Obituary (from newspaper of 10 Sept. 1946): CLAYTON---Mrs. Florence J. Farr, 73, wife of Edward R. Farr, died at her home at 7:30 this morning at Sand Bay. She had been ill with a heart ailment for about a year.
She is survived by her husband; three sons, Stanley E. Farr, Sand Bay; Leslie M. Farr of Buffalo; and John Alden Farr, of Washington, D.C. A daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Farr Hill, died in Washington, D.C. in September, 1934. She is also
survived by one half brother, James A. Fox of Brownville; and one half sister, Miss Lydia Mantle Fox of Washington, D.C., and six grandsons. Miss Lydia M. Fox wrote a series of articles for the Watertown Daily Times last winter.Mrs. Farr was born in Iowa, Aug. 1, 1873, a daughter of the late James and Sarah Carver Fox. The family moved to Depauville when Florence was six years old.
She was a graduate of the Clayton High School and the Potsdam State Teachers' College. For about 15 years she taught school in the vicinity of St. Lawrence.
She was married to Mr. Farr of St. Lawrence on Dec. 5, 1897. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Blaisdel, then minister of the Depauville Methodist Church. The couple resided at Sand Bay on the Clayton-Cape Vincent Road since their
marriage.She was a member of the St. Lawrence Methodist Church.
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Obituary (from Watertown Daily Times of June 6): CLAYTON---George Fraser, 92, retired blacksmith and garage operator, and once a playmate of Andrew Carnegie as a youth in Scotland, died at his home, 535 James St., Clayton, at 12:30 this
morning.Funeral services will be held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2, Rev. Henry Bridge, pastor of the Clayton Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Clayton Cemetery. There will be a Masonic service.
Surviving Mr. Fraser are his son, Cameron Fraser, Reynolds Corners; a daughter, Mrs. George (Frances) Laniger, Brownville; three grandsons, five granddaughters, and nine great-grandchildren.
Mr. Fraser was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, March 20, 1855, a son of John and Clementina Robinson Fraser. He spent much of his childhood and early manhood within a few miles of that city. His father died when George Fraser was very small
and at the age of eight he went to work on a farm, his compensation being $20 a year and keep. When Fraser was 16, he began a four year apprenticeship in the blacksmithing trade and completing it, he followed that line of work for about 40
years.Mr. Fraser recalled many hours fishing beneath a bridge over the Don River which is said to have been one of the favorite haunts of George Gordon Lord Byron, the celebrated poet.
Mr. Fraser married Miss Georgina Mair in Scotland. There was one child by that marriage, a daughter, Frances. About 1880, Mr. and Mrs. Fraser and the baby daughter left Scotland and crossed the ocean, landing in Canada. Mrs. Fraser died
about 60 years ago on Grindstone Island.Later Mr. and Mrs. Fraser and their daughter came to Grindstone Island, where he worked in the Thurso quarry for a few years. While living on Grindstone Island and following the death of his first wife, he married Miss Ora Murdock in
April, 1889. Elder Warren, then pastor of the Clayton Methodist Church, officiated. Three children were born to this marriage, Cameron, Clarence, and Lena. Clarence and Lena died several years ago. His wife died at the age of 72 on May 16,
1938.During his youth in Scotland, Andrew Carnegie, also a native of Aberdeen, was a playmate of Fraser, but after coming to the United States, the two never met.
In 1890, Mr. and Mrs. Fraser moved to Clayton, where he opened a blacksmith shop on the present Frink Sno-Plow company site. Eventually he was engaged in selling farm machinery and carriages. In 1914, he built the Fraser Garage which he
used in connection with this business and for car storage.In 1922, he retired and sold the property he had acquired to William Charlebois of Watertown. It has since been operated by the late Charles Plumpton, the late Earl Van DeWalker, C.H. Good Chevrolet Company and now by the Frink Sno-Plow
firm.Mr. Fraser visited Scotland in 1892 and again in 1900 and spent a few years working in western quarries, but most of the time since leaving Scotland, he had made his home in and around Clayton.
