Charles
E. Thomas
Phoebe Ann Hulsaver Thomas
Burton Edwin Davis
Louise Blackstone Polly
Frederick Casler
Harold V. Stauring
Charles B. Casler
Charles D. Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins
Marion Louise Blaisedaell (Hopkins) Averell
Mary Casler Jones
Katherine
Hulsaver Adams Benedict
Ralph Adams
Edna P. Adams Gillan
Sarah (Sadie) Louise Polly Casler
Charles
E. Thomas Former Resident, More Recently of Ilion, Passes
Charles E. Thomas, 82, who or many years was a resident of Little Falls, died
yesterday. He had been making his home with his sister, Mrs. Arthur L. Tibbitts,
134 West Clark Street, Ilion, for the past 12, years. Mr, Thomas was born
May 30, 1862, in Canajoharie, a son of the laste Mr. and Mrs. William H. Thomas,
and on August 13, 1887, he was married to Sarah King in Rome. He was a member
of the Little Falls Baptist Church. There survive four sisters, Mrs. Charles
McDonald, Hagaman, Mrs, Arthur Tibbitts, mentioned above, Mrs. Bertha Davis,
Ilion, and Mrs. Charles Seeds, Little Falls; one brother, George, Little Falls;
and one grandson. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the Applegate funeral home, with Rev. F. W. Ainslie of the Ilion Baptist
Church officiating. Burial will be in Fairview
Cemetery, Little Falls.
April 8, 1945, Evening Telegram, Little Falls
MRS.
PHOEBA A. THOMAS
After only four days illness of pneumonia, Mrs. Phoeba A. Thomas, wife of
Wm. Thomas, Sr., passed away at her home on German street, just outside the
western limits of the city. Mrs. Thomas was a woman who had the esteem and
love of many friends. She was born in Canajoharie, Nov. 25, 1840 and had lived
in Little Falls 51 years. She reared a large family
of whom are now living, as well as the husband: William Thomas, Jr., of Mohawk,
Charles and George Thomas and Mrs. Charles McDonald of this city, Mrs. A.
L. Thibbits of Ilion, Mrs, Charles Seeds of Dunville, Ont., and Mrs. Bert
Davis of Syracuse. Twenty-five grandchildren and 27 great-grand-children also
survive. The funeral was held from the home of Charles Thomas, West Main street,
Friday afternoon, Rev. H. C. Cooper officiating.
Burton E. Davis
Ilion--Burton E. Davis, 77, of 56 High St., died July 23, 1953, in Ilion Hospital
after a long illness. He was born May 8, 1876, in Cold Brook, son of Elmarion
and Francis Coffin Davis. He married Bertha C. Thomas in little Falls on June
22, 1898. Mr. Davis was employed by the Remington Typewriter Co. and Remington
Rand for 53 years prior to his retirement. He had been a resident of Ilion
for the past 55 years. He was a member of the Firtst Baptist Church, Rer Men,
Sons and Daughters of Liberty, and the Maccabees. Surviving are his wife,
two daughters, Mrs. Eva Casler, Ilion R.D. 2, and Mrs. Edna Fooks, Syracuse,
nine grandchildren and nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday
from the Applegate Funeral Home, the Rev. Stanley Thompson, pastor of First
Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Armory
Hill Cemetery.
(OD Jul. 24, 1952)
Sauquoit, Jan. 7, 1917:
FREDERICK CASLER:
At his home in North Litchfield Saturday evening occurred the death of Frederick
Casler. Mr. Casler had been ill but a few days with pneumonia. Mr. Casler
was born in the town of Little Falls in 1847. In 1873 he was united in marriage
with Julia Champion Mixter, whose death occurred six years later. In 1883
he was united in marriage with Ella C. Blackstone of Sauquoit. He was a man
of strict integrity and a great reader. He was well informed on past events
and on the current topics of the day. He will be missed among his neighbors
and friends and their sympathy will go out to the surviving relatives. Mr.
Casler was one of the charter members of the North Litchfield Grange, No.
664, and for many years was a trustee of the church at Jerusalem Hill. He
is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Charles Hopkins and Mrs. Mary
Jones of Cedarville; one son, Charles Casler of Litchfield; one brother, Isaac
Casler of Columbia; one sister, Mrs. Mary Skinner of Herkimer, and two grandchildren,
Harry and Laura Hopkins. The funeral will be held at the home Wednesday morning
at 11 o'clock.
