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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1943
Page
3
Obituary notices list multiple deaths with dates June 12 to June 15 1943 in this city. Names include Mrs Adelinda Sax Bridges Miss Mary Beatrice Burns John T Cusick Frank Hliwa Darby Laura Hathany Featherly Ella G Gorham Anna Kocher John Malmgren Nellie Merritt Phillip Simonds Louise Smeader Franklin Waldbay and others with survivors funeral details and interment information.
Anna Cockwiller Kocher 75 national officer of the Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association died after a yearlong illness at her home 1215 Lodi Street. She served as supreme first vice president 12 years and supreme marshal 24 years. Survived by son Joseph F Cockwiller, stepchildren, four sisters, and two grandchildren. Funeral at Keegan Osbert 900 North Salina Street 8:30 A.M. Thursday with Requiem at Church of the Assumption. Burial in Assumption Cemetery. Native of Liverpool she had lived in Syracuse 70 years.
Mrs Grace Hill 63 of Hammond died in Potsdam Hospital Saturday after a long illness. She was admitted May 6. Surviving is a daughter Mrs Harry Ayers of Winthrop.
Capt Otis J Denham 60 retired from the Syracuse Fire Department on Dec 1 1930 after twenty years service died at his home 111 Herkimer Street He was born in the West End son of early residents George and the late Mrs Denham He attended public school and worked for the Onondaga Pottery Company before his appointment to the fire service.
Captain Denham, a former lieutenant and captain who served in four city fire companies including Engine 5 Engine 13 Engine 12 and Truck 4 on South State Street, died after health decline. He wintered in Florida and was a member of West End Tent of Maccabees and West Genesee Methodist Church. His wife Estella Calison died six years earlier. A brother Frank J. Denham survives. Funeral services for Pee Alfred Taylor at West Genesee Church Herkimer Street at 2 30 P M Wednesday, with interment at Myrtle Hill Cemetery.
William D. Eichenlaub 66 lifelong Syracuse resident and former bakery proprietor died at home 315 Bear Street. Survived by wife Emma and brothers Camillus Engelbert and Frank J. Eichenlaub, a sister Catherine. Funeral at home 0330 A M Thursday and Church of the Assumption 9 A M burial Assumption Cemetery.
Mrs Henrietta Curran died Monday morning at a convalescent home. Surviving are her husband Clayton Curran two stepdaughters Mrs Phyllis Westerfield and Mrs Irene Patterson of Syracuse several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Schumacher memorial home at 11 A M Wednesday with Rev H H Downey officiating Burial will be in Bridgeport Cemetery. Bearers were nephews Leonard Merrill Robert McInerney Edward McEneny John Stapleton Kenneth Dix and James McEneny.
Clara Kilcoyne died Friday and services were held at her home in Marcellus at 9 A.M. on Monday then at St. Francis Xavier Church. Rev. Daniel Hartnett led a solemn high mass of requiem with Deacon Rev. Marshall McMahon and Subdeacon Rev. Edward Kopp. Bearers were William Coyne, William Farrell, Stephen Haney, John Cummings, Michael Thornton and Peter Quail. Burial followed in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
Funeral services for Franklin J. Waldby who died suddenly Sunday night at 304 Marshall Street will be held at 2 P M Wednesday at the David F Kearney funeral home. The Rev Dr Arthur L Berger will officiate and burial will be in Morningside Cemetery. Waldby a native of Little Falls resided in Syracuse 25 years and was a machinist for Cohen Goldman Company. Survived by wife Blanche three sons F Kenneth Allison H and Ralph W Waldby three daughters Mrs Meredith Lugibihl Mrs Albert La France and Mrs Robert Kellogg a sister Mrs Alice Miller of Arizona and 11 grandchildren.