He often said that Scots are never "high hat," and recalled a time when Lord Aberdeen, governor general of Canada, and his wife,[who] was a cousin of the late Queen Victoria, passed through Clayton and called on him because he was a native
of the same town as Lord Aberdeen. Some time later Judge Chester, who maintained a summer home near Clayton, met Lord Aberdeen at a luncheon in London, and that he inquired about Mr. Fraser.Mr. Fraser was a member of the Jolly Six Five Hundred Club and a member of the Clayton Lodge of Masons for about 65 years. he had been active during the past few years. He was a well known driver in this area, having been driving his car
up until about four years ago without an accident of any kind since 1914.He maintained a garden every summer and as a hobby, made cabinets and had a work bench at his home. Mr. Fraser was honored by many parties on his birthday during the past few years.
Mr. Fraser emigrated to NYC in August of 1883 and was naturalized 18 Oct. 1889 in Jefferson Co.
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Obituary (from newspaper of 7 May 1966): CHAUMONT---Cameron G. Fraser, 75, Chaumont, R.D. 1, a retired farmer and a former employe of the Frink Sno Plow company at Clayton for 20 years, died Friday night at 6:30 at the Jefferson County
Hospital, Watertown, where he was admitted April 30. Mr. Fraser suffered a stroke Jan. 4, 1965 and had been confined at home since.The funeral will be Monday morning at 11 at the Cummings Funeral Home, Clayton, with Rev. Frank M. MacLaughlin, pastor of Depauville-LaFargeville Methodist Churches, officiating. Burial will be at Freeman District Cemetery, near Chaumont.
Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from 7 to 9 and Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 and evening from 7 to 9.
Mr. Fraser was born on Grindstone Island Feb. 12, 1891, the son of George and Ora Murdock Fraser. He attended schools at Clayton. He spent most of his life in the area except for a period of ten years when he and his wife resided at New
Milford, Conn., where he was employed as a caretaker.His first wife, Florence Brabant Fraser, died in December, 1928. On Sept. 30, 1932, he married Miss Ethel Stennberg at her home.
Mr. Fraser is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Stennberg Fraser; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Margaret) McCormack, Ramsey, N.J.; two sons, John Fraser, Clayton, R.D.2, and Clarence W. Fraser, Belmont, Mass.; six grandchildren, and a
half-sister, Mrs. Frances Laniger, Theresa.
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Obituary (from newspaper of 7 May 1966): CHAUMONT---Cameron G. Fraser, 75, Chaumont, R.D. 1, a retired farmer and a former employe of the Frink Sno Plow company at Clayton for 20 years, died Friday night at 6:30 at the Jefferson County
Hospital, Watertown, where he was admitted April 30. Mr. Fraser suffered a stroke Jan. 4, 1965 and had been confined at home since.The funeral will be Monday morning at 11 at the Cummings Funeral Home, Clayton, with Rev. Frank M. MacLaughlin, pastor of Depauville-LaFargeville Methodist Churches, officiating. Burial will be at Freeman District Cemetery, near Chaumont.
Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from 7 to 9 and Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 and evening from 7 to 9.
Mr. Fraser was born on Grindstone Island Feb. 12, 1891, the son of George and Ora Murdock Fraser. He attended schools at Clayton. He spent most of his life in the area except for a period of ten years when he and his wife resided at New
Milford, Conn., where he was employed as a caretaker.His first wife, Florence Brabant Fraser, died in December, 1928. On Sept. 30, 1932, he married Miss Ethel Stennberg at her home.
Mr. Fraser is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Stennberg Fraser; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Margaret) McCormack, Ramsey, N.J.; two sons, John Fraser, Clayton, R.D.2, and Clarence W. Fraser, Belmont, Mass.; six grandchildren, and a
half-sister, Mrs. Frances Laniger, Theresa.
