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- 1930 census, Root, Montgomery, NY, fam # 80 - He and his wife were living with her parents.- Obituary (unsourced)
Carl A. Getman, 80, formerly of East Main Street in Nelliston, died early Monday morning at Palatine Nursing Home where he had been a patient since 1978. Born Jan. 8, 1906 in Ephratah, he was the son of Albert and Bertha Glenar Getman and resided there as a young boy. For more than 30 years he was employed as a night watchman at the former Beech-Nut Packing Company in Canajoharie and later as a roadman with the Town of Palatine Highway Department, where he worked for 15 years before retiring in 1971.
He married Alwilda Monk in Sprakers Sept. 14, 1929 and moved to Nelliston in 1936. She died Dec. 22, 1980. He is survived by two daughters, Gwendolyn J. Getman and Mrs. Robert (Evelyn A.) Bernstein, both of Nelliston, and three grandchildren, Nona Ohlschwager and Michael Bernstein, both of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and Terre L Bernstein of Nelliston. Funeral services will bo held (today) Wednesday at 2 p.m. from Swartz Funeral Home, Inc.. Center Street in Fort Plain, with the Rev. David Hubbard, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Fort Plain, officiating. Burial will be in Fort Plain Cemetery. There will be no calling hours, Memorial contributions may be made to Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Service.
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Mrs. Alwilda Getman, 70, formerly of East Main Street, Nelliston, died early last night, December 21, 1980, in St. Mary's Hospital, Amsterdam, here she had been admitted the same day. She previously had been a patient in the Palatine Nursing Home for nearly five years.
Mrs. Getman was born Aug. 7, 1910, in Johnstown, the daughter of Leland and Bertha Mosher Monk. She was a graduate of Canajoharie High School and following her marriage to Carl Albert Getman on Sept. 14, 1929, she had resided in Nelliston. Mrs. Getman was last employed at the Little Falls Felt Shoe Company in St. Johnsville. She attended the Fort Plain United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Miss Gwendolyn Getman and Mrs. Robert (Evelyn) Bernstein, both of Nelliston; a brother, Alton B. Monk, Sprakers; three grandchildren, Nona, Michael and Terre Bernstein, all of Nelliston, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Swartz Funeral Home, Fort Plain, with the Rev. Alan Rhodes, pastor of the Fort Plain United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be made in Fort Plain Cemetery in the spring There are no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Service.
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Miss Gwendolyn June Getman, 79, of Walnut Street, Canajoharie, New York died, Monday, September 17, 2012 at Mountain Valley Hospice House in Gloversville. Born on June 28, 1933 in Johnstown, NY, she was the daughter of Carl A. Getman and Alwilda M. Monk Getman. Miss Getman was a graduate of Fort Plain High School, class of 1952 with an Honors Diploma. She resided in Nelliston and Canajoharie. Miss Getman was employed as a secretary at many different businesses until her retirement in the late 1980s. She was a member of the Fort Plain United Methodist Church. Gwendolyn loved gardening. She was predeceased by her brother, Carl A. Getman, Jr. and brother-in-law, Robert L. Bernstein. Miss Getman is survived by her sister, Evelyn A. Bernstein of Canajoharie, NY; 2 nieces, Nona J. Myers, Terre Lynn Gifford; nephew, Michael Allen Bernstein; several grand-nieces, 1 grand-nephew and cousins. A private graveside service will be held at Fort Plain Cemetery at the convenience of the family with Rev. Wayne A. Cole officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Home, Inc., 20 Otsego Street, Canajoharie, NY 13317. Contributions in memory of Miss Gwendolyn J. Getman may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Albany Office, 7 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205 or to Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Service, 46 West Grand Street, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428.
