Sussex County, New Jersey Obituary Abstracts

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BOOTH, Charles W., of Sycamore street, Sussex, died early Monday morning at Greystone Park, in his seventy-fifth year. He was born in Orange county, N. Y., on September 8, 1862, a son of Charles and Anna Mary BOOTH, formerly of England. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Kate GILLEN, of Nutley; and Mrs. Jesse NORMAN, of Newark; and one brother, Hubert BOOTH, of Newark. Funeral: PINKEL Funeral Chapel. Burial: Fairview Cemetery.
Sussex Independent, Thurs, 26 Aug 1938    (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )



BOOTH, Thomas F.
Sussex Independent, Friday, 25 Oct 1918



BREWER, James died at his home in Lafayette on Wednesday. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon in the Baptist church. Interment in Vaughan cemetery.
Wantage Recorder - May 16, 1919    (Contributed by Carol VanBuren )



BRINK, Mary
Sussex Independent, Friday, 25 October 1918



BROOKS, Amanda Goble, died in Rockaway, 17 Jan , aged 60 yrs.- born in Sparta, dau/o Matthias F. & Electa GOBLE; married in 1855 to Joseph H. BROOKS. Survived by: Her husband, two sons, George and Daniel, and a dau, Mrs. Halsey BEATTY, all of Rockaway; a sister, Mrs. Nathaniel WILCOX of Dover, and five brothers, George, Lewis, Dayton, Theodore and Amzi, all of Sparta. Burial: Sparta.
New Jersey Herald - 25 Jan 1899    (Contributed by Tom Wilson )



BROOKS, Joseph H., died at the home of his dau, Mrs. C. H. BEATTY, in Rockaway, Thursday last, aged 79 yrs. Born: In Pike Co., PA, 22 Feb 1834. Predeceased by: His wife, Amanda GOBLE. Survived by: 3 ch, George BROOKS, Daniel BROOKS and Mrs. C. Halsey BEATTY, all of Rockaway; and his 2nd wife, Esther HENSON of Wantage. Funeral: At the home of his dau, Mrs. Beatty.
New Jersey Herald - Thursday, 5 June 1913    (Contributed by Tom Wilson )



BROSS - In Wantage, on the 13th ult., Deacon GABRIEL BROSS, aged 86 years.
Sussex Register, December 5, 1862    (Contributed by Mona Hilton )



BROSS, James, In Hyde Park, PA, near Scranton, on the 29th ult. Of consumption, formerly of Sussex County, in the 78th year of his age.
NJ Herald and Sussex Democrat, Thursday, March 14, 1872, page 3
Sussex Register, March 21, 1872, p. 3    (Contributed by Mona Hilton )



BROSS - On the 30th ult., in the township of Newton, MARTHA, wife of Gabriel Bross, in the 68th year of her age. The deceased was for many years a member of the First Baptist Church of Wantage.
Sussex Register, Newton, NJ, Page 3, 3 June 1848    (Contributed by Mona Hylton )



BROSS, Peter V., “March 28 at Moscow, Penna., aged about 80 years, formerly of Sussex County.”
Sussex Register, 2 April 1908    (Contributed by Mona Hilton )



BROWN, Garrett J., formerly of Stockholm died at the home of his daughter, in Sumter S.C. Services were held in S.C. Survivers two sisters, Mrs _ FARBER of Hamburg and Harriett VAN SYCLE, several grand children and nieces and nephews. (Partial Obit)
Paper Unknown - 4 May 1950 (Trans by Doreene R. Demarest)



BROWN – March 28, in Montague, Levi D. BROWN, aged 66 years.
New Jersey Herald, 8 April 1909    (Contributed by Betty Donahoe)



BUCKALEW, Mrs., is survived by her husband, a son; Truman BUCKALEW, a brother, George M. BABBAGE and a sister, Mrs. Charles W. LATHROP. Mrs. BUCKALEW was the dau of Rev. Joseph BABBAGE, who in the eighties was pastor of the Lafayette Baptist Church. She will be better remembered as Sadie BABBAGE, she kept up her friendships here and last visited Lafayette in 1927. {Partial Obit}
Paper Unknown - May 6, 1932 (Transcribed by Doreene R.Demarest)



