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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Ida M. Ritchie, 87, of Springmoor Drive, formerly of New Bedford, Mass., died at home, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. She was the wife of David W. Ritchie.
Born in New Bedford, a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Cory, she lived in New Bedford and summered on Martha's Vineyard for 60 years. Mrs. Ritchie was a registered nurse in Cincinnati.
Survivors include her widower; three sons, David F. Ritchie of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Frank J. Ritchie of Cincinnati and Philip A. Ritchie of Raleigh; a daughter, Susan I. Todres of Medway; a brother, Frank Cory of New Bedford; a sister, Lydia McQueen of Fernandina Beach, Fla.; ten grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was the sister of the late Rosamond Irwin.
News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL)
January 19, 2005Lydia C. McQueen, 91, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, at Quality Health of Fernandina Beach.
A native of Kearney, N.J., Mrs. McQueen moved to Fernandina Beach in 1954. She was a homemaker and a member of Memorial United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 55, was a former member of the Nassau General Hospital Auxiliary and was an assistant to Dr. Brad White. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit McQueen.
Survivors include: her son, Edward F. McQueen; daughter, Lydia L. Scott, both of Fernandina Beach; eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Newport Mercury
April 28, 1900
In South Somerset, 22d indt. Louisa, wife of Stephen P. Durfee, and daught
er of Israel and Laura Orswell
Newport Mercury and Weekly News
March 6, 1964Arthur S. Durfee, 78, a retired building supervisor, died Saturday at his home at 2333 Riverside Ave., Somerset, Mass.
He was born in Middleown a son of Stephen and Louise Orswell Durffe. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Alice Durfee, a son, Bradford E. Durfee of Fall River, two brothers, Louis F. Durfee of Akron and Lloyd Durfee of Somerset, and two grandchildren.
Mr. Durfee was a gold card member of the Bricklayers Union, local 11 in Fall River; a member for 54 years of Mt. Hope Lodge of Masons; a member of the Christian Congregational Church, and of the Star of Bethlehem Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
Louis was listed on the city directories as a salesman in the Hartford-We
st Hartford, Hartford county, CT, area from 1915 to 1920.In 1912, they were still living in Fall River, Bristol county, MA, and by 1915, had moved to Hartford, Hartford county, CT. It would appear that Louis moved from Hartford, Hartford county, CT, first to Duluth, Saint Louis county, MN, about 1921, then to Cuyahoga Falls, OH, before 1928, and from there to Akron, Summit county, OH, before 1946, as his brother Evan's obituary states that he was living in Akron. In most records Louis was called a salesman.
Louis died in Saint Thomas' Hospital in Akron and was buried in Hillside Memorial Park in Akron. He was working at a department store as a carpet layer at the time of his death. The informant on his death certificate was his daughter Lela M. Gracy, of Akron, Summit county, OH. His death certificate # 093056 is from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Sarah also died in Saint Thomas' Hospital and was also buried in Hillside Memorial Park. Both were living with their daughter Lela at the time of their deaths. Sarah's death certificate is # 037020.
He was a captain in the Quartermaster Corps in World War 1, and was buri
ed in the Los Angeles National (Military) Cemetery in Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, CA.
U.S. Veterans Cemeteries
Name: Cyril Durfee
Last known address: 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1893
Death Date: 4 Nov 1945
Interment Date: 7 Nov 1945
Cemetery: Los Angeles National Cemetery
Buried At: Section 104 Row A Site 3
Los Angeles Times
November 6, 1945
Died
Durfee, Cyrill, Army captain in World War I, loving husband of Viola Durfee, beloved brother of Arthur, Lloyd, Everett & Louis Durfee. Funeral services Wed., 2:15 p.m. from the Chapel of Brown Brothers; 835 W. Washington Blvd. Interment at National Cemetery, Sawtelle, with military honors.
From 1935 to 1945, Evan was a machine operator working at the U. S. Navy T
orpedo Station in Newport and a resident of Portsmouth. He was listed in the city directories of Newport during that period.Evan died as a result of burns suffered in a accident. He was starting a fire in an annealing oven in the Aquidneck Machine Company when it exploded and burst into flames. He died in the Newport Hospital but was a resident of Portsmouth, Newport county, RI. He was buried in Saint Colombo's Cemetery in Portsmouth. An account of his accident and his obituary were in the March 21 and March 23, 1946, issues of the Newport News.