MRS. LOUISE B. POLLY
South Columbia, Nov. 19 [1917] -- The death of Louise Blackstone
Polly Wednesday evening removes a valued member of the community, a faithful
member of the M. E. Church and its various organizations, and the last labor
of her skillful hands was for the local Red Cross society, of which she [was]
a charter member.
Harold Stauring
Richfield Springs - Harold (Shorty) V. Stauring, 61,
of Spencerport, a former resident, died yesterday in St. Mary's Hospital,
Rochester. He was born in Little Falls. He attended schools there and in Utica.
He married Delia Carrow in 1924 in Herkimer. They came to Richfield Springs
in 1942. Mr. Stauring was a former employe(sic) of Richfield Sportswear Co.,
Buchanan Hardware Co., and Shurkatch Fishing Tackle Co. He was custodian at
the Rochester Armory since 1963. He was a member of St. Joseph's Church. Besides
his wife he leaves three sons, John, Richfield Springs; Donald , Arkport;
Morris, Palmyra; five daughters, Mrs. Chester (Cecelia) Fulmer, Herkimer;
Mrs. Stanley (Edna) DeForrest(sic), Spencerport; Mrs. Harold (Priscilla) Trask,
Nassau; Sister Harold Marie, Buffalo, and Mrs. James (Flora) Wells, Reno,
Nev. The funeral will be at 9:30 Tuesday from the McGrath Funeral Home and
at 10 from St. Joseph's Church with the Rev. Leonard A. Hick, officiating.
Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours are 7 to 9 tomorrow
and Monday. The Rosary will be recited at 8 Monday.
Mr. Charles B. Casler
CEDAR LAKE---Mr. Charles B. Casler, 90, Jerusalem Hill Rd., Town of Litchfield,
a retired dairy farmer, died Wednesday at The Faxton-Sunset-St. Luke's Nursing
Home in Utica. He was born in the Town of Litchfield, September 14, 1892,
son of Fred and Ella Blackstone Casler. He attended school in Litchfield and
West Winfield and later the Utica Business Institute. He was married on June
24, 1917 to Edna Comes. She died in 1918. He was then married to Nellie Donahoe
on December31, 1919. She died in 1973. Mr. Casler was a life-long dairy farmer
and had always resided at the same location. He was a member of the Cedar
Lake United Methodist Church and a 63-year member of the Sauquiot Masonic
Lodge. He was a member of the Dairymen's League for 55 years; a mem ber of
the Herkimer County Farm Bureau; the Herkimer County Extension Service and
the Republican Club of Southern Herkimer County. He also served as Town Clerk
in the Town of Litchfield for 26 years. Surviving are seven sons, Fred, Clayville;
James A., Frankfort; Stanley, Clayville; Homer, West Exeter; George, Ithaca;
Robert, Canajoharie and Earl Richard, Clayville; two daughters, Mrs. William
(Ruth) Paddock, Oklahoma City, OK and Mrs. James (Doris) Wagner, Keene, NH;
25 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildrn; and one niece, Mrs. William (Laura)
Dwyer, Albany. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:30 p.m. from
the Wilcox Funeral Home, West Winfield, with the Rev. John Scovil officiating.
Burial will be in Cedarville Cemetery.
Friends may call Friday 2-4 and 7-9 at the Funeral Home. The Masons will conduct
services Friday evening at 8:30. For those so wishing, memorials may be made
to the Cedar Lake United Methodist Church or the Cedarville Ambulance Fund.
Former Postmaster Dies
in Cedarvile Cedarville
Charles D. Hopkins, 69, Cedarville postmaster
35 yearsand a business man, died after a long illness, Apr. 2, 1944, in his
Cedarville home. Mr. Hopkins was born in Cedarville, son of Silas and Wealthy
Brown Hopkins. He conducted a grocery store and sold machinery until he became
ill several weeks ago. At that time the Post Ofice at Cedarville was abolished
but his family continued the store. He was a member of West Winfield Lodge,
F&AM, and the P.U. Chapel, Cedarville. He married Miss Elizabeth Casler Oct.
10, 1894. She survives with a daughter, Laura, and a son, Harry, all of Cedarville.
