Orleans County, New York

Obits - Y

Revised: April 22, 2022

SURNAMES: YAGGE, YAGO, YAHNKE, YALE, YARRINGTON, YASKULSKI, YAXLEY, YOGERST, YOSSOCK, YOULES, YOUNG


YAGGE

CARL WILLIAM YAGGE (8 Aug 1885 - 19 Feb 1952)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal, Wed., Feb. 20, 1952
Surnames: YAGGE

Carl William YAGGE, 301 East Center St., died at the Medina Memorial Hospital last evening following an illness of about two weeks. He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose and St. John's Church, and an employee of Jamestown Royal.

He is survived by three sisters: Misses Albertina L., Jessie and Effie YAGGE, all at home. One brother, F. Edward; two nephews and one grand niece. Friends may call at his late home. Funeral services are incomplete.


Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal

Funeral services for the late Carl W. YAGGE, whose death occurred Tuesday (Feb. 19, 1952) in Medina Memorial Hospital, will be held from his 301 East Center Street home Saturday, Feb. 23, at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. John E. WILKINSON will officiate and burial will be in Boxwood Cemetery.

(taken from the Washak scrapbooks)

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 11 May 2002

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YAGO

GEORGE H. YAGO (29 Apr 1870 - 17 Jun 1940)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal; Mon., 17 June 1940
Surnames: YAGO, SIMMONS, VOELKER

George H. YAGO, 70, passed away suddenly this morning at his late home on the Freeman Road. Mr. YAGO had resided most of his life in this vicinity. Besides his wife (Mary), he leaves one daughter, Mrs. Clifton J. SIMMONS, of Shelby Center; one sister, Mrs. William VOELKER, of Medina; and one brother, Frank YAGO, of Wrights Corners.

Funeral services will be held from Thibaults Funeral Parlors, 1004 South Main St. Wednesday at 2 p.m. D.S.T. with burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, West Shelby.


Newspaper: Medina Daily-Journal Wed., 19 June 1940

Funeral services for the late George YAGO who passed away Monday morning at his home on the Freeman road were held at Thibaults Funeral Parlors this afternoon with the Rev. Arthur Gregson officiating, and burial at West Shelby. The bearers were: William Volk, Max Riemer, William Webber, Marion Coleman, Edward Baehr, and Albert Blumerick.

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 23 Apr 2004

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YAHNKE

WALTER CHARLES YAHNKE (26 Feb 1898 - 28 Dec 1950)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal; Fri., Dec. 29, 1950
Surnames: YAHNKE, AMES, GAY, HAAG, HILL, PERFITT, ROBISON, SEDDORE, SMITH

Walter Charles YAHNKE, 52, prominent fruit farmer of this area for many years, died last night at his home on the Ridge Road near Jeddo. He had been seriously ill for some time. Born in the Town of Carlton February 26, 1898, he was the son of Charles F. and Fanny GAY YAHNKE. He was a member of Medina Lodge 336, F. & A.M. and the Orleans County Farm Bureau, and had lived in the present location for the past 16 years.

Surviving are his wife, Leanna HILL YAHNKE; one daughter, Cheryl HILL, at home; one sister, Mrs. Lottie SEDDORE of Detroit, and four half-sisters, Mrs. Frederick HAAG of Buffalo, Mrs. Clifford ROBISON of Barker, Mrs. Harold SMITH of Newfane and Mrs. Maynard PERFITT of Barre. Also one uncle, John YAHNKE; an aunt, Mrs. Augusta AMES, both of Albion, and several nieces and nephews.

Friends are being received at the Hartt Funeral Home, Pearl Street, where services are scheduled Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Elder S. Bruce Smith of Buffalo will officiate and burial will be in West Ridgeway Cemetery.

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 31 May 2003

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YALE

MARY E. YALE ( - 8 Jun 1937)

Newspaper: The Orleans Republican, Wed. June 16, 1937
Surnames: YALE, HUSTON

Mrs. Mary E. YALE, former Albion dressmaker and designer, died Tuesday of last week at Union Hill near Webster in the home of a sister, Mrs. Fred HUSTON. Known as 'Madame' YALE, she had made Albion her home for a long period of years and had established a reputation here for high-grade workmanship and distinction of style.

The funeral service was held Friday in the Huston home. Burial was made at West Webster. She leaves also several nieces and nephews to survive her.

