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:

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.

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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:

Boonville NY Herald - 12/5/1979

Henry F. Beha. 88. died at a
nursing home in Colombus.
Ohio. Nov. 21. 1979,
He was born in West
Leyden April 12.1891, a son of
John and Mary Kotary Beha.
He married Helen Catahan
who died several years ago.
Surviving are two daughters.
Sister Helen Marie Beha
and Mrs. N.P. (Martha)
Gessner, St. Johnsbury. Vt.; a
brother,-William J-Beha,
Sunset Nursing Home, Boon-
ville and a sister Mrs. Teresa
Nabors, Seattle, Wash.

Henry married CALAHAN, Helen about 1921. Helen was born on 11 Apr 1891 in OH; died in Jun 1975 in Columbus, Franklin County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Boonville NY Herald - 12/14/1977

WEST LEYDEN -
Raymond G. Beha. 84. a lifelong
resident of West Leyden,
died on Sunday evening Dec.
11. at Huntington Hospital,
Huntington. Long Island Mr.
Beha had been hospitalized
since Nov. 30. after suffering a
stroke.
Born in West Leyden on
April 27. 1893. he was a son of
John and Mary Kotary Beha.
He was graduated from Boon-
ville High School and the
Boonville Teachers Training
Class. Thereafter he taught in
the area schools. During
World War I Mr. Beha served
with the U.S.Army in France.
After being discharged from
the Army, he settled on the
family farm on the Mud Lake
Road in the Town of Lewis.
After selling the farm in 1946,
the Beha Family moved to
West Leyden. For a time Mr.
Beha served as a substitute
mail carrier from the West
Leyden Post Office. After
leaving the farm, Mr. Beha,
was employed at Griffiss Air
Force Base in Rome. He
retired a number of years ago.
Mr. Beha married Clara
Tine on sept. 20, 1920 in West
Leyden. She died on Jan. 18,
1949. He married Margaret
Entwistle on April 27, 1948 in
utica. She died on Aug. 9,
1968. Mr. Beha had spent the
past few winters with his
daughter, Miss HelenBeha,
at Huntington, Long Island,
and the summers at his home
in West Leyden. He was a
member of St. Mary's Church
the West Leyden Fire Depart-
ment and the Charles J. Love Post American Legion.
Besides his daughter,
Helen, Mr. Beha is survived
by two other daughters, Mrs.
Raymond (Katherine) St. John
Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. Robert
(Margaret Mary) Aloan, Syra-
cuse; a foster son, Harold
Kessler, Holland Patent; 18
grandchildren; 24 great
grandchildren; two brothers,
William J. Beha, West
Leyden, Henry Beha, Colum-
bus, Ohio, and one sister,
Mrs. Turance Nabors, Seattle,
Washington.
Funeral services will be
held on Thursday, Dec. 15, at
9:45 a.m. at the Trainor
Funeral Home, Boonville, and
at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's
Church, West Leyden, where
Rev. George Roskwitalski
OFM Conv., pastor of the
church, will officiate. Inter-
ment will be made in St.
Mary's Cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home
on Wednesday from 2 until 4
and 7 until 9 p.m. The Rosary
will be recited on Wednesday
at 7:30 p.m. The West Leyden
Firemen will meet at the
funeral home on Wednesday
at 8 p.m.

Raymond married TINE, Clara on 10 Sep 1920 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY. Clara was born about 1891 in New York; died on 18 Jan 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married ENTWISTLE, Margaret C on 27 Apr 1948 in Utica, Oneida County, NY. Margaret (daughter of ENTWISTLE, Thomas and BEHA, Margaret) was born on 24 Jul 1896 in Utica, Oneida County, NY; died on 9 Aug 1968 in Lowville, Lewis County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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]

Notes:

Utica NY Daily Press - 4/2/1973

James A.'Beha. 74. of Grove
Street, Mohawk, former Frankfort
school superintendent, died
Saturday in St. Luke's-
Memorial Hospital Center.
The funeral will be'at 9 today
from the Murphy Funeral
Home, Mohawk and at 9:30
from Blessed Sacrament
Church. Burial will be in
Mohawk Cemetery.

ALSO

Utica NY Observer - 3/31/1973

MOHAWK-James A. Beha,
74, of 16 Grove St. died today In
St. Luke's-Memorial Hospital
Center, after a long illness.
He was born in West Leyden.
He was graduated from St..
Lawrence University and
received his-master's at
Columbia University.
Mr. Beba had been district
superintendent of schools of the
1st Supervisory District and
superintendent of the Frankfort
schools until his retirement
some years ago.
Mr. Beha was a veteran of
World Wars land II serving as a
captain in the invasion of North
Africa and Italy.
He was past commander of
the Crowley-Barnum American
Legion Post 25, Mohawk, and
also New York State vicecommander.
He was a member of the
Blessed Sacrament Cnurch In
Mohawk; the Knights of
Columbus and Holy Name
Society:
He leaves his wife; Luella
Mullaney Beha a daughter,
Mrs. Anthony Ignasher, of
Huntington. L.I., a sister Mrs.
Theresa Nabors, of Seattle,
Wash., and four brothers
Ambrose Beha, Oneida; Henry
Beha, of Columbus, 0., and
Raymond and William Beha,
both of "West Leyden,.
The funeral will, be at 9
Monday from the Murphy
Funeral Home, Mohawk and at
9:30 from Blessed Sacrament
Church. Burial' will held. in
Mohawk Cemetery.
Calling hours 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
Sunday

