Claude Robbins, Aged 52, Expires

Theresa, Oct. 18. -- Claude Robbins, 52, a skilled mechanic of this village, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in High street Friday afternoon at 3:30. He had worked during the day but in the mid-afternoon he complained of a severe pain in his chest and decided to stop work and consult a physician. He went to the offices of Dr. John Adler and Dr. Stephen Manong, but both being out of town, drove to his home and told his landlady, Mrs. Belle Ackerman, he was not feeling well and would lie down for a time. In a brief time he had passed away.

He was born in this town Sept. 14, 1889, son of Daniel and Diana Zellar Robbins. His early life was spent here, but during the World war No. 1, he was employed in the arms factories in Illion and Syracuse. He was an expert gunsmith. His health not being of the best he sought out-of-doors work and returned to this village. For a period of time he was employed with the Charles A. Giltz Undertaking firm here. He later took contracts for the repairing of buildings, and did a considerable amount of fine finishing work on inside jobs. He has been unusually busy this summer but had not complained much about his condition. He roomed and boarded with Mrs. Belle Ackerman on High street.

His only near relative is Mrs. D. McDonald, Syracuse, a niece. His parents are both dead and a sister died several years ago.

The body was taken to the Giltz funeral home here Friday evening. The funeral will be Monday afternoon at 2 from the Giltz funeral home and burial will be in Oakwood cemetery.

 

Children of Rush Schell
To Share His Estate

(penciled in date: Nov. 22, 1951)

Children of the late J. Rush Schell, Theresa, former supervisor of the town of Theresa who died on Oct. 17, will share his $31,000 estate, according to the petition for letters of administration filed with Judge Russell Wright, Surrogate.

These beneficiaries are: John E. Schell and Henry S. Schell, Philadelphia; Mrs. Eleanor S. Brown, Theresa; Mrs. Millicent S. Flood, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Mary S. Walsh, Liverpool, N. Y.

Joohn E. and Henry R. Schell are named administrataors and Judge Paul E. Porter, Theresa, represents the estate, which consists of about $10,000 personalty and about $21,000 realty.

 

MARY ANN RIVERA

Theresa -- The funeral for Mary Ann Rivera, 72, Theresa-Plessis Road, was held Tuesday at Frederick Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. Andrew Amyot, pastor of St. Paul�s Catholic Church, Black River, officiating. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Rivera died July 9 in E. J. Noble Hospital, Alexandria Bay.

Contributions may be made to the Theresa or Redwood senior citizens� organization.

Surviving are three sons, George M., Littleton, Colo., Joseph Paul, Jackson Heights, and Ramon M., Atlanta, Ga.; a daughter, Mrs. Louis (Patti) Alamo, Howard Beach; four grandchildren; two brothers, Michael Gabel, Alexandria Bay, and George Gabel, Theresa; a sister, Elizabeth Vinson, Alexandria Bay, and nieces and nephews.

She was born Sept. 6, 1920, in Watertown, a daughter of Geza and Mary Paszton Celan. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1938.

She married Lino Rivera in 1943. He died Dec. 7, 1970.

Mrs. Rivera was a switchboard operator at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum), and a long distance telephone operator in New York City.

She was a communicant of St. Theresa�s Catholic Church, and a member of Rebekah Lodge 164 and the Redwood and Theresa senior citizens� group.

 

ROBERT ROY
(year penciled in: 1992)

Alexandria Bay -- Robert L. Roy, 56, of 65 Walton Street, a partner in the Thousand Islands Printing Co., Inc. publisher of the Thousand Islands Sun, died June 8 at his home. He had been in ill health for four years.

The funeral is scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday June 10 at Costello Funeral Home, Alexandria Bay, with the Rev. Winifred Daughen, pastor of the Alexandria Bay United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery, Alexandria Bay.

Survivors include a brother, William F., 48 Church Street; two sisters, Mrs. C. Richard (Jeanne) Snow, 4 Crossmon Street, and Miss Linda Roy, Waddington; six nieces and nephews; several great nieces and a great nephew; aunts, an uncle and cousins.

Born in Watertown, son of the late Lawrence M. and Ruth Carmon Roy, he lived in Redwood until 1953 when the family moved to Alexandria Bay. He was a 1954 graduate of Alexandria Central School and attended Syracuse University.

