Family/Spouse: Richard B. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Agatino married BEHA, Mary on 22 Jan 1949 in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY. Mary (daughter of BEHA, Ambrose L and SEITER, Emma) was born on 4 Mar 1918 in New York; died on 4 Feb 1986 in Whitesboro, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Utica NY Daily Press - 2/5/1986

WHITESBORO - Mrs. Mary B.
Cravotta, 67, of 48 Green Acres Dr.,
February 4, 1986, at her home
after a long illness.
She was born March 4, 1918, in
Waterboro, NY, daughter of Ambrose
and Emma Siter Beha. She attended
West Leyden schools and later graduated
from the Utica State Hospital
School of Nursing in 1939. She married
Agatino (Scotty) Cravotta in 1949
in Brooklyn,NY.He died in l972.
She was employed as an R.N. in
hospitals in the New York City-area
and came back to this area in 1965.
She was a member of St Anne's
Church, the Ladies of St. Anne's and
sang in its Senior Choir. She was also
member of the Heenan Spiritual
Group for the Handicapped and was a
volunteer Red Cross worker.
She is survived by a daughter and
son-in-law, Ann M. and Richard B.
Hineline, Whitesboro; a son and
daughter-in-law, Daniel J. and Judith
Cravotta, Glens Falls, NY; five grandildren;
three sisters, Mrs. Raymond
(Cecelia) Roldon, Vista, NJ, Mrs.
Walter (Dorothy) Dunn, Oneida, NY
and Mrs. David (Bertha) Rowley,
Waterville; three brothers, John
Beha, Ontario, NY, Donald A. Beha,
Utica and Joseph Beha, Waterville.
Services will be held Thursday at
9:30 a.m. at the Wells & Lloyd Funeral
Home, 100 Main St., and at 10 a.m. at
St. Anne's Church, where a Mass of
Christian Burial will be offered by the
Rev. Frederick Prevost. Interment in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro,
Friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 Wednes-
day at the Funeral Home.
In her memory, donations to Hos-
pice Care, Inc. are preferred by the
family.
Arrangements are with Friedel,
Williams, Coriale & Edmunds.

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Waterville NY Times - 2/3/1949

The marriage of Miss Mary Beha
of Brooklyn, daughter of Ambrose
Beha. of Waterville and Agatino
Cravotta also of Brooklyn.- took
place January 22 in the Church
of St. Francis of Assisi, Brooklyn.
The Right Rev. F. J. Gately of-
ficiated in a double ring cere-
mony.
The bride escorted by her father,
wore a gown of white slipper satin
with inserts of lace which fell
in a train. Her finger tip veil iras
attached to a poke bonnet. She carried
a bouquet ,of double white
gladioli and snap dragons.
Miss Bertha Beha, sister of the
bride, was .bridesmaid and was
gowned in royal blue taffata with '
inserts of velvet. Her head dress
was a tiera of matching material,
She carried a bouquet of American
Beauty roses.
The best man was Salvator
Cravotta. brother of the groom.
After a short wedding trip
through the Eastern States and
Waterville, they will reside at 348
Maple Street, Brooklyn.
Mrs. Cravotta is a graduate of
the Utica State Hospital School
of Nursing and is employed at
Kings County. Hospital in Brooklyn.
Mr. Cravotta is connected with
the Paragon Garage of Brooklyn
and is a veteran of World War
II.

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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]

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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.

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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]

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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.

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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]