Tesla, Michael G. 1908-1999 Earlville NY Obituary

Michael G. Tesla

EARLVILLE — Mr. Michael G. Tesla, 90 years, of South Lebanon Road, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1999, at University Hospital, Syracuse.
He was born Sept. 25, 1908, in Barnesborow, Pa., the son of Michael and Theresa Stupak Tesla, and attended local schools. He served with the United States Army during World War II in the Central Europe, Rhineland and Rome-Arno battles.
In October 1938, Mr. Tesla married the former Henrietta Kelsey, in St. Mary's Church, Oneonta. She predeceased him on July 27, 1989.
He was a self-employed dairy farmer in Sherburne and Columbus until his retirement. He was a communicant of St. Malachy's Church in Sherburne.
Mr. Telsa is survived by a daughter, Michaeleen G. Tesla of Sherburne: a sister-in-law, Louise Tesla of Florida; his grandchildren, Lisa and Bill Wyman of Earlville, John Jr. and Jennifer Zbydniewski, Jona Zbydniewski, Michael and Amy Zbydniewsli, all of Sherburne, Gina and Pete Trask of Dundee; 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He is also survived by his dear service buddy, Mac Farrow of Earlville.
He was predeceased by a daughter, Theresa Tesla in 1948; two brothers, Andrew and Joseph Tesla; and four sisters, Theresa Selepchak, Mary Salley, Sister Concepta and Sister Assumpta.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, 1999, from the Burgess Funeral Home, 10 S. Main St., Sherburne, followed by a 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial from St. Malachy's Church, Sherburne.
Burial with full military honors will be made in the Hillington Cemetery, Morris.
Friends are invited and may call at the funeral home on Friday, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
A prayer service will be held at the funeral home at 8 p.m., Friday.

Published in The Daily Star on Sept. 24, 1999.


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Smith, Justus 1854-1934 Morris Obituary

Smith, Justus 1854-1934 Morris Obituary

Justus Smith

Morris, Dec. 2---Justus Smith, 80, who had lived alone near the Stetsonville school for a number of years, died shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon at the home of his niece, Mrs. Marion Miles, below Morris, where he had been staying for the past few weeks. Death was the result of a cerebral hemorrhage which he had suffered recently.

Funeral services, conducted by Rev. F. G. Leonard, pastor of the Universalist church of this village, will be held at Sloan's Funeral parlors Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. Interment will be made in the new part of Hillington cemetery.

Addendum:  His parents are also buried at Hillington Cemetery in the new part and have Find A Grave Memorials now linked to Justus:  Justus Smith Find A Grave Memorial

1870 Census in Morris NY: Shows his father and mother as:
Albert Smith 36
Sarah Smith 39
Justus Smith 16
Jennie Smith 5 

Sprague, George W. 1869- Morris, NY

Sprague, George W. 1869-

George W. Sprague

Morris, Oct. 31---George W. Sprague, prominent citizen of Grove street, brief mention of whose death was made in Wednesday's Star, was the only child of Charles and Sarah (Jenks) Sprague. He was born, September 21, 1869, in the town of Burlington on the Sprague homestead, where he spent his early boyhood.

When ready to enter High school, his father, Charles Sprague, came to Morris and purchased the property on Grove street, which has been in possession of the family since that time. There he and his parents resided until his graduation from the Morris High school in 1890, when they returned to their Burlington farm.

On May 11, 1892, Mr. Sprague married Miss Myrtle Chase of Pittsfield. To them were born, two children, Mrs. Florence Lennox of Delhi and C. Ora Sprague of Morris. In 1916, ill health caused Mr. Sprague to give up intensive farming. He again came to occupy his Morris property, where he spent the remainder of his life.

The deceased had long been intimately associated with the organization of the Republican party in the town and county, had been for many years a member of the Republican County committee and had held numerous town offices. He was president of the board of Education for a number of years; justice of the peace for a long period and at the time of his death was secretary of the local Dairymen's league.

Mr. Sprague had many friends, both old and young, all of whom extend sincere sympathy.

The funeral services, conducted by Rev. F. G. Leonard of the Universalist church of which the deceased had long been a member, will be held at the family home on Grove street Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the family plot in the new part of Hillington cemetery.

Immediate surviving relatives are the wife and two children; three step-grandchildren; Richard, Donald and Robert Campfield, and several cousins.