17762. Catherine Elizabeth Swart
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Survived by her husband, Roland, whom she married November 21, 1948; and two sons
Elisabeth was preceded in death by her sister, Jeanette Swart Schrader.
Graduated from Scotia High School in 1938; earned an A.S. degree from Green Mountain Junior College in 1940 and attended Pratt Institute in New York The Art Students League and received a four year A.B. degree in 1946 from Colorado College in Colorado Springs
She pursued and developed her talents in a variety of artistic disciplines including working as a designer in New York City; a draftsman for General Electric in Schenectady and a draftsperson at Southern Bell, in Fort Pierce, FL, she was a draftsperson.
She studied under renowned Florida landscape artist, A. E. Backus (Beanie to the locals) she used her experiences in various places to create her paintings.
(Information extracted from obituary published in the TC Palm on June 29, 2014)
Marriage Notes for Catherine Elizabeth Swart and Roland Burleson Nicholson
- Wedding Announcement (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Tuesday, November 30, 1948)
Miss Catherine Elisabeth Swart, daughter of Mrs. C. Harmon Swart of Glenville and the late Mr. Swart, became the bride of Roland Burleson Nicholson, son of Radford N. Nicholson of Brevard, NC, on Nov. 21. The ceremony was held at the North Reformed Church, Watervliet, Rev. Henry J. Burggraaff officiating.
Mrs. Henry M. Schrader, sister of the bride and Mr. Schrader, were the attendants.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson are spending the winter in Arizona.
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17763. Marion Virginia Parsons
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- Obituary (Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, Friday, March 30, 2001)
Marion (Parsons) Sauer Holmes, 87, of Southington, formerly of West Hartford, the widow of John Russell Holmes, died Wednesday, (March 28, 2001) at Southington Care Center. Born in Lenox, MA, the daughter of the late Harry and Louise (Schwartz) Parsons, she graduated from William H. Hall High School, class of 1931. She had worked as an office manager with the Traveler's Insurance Company, retiring in 1978, and was a member of the Traveler's Retiree Club and life member of the Traveler's Girl Club. A member of the First Church of Christ Congregational in West Hartford for over 50 years, she belonged to the Church's Circle 7 and was a long time member of Order of the Amaranth. Mrs. Holmes was also an avid bowler, a longtime member of West Hartford Dames, and a member and former secretary of the Parsons Family Association. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, M. Edward and Pauline Sauer of Southington; four grandchildren and their spouses, Brenda and James Houghton of West Woodstock, Duane and Trisha Sauer of Newington, Donna and Joseph Duffy of New Hartford, and David and Trudee Sauer of Candler, NC; two great-grandsons, Evan and Trevor Duffy; her brother and sister-in-law, Ellsworth and Elsie Parsons of Wethersfield; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Janet Packard. The family will receive friends Saturday, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home, 136 South Main St., West Hartford. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, 3 p.m., at the Chapel of the First Church of Christ Congregational, 12 S. Main St., West Hartford. Burial will be private at Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either the Alzheimer's Association, 443 Franklin Ave., Hartford, 06114-2517, Lions Low Vision Center, 33 Highland St., New Britain, 06050, or the Music Department of the First Congregational Church of Southington, 37 Main St., Southington, 06489.
17764. Ellsworth Romeyn Parsons
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- Obituary ( Find A Grave / The Hartford Courant, July 19, 2006)
Ellsworth Romeyn "Bud" Parsons, of Wethersfield, beloved husband of Elsie (Carr) Parsons, died Tuesday (July 18, 2006). He was born in Lenox, MA the son of Harry Livingston Parsons and Louise Staley Swart Parsons. He graduated from Wethersfield High School. He was in the US Army and served in the European Theater. He retired from Travelers Insurance after 45 years of employment and was a member of First Church of Christ in Wethersfield. Besides his wife Elsie he leaves a daughter, Patricia Olson and her husband Rev. Thomas G. Olson of Binghamton, NY; a grandson, Eric K. Olson of Chicago, IL; a granddaughter, Kimberly L. Olson of Binghamton, NY; four nephews and a niece. He was predeceased by two sisters, Marion P. Saver Holmes and Janet P. Packard. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 21, 10 a.m. at the Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm St., Rocky Hill, CT 06067. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park.