Submitted by: Carolyn Rustay Mar 15, 2002

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YARRINGTON

WILLIAM H. YARRINGTON (20 Jun 1884 - 12 Apr 1924)

Newspaper: The Medina Tribune; Thurs., 17 Apr 1924
Surnames: YARRINGTON

William YARRINGTON died Saturday at a hospital in Buffalo. Mr. YARRINGTON had been in poor health for sometime and decided to undergo an operation in the hope that he might regain his health. He is survived by his widow and three children, and one brother, Edward YARRINGTON of Elm Street. The remains were brought to Medina Tuesday and placed in the vault at Boxwood Cemetery.

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 21 Jan 2008

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YASKULSKI

FRANK S. YASKULSKI (1861 - 22 Aug 1944)

Newspaper: The Orleans Republican-American Thursday, August 24, 1944, page 8
Surnames: GRACZYK, YASKULSKI

Frank S. YASKULSKI, 82, died Tuesday (August 22, 1944) at his home at 118 Joseph St. here. Born in Poland, he had come here more than 60 years ago. He leaves his wife, two daughters, Mrs. George GRACZYK of Barre and Mrs Frank GRACZYK of Albion; four sons, Adam and Frank, both of Barre, Joseph of Rochester and Harry of Albion; 12 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and a brother in Poland.

The funeral service will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 9 o'clock in St. Mary's Church. Burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

Submitted by: Mark Rustay Mar 15, 2002


MARY YASKULSKI (1873 - 15 Jan 1956)

Newspaper: The Orleans Republican American, Albion, New York, Thursday January 19th, 1956 p. 8
Surnames: ANDREWS, YASKULSKI

Mrs. Mary YASKULSKI, 82 of Joseph Street died Sunday, Jan. 15, in the Arnold Gregory Hospital. Prayer service was held Wednesday morning in the Merrill Funeral Home and a Requiem Mass at 9:00 o'clock in St. Mary's Church with burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

Born in Poland, she had been an Albion resident for 73 years. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Mary ANDREWS of Albion; three sons, Joseph of Rochester, Frank of Elba, and Harry YASKULSKI of Albion; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Submitted by: Mark Rustay Dec 18, 2001


SALLY YASKULSKI (1940 - 13 Dec 1945)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal, Friday, 14 Dec 1945

(For complete obit see Naomi SANFORD)

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YAXLEY

ANN PRATT YAXLEY (9 May 1842 - 7 Aug 1929)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal, Thursday, August 8, 1929
Surnames: CONKEY, PRATT, SMITH, YAXLEY

Mrs. Ann YAXLEY passed away at the age of 87 years at the home of her son Edward YAXLEY of the Murdock Road on Wednesday morning.  She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alice SMITH and Mrs. James CONKEY, two sons Edward and Cephus YAXLEY, six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. 

The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock with burial at the West Ridgeway Cemetery.

Submitted by: Don Yaxley Jr. 9 Feb 2003


CEPHAS A. YAXLEY (20 Feb 1868 - 11 Apr 1940)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal, Thursday, Apr 12, 1940
Surnames: ACER, CONKEY, YAXLEY

Cephas YAXLEY, 72, well known farmer of the town of Ridgeway, died in his home on Fruit Avenue late Thursday afternoon. Mr. YAXLEY was born and has resided all his life in the vicinity. He had been in ill health for several years.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Donald ACER of Medina, a sister, Mrs. James CONKEY of Lyndonville And three grandsons. Funeral services will be held from his late home Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. A.S. Lowrie will officiate and burial will be in West Ridgeway Cemetery.

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 13 Mar 2004


EDWARD U. YAXLEY (5 Dec 1870 - 25 Nov 1951)

Newspaper: (probably) The Medina Daily Journal; dated Mon., 26 Nov. 1951
Surnames: PRATT, YAXLEY

Lyndonville - Edward U. YAXLEY, 80, died at his home on Murdock Rd., north of the Ridge Rd., in Town of Ridgeway, late yesterday afternoon. He had been in poor health for several years and died in the house in which he had spent his entire lifetime. He was born there Dec. 5, 1870, son of the late Thomas and Anna PRATT YAXLEY.

