WATERTOWN -- The body of Ray D. Wiswell, 57, former employe of the Watertown office of the New York state highway department, who died Friday in Nashville, Tenn., is to arrive at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral parlors of Wilcox & Van Ness, where it will remain until 2:30 p.m., when burial will be in Brookside cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Bertha Allen, of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Bryant and Mrs. Arthur Rathburn, both of Ilion.

Mr. Wiswell was born in Plessis.

Alexandria Bay, Jan. 16. -- Mrs. Clara Collins Willix, 46, wife of Gordon Willix, died Sunday morning at 3:25 after an illness of four and a half years.

She was born Dec. 5, 1866, daughter of (torn out) dge Collins and Mairia (torn out) Collins in the town of Orleans. On Dec. 23, 1908, she was married to Gordon Willix of this village and had resided in this village since that time.

Mrs. Willix is survived by her husband, Gordon Willix; two brothers, Claude Collins and Louis Collins, both of this village, and one sister, Mrs. Cyrus Harden of Wellesley Island. She is also survived by five children, George Willix, Mrs. Rosaline Smith, Horace Willix, Margaret Willix, Caroline Willix, all of this village, and one grandchild, Graham Willix.

Mrs. Willix was an active member of the Dutch Reformed church of this village and of the Rebecca Lodge of Alexandria Bay.

Funeral services will be held from the Dutch Reformed church Tuesday afternoon at 2 with Rev. Thomas Adams, pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in Highland Park cemetery.

DEATH OF MARVIN WALTZ.

Another of La Porte�s Pioneers Dies at
his home in Des Moines.

On Wednesday last just as we were going to press word came to the city by telegram announcing the death of Marvin Waltz, a former resident of this city. No particulars were obtainable at that time but the brief announcement was given to our readers.

Marvin Waltz was born in Herkimer county, New York in 1838 and with his parents moved to Jefferson county in 1840. In 1862 he was married to Martha Burler. To this union were born three sons, Webster, Fred and John, and one daughter, Nellie. Webster, the first born died in infancy and John died in 1894 in this city. Mr. Waltz with his family moved to Iowa and settled on a farm near La Porte in 1868, and in 1870 he moved from the farm into town and took up his trade, that of carpenter and builder. In 1890 his first wife died. In 1894 the deceased was again married to Miss Maggie Clark, and following this marriage they removed to and settled in Des Moines where they have since lived. To this union was born one son, Alvin. One son, Fred, and one daughter, Mrs. Nathan Clark, children by first wife, and last wife and son, Alvin, survive.

The deceased was an honest, upright, hardworking man, and it is said that his death was caused by overwork and exposure during the present severe winter. The remains were brought to La Porte on Thursday evening accompanied by the surviving relatives., wife and son, Fred, and the funeral was held from the Presbyterian church on Friday morning. Mr. Waltz was a member of the Independent order of Workmen, and the ceremonies attendant upon burial were in charge of that order, the Rev. S. E. Koons preaching the sermon, after which the remains were conveyed to West View cemetery and consigned to Mother Earth. A large concourse of sorrowing friends attended the last sad rites.

G. IRENE WALTERS
(year penned in: 1990)

Theresa, G. Irene Walters, 87, a native of Theresa, died Aug. 22 at the Drew Village Nursing Home, Clearwater, Fla.

A memorial service was held Sunday at Theresa United Presbyterian Church during the regular worship service, with the Rev. Steven Becker, pastor, officiating.

The body was cremated. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to Theresa United Presbyterian Church or the Theresa Volunteer Fire Department.

Surviving are her husband, Henry E., of 16940 U. S. Highway 19 North, Lot 418, Clearwater, a niece and a nephew.

Born Aug. 21, 1903, in Theresa, a daughter of George D. and Ida L. Peck Walradt, she was a graduate of Theresa High School and Potsdam State Teachers� College. She taught in schools on Long Island following her graduation from college.

She married Henry E. Walters in 1927. The couple lived on Long Island after their marriage. Mrs. Walters taught the first grade at Bellmore for 10 years. Mr. Walters was employed by the Standard Oil Co., New York City.

They moved in August 1935 to Theresa, where Mr. Walters became associated with his uncle, James H. Walradt, in the operation of an insurance business. Mr. Walters later was appointed village clerk, in May 1936.

The couple moved to Florida in 1964.

Mrs. Walters was a member of the Theresa United Presbyterian Church, where she was active in the church Bishop Class. She was former matron of the Theresa Order of the Eastern Star.

Abstract of Obit for Miss Frances E. Barker
Watertown Daily Times - date unknown




Miss Frances E. Barker - died in Minneapolis, MN
She was 83 years of age.

Born: Not stated

Parents� Names: Sylvanus and Belinda Crowner Barker

Survivors: Brother, Sylvanus V. Barker; five sisters, Miss Antoinette Barker, Mrs. Ida Gow, Mrs. Emma Smith, Mrs. Adelia Duvall and Miss Cora Barker; several nieces and nephews.