- Obituary (Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, Wednesday, December 28, 2016)
Elsie Parsons, 99, formerly of Wethersfield, CT, and more recently of Norwich, NY, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 26, 2016 at Chenango Memorial Hospital's Residential Health Care Facility in Norwich, NY.
Born August 2, 1917, in Chorley, Lancashire, England, Elsie was the daughter of Ellis and Bertha (Hatton) Carr. Elsie moved with her parents to the United States in 1923, and settled in Fall River, MA. She graduated from Bulkeley High School, in Hartford, CT, then worked for a time for the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company, where Elsie worked with her future husband, Ellsworth "Bud" Parsons. Elsie and Bud were married in Rocky Hill, CT, on September 28, 1940, and spent 66 wonderful years together before Bud's death in 2006. Elsie left her place of work to raise her daughter.
Elsie was an active gardener and very proud of her home. She was a member of several gardening clubs throughout her life. She very much enjoyed playing "Bridge." Elsie was also a crewel embroiderer, having produced numerous pieces, including those on vestments of her son-in-law, a minister.
Elsie is survived by her only child, Patricia Olson and her husband, Rev. Thomas Olson of Norwich. She is also survived by grandchildren Eric Olson and his wife, Catherine Nichols, of Rockville, MD, and Kimberly Trotter and her husband, Lanny, of Port Crane, NY; great-grandchildren Rhys and Nicholas Olson; and Elsie's very good friends, Alice Gilrain and Ruth Ann Schumaker. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her husband, Elsie was predeceased by her sister, Eva Hall.
Funeral services for Elsie will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 30. 2016, at the Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm St., Rocky Hill, CT. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial will immediately follow at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Rocky Hill.
Contributions in Elsie's memory may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101, or Chenango Memorial Hospital RHCF Activities Fund, 179 N. Broad St., Norwich, NY 13815.
Marriage Notes for Ellsworth Romeyn Parsons and Elsie Carr
- Engagement Announcement (Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Saturday, May 18, 1940)
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Carr of Adelaide Street announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Elsie Carr, to Mr. Ellsworth R. Parsons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Parsons of Victoria Road.
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- Obituary (Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, Saturday, August 10, 1991)
Janet Parsons Packard, 72, of Independence, Virginia, formerly of Hopkinton, Mass., and South Glastonbury, died at New Milford Hospital on August 8. She was the loving wife of Norman A. Packard and The mother of Susan Fiol from Owings Mills, Maryland, Douglas N. of New Milford, Roland A. of Dover, Mass., and Chris V. of Coventry, Conn. She is also survived by a brother, Ellsworth "Bud" Parsons of Wethersfield and a sister, Marion Holmes of West Hartford. There are nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Among her many interests was volunteer work in the community. She had a great love for people and a great love for the mountains of southwestern Virginia. A private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice Home Care Program, New Milford VNA, 68 Park Lane Road, New Milford CT 06776.
Marriage Notes for Janet Vrooman Parsons and Norman Alfred Packard
- Wedding Announcment (The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA, Saturday, July 20, 1940)
LEE - Miss Janet Vroomart Parsons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Livingston Parsons, 41 Victoria Road, Hartford, and Norman Alfred Packard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Alfred Packard, Whitehlome, this town, were married tody at the bride's home. Rev. Dr. Clayton Johnson Potter, pastor of Dutch Reformed Church, Mount Marion, N. Y., the brides uncle, officiated.
Members of the immediate famlies attended. Decorations were palms and cut flowers.
The matron of honor was Mrs. Malcom C. Sauer, sister of the bride. The best man was Donald Roland Packard of Lee, The groom's brother.
The maton of honor's gown was of pink silk with Jacket, and white accessories; Her corsage was of blue delphiniums, white sweet peas and pink roses.
The brides mother wore a gown of state blue lace and a corsage of yellow roses. The bridegroom's mother was attired in a white silk gown, with jacket, and wore a corsage of talisman roses.
A luncheon was served at Avon Odd Farms. Members of the immediate families attended.
The couple left on a wedding trip. They will be at home at 4 Seagrave Street Uxbridge, after Aug. 17.