James married MULLANEY, Luella Agnes on 24 Jun 1931 in Port Leyden, Lewis County, NY. Luella (daughter of MULLANEY, John and Mary) was born about 1902 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: NABORS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BROUILLETTE, Herbert J. Herbert (son of BROUILLETTE, Nelson S and MCLOUGHLIN, Mary) was born on 23 Jan 1903 in RI; died in Dec 1972 in Port Saint Joe, Gulf County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rome NY Daily Sentinel - 5/25/1934

Syracuse, May, 25-Cecelia Rose
Beha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ambrose Beha of West Leyden became
Sister Mary Jude, Thursday
at St. Anthony's convent here as
one of twelve girls between the
ages of 18 and 20 who entered the
noviate in the Sisters of the Third
Order of St. Francis.
The ceremony took place In the
chapel of the convent with Very
Rev. Bede Hess of St. Francis
college, Provincial of the Order of
Minor Conventuals, officiating.
Witnessing the ceremony were the
parents and relatives of the novices
and visiting clergymen from
the parishes in which the young
women lived before they began
their postulancy six months ago.
The religious investiture opened
with a solemn high mass said by
the Provincial. The postulants
entered the chapel wearing white
bridal costumes with wreath and
veil and carrying bouquets of May
bells.
At the conclusion of the sermon
by Rev. Daniel Lyons, O. M. C, of
Seaside Park, N. J., the postulants
requested and received the holy
habits which they later donned
and returned to the chapel where
they were given their religious
names.
As novices the young women will
remain behind the convent walls
for two years In the service of
God before taking their canonical
vows. Their duties will be those
of the classroom and hospital in
preparation for the work to which
they will devote their lives.
Among the outstanding activities
of the order is caring for the leper
colony at Molokai in Hawaii.

Family/Spouse: ROLDAN, Raymond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married WILBERT, Dorothy on 16 Jan 1943 in Rochester, Monroe County, NY. Dorothy (daughter of WILBERT, Frank) was born on 24 Jul 1918; died on 9 Sep 2011 in Port Gibson, Ontario County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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.

Mary married CRAVOTTA, Agatino on 22 Jan 1949 in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Waterville NY Times - 10/13/1999

Donald A. Beha, 80, of
Utica, formerly of Waterville,
died Tuesday, Oct. 5,
1999, in Faxton Hospital,
Utica.
He was born April 5, 1919,
in Ava, son of Ambrose and
Emma Seiter Beha and was a
1938 graduate of Waterville
Central School. He was a
major in the Marine Corps,
serving in World War II and
the Korean Conflict. On Feb.
1, 1947, he married Jean A.
Kelly in Blessed Sacrament
Church, Utica. He retired
from Sears Roebuck and
Company in 1980 after 30
years of employment.
Besides his wife he leaves
two daughters, Mrs. Frank
(Judy) Santo of Saugus,
' Mass., and Mrs. Shawn
(Debra) Sullivan of Billerica,
Mass,; three sons, Michael
Beha of New Hartford, Timothy
Beha of Whitesboro and
Patrick Beha of Washington,
N. J.; three sisters, Bertha
Rowley of Waterville, Mrs.
Walter (Dorothy) Dunn of
Oneida and Mrs. Dorothy
Beha of Ontario; a brother,
Joseph Beha of Waterville;
six grandchildren, Kelly,
Heather, Jessica, Christine,
Kaitlyn and Zachary; nieces,
and nephews. He was predeceased
by two sisters, Cecilia
Roldon and Mary Cravotta
and a brother, John Beha.
The funeral was Thursday
from the Heintz Funeral
Home, 1517 Whitesboro
Street, Utica, and from
Blessed Sacrament Church
where a Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated. Burial
was in Mount Olivet Cemetery,
Whitesboro.

Donald married KELLY, Jean A [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dorothy married DUNN, Walter J on 8 Jan 1944 in Waterville, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married DON CARLOS, Leonie Yolande on 21 Sep 1946 in Waterville, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bertha married ROWLEY, David R on 28 Jun 1952 in Waterville, Oneida County, NY. David (son of ROWLEY, Earnest H and JOHNSON, Lulu F) was born on 8 Nov 1916 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY; died on 22 Feb 1960 in Waterville, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MICKAM, Donald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GESSNER, Norman P. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married ALOAN, Robert on 3 Apr 1948. Robert (son of ALOAN, Charles Edison and THURSTON, Alma) was born on 24 Jul 1916 in Osceola, Lewis County, NY; died on 7 Feb 2003 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Katherine married ST JOHN, Raymond P on 15 Jun 1946 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LOPEZ, Robert A Dr. Robert was born about 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married BASSETT, Annena June [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WOODS, Betty. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: IGNASHER, Anthony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: Judith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Debra married SULLIVAN, Shawn on 14 Oct 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SANTO, Frank. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judith married CERASUOLO, Donald [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joanne married TREEN, Robert C [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: JOOF, Abdou A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Camilla married GREENE, Thomas Storm [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married PEELER, Deborah [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Karen married WENTWORTH, David F [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FISHER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SCANLON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: COLE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DAVIS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RUSSELL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WILBERT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: STOKES, Jean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MENARD, Brian H. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: Roxanne M. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Linda married SULLIVAN, Steven W [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WALWORTH, Jean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carol married BARDUN, Darren J [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joyce married JACKSON, James [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]