From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK ADAMY
Frank Adamy, 72, a retired Erie machinist and resident of Salamanca 60 years, died March 15 in a hospital in Buffalo. He had been ill several weeks.

Mr. Adamy was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Patrick's Church, the Elks Lodge, International Association of Machinists and Erie Shop Social Club.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JUDSON P. ALLEN
Judson P. Allen, 70, a Delaware division trainman, died April 17 at home in Port Jervis. For 40 years he had been a resident of that city. Mr. Allen was a member of Neversink Lodge No. 253, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Division No. 82, Benefit Association of Railroad Employes, and the Deerpark Church.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HARRY AYRES
Harry Ayres, 56, of Salamanca, N. Y., general yardmaster, died Oct. 22 in a Buffalo hospital. Mr. Ayres was a life resident of Salamanca and had been employed by the Erie for 39 years.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
S.S. BARDENSKI
S.S. Bardenski, retired car inspector at Croxton, NJ yards, died 01/17/1950.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
DOMONIC BARECHIO
Domonic Barechio, 56, boiler inspector of Hornell, died 02/19/1950.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JAMES STEWART BAIRD
James Stewart Baird, former New York division trainman, died recently in his 99th year. His service spanned more than half a century, starting as a brakeman in 1877. In 1899 he became a baggageman on the Montgomery branch, remained 14 years, then he transferred to the main line, running between Jersey City and Middletown. He retired in 1930.

Mr. Baird, a charter member of the Erie Railroad Veterans' Association, was born July 1, 1851, in the town of Greenville, just across the mountain from Port Jervis. Familiarly known as Uncle Jim, he was full of reminiscences about the locality and its people, also of the rafting and lumbering days in the valley. His accounts of early day railroading were interesting, particularly his description of the equipment in use at the time.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
RALPH WESLEY BARBER
Ralph Wesley Barber, 69. retired Mahoning division locomotive engineer, died January 10 in Phoenix, Ariz., following a short illness.

Mr. Barber began with the Erie as a fireman on Dec. 3, 1904, and was promoted to locomotive engineer Mar. 16, 1911. He retired Jan. 28, 1938, after 33 years of service. His son Ralph is an engineer for the Erie at Youngstown.

A native of Cleveland before coming to Youngstown, Mr. Barber spent his last years in Phoenix with his wife and two daughters.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN J. BARRETT
John J. Barrett, of Dunmore, a retired Erie Railroad conductor, died June 16 at home following a brief illness.

Mr. Barrett, a veteran of World War I, had served as the second commander of Victory Post 13, American Legion, Dunmore. He was a member of St. Mary's Church and its Holy Name Society; Dunmore Town Club and Knights of Columbus. He was a former local treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MARTIN BARRETT
Martin Barrett of Scranton, retired crossing watchman, died 01/16/1950.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
RICHARD BARRY
Richard Barry, age 69, retired Jersey City conductor, died 12/12/1949.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
LESTER BECK
Lester Beck, age 43, a machinist of Jersey City with 18 years of service, died 12/13/1949.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
J.M. BEDFORD
J. M. Bedford, a conductor on the New York division, died recently after 34 years' service. Regularly assigned to trains 62 and 67, he was popular with his associates and the traveling public.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN M. BELL
John M. Bell, 74, of Killbuck, N. Y., a roundhouse foreman who retired in 1943 after 42 years' service, died Oct. 15 in the Salamanca District Hospital after a 10-day illness. Born in Morrison, Ont., he had lived in Killbuck the past 50 years.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CHARLES E. BERG
Charles E. Berg, 77, of Meadville, Pa., a retired locomotive engineer, died Sept. 10 after a long illness. He was a member of St. Brigid's R. C. Church, Holy Name Society and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JAMES H. BERRY
James H. Berry, of Port Jervis, a retired (1937) locomotive engineer, died Sept. 21 at the home of his son James. Mr. Berry, a native of Callicoon, N. Y., was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
LOUIS BESSINGER
Louis Bessinger, 86, Hornell, retired machinist, died 11-30-49.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM C. BEYEA
William C. Beyea. 38, checker at the Erie freight house in Hornell, died suddenly May 30 from natural causes.