Mrs Alice Duda Dabroski died Thursday. Services at her brother Frank Duda home 312 Greenway Avenue Monday morning. A high mass of requiem was celebrated at the Church of the Transfiguration by Rev John Kocilla. Bearers: Anthony Popielarski Alexander Tulowiecki Anthony Godlewski Ignacy Gietek Alexander Sierzputowski Stanley Kusmieczyk. Burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
The funeral of Miss Frances J. Farzolari who died Friday will be held at her home on Gaskill Avenue and Seventh North Street at 5 30 AM Tuesday. The service continues at Saint John the Baptist Church an hour later with burial in Assumption Cemetery.
John G. Green 86 died Sunday at his home 634 Carbon Street. Services at Frasier Funeral Home 1217 North Salirla Street at 1 30 P M Tuesday with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. He worked 20 years at New Process Gear Company and was a Foresters of America Court Salt City Lodge member. Surviving are a son Charles Green two daughters Mrs John Scheibel Mrs John Parsons two stepsons Henry Irving Cronin two stepdaughters Mrs Arthur Kratz Mrs Thomas Smith and 10 grandchildren.
The funeral for Miss Mary Bea trice Burns who died Sunday at 1620 Spring Street is set for 3 A. M. Wednesday at John B. Murphy funeral establishment with a requiem mass at St. John the Baptist Church. Burial follows in Assumption Cemetery. She was a North High School and Sacred Heart Academy graduate and a secretary at United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. She leaves parents Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Burns and two brothers George H. and John F. Burns.
Funeral services for John M Malmgren a Sweden native long time Syracuse resident will be held at Garfield funeral home at 230 PM Tuesday burial in Morning side Cemetery He leaves a wife two daughters two sons and two brothers also listed are the death of Mrs Helen Bielski Musick and the funeral arrangements for Mrs Ella McCarthy Gorham and Philip J Simons with details of survivors and burial plans.
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Jane Sopher who died Sunday at her son George B Sopher's home 101 Arden Drive will be at Fairchild Meech Funeral Home at 11 AM Wednesday Rev Dean Richardson of Erwin Methodist Church will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery She was a member of Erwin Methodist Church and Circle C of the Women's Auxiliary Surviving are her son and a daughter Mrs Robert McGrath of Asbury Park NJ two grandchildren Joan and Marian Sopher a sister Mrs Alfred Wilson of Keansburg NJ and a brother George Fletcher of Jersey City NJ
Funeral services for 78 year old Mrs Es tella Moore who died at 310 Tully Street will be held at Traugott & Lohman Funeral Home at 2 P M Wednesday. Burial in Weedsport. She is survived by three sons Howard E Fred N and Hilton Moore two daughters Mrs George Hotaling Baldwinsville and Mrs Floyd Davenport Sylvan Beach, several grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
William H Hughson a 75 year old retired Clay mail clerk died at his home after a year of illness. Born in Canada he lived in Clay 25 years and belonged to Centerville Lodge F and A M in North Syracuse. He leaves three brothers and a sister. Funeral 2 PM Wednesday at Watson and Hilton Funeral Home Brewerton with burial Pine Plains Cemetery. Reverend John Kesselburgh to officiate. Ralph Laskowski four died funeral held at Marcel Laskowski home and church service at Church of the Transfiguration. Burial Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Funeral services for John A Yann, a retired patrolman, were held at Dana W Barnard funeral home on Danforth Street with the Rev. Robert H Barber officiating. Burial followed at Oalssood Cemetery. Members of the Sprecuse Police Department attended as bearers.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous names and places such as Mrs Ree MW Holnes and Clyde with scattered amounts and towns including Antwerp and Phoenix. The garbled text shows obituaries or death notices with unclear details and many misread terms.
Funeral services were held for Bridget McGraw who died at her home on Green Street Priday. A high mass was celebrated at Saint John the Evangelist Church with Rev Raymond Loftus officiating assisted by deacons and bearers named. Burial followed at St Agnes. Continued services for Mrs June Doolittle Williams were held at the Marlin funeral home.
Matthew Eberly was found dead in a bed in a small Brewerton cottage on Mud Hill Road near Henry Baskill's home. Mr Mankill discovered the body and alerted the Onondaga County rescue workers who attended the scene. The cause and exact time of death remain under investigation.
