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1934 DEATHS
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

1 June 1934
Thomas O'CONNELL, of 383 7th Ave., died Saturday, leaving his other,
Catherine; four sisters and four brothers.  A solemn requiem mass was
offered Tuesday at 9:30 A.M. in St. Thomas Aquinas R.C. Church

Walter C. MILLER, an employe[e] of the American Machine & Foundry Co. for 18
years, died Sunday in his home, 1624 55th St., leaving his wife, Margaret,
two daughters, a son, two brothers and two sisters.  He was a member of the
Pilgrim Yacht Club.  Funeral services were held Wednesday at 8 P.M. in the
home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery yesterday at 2 P.M.

Henry WEITZMAN, 73, of 88 72d St., died Thursday at the Norwegian Hospital.
He was born in Brooklyn and had lived for the greater part of his life in
Bay Ridge.  He is survived by his wife, Dora WEITZMAN.   Funeral services
were held at the Memorial Chapel, 46th St. and 4th Ave., on Monday at 10
A.M. with the Rev. William Judd of the Fourth Avenue M.E. Church
officiating.  Interment took place in Greenwood Cemetery.

8 June 1934
Thomas ENRIGHT of 453 6th Ave., died Monday, leaving his wife, Amy; four
children, Thomas, Florence, George and Emma; three brothers, James, William
and Timothy; and four sisters, Mrs. Margaret OLSEN, Mrs. Mary CLIFFORD, Mrs.
Florence DEMPSEY and Mrs. Helen THOMAS.  The funeral was held yesterday at
9:15 a.m. from the home to the R.C. Church of St. Thomas Aquinas, where a
requiem mass was offered.  Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Thomas F. SMITH of 392 1st St died Tuesday, leaving his wife, the former
Theresa DONNELLY; two children, Francis and Florence; his mother, Mary
SMITH, and two brothers, Frank and Joseph.  The funeral was held yesterday
at 9:30 a.m. from the home to St. Francis Xavier R.C. Church.  Burial was in
Calvary Cemetery.

Mary HART died Tuesday in the home of her sister, Mrs. Julia WILLS, 261
Prospect Park West.  She is also survived by five nieces and a nephew.  The
funeral was held yesterday at 10 a.m. from the home to the R.C. Church of
the Holy Name of Jesus.  Prospect Park West and Prospect Ave.  Burial was in
Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mary FANNING, native of Dublin, Ireland, and resident of Brooklyn for the
past 47 years, died Monday in her home, 185 Terrace Place.  She leaves her
husband, James; five sons, Joseph, John, William, Edward and Leo; a
daughter, Mrs. May MOAN; three brothers, Lawrence, John and Joseph Sherwin;
a sister, Rose, and 14 grandchildren.  The funeral was held Thursday at 9
a.m. from the home to the R.C. Church of the Holy Name, Prospect Park West
and Prospect Ave.  Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Daniel M. SULLIVAN, 55, life resident of Brooklyn, died of pneumonia in his
home, 307 72d St., leaving four daughters, Catherine, Elizabeth, Jane and
Mrs. Thomas MAGUIRE; a son, Eugene, and two grandchildren.  He was employed
in Manhattan as a broker.  The funeral will be held Friday from the home,
with a solemn (that's all there is)

9 June 1934
BARGE CAPTAIN DIES FROM HEART ATTACK
Long Beach, June 9 - Capt. Olaf OLSON, 64, of 33-34 Richmond Ave.,
Eltingville, Staten Island, was stricken with a heart attack yesterday
aboard the barge Dakota, as the vessel was being towed through Jones Inlet
by the tug Osprey.  The barge was run over to Point Lookout at the east end
of Long Beach and Dr. David MALCOLM summoned from the Long Beach Hospital.
He said a heart attack had caused death.
The body has been removed to an undertaking parlor at Oceanside to await
word from relatives.