A life-long resident of Hornell, Mr. Beyea was a member of B.A.R.E. and the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK LEWIS BINGHAM
Frank Lewis Bingham, 63, former Mahoning division locomotive engineer, died March 15. He retired a year ago after 42 years' service. Mr. Bingham had been a resident of Youngstown 50 years. About a month before his death, he moved to Titusville, Pa.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM F. BLANFORD
William F. Blanford, 79, of Ridgewood, N.J., an Erie railroader 41 years, died Jan. 8 (1950). He retired 11 years ago. Mr. Blanford had resided in Ridgewood 32 years. Last Dec. 20 he and his wife celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
OSCAR J. BLAUVELT
Oscar J. Blauvelt, age 78 of Nyack, retired conductor with 49 years of service, died 01/08/1950.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MONROE T. BLOOD
Monroe T. Blood, 69, of Warsaw, N.Y., retired Buffalo division operator and extra dispatcher, died Jan. 9 (1950).

He was born in Linden, N.Y., and became a telegraph operator on the Buffalo division in 1918. He rose to train dispatcher at Buffalo in 1931 and retired March 1, 1948.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM H. BOAG
William H. Boag, Sr., 68, in failing health for the past three months, died June 5 in Hornell. He had more than 50 years of Erie service.

Mr. Boag came to Hornell in 1898, was an airbrake inspector, and a test rack operator for the past 20 years. He was a member of the B.A.R.E., Carmen's Union No. 1105 and Spencer Methodist Church.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
RICHARD D. BURGETT
Richard D. Burgett, of Salamanca, a locomotive engineer, died Oct. 7 in his home. He was born in Red House, had lived in Bradford 25 years and in Salamanca the past seven years.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GLENN H. BURGOTT
Glenn H. Burgott, 70, of Eden, N.Y., died March 29 at home, less than seven weeks after his retirement as station agent at Eden Center, the position he had held since 1903.

He began working for the company in 1900 as a telegrapher at the North Collins, N. Y. depot and he liked to reminisce about the busy days during the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901. Mr. Burgott had a perfect personal safety record with no failures chargeable to him in carrying out the rules of the operating department.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CHARLES A. BURROWS
Charles A. Burrows, 61. of Cahoonrie, N.Y., died May 29 after a short illness. A former resident of Port Jervis, he had been employed by the Erie and was a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ANTONINO BUZZANCA (ANTHONY BROWN)
Antonino Buzzanca (Anthony Brown), of Port Jervis, former employe of the Maintenance of Way department, died Feb. 23 after a short illness. He retired last year as a trackman after 46 years' service.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CHARLES M. BURGESS
Charles M. Burgess, chief draftsman in the Engineering department at Cleveland from 1942 until retirement Oct. 31, 1949, died Feb. 6 (1950) at home in Lakewood, Ohio.

Born in Caneadea, N.Y., 63 years ago, Mr. Burgess began his career with the Erie in 1906 as axeman and chainman on the Genesee River Line. In World War I he served with the 81st Field Artillery, being commissioned a lieutenant in France. Returning in July, 1919, he was appointed assistant engineer for the system and later engineering accountant. In 1923 he was advanced to resident engineer.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
OTTO LEWIS BURGESS
Otto Louis Burgess, 71, a resident of Huntington the last 42 years and a retired car repairer of Huntington car shop, died June 11.

Mr. Burgess retired in 1945 after 27 years' service. He was a member of the Congregational Christian Church, where he had served as custodian since his retirement; the Erie Railroad Veterans Association; I. O. O. P. Lodge, the Encampment and Rebekahs.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HOWARD H. BUTTS
Howard H. Butts, age 65 of Hornell, retired conductor with 43 years of service, died 01/24/1950.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
RICHARD M. CALLANAN
Richard M. Callanan, Sr., of Kearny, N. J., a locomotive engineer for the Erie Railroad, died June 17. Born in Kearny 55 years ago, he had lived there all his life. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of VFW Post 1049 of Waldwick and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HARLEY E. CARDIFF
Harley E. Cardiff, 74, a retired police captain, formerly of Marion, died March 26 at home in Caledonia, Ohio. He had been ill two years.

Mr. Cardiff retired in April, 1923, after 24 years' service.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN W. CARROLL
John W. Carroll, 73-year-old former train dispatcher at Salamanca, died Oct. 6 in a hospital at Hornell. He had been a resident of Hornell since his retirement in 1942.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HARRY C. CHAMBERS
Harry C. Chambers, 85-year-old retired Erie locomotive engineer, died April 18 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edna Davis, East Orange, N. J.

