July 7, 1931 - unknown newspaper

Miss Lois E. Neuroth Dies

Theresa -- Miss Lois Elda Neuroth, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neuroth, died at the home of her parents on the Theresa-Redwood state highway Monday forenoon, death following a sudden heart attack Saturday afternoon.

Miss Neuroth had been ill for about three years with heart trouble and had been obliged to give up her school work in which she had made splendid progress and a commercial course she was taking at the Deibert schools.

She was born at the family home on the Theresa-Redwood road [3 Aug 1911]. She was a member of the Methodist church in this village.

She is survived by her parents and five sisters, Mrs. Doris King, Ruth, Hilda, Joyce and Rosemary Neuroth; and one brother, Donald. All reside here.

The funeral service will be held from the home Wednesday at 2 p.m., Rev. C. E. Hastings, pastor of the Theresa Methodist church, officiating, assisted by Rev. W. G. Geeson, pastor of the Plessis church. Burial will be made in Oakwood cemetery.

GARTH ROBERT NICHOLSON
(penciled in date: Dec. 14, 1969)

Alexandria Bay -- Garth Robert Nicholson, 34, died suddenly at his home in Los Angeles, Calif. Sunday morning. Mr. Nicholson, a native of this village had lived in Los Angles (sic) for about ten years.

Born April 3, 1933 in this village at the family home on Bolton Ave., he was the son of Mrs. Ralph Murphy of LaFargeville and Hugh Franklin Nicholson of northern California. He attended Alexandria Bay High school and graduated from there in 1950. Active in school sports he was named all star center in football. After graduations he enlisted on Dec. 29, 1950 in the U. S. Air Force and served in Guam and Japan. He attended school at Scott Air Force Base, Ariz. and was a radio technician on air planes during his years overseas.

He was married to the former Miss Patricia Lees, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lees of Redwood in the fall of 1953 at Gloversville. The couple lived in the Snow residence on Highland Avenue and he worked for the Agriculture Insurance Co. in Watertown. Later they moved to California where he was employed as a letter carrier by the Englewood post office. He was transferred to Watertown 4-1/2 years ago but returned to Englewood where he resumed his work and in the summer of 1967 was promoted to supervisor of that post office.

Surviving Mr. Nicholson besides his wife and parents are six children, Cheryl Ann, 12; James Patrick, 11; Teresa Marie, 9; Garth Robert, II, 8; Sean Paul, 1; and Joseph, 1; a sister, Mrs. Bernard (Patricia) Kirkby of Gloversville; one great aunt and two great uncles.

Funeral services were held Wednesday at St. Johns church in Los Angles with burial in that city.

MRS. BERTHA M. NORTON
(year: 1960)

Mrs. Bertha M. Norton, 89, widow of William J. Norton, one-time Watertown grocer, died Sunday night at 9:30 at the Henry Keep home, 920 Washington street, where she had been a guest since Feb. 24, 1956. Death followed a long illness.

The funeral will be Tuesday morning at 10:30 at the Keep home. Rev. Robert F. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be at South Hammond.

Survivors include two nieces and a nephew, Mrs. J. Roy (Vera Springer) Miller, Petal, Miss., Mrs. Wilbur (Madalena Springer) Stratton, Spencerport, N. Y., and Robert N. Springer, whose address is unknown.

A sister, Mrs. Marcus J. (Emma) Springer, Redwood, died in January, 1951, in the Edward John Noble hospital of Alexandria Bay at the age of 74.

Mrs. Norton was born in Schell City, Mo., May &, 1972, a daughter of Oscar and Rosetta Weaver Norton. When she was two years old, she came east with the family and lived with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Norton, on a farm three and a half miles from Redwood on the Ogdensburg road.

In 1892 after the death of her grandparents, she came to Watertown to reside. She attended local schools, was graduated from the Watertown High school and for a time taught in the Meade street school.

On June 19, 1895, she was married to William J. Norton of this city, a distant cousin and a native of Rossie, in Redwood.

For 30 years Mr. Norton owned and operated the grocery store of the old F. V. Bush Company, Inc., which was one of the oldest mercantile establishments on Public Square. He succeeded Fred V. Bush, its founder, as president in September, 1913, and Mrs. Norton served as vice president and treasurer. Mr. Norton died in the House of the Good Samaritan June 4, 1943, at which time the store was discontinued.