Mr. YAXLEY, who was engaged actively in farming until a few years ago, is survived by his wife, Mary, at home; three sons, Ralph, Leo and Howard, all of RD Medina; four grandsons; seven great-grandchildren, four nieces and three nephews.

Funeral services are to be held at the Smythe Funeral Home Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. with the Rev. Raymond Draffin officiating. Burial will be in St. Stephen’s Cemetery, Middleport.

(from records of the late Genevieve Smythe, of the Smythe Funeral Home, Lyndonville)

Posted by: Orleans County GenWeb staff, 16 Dec 2005


HOWARD W. YAXLEY (16 Feb 1905 - 3 Jun 1960)

Newspaper: The Medina Daily Journal; June 3, 1960
Surnames: GREENE, YAXLEY

Howard W. YAXLEY, 55, of Hosmer Road, Gasport, died this morning at Medina Memorial Hospital after an illness of several weeks. He was born in the Town of Ridgeway on February 16, 1905, and had lived in Ridgeway Corners until two years ago. Mr. YAXLEY had been employed for the last ten years by the Harrison Radiator Division of General Motors Corp. at Lockport.

Surviving are his wife, Berniece GREENE YAXLEY, at home; one son, Donald W. of Medina; four grandchildren; two brothers, Leo and Ralph of Newfane; several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Barnes-Tuttle Funeral Home, Peral St., where funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in West Ridge Cemetery.

Submitted by: Don Yaxley Jr. 22 Apr 2022


IDA GUEST YAXLEY (11 Jan 1897 - 30 Dec 1949)

Newspaper: (probably) The Medina Daily Journal; dated 3 Jan. 1950
Surnames: FLYLAND, FRANKENBERG, GUEST, SUNDSTROM, YAXLEY

Lyndonville - The death of Mrs. Ida G. YAXLEY, 52, wife of Ralph YAXLEY of the West Lower Lake Road, occurred Friday morning in Corning, N. Y., where she had been visiting relatives for several weeks. She had been in poor health for about a year and a half.

Born in New York City, January 11, 1897, the daughter of Thomas and Mary GUEST, the deceased married Ralph YAXLEY in Lancaster, N. Y. in 1921. The couple resided on the Ridge Road until thirteen years ago, when they moved to their present farm home. Mrs. YAXLEY was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Lyndonville, and was an honorary member of the Rosary Society. As long as her health permitted she was an active member of the Millers Home Bureau Unit.

Surviving besides her husband are two sons, Robert and Edward, of Lyndonville, the latter a student at Cornell University; three sisters, Mrs. Richard FRANKENBERG, Mrs. Harrold SUNDSTROM and Mrs. Edward FLYLAND, all of Corning; a brother, Joseph GUEST of Brea, Ohio; three grandchildren; and several neices and nephews.

After prayers at 9 o’clock this morning at the Smythe Funeral Home, a requiem mass was celebrated in St. Joseph’s Church. Burial was in St. Stephen’s Cemetery, Middleport.

(from records of the late Genevieve Smythe, of the Smythe Funeral Home, Lyndonville)

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 8 Dec 2005


JOSEPH YAXLEY JR. (20 Aug 1851 - 23 May 1872)

Newspaper: Medina Tribune, May 30, 1872
Surnames: YAXLEY

Joseph Yaxley, Jr., aged 20 years, 9 months and 3 days.

(Interment in Boxwood Cemetery)

Submitted by: Don Yaxley Jr. 9 Feb 2003


METTA BERNIECE GREENE YAXLEY (13 DEC 1906 - 7 NOV 1964)

Newspaper: The Medina Daily Journal; Nov 8, 1964
Surnames: BECKETT, GREENE, SHARLAU, YAXLEY

Mrs. Metta Berniece YAXLEY (nee GREENE), 57, of Prospect Ave. died Saturday in Medina Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born Dec. 13, 1906, she was a native of Medina. Her husband, Howard W. YAXLEY, died in 1960. Mrs. YAXLEY was a member of Hartland Methodist Church.

Surviving are one son, Donald W. YAXLEY of Medina; four grandchildren; one brother, Charles GREENE of Medina; two sisters, Mrs. Walter SCHARLAU of East Shelby and Mrs. Alice BECKETT of West Seneca; several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Barnes-Tuttle Funeral Home, 226 Pearl St., where funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. Ralph Speas of Ashwood Wesleyan Methodist Church. Burial will be in West Ridgeway Cemetery.