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- Obituary (unsourced)
Carl A. Getman, Jr., 26, Nelliston died last Wednesday in a Utica Hospital. He was born February 26, 1931, in Johnstown, NY.; a son of Carl A. and Alwilda M. Monk Getman. He lived most of his life in Nelliston. He leaves his parents; two sisters, Miss Gwendolyn Getman, Schenectady,; Mrs Robert Bernstein, Ames, and a niece, Miss Nona Bernstein an uncle, Alton Monk and numerous cousins.. The funeral was held at 2 P.M. Saturday from the Swartz Funeral Home, Fort Plain, with the Rev. John F. Pelon, pastor of the Fort Plain Reformed Church officiating. Burial was made in the Fort Plain cemetery.
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- 1930 census, Tampa, Hillsboro, FL, (301 Osborn Ave) fam # 19 - Getman Mildred, rents her home, ae 38, divorced, born in FL, parnets born in OH; William D, son, ae 17, born in AZ, father born in NY, mother born in FL, Bell Man - hotel; Orvia, Jr., son, ae 14, born in OH.
- 1940 census, Boston, Suffolk, MA, (111 Norway Street) fam # 322 - Getman Mildred, ae 48, widow (sic), 8th grade, born in FL; William R, son, ae 27, 8th grade, born in AZ, Room Clerk - hotel; Orvia W, son, ae 24, 8th grade, born in OH, Elevator Operator - hotel.
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- Gary Christian Getman - Marriage Date: 24 Nov 1988 - County of Marriage: Sarasota - Volume: 6808 - Certificate: 120600 - Source: Florida Department of Health
- Gary Christian Getman - Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1994 - County of Marriage: Sarasota - Certificate: 067298 - Source: Florida Department of Health
Marriage Notes for Gary Christian Getman and Connie
- Florida Divorce Index - Gary Getman - Gender: Male - Spouse's name: Connie - Divorce Date: 30 Apr 1993 - County: Sarasota - Certificate Number: 024905
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- 1940 census, Needham, Norfolk, MA, (1489 Great Plain Avenue) fam # 371 - Winslow Kenneth, rents his home, ae 29, 3 yr college, born in NY, relocated from Boston, Salesman - life insurance; Elizabeth, wife, ae 27, 4 yr HS, born in Scotland, relocated from Springfield; Leigh, son, ae 2, born in MA; Kent, son, ae 0/12; Dunlap Sarah J, sister-in-law, ae 16, 2 yr HS, born in MA.- Obituary (The Charlotte News, Charlotte, NC, Monday, Feburay 8, 1965)
Funeral services for Kenneth G. Winslow, 54, of 935 Brookhurst Dr. will be held at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Commonwealth Presbyterian Church.
The pastor the Rev R Jack Sadier will officiate. Burial will be in Sharon Memorial Park.
Mr Winslow died yesterday at home.
He was a safety engineer with Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. and had been with Aetna for 30 years. He was president of the Greater Charlotte Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Mr Winslow was born July 23, 1910, in Johnstown, N. Y., son of Mrs Bertha Viola Getman Winslow of Charlotte and the late Charles W. Winslow. He was a member of Commonwealth Presbyterian Church.
He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N. Y.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Dunlap Winslow; a daughter Mrs. C. Allen Osborne, of Charlotte; four sons F. Leigh Winslow of Atlanta, Ga., Jeffery G. Winslow of the home, Kent G. Winslow and Neal D. Winslow of Charlotte; his mother; a brother Donald C. Winslow of Huntsville, Ala. and one granddaughter.
Active and honorary pallbearers will be members of the Greater Charlotte Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers and employes of Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.
Marriage Notes for Kenneth Getman Winslow and Elizabeth Tilbury Dunlop
- Wedding Announcement (Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, Monday, September 39, 1935)
Of interest is the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Dunlap of Springfield, Mass., and Mr. Kenneth G. Winslow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Winslow of Auburn Road, West Hartford, which took place Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Trinity Chapel in Springfield.
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- 1940 census, Hamden, New Haven, CT, fam # 2 - Winslow Charles, rents his home, ae 52, 4 yr HS, born in NY, Add Man - hotel; Bertha, wife, ae 53. 4 yr HS, born in NY; Donald, son, ae 21, 4 yr college, born in MA, Clerk - insurance.