Obituary (from Watertown Daily Times of 16 Feb.): CLAYTON---George E. Flynn, 76, life-long resident of the town of Clayton and retired carpenter, died late last night in the Hepburn Hospital, Ogdensburg, where he had been a patient for three
days. Mr. Flynn had been ill for three years and had been confined to his bed for two months.His wife has been confined to her bed at the family home, 727 Riverside Dr., for the last six months, suffering from a broken hip received in a fall.
Mr. Flynn was born Feb. 4, 1863, on Grindstone Island, a son of Thomas and Mary Pyke Flynn. The family came to Clayton soon after his birth and Mr. Flynn was later educated in the local schools.
Mr. Flynn followed the carpenter's trade all of his active life, retiring ten years ago. During the World War he was a carpenter in Fry's boat shop here, building bodies for airplanes used in the war, and was employed also in the Clayton
boat yards, building submarine chasers also used in the war. At one time Mr. Flynn was a boat builder at Hutchinson Boat Works at Alexandria Bay.An accomplished musician, Mr. Flynn was for many years a member of Bob McCrossen's Traveling Band. Mr. Flynn played various brass instruments.
He married Miss Margaret Eagan, daughter of Thomas and Mary Roch Eagan of Ogdensburg, in a ceremony performed Sept. 9, 1891, in St. Mary's Cathredral, Ogdensburg, by the present bishop of Ogdensburg, Most Rev. Joseph H. Conroy, who was
then pastor of the church.Surviving him, besides his wife, is a brother, Aldon Flynn, New York.
The body was removed to the Cummings Funeral Home, Watertown, and will be brought to the home here tonight.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 Saturday morning in St. Mary's Church here. Rev. Patrick O'Connor, assistant pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Clayton Cemetery.
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Obituary (from newspaper of 29 Nov. 1971): Otto Felder, about 77, Main Street, Redwood, died at 3:10 this morning in the House of the Good Samaritan from injuries sustained when he was hit by a car at 10:30 Sunday night while walking along
Route 37 in the Village of Redwood.State Police said a car driven by John D. Stein, 21, of Plessis, swerved at the last minute to avoid hitting Felder who was dressed in dark clothing. Police said the right rear of Stein's car hit Felder as he swerved.
No criminal action is pending against Stein.
Felder was taken to the House of the Good Samaritan Hospital where he died about five hours later from a fractured skull and other internal injuries.
Troopers Lynn Cooley and R.W. Fulton investigated for State Police.
The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Redwood, Rev. Bruce V. Schrader, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Redwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Quincer-Frederick Brothers Funeral Home Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Surviving, besides his widow, Mrs. Pearl Lambert Felder, are three sons, Lowell R., Redwood, Harry L., Hyde Park, and Dr. Rodney O. Felder, New York; a brother, Karl Felder, Redwood; three sisters, Mrs. James (Amelia) Zellar, Mrs. William
(Emma) Walton, Redwood, and Mrs. Carl (Victoria) Wilson, Watertown; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.Born May 19, 1894, in the Town of Theresa, a son of Joseph and Anna Maria Haun Felder, he married Pearl Lambert on May 9, 1922. Rev. H. B. Krusa, then pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, officiated.
The couple had always lived at their present address on Main Street. Mr. Felder was employed by Kraft Cheese until April 16, 1946, when he started business for himself at Felder's General Store, which he operated at the time of his death.
Mr. Felder was a member of Alexandria Bay Lodge 297, F. & A. M., St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and of the Redwood Fire Department, of which he was chief seven years.
Obituary (from Town and Country News of 1 Sept. 1976): The funeral for Mrs. Pearl M. Felder, 77, of Redwood was held Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Charles May, Vicar, and the Rev. Nelson Gaetz of Baldwinsville
officiating. Burial was in Redwood Cemetery.Mrs. Felder, widow of Otto Felder, died Aug. 23 in the House of the Good Samaritan Hospital, Watertown, where she had been a patient since May 5.
Mrs. Felder is survived by three sons, Lowell, Redwood, Harry, Hyde Park, and Dr. Rodney Felder, New York City; a sister, Mrs. Laurel Schneider, Plessis; four grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
She was born March 28, 1899 on Grindstone Island, daughter of James and Charlotte Huck Lambert. The family moved to Alexandria Bay when she was a child. She was educated there.
