DAVENPORT, Miss Vina
Sussex Independent, Friday, 7 Mar 1930
DeCAMP, Walter B., formerly of Sussex, died at Claremoont, CA. Married: Miss Emma THORBURN of Sussex in 1891. Survived by: Not listed. Funeral: In Pamona, CA.
Orange Co. Times Press, 13 Jun 1916 (Contributed by Tom Wilson )
DECKER, Benjamin W. who served two terms as Mayor of Sussex, N.J., died yesterday at his home, aged 70 years old. He leaves a widow and daughter.
New York Times, December 28, 1908 (Contributed by Carol Ann Hilton )
DECKER, Betty of Wantage, died Monday at home, aged 60 yrs. Born: Newton, dau/o the 'late' Carl and Gladys (BOYER) DePUY. Predeceased by: Son Danny. Survived by: Husband Leon; four daus, Bonnie WALLACE of Sugar Run, PA, Shirley HEATER of Frankford, Cindy CLARK of Blairstown and Dawn RUSSELL of Meshoppen, PA; a son, David of Milford, PA; a sis, Marion CORRELL of Blairstown; three bros, Jack, Allen and Ronnie DePUY all of Frankford; nine grch, and two gr-grch. Funeral: Graveside. Burial: Branchville Cem.
New Jersey Herald, Wed. 20 Feb 1991 (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro )
DECKER, Charles A. of Lafayette, died yesteday at Newton, aged 81 yrs; born in Sparta. Survived by: His wid, Florence; two sons, Robert of Paulinskill Lake and Edward L. of Knox, PA, one dau, Mrs. Lois DeGROAT of Augusta, nine grch and two gr-grch. Funeral: Smith-McCracken Funeral Home. Burial: North Church Cem. (Wife was Florence Cooper)
New Jersey Herald, Thursday, 12 Aug 1971 (Contributed by Tom Wilson )
DECKER, Clarence J., 52, lifelong resident of Sussex, died Tuesday. He died along the tracks of the Lehigh and New England Railroad between Sussex junction and Lewisburg. He was born November 25, 1881 at Colesville, a son of the late Arthur A. and Marietta (CONKLIN) DECKER. Mrs. DECKER died in 1930. Surviving the deceased are a neice, Mrs. Mary BOYD, of Port Morris and three nephews, Clarence J. BELL of Brooklyn, Arthur A. BELL, of Dover and William BELL, of Newton. Funeral: At the home of Police Chief TRUDGEN on Unionville avenue. Interment: Fairview cemetery.
Wantage Recorder, Sussex (Deckertown) NJ, Friday, Nov. 23, 1934 (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro ) View full text .
DECKER, Edward, died at his home in Newton (from hiccoughs), aged 73 yrs. Survived by his wife, Jennie DECKER. Funeral: At his home. Burial: Newton Cemetery
Wantage Recorder, Friday, 16 Mar 1923 (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )
DECKER – April 1, at Layton, Lydia LOSEY DECKER, aged 72 years.
New Jersey Herald, 8 April 1909 (Contributed by Betty Donahoe)
DECKER, Elmer, in Sparta, Friday, 26 Sep, abt 40 yrs old. Survived by: His parents, Mr. & Mrs. Joel DECKER, several brothers and by his wife and two children, Ethel and Floyd DECKER. Funeral: At his residence in Brogden Meadows. Burial: Netcong Cemetery
New Jersey Herald, Thruday, 28 Sep 1916 (Contributed by Tom Wilson )
DECKER, Mrs. Emily Carrie ANGLE, w/o Nelson R. DECKER of Springdale, formerly of Branchville and Pellettown, died Tuesday night, aged 62 yrs. Survived by: Four sons, Ray C. and John M. of Newton, Wayne and Maynard in U. S. Army in Hawaii. Funeral: At home. Burial: Newton Cem.
Sussex Independent, Thursday 14 May 1946 (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro )
DECKER, Harvey died Wednesday, 22 Feb in Newton, aged 75 yrs. Born: Branchville, (s/o James and Sarah (SPARGO) DECKER). Survived by: His wife, Ada F. (GRUPE) DECKER, a son, Harold of Newton, three dau, Mrs. William RIKER, Mrs. Maude DRAKE and Mrs. Sarah SLIKER all of Newton; a brother, John of Branchville; a stepson, Melton SMITH of Paterson; two stepdau, Mrs. Beatrice ALTMAN of Netcong and Mrs. Gladys SLIKER of Newton; 23 grch and three step-grch.
New Jersey Herald, 1 Mar 1956 [Notes: I have two obits and I'm not sure which was the one that appeared in the NJH 3/1/1956; NP] (Contributed by Nancy Pascal )
DECKER, Joel, died at his residence on the "Brogden Meadow" (Sparta) Friday of last week; would have been 77 yrs in March. Son/o Joel and Phoebe SICKLES DECKER. Suvived by: Mrs. James KEGAN, of Warwick, Mrs. William WALDRON of near Netcong, Mrs. Robert JOHNSON of Allamuchy, Winfield of Brighton and Charles, at home.
