In Memoriam and Funeral Notices Patch
Obituary notices list multiple deaths with birth and death dates, family relations, and funeral details. Entries mention Thomas Maloney, Krogh, Toomajian, Wagar, Babcock, Burke, Buyea, Cohen, Crosby, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Keating, La Febvre, Le Beau, Morrison, Niebuhr, Nolan, Pack, Peck, Small, Thorpe, and associated addresses, hospitals, and church services across Troy and Cohoes areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B Leonard
William A. Toohey
Second ‘Avenue
114Th St
St. Joseph
St. Peter's Cemetery
Buyea
Flavilla Buyea
David Buyea
Ingalls Avenue
Earl
Burton
Richard
Nina Buyea
Fred J. Lowe
Fifth Avenue
Elmwood Hill
Cohen
Leonard Hospital
Ellis Cohen
First St
Marie Cohen
New Mt. Ida
Chosby
Patrick J. Crosby
Catherine Ruane
Francis A. Crosby
Rochester
Edward J. Crosby
Cohees
David J. Foley
Daniel D. Purcell & Son
Pawling Ave
St. Agnes’ Church
Cohoes
Auburn
N. Y
Warion Johnson
Newark
N.Y
122Nd Street
North Troy
Oakwood Cemetery
Keating
Green Island
Hudson Ave
John Keating
Rose McNul
Anna Cay
John F
St. Joseph's Cemetery
LE Beau
113Th St
North
Henry le Beau
William C. le Beau
Victoria Johnson
John Gall
Louise Loveland
Wil Yiaan
Joseph le Beau
Thomas Quirk
Catherine Barbot
Stillwater
Quand Funeral
Broad St
Waterford
St. Mary's Church
Pack
Samaritan Hospist
Harriet Elizabeth Peck
E. Louise Peck
Pinewoods Ave
Small
the Leonard Hospital
Nina V. Wilcox
Anthony T. Small
John Robetoy
Ernest
Roswell
Andrew
John Wilcox
Mason
Second Ave
Intermont Oakwood
Thorpe
William H. Thorpe
Mary V. Walsh
Joseph
Julia
Agnes Thorpe
Joseph W. Thorpe
State Street
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Bennington Businessman Dies During Church Choir Moment
William S. Boynton a Bennington Vermont businessman active fourteen years in the drapery and curtain trade with James R. Lovette died suddenly of a heart attack yesterday morning while singing a Te Deum solo in the choir loft of Second Congregationalist Church. His wife was present and a doctor was summoned but he died before aid. The funeral will be held tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Boynton
Bennington
Second Congregationalist
Boynton
Boyton
Maternity Plan Approved by Troy Area Hospitals
Troy's Samaritan Troy and Leonard hospitals join about forty others in Northeastern New York to offer maternity care for servicemen wives under a government plan. The plan approved by the Children's Bureau allows state payment to physicians and hospitals, with ward care possible under reduced fees. Hospitals and some doctors had opposed earlier versions, but the modified plan is now expected to go operative after a formal date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Samaritan
Troy and Leonard
Northeastern New York Hospital Association
Children's Bureau
United States Department of Labor
State Department of Health
Edward 8. Rogers
Rogers
Helen N. Warren
the Leonard Hospital
Wilton Man Dies in Crash Near Saratoga
John D. Freeman, 35, of Wilton, was killed when his car struck a tree near the Veteran filling station on the Saratoga Springs Glens Falls road. His two daughters, Joan 6 and Jeanette 9, were severely injured and hospitalized with fractures and facial injuries. Jeanette was listed in critical condition. State Police investigators Sergt Edward P. Conway and Troopers A. H. Barney and T. A. Dwyer reported the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Freeman
R. D. Wilton
Joan
Jeanette
Mr. Freeman
Saratoga Springs
Glens Falls
Saratoga Springs Hospital
Spa Barracks
Edward P. Conway
A. H. Barney
T. A. Dwyer
Vermont CAP Recruits Cadets With Free Rides
Twelve planes of the Vermont wing of the Civil Air Patrol gathered at the Bennington airport to give free rides to young men aged 17 to 26 who signed up as prospective Army aviation cadets. They spent four to five hours at the airport and about 15 youths were signed, eligible for flight training if they pass required examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Cap
Vermont
Civil Air Patrol
Bennington, Vt
Army Air Cadets
Army
Dwelling Burned in Colonie and Fire at Watervliet
