Here is this week's edition of "Seavers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Seaver that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.
This week's entry is from the Valley News [Lebanon, N.H.] newspaper dated Tuesday, 22 November 1977, page 12, Column 8:
The transcription of the article is:
"Ethel R. Seaver
"RANDOLPH -- Ethel R. Seaver died Sunday at the Mayo Nursing Home in Northfield.
"She was born in Swanton, daughter of Edward P. and Julia (Dukette) Rye and moved to Randolph as a child. She had lived at the Cushman farm on Route 12-A and attended Randolph schools. In 1918, she was married to Hugh L. Seaver in Randolph.
"Mrs. Seaver was a telephone operator for the New England Telephone Co. in Randolph and in New Haven, Conn.
"She was a 59-year member of Beulah OES Chapter here and a member of Bethany Congregational Church and Bethany Guild.
"Besides her husband, she leaves a son Edward Seaver, Poultney; a daughter, Lillian Johnson, Randolph; five grandchildren; a brother, George Rye, Randolph and a sister, Mrs. Joseph DeGostin, Waterbury, Conn.
"Services will be held Tuesday at the Day Funeral Home in Randolph at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Robert Eddy officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery.
"There are no calling hours.
"Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, Vermont Chapter, 215 College St., Burlington."
The source citation is:
"Ethel R. Seaver," Valley News [Lebanon, N.H.] newspaper, Tuesday, 22 November 1977, page 12, column 8, Ethel r. Seaver obituary, imaged, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 25 March 2024).
This obituary provides her name, parents names, birth place, death day and place, husbands name, occupation, associations, services, burial, and the names of her husband, children, and siblings.
Ethel Pearl Rye (1893-1977) was born 11 February 1893 in Swanton, Vermont, the daughter of Edward P. and Julia (Dukette) Rye. She married Hugh Leland Seaver (1897-1979) on 27 July 1918 in Randolph, Vermont. Ethel died 20 November 1977 in Northfield, Vermont. They had two children:
* Lillian Ethel Seaver (1920-1998), married (1) 1944 John Bradford Nash (1917-2005)., and (2) 1948 Verner Yngve Johnson (1916-1977).
* Edward Carl Seaver (1922-1983), married 1946 Helen Virginia Scott (1922-2020).
Hugh Leland Seaver (1897-1979) is my 8th cousin twice removed, with the common Seaver ancestor being Robert Seaver (1608-1683) who settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
There are over 10,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - and this is one of them. Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a woman works and has a family. I am glad that I can honor Ethel Pearl (Rye) Seaver today.
You never know when a descendant or relative will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors or relatives, or will provide more information about them to me.
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