Cyrus Herbert Matteson passed away at the home of Mrs. Berton Matteson, of Rockdale, Wednesday, March 11, at 10:15 P.M., E.W. Time, after a severe illness of 12 days. Previous to this his health had been unusually good for one nearly 90 years of age. He was born in Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], April 15, 1852, the son of Ryan Morgan Matteson and Margaret Ward Matteson. He married Florence Idella Beardslee, April 16, 1879. She died Oct. 27, 1930. His only son, Charles Berton Matteson, died Nov. 8, 1937. His survivors are a daughter Mrs. Homer Kentfield, of New Berlin; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Berton Matteson, of Rockdale; 12 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Grace Barstow, of Brighton, Colo.; two brothers, Elsworth Matteson, of Coventryville, and James M. Matteson, of Jersey City, N.J.; several nieces and nephews and a few cousins. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Sidney. Funeral services were held Saturday in Colwell's Chapel in Bainbridge with Rev. Sidney E. Heath officiating. Pall-bearers were Hugh Collins, Julian Corbin, Maurice Wilcox and Louis Fairbanks. The body was placed in Greenlawn vault to await interment in Oulemout Cemetery in Franklin [Delaware Co., NY], in the Spring. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 19, 1942]
Cyrus Herbert Matteson passed away at the home of Mrs. Berton Matteson, of Rockdale, Wednesday, March 11, at 10:15 P.M., E.W. Time, after a severe illness of 12 days. Previous to this his health had been unusually good for one nearly 90 years of age. He was born in Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], April 15, 1852, the son of Ryan Morgan Matteson and Margaret Ward Matteson. He married Florence Idella Beardslee, April 16, 1879. She died Oct. 27, 1930. His only son, Charles Berton Matteson, died Nov. 8, 1937. His survivors are a daughter Mrs. Homer Kentfield, of New Berlin; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Berton Matteson, of Rockdale; 12 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Grace Barstow, of Brighton, Colo.; two brothers, Elsworth Matteson, of Coventryville, and James M. Matteson, of Jersey City, N.J.; several nieces and nephews and a few cousins. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Sidney. Funeral services were held Saturday in Colwell's Chapel in Bainbridge with Rev. Sidney E. Heath officiating. Pall-bearers were Hugh Collins, Julian Corbin, Maurice Wilcox and Louis Fairbanks. The body was placed in Greenlawn vault to await interment in Oulemout Cemetery in Franklin [Delaware Co., NY], in the Spring. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 19, 1942]
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