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- 1930 census, Fort Plain, Montgomery, NY, (47 Center Street) fam # 289 - Swarts Harold J, rnets his home, owns a radio, ae 30, married at age 25, born in NY, parents born in NY, Undertaker; Lelah, wife, ae 31, married at age 25, born in NY, parents born in NY; Roger, son, ae 5, born in NY.
- 1940 census, Fort Plain, Montgomery, NY, (2 Lydins(?)) fam # 124 - Swartz Harold, rents his home, ae 40, 8th grade, born in NY, Embalmer - undertaking business; Lelah, wife, ae 41, 1 yr HS, born in NY; Roger, ae 15, 2 yr HS, born in NY.- Obituary (Courier-Standard-Enterprise, Canajoharie-Fort Plain-St Johnsville, Thursday, July 29, 1971)
Harold J. Swartz, 71, vice-president of Swartz Funeral Home, Inc., died Monday evening at his home, 34 Center street, Fort Plain following a long illness.
Born November 22, 1899, in the Town of Ephratah, he was a son of Adam and May Gray Swartz and had been a funeral director in Fort Plain since 1915.
He was a graduate of Simmons School of Mortuary Science, Syracuse, and had been a partner, with his father, in the firm of A. G. Swartz and Son from 1915 until 1948, when his father retired, and he formed a partnership with his son, Roger Swartz. Harold Swartz retired in 1970.
He was a member of St Paul’s Lutheran Church; a member and past chancellor of Mohawk Valley Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Fort Plain Lodge No. 433, F and A M., and the Fort Plain Exempt Firemen’s Association. He also was a member and past president of Fulton-Montgomery County Funeral Directors Association and a member of the New York State and National Funeral Directors Associations.
He is survived by his widow, the former Lelah Fisk, to whom he was married on Sept. 19, 1923; a son, Roger Swartz, Fort Plain; two sisters, Mrs. Stanley Eckler. Fort Plain, and Mrs. Alfred Arnold, Canajoharie; two brothers, Strayer Swartz, Fort Plain, and Durward Swartz, serving with the U. S. Navy in San Diego, Calif.; two grandsons; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Swartz Funeral Home, with the Rev Theodore Hammer, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Canajoharie, officiating. Interment will be in Fort Plain Cemetery. Masonic services were conducted at the funeral home last night at 8 o'clock.
- Obituary (Courier-Standard-Enterprise, Fort Plain, NY, March 31, 1999)
Lelah E. Swartz, 100, formerly of Fort Plain, died Saturday, March 27, at Palatine Nursing Home, where she had been a resident for the past three years.
Mrs. Swartz was bom Dec. 28, 1898, in the Fisk Hill Section of the Town of Canajoharie, the daughter of William and Louise Swarts Fisk. She attended Happy Hollow Rural School and had been a life-long area resident.
On Sept. 19, 1923, she married Harold J. Swartz. He died in 1971.
She had been employed at the former Bailey Knitting Mill in Fort Plain and the former Beech-Nut Packing Co. in Canajoharie. She was later associated with her husband and then her son in the operation of the former Swartz & Son Funeral Home, Fort Plain.
Mrs. Swartz, was the oldest living member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Fort Plain, having been confirmed there in 1914, and its Ladies Aid Society. She also was a member of Otsquago Chapter No. 297, Order of Eastern Star, past Chief of former Pythian Sisters of Fort Plain and charter member of Fort Plain-Nelliston Senior Citizens.
Survivors include a son, Roger H Swartz of Palatine Bridge; two grandsons, David Swartz of Palatine Bridge and J. Dennis Swartz, of Canada Lake; a great-granddaughter, Stacey Swartz, of Fort Plain; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral service will be 11 a m., Wednesday, March 31, (today), at St, Paul’s Lutheran Church, the Rev. Kenneth Dingman officiating. Burial will be in Fort Plain Cemetery.