Submitted by: Don Yaxley 22 Apr 2022


THOMAS A. YAXLEY (1836 - 27 Aug 1896)

Newspaper:Medina Tribune, Thursday, September 3, 1896
Surnames: YAXLEY

Thomas YAXLEY died on Thursday last at his home near Jeddo, aged 60 years.

(Interment in West Ridgeway Cemetery)

Submitted by: Don Yaxley Jr. 9 Feb 2003

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YOGERST

JUNE VIOLA YOGERST (14 Jun 1922 - 8 Dec 1922)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal, 12/12/1922
Surnames: YOGERST

June Viola, six months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Leo YOGERST, died Friday morning at the Batavia hospital after an operation. The burial was at Boxwood Cemetery Saturday afternoon, Rev. Poeckler offciating.

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, Oct 4, 2001

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YOSSOCK

HELEN YOSSOCK (1920 - 24 Dec 1939)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal
Surnames: YOSSOCK

Miss Helen YOSSOCK, Accident Victim, Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services of Miss Helen YOSSOCK, 19-years-old, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John YOSSOCK, 492 State Street, who was killed in an automobile accident near Middleport early Sunday morning, will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow from Sacred Heart Polish Catholic Church. The Rev. Maximilian T. Bogacki will officiate. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

The accident in which Miss YOSSOCK lost her life occurred abour 12:30 a.m. Sunday when a car driven by Fred E. BLAZAK, 22, of 68 Durnan Street, Rochester, left the highway on Route 31 just east of Middleport and crashed in a field. Miss YOSSOCK was thrown free of the car, Sergt. Harry ADAMS, State Police, said, as it rolled over. The machine rolled over six or seven times, he said, and travelled about 400 feet before coming to rest right side up.

BLAZAK sustained only a severe laceration of the left hand and wrist. Two other passengers, Henry LICNWIARZ, 20, of Rochester, and Miss Irene J. CIESINSKI, 19, of 164 Elizabeth Street, Medina, were not hurt seriously. Only Miss YOSSOCK was thrown free of the car. She sustained a crushed face and skull, several broken ribs, a fractured collar bone, and various severe wounds about the body. She died at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, a half-hour after being admitted to the Medina Memorial Hospital.

BLAZAK was permitted to return to Rochester Sunday after he had signed a statement in regard to the accident for State Police. It an investigation is started, it will be undertaken by Niagara County authorities. The accident occurred in Niagara County. Miss YOSSOCK died in Orleans County.

Surviving Miss YOSSOCK are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John YOSSOCK, and a younger brother, Raymond, at home. She was employed at the H. J. Heinz Co. plant here. Miss CIESINSKI is also an employe of the company.

(Taken from the Washak scrapbooks)

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, Sep 25, 2001


JOHN E. YOSSOCK (1889 - 26 May 1957)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal, Mon., May 27, 1957
Surnames: YOSSOCK, SHUBBUCK, WOCHNA, MACIOSZEK, BERKELL

John Edward YOSSOCK, 68, of 492 State St., died yesterday in Medina Memorial Hospital shortly after being admitted. Mr. YOSSOCK, who was born in Poznan, Poland, came to the United States at the age of three. He had been employed as an upholsterer at the Jamestown Royal Furniture Co. and S A. Cook and Co. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church and the Sacred Heart Society.

Survivors include his wife, Agnes SHUBBUCK; one son, Raymond; three sisters, Mrs. Mary WOCHNA of Medina: Mrs. Josephine MACIOSZEK of Tonawanda and Mrs. Eleanore BERKELL of Buffalo; several nieces and nephews.

Prayer services will be held Wednesday morning at 9:45 at the Gulinski Funeral Home, 420 Eagle Street., followed by a funeral mass at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church with the Rev. Joseph RYDZ officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

(Taken from the Washak scrapbooks)

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 25 Aug 2002

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YOULES

JAMES E. YOULES (Nov 1888 - 6 Sep 1953)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal, about Tues., Sept. 8, 1953
Surnames: YOULES, ELLICOTT, MERRITT, FOX, MORIARTY

Prayer services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday followed by services at 10 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church on Thursday, Sept. 10, for James E. YOULES, 64, native of Medina and a veteran of World War I whose death occurred in the Buffalo Veterans Administration Hospital Sunday, Sept. 6, following an illness of four weeks. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Full military honors will be accorded the Medina veteran at the grave.