He had been associated with the family business, the Thousand Islands Printing Co., Inc., since he was a youth. After the death of their father, Lawrence M. Roy, in 1989, he, his brother William and sister Jeanne Roy Snow became owners of the business.

Mr. Roy was a member of the Alexandria Bay United Methodist Church and the Northern New York Coin Club.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alexandria Bay United Methodist Church.

 

Lawrence M. Roy, �Sun� Publisher
(date penned in: Mar. 19, 1989)

(with photo)

Alexandria Bay -- Lawrence M. Roy, owner and publisher of the Thousand Islands Sun weekly newspaper died Sunday night at the E. J. Noble Hospital, Alexandria Bay, at the age of 81.

The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. Cyril�s Catholic Church with the Rev. James L. Meehan, pastor, officiating. There will be no calling hours but the family will greet friends following the service at the church. Burial will be in St. Cyril�s Cemetery.

The family asks that donations be made to the memorial funds of either the E. J. Noble Hospital, St. Cyril�s Church or the Holland Library.

Mr. Roy who had been engaged in the newspaper business for over 60 consecutive years was born Sept. 8, 1907, in Alexandria Bay, son of the late William A. and Bridget Manary Roy. The Roys had moved to this village from Canada and Mr. Roy, a carpenter, built the family home on Church Street.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth Carmon Roy; four children, William F. of 48 Church Street, Robert L. of 65 Walton St., Mrs. Richard (Jeanne) Snow of 4 Crossmon Street, all in Alexandria Bay, and Miss Linda Roy of Waddington; one brother, Robert H. (Harry) Roy of Rochester; three sisters, Mrs. Eva Garlock of 119 Church Street, Mrs. Jane Ward of 16 Highland Ave. and Mrs. Alice Conant of Watertown; six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Three brothers, William, Louis (Luke) and F. E. (Eddie) predeceased him.

Lawrence Roy had worked in the Thousand Islands Sun office as a youth; later he joined his father in the carpentry business for a short time, working on, among other buildings, St. James Catholic Church in Gouverneur and the stone Thomson house on Walton Street in Alexandria Bay.

In 1926 he returned to the Thousand Islands Sun which was then located in the Keeler block on Church Street (now site of the Chez Paris). He remained as an employee under the lte Curtis Martin who later was in partnership with Melvin Merrill, and then in 1933 he bought out Mr. Merrill�s interest and went into partnership with Curtis Martin. When Mr. Martin retired in 1946 because of ill health, Mr. Roy purchased his interest and became sole owner of the newspaper.

On Nov. 19, 1928, Mr. Roy married the former Ruth Carmon of Redwood at the Congregational parsonage in Philadelphia with the Rev. Cecil Plummer officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Roy lived in Redwood until the fall of 1972 when they moved to their present home at 65 Walton Street.

Three of the Roy children, Bill, Bob and Jeanne are associated in the business. Mr. Roy retired from active participation in the company in 1972 but acted in an advisory capacity until his illness.

Mr. Roy has long been active in community affairs and was a charter member of the Town of Alexandria Lions Club. He was a past president of the E. J. Noble Hospital board of trustees and a past president of the Holland Library board of trustees. He was also a Town of Alexandria Republican committeeman and a member of the Twin Falls Hunting Club located in the Adirondacks between deGrasse and Cranberry Lake and went deer hunting each fall. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Alexandria Bay Men�s Twilight Golf League.

 

Note: The next two items regarded Fred Rebscher (1931 item) and a Ferdinand R. Rebsher (1946 item).

Those two items are not being reproduced here, but they are available on the Rootsweb Message Boards for Jefferson County, N. Y., under the respective names.

 

Frances Reed

REDWOOD -- The funeral for Mrs. Frances Reed, 77, was held Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier Church, with Rev. Lawrence Cotter, of St. Peter�s Catholic Church, officiating. Burial was in the family plot, Redwood Cemetery.

Frederick Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Reed, widow of Walter Reed, died Saturday night, July 13, 1985, at the Edward John Noble Hospital, Alexandria Bay, where she had been a patient since June 18.

Mrs. Reed is survived by two sons, Walter J. and Donald J., both of Richmond, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Patricia) Thomas, Hammond, and Mrs. A. Leonard (Shirley) Gray, Atlanta, Ga.; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

She was born Jan. 16, 1908, in South Hammond, the daughter of John and Mary Taylor MacDonald.

