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PAGE FOUR THE ROCKtANP COPWTT HAVERSTRAW, W. T. FEBRUARY !81, 1952 Obituary — ... ------ - MISS MARIE G. PHELAN^ Miss Marie G. Phelan, a native and lifelong resident of Haver- straw, died in the early hours of AVednesd'ay at Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. Miss Phelan had been in failing health for many months. Sbe had received several blood transfus ions, and had previously been hos pitalized. For 25 years she had been in the olTices of the Allison and Ver Valen Lumber Company, Westside avenue. Miss Phelan joined the firm a few years after the lumber yard moved to the Westside avenue location and remained there until failing health prevented her from working. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Phelan, she is surviv ed by a sister, Miss Anna Phelan, and a brother, William Phelan, both of Haverstraw. The family has resided on Union street for many years. Her funeral will take place Sat urday morning from the Victor J. Shankey Funeral Home to St. Pet er ’ s Church, where a solemn high mass will be offered at 10:30 a. m. Interment will be in St. Peter ’ s cemetery. MRS. STEPHEN D. MAINS Mrs. Stephen D.* Mains, for most of her life a resident of Tomkins Cove, died Friday in Good Sam aritan Hospital, Suffern. A well- known and active member of her community, Mi*s. Mains was 51 years of age. She was the former Elsie M Murdock, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Murdock, and had been born in Mount Vernon. Before her illness, Mrs. Mains was active in Daniel Hannigan Unit, American Legion Auxiliary, and the Tomkins Cove Parent-Teacher Association. She was a diligent and industrious worker on behalf of these organizations. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Mains is survived by three sons, Robert and John Mains, both of Tomkins Cove, and Sgt. Douglas Mains, U. S. A., who is stationed in France; a brother, Logan Mur dock, of Haverstraw, and four grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Thomas Hurley of Haverstraw, died late last year. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated Monday morning in Immaculate Conception church, Tomkins Cove, and interment was in Mount Calvary cemetery. White Plains, under the direction of the Shankey Funeral Home. ALBERT C. SCANDELL Albert C. Scandell, for many years a resident of GamervlUe, died Tuesday in Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, after a brief ill ness. Mr. Scandell, who was 63 years of age, was born in Stony Point, a son of Mr. and Mrs. How ard Scandell, and had resided in this area throughout his life. He made his home on Hewitt street. Mr. Scandell worked for many years at the U. S. Naval Ammuni tion Depot, Iona Island, and when the establishment was closed he became an attendant at Letchworth Village. He was employed there at the time of his death. Mr. Scandell was a well-known resident of Garnerville and had many friends. His death was a source of great sorrow to all who knew him. He lived quietly and had h profound and deep affection for his family. For many years he was active in the affairs of the Garnerville Methodist church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hazel Scandell; three daughters, Mrs. Hanford Lewis of Stony Point, Mrs. Kent Huff of Nanuet and Mrs. James Mulhall of Gar nerville; a brother, Herbert Scan dell of Stony Point, three sisters, Mrs. Andrew Pierbert of Highland Falls, Mrs. Ralph Weyant of Stony Point, and Mrs. Roland Pritchard of Trenton, N. J., and a grandchild. A funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church. The Rev. Don ald E. Williams, pastor, will offic iate, assisted by the Rev. Otis Moore, a former pastor. Interment will be in Mount Repose cemetery under the direction of A. W. But cher ’ s Sons. GERARD SULLIVAN Gerard Sullivan of Division street died Tuesday in St. Clare ’ s Hospital, New York City, after a lengthy illness. He had undergone an operation in the hospital. His condition had seemed to be im proving and he was scheduled to come home today, but his condi tion took a sudden turn for the worse. Mr. Sullivan was born 31 years ago in Haverstraw, the son of Pat rick and Mary Donnelly Stillivan. His mother died last December 9. He is survived by three brothers, Andrew and Frank of Hudson avenue, and