Firefighters from Watervliet and Menands battled a blaze on the Troy Albany Road last night. The two family dwelling near Ward Haven burned for about four hours, with water shortages forcing long hose lays. Two families were sheltered by neighbors as their home burned. Henry and family on the upper floor survived with losses. A second fire near Glenwood Road destroyed a load of paper boxes on a Corrugated Container Co. tractor trailer. no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watervliet
Menands
Ward Haven
Troy-Albany
Haven
Henry Tedesco
Clemente
Fedescogs
Tedesco
Corrugated Container Co
Cohoes
Fie
Glenwood Road
State Group Meetings in Troy Highlight Regional NAACP Conference
Delegates from across New York attended a two day NAACP mass meeting at School 5 in Troy with talks on postwar planning. James E. Allen urged youths to prepare for the machine age while advocating justice and equality. Officials and local church members contributed performances and resolutions supporting desegregation, housing expansion, and anti poll tax measures, with Frank M. Jenkins leading Troy’s chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
James E. Allen
New York
Allen
Frank J. Hogan
Hogan
H Elizabeth Scherer
Russell Sage College
Mercedes
Senate
Frank M. Jenkins
Troy
Joseph Johnson
Grispin Hall
Earl Rohne
Winston Douglas
William Gibson
Leonard Hayes
Johnson
Maude King
Porter Kirkwood
Temperatures Fall to Record Lows Across Troy Area
The Troy area endured two consecutive near freezing days with Saturday and Sunday mornings at 36 degrees, tying records set 53 years ago. Fog spared frosts in places, but crops suffered cold damage to tender vegetables like unharvested tomatoes, though overall impact was light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Cropseyville Man Held on Draft Act Violation Charge
Cropseyville resident Harry Merrithew alias Harry Kelly, 36, was arrested in Nassau on a Selective Service Act violation. FBI Albany office head J D Wilcox said he failed to return a draft questionnaire to a Warrensburg board and registered as Kelly with a Hoosick Falls board to obtain a different classification. He was arraigned before C S Commissioner Lester T Hubbard and remanded to Albany County jail in $1000 bail pending preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Merrithew
Harry Kelly
Cropseyville
Nassau
J. D. Wilcox
Albany
C. S
Lester T. Hubbard
Albany County
Farewell Tribute Paid Troy Rector
The Church of Ascension held two morning sessions to bid farewell to Rev. Hollis W. Colwell who leaves as navy chaplain. He noted a milestone year with the church 75th anniversary and a large confirmand class. A $400 gift and a silver bracelet were presented. Colwell served since 1940 transitioning from prior pastorates in Beverly and Harrisburg. Mrs Colwell and two daughters will stay in Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Ascension
Hollis W. Colwell
Navy Chaplain Corps
Colwell
College of Chaplains
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
William E. Whitney
Board of Trustees
William Seifert
Alexander J. Allan
John R. Palmer
St. Luke's Church
Reinhardt Gutman
Hogane School
St. Stephan's Episcopal Church
Beverly
St Andrew’s
Harrisburg
Paula
Joan
Troy
Henry LeBeau Found Dead At Home At 78
Henry LeBeau, 78, was found dead in his bed at 21 113th Street by worried neighbors who entered through a window. Coroner Charles J. Cote ruled heart condition as the cause after investigating with officers from the Fourth Precinct. death occurred at least 15 hours earlier. Born in Canada, he long resided in the North End, active with St. Augustine's Church. He worked as a conductor for United Tramaction Co and previously as a collar cutter for Hall and Hartwell Collar Co. Survived by two sons William C LeBeau and several siblings, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. Funeral from William A. Toohey Funeral Home tomorrow at 9 a.m. and from St. Augustine's Church at 9:30 a.m. Interment in St. John's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry LeBeau
113Th Street
Charles J. Cote
Chester J. Markham
Matthew Larkin
Fourth Precinct
le Beau
Canada
North End
St. Augustine's Church
United Traction Co
Hall and Hartwell Collar Co
William C. LeBeau
City
Victoria Johnson
Schenectady
John Gall
Albany
Louise Loveland
Warrensburg