Mr. Chambers, formerly of Port Jervis, for a good many years had made his home in Suffern, N. Y., until about eight years ago.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HARRY B. CHAPLIN
Harry B. Chaplin, checker at the Binghamton yard, died Aug. 1 in Binghamton City Hospital after a short illness. He was 54 years of age and had worked for the company 37 years.

A World War I veteran, Mr. Chaplin was a member of Post 80, American Legion, B. P. O. Elks, the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and the First Presbyterian Church.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JUDSON R. CHAPMAN
Judson R. Chapman, age 74, retired Mahoning Division operator with 41 years of service, died 05/04/1950.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
THOMAS CHURCH
Thomas Church, a yard conductor at Susquehanna since 1902, was stricken with a heart attack Feb. 14 while at work in the eastbound SR yards on the Oakland side. He died in the ambulance en route to the Barnes Hospital. Mr. Church's father also had been an Erie railroader.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GUY H. COLE
Guy H. Cole, 80, former Susquehanna division locomotive engineer, died Nov. 13 (1949). He had lived in Hornell for the past 50 years. Mr. Cole retired in 1938 after nearly 40 years with the company. He was a member of the South Side Baptist Church and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He had served as chief of the local lodge for 18 years before retiring.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ALLEN AUGUSTUS COOK
Allen Augustus Cook, 76, former Kent division conductor, died Dec. 11, 1949 in Galion, Ohio, after an illness of two years.

Born in Napoleon, Ohio, Mr. Cook came to the Erie in July, 1893, and retired in 1937.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ORLANDA A. COOLMAN
Orlanda A. Coolrnan, 69, retired car department employe of Huntington, died Dec. 6, 1949 after an extended illness. He had been a resident of Huntington since 1902 and worked in the Erie car department until 1941 when he retired.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
LAWRENCE F. CORCORAN
Lawrence F. Corcoran, yardmaster at Binghamton for the past 11 years, died March 21. A 25-year employe, he had been in poor health nearly a year, due to a heart ailment.

Mr. Corcoran was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM D. CORNELL
William D. Cornell, age 78, retired carman Hornell with 23 years of service, died 05/07/1950.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRED E. CORWIN
Fred E. Corwin, a retired New York division passenger conductor, died recently at Lake Helen, Fla. Burial was at Matamoras, Pa. Mr. Corwin, who resided with his daughter, Mrs. William Leyshon, in Glen Rock, N. J., belonged to the Glen Rock Square Club, Matamoras Lodge No. 321, F. and A. M., Pavonia Division No. 490, Order of Railway Conductors, and attended the Community Church in Glen Rock.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN F. CREGAN
John F. Cregan, 65, a retired veteran of 40 years' service, died April 10. Born in Ireland, he lived most of his life in Hornell, 27 years as division car foreman.

Mr. Cregan started with the Erie in 1908 as a locomotive fireman on the New York division. He transferred to the car department in 1917 and worked continuously until retirement Sept. 1, 1949.

Prominent in civic and Catholic organizations, he was vice-president of the Holy Name Society, a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Erie Railroad Veterans Association.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN A. DAHL
John A. Dahl, 52, retired engine dispatcher's clerk of Buffalo with a service record of 35 years, died 02/13/1950.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HOWARD A. DAVIDSON
Howard A. Davidson, 63, a foreman in the transportation department, died April 23 at home in Port Jervis.

He was a member of Port Jervis Lodge No. 328, F. and A. M., Orange Chapter No. 33, O. E. S., and the Maccabees.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
THEODORE R. DAY
Theodore R. Day, 51, former employe of Buffalo machine shop, died May 25. He retired last September after 19 years of continuous service.

Mr. Day started as a carpenter helper in the maintenance of way department. He also had served as crossing watchman, machinist helper, turntable operator and laborer.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WALTER RANDALL DeVOE
Walter Randall DeVoe, 66, of Windsor, N. Y., died suddenly June 23 while working as a car inspector in the yards at Susquehanna. He had been with the Erie for the past 38 years.

