Dorothy married DUNN, Walter J on 8 Jan 1944 in Waterville, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Boonville NY Herald - 3/25/1943

Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Beha of
Waterville, former residents of this
place, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Dorothy Beha,
to Sergt. Walter J. Dunn, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dunn of Dur-
hamville.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of
the Utica state Hospital and is en-
gaged in private nursing in Brooklyn.
Sergt. Dunn returned last week
from Hawaii.

ALSO

Waterville NY Times - 1/13/1944

Miss Dorothy Magdalene Beha,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose L.
Beha, and Sgt. Walter Hough Dunn,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey William
Dunn of Durhamville, were married at
9 o'clock Saturday morning in St.
Bernard's Church, with the Rev. John
L. Powers, pastor, officiating.
Miss Mary T. Beha of Brooklyn, sister
ot the bride, was bridesmaid and
Harold G. Dunn, Durhamville, brother
of the bridegroom, was best man. Sgt.
Paul Mushala of state Bridge was
usher.
The bride wore a gown of powder
blue with maroon accessories and.
| a corsage of talisman roses. Her at-!
tendant wore a cerise gown with
brown accessories and a corsage of
white roses.
The bride's mother wore an orchid
gown with dusty pink accessories and
a corsage of pink roses, while the
mother-of the bridegroom wore teal
blue with wine accessories. Her'corsage
was of yellow roses.
A wedding breakfast and reception
in the home of the bride's parents foH
lowed the ceremony.
The bride is a graduate ot Utlca
State Hospital and is .a registered
nurse. The groom is a graduate of
Oneida High School and was a machine
operator prior to entering the
armed forces.
The bride and groom left for a wedding
trip to Colombia, S. C. .
Out-of-town guests were Miss Frances
Huk, Miss Mary Beha, Brooklyn;
Mr. and Mrs. John Beha, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Beha, West Leyden. Pvt
Joseph Beha. Amherst, Mass:; Miss
Cecilia Beha, Ramon Roldon, New
York City; Miss Bertha Bena, Rochester;
Mr.. and Mrs.- Harvey Dunn, Harold
Dunn, Mrs. Jqhn Gullick. T. Sgt
Paul Mushala, Mrs. Jerald Anderson
and Mrs. Maude Snyder, - all of Durhamville.

Notes:

Boonville NY Herald - 3/19/1975

Gerard Van Alstine will
represent the group at, the
Bicentennial meetings this
month. Mrs. Myrtle Zegiler,
sunshine chairman reported
sympathy cards had been sent
to Mr. and Mrs. William Beha
in the death of Ambrose Beha.

ALSO

Utica NY Daily Press - 3/11/1975

WHTESBORO - Ambrose L.
Beha, 85, of 48 Green Acres
Drive and formerly of Waterville,
died yesterday in St.
Elizabeth Hospital after a short
illness. He was born in West
Leyden.
He married Emma Seiter in
1914. She died in 1946.
He had taught school in Point
Rock, Camden and Florence
and later worked as a carpenter.
He later taught speech
in Children's Hospital, Utica
for 10 years.
He was known as the Rosary
Man for the many rosarys he
made. He was a member of St.
Francis Church of Oneida, St.
Bernard's Church of Waterville
and St. Anne's of Utica.
He is survived by three sons,
John of Onario, N.Y., Donald of
Utica and Joseph Beha of
Waterville; four daughters,
Mrs. Raymond (Cecelia)
Roldan of Sparta, N.J.," Mrs.
Walter (Dorothy) Dunn of
"Oneida, Mrs Mary Cravotta of
Whitesboro with whom he bad
resided and Mrs. Bertha
Rowley of Waterville; three
brothers, Raymond and
William of West Leyden and
Henry Beha of Columbus, Ohio
and a sister, Mrs. Theresa
Nabor of Seattle.
The funeral will be at 10
Thursday from the Harry
Northrop Jr. Funeral Home~and
-at 10:30 from St. Bernard's
Church. Waterville. Burial will
be in St. Bernard's Cemetery.
Waterville, in the spring.
Calling hours are 7 to 9 tonight
and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 tomorrow

Ambrose married SEITER, Emma on 12 Aug 1914 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY. Emma (daughter of SEITER, John and NELLENBACK, Theresa) was born on 25 Dec 1890 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY; died on 13 Sep 1946 in Waterville, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Utica NY Daily Press - 9/16/1946

Waterville - Mrs. Emma S. Beha.
wife of Ambrose L. Beha, died
Sept. 13, 1946 at her home in Ber-
rill Ave. after a long illness.
She was born in West Leyden
Dec. 25, 1890, daughter of the late
John and Theresa Nellenback Seit-
er and was married in Syracuse,
Aug. 12, 1914.
Since 1939, she had been a resi-
dent of Waterville, moving here
from Deansboro. Mrs. Beha was
a member of St. Bernard's Church
and of its affiliated Altar and
Rosary Societies.
Surviving besides her husband
are three sons, John S. Beha, Pitt; Mrs. Walter Dunns-
ford, and Donald A. and Joseph R.
Beha of Waterville; four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Raymond Rolden, the
Bronx, Mrs. Walter Dunn, Oneida;
Miss Mary T. Beha, Brooklyn, and
Miss Bertha F. Beha, Rochester,
and three grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m.
today from her home, and at 10
o'clock from St. Bernard's Church.
Interment will be in St. Bernard's
Cemetery.

Notes:

Waterville NY Times - 2/14/1952

Ambrose Beha and family were
called to West Leyden the past
week by the death of his father,
John Beha. The funeral was held
on Monday morning

John married KOTARY, Mary on 1 Oct 1888 in Mohawk Hill, Lewis County, NY. Mary (daughter of KOTARY, Joseph and SEELMAN, Adeline) was born on 14 Mar 1870 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY; died on 3 May 1954 in Constableville, Lewis County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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.

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

John + NELLENBACK, Theresa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Matthew + WILBERT, Mary Anna. Mary was born about 1838 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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