William LeBeau
New York City
Joseph LeBeau
William A. Toohey
114Th Street
Second Avenue
St. John's Cemetery
Stolen Car Found in Amsterdam Youth Held
A 1941 sedan owned by A. Kendall Roberts of Whitman Court was reported stolen Friday from Broadway and Front Street and recovered in Amsterdam. A youth was arrested in possession of the car valued at 1709 dollars. Detectives Kane and Hogan traveled to Amsterdam in connection with the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Kendall Roberts
Whitman Court
Broadway
Front Street
Amsterdam
Troy
Michael J. Kane
Detective Bureau
Patrick J. Hogan
Central Police Station
Five Trojans Qualify in State Service Test
Five Troy residents qualified in State Civil Service exams in Albany for machine transcription and statistics clerk roles. Machines transcriber qualifiers include Louise Ditsch Ann La Hut Laura Golowaty Anna Geiger Catherine Owens Wa ter vl iet Lillian Trahan Helen Derus. Statistics clerk qualifiers include Charles Lawrence Ruth Johnson and Catherine Griffin from Waterville and Cohoes respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Albany
Louise Ditsch
Ann la Hut
Laura Golowaty
Anna Geiger
Charles Lawrence
Catherine Owens
Watervliet
Lillian Trahan
Green Island
Helen Derus
Cohoes
Ruth Johnson
Catherine Griffin
Wartervliet
Two Still Alarms Responded by Troy Firemen
Yesterday two still alarms were answered by Troy firefighters. Pumper 7 was called at 21 40 p m to a grass fire on Hamilton Avenue. At 20 50 p m Pumper 8 was summoned to a rubbish fire at Hoosick and Ninth Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Pumper 7
Hamilton Avenue
Pumper 8
Hoosick
Ninth Streets
Troy USO Club Opens At Masonic Temple Lounge
The USO Lounge in the Troy Masonic Temple opened Saturday drawing hundreds of service men for dancing socializing and relaxation. Navy groups from RP L topped attendance with plans to continue weekly Saturdays and Sundays with GSO volunteers civic fraternal help and Junior USO hostesses. A Saturday program featured entertaining acts led by Farber Marshall with multiple performers and a Sunday buffet from 5 to 8 pm served by Mrs. Warren F. Neals and assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
USO
Troy Masonic Temple
Navy
Masonic Temple
Cad
GSO
Farber Marshall
Shirley Goodman
Michael Bartholomew
Jack Rettig
Arthur Stuarts, Jr
Giulia Mongiello
Nelson H. Schmay
Henry E. Rickman
C. King Weaver
Michael J. Gaynor
Edwin A. Fessenden
John J. Mackrett
Hastings Ordained at St Pauls in Overland Missouri
Dr Hastings, son of Rev A Abbott Hastings, was ordained deacon at St Pauls Church with Rt Rev G Ash ton Oldham D D officiating. He will serve as rector of St Pauls in Overland starting Oct 1 and be raised to priestly powers in a year. The sermon, by Rev John Gass DD, urged a confident church to meet postwar spiritual hunger with new faith and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
G. Ashton Oldham
D.D
Episcopal Diocese of
Albany
William Bradley Turner Hastings
St. Pauls Church
Hastings
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
A. Abbott Hastings
St. Paul's
Gass
Dr. Gass
Hoosick Falls Man Found Dead in Yard
Hoosick Falls resident Frank Gates aged 41 was found dead in his backyard near his car at 2 am by his downstairs neighbor Miss Florence Young. Dr. Robert E. Maderer said the death occurred about an hour earlier and Coroner Dr. C B Packard ruled it natural causes. Gates born in White Creek leaves three brothers Burt Jesse and Charles and four sisters Sidney Young Ralph Granger Clayton Young and Edward Bates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Frank Gates
Elm Street
Florence Young
Robert E. Maderer
Gates
C. B. Packard
Berlin
Mr. Gates
White Creek
Jennie Becker
Burt Gates
Burt
Jesse Gates
Charles Gates
Walloomsac
Sidney Young
Ralph Granger
Clayton Young
Edward Bates
Jackson
Civilian Protection Service Demonstration Stimulates Bond Sales
Troy hosts a wartime emergency display at City Hall with eight nearby sites to boost Third War Loan sales. Volunteers in helmets and brassards man booths, firefighters demonstrate gas masks and incendiary bombs, and Red Cross Motor Corps performs first aid splinting. City officials urge bond purchases as band concerts and nurse coverage supplement the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Protection Service