He leaves five daughters, Mrs. Robert ELLICOTT and Mrs. Earle MERRITT, both of Rochester, Mrs. Donald FOX of Medina, Mrs. Donald MORIARTY of Crewe, Va., and Mrs. Francis MORIARTY of Columbus, Ga.; five grandchildren; two brothers, William of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Harry of Syracuse, and several nieces and nephews.

(taken from the Washak scrapbooks)

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 7 Jun 2002


SUSAN B. McNAMARA YOULES (Jul 1869 - 12 May 1949)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal, Tues., May 13, 1949
Surnames: YOULES, McNAMARA, COVENY

Funeral services for Mrs. Susan B. YOULES, 78, a lifelong resident of Medina, whose death occurred yesterday afternoon at the Resthaven Nursing Home, Gasport following a lingering illness, will be held Monday morning at 8:30 o’clock from the Thibault Funeral Home, South Main Street and at 9 o’clock at St. Mary’s Church. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home where the body is resting.

Mrs. Youles was the daughter of the late Hugh and Ann McNAMARA, and was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church. She was also a member of the Bea Good Grandmother’s Club. Surviving are three sons, James of Medina, Harry of Syracuse, and William of Pittsburgh, Pa.; one sister, Mrs. Bridget COVENY of Medina; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews.

(taken from the Washak scrapbooks)

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 2 Apr 2001

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YOUNG

EMMA M. EGGLESTON YOUNG (1859 - 13 May 1925)

Newspaper: The Medina Tribune; Thurs., 14 May 1925
Surnames: YOUNG, EGGLESTON, STRABE, WARNE

Mrs. Joseph YOUNG died at her home at Ridgeway Corners Wednesday morning after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, one son, Arthur, of Ashwood, and two daughters, Mrs. Gus STRABE and Mrs. Leon WARNE of Medina. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30.

(Interment in West Ridgeway Cemetery)

Posted by: Orleans County GenWeb staff, 24 Feb 2006


GERTRUDE B. SNELL YOUNG (31 Jan 1880 – 17 Jan 1921)

Newspaper: The Medina Tribune; Thursday, 20 Jan 1921
Surnames: YOUNG, SNELL

Mrs. Gertrude YOUNG, wife of John YOUNG, died at her home on Church street Monday morning after a brief illness, in the 41st year of her age. Besides her husband she is survived by seven children, the youngest two years of age. Funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian church this afternoon, Rev. Mr. Heisler officiating.

(Interment in Boxwood Cemetery)

Posted by: Orleans County GenWeb staff, 28 Aug 2012


J. LESLIE YOUNG (1893 - 6 Aug 1954)

Newspaper: (probably) The Medina Daily Journal; dated Tues. 10 Aug. 1954
Surnames: YOUNG, BENTLEY

Lyndonville - Burial will take place here for J. Leslie YOUNG of N.J., whose death occurred in Trenton on August 6. Services were held Sunday in Flemington Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Linn J. Creighton. He was 61 years of age and for 25 years a supervisor of dairy products in the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. He was a member of the Flemming Post American Legion. Mr. Young married Ruby BENTLEY of this village who survives him. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley BENTLEY attended funeral services Sunday.

(from records of the late Genevieve Smythe, of the Smythe Funeral Home, Lyndonville)

(Interment in Lynhaven Cemetery)

Posted by: Orleans County GenWeb staff, 20 Jan 2006


JOHN W. YOUNG (19 Apr 1869 - 10 Sep 1950)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal; Mon., 11Sep 1950
Surnames: YOUNG, DUNN, EIBELL, LaMACHIA, PATTON, SCHLEGEL, SIMPSON, VanDYKE

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 14th at 2 p.m. in the Thibault Funeral Home, South Main St. where the body is resting, for the late John YOUNG, 80, whose death occurred Sunday in the Arnold Gregory Hospital, Albion. The Rev. Edward SIMPSON of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate and burial will be in Boxwood Cemetery.

