Webster, Alice F. (Dixson) 1892-1956 West Oneonta NY Obituary

Webster, Alice F. (Dixson) 1892-1956 West Oneonta NY Obituary

Mrs. Alice Fern Webster

Mrs. Fern Alice Webster, 63, of West Oneonta, died at Fox Hospital June 5 after a two-week illness.

Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Friday in West Oneonta Baptist Church, with the Rev. John Michaels, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plains Cemetery.

Mrs. Webster was born in Oneonta June 30, 1892, daughter of Eugene and Ida (Gates) Dixson. She was married Oct. 3, 1910, in Syracuse to George G. Webster, who survives. She had been a resident of West Oneonta for 43 years. She was a member of the West Oneonta Baptist Church and the Home Bureau.

Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Wolchick of Homestead, Fla., and Mrs. Margaret King of Tampa, Fla.; and two grandsons, Brian and Gary Wolchick.

Friends may call at the Bookhout Funeral Home until Friday noon.

Webster, Rose B. (Lull) 1890-1955 Garrattsville NY Obituary

Webster, Rose B. (Lull) 1890-1955 Garrattsville NY Obituary

MRS. ROSE B. WEBSTER

Mrs. Rose B. Webster, aged 65, died in Fox Hospital, Saturday (Dec. 3, 1955) following a heart attack.

She was born Nov. 5, 1890, in the Town of Morris, daughter of Sylvester and Emma (Swartout) Lull. She was twice married. Her first husband, Lasalle Brimmer, died in 1940. In March 1944, she married Merle Webster.

Mrs. Webster had resided in Garrattsville 33 years, and had been Town Clerk for the Town of New Lisbon for six years. She was correspondent for four area newspapers including The Freeman's Journal and The Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, and had been an employee of the Garrattsville postoffice.

She was also a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and its women's organization and the Home Bureau.

She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Wilson of Garrattsville and Mrs. Walter Krous of Greene; one son, Albert Brimmer of Garrattsville; one sister, Mrs. Richard Walker of Granville, Ohio; one niece, Mrs. William Blanchard of Edmeston; one nephew, Leonard Hammond of South Kortright and ten grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Monday in the United Presbyterian Church, Garrattsville, with the Rev. J. Ross McCloy, officiating. The body was placed in Hillington Cemetery vault for later burial in Morris.

Transcribed from the Mary Boice Gale Collection found in scrapbooks.

Wells, Benjamin L. 1928-2000 South New Berlin NY Obituary

Benjamin L. Wells

SOUTH NEW BERLIN — Benjamin L. Wells, 71, of South New Berlin, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in New Berlin, unexpectedly.
He was born in New Berlin on July 12, 1928, and the son of William T. Wells and Jennie (Chase) Wells.
He was married to Maysie C. Wells on Sept. 10, 1950, in the First Baptist Church in South New Berlin.
He was a lifelong area resident and a well-known and respected dairy farmer.
Benjamin is survived by his wife, Maysie Wells of South New Berlin; two daughters, Mary Jane Brunschmid of Morris and Sheila Beckert of South New Berlin; two sons, David Wells of South New Berlin and James Wells of Walton; a brother, William Wells of Missoula, Mont.; eight grandchildren, Julie and John Burns, Bryon, Erica and Sherry Beckert and Janet, Rebecca and Elizabeth Wells; and two great-grandchildren, Ashley and Morgan Burns.
A sister, Janet Wells Bettiol, who died in 1953, predeceased him.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000, at 1 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in South New Berlin, with the Rev. Daniel Age officiating.
There will be calling hours and interment will be in the spring in the Hillington Cemetery in Morris.
In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to donate to the First Baptist Church of South New Berlin in his memory.
Funeral arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.

Published in The Daily Star on Feb. 8, 2000.

Find A Grave Memorial for Benjamin L. Wells
This will link you to memorials for his wife and parents at Hillington Cemetery, Morris, Otsego County, NY.
These were all created by Kathryn Hill, a devoted Find A Grave volunteer from Illinois who has distant
relatives in this area.