City Hall
Troy
Old City Hall
Seperstad
Department of Public Works
Carl A. Smith
Troy Fire Department
Motor Corps
Rensselaer County
American Red Cross
Freq O. Cheney
First Aid
E. 4. Palmer
F. J. Bornt
Gerald Braden
Clinton Winne
John Church
Janet Clark
Gretchen Sickles
Gertrude M. Moore
Howard E. Stevens
Jack Prout
Anno Sylvester
Charles J . Ranney
Washington County Historical Association Elects Ernest Tilford
Ernest Tilford of Smiths Basin was elected president of the Washington County Historical Association at a Hud son Falls meeting. Miss Mary Blackall becomes secretary, and Mrs Grant Tefft of Greenwich is treasurer. Trustees chosen were Gordon Dillon of Salem and Miss Sue Wade of Hudson Falls. Tilford secured state historian Arthur Pound’s cooperation on World War II data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Tilford
Smiths Basin
Washington County Historical Association
Hudson Falls
L. R. Lewis
Mary Blackall
Mr. Tilford
Grant Tefft
Greenwich
Miss Blackall
Gordon Dillon
Salem
Sue Wade
Tilford
Arthur Pound
Episcopal Women Plan Quiet Day at Trinity Church
The Episcopal Diocese of Albany women host a Quiet Day at Trinity Church Lane, singburg Wednesday starting with Holy Communion at 10 am. Rev. V. Kling will celebrate. Rev. H. Boardman Jones will lead meditations and prayers through 3 pm. Jones is known for roles at St Johns School and area churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Diocess of
Albany
Trinity Church
Lanesingburg
V. Kling
D.D
H. Boardman Jones
St. Johns School
Took Bridge
Mass
Miss Gertrude Moore Named Blood Donor Chairman
Ryan, chairman of the Rensselaer County Chapter American Red Cross, announces the appointment of Miss Gertrude M. Moore as volunteer blood donor chairman. She succeeds John W. Kennedy who leaves next week to enter military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Son Fined 50 After Truck Hits Bennington Man
George Sweet, 75, of Bennington, VI., was severely injured at 5 p.m. Saturday when struck by a truck driven by his son Edward John Sweet in Cambridge. Edward fled the scene, later arrested and jailed in Salem. George listed multiple serious injuries and was labeled in critical condition at Mary McClellan Hospital. Edward appeared before Justice Charles John Stevenson and paid a $30 fine for leaving the scene of an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sweet
Bennington, VI
Cambridge
Edward John Sweet
Edward
Salem
Sweet
Mary McClellan
Charles John Stevenson
Claim Woman Abandoned Baby in Depot
A 2 year-old mother identified as Mrs Dorothy Mueller abandoned her three weeks old son at Albany Union Station on Saturday. She was arrested in Rochester by New York Central Railroad detectives and brought to Albany. The infant, John, is at Albany Infants Home under Sister Angela. Mueller, living in Boston since February, admitted abandoning the child amid claims of her husband’s alleged affair and faces an abandonment charge. DA Delaney says she will be arraigned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Union Station
Albany
Rochester
New York Central Railroad
Dorothy Mulher
William J. Fitzpatrick
John
Mary Postman
Angela
Mueller
Boston
John T. Delaney
William Cosgrave
St. Louis
Delaney
Fugitive Soldier Nabbed After Stashing in Mill Office
Pvt. Robert LaRoe, a 1-year-old Hudson Falls youth famed for multiple AWOL incidents, forgery and theft, was recaptured by a Washington County sheriff’s posse at 7 a.m. in the Iroquois Paper mill office at Thomson. He had escaped from Hudson Falls jail the previous night after replacing his army uniform with civilian clothes and was later linked to a car theft in Salem and a fort Ann forged check. He is now jailed awaiting grand jury action, facing additional charges including a gasoline station burglary and the theft of a car, with the search having centered around Thomson after he fled a roadblock near South Glens Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert LaRoe
Hudson Falls
Washington County
Thomson
LaRoe
Albany
Fort Ann
la' Rue
Clarence Potter
Salem
South Glens Falls
Luke N. Sheldon Gnally
War Department Promotes Several Local Servicemen