Mr. DeVoe was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen of America, the Windsor Hose Co. and the Presbyterian Church of Windsor.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
THOMAS J. DICKS
Thomas J. Dicks, a 50-year veteran of Erie service (retired) and a Cleveland resident more than 80 years, died April 11 in his home. He was 83.

In 1886 Thomas Dicks started as a fireman on the Erie and was promoted to engineer a few years later. He had been a member of Local 10 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen for 60 years and a member of the Independent Order of Foresters for 62 years. He was a long-time member of Wade Park Methodist Church, belonged to Bigelow Masonic Lodge and Al Sirat Grotto, and was an early member of Criterion Lodge, Knights of Pythias.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GEORGE W. DOANE
George W. Doane, retired (1938) Susquehanna division road conductor, died Nov. 5 at home in Hornell. He was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Erie Veterans.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HERBERT G. DOLSON
Herbert G. Dolson, 80, retired chief clerk of the office of Chief Engineer Maintenance of Way, Cleveland, died Feb. 24. He lived in Hawthorne, N. J., where services were held Feb. 27.

Mr. Dolson, who was born in Port Jervis, started in 1887 as a clerk in the division engineer's office at Jersey City. Later he was division clerk for the New York division.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
THOMAS E. DONNELLY
Thomas E. Donnelly, 78, lifelong resident of Hornell, died Dec. 26, 1949. He was chief caller for the Erie until eight years ago when he retired after 33 years of service.

He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Ignatius Loyola Church and the Benefit Association of Railroad Employes.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JAMES A. DUFFY
James A. Duffy, 67, who retired last July as car shop foreman at Dunmore, died Dec. 20, 1949.

He started as an engine preparer in April, 1900. In 1920 he served as locomotive inspector and shop accountant. The next year he was made chief clerk in the stores department. From 1929 until retirement he had been assistant foreman and foreman at Dunmore car shop.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN A. DUFFY
John A. Duffy, 64, yard switchman of Buffalo with 41 years of service, died 03/29/1950.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ARTHUR CHARLES DURFEE
Arthur Charles Durfee, 76, a retired Buffalo division locomotive engineer, died Feb.16 (1950) at home in Tonawanda, N.Y. He had piloted fast freight between Buffalo and Hornell and had 46 years of continuous service at retirement in 1938.

Mr. Durfee's family was in the 19th generation of Durfees who settled in the New England states in 1669. He and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary April 29, 1945.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HAYES C. DWIGHT
Hayes C. Dwight, 63, a veteran machinist at Hornell, died Dec. 9 (1949).

Born in Kirkwood, N.Y., Mr. Dwight had been a resident of Hornell 50 years and an Erie employe since 1916. He was a member of the Erie Veterans Association, Benefit Association of Railroad Employes, the machinists' union, St. Paul's Church and the Masons.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK EBERHART
Frank Eberhart, 81, former dispatcher and trainmaster, died Aug. 19 at his home west of Galion, Ohio. An employe of the company for more than 30 years, he went to Galion in 1921 from Huntington, Ind., and was a member of Galion Lodge 414, P. and A. M.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
C.O. ECKLEY
C.O. Eckley, age 65, of Green Camp, Ohio with 28 years of service, died 12/16/1949.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
RALPH ELDRED
Ralph ("Slats") Eldred, a former Pullman conductor on the Erie, died March 21 at Kane, Pa. He was employed at Cleveland in April, 1913, and for about 20 years was a familiar figure to travelers on our railroad.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN ENGELSCH
John Engelsch, 67, Hornell, retired pipefitter with 30 years of service, died 11-21-49.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN A. FADDEN
John A. Fadden, machinist of Avoca, PA with 30 years of service, died 03/10/1950.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MARTIN FARRAGHER
Martin Farragher, 70, Girard, a retired conductor, died 10-27-49.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN A. FARRAR
John A. Farrar of Cleveland, a draftsman in the Structures Department with 24 years of service, died 02/04/1950.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN ROBINSON FARRAR
John Robinson Farrar, 57, former Department of Structures draftsman at Cleveland, died Feb. 4 in Lakewood City Hospital. Burial was at Abington, Mass., his birthplace, not far from the burial place at Brockton of F. A. Howard, retired engineer of structures, who died Feb. 9 at Ridgewood, N. J.