Newport Mercury and Weekly News
March 22, 1946
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Everett in navy
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Newport Daily News
October 2, 1956Mrs. Lillian Oswald Hedly Loy, 87, of 1152 West Main Road, Portsmouth, died today at the Nelson Nursing Home in Middletown. Mrs. Loy was born in Portsmouth on Oct. 5, 1868. the daughter of Israel and Laura Oswald [sic]. She lived in Portsmouth all her life.
Surviving are her husband, Ellsworth Loy of Mount Vernon, Ohio; a son, Atwell Hedly of Portsmouth; two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Thomas of 10 Mary St. Newport, and Mrs. Inez Huddleston of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two grandchildren.
Newport Mercury
September 5, 1925The funeral of Atwell F. Hedley was held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the Friends Meeting House. Mr. Hedley, who had been in poor health for some time, died at his home on the West Main Road on Monday. The interment was in the Friends cemetery, with many beautifel floral tributes.
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Newport Mercury
September 5, 1925In Portsmouth, R.I., August 31st., Atwell F. Hedley, in his 69th year.
U.S. Veterans Cemeteries
Name: Merrill Cheney Orswell
Veteran's Rank: PVT
Branch: US Army
Last known address: 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049
Birth Date: 5 Jul 1899
Death Date: 27 Feb 1949
Interment Date: 2 Mar 1949
Cemetery: Los Angeles National Cemetery
Buried At: Section 260 Row B Site 1
Newport Daily News
February 27, 1961
THOMAS - At he home, 2 Equality Park Place, February 25, 1961, Ellen Ethel
lind Orswell, widow of William H. Thomas in her 85th year.
U.S. Veterans Cemeteries
Name: Gladys Irene Clarke
Veteran's Rank: CY
Branch: US Navy
Relation Name: Wrelton L Clarke
Relationship: Wife
Last known address: P.O. Box 6237 San Diego, CA 92166
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1895
Death Date: 6 Nov 1983
Interment Date: 1 Dec 1983
Cemetery: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
Buried At: Section O Site 1387
U.S. Veterans Cemeteries
Name: Wrelton L Clarke
Veteran's Rank: CY
Branch: US Navy
Last known address: P.O. Box 6237 San Diego, CA 92166
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1896
Death Date: 14 Jan 1961
Veteran Service Start Date: 28 Nov 1923
Veteran Service End Date: 9 Jul 1924
Interment Date: 23 Jan 1961
Cemetery: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
Buried At: Section O Site 1387
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Founder of San Diego Savings and Loan Real estate and construction
Went to jail for misdeeds with G.I. loans while working for Hubner Construction Co.
Street in Oceanside, California named after him.
Newport Mercury
April 25, 1925
Died
In Portsmouth, R.I., April 21st, Roscoe F. Levens in his 51st year.
Marriage Notes for Hope Foster Levens and John Franklin Chase
MARRIAGE:
Newport Mercury and Weekly News
August 18, 1933
Miss Hope Foster Levens, daughter of Mrs. Inez Hulda Levens, 74 Bridge str
eet was married this afternoon to John Franklin Chase Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs, J. F. Chase of 2 Tilly avenue.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
June 3, 2004Reverend George E. Foye was born April 15, 1919 in New Bedford, Massachusetts and died after a poetry reading on May 23, 2004 in Oceanside, California.
George attended Cleveland Bible College, Rocky Mountain College, received a Divinity Degree from Boston University and received a Masters in Counseling from San Diego State University.
At the age of twenty-one he married Esther Levens and they had four children David, Dale, Janet and Daniel.They served the Methodist ministry for 42 years at churches from coast to coast including Huntley, Montana; Lunenburg, Massachusetts; Baltimore, Md.; Cleveland, Ohio; Holbrook, Arizona; and in California at Lakewood, Maywood, Rolando, and Thousand Oaks. While serving at Rolando UM Church, George exchange pulpits for a month with a minister in Maidstone, England. George retired in 1984 and with his wife Esther moved to Escondido where they resided for 13 years.