PHOEBE RAPELYE, MEMBER OF OLD FAMILY, DIES AT 92
Descended from Sarade RAPALJE, First White Child Born on L.I.
Miss Phoebe C. RAPELYE*, 92, a descendent of the first white child born on
Long Island, Sara de RAPALJE, died yesterday, after a brief illness of the
infirmities of age, at the home of her nephew, George C. RAPELYE, 1208
Pacific St.
The RAPALYE* family is one of the oldest in the United States and is said to
be the oldest on Long Island, dating back to 1625.
The family was for many years located in the old Town of Newtown, where
Phoebe RAPELYE was born, the daughter of the late George RAPELYE and
Margaret CALYER.  Her mother also was of old Long Island stock.  Calyer St.
is named for her family.
Three of Miss RAPELYE's brothers lived to be over 90.  They were Abram
RAPELYE, who died at 90; George RAPELYE, who died at 94, and Peter RAPELYE,
who was 98 when he died.  Another brother, John, was killed in action during
the Civil War.
Miss RAPELYE devoted her life to church work and was for many years active
in the Dutch Reformed Church of Newtown.  In recent years she was a member
of the Bedford Presbyterian Church.  Until a few years ago, when her health
began to fail, she went to the polls and always voted the Republican ticket.
A number of nieces and nephews survive her.  Services will be held at the
A.L. Pritchard Chapel, 1341 Bedford Ave., at 11 a.m., Monday, with the Rev.
Dr. George Wells ARMS, pastor of Bedford Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Interment will be in Cypress Hills Cemetery.
* note different spellings

POLICE TAKE MAN AS GUN GIVER IN WARDEN MURDER
Say Tito MICHAELANGELO* Handed Celia M'CORMICK Weapon for Jail Break
After a search of more than a year and a half, Brooklyn police today had
rounded up a man who, they charge, gave Mrs. Cecelia McCORMICK the gun it
was alleged she smuggled into Raymond Street Jail on Nov. 26, 1932, and
which was used by her bank robber husband, Andrew (Red) McCORMICK, to kill
Deputy Warden William J. McCONNELL and then himself after a vain attempt to
escape from the jail.
The man, described as Tito MICHELAGNOLI*, 35, of 78 Bedford St., Manhattan,
was arrested near his home yesterday and immediately booked at Brooklyn
Police Headquarters on a charge of homicide.  He is specifically charged
with having been an accessory to the slaying of McCONNELL.
According to Capt. John McGOWAN, the prisoner said he met with the
19-year-old wife of the convict by accident at Bleecker St., near 6th Ave.,
on the night of the shooting and rode with her at her request in a taxicab
to the jail.  He freely admitted knowing McCORMICK who was awaiting a
30-year sentence for a bank robbery, but denied having given the latter's
wife the gun.
During her trial for murder last Fall, which resulted in an acquittal Mrs.
McCORMICK said she received the gun in a paper bag five days before the
slaying.  She said she got it from a man her husband had told her to meet at
the corner of Court and Bergen Sts., but did not give his name.
The police today were seeking Mrs. McCORMICK to see if she can identify the
suspect.  *name typed as in article

15 June 1934
William H. RADCLIFFE, 47, a chauffeur, of 151 Garfield Place, died Tuesday
in the Methodist Episcopal Hospital.  He leaves his wife, Sadie; 10
children, Frances, Helen, Gertrude, Grace, Blanche, Dorothy, Caroline,
Herbert, Walter and John; four sisters, Ethel BARTH, Carrie OWEN, Grace
COOKE and Fannie TYRELL, and two brothers, George and Harry RADCLIFFE.
Services were held yesterday at 8 p.m. in the home.  Burial was in
Evergreens Cemetery.

Helena Boyer GANZLE, 53, life resident of Brooklyn, died Tuesday in the
Norwegian Hospital after a short illness.  She lived at 607 80th St.  Widow
of George GANZLE, she is survived by four children, Mrs. Robert EARLEY,
Ruth, George and Carl GANZLE; four sisters and a grandson.  Funeral services
were held today at 10 a.m. in the home.  Burial was in Lutheran Cemetery.