Sussex Independent, 27 Feb 1920
New Jersey Herald, Thursday, 26 Feb 1920 (Contributed by Tom Wilson )
DECKER, John Wesley, died at his home on Wednesday, age 49.5.6. Born: Son/o Abram J. and Margaret (SWARTS) DECKER of Wantage. Married: About 28 years ago, Miss Anna O'DELL. Survived by: His wife, one dau, Mrs. Charles F. STACKHOUSE of Andover. Predeceased by: Four brothers and sister "who all died young except Madison who died about 26 yrs ago". Funeral: At his home. Burial: Deckertown Union Cemetery.
Wantage Record, Friday, 21 Sept 1900 (Contributed by Mona Hylton )
DECKER, Mrs. Mary McMICKLE, wid/o Moses DECKER, died Friday at her home in Sparta, aged 69 yrs. Survived by: Four sons and three daus, Clarence, Frank and Robert of Byram Twp, and Joseph of Sparta, Misses Bessie and Annie DECKER of Sparta, Mrs. JOHNSON of Port Morris and Mrs. MITTEN of Newton; and bros & sis, George, Charles, Edsall, Samuel and Annie of Byram Twp., and William and John McMICKLE of Stanhope. Funeral: Sparta Methodist Church. Burial: Cemetery adjoining church.
Sussex Register, Thursday, 15 Apr 1915 (Contributed by Tom Wilson )
DECKER, Moses, died Wednesday of last week at his home (Byram), aged 79 yrs. Born: Son of Joel and Phebe (SICKLES) DECKER b in 'northern part of county'. Married three times, father of thirteen ch. Survived by: His wife, eleven of his ch., and two brothers and three sisters. Funeral: At his residence. Burial: Sparta Methodist Cem.
New Jersey Herald, Thursday, 27 Jul 1911
Sussex County Democrate, Thursday, 27 Jul 1911
Sussex Independent, Friday, 17 Jul 1911 & 28 Jul 1911 (Contributed by Tom Wilson )
DECKER, Mrs. Phebe, died at the home of her son-in-law, Coleman BADCOCK in Amity, (NY), 17 Mar 1897, aged 84 yrs and 1 mon; hus, Joel Decker, Sr., died 32 yrs ago. Survived by: Four daus, and three sons. Funeral: At the home of Coleman BADCOCK. Burial: Sparta Cem.
New Jersey Herald, 31 Mar 1897 (Contributed by Tom Wilson )
DECKER, William, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James DECKER near Beemerville on Saturday. April 14th was to be his 27th birthday. Besides parents, one brother Harry Smith DECKER and one sister Anna E. DECKER survive him. Service Presbyterian Church in Beemerville.
Burial: Branchville cemetery.
Wantage Recorder, Friday, 13 Feb 1920 (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro )
DE GROAT, Lewis V.
New Jersey Herald, 7 Aug 1969
DEMAREST, Mrs. Jacob M., died Tuesday at home in Brooklyn. She was daughter of the late Bradford ARMSTRONG, born in Lafayette. Survived by husband and children: Deputy County Clerk Harry DEMAREST, of Newton; Calvin, of Brooklyn; Obadiah of Holyoke, Mass.; Cleveland of New York City; Mrs. Henry SEELEY; Mrs. Arthur VALCHER and Mrs. Albert S. WEBB of Newark.
Burial: Newton Cemetery.
Wantage Recorder, Friday, 13 Feb 1920 (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro )
DEPEW, Sheridan, died last Friday at home near Wantage Church. He was son of James and Rosella (BROWN) DEPEW. Survived by his wife who is ill in Port Jervis; by his mother and also by brother Orville DEPEW and Mrs. William VanAIKEN, of Yonkers, NY. He was 34 years and 8 months.
Burial: Deckertown Union Cemetery.
Wantage Recorder, Friday, 13 Feb 1920 (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro )
DILLISTIN, Mrs. Jennie E.wife of Frank C. DILLISTIN, died last Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William J. SMITH, on the Middletown-Otisville state road. Born: in Port Jervis July 14, 1873, a dau/o Robert and Hannah EARL LANG. Survived by: Her husband, three daughters, Leola, wife of Benjamin SAYRE; Gladys, wife of Geo. TALMADGE, and Dorothy, wife of William SMITH; a son, E. Harry, and nine grch, all of Middletown. Funeral: The chapel of Isaac J. HASBROUCK, in Middletown. Interment: Pine Hill Cemetery.
Sussex Independent, Thursday, 11 Jun 1936 (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )
DODD, Albert
Sussex Independent, Friday, 25 Oct 1918
DOLAN, Mary P., dau/o Mr. & Mrs. William A., died at Newton on Tuesday, aged 6 yrs 1 mo 6 da. Survived by her parents and two sisters, Janice and Ada Clare. Burial: Newton Cemetery.
