The Medina Tribune
15 Aug 1929
LAURA BELLE SCOTT WHIPPLE (19 Aug 1865 - 10 Aug 1929)
Mrs. Laura SCOTT WHIPPLE, wife of Frank H. WHIPPLE, passed away early Satu
rday morning at her home on West Center street after a long illness. She is survived by her husband; one son, Hugh S. WHIPPLE; one daughter, Mrs. Paul S. MINER of Glen Rock, N. J.; one brother, Dr. F. W. SCOTT and two grandchildren. The funeral was held Monday afternoon. Burial was in Boxwood Cemetery.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Earl C Mattle Sr
Birth Date: 23 May 1893
Death Date: 20 Dec 1954
Cemetery: Elmlawn Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Tonawanda, New York
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Hugh A Weld
Birth Year: 1908
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: New York
State of Residence: New York
County or City: Cayuga
Enlistment Date: 1 Jul 1942
Enlistment State: New York
Enlistment City: Syracuse
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emerge
ncy, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of college
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 132
Syracuse Herald-Journal (NY)
March 22, 1993Doris H. Weld of 317 Wellesley Road died Sunday at Community-General Hospital. Mrs. Weld was a native of Pulaski and lived in Syracuse most of her life. She retired in 1991 after 25 years as a sales assistant at Addis and Deys.
Surviving are a daughter, Judith Nay of New Hartford, N.Y.; two sons, Michael of Baldwinsville and Steven of Syracuse; a sister, Dorothy Wood of New Hartford, N.Y.; a brother, Ronald Hill of Whitesboro; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Syracuse American Herald
October 2, 1955Auburn - The body of Mrs. Margaret D. Weld, who died Wednsday in St. Petersburg, Fla., will be brought to Auburn late tomorrow night and taken to Lester E. Brew Funeral Chapel, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Fort Hill cemetery.
A son, Frederic D. Weld, of Minneapolis, Minn, is accompanying the body here. Mrs. Weld was the widow of Roy A. Weld, former mayor of Auburn. Mr. Weld owned and operated drug stores in Auburn and Geneva prior to his death several years ago.
New York Passenger Lists
Ship Aquitania from Southampton arrived New York August 20, 1921
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL)
January 19, 1999Charlotte Griffin Weld, 92, Minneapolis and formerly of Sarasota, died Jan. 10, 1999. Born Nov. 14, 1906, in Albert Lea, Minn., she came to Sarasota in 1966 and lived here until 1997, when she moved to Minneapolis. She was a graduate of Wells College in Aurora, N.Y. She was a member of the Field Club, the Sanderling Club and St. Boniface Episcopal Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Eleanor Weld Reid of Minneapolis; a son, J. Griffin Weld of Wilmington, N.C.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Medina Daily Journal
April 26, 1943AMNON BLAIR POLER (8 Nov 1851 - 25 Apr 1943)
The death of Amnon Blair POLER, 91, retired Shelby farmer and for many years a well known resident of Medina occurred at eleven o'clock Sunday morning in the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Cornelius POSSON, 1009 West Center street, where he had been seriously ill for the past several weeks.
With the exception of a ten year period spent in the West, Mr. POLER had been a resident of Medina and vicinity his entire lifetime. He was born in the Town of Shelby, just outside Medina, November 8, 1851, the son of the late Avery and Nancy BLAIR POLER, pioneer settlers of the vicinity. He received his early education in Medina and when 26 years of age he took up his residence in the West because of ill health and here he became acquainted with many well known men of that region in that era, including William Cody, familiarly known as Buffalo Bill, with whom Mr. POLER worked. After first settling in Kansas Mr. POLER moved later to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he became associated with another Medina man, Mortimer Post, in the banking business. He was sent to Deadwood, S.D., where he managed a branch bank.
He later was employed by the Northwestern Cattle Growers Association and it was here he became associated with Buffalo Bill in the tracking down of cattle rustlers. During his stay in the west he was also county clerk of Gunnison, Colorado, and he was clerk of the district court Grego County, Kansas.
Returning to Medina he married Miss Flora FULLER, whose death occurred several years ago. He engaged in farming, first operating a farm on the Telegraph road and later on the Freeman road, which farm is now operated by his son. He retired from farming about 30 years ago and has since made his home in Medina. He was the oldest member of Medina Lodge of Elks.
Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. J. Cornelius POSSON, a son, Darwin POLER; five grandchildren, Miss Virginia POSSON of Riverside, Calif., Corp. Karl POSSON, a member of the 77th division, Miss Margaret POSSON of Fayettville, N.C., Miss Flora Jeanette POSSON of Rochester, and Mrs. Raymond WAGONER and Blair POLER of Medina; and three great grandchildren.
The Medina Tribune
March 25, 1926LAWRENCE P. WELD (1891 - 20 Mar 1926)
The death of Lawrence P. WELD, aged 35 years, occurred Saturday at his home in Rochester of blood poisoning. He is survived by his wife and one brother Louis WELD, of Norfolk, Va.
The funeral was held Tuesday with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Mr. WELD formerly lived in Medina with his grandfather, the late John WELD.
The Hawarden Independent
September 3, 1959Fred Ensign, 63, of Marshall, Minn., a former Hawarden businessman, died last friday after a long illness. Mr. Ensign at ine time was engaged in the ice business in Hawarden in partnership with Jesse Vearrier.
The son of Alfred and Elizabeth Ensign, he was born November 6, 1889, in Hawarden. His mother died when he was but six months old and he and his sister were taken to Canada where they were raised by relatives. He returned to Hawarden when he was 14 and remained there until 1926 when he moved to Marshall.
He married Miss Flossie Brunskill of Hawarden and to this union were born two sons, Alfred and Floyd. After going to Marshall, Mr. Ensign married a second time, and to this union were born two children, Frederick and Renne.