Mr. Packard attended local schools and graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1939. He is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. fraternity. He is associated with the Whitin Machine Works, Whitinsville.
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- 1940 census, Schenectady, Schenectady, NY, (Friffis Road, Sabo Michael G, owns his home with a value of $2000, ae 29, 8th grade, born in NY, family relocated from Charlton, Truck Operator - building construction; Jane, wife, ae 23, 1 yr college, born in NY; Michael, son, ae 4, born in NY.
Marriage Notes for Jane Agnes DeGraff and Michael G Sabo
- Wedding Announcement (The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, NY, Tuesday, April 23, 1935)
Charlton ... Miss Jane DeGroff, Glenville, and Michael Sabo, this place, were married recently.
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Rose Marie DeGraff, of Jersey Hill Rd, Amsterdam, passed away Thursday January 1, 2015 at the E.L. Wilkinson Residential Health Care facility in Amsterdam.
Born in West Charlton, NY on August 5, 1923 a daughter of the late Alphonse and Hazel Beyer LaVallee. She was a lifelong area resident and was a graduate of Scotia-Glenville High School.
Rose Marie was employed for many years at the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance as a Senior Key Punch Operator retiring from there in 1983. She went on to work for Fantastic Sam’s at several locations in the area for over 20 years retiring in 2002.
She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Amsterdam.
Mrs. DeGraff loved cooking and baking especially for her family and for holiday meals. She was an amazing cook. Her chocolate chip cookies and brownies were enjoyed by all. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchild were so important to her and came first before everything. Her home was always open to her neighbors and friends. Rose Marie also enjoyed traveling. She will be missed by all who knew her.
She married Charles DeGraff in 1946. He passed away in 1975.
Survivors include her children, Frank (Marilyn) DeGraff of Amsterdam, Patricia (James) Spencer of Amsterdam and Cathleen (Robert) Cornell of Amsterdam. Two sisters, Doris Clute of Schuylerville, NY and Yvonne (Herb) Cater of Florida. Four cherished grandchildren, Christopher (Stacey) Cornell of Saratoga Springs, NY, Jeffrey (Carissa) Cornell of Amsterdam, Jennifer Spencer of Rotterdam and Kristen Buddle of Mayfield, NY. One great grandchild Cara Marie Cornell. Her nephew, Frank (Karen) Collins of Port Orange, FL. Other, Nephews, nieces and cousins survive.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday January 5, 2015 at 11:00A.M. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, East Main St. Amsterdam with Father Victor Polito presiding. Interment will be held in the spring in West Glenville Cemetery, West Glenville, NY. A Calling period will be held on Monday prior to the funeral mass beginning at 10:15A.M. at St. Mary’s Church Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852 or to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065.
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- Birth Announcement (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Monday, May 8 1950)
Births ... Daughter, Cathleen Marie, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. DeGraff, RD 3, Amsterdam, April 4.
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- Baptismal (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Saturday December 31, 1955)
West Glenville ... Patricia Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeGraff, was baptized during the Christmas Day worship service.
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- 1940 census, Glenville, Schenectady, NY, (Glenville Road) fam # 228 - Collins Harry, rents his home, ae 24, 3 yr HS, born in NY, Contractor - builds homes; Katherine, wife, ae 19, 4 yr HS, born in NY. [Listed next to his in-laws, possibly in the same dwelling.]
Marriage Notes for Kathryn Ruth DeGraff and Harry Castle Collins
- Wedding Shower (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Monday, May 29, 1939)
Mrs. Michael G. Sabo entertained at the home of her mother, Mrs. Frank DeGraff at Genville, Saturday afternoon at a shower for her sister, Miss Katharyn DeGraff, whose marriage to Harry C. Collins will take place in the near future.
Those invited were Mrs. F. A. Davidson. Mrs. Jake Baurle and Mrs. F. D. Davidson of Scotia. Mrs. Milton F. Kemp of Schenectady, Mrs. Ralph Arnold of West Charlton, Mrs. Emma Collins, Mrs. Charles Coolly and Mrs. George Cooley of Hageman, Miss Katharyn Macpherson of Galway and Mrs. Albert Hirschfield, Mrs. Vrooman DeGraff, Mrs. Raymond DeGraff, Mrs. Percy Van Epps, Mrs. Theodore Swart, Mrs. Horace Pentecost, Miss Bessie Collins and Miss Lois DeGraff of Glenville.
