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Utica NY Daily Press

WEST LEYDEN -- Mrs. Mary
Kotary Beha, 84, widow of John
Beha, died May 3, 1954 in sun-
set Nursing Hospital, Constable-
ville. She had been in ill health
for the past year and seriously
ill for one week.
She was born near Weat Ley-
den, March 14, 1870, daughter
of Joseph and Adeline Seelman
Kotary. She spent nearly all her
life at West Leyden and attended
local schools.. She also attended
St. Michael's Sisters School at
Mohawk Hill.
She was married to John Beha
on October 1, 1888, at St. Mi-
chael's Church, Mohawk Hill, by
the Rev. Joseph Welant. The
couple purchased the Beha home-
stead farm near West Leyden
and lived there until 1920. In
1923, they purchased their home
in West Leyden village where
they had sines lived.
The couple celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary on
October 1, 1938. A High Mass
was celebrated by the Rev. B. A.
O'Connell at S t Mary's Church,
West Leyden. On October 1, 1948,
the couple celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary with an
open house at their home here.
Mr. Beha died Feb. 8, 1952
Mrs. Beha was a communicant
of St. Mary's Church, West Ley
den, and a member of its Altar-
Rosary Society. She was a gold
star member of West Leyden
Grange 620. She had held every
office in th£ grange excepting
master.
Surviving are five sons. Ambrose
L. Beha, Watervule; Henry
F. Beha, Columbus, Ohio; James
a. Beha, Mohawk, superintend-
ent of Frankfort schools; Ray-
mond G. and William J. Beha
both of West Leyden; one adopt-
ed daughter, Mrs. Theresa Na-
bors, Seattle, Wash.; 19 grand-
chidren, 35 great-grandchildren;
one brother, Benjamin Kotary,
Boonville; several nieces and
nephews.
The funeral will be at 9:15
Thursday from the Trainor Fu-
neral Home, Boonville, and at
10 from St. Mary's Church, West
Leyden, where a requiem high
Mass will be celebrated by the
Rev. Aloysius Isele. Burial will
be in St. Mary's Cemetery, West
Leyden.

Mary married BEHA, John on 1 Oct 1888 in Mohawk Hill, Lewis County, NY. John (son of BEHA, Matthew and WILBERT, Mary Anna) was born in Oct 1863 in New York; died on 8 Feb 1952. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Boonville NY Herald - 10/18/1888

West Leyden, Oct. -17

John Beha and Mary Kotary were re-
cently married. They are now keeping
house about a mile from this village-at
the Beha residence

1. BEHA, Ambrose L was born on 5 Sep 1889 in New York; died on 10 Mar 1975 in Whitesboro, Oneida County, NY.
2. BEHA, Henry F was born on 12 Apr 1891 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY; died on 21 Nov 1979 in Columbus, Franklin County, OH.
3. BEHA, Raymond G was born in Apr 1893 in New York; died on 11 Dec 1977 in Huntington, Suffolk County, NY.
4. BEHA, William J was born on 1 Nov 1896 in New York; died on 3 Apr 1982 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY.
5. BEHA, Albert J was born in Feb 1899 in New York; and died.
6. BEHA, James A was born on 25 Feb 1899 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY; died on 31 Mar 1973 in Mohawk, Herkimer County, NY.
7. BEHA, Teresa M was born on 19 May 1904 in New York; died on 4 Feb 1999 in Seattle, King County, WA.

Joseph + SEELMAN, Adeline. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]