Survivors beside the widow are four children. Alfred of Omaha, Floyd of Northwood, Iowa and Frederick and Renne, at home. A sister, Mrs. Bertha Robson of Ontario, Canada; a half brother, Warren Ensign, and a step-mother, Mrs. Helen Ensign, both of St. Regis, Mont.; a step daughter, Mrs. Helen Siebert of Bubuque, Iowa, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday morning at the Catholic church at Marshall with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
Daily Inter Lake
December 8, 1960Funeral services for Helen M. Ensign were conducted from the Catron Chapel Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Paul V. Neel of the First United Presbyteriam Church officiating.
Helen Mary Ensign, nee Smith, was born Aug. 10, 1875, in Embro, Ontario, Canada. She spent her childhood and attended school in Ontario. She was a member of the first class graduating from the Woodstock General Hospital Nursing School, Woodstock, Ontario. The following year she returned as hospital superintendent for one year. She then served as a registered nurse in the Bellview Hospital in New York City, leaving it to again serve as as hospital superintendent at the Woodstock General Hospital.
On Jan. 6, 1904, she was united in marriage to A. G. Ensign of Hawarden, Iowa. She resided in Hawarden for 46 years. She recieved her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the Ross College of Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1915. She did further study at the National School of Chiroptractic in Chicago in 1918.
During and after World War II, she served as superintendent of Hawarden General Hospital until ill health forced her retirement.
In 1950 she moved to St. Regis, Mont., to live with her son, Warren, and five years ago came with him and his family to Whitefish, where she has made her home since.
She died in Kalispell Dec. 2, at the age of 85. She is survived by one son, Warren, of Whitefish,
one step-daughter, Mrs. E. S. Robinson of Vancouver, B. C.; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Morrison of Detroit, Mich.; and four grandchildren.
Daily Inter Lake
August 22, 1972MISSOULA - William Warren Ensign, former Flathead Valley resident, died Sunday in a Missoula hospital at the age of 65.
Mr. Ensign was coordinator between the Forest Service and Bonneville Power Administration. He retired in 1970 with 38 years service with the Forest Service.
He had been active in many Masonic organizations and was elected right eminent grand commander of Montana Knights Templar in 1969. Mr. Ensign was a member of Royal Order of Scotland, Algeria Shrine, Western Montana Shrine Club and Elks Lodge. He was also a member of the Society of American Foresters, American Philatec Society, Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society and National and Montana Wildlife Federations. He had been active in Boy Scouting in Montana and had been an American Red Cross first aid instructor for many years. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Ensign is survived by his widow, Helen Marie (Switzer) Ensign, at Missoula. The Ensigns were married November 28, 1934 in Kalispell. He is survived by two sons, William W. Jr. of Missoula and Robert G. of California; two daughters, Mrs. Linda L. Hess of LaHabra, Calif., and Jeanne M. Ensign of Arlee and five grandchildren.
Find-a-GraveJessie Pauline Elmer, 79, of Silver Spring, Md., and formerly of French Creek, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. Elmer was born July 8, 1923, in Randolph County, a daughter of the late Bruce and Alma Shock Conner.
On March 26, 1941, she married Lansing Elmer, who preceded her in death on Nov. 21, 1993.
Surviving are four sons, Thomas Elmer of French Creek, Charles Elmer of Hyattsville, Md., William Elmer of Rock Cave, and Sam Elmer of Silver Spring, Md.; three daughters, Betty Stevenson of Staunton, Va., Ellen Robins of Severn, Md., and Sharon Elmer of Silver Spring, Md.; nine grandchildren, Gail, Johnny and Lynn Robins of Maryland, Thomas Wayne Elmer II of Chicago, Ill., Reginald Stevenson of Staunton, Va., Dustin Reifke of Maryland, Amber Elmer of Maryland, Diana Elmer of New York, and Ashley Elmer of French Creek; two stepgrandchildren, Sandy Walters of French Creek, and Tammy Loudin of Rock Cave; 10 great-grandchildren, two brothers, Dale Conner of Buckhannon, and Howard Conner of Belington; and one sister, Mildred Carpenter of Belington.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, one grandson and two brothers, Carl and Kyle Conner.
She was a housewife and attended the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Buckhannon.
Find-a-GraveCharles Ligget Wereley, 88, of Boggess Street, Buckhannon, died Saturday, July 26, 2003, at his home. He was born May 25, 1915, in the Ligget Addition of the city of Buckhannon, a son of the late Elnora (Ligett) and Edward C. Wereley.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Maynard Talbott Wereley; and his only child, Steven John Wereley.
He is survived by a grandson, Steven John Wereley II and his parents, Julia and Richard Schiermeyer and their sons, Michael and Christopher of Macungie, Pa. Also surviving are a brother, Jansen Dawson Wereley of Buckhannon; and an aunt, Martha Ligget Wells of Birmingham, Mich.
He graduated from Buckhannon High School and West Virginia Wesleyan College. He was employed as a special agent for the FBI and was stationed in Michigan and New Jersey. He had received several letters of accommodation from J. Edgar Hoover. He retired from the FBI in 1969 and returned to Buckhannon.
After retiring, he went to auction school and became a very well-known auctioneer. He also pursued his lifelong interest in antiques. He had amassed quite a large collection of toys and other fine antiques.
He was very active in the Boy Scouts of America. He served as a scoutmaster of Troop 128, where his son became an Eagle Scout. He continued to support the scouts in this area. In 1998, the dining hall at Camp Mahonegon was named in honor of him. He was also awarded the Silver Beaver and Distinguished Silver Beaver, the highest awards scouts give to adults.
He was also a member of the Buckhannon Rotary Club and the First United Methodist Church of Buckhannon.