The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-08-27
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Who can estimate the good that thes
two dear people did throughout thei
long and useful lives.
Following weeks illness, caused b.
stroke of paralysis, Mrs. Catherine
Bennett passed away at the home O.
her son, E. r. Bennett, in st. Johns
Mich, Feb. 5, 1915, aged 81 years. Hel
maiden name was Catherine Squires
She was born in New York state in
1928. On the night of Oct Is, 1882,
when she was nine years old, she came
to Cleveland by boat, with her mother
and three other children. Her father
had driven span of fine horses from
New York state to Brunswick prev
iously, and was here to welcome his
family when they came. Catherine
Squires married Ford Bennett, and
their home was in Brunswick for sew
eral years, when they moved to Shia-
wassee county, Michigan. After her
husband passed away in 1901, she
went to live with her son, E. R. Ben
nett, at st. Johns. Burial was made
in Fairfield cemetery.
Mrs. William H. Newton, whose
maiden name was Mary Eliza Thomas,
was born at Dalton, Wayne county, o.,
on Dec. 26, 1889, and died Feb. IL,
1915, aged rs years. Her father be-
ing a Methodist minister, she had no
permanent home, living for short per-
iods in many different places. Had
she lived three days longer she would
have spent married life of 54 years.
The funeral was held at her home
on Feb. Ia, the anniversary of her wed
ding day. In girlhood she became a
member of the church and her life was
one of devotion to it and of self sacri-
flee to the loved ones of her home and
others. Rev. Peoples of Brunswick
conducted the funeral services. Burial
was in the Beebetown cemetery.
Daniel Lunn died at his home, Feb.
15, aged 72 years. His illness was
long and painful. Funeral services at
Disciple church, Brunswick, conducted
by Re-. G. H. Searles. Burial in the
Brunswick cemetery.
William H. Hayslip, who died at his
home in st. Thomas, Ont, on Feb. rs,
and was brought to Medina for burial,
was once resident of Brunswick and
very likely his birthplace was Bruins
wick The Hayslip family, in early
days, lived just across the road from
Brunswick sub-station, on the electric
railroad. William H. Hayslip was
son Of Samuel ]. Hayslip and caroline
Deming Hayslip and in young man
hood married Wealthy Benton Of Sc
vile. In 1864 he was elected to the
office of county clerk, and held that
office for the next six years. A few
years after retiring from the clerks
Office, with his family, he removed to
st. Thomas, Ont, where the remainder
of his life was spent.
Will Myers, former Brunswick
young man, who had been living at |
Tampa, Fa. for several years, died
In that city March A, 1915.
Mrs. Cornelia Stranahan was born
IN North Hampton, Mass, Dec. 28, |
1927, and died at the home Of her son
Miles in Elyria, o., March IA. 1915,
aged S8 years. She came to Br1ns-
wick with her uncle, Daniel TilIotson,
when she was sixteen years old. Short
" after this she went to Columbia to
1--we with an aunt She married Dud-
ley Stranahan. After her husbands
death, which occurred 20 years ago.
she lived alone much Of the time, and !
at last became too feeble to take care
Oh herself. She lived a long and use |!
ful life. Funeral services were con- /
Quoted by Rev. A. H. Perry. Burial 7
N Liverpool, by he side Of her hus-
band.
Samuel B. Root passed away at his
home IN Rcyalton, o.. March is, 1915, \
aged nearly 78 years. He was born IN
Brunswick, o., June II, 1893. He was
married. dune 3, 1861, 70 Marian Goss,
rho with two sons and one daughter
urviYe him His father was Charles
loot of Pittsfeld, Mass, one If the n