She married Otto Felder May 9, 1922 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Redwood, Rev. H.B. Krusa officiating.
The couple lived in Redwood, where Mr. Felder owned and operated Felder's General Store. He died Nov. 29, 1971.
Mrs. Felder was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Thousand Islands chapter of the Eastern Star.
Obituary (from New York Times of 27 Jan. 1997): REDWOOD---Dr. Rodney O. Felder, who served as president of Finch College in New York City and Upsala College in East Orange, N.J., died Jan. 19, in Hyde Park. He was 69 and lived in Montauk
until 1994.He died of Alzheimer's disease complicated by emphysema, said his brother, Harry L. Felder, Redwood.
An economist, Mr. Felder headed two private colleges at a time when both were struggling financially. Despite efforts to save Finch, he presided over its closing in the mid-1970s, a decade when about 150 private colleges shut down. He
also faced declining enrollments and economic problems at Upsala, although it did not close until 1995, nine years after he retired.Mr. Felder, son of Otto and Pearl Lambert Felder, was born in Redwood, where his father ran Felder's General Store. He was the valedictorian of Redwood High School's class of 1944.
He went to the Albany State University and graduated cum laude after a 16-month stint in the Army during World War II, where he helped process returning Army officers. After earning his degree, he taught at Worcester Central School and
Morristown Central School.He then received his master's degree in 1953 from Teachers College at Columbia University, New York City, and was an instructor at Santa Barbara (Calif.) Junior College. He returned to Teachers College and received a doctor of education
degree in 1957.While at Columbia, he started teaching at Finch, the exclusive women's college on the Upper East Side. After serving as faculty chairman in 1958, he was named dean in 1960, vice president in 1969 and president in 1970.
Finch was founded in 1900 as a two-year finishing school for women. Felder and others at the school maintained, however, that it had become as academically demanding as colleges like Barnard or Bryn Mawr.
It was probably best known as the college attended by President Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia. Other alumnae included the actresses Arlene Francis and Suzanne Pleshette. Grace Wing Slick of the rock group Jefferson Airplane attended
Finch briefly.At the time Mr. Felder became the school's president, Finch had fewer than 400 students and a debt that was half a million dollars and growing. Its tuition, room and board came to $4,100, making it one of the most expensive private
colleges in the United States.It had a wealthy student body--some with fashionable addresses in the Caribbean or the south of France--but little endowment.
Mr. Felder, then a young-looking bachelor who often wore wide multicolored ties and double-breasted jackets, was known to the students and faculty as "Mod Rod."
But if the president was mod, the college was not. Its status as a women's college, its Social Register cachet, its New York City location--all assets in the past--increasingly became liabilities in the post-Vietnam era.
Despite efforts to raise private contributions, sell its art collection, and seek federal aid, the college remained in financial trouble, and Felder announced in 1975 that he was suspending operations.
"He did not see Finch's closing as inevitable, and he struggled to save it," said Sara Arthur, a friend, who was director of admissions at Finch. "He looked for a merger partner and worked with the New York State Department of Education.
He kept it chugging for longer than he probably should have."It took him two years to sort through Finch's properties, including its noted art collection and the East Side town houses on East 78th Street where it had operated. Then, in 1977, he moved to Upsala College.
Upsala was a very different college. It was established in 1893 as a Lutheran college of Swedish origin. With 1,600 students, it was four times the size of Finch.
But when Mr. Felder arrived, it was faced with the same soaring costs and shrinking pool of applicants that bedeviled many other private colleges in the 1970s.
Mr. Felder was aware of these problems, but he hoped to devise a strategy to put Upsala on sounder footing. "We are all attempting to work out new marketing methods in order to recruit more students," he said at the time.
But when he retired in 1986, it was still struggling. And though it stayed open for nine more years, it, too, ultimately closed down.
In addition to his brother, Mr. Felder, who never married, is survived by a niece and three nephews.