She attended local schools and as a child, the family moved to Grindstone Island where she attended Clayton schools.

She was married June 4, 1923, to Walter Reed in Clayton. He died Feb. 9, 1979.

The couple first lived in Alexandria Bay, then moved to Redwood 43 years ago, where Mr. Reed farmed his own land.

 

William L. Root Expires At 91
Was Merchant in Theresa for More Than 60 Years.

(Special to The Times.)

Theresa, Jan. 21. -- William L. Root, 91, for more than 60 years a merchant in this vlllage, died at 9:30 Tuesday evening following a stroke which he suffered on Friday. He had been about the streets of the village up until the time he was stircken ill.

Funeral services will be held Friday from the Giltz funeral home. The body will be placed in the vault at Theresa to await burial in Alexandria Bay in the spring.

Mr. Root was born at Alexandria Bay, Aug. 29, 1856, a son of the late Daniel and Emily Simpson Root. He came to Theresa bout 65 years ago and operated a general store in the village until a few years ago when he retired.

He was married three times one wife being the former Miss Helen Dingman and one the former Mrs. Theresa J. Davis of Alexandria Bay, who he married at Alexandria Bay in November 1931. All are deceased.

 

TROOPER FRANK RUSSELL DIES
(year penciled in: 1958)

Member of State Police 35 Years Had Home at Redwood

Redwood, June 1.---Trooper Frank Richmond Russell, 61, of the Troy State Police, died yesterday noon at Veterans Administration hospital, Albany. A veteran of 35 years� service with state police, he had been a summer resident and visitor to Redwood for 40 years. He had been ill since January 7 and a hospital patient for two weeks.

The funeral will be held at St. Francis Xavier Catholic church, Saturday morning at 11. Rev. Emile Lalonde, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Redwood cemetery.

Trooper Russell is survived by his estranged wife, Mrs. Isabel Rykert Russell and two daughters, Barbara and Mary, all of Yonkers, two sisters, Mr. Robert (Louise) Kerry, Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. Herbert (Mabel) Runion, Garden City, L. I.

Trooper Russell was born Dec. 18, 1894, in Yonkers, son of William A. and Mamie Russell. In his youth he began coming with his family to Redwood and Millsite lake where they owned a camp. He continued to visit here and, after becoming separated from his wife, made Redwood his vacation time home.

Trooper Russell was employed by his father�s company in Yonkers, making air valves for radiators before joining the state police.

Russell joined Troop D, Oneida, in June, 1921. He had been assigned to Troop G since 1930 and for the last ten years had been stationed at Troop G headquarters here. He served in the army on the Mexican border in 1916 and overseas in World War I. He married Isabel Rykert Aug. 28, 1926 in Yonkers.

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ERWIN REXFORD SUCCUMBS AT 56
(year penciled in: 1958)

Redwood Man, Ill Two Years, Dies at Home -- Rites Friday.

Redwood, Sept. 3. -- Erwin Rexford, 56, a lifelong resident of Redwood, died suddenly at his home yesterday at 4 p.m. He had been suffering from a heart condition two years.

The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Quincer funeral home, Redwood, with Rev. Arthur Harrington, rector of St. Paul�s Episcopal church, Redwood, officiating. Burial will be in Redwood cemetery.

Bearers will be Harry Dunn, Paul Burns, Harry Savage, Richard Zoller, Guy Bates and Glenn Bates.

Surviving Mr. Rexford besides his wife, Grace Stacey Rexford, are four daughters, Miss Julia Rexford and Miss Dorothy Rexford, Syracuse, Miss Rita Rexford, at home, and Mrs. Edward (Leah) Kiernan, Oswego; one son, Harry Rexford, at home; and a sister, Mrs. Alice Worden, Brier Hill.

Erwin Rexford was born Jan. 30, 1902, at Redwood, a son of Jay and Julia Hunter Rexford. He was educated in the local schools, and was married Feb. 1, 1928, to Miss Grace Stacey of Brier Hill. He had been employed 36 years by the town of Alexandria highway department.

He was a member of St. Paul�s Episcopal church here, the Redwood volunteer fire department and the Redwood Rod and Gun club.