Philip of Division street. At the time of his death he was captain of Lady Warren Hose Company No. 5, having served the company in several offices over the years. He belonged also to the Rockland County and Hudson Val ley Volunteer Firemen ’ s Associa tions. The firemen will hold ser vices at his home, 7 Division street, Friday evening. A funeral mass will be offered Saturday morning at 9:30 at St, Peter ’ s^ Church. Interment will be in St. Peter ’ s cemetery under the iJirection of Victor J. Shankey. HENRY A. CUSHLER Henry Anton Cushler died sud denly Saturday morning at his home, 41 Conger avenue, where he resided with his sister, Mrs. Mary McGeorge. Mr. Cushler had gone out at his usual time to his em ployment with the West Shore rail road, where he had worked for years. He returned home about 8:30 and complained to, his sister of not feeling well. She summoned Dr. Henry A. Karlan, and the Hav erstraw Ambulance was called, but Mr. Cushler died about nine o ’ clock in spite of their efforts. Mr. Cushler was born in Haver straw 66 years ago, a son of Anton and Ma y Cushler, and attended the'local school. For many years he lived in New Jersey, and worked there. For the past 12 years he had been with Mrs. McGeorge, and was well known in the community. He leaves two other sisters, Mrs. George Bohlander of West Haver straw and Mrs. George Burr of Garnerville, and a brother, Wil liam, of Cleveland. Also surviving are six nieces and 13 nephews. The Rev. Harold J. Quigley, pas tor of the Central Presbyterian church, conducted the funeral ser vice Tuesday afternoon at the George M. Holt Funeral Home. In terment was in Mount Repose cem etery. Y. P. L. BIRTHDAY BALL The Rockland County Young Peoples League of the United Synagogues of America will hold its sixth annual birthday ball March 2 at Temple Beth-el, Spring Valley. AMERICANS IN RED PRISON . . . Four Americans, held by the Reds fn an unidentified Communist prison camp in North Korea, pass their time writing letters. This photo is one of several obtained recently by l.N.P. staff correspondent Dave Cicero from Red sources in Korea and flashed to the United States by radio. Accord ing to the caption accompanying the picture, the four are identified as follows: Roy H. McClain, Rochell, 111.; Quincy Moore, Farmersvllle, Calif.; Robert Gorr, Sheboygen, Wise.; and Billy Brown. Houston. Texas. It Is not knov/n whether the names were given in left or to right order. ST. PETER^S GAMES PARTY » » * EVERY MONDAY NIGHT ... 25 GAMES — 7 SPECIALS Games Start 8:10 ... ST. PETER ’ S CHURCH HALL Broadway HAVERSTRAW, N. Y. K. OF C. GAME PARTY £very SATURDAY NITE OROSeSON BUILDING haverstraw NOTE Time Change Early Birds 7:30 p. m. Regular Came 8:15 p. m. 25 Games 50c FORMER MAYOR ILL Former Mayor John Trimble sr of West Haverstraw is ill with pneumonia. He was removed from his home to Good Samaritan Hos pital, Suffern, Tuesday in the I Haverstraw ambulance. MR. ROSE IN HOSPITAL Louis J. Rose of Upper Nyack, formerly of Haverstraw, collapsed Monday in the office of Dr. Kurt , B. Blatt and was taken to Good ' Samartian Hospital, Suffern, in the HaVerstraw ambulance. JEWISH VETS COMMANDER MEETS CHIANGS ... la Taipeh, Formosa, Paul Ginsberg, national com mander of the U.S. Jewish war veterans, chats with Generalissimo Chlang Kai-shek and the “ Missimo ” dur ing his recent visit to Formosa as part of his far east tour. After his Formosa visit, Ginsberg said at a Hong Kong press conference that he believes there will be a cease-fire and armistice In Korea. He said also that Chlang told him that he believed the use of 30,000 Nationalist troops In Korea would help overcome the language difficulties which at present prevent Chinese Communist troops from surrender to the United Nations forces. WILLIAM HALLIGAN William Halligan, who spent prac tically all of his 74 years within sight of the Hudson River, died Tuesday at the Rockland. County Nursing Home in Garnerville, where he had been a patient for some time. He was born in .Haverstraw, a son of Thomas apd Mary Larkin Halligan. Most of his adult life was spent as a boatsman when the brickyards were shipping brick to New York on the river. He is sur vived by his sisteiV Mw. Kathryn McDonough of Suffern, and a nephew. His funeral took place this morn ing from the Thomas J. McGowan Funeral Home to