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Utica NY Observer - 1/16/1961

Mrs. Rose Demsey,72, of 9
Westminister Rd., New Hartford,
died today in the Charles
T. Sitrin Home after a long
illness.
She was born May 27, 1888,
in London, England, and came
to'Utica from London a year
later with her family. She
was the daughter of Ben and
Leah Benjamin.
She was married to Ben
Demsey in 1909 in Utica. He
died Feb. 27, 1924.
Mrs. Demsey was a chart-
er member of Temple Beth El
and its Sisterhood.
She leaves a son, Samuel J.
Demsey, Utica; a sister, Mrs.
Emanuel A. Lichtman, Utica;
two brothers, I. S. Benjamin,
Utica and Herman Benjamin,
Erie, Pa.; four grandchildren;
two great grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be at 1 to-
morrow afternoon from the
Tifereth Zvi Synagogue,
James St., with Rabbi May-
nard Hyman, Rabbi Isaac
Freeman and Contors Martin
mermelstein and Paul Nieder-
land, officiating. Burial will
be in the Tifereth Zvi Ceme-
tery, Whitesboro.

Rose married DEMSEY, Ben in 1909 in Utica, Oneida County, NY. Ben died on 27 Feb 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]