Beverly married GATES, Gary Michael [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married BASSETT, Annena June Annena (daughter of BASSETT, Eugene H and TULLEY, Anna) was born on 12 Jun 1929 in Constableville, Lewis County, NY; died on 25 Aug 2004 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Boonville NY Herald - 9/1/2004

WEST LEYDEN - A.
J u n e Beha/ 75, of the
Mud Lake Road. the wife
of Charles, passed, away
at her home, surrounded
by her loving family, on
Wednesday. August "25.
2004. after a brief illness.
She was born in Constableville
on June 12, 1929.
a daughter of Eugene H
and Anna S. Tulley Bas-
sett. J u n e grew up in the
hamlet of Potters Comers
and graduated from Constableville
High School in
the Class ol 1948. On September
11. 1948. June
was untted in marriage
with Charles-E, Beha at
St. Mary's Church, in Conslableville.
After their, marriage,
the couple settled on
the Beha homestead farm,
which the couple operated
together from then until
the 1970s. Alter that June
was. employed for. several,
years as. a nurse's aide at
Sunset Nursing .Home in
Boonville.
Slie was a. member of St.'
tarys. Church. West Leyden.
and amember of the
former West - Leyden
Grange.
Her greatest-joy in life
came from being a loving
and .caring wife. mother
grand mother. g r e a t
grandmother, and providing
for her family with her
cooking and baking. She
greatly enjoyed raising
flow,er|. feeding and
watering birds, and her
large collection of wind
chimes.
In addition to her husband,
Charles. June is
survived by four sons,
Robert C. and wife Jean.
Stokes, William' E. and
wife Roxanne.. Guilderland.
Thomas E. and wile
Jean. Walworth, and Brian
G.. Rochester: five daughters.
Donna M. Beha,
Rochester. Kathleen D.
Menard and husband
Brian. Fish Greek. Linda
Sullivan, West Leyden,
Carol Ann Bardun and
husband Darren, Canan-
daigua. and: Joyce L- Jackson
and. husband James.
Johnstown. PA. A daugh-
. ter. Beverly Jean Gates'
predeceased her in- 1995.
Also .surviving, are 17
grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren;
one. brother
James F, Bassett and
wife Dolores. Port Leyden;
two sisters;.Marion Tuhos.-
ki. and husband Stanley,
Ft. Collins; Colorado., and
Eleanor Manzer.- widow of -
Orville Manzer. Boonville:
and a son-in-law. .Gary.
Gates.. Canandaigua..
June was predeceased by
brothers. Stanley, George,
Albert (Hank), and by a
sister, Ruth Kraeger.
Her funeral was held on
Saturday. August 28, at
10 a.m at the Trainor
Funeral Home. Inc.. 143
Schuyler'Street, Boonvtlle.
at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's
Church. West Leyden,
where Reverend Lawrence
Marullo. pastor, celebrated
a Mass of Christian Burial.
Interment followed In 'St
Mary's Cemetery. West
Leyden. Calling hours at
the funeral home were
Thursday from 7-9 p.m..
and Friday from 1-4 and
7-9 p.m. A Christian Wake
Service was. held Friday at
7 p.m. at the funeral
home. Alf attending the
funeral Mass were' invited
to join her family at a
reception at. St. Mary's
Church Hail (basement>
following the interment
service.
Memorial - contributions
may be made to West -Ley1-
den Fire Company Ambu^
lame Fund, c/o Joseph
Sadlowski Jr.. 10985 State
Route 26.'Ava. NY 13303,
or to the .American Cancer .
Society. Oneida/Herkimer
Branch Office. 100
Lomond Place.- Utica. NY
13502

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Boonville NY Herald - 4/7/1982

William J. Beha, 85, ??
Street, West Leyden, was
assistant manager, of the
Boonville Agway Store for
number of years, died at the
Sunset Nursing Home, Boon-
ville on Saturday afternoon,
April 3, 1982. Mr. Beha had
been a patient at the nursing
home for the past four years.
Born in West Leyden on
November 1, 1986, he was the
son of John and Mary Kotary
Beha. Mr. Beha was a lifelong
resident of the West Leyden
area. He attended Boonville
High School. In 1920 he
purchased the Frank St. John
Farm at Mud Lake in the
Town of Lewis, Mr. Beha
married Irene E. Geiskopf at
St. John's Church, Utica.

NOTE - balance of article cut off

ALSO

Utica NY Observer - 4/4/1982

WEST LEYDEN - William J Beha.
85. a former Assistant Manager at
Boonville Agway Store, died at Sunset
Nursing Home, Boonville. on
April 3,1982
Mr. Beha is survived by his wife.
Irene Geiskopf Beha; one son.
Charles. of West Leyden: two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Robert (Marjorie) Lopez,
Westport, NY and Ruth I. Beha.
West Leyden; 27 grandchildren; 5
great-grandchildren, and one sister.
Theresa Nabors. Seattle. Wash A
son, George, died in 1977.
Funeral on Tuesday at 9:45 am at
the Trainor Funeral Home, Boon-
ville, and at 10:30 at St Mary's
Church. West Leyden. Calling hours
Sunday and Monday 2-4 and 7-9
Rosary 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

William married GEISKOPF, Irene G on 3 Jan 1923 in Utica, Oneida County, NY. Irene (daughter of GEISKOPF, Charles S and MUELLER, Emma) was born on 14 May 1901 in New York; died on 15 Sep 1986 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Boonville NY Herald - 9/21/1986

WEST LEYDEN - Mrs.
Irene G. Beha, 85, a resident
of Main Street and native of
Boonville, died at her home
September 15,1986. She had
been in ill health for the past
several months.
- Born May 14, 1901, a
daughter of Charles S. and
Emma Mueller Geiskopf, she
.spent her younger life in
Boonviile. A graduate of
Boonviile High School, she
graduated from the
Boonviile Teachers Training
Class in 1920. Thereafter,
she taught in the rural
schools in the West Leyden
area.
°' On January 3, 1923, she
married WilliamJ. Beha at
St. John's Church, Utica.
After their marriage they
settled on a farm on the Mud
Lake Road. They operated
the farm until 1948 when
they moved to West Leyden.
Mr. Beha died April 3.1982.
Mrs. Beha was a member
of St. Mary's Church, its
Altar and Rosary Society
and the Young at Heart
Senior Citizens Club of
Boonviile.
Mrs. Beha is survived by a
son, Charles F. Beha, West
Leyden; two daughters,
Mrs. Robert (Marjorie)
Lopez, of Westport, and
Miss Ruth I. Beha, West
Leyden, a brother,
Frederick G. Geiskopf,
Boonviile, 27 grandchildren;
and 14 great grandchildren.
A son, George Beha, died
December 17, 1977.
Funeral services were*
held September 18, 1986, at
the Trainor Funeral Home,
Boonviile, and at St. Mary's
Church where Rev. Charles
Cotter, pastor, celebrated a
funeral Mass. Interment was
made in St. Mary's
Cemetery.
Bearers were Robert
Beha, Thomas Beha, William
Beha, Brian Beha, Gary
Gates and Steve Sullivan.

Eugene + TULLEY, Anna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Charles + MUELLER, Emma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]