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- Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 5/29/1950
Taken suddenly ill on Sunday
while enroute with a friend to
place Memorial Day flowers on
family burial lots in Moravia and
Owasco, George I. Brodhead, 71,
of 33 Grover Street, died of a
heart attack before the mission
was completed.
Later, the visits to the resting
peaces of Mr. Brodhead's relatives
was completed by Clinton B. Ferguson
of 54 Chedell Place who
was driving the car in which the
two men rode when Mr. Brodhead
collapsed.
Deputy Sheriff John Sozansky,
to' whom Mr. Ferguson made a
report, stated that the latter told,
him Mr. Brodhead complained of
not feeling well and asked that
Ferguson take over the driving,
while they were at Indian Mound,
Moravia, cemetery.
While Mr. Fergueon was driving
the car back toward Auburn,
he informed the sheriff's deputy,
Mr. Brodhead collapsed and died
almost immediately. Mr. Ferguson
parked the ear at the side of
the road and hastened to the
summer home of Police Officer
John Major of Auburn, whence
he telephoned to the sheriff's
department.
Coroner Norman L. Woodford
of Union Springs was also notified.
After an investigation, he
attributed dearth to a coronary
condition. Before returning to
Auburn, Mr. Ferguson completed
the placing of flowers as he and
Mr. Brodhead had planned. He
was still deeply affected by the
shock of his friend's sudden
death.
Services for Mr. Brodhead will
be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at
the Lan?ham Funeral Home.
Erurlal will be In Soule Cemetery.
Calling hours at tbe funeral
home will be from 7 to 9 p. m
today and Tuesday.
Surviving Mr. Brodhead, who
for many years was a carpenter
employed on work in Auburn and
vicinity, are a nephew, Robert L.
Brodhead of Auburn, and a niece.
Mrs. Howard L. Falrchild of
Ithaca.
Mr. Brodhead was born February
16, 1879. in Owasco. Recently
he had been an Inspector
for the city on the Belmont tract
project.
Mr. Brodhead was a member
of the Cayuga County Sportsmen's
Association and of Aubura
Lodge, 474, B.P.O. Elks.
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1879 - 1950 (71 years)