Martha Louise Thompson was the daughter of Edward Thompson & Minerva Roberts, sister to Rev Thompson. She married Herbert Kneeskern and had 3 children - Doris, Beatrice & Keith.
Leader Republican, Tues, 16 Aug 1949 |
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Mrs Herbert Kneeskern
Mrs Martha Kneeskern, 60, wife of Herbert Kneeskern of Ephratah, died this afternoon at 12:15 in Littauer Hospital where she had been a patient for two weeks. She had been in ill health for five years. Mrs Kneeskern was born in Mayfield, but had resided in Ephratah [25] years. The survivors, besides her husband, are two daughters, Mrs Howard Sleezer of RD1 and Mrs Gerald Whitehouse of Gloversville; one son, Keith of Albany; two sisters, Mrs A J Baird and Miss Beatrice Thompson of Mayfield, and several nieces and nephews. The body was taken to the Walrath & Bushouser funeral Home, 51 Fremont Street. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Mrs Martha Kneeskern, 60, wife of Herbert Kneeskern of Ephratah, died this afternoon at 12:15 in Littauer Hospital where she had been a patient for two weeks. She had been in ill health for five years. Mrs Kneeskern was born in Mayfield, but had resided in Ephratah [25] years. The survivors, besides her husband, are two daughters, Mrs Howard Sleezer of RD1 and Mrs Gerald Whitehouse of Gloversville; one son, Keith of Albany; two sisters, Mrs A J Baird and Miss Beatrice Thompson of Mayfield, and several nieces and nephews. The body was taken to the Walrath & Bushouser funeral Home, 51 Fremont Street. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Courier Standard
Enterprise, Wed, 19 Jan 1972
Herbert Kneeskern, 78, died Thursday afternoon following a long illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs Gerald Whitehouse, Fort Plain RD 3, where he had resided for the past three years. Born March 16, 1893, in the Town of Ephratah, he was son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Smith Kneeskern and had been a dairy farmer for most of his life. Prior to retiring in 1964, he had also been employed for seven years as a logger. In 1913, in Mayfield, he was married to Martha Thompson who died Aug 14, 1949. He was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses of Kingdom Hall, Nelliston. Survivors include another daughter, Mrs Howard Sleezer, Scotia; a son, Keith Kneeskern Caroga Lake; a brother, Steven Kneeskern, Scotia; and a sister, Mrs Nettie Palmateer, both of Ephratah; three grandsons, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 pm at the Swartz Funeral Home, Fort Plain, with John Lehman of Kingdom Hall, Nelliston, officiating. Interment will be Ephratah Cemetery in the spring.
Herbert Kneeskern, 78, died Thursday afternoon following a long illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs Gerald Whitehouse, Fort Plain RD 3, where he had resided for the past three years. Born March 16, 1893, in the Town of Ephratah, he was son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Smith Kneeskern and had been a dairy farmer for most of his life. Prior to retiring in 1964, he had also been employed for seven years as a logger. In 1913, in Mayfield, he was married to Martha Thompson who died Aug 14, 1949. He was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses of Kingdom Hall, Nelliston. Survivors include another daughter, Mrs Howard Sleezer, Scotia; a son, Keith Kneeskern Caroga Lake; a brother, Steven Kneeskern, Scotia; and a sister, Mrs Nettie Palmateer, both of Ephratah; three grandsons, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 pm at the Swartz Funeral Home, Fort Plain, with John Lehman of Kingdom Hall, Nelliston, officiating. Interment will be Ephratah Cemetery in the spring.
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