Leonard GOODMAN Jr., 23, life resident of Brooklyn, died Tuesday in Bellevue
Hospital after a lingering illness.  He was a machinist living at 438 74th
St., and is survived by his parents, Leonard and Mamie GOODMAN.  The funeral
will be held today at 2 p.m. from 6741 5th Ave.

Elizabeth Frances Hodge LARSON of 638 Senator St. died Sunday at her home.
She is survived by her husband, Carl, and a son, Charles.  A solemn requiem
mass was offered Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the R.C. Church of Our Lady of
Perpetual Help.  Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Maria KANZY, 84, died Monday in her home, 820 53d St.  She was born in
Sweden and had been a resident of Brooklyn for the past 27 years.  She left
two daughters, Mrs. Lova DRYSTEN and Anna KANZY.  Services were held at 2
p.m. yesterday in the chapel at 5312 8th Ave.  Burial was in Cypress Hills
Cemetery.

Felix MORIN, a former machinist, died Monday after an illness of six months
in his home, 47 St. Mark's Place.  Surviving are his wife, Frances; a
daughter, Anna, and four sons, William, Daniel, Albert and Frank.  A solemn
requiem mass was offered yesterday at 10 a.m. in St. Augustine's R.C.
Church, 6th Ave., and Sterling Place.  Burial was in St. John's Cemetery.

2 August 1934
A.V.KOUWENHOVEN, SCION OF PIONEER L.I. FAMILY, DEAD
Flatlands Man Was Born on Farm Sire Purchased from Indians in 1636
Abraham Vanderveer KOUWENHOVEN , 59, a member of one of the oldest 
Holland-Dutch families on Long Island and a lifelong resident of Flatlands, 
died yesterday at his home, 3422 Avenue L, after a brief illness.He was born 
in the old Kouwenhoven Homestead, which formerly stood at Utica Avenue and 
Kings Highway, onland which Wolfert G. VAN KOUWENHOVEN purchased from the 
Indians in 1636. This is said to have been the first transaction of its kind 
on Long Island.
For a number of years Mr. KOUWENHOVEN operated the family farm in Flatlands 
until the extensive realty development of the section forced him to retire. 
In recent years he was connected with the Irving Trust Company. He was a 
member of the St. Nicholas Society of Nassau Island and was an elder and 
former treasurer of the Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church.
His widow, Sarah H. KOUWENHOVEN; a daughter Miss Ruth KOUWENHOVEN, and a son, 
Arthur B. Kouwenhoven, survive him. Services will be held at the home at 2pm 
Saturday, with the Rev. Dr. Charles William DOEDER, pastor of Flatlands 
Church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

MANY ATTEND RITES FOR JOHN O'ROURKE
More than 300 friends and associates of John F. O'Rourke, prominent 
construction engineer and tunnel builder, who died Saturday at Great Neck, 
attended the funeral services for him yesterday morning at St. Patrick's 
Cathedral, Manhattan

JOHN A. SLOWEY, FIRE CHIEF, DIES, GASSED AT BLAZE
40th Battalion Head Collapsed while on Sick Leave - Rites tomorrow
Battalion Fire Chief John Ambrose SLOWEY died suddenly last night at his 
home, 1754 W. 7th St. as a direct result of being gassed at a fire last 
Friday at 7th Ave. and 53rd St. He was 57.
Chief Slowey, a member of the NY Fire Department for 33 years, had commanded 
the 40th Battalion in Brooklyn for several years.
Following his gassing at last Friday's fire, he was removed to the 
Israel-Zion Hospital and permitted to go home after treatment. He suddenly 
collapsed while on sick leave and died without regaining consciousness.
The funeral is to be held from Sts. Simon and Jude R.C. Church, Avenue T and 
VanSicklen St. at 10 am tomorrow.
Born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, in 1876, he joined the NY Fire 
Department on June 8, 1901, as a member of Hook and Ladder 3 in Manhattan. He 
moved up through the ranks rapidly, being made a lieutenant on Jan. 1, 1910, 
and a captain on Dec. 23, 1913. 
He had been a battalion chief since June 22, 1922.
At the time of the Wall St. explosion he was one of the first on the scene, 
and at the time of the big fire on Park Ave. in 1906 he was credited with 
saving a number of lives. One of those he rescued was Mrs. FORSTER, known as 
the "Tombs Angel" because of her many kindnesses to prisoners.
In 1921 he received his 20 years service badge. At that time he was connected 
with Engine Company No 6 on Liberty St.
Surviving are the widow, the former Mary DUFFY, and six daughters. They are 
Mrs. Mary DANBY, Mrs. Joseph SYKES, and the Misses Kathryn, Rose, Margaret 
and Virginia SLOWEY

