Notes:

Utica Observer - 2/23/1960

Waterville -David Rowley,
43, maintainance welder at
the Rome Copper and Brass
Co. in Rome, died yesterday
in his home here after a short
illness.
He was born in Syracuse;
Nov/ 8, 1916,. son of Ernest
and Lulu Johnson Rowley. In
June, 1952, he married Bertha
Beha in St. Bernard's Church
in this village. He .was a mem-
ber of St. Bernard's Church
and its Holly Name Society.
He leaves his wife, three
daughters, Patricia, Kathleen
and Mary Margaret Rowley,
all at home; his parents in
Rochester; a brother, Charles
Rowley of the" Army; three
sisters, Mrs.,Ernestine Sassran,
Mrs. Helen Bridge and
Mrs. Dorothy Scherchel, all of
Rochester.
The funeral will be at 8:45
Thursday from the Harry
Northrup Jr: funeral Home,
and at 9 from St. Bernard's
Church with the Rt. Rev.
Msgr John L. Powers officiating.
Biinat-will be in St. Bernard's
Cemetery in the spring.
The Holy Name Society will
meet at 8 P.M. tomorrow to
recite the Rosary.

David married BEHA, Bertha F on 28 Jun 1952 in Waterville, Oneida County, NY. Bertha (daughter of BEHA, Ambrose L and SEITER, Emma) was born about 1924 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Waterville NY Times - 7/3/1952

Miss. Bertha Beha, daughter of
Ambrose and the late Emma Setter
Beha became the bride of David
Rowley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Rowley of Rochester, Saturday,
June 28, at 9:30 a. m. in
St. Bernard's Church by the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. John L Powers, who
celebrated the nuptial Mass.
Mrs. Bernard Shields of Yorkville,
was matron of honor and the
best man was Bernard Shields.
The bride was attired in a navy
blue sheer street dress with white
accessories and a corsage of white
roses.
The matron of honor was similarly
attired as the bride and
wore a corsage of red roses.
Following the ceremony the
couple left on a wedding trip.
The bride was graduated from
Waterville Central School and St.
Mary's School of Nursing at
Rochester. She has been on nursing
duty in the Rome City Hospital.
The bridegroom graduated
from a Rochester school and is
employed at the Revere Brass and
Copper Works, Rome.

Earnest + JOHNSON, Lulu F. Lulu was born about 1894 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]