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- 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
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1867 - 1941 (73 years)