The store was formerly located in the old Taggart block on Public Square, but was moved to the Hubbard block, 24 Public Square, after the Taggart block fire of 1919. There the store remained until it was discontinued in 1943.

Mr. and Mrs. Norton lived at 419 South Massey street. Mrs. Norton lived here for a time after her husband died, but later moved to Brownville and lived there until she entered the Keep home.

Alexandria Bay -- Marguerite Z. Nicholson, 91, Goodman Gardens, Rochester, a native of the Town of Alexandria, died July 1 at Genesee Hospital, Rochester, where she was being treated for pneumonia.

The funeral was scheduled for Wednesday, July 7, at 10 a.m. at Asbury First United Methodist Church, Rochester, with burial in White Haven Memorial Park, Pittsford.

Memorial donations may be made to the memorial fund of Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Avenue, Rochester.

She was born Dec. 1, 1907 in Stone Mills, daughter of the late Louis and Sarah Dorr Zimmer of the Town of Alexandria. She graduated from Alexandria Bay High School in 1928 and Potsdam Normal School in 1934. She taught elementary students at Goose Bay and Alexandria Bay from 1935 until 1943.

She married Henry Nicholson of Buffalo in Alexandria Bay on July 11, 1943, and the couple moved to Rochester where she taught in Rochester city schools from 1955 until her retirement in 1972. She was widowed in 1961.

Mrs. Nicholson was an active member of Asbury First United Methodist Church and loved to travel. She had visited Mexico, Egypt, Scotland, England, Israel and 48 states including Alaska and Hawaii.

In recent years she had lived at Wesley Gardens in Rochester, formerly the Methodist Home, and spent time at her son James’ summer home in the Town of Alexandria.

She is survived by two sons, James, Rochester, and Henry, Springfield, Ill.; grandchildren, Melissa and James, Adam and Graham; a sister, Fannie Hunneyman, Redwood, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Valentine and Henry; and two sisters, Korleen Coombe, formerly of Dexter, and Lois Tenney, Theresa.

Marion (Rena) Newberry
(year written in - 1990)

Alexandria Bay -- Mrs. Marion (Rena) Newberry, 77, a resident of Gordon Court Apartments, died Nov. 19, in the E. J. Noble Hospital, Alexandria Bay, where she had been a patient since Nov. 8.

The funeral will be Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at Frederick Brothers Funeral Home, Theresa with the Rev. Robert Vrooman, pastor of the Reformed Church of the 1000 Isles, Alexandria Bay, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery, Alexandria Bay. Contributions may be made to the Alexandria Bay Volunteer Fire Department Rescue Squad.

Mrs. Newberry was the daughter of Charles and Lorna Porter Scott and was born Sept. 11, 1913 in Alexandria Bay. She attended local schools and was a life-long resident of the Alexandria Bay area. She married Harold Newberry on Sept. 24, 1935. He died Sept. 27, 1983.

Mrs. Newberry was employed over the years as chambermaid by Dobbins Motel and Edgewood Resort. She was a member of the Reformed Church of the Thousand Isles and Alexandria Rebekah Lodge 338.

She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. John (Kay) Coon of Alexandria Bay; a brother, Walter Scott of Alexandria Bay; two sisters, Mrs. Luke (Doris) Lukowski of Romulus and Mrs. Robert (Sally) Conant of Naples, Fl.; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. One son, Chareles, died Jan. 5, 1978.

Mrs. Helen Roy Neville, 67
(year penciled in: 1961)

Native of Redwood
Dies in Utica Hospital

REDWOOD -- Mrs. Helen Roy Neville, 67, wife of Rank J. Neville, Utica, a native of this community and former teacher in the north country, died Wednesday in St. Elizabeth hospital, Utica after an illness of a month.

She was born Dec. 27, 1893, at Redwood, daughter of George and Mary Ellen McAvoy Roy.

She was educated In schools in Redwood and was graduated from Potsdam Normal school.

She taught school in Ogdensburg, Rome, Utica and Schenectady. She retired in 1958.

She married Frank J. Neville on July 30, 1931, in Sacred Heart church, Schenectady. They had resided in Utica ever since.

Mrs. Neville was a member of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, its Alter-Rosary society.

She was interested in flower-growing, espcially tulips, and was noted for her knowledge of that flower.

Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Hernandez, of Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Eva Butler, of Schenectady; a brother, George M. Roy, of Syracuse; four grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

The funeral was at 9 Saturday from the Doyle funeral home, Utica and at 9:30 from the Church of the Blessed Sacrament where a solemn requiem mass was offered. Burial was in St. Agnes cemetery.

Singer, H. Nash
(part of a local events daily column)

..............The people of the place were greatly pained and shocked when they learned of the death by pneumonia of Singer H. Nash, who had been sick only since Wednesday morning. Mr. Nash was a man highly respected by the community. He had been an influential member of the Methodist Protestant church for many years, an earnest worker in Sunday school and class meetings, and leader of the choir. He will be greatly missed by that society. He leaves a wife and three children to mourn this loss, a son, Eugene, and two daughters, Mrs. Lessie Dorr and Mrs. Edith Burton.

Valentine Neuroth.
(in pencil: 1913 or possibly 1914)

Theresa, Oct. 10. -- The funeral services of Valentine Neuroth, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary West, near Redwood, on Monday, was held from the West residence on Thursday at 2, Rev. W. P. Garrett of Plessis, officiating. Burial was made in the family plot in Oakwood cemetery in this village.

Mr. Neuroth, who had been seriously ill for a long time, was one of the best known men in the northern part of the town, having resided there much of his life time, where he, by thrift and industry, acquired a large property. He always enjoyed the distinction of having the best tilled lands and of having his work well up to season and was a most useful and kind neighbor.

His wife died a number of years ago. Since that time he had resided much of the time with his daughters, Mrs. Mary West. Mr. Neuroth is survived by three sons and two daughters, George of Philadelphia, Henry of this town and Charles of Lafargeville, Mrs. Mary West and Mrs. Maggie Slate, both of this town.

Mr. Neuroth was a brother of the late John Neuroth, a well known business man of Watertown. He was one of the number of those who came over from the Fatherland a half century or so ago and became one of the strong citizens of the place.

Unknown newspaper
penned in: 1927)

Charles Neuroth, 58, father of 15 children, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself through the neck with a shotgun. The deed was committed in the cow barn on his farm a mile and a half from Pamelia.

Shortly before he ended his life, he wrote an unsigned note which he left on a blanket which covered some milk cans just outside the barn. It read: I am happy, happy. George, I like see you.”

George is his eldest son, about 25 years of age.

The body was discovered by Emory Fults, his next door neighbor. Fults went to the farm at 8 o’clock to draw Neuroth’s milk to Evans Mills as he had been doing on alternate mornings for four months. He called for Neuroth when he reached the barn, and, receiving no answer, entered the building. As he entered the door he saw Neuroth’s body to the left of the doorway.

Fults did not believe from the pallor of his face, that Neuroth was living. Without touching the body, he called the office of Sheriff Eugene Burton, who in turn notified the district attorney’s office. District Attorney E. Robert Wilcox, accompanied by Undersheriff Brumley Wilde, went to the scene.

Some years ago Neuroth had suffered a fit of despondency and told members of his family that he intended to take his own life. He did not carry out this threat, however, and appeared normal until a few weeks ago, when he again displayed signs of despondency. Members of his family had been greatly worried about him for some time.

Neuroth attached a string to the trigger of the shotgun and his right foot and after carefully seating himself inside the door and placing the muzzle of the gun against his throat, moved his foot. Death was probably instantaneous. It is estimated that he had been dead an hour when found by Fults.

The two men had reached an agreement four months ago whereby they would alternate in drawing milk to the Evans Mills station.

Neuroth for about nine years had worked two farms, the one near Pamelia and the other at Bedlam, about two miles from Calcium. His wife and 12 children had been at the Pamelia farm Saturday and part of Sunday and had returned to Bedlam. They were all at home when Neuroth ended his life.

Fifteen children had been born of the union, 12, of whom survive. They are: Myrtle, Mae, Eva, Hattie, Edith, George, Eleanor, Ethel, Morris, Charles, Floyd and Blanche. He also leaves besides his children and wife, one brother, Henry, of Theresa, and three sisters.

While funeral services had not been arranged, it is expected that the rites will be held at the Pamelia farm home.

District Attorney E. Robert Wilcox said: “Death was by his own hand with a shotgun, and was done with intent to do away with his own life.”