St. Peter ’ s church, where a funeral ipass was offered at 10 o ’ clock. Interment was in St. Peter ’ s cemetery. Mr. Halligan was an old-timer in Haverstraw. Among the boat ing fraternity everybody had a nick-name, and he was “ Boots ” to many friends up and down the river. A big, good-natured man, his many friends will mourn his passing. Church Marks Continued from page 1 CHARLES STALTER The PvCV. Harold J. Quigley, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, conducted a funeral service Wednesday afternoon at the Victor J. Shankey Funeral Home for Charles Stalter, who died Sunday. Interment was in Mount Repose :emetery. Mr. Stalter was born in Hav erstraw 63 years ago, a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Stalter. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Thomas Carroll of Division street, and a brother, Nor man Stalter of South street. For many years Mr. Stalter was engaged in the restaurant business in Englewood, N. J. He had an im portant position in a large candy store-restaurant, and also operated a diner. In recent years he had been a bai tender at Adler ’ s Broad way restaurant. Mr. Stalter heturned from En glewood some years ago to be with his aging mother. During her last years he gave her loving care. No matter what her ailment or infirm ity, there was no complaint from Mr. Stalter, who devoted several years of his life to her well being. activities, the Rev. Quigley pointed out, the Wright brothers flew the first practical airplane. Religion Must Keep Pace In the years since, Mr. Quigley explained, the technological ad vance in the field of flight has been incredible. He urged his listeners to let their religious ideas and their concept of the im portance of faith grow to keep pace with such advances. He explained that religious belief, instead of being less vital, is more than ever a necessity to keep our sense of spiritual and moral values in tune with our times. The formal program was closed iby Mr. White, who in his final I prayer asked a blessing on I all. He asked his listeners to con- ’ tinue to pray for the success of the Lord ’ s work. ! Mr. Rogers, speaking for the church officers, thanked all who had assisted in the work of the improvement committee, those who I attended the service, and all who had assisted in the arrangements. He said particular thanks should go to Mr. Lea, to Robert Sessoms, and to George Overton, who did the major portion of the redecorat ing work after the 1950 hurricane, j Miss A. Rose Markham and Mrs. I Hume Dixon presided at the I offertory. Miss Elaine Falk was the usher. Committee members I included Denton Rogers, Ellis i Obituary. MEIGS B. RUSSELL Meigs B. Russell of Scarsdale, re tired newspaper man who was widely known in Connecticut, died February 10 at the age of 74. His son, Peter Meigs Russell of West Haverstraw, is assoefated with the Rockland Gas Company in this area. ;■ NEWBURGH>*B1R4C0N BRIDGE The Slal^ Dcpt.i«of Public Works announced Wednesdays tkwt con structing a bridge across the Hud son in the Newbnrgh-Beacon area is “ feasible. ” Tjhe.^ project survey was ordered by the Legislature last ' wall Hospital. FRANCIS A. HANSON A funeral service was held Tues day afternoon at two o ’ clock at his home, 8 West Broadway, Central Nyack, for Francis A. Hanson, who was injured fatally Friday in a truck accident at Fort Mont gomery. The Rev. Otto Jaeckel, pastor of Trinity Methodist church. Stony Point, conducted the service. Interment was in the Rose ceme tery, Stony Point, under the direc tion of A. W. Butcher ’ s sons. Mr. Hanson, who was born 45 years ago in West Nyack, a^son of Carl and Johanna Hanson, leaves his wife, the former Flora Dykens of Stony Point; a son, George J. Hanson of Nyack, and two daughters, Miss Johanna L. Hanson of Nyack, and Mrs. Clarence Scott of Shanks Village. He is also survived by a brother, Sven Hanson of Florida, and a sister, Mrs. Harold Isaacs of New York City. Mr. Hanson worked as a mechanic for Widmann Brothers Bakery of Spring Valley. On Fri day he repaired a truck at Fort Montgomery and was driving along Old Route 9W when the truck went off the road and was wrecked. He was dead on arrival at Corn- Rogers, Oquareitta Graine, abd Mary Harris. Mr. Rogers an nounced that offerings had been received from Mrs. L. B. H<X)per of Nanuet and Haverstraw