Clayton married LEGRAND, Mary Annabel on 27 Jun 1935. Mary (daughter of LEGRAND, Isadore John and Emma) was born on 26 Aug 1918 in Caldwell, Canyon County ID; died on 29 Apr 2011 in Garden Valley, Boise County, ID. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: Aug. 26, 1918
Caldwell
Canyon County
Idaho, USA
Death: Apr. 29, 2011

Mary "Annabel" Brutsman, 92, of Horseshoe Bend and Garden Valley, Idaho, quietly passed into heaven at the home of a granddaughter, Robin, on April 29, 2011.

Annabel was born Aug. 26, 1918 in Caldwell, Idaho, to parents Isadore John Jr. and Emma LeGrand. She married Clayton Carl Brutsman June 27, 1935. She graduated Emmett High School in 1936 and they raised six children together.

Her passions in life were organic vegetable gardening and growing beautiful flowers, as well as the Power of the Lord.

She is preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; a sister; and two husbands, Carl Brutsman and Howard Bates.

She is survived by six children, Galen and Sharlyn, Gordon and Lillian, Gary, Neil, Carla and Gary Helmick and Paula and James Potter; 19 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Graveside service will be held at the Emmett Cemetery on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at 2 p.m. with potluck to follow at the Wild Rose Park. Friends are asked to bring a side dish.

The family wants to thank Treasure Valley Hospice for their outstanding service, kindness and loving support.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Treasure Valley Hospice, 8 6th St. N., Suite 200, Nampa, ID 83687.
Services are under the direction of the Potter Funeral Chapel, Emmett.

Published in Emmett Messenger Index from May 5 to June 5, 2011

Leroy + COVELL, Inez Margaret. Inez (daughter of COVELL, Wilson) was born on 25 Jan 1891 in Bath, Steuben County, NY; died in Oct 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isadore + Emma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

Notes:

Elmira NY Star Gazette - 4/25/1938

Wilson Covell, 76, who died un-
expectedly Friday at his home on
Turnpike Rd.. Howard, was held
Monday. 2 30 p. m . in 1 e Williams
funeral home. 27 Greenwood St.,
Canisteo. The Rev. M. L. Hallock,
pastor of Methodist Church,
officiated. B u r i a l in Hillside
side Cemetery. Surviving are Mrs.
LeRoy Brutsman, daughter, and a
son, Lewis Covell. Whitesville.