Williams, Howard G. 1913-2000 New Lisbon NY Obituary

Howard Williams
NEW LISBON — Howard G. Williams, 87, of New Lisbon, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta.
He was born July 11, 1913, in Kent, the son of John H. and Bonnie Belle (Whitlock) Williams.
He was married to Mabel Booth in Carmel some 68 years ago.
He had been a resident of New Lisbon for the past 25 years and had formerly lived in Stormville and Peeksville.
Before his retirement he had been the park superintendent at the FDR State Park in Peeksville.
He served his country during World War II in the United States Army serving in France and earning the European Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.
He was a member of the V.F.W. of Oneonta.
Howard is survived by his wife, Mabel K. Williams; a son, John H. Williams of Cold Spring; a sister, Hazel Williams Lopez of Spring Hill, Fla.; three brothers, Joseph Williams of New Milford, Conn., James Williams of Bedford and Neal Williams of New Lisbon; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at 2 p.m. at the Johnston Funeral Home in Morris, with the Rev. J. Mark Norlund, pastor of the Morris Baptist Church, officiating.
There will be no calling hours and the family requests no flowers due to health reasons.
Burial will be in the Hillington Cemetery in Morris.
Funeral arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.

Published in The Daily Star on Sept. 22, 2000.

Wing, Olga (Johnson) 1899-1999 Morris NY Obituary

Olga Johnson Wing

MORRIS — Olga Johnson Wing, 100, formerly of Morris, died Sunday, June 27, 1999, at the Valley Health Services Facility in Herkimer.
She was born June 7, 1899, in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Christine (Larson) Johnson.
She was married to Fayette Wing on Nov. 5, 1918. He died in 1969.
She was well-known in the Butternut Valley as a child-care provider for more than 20 years. She was a longtime member of the Morris Baptist Church and the Grange.
Olga is survived by her daughter, Iona Mallinson of Sun City, Calif.; and her three sons, Fayette Wing Jr. of Altamonte Springs, Fla., Donald Wing of Morris and Robert Wing of Morris; and several grand, great- and great-great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a sister, Elna Reed.
Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 30, 1999, at 11 a.m., at the Wing Family plot in Hillington Cemetery in Morris with the Rev. J. Mark Norlund officiating.
There will be no calling hours.
Funeral arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.

Published in The Daily Star on June 29, 1999.

Yurenka, Daniel 1912-1999 Burlington Green NY Obituary

Daniel Yurenka

BURLINGTON GREEN — Daniel Yurenka, 87, of Burlington Green, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999, at M.I. Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
He was born Feb. 4, 1912, in Little Falls, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Cizmar) Yurenka.
He married Lynetta F. VanWarner on May 7, 1938, in Garrattsville. She predeceased him on Nov. 27, 1997.
Daniel owned and operated his dairy farm in the town of Burlington, until his retirement. He was the director of the South New Berlin Milk Plant, a member of the Fly Creek Milk Plant, the Farmers Union, NFO, and was especially interested in following politics.
In his younger years he designed the logo for the Little Falls High School. During the 1930's and 1940's he played in the Burlington Flats Marching Band, and was also an avid trumpet player in a jazz band.
He is survived by his children and their spouses, Judith Nathan and special friend, Burt McReynolds, of Albuquerque, N.M., and Daniel Rexford and Faith Yurenka of Garrattsville; his grandchildren, Corbin Nathan and his wife, Susan, of Washington, D.C., Brandon Nathan of Los Angeles, Calif., Ann A. Yurenka of Vernon and Steve Yurenka of Garrattsville; his great-grandchildren, Kayla and Ashley Eldred; and a special nephew, Rudy Neuman.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Elizabeth Neuman and Ann O'Neil.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20, 1999, at 11 a.m. at the Houk-Johnston-Terry Funeral Home, Edmeston, with the Rev. John Young officiating. Calling hours are Friday, Feb. 19, 1999, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Interment will be in the spring at the Butternut Valley Brick School House Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Daniel's memory to either the Garrattsville Emergency Squad or to Woodside Hall, Cooperstown.
Arrangements are by Houk-Johnston-Terry Funeral Home, Edmeston.

Published in The Daily Star on Feb. 18, 1999