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MRS. LILA RICH
(date penciled in: Oct. 6, 1977)

Cape Vincent -- Mrs. Lila Mary Rich, 74, a local artist and wife of Carl A. Rich, died Monday morning after a long illness at the House of the Good Samaritan, Watertown.

The funeral was Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Church, with the Rev. Eugene Kelly, pastor, officiating. Burial was in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery.

Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Surviving are her husband, Carl; three daughters, Mrs. David (Wanda) Krause, Leesburg, Fla. and Mrs. J. Peter (Diane) Sand and Miss Susan J. Rich, both of Burlington, Vt.; a son, Robert, a student at Syracuse University; her mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Lawton, Mooers; two sisters, Mrs. Earl (Beulah) Costello, Cambridge, and Mrs. J. B. (Theresa) Higgins, Massena; two grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

Born Oct. 11, 1922, at Mooers, daughter of Richard LaBier and Mrs. Jane Lucia LaBier Lawton, she was graduated from Mooers High School and the Adirondack School of Commerce. She was employed by the General Electric Co., Schenectady, until her marriage to Carl Rich at Holy Family Church, Watertown, Feb. 2, 1943.

Mrs. Rich was a communicant of St. Vincent de Paul Church, and a member of the Improvement League, the Music Club, the Garden Club, the Historical Club, and the (incomplete).

 

Harry Rothenberg
(date penciled in: 2/18/2000)

Retired Safety Director

CLAYTON -- Harry Rothenberg, 86, Sunrise, Fla., a native of Clayton, died Monday at his home.

Mr. Rothenberg retired as safety director at Neiser Bros., Rochester.

Born March 3, 1913, in Clayton, son of Morris and Rebecca Rothenberg, he was a 1935 graduate of St. Lawrence University, Canton. An Army veteran, he had been a first lieutenant during World War II.

His wife, the former Esther Gold, died in 1991.

Mr. Rothenberg was a member of the Jewish War Veterans and the American Legion.

A graveside service was at 1 p.m. Thursday in Temple Israel-Riverside Cemetery, Conklin.

Arrangements are with Ernest H. Parson Funeral Home, Binghamton.

Donations may be made to the American Heart Association.

 

Dr. Dewitt C. Rodenhurst, 86, Feted
(January 29, 1941.)

PHILADELPHIA PHYSICIAN
STILL PRACTICING

GIVES INSTRUMENTS TO BRITISH

Dr. Rodenhurst Gives Surgical Instruments to British War Relief

for Use in British Isles -- Has Practiced 62 Years.

Philadelphia, Jan. 29. -- Dr. DeWitt C. Rodenhurst, who celebrated his 86th birthday at his home here Sunday and is still in active practice, has donated to the British War Relief his surgical instruments.

Feeling that he would not be using his instruments much longer and that the doctors overseas were in greater need of them, he packed them up last Thursday and shipped them to the British Relief headquarters in New York city.

At the Rodenhurst home today it was recalled that the Rodenhurst family came from England in 1834 to locate in New York state. The family lived at White Church, Shropshire, England, and when they came here they first located near Utica. They later resided in Clayton, but decided to make Theresa their home and in Theresa the father of Dr. Rodenhurst, Richard Rodenhurst, was a successful merchant for many years.

On Sunday evening at their home here a birthday dinner was held. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Rodenhurst of Theresa. A brother, Fred S. Rodenhurst, and his wife expected to attend but Mrs. Fred Rodenhurst was ill that evening. At the table Dr. Rodenhurst told of many of his experiences in his early days as a physician. Dr. Rodenhurst is in much better health today than two years ago. He takes a number of walks each day. He is treasurer of the Odd Fellows lodge and attends each meeting regularly. If there is a late lunch he remains to enjoy it and goes home to sleep �like a baby,� he says. He still does much office practice and is active in the fitting of eye glasses.

Dr. Rodenhurst, fresh from his Long Island Medical school, located in Oxbow in 1879. In August, 1882, he moved to Philadelphia where he has been located since. He has been for 62 years an active physician and is claimed to be the dean of rural physicians in the north.