Born in the Town of Shelby his parents were the late Stephen and Mary (VanDYKE) YOUNG. For a number of years he resided on South Main Street in Medina, but for the past few years he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Fred SCHLEGEL on Washington St. in Albion.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Philip LaMACHIA and Mrs. William DUNN of Medina; Mrs. John EIBELL, Jr. and Mrs. Fred SCHLEGEL of Albion; four sons, Weldon YOUNG, Jr. of Lockport; Russell, Emerson and Lyle YOUNG of Medina; a sister, Mrs. James PATTON of Medina; 32 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews.

(Note: Widower of Gertrude B. SNELL)

(Taken from the Washak scrapbooks)

Posted by: Orleans County GenWeb staff, 09 Apr 2002


MARTHA A. YOUNG (20 Jun 1834 - 3 Nov 1916)

Newspaper: The Medina Tribune, "About The County", Thurs. 9 Nov 1916
Surnames: YOUNG

The death of Miss Martha A. YOUNG, aged 82 years, one of the pioneer residents of the town of Gaines, occurred in her farm home one mile north of this village Friday.

(Interment in Mt. Albion Cemetery

Posted by: Orleans County GenWeb staff, 2 Jul 2012


MARY A. FELSTED YOUNG (15 Ap 1836 - 19 Apr 1930)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal, Apr 21, 1930
Surnames: YOUNG, FELSTED, POSTLE, DuBOIS

Death of Mary A. YOUNG occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter POSTLE, one mile north of Ridgeway Saturday evening. She was 94 years of age and is survived by four children; Mrs. Nettie DuBOIS of Medina, William W. YOUNG of Lockport, Samuel YOUNG of Knowlesville, Mrs. Walter POSTLE of Ridgeway, 17 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren. She has lived in this country for seventy-seven years. The funeral will be held at two o’clock Tuesday at the Postle home.

(Interment in Daniel’s Cemetery)

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, Feb 10, 2002


MILDRED CORSER YOUNG ( - 11 Nov 1959)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal; Wed., Nov. 11, 1959
Surnames: YOUNG, CORSER, WHEELER, WHALEY

An Erin Road woman took her own life early today with a shotgun. She was Mrs. Mildred YOUNG, 37, wife of Emerson YOUNG, who with their four children, reside at 117 Erin Road. According to information given to Medina police by the husband, he returned from work at seven o’clock this morning. Believing his wife was still in bed he did not institute a search for her until shortly before 10 a.m. when he found that she was not in her room. Her lifeless body was found in a rear shed where she had pressed the barrel of a shotgun against her face and apparently used a stick to trigger the weapon. A neighbor, Mrs. David Smith, said she heard the sound of a shotgun being fired at approximately 6:30 a.m. but did not pay too much attention to it at the time.

Mrs. YOUNG had been a patient at the Rochester State Hospital for several weeks and had been returning there for treatment, according to her husband. The body was taken to the Thibault Funeral Home, South Main Street, where funeral arrangements are being made. A certificate of death by suicide will be issued by Dr. Walter Shifton of Albion, County coroner.


Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal Thurs., Nov. 12, 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Milfred Corser YOUNG, who died yesterday from self-inflicted wounds, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Thibault Funeral Home, South Main St., with the Rev. Burton H. Entrekin officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Lockport.

Mrs. YOUNG was a member of First Baptist Church, the Butts-Clark Post, American Legion Auxiliary, the L.O.O.M. Auxiliary of Lockport and the Medina Conservation Club Women's Division. Surviving besides her husband, Emerson YOUNG, are four children, one daughter, Roxanne, three sons, Russell E., Robert J. and Emerson L., all at home. Also, one sister, Mrs. Wayne B. WHEELER of Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, Robert L. CORSER of Newfane and Lester J. CORSER of Lockport, her mother, Mrs. John WHALEY of Medina; her father, Floyd CORSER of Ridgeway; several nieces and nephews.

(taken from the Washak scrapbooks)

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 30 Jan 2003


WILLIAM FREDERICK YOUNG (25 Apr 1946 - 24 May 1946)

Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal; Mon., 27 May 1946
Surnames: YOUNG

Funeral services for William Frederick YOUNG, one-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle YOUNG of Shelby Center, whose death occurred Friday night, were held this afternoon at Thibault Funeral Parlors, South Main Street. The Rev. Joseph C. Rawson, pastor of the Shelby Baptist Church officiated, and burial was in Boxwood Cemetery.

Posted by: Orleans County Genweb staff, 27 Seo 2003


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