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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
5
Notices from June 1943 to June 1945 list deaths and funeral plans for Nellie Bach Victoria Bach family members. Arthur Belgin. William D Eichenlaub. Grace Tucker Fraser. Anna Kocher. William McMahon. John A O'Brien. Pauline Pflug. Maud Hohrig. Clara Louise Schroeppel. StraIl. Roger Joseph Thomas. Catherine Donnelly Willis. and others with survivor details, service times, and burial sites.
Rites for Fred W. Dick Harvey 35 of 161 Niven Street, former Central and Eastwood High football coach, who died Tuesday after a year of illness, will be held Friday. A Syracuse native, he played at Central High and Hobart College, served in WWI, and coached Central High’s 1925 City League champions. He leaves a wife, a daughter, a son, two brothers, his mother, and several nieces and nephews. Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery, Warmers.
Funeral services for Mrs Ernes tine Happle Gienger will be held Saturday morning at 7 45 at Martin Brothers Funeral Home and 9 30 at Blessed Sacrament Church. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. She died Tuesday at her home 401 Lillian Avenue after 61 years in Syracuse with two daughters two sisters seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren among the survivors.
Columbus Ohio June 16 The Rev Dr Jesse Swank a longtime Methodist leader in Ohio died last night at age 76 Funeral services will be held Friday at Springfield with Bishop H Lester Smith officiating Swank served in ten pulpits over a 41 year career and was president emeritus of the Methodist Children's Home at Worthington He officiated at the funerals of President Warren G Harding and Mrs Harding.
Funeral services for Miss Beatrice Burns of 1620 Spring Street were held at 9 A M at Murphy Funeral Home and 9 30 A M at Saint John the Baptist Church. The Rev John W Lynch led the service with assistants Rev Charles Dee and Rev Dr W J Glenn. The committal was read by Rev John R Kendrick at Ascension Cemetery. Bearers included Judson McArdell Raymond ONeill Robert Fowler Walter Burns Robert Close and William Strowbridge.
Mrs Josephine Kelly Tanner widow of Raymond H Tanner dies at home. Private service set for 2 PM Saturday at the home with last rites at 2 30 PM in West Genesee Street Methodist Church officiated by Rev Alfred N Taylor. Survived by two daughters Joan and Janet Tanner a son Raymond Jr a sister Arlene Kelly six brothers and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral for 65 year old John A. O'Brien who died Tuesday at his daughter Mrs John J Murphy’s home 502 Balsam Street Liverpool will be held at 9 A.M. Thursday at G H Maurer Funeral Home Liverpool and at 730 A.M. in St Josephs Church with burial in Assumption Cemetery
Word arrives of the death of Paul F Richter a Syracuse native who died suddenly Tuesday at his Newark New Jersey home. Survived by a son two brothers four sisters, funeral set for 2 PM Friday at John G Butler Funeral Home with Oakwood burial.
Obituaries and funeral notices list Nellie Merrill of 928 Midland Avenue with service at Hart funeral home, burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Also shown are notices for Harley E. Strail of 119 Loehr Avenue, Louise Smeader of 141 Werden Avenue, Charles Nelson Umbrecht of 625 Gifford Street, Helen Musick, John Marcel, Arthur Belgin, with survivors and burial details at various cemeteries and churches.
Clara Louise Schroeppel famed Syracuse dancing instructor for 48 years died of coronary thrombosis in the Yates Hotel lobby after a lunch break. Born in Schroeppel she studied in Boston and New York and taught thousands in Syracuse from homes to studios. Her great grandfather George Casper Schroeppel helped settle Central New York. the Schroeppel town marked its centennial in 1933 with her in charge of much of the program. Funeral services are set for Friday at the Fairchild Meech chapel. burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
Carl Johnson of Kenmore mentions three grandchildren and three sisters in England, highlighting family ties across the Atlantic.
Mrs Josie Merritt of 176 South Edwards Avenue died Saturday. Last rites were held at 2 PM Tuesday at Goddard Crandall Funeral Home led by Rev Harold Clark. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery with bearers Ralph Peters L W Godard Ralph Marchant John O Donnell Benjamin Olmstead J Raymond Laing.
A delegation from Circle C of the Women’s Auxiliary attends funeral rites for Mrs. Margaret Jane Sopher who died Sunday at her son George Sopher’s home. Rev. Dean E. Richardson presides at Fairchild & Meech funeral home. Oakwood Center burial follows. Pallbearers named: Bernard J. Winn James F. Toben Charles D. Gramer T. F. Lemm James J. Diamond Edward M. Hare.
Fragmented obituary list shows names such as Mrs. Ellie B, Robert A. Brown, Mrs. Josephine Woods, and others in Syracuse area. brief line mentions wartime service and a request to mail newspapers like the Ferdiddournal or Herald- American to service members. A table of sales appears on the editorial page.
