarkson College of Technology Potsdam dies in Milwaukee. Services Friday at Garfield Funeral Home Mantus with Rev Franklin P Bennett officiating. Survived by wife Mary L Aldrich four daughters eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Navy veteran Spanish American War career in engineering education spans Johns Hopkins Clarkson and reclamation work.
E Morgan dies at home in Pulaski and funeral arrangements set at A J Schumacher memorial home with burial at Mallory. John August Groboske a 12 year old farmer dies near Salina with multiple survivors and services at Keegan Osbert funeral home and Assumption Church. Miss Lilian Schriber of 514 South McBride Street dies in Crouse Irving Hospital with services at Birnbaum funeral home and burial at Adath Yeshurun Cemetery.
Syracuse soldiers write home from military service listing their stations and roles. Pvt Fred Snyder 18 son of Mr and Mrs Frank J Snyder of 128 Briggs Street trains at Jefferson Barracks Missouri in aviation ground skills after enlisting November 10. His brother Staff Sergeant William Snyder on Christmas furlough from Fort Bragg North Carolina serving with the 134th Medical Regiment. William V Webster of 119 Jasper Street becomes a second lieutenant in the Medical Administrative Corps after officer candidate training at Curtisian Barracks Pennsylvania. F R McLaughlin, 230 Holland Street, remains unlisted since Japan war began. he serves as radioman on a naval bomber at Cavite. Pvt Robert E Doud of Fifth Field Artillery at Fort Devens Massachusetts attends ceremonies with his parents at 2109 Midland Avenue before returning to Fort Devens December 26.
North-South vulnerable, North opens culminating in a six club contract. The declarer selects a line to establish the dummy as master hand, discards hearts and uses a singleton diamond to set the diamond suit, then ruffs and draws trumps to win the last five tricks.
Page Twelve itemizes bids from Cayuga Rock Salt Company and International Salt Company for 350 tons of rock salt and 11.90 per hundred weight, plus Solvay Sales on calcium chloride and Portland cement contracts. Awatus and Paragon Plaster tied on cement bids. deliveries to begin after January 1.
Bids opened by August Smingler for city use cover stone rock salt calcium chloride and similar supplies with minimal price shifts. Printing quotes include 250 pages of council proceedings at 3.20 per page and 35 copies of minutes at similar rates. quarry delivery for crushed stone listed at 1.35 delivered from Shanton. Solvay Sales Corp among bidders.
Col Robert T Phinney 62 commandant of Fort Custer Mich dies. A H W Van Gorder 39 vice president of McKesson Robbins Inc dies. Harry E Martin 59 publisher of Seipsic Free Press dies. John Hubert Cornyn 66 archaeologist and Chicago Tribune correspondent in Mexico dies. Frank L Rain 64 grand exalted ruler of the Elks Lodge in 1919 20 dies on 34th anniversary of his marriage.
A draft death notices listing individuals with ages and towns across central New York. Includes William J. Heverly 69 Waddington, Charles Shoemaker 58 Utica, George Merrin 67 Ogdensburg, Dorothy Dashnaw 2 Gouverneur, Ward E. Ingraham 76 Oxford, George H. Mosher 86 Unadilla, Bridget Murray 81 Pennelbarre, J Mallon 60 Auburn, Moody 16 Scipio, and others such as Verna Lapp 22 Me and Sun ing, and Morrisville resident 51.
Obituaries detail the death of William I. Gcopig and funeral arrangements in Rochester, plus multiple local deaths including Mrs. Mary A. Burke and William Sylvester Lloyd. Services span Rochester and Syracuse locations with church rites, bearers named, and cemeteries noted. Other notices list Richard Russ and Mrs Franceska M. Walter with service details and burials in local cemeteries.
Life resident of Syracuse Mrs. Mary O Connor Frank died Tuesday night at 519 Wolf Street after a short illness. Survived by husband Henry Frank two brothers and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 15 A M at the home and 10 45 A M at Saint John the Baptist Church with solemn high Mass of Requiem. Burial in St Agnes Cemetery. Also last rites for Mrs Eva Dwight of 194 Medford Road were held Tuesday at Frasier funeral home and St Daniel's Church. Burial in Assumption Cemetery with bearers listed.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 8:45 AM at Keegan & Osbert Funeral Home and 9:30 AM at Holy Sacrament Green. Rev. Francis Sheedy celebrated a high mass. Burial followed at Saint Agnes Cemetery with Bernard C. Duhamel presiding. Bearers were Harold Yeazel Fred O Kruman John Seeley and Frank Dunn.