Calling hours were Tuesday, March 30, at Lenz & Betz Funeral Home, Canajoharie, during which Otsquago Chapter No. 297, Order of the Eastern Star, conducted a memorial service.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church’s Memorial Fund.
Marriage Notes for Harold Jay Swartz and Lelah Elizabeth Fisk
- wedding Announcement (Amsterdam Evening Recorder, NY, Thursday, September 20, 1923)
Fort Plain, Sept. 20.—At the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Fisk of Seeber's Lane Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock their youngest daughter, Miss Lelah Elizabeth Fisk, became the bride of Harold J. Swartz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Swartz of Fort Plain. The ceremony was performed under an arch of evergreens, asters and gladioli, the double ring service being used. The Rev. Frederick J. Melville, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran church of this village, officiated. The bridal chorus from "Lohengrin" was played by Mrs. Louis Swartz, Jr. The bride was attired in a gown of white crepe with pearl trimmings and carried a shower bouquet of bridal roses. The matron of honor, Mrs. Harry Russ, sister of the bride, wore lavender crepe and carried a bouquet of lavender asters. The bridesmaids were Miss Leona Swartz, sister of the bridegroom, who was attired in tan crepe, and Mrs. Leland Swartz, who was attired in Lanvin green. They carried bouquets of pink asters. The flower girl, Mildred Fisk, niece of the bride, wore rose organdie and carried a basket of bridal daisies. Charles Geweye of Little Falls, cousin of the bridegroom, was the best man. The bride's gift to her attendants was bar pins and to the flower girl beauty pins. The bridegroom's gift to his attendant was gold cuff links.
The ceremony was witnessed by the immediate families and friends of the bride and bridegroom. A wedding dinner was served, after which Mr. and Mrs. Swartz left by automobile for a tour of New England, and upon their return they will reside in Fort Plain, where the bridegroom is associated in the undertaking business with his father. The bridal couple received many gifts. Including money, cut glass, furniture. Two prenuptual events were given in honor of the bride.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Swartz are well known and popular young people of this section. The bride has been employed in the Beech-Nut Packing Company's plant at Cnnajoharie. The bridegroom is chancellor commander of Mohawk Valley lodge No. 64 Knights of Pythias, and a graduate of the Syracuse college of embalming.
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- Stanley Dutcher Eckler and Leona Swartz are 6th cousins 3 times removed. Their common ancestors are Jans Andreas Jung and Agnes Clausen.- Obituary (Courier-Standard-Enterprise, Fort Plain, NY, September 13, 1995)
Mrs. Leona Eckler, 90, of Fort Plain, died Friday afternoon. Sept. 8, at Wilkinson Residential Facility. Amsterdam, where she had been a resident since June.
Mrs. Eckler was bom Dec. 31, 1904, in Ephratah, the daughter of Adam G. and May Gray Swartz. On June 10, 1925, she was married to Stanley Eckler. He died in 1979.
She had been employed at Beech-Nut Lifesavers Corp., Canajoharie, retiring in 1969.
Mrs. Eckler was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Fort Plain, the Order of the Eastern Star, Otsquago Chapter #297 since 1939, former member of Business and Professional Women and first charter member of Canajoharie Country Club
Survivors include one daughter. Mrs. Janet Bronk of Fort Plain; one grandson, Alan Cunningham of Ballston Spa; two granddaughters; Lynn Cunningham Young of Saratoga Springs and Kalee Nichols of Fort Plain; five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Gray Funeral Home, Fort Plain, the Revs. Kenneth Dingman and Adrian Gray co-officiating. Burial was in Fort Plain Cemetery.
Calling hours were Monday, Sept. 11, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Corps, PO Box 126, Canajoharie, NY 13319 or The Order of the Eastern Star, Otsquago Chapter #297.
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- Stanley Dutcher Eckler and Leona Swartz are 6th cousins 3 times removed. Their common ancestors are Jans Andreas Jung and Agnes Clausen.
