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Schoharie County NYGenWeb Site
Funerals conducted by Alva J. Stewart
Undertaker in Charlotteville
1926 through 1928James A. Lape
Date Died 01/25/1926
Age at Death 76
Marital Status Widower
Spouse Viola Lape
Date Born 05/10/1849
Occupation Farmer
Place Born Schoharie County
Father Jacob Lape
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Sally Morrison
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Josephine Truax
Residence of Informant -
# of Years Living Here -
Cause of Death Suicide
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Charlotteville
Robert H. Becker
Date Died 02/09/1926
Age at Death 88
Marital Status Married
Spouse Mary Becker
Date Born 05/09/1837
Occupation Farmer
Place Born Richmondville
Father William Becker
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Leona Tullen
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Mary Becker
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here -
Cause of Death Nephritis
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Summit
Catherine E. Hughes
Date Died 03/20/1926
Age at Death 84
Marital Status Widowed
Spouse Rev. Elisha L. Hughes
Date Born 07/08/1841
Father Tobias Van Buren
Father Born Summit
Mother Mary Ann Rodman
Mother Born Summit
Informant Estelle Dingman
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here -
Cause of Death Heart Disease
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Charlotteville
Susie M. Meade
Date Died 06/04/1926
Age at Death 48
Marital Status Married
Spouse Loren Meade
Date Born 08/16/1877
Occupation Domestic
Place Born Richmondville
Father Ezra Hogabone
Father Born Summit
Mother Mary Markle
Mother Born Summit
Informant Loren Meade
Residence of Informant Lutheranville
# of Years Living Here -
Cause of Death Nephrolithiasis
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Charlotteville
Caroline Herrington
Date Died 08/05/1926
Age at Death 79
Marital Status Married
Spouse Jeremiah Herrington
Date Born 02/19/1847
Occupation Domestic
Place Born Summit
Father John Sperbeck
Father Born Summit
Mother Beda Warner
Mother Born Summit
Informant Rosalia Warner
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here -
Cause of Death Cerebral Hemorrhage
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Charlotteville
Helen O'Dell
Age at Death 80
Marital Status Married
Spouse Peter O^Dell
Date Born 10/10/1845
Occupation Domestic
Place Born Summit
Father Thomas Ferguson
Father Born Cortland
Mother Sally Borst
Mother Born Cobleskill
Informant Peter O^Dell
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here -
Cause of Death Cirrhosis of the Liver
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Summit
Mary E. McCann
Date Died 08/29/1926
Age at Death 73
Marital Status Married
Spouse Frank McCann
Date Born 04/06/1853
Occupation Domestic
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father Eber Terrel
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Rhoda Hix
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Frank McCann
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here 73
Cause of Death ?
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Charlotteville
Alzina Warner
Date Died 09/10/1926
Age at Death 61
Marital Status Married
Spouse Alfred Warner
Date Born 06/01/1865
Occupation Domestic
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father John Baker
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Rachel Warner
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Alfred Warner
Residence of Informant Charlotteville
# of Years Living Here 61
Cause of Death Diabetes Mellitus
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Charlotteville
Jeremiah Harrington
Date Died 10/15/1926
Age at Death 77
Marital Status Widower
Spouse Caroline Sperbeck
Date Born 10/27/1848
Occupation Farmer
Place Born Otsego
Father David Harrington
Father Born Otsego
Mother Athena Osborn
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Rosalia Johns
Residence of Informant Lutheranville
# of Years Living Here 40
Cause of Death -
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Charlotteville
Hattie Husted Multer
Date Died 01/05/1927
Age at Death 82
Marital Status Widowed
Spouse ?
Date Born 09/05/1844
Occupation Domestic
Place Born Shutters Corners (Schoharie Co.)
Father Richard Husted
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Esther Walker
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Esther Lape
Residence of Informant Lutheranville
Cause of Death ?