Syracuse resident Martin F. Murray died Wednesday morning at Crouse-Irving Hospital after a long illness. Retired toolmaker and lifelong resident, he is survived by wife Rose Modix Murray, two daughters Mrs. George Towne and Mrs. Carl Kopp, and several grandchildren. Services set for 9:30 A. M. Saturday at Ballweg Funeral Home and 9:15 A. M. at St. Joseph's Church. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Edwin L Sherman 62 of 139 Webster Ave Syracuse died early Wednesday after an extended illness He was a retired carpenter Born in Owasco he lived in Syracuse 40 years Survived by wife Catherine Fryer two daughters Norma and Irma Sherman one grandson Edwin L Smirco four sisters D L Wallace Wa terloo Ina Shea Auburn Walter Mathison Little Falls and Leonard Moore Horseheads Funeral planned at home and Assumption Church on Saturday
Frank Burgun was found dead at his home 1411 West Fayette Street this morning. He left a widow Mrs Margaret Burgun two grandchildren Mrs Albert Hudson and Francis Jordan two brothers George P and Nicholas J Burgun and two sisters Mrs Elizabeth Raynor and Mrs Mary Thornden of East Syracuse. Last rites will be conducted at the home on Friday.
Howard Eugene Merriam of Fayetteville and Dona Rae Fitzpatrick of 127 Mildred Avenue appear in the notice along with Rhea Byron Merriam of Camulus and Beatrice Winifred Burns of 1524 Bellevue Avenue. Frederick Walker of Williams Buffalo and Sadie Mae Fletcher of 19 Cedar Street are listed beside others. Daniel Joseph Gorman of 107 Milton Avenue and Bessie May Sutton of 117 Amy Street appear in the same notice.
Charlie Wilkes receives a Christmas card from Ole Olesen and Chic Johnson both vaudeville alumni calling themselves Sons of Fun. The card includes a 26 cent stamp and promotes a United States Defense Savings bond purchase.
Figures from Capt. Thomas M. Hennigan of the police accident investigation bureau show a drop in school child pedestrian accidents from early September to December 1. From September opening to Dec 1, 45 children ages five to fourteen were injured, down from 62 the year before. Adult pedestrian accidents rose about 12 percent in the same span. The decline among school children is roughly 30 percent.
Mrs. Howard L Murphy chairs a holiday dance for all high school students hosted by the Auxiliary of Boy Scout Troops 123 and 223 at Blessed Sacrament School on Friday night. Assisting are Mrs. George Tomeny Mrs. Charles Windhausen and Mrs. George Byrnes.
The Department of Public Welfare reports an increase of 68 cases for the week ending Dec 20 under Commissioner Leon H. Abbott. Dec 13 total was 2,667 with 16 new admissions and 44 recurrences plus 86 reopened, totaling 146 intake. Seventy-eight cases closed, bringing Dec 20 total to 2,755. 29 cases were rejected at intake.
Sergt Ernest H. Curtis, son of Mr and Mrs Wallace William Curtis, married Miss Dorothy Virginia Bries daughter of Mr and Mrs Dorrance McKeel of Dallas Pa formerly of Syracuse at Camp Lee Virginia last Sunday. Curtis is assigned to the permanent drill cadre of the Eighth Quartermaster Training Regiment at Camp Lee. The couple will reside in Richmond Virginia.
Rita Coughlin a radio and stage star will be featured entertainer at the Syracuse Lions Club Christmas luncheon Friday at noon. She will fly in from Detroit arriving Thursday morning. Coughlin previously performed with Rudy Vallee at the Astor Hotel and entertained guests at the Rainbow Lounge in the Hotel Syracuse two years ago.
Fralick Chapter Order of Eastern Star sponsors a ceremony in the Blue Room of the Masonic Temple at 8 PM next Monday. Mrs Helene Clasen is installing marshal and Jay Happick installing assistant marshal. Members and friends from other chapters are invited to attend.
Margaret Zeppetello of Lodi Street cracked an egg to find a second perfectly formed hard shelled egg inside. About three quarters of an inch long, the inner egg surprised her and she saved the oddity.
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