The War Department lists temporary promotions from second to first lieutenant for Jonn Joseph Fitzgerald of 3 Balsam Avenue Troy. Thomas Joseph Connair Jr of Watervliet. Hugh Lowrey Bow of 154 Whitehall Road Albany. Charles Francis Whalen of 718 Seventh Avenue Watervliet. Elmer Silas Vincent of 1332 Clair Street Tioga. Also noted are wounded in action Pte James W Cleary of 111 South William Street Whitehall Mail and Second Lieut William W Matsusa of 277 Madison Avenue Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonn Joseph Fitzgerald
Army
Balsam Avenue
Troy
Thomas Joseph Connair, Jr
Air Corps
War Department
Leutenant
Hugh Lowrey Bow
Whitehall Road
Albany
Watervliet
Tioga
Charles Francis Whalen
Seventh Avenue
Elmer Silas Vincent
Clair Street
Ticondgroza
Sicily
James W. Cleary
Cora Lynch
South William Street
White
Wiliam W. Matsusa
Helen B. Mathusa
Madison Avenue
Auto hits bus in collision at Campbell and DeFreest Avenues
A 1928 sedan owned by Catherine Sala of 5 Arts Street and driven by George Sala, 49, was towed to Alber Brothers garage after colliding with a United Traction Co bus near Campbell and DeFreest Avenues. No injuries were reported by police. Patrolmen Harry Bills and William Ryan of the First Precinct radio patrol directed the tow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Hits
Catherine Sala
Arts Street
George Sala
Alber Brothers Garage
Harry Bills
William Ryan
First Precinct
United Traction Co
Campbell and
DeFreest
Memorial Notes Battle Anniversary Observed At St Johns Church
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of breaking the Hindenburg Line by the 27th Division Second Regiment New York State Guard the Tibbits Cadets and regimental units attended a service at St John s Church Glens Falls Regimental Band led the march Maj Frank J Mealy commanded the guards Two scrolls honoring late Tibbits cadets Maj James J O Donovan Cohoes and Samuel J Birney Navy were presented to families Capt Roscoe Conklin Hatch delivered the sermon at Richfield Springs church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindenburg Line
New York State Guard
St. John’s Church
Tibbits
Glens Falls
Troy
Cohoes
Caster
Frank J. Mealy
James J. O'Donovan
Philippines
Samuel J. Birney
Navy
Tulagi Islands
Roscoe Conklin Hatch
St. John's Church
Richfield Springs
Ration Staff Decides to Stay on Job Amid Shakeup
In Schenectady County a majority of the War Price and Rationing Board staff voted to remain at work until the issues raised by secretary R D Thomson are resolved. The group met at a member’s home after Thomson resigned over pay disputes with Albany OPA officials. Thomson warned his resignation, tied to OPA demands for a chief clerk, could undermine local rationing. Staff plans further talks with the city rationing board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Thomson
Schenectady
Thomson
Lester W. Herzog
Albany
OPA
Herzog
Politi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Troy Record
Troy, My
Maloney
Thomas J. Maloney
Krogh
Samaritan Hospital
Harry Krogh
Congress Sr
the Samaritan Hospital
Leo R. Toomajian
Toomajian
Elizabeth Gundrum
WAGAH
Fort Smith Army Hospital
Dean Wagar
Deana Ruth
Wagar
Ruth Koberger
Alany
Wilton
Turcotte
Sinal Turcotte
Hortense Hervieux
Armand Berard
Henry Lambert
John Lavallee
Arthur Turcotte
Mary Moise
Order of St. Anne of
British Columbia
Alfred Turcotte
Worcester
Arrene Turcotte
John McBain
St. Joseph's Church
Whaley
This City
Elizabeth M. McNerney Whaley
James E. Whaley
John J. Whaley
Thomas McNerne
Fourth St
St. Patrick's Church
Williams
Ella Louise
Joseph Williams
Second St
Frilends
Woodhouse
Anne May Pullen
Joan Woodhouse
Sarah May
J. Stahl Woodhouse
Morris Funeral Home
Fifth Ave
Gardner Far
Gustav A. SA ER
Colonie
New
USO Club
Dr. Hastings
Edmund L. Daley
Civilian Defense Office
John J. Bourke
New Jersey
Delaware
Troy Health Center
Suard
Historical Association
Episcopal Women
Moore
27Th Division
Germania Hall
Troy Post
No. 2
27Th Division Association, Inc
Ames T. Brown
New York State
Selective Service
William H. Boughton
Edward C. O. Thomas
Brown
106Th Infantry
Boughton
Thomas
Louth Infantry
Mid-Town
Chasan
Seventh Ward
St. Peter's Lyceum
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