- 1930 census, Nelliston, Montgomery, New York (44 East Main Street) fam # 38 - Eckler Stanley D, rents his home, ae 25, married at age 20, born in NY, parents born in NY, Salesman - automobile; Lrona K, wife, ae 25, married at age 20, born inNY, father born in Germany, mother born in NY, clerical - office; Janet M, daughter, ae 2 11/12, born in NY.
- 1940 census, Fort Plain, Montgomery, NY, (31 Webster St) fam # 21 - Eckler Stanley, rents his home, ae 35, 8th grade, born in NY, Truck Driver - county highway department; Leona, wife, ae 35, 2 yr HS, born in NY, Clerical - food manufacturing plant, Janet, daughter, ae 12, 7th grade, born in NY.
Marriage Notes for Leona K Swartz and Stanley Dutcher Eckler
- 50th Wedding Anniversary (Courier - Standard-Enterprise, Fort Plain, NY, July 8, 1975)
FORT PLAIN — Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Eckler observed their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on 26 Lydius street, Fort Plain, June 8, hosted by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bronk and family, also of Fort Plain.
Stanley Eckler, Nelliston, and Miss Leona Swartz, Fort Plain, were married June 10, 1925, in the parsonage of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Fort Plain, by the Rev. Clarence A. Schaertel, pastor of the church.
The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Eckler, brother and sister-in-law of the bridegroom.
In addition to their daughter, Mrs. Bronk, the couple has three grandchildren and a great grandchild.
Mrs. Eckler was employed by Beech-Nut Packing Company and its successor companies for 45 years prior to her retirement in 1970. Her husband retired the same year after being associated for many years with H. L. Champney and Currier Buick Sales and Hanifin PontiacBuick, Nelliston.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Eckler are members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Mrs. Eckler is a past matron of Otsquago Chapter No. 297, Order of the Eastern Star, and is a charter member and past president of the Mohawk Valley Business and Professional Women. She also is a charter member of the Canajoharie Country Club.
The couple cut a decorated anniversary cake at the open house and received many flowers, gifts and cards from friends, neighbors and relatives.
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- Obituary (Courier-Standard-Enterprise, Fort Plain, NY, January 6, 1981)
Mrs. Esther Arnold, 74, of 101 Reed St., Canajoharie, died at noon Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam where she has been a ppatient for six weeks.
Born Dec. 18, 1906 in Ephratah, the daughter of Adam G. and Mary Gray Swartz, she came to Fort Plain as a young girl with her family. She had been a resident of that village until 1956 when she moved to Canajoharie.
She had been employed at the former Clyde Bank Mill in Fort Plain, and was a member of Fort Plain Reformed Church.
Her husband, Alfred Arnold, whom she married June 29, 1936, died on May 20, 1969.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Audrey Dingman, Canajoharie; a sister, Mrs. Stanley Eckler, Fort Plain; two brothers, Durward Swartz, San Diego, Calif., and Strayer Swartx, Fort Plain; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Swartz Funera1 Home Inc., Fort Plane, with Robert Vanderlaan, pastor of the Fort Plain Reformed Church, officiating. Interment will be in Fort Plain Cemetery in the spring.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Service.
- 1940 census, Nellisotn, Montgomery, NY, (Mian Street - North Side) fam # 55 - Arnold Alfred, rents his home, ae 38, 8th grade, born in Alabama (sic), Tractor Operator - county; Esther, wife, ae 33, 8th grade, born in NY; Audrey, daughter, ae 3, born in NY.
- Obituary (Courier-Standard, Canajoharie - Fort Plain, NY, Thursday, May 22, 1969)
Alfred Arnold. 66, died Tuesday morning at his home, 101 Reed street, Canajoharie, following an illness of over two months. Born December 8, 1902, in Norfolk, England, he was a son of Percy and Annamaria Arnold and came to the United States at the age of seven. He lived in New York City until 1925 when he came to this area. Prior to his retirement in 1968, he had been
employed at Beech-Nut. Inc., Canajoharie, for 23 years as a welder.