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Charlotteville
Ida Stewart
Date Died 01/19/1927
Age at Death 53
Spouse John Stewart
Date Born 04/05/1873
Occupation Domestic
Place Born Summit
Father George H. Nichols
Father Born Schoharie County
Mother Katherine Rockerfeller
Mother Born Schoharie County
Informant Charles H. Becker
Residence of Informant Cobleskill
# of Years Living Here 53
Cause of Death Diabetes Mellitus
Physician Dr. Millard Shafer (Cobleskill)
Buried Summit
Sanford H. Woodbeck
Date Died 01/27/2027
Age at Death 76
Marital Status Married
Spouse Mary Welch
Date Born 02/10/1850
Occupation Farmer
Place Born Harpersfield
Father John Henry Woodbeck
Father Born Summit
Mother Orena Hotaling
Mother Born Summit
Informant Albert Woodbeck
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here 10
Cause of Death Embolism - Cerebral
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Charlotteville
Jane Moot
Date Died 03/14/1927
Age at Death 71
Marital Status Married
Spouse Silas Moot
Date Born 10/24/1856
Occupation Housekeeper
Place Born Emmince
Father John Wagoner
Father Born Emmince
Mother Eliza Mickel
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Floyd Moot
Residence of Informant Richmondville
# of Years Living Here 15 Days
Cause of Death Cerebral Hemorrhage
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Richmondville
Betsey A. Dibble
Date Died 03/17/1927
Age at Death 65
Marital Status Married
Spouse Alonzo Dibble
Date Born 09/19/1861
Occupation Domestic
Place Born Schoharie County
Father John Bradley
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Sally Clapper
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Myron Wayman
Residence of Informant Charlotteville
# of Years Living Here 10
Cause of Death Carcinoma of Tonsils
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Charlotteville
Burnett Rider
Date Died 06/16/1927
Age at Death 37
Marital Status Married
Spouse Florence Sperbeck
Date Born 10/20/1889
Occupation Hotel Proprietor
Place Born Summit
Father Daniel A. Rider
Father Born Summit
Mother Helen Odell
Mother Born Summit
Informant Wm. T. Rider
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here 37
Cause of Death Injury received in railroad accident - Died instantly
Physician Dr. Simpkins
Buried Summit
Everett G. Brazie
Date Died 10/10/1927
Age at Death 69
Marital Status Married
Spouse Marie Brazie
Date Born 11/22/1857
Occupation Merchant
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father David Brazie
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Polly Gregs
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Mary Brazie
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here 37
Cause of Death Ulcers and Cancer of Prostrate
Physician Dr. Duell
Buried Summit
Sarah A Chickem (Chickering ?)
Date Died 10/01/1927
Age at Death 77
Marital Status Married
Spouse Daniel S. Chickem
(David L. Chickering ?)
Date Born 08/29/1850
Occupation Domestic
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father Isaac Rifenburg
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Elizabeth Welton
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant David S. Chikem
Residence of Informant Charlotteville
# of Years Living Here 77
Cause of Death ?
Physician Dr. J.J. Beard
Buried Charlotteville
Peter M. Myers
Date Died 10/30/1927
Age at Death 80
Marital Status Widower
Spouse ?
Date Born 11/051846
Occupation Farmer
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father Isaac Rifenburg
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Susan Underhill
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Mrs. Harold Jump
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here 5
Cause of Death ?
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Sloansville
Marietta Rider
Date Died 11/05/1927
Age at Death 75
Marital Status Widowed
Spouse Justin Rider
Date Born 08/02/1852
Occupation Domestic
Place Born Roscoe
Father Oliver Coelman
Father Born -
Mother Anna Davis
Mother Born Roscoe
Informant Mabel Scobit
Residence of Informant Charlotteville
# Years Living Here 9
Cause of Death Cerebral Apoplexy
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Roscoe
Louisa Spaulding
Date Died 12/07/1927
Age at Death 82
Marital Status Widowed
Spouse Sidney Spaulding
Date Born 05/01/1845
Occupation Domestic
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father Samuel Griggs
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Dorothy Fremeyer
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Nelson Spaulding
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here 76
Cause of Death ?
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Summit
Myrtle Hotaling
Date Died 12/13/1927
Age at Death 23
Marital Status Married
Spouse Arthur Hotaling
Date Born 04/14/1904
Occupation Domestic
Place Born Jefferson
Father Charles Hayden
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Ida Wayman
Mother Born Jefferson
Informant Charles Hayden
Residence of Informant Jefferson
# of Years Living Here 23
Cause of Death Tuberculosis
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Charlotteville
Ozenia A. Rider
Date Died 01/04/1928
Age at Death 76
Marital Status Married
Spouse Silas W. Rider
Date Born 07/16/1851
Occupation Domestic
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father Aldis Mann
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Amelia Guernsey
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Silas W. Rider
Residence of Informant Charlotteville
# of Years Living Here 29
Cause of Death Cancer of Leg
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Charlotteville
Ervin Spickeman
Date Died 01/27/1928
Age at Death 74
Marital Status Married
Spouse Ada Warner
Date Born 02/04/1854
Occupation Farmer
Place Born South Worcester
Father Eli Spickerman
Father Born Rossman Hill
Mother Catherine Baldwin
Mother Born Worcester
Informant Ada Spickerman
Residence of Informant Charlotteville
# of Years Living Here 8
Cause of Death Cerebral Apoplexy
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Charlotteville
Alonzo Dibble
Date Died 02/20/1928
Age at Death 73
Marital Status Married
Spouse Maggie Van Valkenberg
Date Born 03/27/1854
Occupation Farmer
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father Abros Dibble
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Margaret Sperbeck
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Charles Dibble
Residence of Informant Charlotteville
# of Years Living Here 30
Cause of Death ?