Following Esther's death in 1997, George married Reverend Dick Shanor's widow Anna Lou in 1998. Prior to entering the ministry and marrying Esther, George served in the U.S. Army on Oahu. He talked his way into being assigned to care for the officer's polo ponies and jumpers since he had loved horses since a boy. In 1939, he was assigned to accompany the champion jumper of the Hawaiian Islands to Connecticut. George and the horse sailed a freighter to San Francisco, spent a week at the Presidio, and then boarded a railroad car with a special stall built for her. In his retirement, George pursued his many interests including writing poetry, attending poetry workshops, swimming laps, reading, studying many subjects, being involved in activities of Elderhostels, of the First UMC Escondido and the Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Vista.Survivors include his four children with Esther, one stepson from his marriage to Anna Lou, six grandchildren, six step grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, one son-in-law, and three daughters-in-law. Habitat for Humanity.
The Bulletin, The (Bend, OR)
April 7, 2007Dr. Norman "Sylver" Lee, of Tumalo, died March 28 of age-related causes. He was 93. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Dr. Lee was born Aug. 22, 1913, in Junction City to Wright and Edith (Oswell) Lee. He married Katrina Mangiafico in Eugene in 2000.
Dr. Lee served as a second lieutenant in World War II. He worked as a dentist until retiring in the mid-1970s. He was affiliated with the Obsidians Climbing Club, and he enjoyed mountain climbing, skiing, the natural world and "transcendentistry".
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Leslie Lee-Sogge and Linda Niemi; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, a sister and his first wife, Judy.
The Advertiser
February 13, 2006John Wendell Gilfry
Sept. 25, 1917 - Feb. 10, 2006Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery
Survivors include his daughter, Sherrill Lorio, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; his sister-in-law, Frances Gilfry, of Claremont, Calif.; one niece, Lynnette Gilfry, of Solvang, Calif.; and two nephews, Rodney Wendell Gilfry, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. and William Gilfry, of Zurich, Switzerland.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John T. Gilfry and Blanche Orswell Gilfry; his brother, Wayne Gilfry; and his wife of 59 years, Hazel Broussard Gilfry.Born in Eugene, Oregon, Mr. Gilfry moved to Lafayette in 1946. He spent the last eight months at Cornerstone Village South. Prior to his retirement, he was employed with the Music Department of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette Senior High School, Lafayette Elementary School and Clinton Kelly High School in Portland, Ore. Mr. Gilfry was a member of many organizations including the Louisiana Music Educators Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Mu, The Veterans of Foreign War and The American Legion. He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, and a decorated World War II Veteran, having received various medals including, The American Theater Service Medal, The Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Medal, and The World War II Victory Medal. He continued serving with the U.S. Air Force Reserves through the Korean and Vietnam Wars, until his retirement.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
Name: John W Gilfry
Birth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Oregon
State: Oregon
County or City: Multnomah
Enlistment Date: 13 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Presidio Of Monterey
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, 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
Civil Occupation: Blacksmith or Band Or Orchestra Leader (Band leader. ) or Musician, Instrumental (Bandsman.) or Bandsman, Clarinet or Bandsman, Cornet Or Trumpet or Bandsman, Drum, Bass or Bandsman, Drum, Snare or Bandsman, Euphonium Or Baritone or Bandsman, Flute Or Pic
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 163
The Daily Advertiser
December 27, 2005LAFAYETTE - Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at a service in La Chapelle de Martin & Castille for Hazel Gilfry, 84, the former Hazel Broussard, who died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at Lady of the Oaks Retirement Manor in Lafayette.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Survivors include her beloved husband of 59 years, John W. Gilfry, and her loving daughter, Sherrill Lorio, of Santa Rosa, Calif.She was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Rosina Talbot Broussard.
A native and lifelong resident of Lafayette, Mrs. Gilfry spent the last eight years living at Lady of the Oaks Retirement Manor. She was a loving wife, mother and friend to all who knew her.
Prior to her retirement, she was employed with the State of Louisiana Department of Welfare. Mrs. Gilfry was a devoted Catholic and a member of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.