3 August 1934
William G. BRADY Oldest Salesman, Dies in 90th year
Civil War Veteran was with one firm 62 years. Fought with NY Unit
William G. BRADY has travelled his last mile. The Civil War veteran who 
claimed the distinction of being among the oldest, if not the oldest, 
traveling salesman in the country, died yesterday morning in his home, 607 
Macon St. He was in his 90th year.
When the Civil War broke out Mr. BRADY enlisted in the 86th New York 
Volunteers and served throughout the war. He was a member for many years of 
the U>S> Grant Post, G.A.R. of which he was Senior Vice Commander.
Mr. BRADY was the first man to be employed by the late Charles SCHOOLHOUSE 
when he started in the silk and ribbon business and served that firm as a 
traveling salesman for 62 years. He outlived every member of the firm and 
retired nine years ago when the firm was dissolved.
Never in accident
For 62 years he traveled from New york to Buffalo and in all that time he 
never met with an accident and never rode on a free pass. His health was 
perfect up to last winter, when he began to fail as a result of ailments 
brought on by old age.
His daughter, Miss Florence H. BRADY, is his only survivor. On Feb. 10, 1915, 
Mr. and Mrs. BRADY celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. BRADY 
died in 1927.
The funeral services will be held on Saturday night at 8 o'clock in the BRADY 
home. Interment will be on Sunday at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Thomas J. NOLAN, 61, of 1311 Schenectady Ave. formerly active in political 
affairs in the 12th A.D. where he was a Democratic district captain for 25 
years, died Wednesday night at his home. He was born in the old 9th 
Ward...........(incomplete)

4 August 1934
Patrick J. WHALEN of 412 Caton Avenue, a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, died 
suddenly Monday. He was a son of the late Dennis and Nora CAREY WHALEN. 
Surviving are Mrs. Thomas F. KANE, a sister, and JERE F. WHALEN. 
The funeral was held yesterday from the home; thence to the 
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary where a requiem
mass was offered at 9:30 am. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery

George J. AYERS, son of David and Emma GLEASON AYERS, and brother of Dennis
L, Mary, Emma and James, died Sunday. He was formerly employed by the London
Guarantee and Accident Insurance Company. A requiem mass was celebrated 
Wednesday at St. Saviour’s R.C. Church.... cut off

7 August 1934
Peter F. HACK, Veteran of Civil War, Dies at 89
Peter F. HACK, 89, one of the few surviving members of the GAR on Long 
Island, died yesterday at his home on Newbridge Road, North Bellmore. 
He was formerly a member of the Rankin Post 10 GAR of Brooklyn, which 
was disbanded several years ago.
Mr. HACK is survived by two sons, Frank L. and Arthur, and two daughters, 
Mrs. W.D. TENNEY and Mrs. A.E. DEUBERT. Funeral services will be held 
tomorrow afternoon at the Fulton Funeral Parlors, Freeport. 
The Rev. John E. GERSTENBERG, pastor of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 
Merrick will officiate. 
Interment will be in Greenfield Cemetery, South Hempstead.

24 August 1934
MARGARET O NEILL, 39 died Monday after a short illness in her home, 348 Bay 
Ridge Ave. She was born in Cotterstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland and lived in 
Brooklyn for the past 20 years. Surviving are her husband Paul, five 
daughters, Rita, Patricia, Peggy, Ann and Rosemary, and two sons, Thomas and 
James. She also leaves her mother, Mary WALSH in Ireland, and two brothers 
and five sisters. The funeral was held yesterday at 9:30 am from the home to 
Our Lady of Angels R.C. Church, where a requiem mass was offered. Burial was 
in Calvary Cemetery.