Besides being active in the Odd Fellows lodge, Dr. Rodenhurst is still connected with other local organizations. He gives of his time to the Boy Scouts and is enthusiastic in the 4-H work. When the 4-H members are going to camp he gives them health examinations free. He is the New York Central railroad physician. In his younger days he was active in the Masons, being a member of the Theresa lodge, also of the Theresa Chapter of the R. A. M., of the Commandery at Watertown and of the Media Temple, also of the State Medical society. He was once president of the County society.

He was born in Lowell Jan. 26, 1855, his parents being Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rodenhurst. He was eleven years old when the family moved to Clayton and 13 when they came to Theresa. He was educated in the Theresa, Potsdam and Watertown schools. He began his study of medicine with the late Dr. J. R. Sturtevant of Theresa. He first married Mattie H. Pool, of Theresa, Jan. 10, 1884. After her death he married for his second wife Tacie Heston, Philadelphia, Pa., whom he met when making a trip to Europe. They have traveled much since, going to Alaska, to South America and other points.

 

THE LATE DR. D. C. RODENHURST

The late Dr. DeWitt C. Rodenhurst, who died Sunday morning at his Philadelphia home at the fine age of 91, was one of the North Country�s best known physicians and citizens. The name of Rodenhurst has been a sturdy and vigorous one for three full generations in Jefferson County.

�D. C.� as he was familiarly known came into this section with his parents in the post-Civil War year of 1866. He was born in Oneida county. His grandparents came from Shropshire in England into the Mohawk country in the 1830�s. Some generations before that there had been a family movement from Germany into England.

Dr. Rodenhurst settled briefly in Theresa but spent most of his professional career in Philadelphia. It is safe to say he was that village�s best known resident. As a small village doctor he had moved up and down the country roads in his carriage and his cutter caring for the sick. The medical profession by its very nature brings a doctor into close contact with hundreds of persons and memories cling long.

Dr. Rodenhurst was a strong man. He was identified with a number of valued projects during his life. He was always interested in railroading and for 40 years he was the district surgeon for the New York Central. He was a justice of the peace in Philadelphia. He liked farming and he was a considerable student of agriculture.

Dr. Rodenhurst was indomitable in his determination to conduct his medical work. He continued his practice until he was 90 years old. A bad fall just after Thanksgiving last year did not slow him up seriously and he administered to the sick through the Winter and into the Spring. He was a good man, a valuable citizen and a clean and sound student of human living.

 

Mrs. Henrietta Miller Rodenhurst, 79, Dies

WIDOW OF FRED RODENHURST DIES

Former School Teacher Expires in Theresa Home -- Last Rites Monday.

(Special to The Times.)

Theresa, May 17 -- Mrs. Henrietta Miller Rodenhurst, 79, widow of Fred R. Rodenhurst, died at her home this morning at 7:10. She had been ill for some time and about five weeks ago underwent an operation at the House of the Good Samaritan, Watertown.

Funeral services will be held from the Giltz funeral home Monday afternoon at 2. Rev. John K. Flikkema, minister of the Theresa Presbyterian church, will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot at Oakwaood cemetery.

Only a son, Seymour K. Rodenhurst, Theresa, survives.

Mrs. Rodenhurst was born on the Miller homestead, in this community, Sept. 22, 1867, a daughter of the late Charles Henry and Mary Tyler Miller. She was educated in the local schools and was graduated from the Ives seminary at Antwerp. She taught in the rural schools of northern New York, among other schools the one at Thousand Island Park.

She was married to Mr. Rodenhurst, a pioneer telephone man of Northern New York on April 13, 1892.

He was one of ten men who formed the stockholders of a pioneer company in Theresa. Mr. Rodenhurst was made the manager. The company was later taken over by the Bell Telephone company and Mr. Rodenhurst was associated with them until his retirement in 1931. He died in 1942.

Mrs. Rodenhurst was a member of the Presbyterian church of Theresa and joined the Order of Eastern Star of that village Feb. 16, 1894. She was active in her lodge and the women�s organizations of her church.

 

Estate of Mrs. Fred Rodenhurst

WOMAN LEAVES $25,243 ESTATE

Seymour K. Rodenhurst, Theresa, to Receive Entire Amount from Mother.

Seymour K. Rodenhurst, Theresa, will receive the entire $25,243.39 net estate of his mother, Mrs. Henrietta M. Rodenhurst, who died at her home in Theresa May 17, according to the inheritance tax appraisal of her property made by County Treasurer Oren S. Pickard and filed with Judge Russell Wright, surrogate.