William S McMahon former city assessor and collector died Monday. Funeral at 9 A M Thursday at his home 359 Whittier Avenue and 9 30 A M at Saint Patrick's Church Burial in St Annes Cemetery He is survived by wife Nellie Han non McMahon daughter Mary and brother James McMahon.
Two injured carrier pigeons brought to the S P C A shelter on West Belden Avenue for safekeeping until owners are identified. Dr Eurene E Dooling said both birds have leg injuries and provided leg bands LAWSAGIF 42 and ALESIGALH2 to aid owner tracing.
Ever Willing Branch of the Sunshine Society will meet at 8 P.M. Thursday at 126 Beacon Street Mrs Mabel Cox hosts the gathering. A campaign to raise $3000 to clear Bethany Baptist Church debt was announced by Rev Leo R Murphy pastor. Twenty captains oversee the drive which closes June 27.
City police will stop motorists for traffic infractions and check for pleasure driving and windshield slickers as part of a cooperative effort with the Federal Office of Price Administration. Mayor Kennedy announced after talks with OPA officials and Police Chief Rapp.
In Supreme Court the Vann Fowler estate asked a $71 400 reduction on 313 South Salina Street occupied by Beck Shoe Co. The land is assessed at 187 300 and the building at 34 100 totaling 221 400. a 150 000 valuation is requested. Irving Vann leads for the estate with John Timothy Smith. city attorneys are Dwight C Dale and Roger Baldwin. Justice Henry J Kimball presides.
Amateur high school musicians are invited by Andre Polah director of the Syracuse Civic Orchestra to audition for places in the ensemble. The group will give its first summer concert at Thornden Park on July 7. Interviews for auditions run tonight and tomorrow from 7 30 to 9 00 at the Clark Music Company for string woodwind brass and percussion players. Selected amateurs may work with College of Fine Arts instructors and 20 other professional musicians and could perform under Professor Polah for the summer and possibly into the fall if the series is extended.
Atlas Linen Supply Company appeals to Syracuse pupils to work in laundries and linen depots during vacation to support hospitals, war plants, hotels and doctors offices, stressing public health risks from staffing shortages and the patriotic benefit to students.
Laurence A. Ross, commissioned a second lieutenant in the Essex Scottish Regiment, is visiting Syracuse with his bride Miss Margaret Ann Amidon of East Syracuse. They married on June 13 and he will return to Canada soon. his wife will finish her course at Central City Business Institute. His mother, Mrs. J Keith Ross, heads the Red Cross Production Corps. He has three brothers in the armed forces: James K. Ross in the RAF at Windsor Ontario, Ronald Ross in the US Army Medical Corps at Pine Camp, and William Ross a paratrooper at Camp Mackall North Carolina.
Fourteen servicemen from the Syracuse Air Base were admitted to U.S. citizenship by Justice Clifford H. Searl in a Supreme Court ceremony. The diverse class, representing five nationalities, will attend a Sunday American Legion reception at the Legion clubhouse on West Onondaga Street with guests invited to bring spouses. Justice Searl praised their commitment to America through military service.
Jacob Stockinger Jr. former New York State Master Plumbers president will address the Syracuse Association of Master Plumbers at the Onondaga Hotel tomorrow at 5 30 pm. He chairs the insurance committee and will discuss the Master Plumbers Safety Group for compensation insurance. Percy Watson reports on the national convention. Thomas F McEvily will speak on Safety in the Plumbing Industry and John McAndrew will discuss Central New York plumbing industry.
Officers of the Junior Council of Churches will be installed at the annual spring retreat at Krause’s Landing Oneida Lake on Saturday and Sunday. The Rev. Harold L. Clark of Eastwood Baptist Church will officiate at a candlelight communion and installation. Officers include Marion Beasley president Edith M Banaski vice president Ada Sanderson recording secretary Muriel Hineman corresponding secretary Lynn Smith treasurer and Jean Smith Gordon Huggins advisers. Jean Maxwell will lead camp fire songs Saturday night. Banaski chairs the program committee assisted by Anderson Joan Miller Beasley and Carl Hart.
New York report says Bayard Veiller 74 playwright of The Trial of Morgan and Within the Law died today in Doctors Hospital. He was Brooklyn born and worked in New York Chicago and San Francisco before theater and film. He married actress Margaret Wycherly in 1910. divorced and remarried in 1922. Survived by son Captain Anthony Veiller of Los Angeles and brother Laurence Veiller of New York.
Cazenovia notes today Charles David Miller turns 103 at his son William Miller’s Ballina home. He credits good health to the Lord and clean living and follows an early to bed and early to rise motto. He no longer works much but tends the lawn and light tasks around the house.
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