On June 29, 1936, he was married to Esther Swartz in Fort Plain, where they resided until 13 years, ago when they moved to Canajoharie.
Mr. Arnold was a member of the Fort Plain Reformed Church, the Fort Plain Beagle Club and the Canajoharie Forest, Fish and Game Club.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters. Mrs. Floyd Hart, Massapequa Park. L. I.. Mrs. Aletta Bennett, Falls Church, Virginia, and Mrs. Audrey Etherton, Canajoharie; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Swartz Funeral Home, Fort Plain, with the Rev. H T. J. Hilbrands, pastor of the Fort Plain Reformed Church, officiating. Internient will be made in Fort Plain Cemetery.
10552. Kathleen Eleanor Swartz
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- Obituary (Evening Recorder, Amsterdam, NY, Tuesday, January 4, 1955)
FORT PLAIN — Kathleen Swartz Lettis, 45, died Sunday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. Alfred Arnold, Center St.
She was born Sept. 26, 1909, in the Town of Ephratah, the daughter of Adam and May Gray Swartz. Mrs. Lettis had been employed by the Beech-Nut Papking Co.; for the past ten years.
She attended the Universalist Church and was a member of the choir and Chapin Club.
Surviving are her husband, Roy Lettis of Fort Plain; one son, William, in the U.S. Army; her father; three brothers, Harold, and Strayer of Fort Plain, and Durwood, in the U.S. Navy; two sisters, Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Stanley Eckler of Fort Plain; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at the Swartz funeral home at 2 p.m., Thursday, with the Rev. James Alcock, pastor of the Universalist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fort Plain Cemetery
- 1940 census, Canajoharie, Montgomery, NY, (Fort Plain RD) fam # 13 - Lettis Roy W, ae 28, 1 yr HS, born in NY, Laborer - packer; Kathleen, wife, ae 30, 7th grade, born in NY; William A, son, ae 3, born in NY.
Marriage Notes for Kathleen Eleanor Swartz and Roy William Lettis
- Wedding Announcment (Evening Recorder, Amsterdam, NY, Thursday, November 19, 1942)
Ten Years Ago: ... Married: Roy W. Lettis, Canajoharie, and Miss Kathleen E. Swartz, Fort Plain- Wedding Announcement (The Morning Herald, Gloversville and Johnstown, NY, Wednesday, November 23, 1932)
FORT PLAIN—Roy William Lettis, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lettis of Canajoharie and Miss Kathleen Eleanor Swartz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam G. Swartz of Fort Plain were united in marriage on November 19 at 3 P. M. at the parsonage of the Universalist church in this village by the pastor. Rev. Rufus H. Bix, the double ring service being used. Durward L, Swartz, brother of the bride was best man and Miss Laura Mae Bellamy of Syracuse was bridesmaid.
The bride wore a wine colored dress with matching accessories and carried Talisman roses. The bridesmaid wore green velvet with green slippers and white hat and gloves and carried white carnations. The bride's gift to her attendant was a Lueretia Vanderbilt compact and the bridegroom's gift to his attendant, white gold cuff links.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Lettis left for a brief wedding trip to the western part of the state and upon their return will make their home in Canajoharie where Mr. Lettis is employed by the Beech-Nut Packing Co.
The bride was given a shower by her sister, Mrs. Stanley Eacker in Nelliston and also by choir and Sunday school teachers of the Universalist church.
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- Obituary (Courier-Standard-Enterprise, Fort Plain, NY, September 21, 1994)
Durward L. Swartz, 83, of San Diego, died July 9, following a long illness. He had been a resident of San Diego since 1952.
Mr. Swartz was retired from the U.S. Navy, having served for 35 years.
