Hi all, The following are clippings from the Genesee County History Department's Obit books. They were all from one of the Batavia newspapers, although they don't state WHICH paper. All can be found at the Genesee County History Department, and probably on microfilm at the Richmond Memorial Library in Batavia as well. If an article is my family, it will be labled as such; if an article is NOT labeled as my family, I would ask that you PLEASE NOT contact me in hopes of obtaining further info, as I will have none!! These articles can all be found in the archives of the NY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com list as well. ENJOY!!!! ************************************ November 23, 1905 EDWARD CRON’S DEATH RESULTED FROM BURNS DIED SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE HOSPITAL Frank Edward CRON, who was frightfully burned in his dyeing and cleaning shop on Park place Tuesday afternoon, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Otto F. FRANZ of Alva place, at 4:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. He had been removed from the hospital to his daughter’s residence an hour and 20 minutes before. Coroner SNOW has the case in charge. He made an examination of the body and found that the interior of the mouth was quite badly burned, indicating that Mr. CRON had inhaled flames. An inquest will be held into the cause of the fire and the incidents leading up to Mr. CRON’S death. Mr. CRON, who was sixty years old on January 13(?)th, was born in Germany. He came to this country 26 years ago, eight years of which time have been spent in Batavia. He is survived by his wife and five daughters, Mrs. Otto F. FRANZ, Mrs. Jessie R. YEAKEL of Syracuse and Misses Sophia, Marion and Anna CRON of Batavia. He also has two sisters and a brother living in England and two sisters in Germany. The funeral will be held from the home of Mrs. FRANZ at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon and from the Center street Evangelical church at 2:30 p.m. The interment will be in Elmwood cemetery. Majestic Rebekahs will attend the services in body. Draperies belonging to the Alert Hose Company and valued at $150 were destroyed in the CRON fire. ********************************* March 28, 1905 Mother of Mrs. James L. Morton Dead Mrs. Amelia H. CRIPPEN, wife of David W. CRIPPEN, died yesterday at her home at No. 143 Webster avenue, Rochester. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Etta P. GRAVES and Mrs. Harriet E. PORTER of Rochester, Mrs. James L. Morton of Le Roy and Mrs. Charles H. CHASE of Chicago. ******************************* February 15, 1905 Ames CROSSMAN, Formerly of Pavilion Ames CROSSMAN, who was born in Pavilion 83 years ago, died on Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.B. CHILDS of Arcade. When about 45 years of age Mr. CROSSMAN moved from Pavilion to Franklinville, where he lived thirty years, then going to Arcade. Besides his daughter he is survived by his wife and a son, Homer CROSSMAN of Franklinville. ************************* December 1, 1905 Stephen CROCKER Dead in Michigan Stephen CROCKER, who in 1848 married Miss Prudence DULLAM of Stafford, died on Monday at the home of his son-in-law, Edwin O. WOOD of Flint, Mich., aged 88 years. Mrs. CROCKER survives him with two daughters, Mrs. Wood and Mrs. L.H. HENDERSON, both of Flint. *************************** May 20th or 21st, 1905 Death of Mrs. Peter CUESACK East Pembroke, May 20 - News has been received; her of the death of Mrs. Celia CUESACK, formerly of this place, at the home of her son, Paul W. CUESACK of No. 253 Flint street, Rochester, yesterday morning. Mrs. CUESACK was the widow of Peter CUESACK and besides the son, leaves a daughter, Mrs. Thomas A. WHITTLE. The funeral will be from St. Monien’s church in Rochester Monday morning at 9 o’clock. ************************* Submitted by Joan Falcone Arnold - Jma8763@aol.com Copied from Obit books at Genesee County History Department NY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com