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- Newspaper Article (Times-Union, Albany, NY, Wednesday, January 25, 1956)
Three young brothers who died last Sunday in a roaring Colonie fire, will be buried today in Parkview Cemetery, Schenectady.
The three, Michael Lewis DeGraff, 4, James LeRoy DeGraff, 3, and Charles Stewart DeGraff, 2, are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle DeGraff, whose home in Consaul Rd., Colonie, was destroyed by the fire.
All household belongings and clothing owned by the DeGraffs were lost in the blaze. There was no insurance and the couple has been left penniless.
The generous heart of Albany area people is responding as always in a time of need.
Contributions poured into The Times-Union "DeGraff Fund" yesterday and in one day reached $314.50.
Meanwhile, the Midway Fire Department at Stop 18, AlbanySchenectady Rd., which was turned into headquarters for clothing and furniture for the DeGraffs, has been flooded with gifts.
Robert Uszner, of the department, said yesterday that more than enough clothing and furniture has been received and urged, that people now contribute to the "DeGraff Fund," rather than offer any more clothing, furniture, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. DeGraff and their only surviving son, Peter, nine months old, are residing temporarily with Mrs. DeGraffs parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Androws, 7 Close St. Schenectady.
They have already received a rent free offer of a house in Virginia Ave., at Stop 17 1/2,
Colonie, but indicated they would wait until after the funeral before looking to their future.
The destitute couple told The Times-Union they are without funds to pay for the burial of their sons, although they were advised by the undertaker "not to worry about it."
Mr. DeGraff said "we've got to pay him somehow."
Those wishing to give the DeGraffs a helping hand in their struggle to climb to their feet, may send contributions to "The DeGraff Fund" care of The Times-Union, 24 Sheridan Ave.,
Albany, N. Y.
All contributions will be acknowledged in this newpaper from day-to-day.
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28110. Charles Stewart DeGraff
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- 1940 census, Scotia, Schenectady, NY, (112 Catheirne Street) fam # 136 - Davidson Frank A, owns his home with a vlaue of $6000, ae 61, 8th grade, born in NY, Armature Winder - electric company; Anne, wife, ae 53, 1 yr HS, born in NY; Frank D, son, ae 29, 1 yr HS, born in NY,
Marriage Notes for Frank DeGraff Davidson and Eleanor Mary Earing
- Wedding Announcement (Times-Union, Aalbany, NY, Sunday, June 16, 1935)
The marriage of Miss Eleanor M. Earing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Earing, of Third street, Rensselaer, and Frank D. Davidson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davidson, of Scotia, took place yesterday at 2:30 p. m. at St. Paul's Lutheran church at Rensselaer. The Rev. George Ackerly officiated, and the attendants were Vietta Houghton and Alfred Pendleton. The ushers were Fred Ricketts and Ray Mollenkoph.
Miss Jessie Ackerman and Miss Gladys Stern gave a musical program during the ceremony and the seating of the guests.
At the conclusion of the ceremony there was a reception at the De Witt Clinton hotel.
The bride is a graduate of the Rensselaer High school and Mr. Davidson graduated from the Scotia High school. They will reside at 81 Partition street, Rensselaer, when they return from their honeymoon.
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- 1940 census, Charlton, Saratoga, NY, fam $ 150 - Arnold Ralph, owns his home with a value of $2000, ae 27, 4 yr HS, born in NY, Trucking; Jean, wife, ae 21, 4 yr HS, born in NY; Ralph P, son, ae 2, born inNY; David, son, ae 6/12. [Neighbor of his parents.]
- Obituary (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Monday, January 10, 1972)
BALLSTON SPA - Ralph J. Arnold, 59, of Western Avenue, West Charlton, a lifelong resident of this area, died yesterday, morning.
Born Dec. 26, 1912, he operated a feed, grain and trucking business and was a member of the West Charlton Fire Department. He formerly was a fire commissioner and the director of the West Charlton Cemetery.