ANNIE L CHRISTOPHER, widow of George C CHRISTOPHER, died Monday. She leaves 
two sons, George C and Harry W CHRISTOPHER. Funeral services were held 
Wednesday at 1:30 pm in the home. 568 81st St. Burial was in New York 
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.

FRANK PODLECKI, 5, son of Peter and Mary PODLECKI, died Sunday in his home, 
536 1/2 3rd Ave. In addition to his parents he leaves a brother, John, and a 
sister, Sabina. The funeral was held Wednesday from the home to Our Lady of 
CZENSTOCHOVA R.C. Church, 24th St and 4th Ave, for a final blessing at 10 am. 
Burial was in St. John's Cemetery.

FRANK JASZCERSKI,  42, life resident of Brooklyn, died Tuesday after an 
operation in a local hospital. He was a real estate broker and lived at 532 
Senator Street. Surviving are his wife, Mary,; two daughters, Dorothy and 
Eleanor, and two sisters, Tessie Kedenberg and Anna Zacklewski. The funeral 
was held this morning from the home. A requiem mass was offered in Our Lady 
of Czenstochova R.C. Church, 24th St and 4th Ave., and burial was in Holy 
Cross Cemetery.

SARAH HYLAND BRADLEY, 67, died Tuesday afternoon after a brief illness in her 
home, 340 8th St. She was a native of Brooklyn and is survived by five 
daughters, Edna, Loretta, Mrs Daniel DONOVAN, Mildred and Dorothy; a sister 
Mrs Anna DAVIS, and two brothers James and William F. HYLAND. 
Burial took place this morning in St John's Cemetery, following a requiem 
mass at St Thomas Aquinas R.C. Church, 9th St and $th Ave.

MARGARET ST. LEDGER DALTON was buried Tuesday in Holy Cross Cemetery 
following a requiem mass at St. Agnes R.C. Church. She died Friday at the 
home of a daughter, Mrs. W. Levy, 327 18th St. She was born in Brooklyn, a 
daughter of Thomas and Anna ST LEDGER, and was a resident of the old 10th 
Ward all her life. Surviving, in addition to the daughter are her husband, 
Andrew, two sons, Joseph and Francis; three other daughters, Mrs. C. MILLER, 
Mrs A. FREESE and Mrs. H. DANNER; two brothers Patrick and James, and six 
grandchildren.

GERALD JOHN O'CONNOR of 224 90th St., died Monday. Surviving are his wife, 
Charlotte C. O'CONNOR and  two children, Mrs. Lionel K. ANDERSON and Edmund 
W. O'CONNOR. The funeral was held Tuesday at 3pm from the Memorial Chapel, 
7501 5th Ave, with the burial taking place in Waterford, NY

29 August 1934
EMMA TRYON, 52, a life resident of Brooklyn, died on Friday in her home, 189 
Seeley St. She is survived by her husband, Luke. The funeral was held on 
Tuesday at 9 am from the funeral chapel, 476 73rd St; thence to the Holy Name 
R.C. Church, where a requiem mass was offered. Burial was in St. John's 
Cemetery

WILLIAM HENRY ELPHICK died Saturday in his 71st year. He left a son, Spencer; 
a daughter, Edith BERSEY, and three grandchildren. He was a member of 
Longfellow Lodge, American Order of the Sons of St. George. Funeral services 
were held in the residence, 7946 11th Ave at 8pm Monday. Cremation took place 
at Fresh Pond Crematory at 2pm yesterday.

ELIZABETH MC GLYNN, life resident of Brooklyn, died Thursday in her home, 137 
4th Ave. She was the widow of Edward McGLYNN, and is survived by a son, 
Joseph, and two daughters Florence and Elizabeth. A requiem mass was offered 
Monday in St. Augustine's R.C. Church at 9:30 am. Burial was in Holy Cross 
Cemetery.

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