Survivors include his widow, Salome Swartz of Bakersfield, Ca; two daughters, Zoe Gayle Villaroman of Bakersfield and Roxane Alys Vargas of San Diego; three granddaughters; one sister, Leona Eckler of Fort Plain; one brother, Strayer Swartz; nieces and nephews in New York State.
A Memorial mass was conducted Wednesday, July 13, at St. Mary Magadalene Church. Cremation was carried out with his ashes distributed at sea.
Memorial contributions in his name, may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Clairemont Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Marriage Notes for Durward Le Vere Swartz and Salome Suszko
- Wedding Announcement (Shamokin News Dispatch, Shamokin, PA, Monday, January 17, 1949)
Miss Salome Suszko. R. N.. daughter of Mrs. John Suszko, 147 Melrose Street, Marion Heights, and Durward L. Swartz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam G. Swartz. Fort Plain, N. Y., were married Saturday afternoon in a double ring ceremony in the sacristy of St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church. Marion Heights. Rev. Walter Katchmar, pastor, performed the ceremony.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her brother, Michael Suszko, Marion Heights, was attired in a powder blue suit with matching hat and shoes and white lace gloves. She carried a colonial bouquet of white roses.
Lieutenant Mary Zydinsky, United States Navy Nurse Corps, assigned to, the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, was maid of honor. She wore a powder blue suit with brown accessories and carried a colonial bouquet of pink roses. Miss Anna Suszko, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid. She was attired in a tan suit with brown accessories and carried a colonial bouquet of pink roses, also. Albert C. Frantzman, H. M. C, United States Navy, assigned to the Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., was best man.
Mrs. Swartz, a lieutenant in the Navy Nurse Corps, was graduated from Kulpmont High School in 1938 and the school of nursing at St. Joseph Hospital, Reading, in 1942. She enlisted in the Navy Nurse Corps in 1943. The bridegroom was graduated from Fort Plain High School in 1931 and the Simmon School of Embalming, Syracuse, N. Y., in 1932. He enlisted in the Navy in 1943.
A reception was held in the home of the bride's mother following the ceremony. The couple will spend a 15-day honeymoon in upstate New York, New York City and St. Louis. They will move to San Diego, Cal., February 15.
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- Obituary (Find A Grave)
Mr. Strayer G. Swartz, 91, of Phillip Rd., Fort Plain, NY died early Monday morning December 25, 2006 at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam, NY following a brief illness.
He was born July 5, 1915 in Fort Plain, NY, the son of Adam G. Swartz and May Gray Swartz. Mr. Swartz was a graduate of Fort Plain High School. He spent the majority of his life in Fort Plain, NY,
Mr. Swartz held several jobs throughout his career including serving in the U.S. Army Military Police Division in Fort Beginning, GA. He was a Veteran of World War II serving as a Corporal in the U.S. Army as a Military Police Officer. He worked in management positions at local business establishments such as the Indian Castle Thruway Restaurant and the WT Grant Company.
He enjoyed the outdoors and loved walking and bird watching.
On June 27, 1944 he married Pauline Haley, his loving wife of 50 years at her home. She preceded him in death on August 24, 1994.
He was also predeceased by a son Randy Swartz on May 30, 1966.
Survivors include three sons Grayson L. Swartz and his wife Diana and Adam G. Swartz and his wife Kathy of Fort Plain, NY and Larry G. Swartz and his wife Lisa of West Palm Beach, FL; one daughter Bronwyn J. Beaty of Moore, OK; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A 10:00 AM funeral service will be held on Friday, December 29, 2006 at Gray-Houghtaling & amp; Smith Funeral Home, 34 Center St., Fort Plain, NY with the Reverend Kenneth Dingman officiating.
Burial will take place in Fort Plain Cemetery with full military honors.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 6:00-8:00 PM on Thursday, December 28th at the funeral home.