Mrs. Rodenhurst was the widow of Fred S. Rodenhurst, former member of the Thousand Islands State Park Commission and long chief of the Theresa Fire department, who died April 21, 1942.

Seymour K. Rodenhurst, sole legatee under his mother�s will, is executor of her estate. Judge Paul E. Porter, Theresa, represents the estate.

The gross estate of $27,901.37 consists of $7,900 realty, $11,756.64 securities, $7,580.83 bank accounts, etc., and $663.90 miscellaneous property. Deductions amount to $2,657.98 of which $l.803.53 represents funeral and administration expenses and $354.45 indebtedness.

The principal assets consist of the following:

Farm 108 acres, town of Theresa, $l,550; farm 100 acres, town of Theresa, $3,100; farm 126 acres, Town of Theresa, $3,250.

Securities: 56 shares American Tel. & Tel., $8,980.04; four shares Chenango & Unadilla Telephone, $400; four shares Standard Gas & Electric, $74. Bonds: $1,000 American Tel. & Tel, $1,122.50; $47 Dairymen�s League certificate, $47; $38 Dairymen�s League certificate, $38; $48.10 Dairymen�s League certificate, $48.10; $1,000 U. S. treasury, $1,047.

Bank account: Jefferson County Savings Bank, $7,580.83.

 

Mrs. Carlene Mary Mason Rogers, 32, of Redwood

REDWOOD -- Mrs. Carlene Mary Mason Rogers, 32, wife of Richard D. Rogers, 32, Stine Road, died 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Edward John Noble Hospital, Alexandria Bay, where she was admitted at 9 a.m.

An autopsy was performed at Mercy Hospital, Watertown.

Arrangements are with the Cummings Funeral Home, Clayton, and will not be completed until work is received from her parents traveling in Florida.

Surviving besides her husband, are six children at home, Mark, 11, Catherine, 10, Robert, 8, Carl, 7, John, 5, and Timothy, 4; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Mason, Cape Vincent; a brother, Paul C. Mason, Cape Vincent; a sister, Mrs. Gerald (Beverly) Aubertine, Rochester.

Another sister, Mrs. Francis (Sally) Aubertine, died at the age of 29 on May 23, 1966.

Mrs. Rogers was born Nov. 18, 1938, in Cape Vincent, daughter of Carl G. and Winifred Stumpf Mason. She was graduated from Cape Vincent Central School in 1957 and from the Watertown School of Commerce in 1958. Before her marriage, she was employed as a waitress at the Royal Restaurant in Alexandria Bay and at Rubber Scrubber Co., Watertown.

She was married June 27, 1959, in St. Vincent de Paul Church, Rosiere, to Richard Dean Rogers of Redwood, by Rev. W. J. Charbonneau, then pastor. They had lived in Redwood since their marriage.

 

JOHN ROBINSON, 73, of Theresa, Dies

Theresa, Jan. 10. -- John Robinson, 73, retired farmer of this village, died at his home here Tuesday afternoon after an illness of only four days. It is the second death in the family inside of a week, a daughters, Mrs. Emma Robinson Shurtleff, passing on Wednesday. Mr. Robinson assisted in making preparations for the funeral services of Mrs. Shurtleff but her sudden death undoubtedly weakened his health.

He was born in the town of Antwerp, Feb. 1, 1860, son of John and Eloise Kelsey Robinson. The father was a native of England coming here and settling on a farm near here. The Kelsey family was also pioneers of the community there.

On Sept. 17, 1890, he married Miss Etta Brown, who is a sister of Rev. Frank Brown of the Methodist church at Copenhagen. During their active years they were farmers in the Antwerp section. He joined the Oxbow grange with Mrs. Robinson and he and she united with the Methodist church of Oxbow. In 1927 they bought a home in this village and have resided here since that date. Upon their coming to Theresa they took a demit from the Oxbow grange.

He is survived by his widow and one brothers, Charles Robinson of Chaumont. There are many nephews and nieces. The funeral services will be held from the home on Thursday at 11, Rev. Fred Lewis of the Plessis Methodist Episcopal church officiating. Burial will be made in Oakwood cemetery here.


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