Burial Place: Not stated.

Abstract of Obit for Miss Cora E. Barker - September 28, 1942
Watertown Daily Times

Miss Cora E. Barker -- Native of Wilna - Expired in Syracuse

Born: Aug. 29, 1864, Town of Wilna, Jefferson County, N. Y.

Parents� Names: Sylvanus and Belinda Crowner Barker

Schooling: Cortland Normal School

Occupation: Teacher in Lowville and Chateaugay, and other places, like Watertoo and Liberty, N. Y.;
Served as principal in Mackey, Idaho.

Surviving: Three sisters, Mrs. Claude A. (Adelia) Duvall; Mrs. James (Ida) Gow and Miss Antoinette Barker; nephews and nieces, including Ross W. Barker (owned the Bee Hive Store) and Mrs. Charles A. (Evelyn M. Barker) Shafer.

Burial: Brookside Cemetery

Abstract of Obit for Richard I. Gates
Unidentified newspaper - Nov. 3, 1966


Born: April 9, 1895 - Redwood, N. Y.
Died at: E. J. Noble Hospital in Alexandria Bay, N. Y.

Parents� Names: Augustus L. and Margaret Johnson Gates

Schooling: Redwood High School; night school at Utica Free Academy

Occupation: Postmaster

Marriage: Theresa M. Johnston, of Redwood -- She died Aug. 5, 1926
Second Marriage: Edna M. Layng of Athens, Ont. - Nov. 30, 1929

Survivors: Wife, Edna; son, Richard; and a sister, Mrs. F. F. (Theresa) Rebscher

Burial: Redwood Cemetery

Abstract of Obit for Miss Minnie A. French
Watertown Daily Times - Feb. 15 (possibly 1938)


Born: Aug. 14, 1866
Died at Theresa, N. Y.
Parents� Names: David and Lorinda Parker French
Occupation: Teacher and principal
Survivors: Two brothers, Albert and Delbert; four half-brothers: Burton French, Dr. Harley French, Frank French,; two half sisters, Mrs. Clara McMininy and Mrs. Lulu Bobarge; three nephews, Roy, Rev. Clarence French and Harold French; three nieces, Mrs. John (Mary) Mabuce, Mrs. James (Ruth) Bell, and Miss Clara French.

No burial information on the obit.

Abstract of Obit for Ralph H. Flinn, Jr.
Unidentified newspaper - February 7, 1997

Born: Nov. 17, 1922 in Alexandria Bay
Parents� Names: Ralph and Mabel Trickey Flinn
Marriage: Ruth Hartman - May 20, 1946 - at Redwood, N. Y.
Survivors: Wife, Ruth; son, Mark; two daughters, Mrs. Steve (Susan) Slate and Mrs. Thomas (Heather) Cole; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Predeceased: Brothers, Everett and Howard; two sisters, Madeline Gardner and Marion Hartman
Burial: Body was Cremated

Abstract of Obit for Gerald Gray
Thousand Islands Sun - July 27, 1994

Born: June 19, 1915 in Falconer, N. Y.
Age at Death: 79
Parents� Names: Winfield and May Knight Gray
Place of Residence: Dingman Point Lane, Alexandria Bay, N. Y.
Schooling: Falconer High School and Fredonia State University College
Occupation: State Trooper at Alexandria Bay until his marriage and then 30 years for E. Dillingham Customs Brokerage

Marriage: Mary Truesdell - Oct. 20, 1946
Survivors: Wife, Mary; a daughter, Bonnie Jean, and a niece.
Burial: Barnes Settlement Cemetery

Abstract of Obit for Eva May Frost
Thousand Island Sun - February 24, 2000

Born: April 12, 1917 - Town of Worth in Jefferson County, N. Y.
Parents� Names: Harry and Edith Kellogg Waite
Marriage: Leroy Frost - June 1, 1936 - He died June 9, 1994 in Florida
Survivors: Sisters, Dorothy Waite, Bertha Totten, Anna Pickard, Della Clintsman; a brother, Clarence Waite; several nieces and nephews

Predeceased: Four brothers, Henry, Robert, Kenneth, and Lloyd Waite; two sisters, Mertie Normander and Violet Chubb

Burial: North Watertown Cemetery

Abstract of Obit for Harold Ferguson
From the Thousand Islands Sun - December 23, 1993

Born: Jan. 4, 1921, Hammond, N. Y.
Parents� Names: Everett and Sarah Soper Ferguson
Age at Death: 72
Schooling: Redwood High School 1939
Marriage: Juliette Amyot - April 23, 1946 -- Divorced in 1979
Second Marriage: Helen Thomas - on Nov. 3, 1992 - at Alexandria Bay
Occupation: Former Redwood Fire Chief
Survivors: Wife, Helen; a daughter, Clover Gleason; a stepdaughter, Shanna Thomas; three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

Burial: Body was cremated

Abstract of Obit for Delores Felder
Thousand Islands Sun - December 5, 1989

Age at Death: 64

Born: March 25, 1925 in Miami, Florida
Parents� Names: Harold and Lillian Reuter Rossey
Marriage: Donald J. Felder - Jan. 15, 1943
Survivors: Husband, Donald; three sons, Charles Paul, and Timothy; six grandchildren; two brothers, Raymond and James Rossey; three sisters, Gladys Rallis, Mary Jane Platt, and Margaret Kelly.