The funeral will be privately at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins
CEDARVILLE-Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins, 99, formerly of Cedarville, died Sunday
in the home of her daughter, Mrs. William (Laura) Dwyer, of 165 Southern Blvd.,
Albany. She was born in the Town of Richfield, daughter of Frederick and Julia
Champion Mixter Casler. She was married to Charles Hopkins in 1894. The couple
operated the Hopkins General Store and post office in Cedarville. Mr. Hopkins
died in 1940. Mrs. Hopkins lived in Cedarvillle until 1966. Besides her daughter,
she leaves a brother, Charles Casler, Clayville. The funeral will be at 1
tomorrow in the People's Undenominational Church, Cedarville, with burial
in Cedarvile Cemetery. Calling
hours are 7 to 9 today in the Dasher Funeral Home, Albany.
1986
Marion L. Averell
LITTLE FALLS-MOHAWK Marion L. Averell 73, of RD #2, Mohawk, NY, (Travis Rd.),
passed away Thursday, September 18, at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY,
following a brief illness. She is the wife of Herbert J. Averell, Sr. She
is a member of the Community Baptist Church of Miller's Mills. The funeral
will be held Sunday, September 21, at 1 p.m. from The Chapman-Moser Funeral
Home, Inc., 42 N. Ann St., Little Falls, NY. Friends are invited to pay their
respects Friday evening from 7-9 and Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9. Member of
the Winfield Lodge #418 Order of the Eastern Star will call in a body at the
funeral home Saturday evening at 8 p.m. to conduct ritualistic services.
Mrs.
Mary C. Jones
Ilion--Mrs. Mary C. Jones, 66, widow of Morrell Jones, died Sept. 4, 1944,
in the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles D. Hopkins, Cedarville, after a long
illness. Born in the Champion Homestead Farm, Route 20, Town of Richfield,
she was a daughter of Fred and Julia Champion Casler. She lived in the towns
of Richfield, Litchfield and Columbia. She was a member of the Presbyterian
Church at Jerusalem Hill, Winfield Chapter 318, OES, Litchfield Grange, Herkimer
County Ponoma Grange and the state and national Grange organizations. Mr.
Jones, whom she married Feb. 22.1911, died Dec. 13, 1929. Besides her sister,
she leaves a _____Charles B. Casler, Litchfield, _____and several nieces and
nephews. The funeral wil be at_____tomorrow from the home of _______Hopkins.
CATHERINE BENEDICT
Watertown Daily Times, Sept. 16,
1960 p. 10
MRS. CATHERINE BENEDICT DIES
Chaumont Woman, 95, Former Seamstress, Expires - Private Service Sunday. Chaumont,
Sept. 16 - Mrs. Catherine H. Benedict, 95, one of the oldest residents of
the north country and widow of William H. Benedict, died Thursday evening
at 6:30 at the Farmer nursing home, Pillar Point. A private funeral service
will be held Sunday afternoon at the Clark funeral home, Chaumont, with Rev.
Thomas J. Carlisle, officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Grove cemetery, Chaumont.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lela Slate, Lockport; Mrs. Charles
(Ethel) VanDewalker, Watertown, and Mrs. Elmer (Edna) Gillan, also of Watertown,
and three sons, Ralph Adams, Paris, Tex, Douglas Adams, Brownville, and Isaac
Adams, Chaumont. All the children are by Mrs. Benedict's first marriage. Mrs.
Benedict was born Nov. 25, 1865, on the canal boat, New Brunswick. Her father
William Henry Hulsaver, Canandaigua, had been employed on the Erie Canal for
a number of years at the time of her birth. Her mother was the former Mary
Douglas, Redwood. When she was about seven years old, her father died and
two years later, her mother. Following the death of her parents she came to
Watertown to live with her grandparents. She began earning her living as a
seamstress when she was ten years old and continued until weakening eyesight
forced her to give up her livelihood at 82. She was well known in the Chaumont
area for years for the high quality quilts that she made. She was married
to Frank R. Adams, Chaumont, in that village Jan. 17, 1882 with the Rev. Mr.
Higbie, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, officiating. They owned
and operated farms in the Chaumont area for many years until he retired in
1922. They purchased one of the Hiram Copeley farms around 1900 and operated
it until Mr. Adams retired. After his retirement the couple took a long postponed
wedding trip west to Chicago and visited relatives in that city and Rochester.
The couple celebrated their golden wedding Jan. 17, 1932. They had moved to
the village of Chaumont following the trip west where Mrs. Benedict continued
her work as a seamstress and her husband devoted his time to gardening. He
died Aug. 13, 1935 and after his death Mrs. Benedict came to live in Watertown.