Physician Dr. Duell
Buried Charlotteville
Octavia Emily Sisson
Date Died 02/26/1928
Age at Death 63
Marital Status Widowed
Spouse John Sisson
Date Born 03/20/1864
Occupation Housekeeper
Place Born Worcester
Father Jabez Sisson
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Lucy Bruce
Mother Born Summit
Informant Floyd Sisson
Residence of Informant Lutheranville
# of Years Living Here 63
Cause of Death Chronic Nephritis
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Lutheranville
Harvey Clapper
Date Died 03/15/1928
Age at Death 83
Marital Status Widower
Spouse ?
Date Born 03/03/1845
Occupation Farmer
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father William Clapper
Father Born N.Y.S
Mother Polly Roe
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant C. R. Tinklepaugh
Residence of Informant Charlotteville
# Years of Living Here 7
Cause of Death Cancer of Stomach
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Charlotteville
Charles B. Havens
Date Died 03/20/1928
Age at Death 76
Marital Status Married
Spouse Anna Reynolds
Date Born 01/28/1852
Occupation Merchant
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father Charles W. Havens
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Martha Baldwin
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Ernest Havens
Residence of Informant Summit
# of Years Living Here 70
Cause of Death Uremic Poison
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Summit
Joshua W. Bennett
Date Died 04/03/1928
Age at Death 80
Marital Status Widower
Spouse ?
Date Born 12/01/1847
Occupation Farmer
Place Born Schenevus
Father Ansel Bennett
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Levina Myers
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Mrs. Floyd Moot
Residence of Informant Richmondville
# of Years Living Here 1
Cause of Death ?
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Richmondville
Phoebe Ann Warner
Date Died 04/19/1928
Age at Death 92
Marital Status Widowed
Spouse Hial Warner
Date Born 07/29/1835
Occupation ?
Place Born Summit
Father Peter Woodbeck
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Harriet Wayman
Mother Born ?
Informant Ada Spickerman
Residence of Informant Lutheranville
# of Years Living Here 8
Cause of Death Chronic Nephritis
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Charlotteville
Christine Mickel
Date Died 09/08/1928
Age at Death 80
Spouse Giles Mickel
Date Born 04/19/1848
Occupation Domestic
Place Born Jefferson
Father Charles King
Father Born Jefferson
Mother Sally Hamm
Mother Born Columbia County
Informant Giles Mickel
Residence of Informant ?
# of Years Living Here 50
Cause of Death Cancer of ?
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Minaville
Louisa Coons
Date Died 09/20/1928
Age at Death 77
Marital Status Widowed
Spouse ?
Date Born 09/09/1851
Occupation Domestic
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father John Sperbeck
Father Born Summit
Mother Beda Warner
Mother Born Summit
Informant Emerson Coons
Residence of Informant ?
# of Years Living Here 77
Cause of Death ?
Physician Dr. Wharton
Buried Summit
William Egbert Speenburg
Date Died 09/25/1928
Age at Death 80
Marital Status Widower
Spouse ?
Date Born 0/04/1848
Occupation Farmer
Place Born N.Y.S.
Father James Speenburg
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother May Van Vorhees
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant George Speenburg
Residence of Informant ?
# of Years Living Here 80
Cause of Death Struck by a Car
Physician Dr. Duell
Buried Richmondville
Lucy A. Boynton
Date Died 10/02/1928
Age At Death 72
Marital Status Widowed
Spouse Lorenzo Boynton
Date Born 07/04/1856
Occupation Domestic
Place Born Summit
Father John Wharton
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Mary A. Fox
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant James H. Wharton
Residence of Informant ?
# of Years Living Here 72
Cause of Death Cerebral Embolism
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Summit
Henry S. Wayman
Date Died 10/15/1928
Age at Death 69
Marital Status Married
Spouse Anna Warner
Date Born 02/17/1859
Place Born N.Y.S.
Occupation Wagon Maker
Father Richard Wayman
Father Born N.Y.S.
Mother Betsey McMullen
Mother Born N.Y.S.
Informant Belinda Boughton
Residence of Informant ?
# of Years Living Here 69
Cause of Death Cancer of Prostrate
Physician Dr. Bruce
Buried Charlotteville