A member of West Charlton Presbyterian Church, he was a member of the Saratoga County Cooperative Extension, the Farm Rureau and the Glenville Fish and Game Club.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jean Arnold; a daughter, Miss Marjorie Arnold of Amsterdam; three sons. Philip, David and Thomas Arnold of Amsterdam; His mother, Mrs.
Bertha Arnold of Charlton; three brothers, Frank of Ballston Spa and Russell and Elwood Arnold of West Charlton; a sister, Mrs. Roy Garrison of Galway; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at Wheeler Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Harold Smith, pastor of West Charlton United Presbyterian Church.
Burial will be in West Charlton Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 tomorrow. Memorial contributions may be made to the West Charlton Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund.
Marriage Notes for Jean Fannie DeGraff and Ralph James Arnold
- Wedding Announcement (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Tuesday, March 9, 1937)
The marriage of Miss Jean F. DeGraff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond DeGraff of Amsterdam, to Ralph Arnold, son of Mr, and Mrs. James Arnold of West Charlton, took place at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the DeGraff home with Rev. D. Boyd Johnson of the United Presbyterian Church officiating, assisted by Rev. William Charles Schwab of the First Reformed Church or Glenville. The wedding music was played by Mrs. George Sprong jr., cousin of the bride.
The bride was gowned in beige silk crepe and carried gardenias and white sweet peas. Miss Julia Van Home of Minaville, who was maid-of-honor, wore aquamarine silk crepe with bouquet of rust colored Talisman roses. Russell Arnold was best man for his brother.
The bride is a graduate of Amsterdam High School in the class of 1936. Mr. Arnold is a graduate of Scotia High School and is now in the trucking business.
An informal reception and luncheon for about 60 relatives and friends followed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold left for a wedding trip and upon their return will go to their new house on Sacandaga road, West Charlton.
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- Birth Announcement (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Tuesday, December 30, 1952)
A son, Thomas Raymond Arnold, to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Arnold, RD 3, Amsterdam, Dec. 26.
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- Newspaer Article (Evening Recorder, Amsterdam, NY, Saturday, January 15, 1944)
Mr. and Mrs. John Bing, pictured above at the Casey Jones School of Aeronautics, Newark, N. J., where they are engaged in helping the war effort while preparing for peace-time employment. The former is a son of Dr. and Mrs. William A. Bing, Dr. Bing being former superintendent of the Montgomery Sanatorium on Swart Hill. The younger Mrs. Bing is the former Lois DeGraff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond DeGraff of Amsterdam R. D. 6.
This is the story of a former Marine and his wife who are taking part in the expansion system for placing returned veterans in jobs. Today, John Bing, 27, and his wife, Lois, 22. are side by side studying blueprint reading, engine theory and practice, carburetion and magnetoes with the firm conviction that the hardships of war, in the end, have given them a head-start toward a successful future together.
With only a hope, a prayer and a four-day leave for a future, they were married at Glenville, on August 7, 1942, the day the Marines invaded Guadalcanal.
Three weeks later. Private First Class John Bing sailed with the Marines’ First Aviation Engineers for the Solomons hotspot, where he helped repair Henderson Air Field and enlarge it for the present ambitious bomber operations, while under almost daily bombing and occasional strafing attacks from the Japanese.
PFC Bing served on Guadalcanal from November 11, 1942. until his outfit was sent to New Zealand for a rest last April 6. Soon after landing in the Solomons he was stricken with a combination of malaria and yellow jaundice. Despite occasional periods of hospitalization, he managed to carry on as chief fuel man for his outfit's multi-millionaire dollar array of excavators, bulldozers, tractors and trucks.
Working for Standard Oil in Albany was never like his job in the Solomons, however, for early in the occupation period supply was such a difficult problem that PFC Bing spent much of his time foraging over the island for usable Jap gasoline.
Among the closest calls he had —next to the mosquito bites which gave him malaria—were a divebombing attack on his transport and a high level bombing attack on their beachhead the day he landed. Heavy bombs fell so near they sprang eight plates on his ship and one Jap plane came so close "I could have shook hands with the pilot," he replied.
In February, 1943, the Japs made their famous low-level bombing and strafing attack on Henderson Field, causing Bing to "hit a hole in a hurry." He got up but some of his comrades did not.