Predeceased: Infant daughter and a brother, Charles and two sisters, Florence Adams and Ruth Murray Kelly.

Burial: Body was cremated.

Abstract of Obit for Donald J. Felder
Watertown Daily Times - October 5, 1998

Born: May 31, 1919 - Town of Alexandria
Parents� Names: Joseph and Margaret DeYoung Felder
Schooling: Redwood High School in 1938

Marriage: Delores Rossey - in Miami, FL - Jan. 15, 1943 - She died Dec. 5, 1989
Occupation: Dairy Farmer (retired)
Survivors: Companion, Evelyn Skinner; three sons, Timothy, Paul and Charles; two brothers, Leonard and Paul; a sister, Mrs. Peter (Marie) Nagorne; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and nieces, nephews and cousins.

Predeceased: Infant daughter, Judy in 1944; two brothers, Lawrence and Richard.
Burial: Barnes Settlement Cemetery

Abstract of Obit for Mrs. Elizabeth Favert
From unidentified newspaper - May 17 (year not apparent on clipping)

Born: Nov. 21, 1878, in Humenroth, Germany
Parents� Names: Jacob and Anna Frederick Getman
Marriage: Theodore Favert - Jan. 13, 1897 -- Mr. Favert died in 1928
Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. George (Lola) Sourwine; one granddaughter, Mrs. Glenn Johndrow; and two great grandsons

Burial: Redwood Cemetery

Abstract of Obit for Karl Felder
From unidentified and undated newsclipping

Born: July 15, 1892, in Theresa
Parents� Names: Joseph and Marie Hawn Felder
Marriage: Bessie Marsaw - June 15, 1916 at Redwood Lutheran Parsonage
Survivors: Wife, Bessie; daughter, Mrs. Virgil (Elizabeth) Balcom; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Predeceased: Sons, Howard and Robert
Burial: Redwood Cemetery

Unidentified newsclipping: April 24, 1928


MRS. HARDER, 85,
DIES AT REDWOOD

Redwood, April 24 -- Mrs. Jennie H. Harder, wife of the late Anson H. Harder, lawyer, died at the home of James Marsaw Monday afternoon.

Mrs. Harder was one of the oldest residents, having lived here more than 65 years. Her death was due to the infirmities of old age.

She is survived by one son, Clare Harder, of this town. Funeral arrangements are not yet completed.

Unidentified newsclipping - 1998

Mary L. Denny

LaFargeville -- Mary L. Denny, 62, of 22264 Hanni Road, died Sept. 1 at Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, where she had been a patient since Aug. 26.

Mrs. Denny was a chambermaid at Boardwalk Resort, Alexandria Bay.

Born Nov. 9, 1935, in Theresa, daughter of Louis Valentine and Geneva Smith Zimmer, she was a graduate of Alexandria Bay High School.

She married Leonard M. Denny on Jan. 23, 1959. Mr. Denny died March 23, 1974.

Surviving are four sons, Val F., LaFargeville, Wayne M., Waterford, Cheyenne, Redwood, and Samuel, Omar; a stepson, Robert Denny, Syracuse; two daughters, Mrs. Carl (Lorraine) Holmberg, Bloomington, Ind., and Catherine Denny, Cape Vincent; a sister, Mrs. Douglas (Hazel) Stine, Redwood; eight grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

The funeral was held Friday at Costello Funeral Home, Alexandria Bay, with the Rev. Jeff Neevel (sp.?), pastor of the Reformed Church of the Thousand Isles, Alexandria Bay, officiating. The body was cremated.

Abstract of Obit of Ruth Beenfield
Unidentified Newsclipping - April 15,1985

RUTH BEENFIELD

Location of Death: Alexandria Bay
Date of Birth: December 15, 1906, at Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, N. Y.
Parents� names: William and Coral Augsbury Whitmore
Survivors: Husband, Keith; sister: Mrs. Glenn (Bertha) Albertson
Marriage: Keith Bennfield, June 6, 1925 at Gouverneur
Schooling: Theresa High School; Diebert�s Business School at Philadelphia, N. Y.
Employment: Henderson Fur Farm; The Farmers National Bank
Religious Affiliation: United Presbyterian Church, at Theresa
Organizations: Member of Eastern Star No. 149 and Rebekah Lodge No. 164