Marriage Notes for Strayer Grayden Swartz and Mary Pauline Haley
- 50th Anniversary (Courier-Standard-Enterprise, Fort Plain, NY, August 10.1994)
FORT PLAIN—Mr. and Mrs. Strayer Swartz were honored at a 50th wedding anniversary family gathering, hosted by their children, on Sunday, June 26, at their daughter’s home in Nelliston.
Strayer Swartz of Fort Plain, son of Adam and May Swartz, and Pauline Haley of Axton, VA, daughter of James and Eva Haley, were married June 27, 1944, at the bride’s home. Dorothy and the late Tom Swanson, sister and brother-in-law of the bride, were the attendants.
They have five children, Grayson and Adam of Fort Plain, Bronwyn of Nelliston, Larry of Longwood, FL, and Randy, deceased May of 1966. They also have eight grandchildren.
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- Birth Announcemnt (Courier-Standard-Enterprise, Fort Plain, NY, January 6, 1976)
Fort Plain - Thirty Years Ago ... Born—A son Adam to Mr. and Mrs. Strayer Swartz, Fort Plain. Born Dec. 24 at Little Falls Hospital, the grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Adam Swartz, former undertaker in Fort Plain.
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- Newspaper Article (The Leader-Herald, Gloversville and Johnstown, NY, Tuesday, May 31, 1966)
Randy P. Swartz, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Strayer G. Swartz of 304 Main Street, Fort Plain, was found dead, about 2 this morning of an injury received when he apparently fell or was thrown from a horse, according to Fort Plain Police Chief Raymond Montal.
Dr. Raymond E. Wytrwal of St. Johnsville, a Montgomery County coroner, said death was accidental and due to a fractured skull.
Chief Montal said the boy went across the street from his home sometime between 5 and 7 last night to an enclosure, where two horses are kept. The horses are owned by his father.
The chief said the family didn't immediately become concerned when the boy did not come back soon, believing he may have gone to a drive-in movie with neighbors, but became alarmed later because of his continued absence and called Fort Plain police at 12:50 this morning.
Officer Bruce Failing joined the boy's father and Larry Swartz, a brother of the victim, in a search. The search led to the enclosure, where the body of the boy was found, according to Montal.
Montal said the boy evidently had attempted to ride one of the horses bareback, as he had done oftern before and was thrown or fell from the horse. Neither of the horses had been saddled, the police chief said.
The Swartz boy was born at Little Falls, June 7, 1955, the son of Strayer G. and Pauline Haley Swartz.
He was a fifth grade pupil at the Fort Plain Central School. Surviving besides the parents at home; three brothers, Grayson, in the Marine Corps at Parris Island, S. C, and Larry and Adam Swartz, at home; his grandmother, Mrs. Eva Haley of Danville, Va., and aunts, uncles, and cousins.
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- 1920 census, Dewitt, Onongaga, NY, (3003 James Street) fam # 12 - Cavanaugh Raymond, rents his home, ae 28, born in NY, father born in Canada, mother born in NY, Civil engineer - private practice; Ethel, wife, ae 23, born in NY, parents born in NY; Raymond, son, ae 1, born in NY.
- 1940 census, Amsterdam, Montgomery, NY, (46 Grant Avenue) fam # 70, Cavanaugh Raymond T, owns his home with a value of $6000, ae 48, 4 yr college, born in NY, Civil Engineer - construction contracting company; Ethel M, wife, ae 43, 4 yr HS, born in NY; Raymond T Jr, son, ae 21, 4 yr college, born in NY, Assistant Traffic Manager - food packaging company.
18863. Raymond Thomas Cavanaugh Jr
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Marriage Notes for Raymond Thomas Cavanaugh Jr and Helen G Kesel
- Marriage Announcment (Courier-Standard, Canajoharie-Fort Plain, NY, Thursday, August 9, 1962)
Twenty Years Ago This Week ... Married ... Miss Helen G. Kesel, Liverpool, member of the CHS faculty, and Raymond T. Cavanaugh, Jr., Amsterdam, in Liverpool.
18865. Elizabeth Ecker Cavanaugh
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