Council, Knights of Columbus. Present at the services were Mr. and Mrs. Will Hollingsworth of South Mountain road. A paint ing of the church by Mr. Hollings worth adorns the church. Mayor Harry W. Schuler also was present. George Lea Gives History In his history of the church, Mr. Lea recounted that disaster had struck a severe blow October 13, 1846, less than two months after the cornerstone was laid Au^st 21. The walls had been erected and some of the roof rafters were in place when a fearful storm blew the church into a heap of ruins During this construction period, services were conducted in the horse shed, erected for the carpen ters. Boards were used for pews and a work bench for the pulpit. Land for the church had been donated by Judge George Suffern Allison of Haverstraw and the Rev. Edward Hopper of Greenville, N. Y. After the first disaster, more money was raised and the work was completed under the direction of Tarleton B. EaiTe, New York City architect. Marquis and Gil bert Kilpatrick were the masons on the construction. Silas C. Harrison and V/illiam Keesler were carpenters. The church was dedicated on September 18, 1847. In 1849, the Rev. Amasa Stetson Freeman came to the church, to remain through a long and famous ministry until his death in 1898 brought sorrow i to the whole community. The J Rev. George H. Bonsall was pastor from then until the Presbyterian congregation moved. Church Preceded Banks Mr. Lea ’ s history noted that the church was in existence when the National Bank was founded April 15, 1871, and the Peoples Bank In February. 1887. The church had been in service 28 years when work was begun to extend the rail road from Tappan to Haverstraw on June 1, 1874, the same year^the name of the village was changed from Warren to Haverstraw. The church survived the terrible landslide of January 8, 1906, which took the lives of 22 of its neigh bors. That same year, the sixtieth anniversary was observed. Then, in 1912, the Calvary Baptist church held its first meet ing on Easter Sunday, in the church basement. After some time, the whole building was put in use, and after much hard work and many disappointments, Cal vary members were able to pur chase the building. Pastors of Calvary during the 40 years have been the Rev. Green, who preached the fin^t sermon, Rev. Anderson, Rev. Robinson, Rev. Green, Rev. M. F. Broadnax. Rev. Greenwood, Rev. Thomas, Rev. Wilson, Rev. Reeves, Rev. Twisby, Rev, Sutton, Rev. Good en, Rev. Ponds, and Rev. L. K. Banks. The Rev. J. W. White first ser ved as acting pastor in 1948 and since has assumed the full pastor ate. Workers for the Church Among the workers for the church who have died were Deacon Stevenson, senior deacon; Nannie Lee, secretary; Fannie Stevenson, aide to the pastors, and Cora Rogers, mother of the church and Sunday School. Others mentioned for special effort were Deacon Carter, former trustee; Mrs. Julia Carter, president of the Willing Workers; the Rev. J. H. Spruill, former deacon and acting pastor; Wilson Powell, junior deacon; Elizabeth Powell, finance; George Overton, deacon and church sex ton, and Mrs. C. Spruill, mother of the church. In the course of his history, Mr. Lea told of the heartbreak caused by the 1950 hurricane. The storm ripped open the steeple of the church on three sides. The roof was literally ripped off, water poured into the building and ran down into the basement, ruining all the work done on the interior of the building by the improve ment program. The church workers began again. A new roof was put on. A new ceiling was pul in and painted. The walls were painted, the pews re finished, and the floors done over. Although much remains to be I done, the church looked Sunday as if all the labor and effort had been well spent on vhp House of God. In Observance of Washington ’ s Birthday We Will NOT Be OPEN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd For the convenience of our Patrons on THURSDAY, February 21st We will observe the Usual Friday Hours ... and will be Open in the Evening. The Peoples Bank of Haverstraw Open Feb. 21 9 a. m. - 3 p. m. 7 - 8:30 p. m. The National Bank of Haverstraw & Trust Co. open Feb. 21 9 a. m. - 3 p. rr. 7 - 8:30 p. m. Provident Savings & Loan Association Open Feb. 21 9 a. m. - 8:30 p. m. 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