Industrial leaders from banking insurance and electrical manufacturing arrived in Syracuse to attend the funeral of Huntington B Crouse late president of the Crouse Hinds Company at St Pauls Episcopal Church. Church officials Rev Franklin P Bennett and Rev Ivor L Curtis to officiate. Gerard Swope president General Electric among honorary bearers. Crouse died at Syracuse Memorial Hospital after extended illness last Friday.
Crowded little Methodist church on the Onondaga Reservation honors Frederick S. Schenandoah 52, Onondaga Indian, former Carlisle alumnus and musician. Survived by wife Margaret Chilson, four sons, a daughter, and a brother. service led by Rev. Livingston Crouse with burial in the reservation cemetery.
Former Gov Herbert Lehman joins other dignitaries as an honorary bearer at the Arlington Cemetery funeral for Capt Arthur W Brandt the former New York State public works head who died of a heart attack in Washington He was succeeded by Charles H Sells who will represent New York at the services
Oswego marks Flag Day as a week long observance honoring Allied Nations. Residents welcomed Allied lands in homes, sermons themed on World War, and graduation and club events highlighted the U N tribute. A national broadcast of addresses and music continues with daily programs through Saturday’s mammoth parade featuring horse and ox drawn floats.
Dr B T Brown of Onondaga Sanatorium speaks on tuberculosis at Dunbar Center at 8 15 pm A film Let My People Live starring Rex Ingram will precede a screening of Target for Tonight an Academy Award British war picture The event is arranged by Onondaga Health Association and Theodore Brown executive secretary Dunbar Center
Coleate University reports a new high enrollment of 702 naval aviation cadets. A fresh class of 165 began training at the Naval Flight Preparatory School as the war training service lists 27 planes and 25 flight instructors plus nine ground school instructors.
Frederick W. Krull of Niagara Falls died in Lockport from injuries after being struck by a bicyclist while crossing an intersection. He was a banker, president of Niagara Permanent Savings Loan Association and director of two other banks.
Jesse F. Clift, longtime Onondaga town supervisor and the oldest Republican on the Board of Supervisors, will not seek reelection this fall. Committee plans to nominate another candidate at tonight’s meeting as Clift becomes the fifth GOP supervisor to bow out. Frank W. Hoag is active for the county clerk post, while Earl B. Rathbun replaces Fred L. Colbear for the 19th Ward Common Council race. Two other GOP hopefuls lost in committee races as Leslie A. Doolittle defeats Ed Dorner and Walter Chapman defeats Olin Hayden for party designations.
In a petition before Surrogate John W. Sadler Mrs Lilian G Waterman seeks authorization to settle her suit against Joseph P Torrance for the death of Roy C Waterman. The hearing follows the November 19 1942 accident on Hemlock Road in the Indian Reservation. She asks to settle the case for 2500 dollars. Steist is represented by P Augustus Hopkins. Letters testamentary were granted to Mrs Fanny Alderman in the estate of her husband Louis who died March 4. Martha Wight seeks letters testamentary in the estate of her father John Wight of 512 Wilkinson Street who died May 29 leaving an estate of 1300 in real and 10000 in personal property. She is named executor and sole heir.
A diverse group including Labor leaders, federal and city officials met at the Onondaga Hotel for a Town Hall session sponsored by the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America. Speakers urged cooperation and discussed monthly meetings to address current concerns.
The general death rate in the United States fell in 1942 to a record low of 10.3 per 1 000, with maternity mortality at about three per 1 000 births and infant mortality near 40 to 41 per 1 000 live births. The birth rate rose to 20.7 per 1 000, though industrial fatalities offset some declines in auto deaths.
War Council child care counsellor Mrs. Raymond F. Piper reports many calls from working mothers to register children for summer play centers opening June 21. She will stay at the YWCA on Onondaga Street until 9 PM Wednesday and Thursday to accept registrations. Centers opening June 21 include Seymour and Franklin Schools Wilson Community House Boys Club and YMCA.
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