BUNN, Isaiah, formerly of the North Church section, died last Thursday at Warwick Hospital. Born Near Hamburg on July 22, 1858, a son of Obadiah and Hannah WILSON BUNN. Married to Miss Minnie VANDERHOOF, who died seven years ago. Survived by: A son, Howard, of Warwick, and a daughter, Minnie, wife of Archibald HARE, of Warwick.   Funeral: Lazaer Funeral Home, Warwick.   Burial: North Church Cemetery.
Sussex Independent, Thursday, 11 Jun 1936    (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )



BURD, Mrs. Clarissa, w/o Aaron BURD, died in Newton, Monday, aged 57 yrs. Born in Sussex, lifelong resident of Sussex Co., NJ. Survived by her husband, a son, Martin, of Newton, and four sisters, Mrs. Lizzie SOUTH, Mrs. Hattie KIMBLE and Mrs. Anna KOLLBOCKER, of Hamburg, and Mrs. Lena PIERCE, of Ogdensburg. Funeral: ILIFF Funeral Home
Sussex Independent, 24 Feb 1938    (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )



BURD, Clara Bell, w/o Daniel R., died at her home (Newton), Saturday, 1 Jan, aged 43.7.18. Born: Pahaquarry Twp., 13 May 1879. Survived by: Her husband, her mother, Mrs. Mary KINNEY, and brothers and sister, Lavina, w/o Austin VANKIRK Metamora, MI, Charles I. KINNEY of Frankford Plains, Elisha A. KINNEY of Placentia, CA, Elizabeth, w/o John FIELDS of Newton, and James A. KINNEY of Paterson. Funeral: Baleville Christian Ch. Burial: Baleville Cem.
New Jersey Herald, Thursday, 11 Jan 1923    (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro )



BURGHER, Frederick Valentine
Sussex Independent, Friday, 25 Oct 1918



( BURHARD, Father) [top missing] ...for the priesthood. He was ordained in 1899 and said his first mass here in St. Joseph's Church. Survived by a sister, Miss Margaret A. BURHARD, at home, and a brother-in-law, Fabian WEISS. Funeral: St. Joseph's Church. Burial: St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Sussex Independent, Thursday, June 8, 1939   (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )



BURKE, Mrs. Rose DUNN , about seventy years old, died last Friday at Newton Memorial Hospital from injuries received early Tuesday when she fell at the home of her sister, Miss Anna E. DUNN, of 15 Mill street. Mrs. BURKE was born in Newton, the d/o Mr. and Mrs. James DUNN; wid/o Bernard J. BURKE, of Paterson, she came here to live with her sister three years ago. She is an aunt of Arthur C. DUNN, James M. DUNN, Eugene J. DUNN and Amelia M., wife of Dr. William A. DWYER, all of Paterson. Funeral services at Miss DUNN's home, with a requiem mass at St. Joseph's. Burial: Laurel Grove Cemetery, Paterson.
Sussex Independent, 12 Jan 1939    (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )



BURNS, Miss Annabelle
Sussex Independent, Friday, 18 October 1918



BUTLER, John, died on Friday at his residence in Wantage. He was about 61 years old. His wife died about two years ago, and an only son about three years ago. Survived by a brother, Alfred, of Newton.
Funeral: Beemerville church Interment:b Beemerville Cemetery.
Wantage Recorder, Friday, Jan. 31, 1902    (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro)



BUTLER, John, died Sunday at the home of his brother, George J. BUTLER, at Quarryville, aged sixty-three years. He was a son of William C. and Phebe LATEER BUTLERr and is survived by his mother and the following brothers and sisters: James of Beaver Run; Charles, of Wantage; George J. of Quarryville; Jane, wife of John CASKEY, of Dover; Ida C. wife of Henry P. BUTLER, of Wykertown; Lydia A., wife of John SWAYZE, of Port Murray; and Phebe E. wife of John DANIELS, of Branchville. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home where he died. Rev. J. K. Easley, of the Sussex M. E. Church, officiated. Interment was made in Fairview Cemetery.
Sussex Independent, Friday July 11, 1913 (Contributed by Karen Wreden)



BUTLER, Lilly M., Died near Deckertown on Feb. 8, 1894, L aged 6 years, 11 months and 6 days, a daughter of Henry and Ida Butler.
Wantage Recorder (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro)


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