At the age of 81, April 11, 1947, she was married to William H. Benedict,
then 79, in a ceremony performed in Bethany Methodist church by Rev. Lisle
B. Caldwell. Mr. Benedict had been employed by M.S. Soper contractors many
years until retirement in 1936. The Benedicts lived at 525 Pearl St. Mr. Benedict
died April 25 at the Farmer Nursing Home, Pillar Point. The couple sold their
home in 1957 and moved to the Nursing Home. Watertown Daily Times, Thursday,
July 11, 1968
Ralph Adams
CHAUMONT NATIVE, 69, SUCCUMBS
Chaumont - Ralph Adams, 69, of St. Petersburg, FL, a native of Chaumont, died
Wednesday at his home as a result of a heart attack. Funeral will be Saturday
in St. Petersburg, Burial will be in Florida. Besides his wife Mrs. Anne Clarkin
Adams, he is survived by three sisters Mrs. Ethel Van De Water, Utica, Mr.
Leila Slate, Lockport, Mrs. Edna Gillen, Watertown, and two brothers, Douglas,
Brownville and Isaac, Chaumont, nieces and nephews. Born in June 1899, in
Chaumont, son of Frank and Kate Hulsaver Adams, he attended local schools
and worked at the Crescent milling co. until 1920 when he attended Pratt Institute
0f Technology, New York. He was employed by he Edison light co. Detroit MI
until 1920, when he was transferred to the Westinghouse Co. in Detroit until
his retirement in 1962. The couple moved to FL in 1962. He was a member of
the Presbyterian church.
Edna P. Adams Gillan
Watertown Daily Times, July 22,
1968
Mrs. Edna P. Adams Gillan, 75, wife of Elmer J. Gillan, Watertown-Adams road,
a mile from the city limits, died at 6 Sunday morning in the House of the
Good Samaritan of a cerebral hemorrhage with which she was suddenly stricken
at her home Saturday night about 9. The funeral will be Tuesday morning at
11 at the Simpson funeral home. Rev. Thomas J. Carlisle, pastor of the Stone
Street Presbyterian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Brookside cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and evening. A brother,
Ralph Adams, died at his home in St. Petersburg, Fla., at the age of 69 on
July 10, only 12 days ago. Surviving Mrs. Gillan, besides her husband, a retired
carpenter, are four children, Mrs. Norman (Ruth A.) White, Smithville, Mrs.
Levi (Sybil C.) Wilder, Elyria, O., Elden J. Gillan, Burrville-Barnes Corners
road, and C. Keith Gillan, Loudonville, N.Y., seven grandchildren; 17 great
grandchildren; two brothers, L.Douglas Adams, Brownville, and Isaac Adams,
Chaumont, and two sisters, Mrs. Lela Slate, Lockport, and Mrs. Eathel Vandewalker,
Marcy, N.Y. Mrs. Gillan suffered the hemorrhage while she was at work in the
laundry room. Her husband found her lying unconscious on the floor there a
few minutes later. She was removed to the hospital, being admitted at 9:45
p.m., but never regained consciousness. She had appeared to be in her usual
health. She and her husband had attended a clambake in Baldwinsville Saturday.
Mrs. Gillan was born at Chaumont May 3, 1893, a daughter of Frank R. and Katherine
Hulsaver Adams. She spent the early part of her life there. She was married
to Elmer J. Gillan of Chaumont, a native of Black River, at Eastwood Sept.
14, 1915. She resided in Watertown and vicinity thereafter except two years
spent at Chaumont. She and her husband had lived on the Adams road since 1932.
Mrs. Gillan had been active in Boy Scouts, PTA and 4-H club circles. (* Mrs.
Edna Adams Gillan was married to Frank G. Plato in 1909. He died in St. Lawrence,
NY on April 12, 1915. - ELI)
Sarah Louise Polly Casler
June 1965 Mrs. Sarah Casler, 86,
of Falls, Dies
LITTLE FALLS--Mrs. Sarah Louise Casler, 86, of 10 Glen Ave., died yesterday
in Little Falls Hospital. Born Feb. 27, 1879, in New Hartford, a daughter
of Edwin R. and Louise Blackstone Polly, she was married to Frederick Casler
in 1909. He died in 1939. She was a member of Millers Mills Church and a 50
year member of Millers Mills Grange. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Eagan, Little Falls, with whom she lived. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday
from the Chapman Funeral Home, with burial in Cedarville Cemetery. The Rev.
Ernest A. Droppa and Dr. John W. Elliot of Millers Mills, will officiate.
Calling hours are7 to 9 tonight, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 tomorrow.