Bing was bitten by the aviation bug as well as mosquitoes while on Guadalcanal. His engineers' outfit was attached to the Marines’ 14th Air Group which was in turn attached to the First Marine Division. Thus he had many opportunities to chum with men directly connected with air operations.
"I could see aviation was a coming thing after the war," he said, "so I tried for a long time to get a transfer into the air group. I still had hopes of making it until I was discharged from the hospital."
In New Zealand, PFC Bing had a severe recurrence of malaria and was sent back to the United States for treatment at the U. S. Naval Hospital at Balboa Park in San Diego. Calif. He was there from May 30 until September 16, 1943.
Meantime, Lois Bing was doing her best to bring the war to a favorable conclusion as an instructor in aircraft relay switch assembly at General Electric's Schenectady plant. On July 10, last year, she caught a flyer to California, obtained a job in the office of Walker's department store in San Diego, and frequently visited her husband.
PFC Bing was given an honorable medical discharge from the Marines on September 9 and on September 16 the reunited couple caught a train for New York. While the husband convalesced they alternated in visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Bing, at Kinderhook, N. Y., where they now reside, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond DeGraff, Amsterdam R. D. 6.
Early last month, Lois saw an ad in a New York Sunday paper which said "men" in one corner and "women" in the other. Since the couple had had more than enough separation in their short married life, this attracted their attention.
On November 16 they both became aircraft mechanics trainees at the Casey Jones School. They will graduate the middle of February with a Civil Service rating of "general mechanic's helper" at $1,500 a year plus overtime. In addition to a $100 a month salary while learning, the government pays for the training course. In return for this expenditure the enrollees agree to stay in their Civil Service jobs a year, after which they are free to work anywhere.
The Bings are the first married couple to enroll in the Newark school although other couples have graduated following romances in mid-term. The arrangement is ideal because the Civil Service program at present calls for an equal number of women and men in each class.
Marriage Notes for Lois Ann DeGraff and John Benjamin Bing
- Wedding Announcement (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Tuesday, August 11, 1942)
GLENVILLE — Miss Lois Anna DeGraff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond DeGraff, and Pvt. John B. Bing, son of Dr. William A. Bing and Mrs. Bing, were married in the Reformed church Friday by Rev. Henry J. Burggfaaff, pastor of the church. The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. Ralph Arnold, and William Bing was best man for his brother.
A reception followed at the home of the bride's parents on Swart Hill road.
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- Birth Announcement (Evening Recorder, Amsterdam, NY, Saturday, July 28, 1945)
A son, who has been named John Raymond, was born July 22 to Mr. and Mrs. John Bing, 9 Linden Avenue, Troy. Mrs. Bing was Miss Lois DeGraff before her marriage, and Mr. Bing is a son of Dr. and Mrs. William A. Bing, formerly of the Montgomery Sanatorium.
Marriage Notes for John Raymond Bing and Sarah Ann Blanchard
- Engagement Announcement (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Friday, March 17, 1967)
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Sarah Ann Blanchard, daughter of Byron M. Blanchard of St. Albans, Vt., and the. late Mrs. Mildred Blanchard, to John R. Bing, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Bing of Garner Avenue.
Miss Blanchard, a graduate of the University of Vermont, is studying for a master's degree in German at the University of Massachusetts.
Mr. Bing is a senior majoring in psychology at the University of Vermont.
A June wedding is planned.
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- Birth Announcement (Schenectady, Gazette, NY, Wednesday, April 27, 1949)
Glenville ... Mr. and Mrs. John B. Bing of Schenectady have announced the birth of twin girls, April 16, at Ellis Hospital. Mrs. Bing is the former Miss Lois DeGraff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond DeGraff of Swart Hill road. Mr. and Mrs. Bing have a son. John Jr.
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- Birth Announcement (Schenectady, Gazette, NY, Wednesday, April 27, 1949)
Glenville ... Mr. and Mrs. John B. Bing of Schenectady have announced the birth of twin girls, April 16, at Ellis Hospital. Mrs. Bing is the former Miss Lois DeGraff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond DeGraff of Swart Hill road. Mr. and Mrs. Bing have a son. John Jr.