Hurley's World

WILLIAM R. BOWMAN Sr. Wallkill, N.Y. William R. Bowman Sr. of Wallkill, retired from New York State Bridge Maintenance, entered into rest Saturday, June 9, 2001, at home. He was 67. The son of Arthur and Elizabeth Cleary Bowman, he was born October 10, 1933 in Wallkill. He was a member of the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his wife, Florence Davis Bowman at home; four sons, William Bowman Jr.

RONNIE DAVIS Newburgh, N.Y. Mr. Ronnie Davis, 49, a long time employee of Consolidated Iron of Newburgh, NY, passed away Friday, December 3, 2004 of cancer in Little Falls Hospital, Little Falls, NY. Both a loving and devoted father and husband, he leaves behind his wife, Linda and daughter Melissa; son-in-law, John; three granddaughters: Cheyenne, Mary and Amber; two sisters: Florence and Donna and a brother, Rick. Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Friends and relatives may contact the family at 1 (315) 823-9373.

New Paltz, Aug 28. -- Mrs. Rachel E Miller, widow of John J. Miller, died Friday, August 24, at her home in New Paltz, where she had lived for many years. The funeral was held Monday from the Friends Church at Clintondale. Mrs. Miller was 80? years old and is survived by a son, Levi Miller of New Paltz; two daughters, Mrs. Eliza Rhodes, of Maryland, and Mrs. Emma Welch of Bridgeport, Conn.; two brothers, Silas Davis of Poughkeepsie, and William Davis of Clintondale; one sister, Mrs. Emma Rhodes of Clinton Corners, and several grandchildren. Burial was in Lloyd Cemetery.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/dover/d3_19obit.htm

Norman Eddy
U.S. Army W.W.II veteran

Norman J. Eddy, 83, of Stockdale Circle, Rollinsford, died Sunday, March 7, 2004, at his home following a short illness.

Born in Boston, Mass., Aug. 21, 1920, he was the son of the late Newman J. and Louise (Reid) Eddy.

Mr. Eddy was a graduate of Lynn English High School, class of 1939. He was a United States Army veteran of W.W.II, having served with Battery C, 776th Anti Aircraft Battalion.

He was a machinist for General Electric for 41 years, having spent most of his career at the Everett, Mass., plant. He and his wife, Irene, moved here in 1987 from South Hamilton, Mass., where he was a member of the First United Methodist Church of South Hamilton.

Frederick T Hurley
Pioneered Beach Rides

Boston Globe August 11, 1964, page 27

Frederick T Hurley, 95, of 1777 North Shore Rd, Revere, pioneer in the establishment of amusements on Revere Beach, died Monday after a long illness.

Mr. Hurley, owner and operator of various amusements along the boulevard, started his business in 1896. He was past president of the Revere Beach Businessmen's Assn., Our Lady of Lourdes Holy Name Society, and, in 1904, was a member of the Revere Police Department.

Husband of the late Mary E (Donahue), Mr. Hurley leaves 9 children, Mrs. Celia A'Hearn, Mrs. Esther Miller, Theresa Hurley, Irene Mackenzie, Frederick Hurley, Jr., Timothy, and Linus, all of Revere; Clement of Saugus and Leo of Melrose; 12 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren

Last Hurley of Revere Beach fame dies

Revere

Clement W Hurley was at Revere Beach when four roller coasters clacked and clattered around the seaside amusement park. He was at Revere Beach when there were six merry-go-rounds and the crash of dodgem cars competed with the pounding of the surf. And he was at Revere Beach when gravelly voiced barkers shilled stuffed dolls for a quarter a chance and smell of hot dogs and onions filled the air.

Hurley, of Saugus, the last remaining member of the original Hurley family who built the first amusements at Revere Beach, died peacefully Wednesday in Salem at Salem Hospital. He was 89.

Charles Belcher, of Old Winthrop Clan

Boston Globe March 11, 1962, page 61

Services for Charles D. Belcher, 88, oldest member of one of Winthrop's founding families will be held at 2:30 pm tomorrow in the Reynolds Funeral Home, Winthrop. Interment will be at the Winthrop Cemetery.

Mr. Belcher died March 2 at Wilmington, Del, where for the past seven years he lived with a son, Dr. Charles Jr. A retired employee of the Winthrop Post Office, Mr. Belcher was a member of the First Church in Winthrop, Methodist; a past noble grand of Crystal Bay Lodge I.O.O.F., and a member of Winthrop Lodge, A.F. & A.M. He was a brother of the late Arnold Belcher, former Globe news photographer.

PUETZ - At the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gloria Vradenburgh, 36 Hasbrouck Street on Wednesday, March 30, 1955, Emma Helene Fillmer, wife of William Puetz of Mountain View Avenue, Town of Newburgh.

Funeral services will be held at her late home, Mountain View Avenue, Town of Newburgh on Saturday, April 2nd, 1955 at 11:30 a.m.

Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.

Friends may call at her late home on Friday afternoon and evening.

From the Newburgh News March 3, 1955.

Man's Sudden Death

Paul Peha, an Austrian residing at 135 William Street, died suddenly this morning. Coroner Buss was summoned and had Dr. Sweeney perform a post mortem examination. The physician gave it as his opinion that the man had died from paralysis of the heart, induced by acute indigestion. He was forty years old and is survived by his wife.

PECKA - At his residence, Quassaick Avenue, Town of New Windsor, N.Y., Tuesday , June 26, 1934, John P. Pecka, beloved husband of Mary Sopka Pecka.

Funeral will be held at the residence Saturday, June 30, 1934, at 5:30 o'clock, thence to the Church of St. Francis Assisi, Benkard Avenue, this city, where at 9:30 o'clock a solemn Mass of requiem will be offered to which relatives, friends, officers, and members of Assemby No. 23, S. T. J. Sokol of Newburgh and Assembly No. 59, National Slovak Society, are invited.

Friends are invited to call Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons and evenings.