Wantage Recorder, Friday, 16 Mar 1923 (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )
DRAKE, Judson Cooke died last Friday at his home, 179 Montague place, South Orange, age fifty-nine years old. Born in Andover, a brother of the late Newman E. DRAKE. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Fannie M. DURYEA DRAKE; a son, Judson H. DRAKE, of West Orange; a daughter, Mrs. Isabel BEATTIE, of West Orange; a brother, Charles E. DRAKE, of Greendell, and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie MACKAY, of Tranquility, and Mrs. Paul BAAR, of Chicago. Funeral: South Orange M. E. Church.
Sussex Independent, 26 Aug 1937 (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )
DRAKE, William Stewart, eighteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmon DRAKE, of Sparta, a student of Newton High School, died Tuesday of last week of meningitis at Newton Memorial Hospital. Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister, Flora M. DRAKE. Services: Sparta Presbyterian Church. Interment was in the Branchville Cemetery.
Sussex Independent, 23 Dec 1937 (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )
DREW, Brice L., died Tuesday in Sussex, age 72. Born: Vernon, 16 Mar 1866, s/o Gilbert and Elizabeth VEALEY DREW. Married: Lillie J. MOREHOUSSE, 30 Jan 1890 at Glenwood (she died "a few years ago"). Survived by: A dau, Emily w/o Michael SPACE of Middletown; two sons, Ernest, of Port Jervis, and Albert, of Canton, N. Y.; a sister, Phoebe, widow of George FERGUSON, of Westtown, and a brother, Albert V. DREW, of Vernon. Funeral: At his home in Sussex. Interment: Warwick Cemetery.
Sussex Independent, Thurs, 19 May 1938 (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )
DREW, Mrs. Josephine died last Friday in the State Asylum for insane at Morris Plains, N. J. She was the daughter of the late John and Eliza (Giveans) CRABTREE. Almost twenty-one years ago she was united in marriage to Ira DREW who survives her, as also three children: Edna, aged 15, Edith 14, and Wilbur 12. She is also survived by three sisters: Mrs. Christina (sic) BROSS, of Newark; Mrs. Harriet GRIGGS, of Newton; and Mrs. Katherine SAYER, of Newark; and one brother, James, of Brooklyn. Mrs. Drew was a native of Vernon and has always lived in this vicinity. Her remains were brought to his home Sunday and the funeral was held in the M. E. church Tuesday, Rev. T. M. Grinnell of Glenwood officiated. Interment in the Vernon cemetery.
Wantage Recorder, Friday, September 16, 1898 (Contributed by Mona Hylton )
DREW, Mrs. Rena F. , wife of Theodore DREW Jr. of Vernon, died Saturday, Feb. 7th at home. Survived by husband and six children, by her mother, Mrs. Grace (HAMILTON) LAWRENCE; by sister Anna, wife of Linn HOCKENBERRY of Wantage. She was aged 34 years, 7 months and 6 days.
Burial in North Church Cemetery.
Wantage Recorder, Friday, 13 Feb 1920 (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro )
DUNN, Anna
Sussex Independent, Friday, 25 Oct 1918
DUNN, Mrs. Edward F.- Mrs. Catherine McConnell Dunn, seventy-four, died at her home in Stockholm on Monday. Survived by her husband, Edward F. Dunn, and one brother, Michael McConnell, of Stockholm. Funeral: Shuman Funeral Home, Sparta. Burial: North Church Cemetery.
Sussex County Independent, Thursday, October 1, 1942 (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )
DUNNING, Mary Rorbach, died in NYC, Jan 8th. Born, 4 Mar 1871 in Newton, dau/o Gabriel Beakes DUNNING and Margaret Rorbach DUNNING. Survived by, a brother, Charles M. DUNNING of Franklin. (Lists Mrs. Samuel T. SMITH as an aunt who died the week previous.) Burial: Newton Cemetery. Wantage Recorder, Friday, 12 Jan 1917 (Contributed by Cathy DiPietro )
DURLING – Jan. 1, in Sparta, Lillie E., wife of John V. DURLING, aged abt. 30 yrs Sussex Register, Thursday, 9 January 1879 (Contributed by Betty Donahoe )
DURANA, Mrs. Anna, wife of Stephen DURANA, of 67 High street, died Friday at Franklin Hospital. Besides her husband Mrs. DURANA is survived by two daughters, Petroriella and Anna, and three sons, Vincent, Stephen Jr. and Joseph, all of Franklin. Funeral: >From the house. High requiem mass was offered at the Church of Immaculate Conception. Interment: North Hardyston Cemetery.
Sussex Independent, 19 May 1938 (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )
DUSENBERRY, Edwin Anderson, ninety-six, a native of Sandyston, died Monday of last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ralph D. BUSH, in Manasquan. Before going to Manasquan forty years ago, he had served as assessor of Sandyston township. Funeral: Jefferson Funeral Home, Manasquan. Sussex Independent,Thursday, August 25, 1938 (Contributed by Kirsten Saxe )
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