Family/Spouse: ADAMS, Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

JASPER - Robert G. Brutsman, 74, of 3829 Main St., died Sunday (Dec. 3, 2000) at
the
Three Rivers Health Related Facility in Painted Post.
Born in Greenwood, June 4, 1926, a son of Clarence and Flossie Alden Brutsman,
he had
resided most of his life in Jasper. He had been employed for 36 years in the
Maintenance Of
Ways for the Erie, Erie Lackawanna Railroad as well as Conrail. He was a veteran
of the US
Navy having served during WWII.
Bob was predeceased by one brother, Clinton Brutsman, on Sept. 16, 2000.
On July 23, 1948, he married the former Leatrice Myhers who survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife, Leatrice of Jasper, are one daughter, Nickie
(Tom) Adams
of Jasper; one son, Gerald (Helen) Brutsman of Jasper; five sisters, Mary Louise
House of
Hornell, Alice Weed of Canisteo, Wyneita Whitcher of North Carolina, Sandra Coon
of
Rochester and Agnes Brutsman of Seneca Falls; eight brothers, Donald (Jessamine)
Brutsman of Arkport, Ronald Brutsman of Indiana, Alvin Brutsman of Oregon,
Raymond (Olga) Brutsman of Andover, William (Janice) Brutsman of Louisiana,
Dale Brutsman of
Kentucky, Alton (Louise) Brutsman of Rathbun and Cleon (Nancy) Brutsman of
Cameron;
eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
The family will be present 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday to receive friends at
the Brown &
Powers Funeral Home, 6 Spruce St., Canisteo, where funeral services will be held
at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Rev. Brian Diffenbacher officiating. Burial will follow in Jasper
Cemetery.
Friends wishing may make memorial contributions to the Jasper Ambulance, c/o
Judy
Friends, Hunter Hill Road, Jasper, N.Y. 14855.

Robert + MYHERS, Leatrice A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married ALDEN, Flossie E on 20 May 1917 in Hornell, Steuben County, NY. Flossie was born about 1890 in New York; died on 13 Jul 1934 in Hornell, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cohocton Times - 7/19/1934

The d e a t h of Flossie Alden Bruts-
man wife of Clarence L Brutsman
of West Greenwood, occurred in St.
James Hospital, Hornell, Friday
morning, July 13. She had been ill
several months. She was 44 and
leaves her husband, 8 sons and 3
daughters. The funeral was held in
Canisteo Monday.

Notes:

Canisteo NY Times - 5/23/1917

A pretty wedding took place Sunday
evening in the East Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church, Hornell, at the close of
the evening service, when Clarence L.
Brutsman, son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. L.
Brutsman of Burt ill and Miss Fossie
E.. Alden of Canisteo,, who teaches school
on Burt Hill,, proceeded to the altar, at-
tended by Mr. and Mrs.. LeRoy Brutsman.
The ceremony was performed by the
pastor, te Rev. Frederick C.. House. Mr.
and Mrs. Brutsman are popular young
people and their many friends extend best
wishes. They will reside on Burt Hill.

Notes:

Canisteo NY Times - 4/10/1941

The death of Charles Lee Brutsman,
73, occurred at 12:30 p. m.,
Saturday. April 5. at his home in Russell
street. He had been ill for several
months with hardening of the
arteries and aenemia. He was born
in Tioupsburg Sept. 8. 1867, the son
of the late Nicholas and Eunice Cobb
Brutsman. He lived there until he
settled in Howard. He married Miss
Alice Conklin of Howard Dec. 25,
1888. Their golden wedding was celebrated
with a family gathering in
1938.
For many years he was a hardworking,
thrifty and successful farmer
of Burt Hill and by diligence, industry
and honesty, he accumulated
a comfortable competence besides
rearing a fine family-and educating
them.
Their children having reached maturity
and set up for themselves, they
moved from the farm to this village
in 1917, but being a tireless worker
he worked as delivery man or the
Lent grocery for years, besides keeping
several cows and selling the milk
locally. He retired from the grocery
work after 13 years and gave his
time to his small dairy and property
interests. The body was removed to
the Robbins funeral home and prepared
for burial.
He is survived by his wife, and the
following children: Leroy Brutsman
of Cunningham Creek; Howard;
Clarence L. Brutsman of Canaseraga;
Raymond L. Brutsman, a school
principal in Olean; Mrs. Milton Richardson
of Canisteo; 16 grandchildren
and 4 great grandchildren.
The funeral was held from the
home at 2:30 Tuesday. Rev. E. M.
VanNostrand, pastor of the Baptist
church officiated. There were many
floral tributes. Burial was made in
Hillside cemetery. The escorts were:
D. L. Carter, A. D. Travis, Leroy C.
Lent, Herbert Jansen, Claude Wambold,
Herbert Smith.
Attending the funeral from away
were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Horton,
Mabel McDaniels, Genevieve Coleman,
Mrs. Martin King of Hornell;
Mrs. Leona* Chapman'of Troupsburg"
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Riebbennacht and
daughter Ruth of Port Leyden, N. Y.;
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Walden and
Wm. and Alberta Walden of Greenwood

Charles married CONKLIN, Alice on 25 Dec 1888 in New York. Alice (daughter of CONKLIN, Alvin J and ALGER, Rosetta) was born in Aug 1869 in New York; died on 7 Dec 1950 in Canisteo, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Canisteo NY Times - 12/14/1950

Residents of this section were
grieved to hear of the passing of
Mrs. Alice Brutsman on Thursday,
Dec. 7, at the Oaks Nursing Home
in Canisteo. She has been a life
long resident of this vicinity and is
well known and highly respected
by all who knew her. She was the
daughter of Alvin and Rosett.a
Conklin. She was married to C.
Lee Brutsman on Dec. 25, 1888.
They started housekeeping ,and
farming on the place now owned
by Clinton Clark and were very
successful farmers. In later years
they moved with their family .to
Canisteo where they lived until Mr.
Brutsman died In 1942. Since then
Mrs. Brutsman has lived around
with iher 'children until in June of
1950 when she fell and broke her
hip.She was in the St. James hospital
for iweeks, and then was removed
to the Oakes Nursing Home
in Canisteo where she died. She
is survived by Leroy Brutsman of
Cunningham Creek, Prof. Raymond
Brutsman of Olean, Clarence Brutsma
nof Cameron, and Edith Rich
ardson of Canisteo. Also by 20
grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was 80 years old at the time
of her death. Funeral services were
held on Monday, Dec. 11, at 3
o'clock at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Edith Richardson and
family Of 44 Russell St., Canisteo.
with Rev. Geo. Upham of the First
Baptist church officiating. Burial
was in the Woodlawn Cemetery.
The survivors have the sympathy
of the community.

Notes:

Canisteo NY Times - 12/22/1918

The 50th anniversary of the wedding
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brutsman,
well known residents of Canisteo,
will be observed Sunday with a family
gathering and Christmas dinner
at their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Brutsman will be at
home to their friends during the
hours from 2:30 to 5 p. m., and 7 to
10 in the evening.