New-York tribune., 1920-02-07
OBITUARY NOTES

ZEAIEY f. COHEN, twenty nine, a wei
known Brooklyn auctioneer, died Wednesday
The Bronx. His four-year-old son and onl,
child, Albert d. Cohen. died of pneumonia
Tuesday. Mr. Cohen recently was associate
with the Times Square Automobile Suppl
Company. He was a thirty-second dc.re,
Mason and member of several other fra
ternal orders.
NATHANIEL KIRBY. eighty-seven. q vet
eran of the Civil War and one of the few
surviving members Of the famous Duryes
Zouaves, died Thursday at his home, 2t
Jerome Street. BROOKLYN of pneumonia. He
was a retired bookbinder, and for man,
years was employed as skilled flnisher fol
de luxe editions of books.
THOMAS D. LAvANEs, forty eight. fol
elght years postmaster of the Rdgewood sta
tlon, died yesterday morning in the Wyckof
heights Hospital Of pneumonia. He wa.
formerly postmaster Of the Flatbush station
GEORGE A. HAWKINS, sixty-seven. 70,
many years we'll known In Brooklyn as
at his home, in Morristown, N. j. He lef,
the building business recently to engage il
the paper box business.
THOMAS LELAND JETT. forty-fve. ,
member of the Queens Citizens Association
the Queens Club and the Queens Voluntee,
home. in Queens Village He was d
rector in the New Amsterdam Casualt,
Company. of Maryland. ana formerly wa:
United States government paymaster a,
Porto Rico
HOWARD F. MESS1TER, twenty-six, 9
member of the reserve corps of the Unitec
States Marines and the Gravesend Exemp
Volunteer Firemen's Sons Association, diet
nue., Brodalyn. " y @'|''A ave-
CHARLES CREIFELDS, sixty-six, 10,
twenty three years connected with the Coney
Island & Brooklyn Railroad as cashier dice
Wednesday at his home, $50 Prospect Place
Brooklyn. of heart disease. He recently wa,
employed by the Brooklyn Union Gas Com
pany.
SOLOMON LOUIS BENARI, R commi..
Thursday Of heart disease at his home. 131
buckingham Road. Flatbush. He was born
m Saxony, Germany, and was resident ol
brooklyn for thirty-two years.
GEORGE GREENE. twenty-nine. a marin.
engineer employed in the Brooklyn navy
Yard Is dead of pneumonia at his home, 29s
Ciasson Avenue. Brooklyn.
MRS. ELLEN JANE LEBER. ninety.
iour. widow OF Henry Leber. died Thursday
Smn;t S,gn. OF pneumonia in Overlook Hospital
summit. N. j. She suffered a fracture OF
tne leg two weeks ago from a fall. She is
survived by daughter Mrs. Lizzie E
SicKley. OF Springfield N. j., and q SON
Ne"is ise L LeDer, OF Newark.
LYsANDER WRIGHT JR., sixty-eight, 70,
many years In the machinery manufacturing
business IN Newark. died Tuesday night al
fn.,,,o MS home. lo7 Mechanic Street, Newark. OF
pneuinonia. r,e T de was treasurer of the New.
ARK Samera Club and a charter member OF
the new Jersey Automobile and Motor Club
CAPTAIN CAPITA. JAMES n. PUTNAM. Aeiehty
veteran OF the Civil War. died Thursdav
Of pneumonia at his home, in RAILWAY. N. !
He served several terms as commander OF
Barry Post. G. A. R.. and at the time Of Of
his death was ad3utant of that post
MARCUS R; GANUNG, a widely known
wh;sb ShShefs ss W., %, the New Haven Railroad
Thursday Of heart disease Fos yenas, o.rs a'su
he was engineer Of the Lenox express. HI
was an honorary member Of the Hsrrv How-
ard Hook and Ladder Company. of Port
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