Mr. Farrar attended Harvard University and was a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He started with the Erie in 1917 as a draftsman at New York. After serving in the Army, he returned to the Erie early in 1919 and left in December to go with the American Bridge Co. He re-entered the Department of Structures as a draftsman in 1928 and continued until late last year when illness caused his retirement.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
SULLIVAN FERRARO
Sullivan Ferraro of Wayland, N. Y., a veteran track worker on the Erie, died Sept. 24 after a long illness. Mr. Ferraro was born in Italy. He went to Wayland three years ago from Canaseraga to make his home with his daughter.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GEORGE W. FOOTE
A retired Wyoming division conductor, George W. Foote, 82, of Scranton, died March 7 at the family home. He had been ill a short time.

Mr. Foote was born at Lake Ariel, Pa. His parents were pioneer settlers in that community. He had lived in Scranton 50 years and was a member of the Myrtle Street Methodist Church and the Order of Railway Conductors.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ROBERT I. FRIEL
Robert I. Friel, age 70, retired passenger conductor of Huntington with a service record of 46 years, died 05/25/1950.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM ABRAM GANNON
William Abram Gannon, 50, of Ramsey, N. J., engine checker at the Jersey City shop, died April 9 and was buried at Sloatsburg, N.Y. Mr. Gannon started as a messenger on the New York division at Jersey City in September, 1916, and three months later entered the telegraph and telephone department as a telephone operator. He had held his last position since August, 1921.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
EDWARD C. GARLICK
Edward C. Garlick, age 55 of Buffalo, a road brakeman with 33 years of service, died 01/18/1950.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN B. GIALLOMBARDO
John B. Giallombardo, 53, pipefitter of Marion, died 02/03/1950.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN J. GIBBONS
John J. Gibbons, 79, of Port Jervis, a retired Erie conductor, died Nov. 20 (1949) after a long illness. A native of Hawley, Pa., Mr. Gibbons first worked on the Erie canal and later became an employe of the Erie Railroad. He retired in 1935. Mr. Gibbons was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK GIBSON
Frank Gibson, retired locomotive engineer of Buffalo, died 12/22/1949.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MARVIN L. GILVAIR
Marvin L. Gilvair, 74, Meadville division conductor (retired), died March 31 in City Hospital, Meadville. He had worked for the Erie 43 years at retirement in 1945.

Mr. Gilvair was a member of Grace Methodist Church, Erie Railroad Veterans' Association and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ALEXANDER GRABOWSKI
Alexander Grabowski, 40, brakeman-switchtender at Jersey City, died July 15 of pneumonia. He had been seriously ill about a week. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, the Jersey City Dukes S. and A. Club, the Second Ward Regular Democratic Club, and a communicant of St. Anthony's R. C. Church.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ELBERT J. GRIMES
Elbert J. Grimes, 87, who was employed in the shops at Susquehanna from 1900 until his retirement in 1928, died Aug. 8. His parents were pioneer residents of Oakland Township and during his lifetime he was occupied with lumbering, gardening, dairying and general farm work until he began working in the shops..

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MICHAEL GUIDICANNI
Michael Guidicanni, retired employee of Carrollton, NY, died 03/24/1950.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
STANLEY C. HALL
Stanley C. Hall, 60, resident engineer, Engineering department, Buffalo, died April 25, 1950.

Born and educated in Elmira, Mr. Hall had been a resident of Buffalo about 30 years. He entered the company's employ in May, 1920, as a transitman in the Maintenance of Way department. He transferred to the Engineering department in 1926, was promoted to inspector in 1929 and to resident engineer in 1947. Projects which he supervised for the company included the Bath Flood Control program and widening of the Delaware Avenue underpasses in Buffalo.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CLARENCE W. HALSEY
Clarence W. Halsey, 75, veteran ticket agent at Dunkirk for the Erie and New York Central railroads until his recent retirement, died March 29 following a long illness.

He entered the Erie's employ in May, 1899, and worked at Hornell and Wellsville before moving to Dunkirk in 1904. Mr. Halsey was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Wellsville Lodge No. 230, F. and A. M., Dunkirk Commandery No. 40, Knights Templar, Steuben Chapter No. 101, Royal Arch Masons, and the American Association of Railroad Ticket Agents.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN H. HARDING
John H. Harding, 53, ticket clerk at the Paterson, N. J. station, died Aug. 11. He was with the company for 34 years.

Mr. Harding was present at the dedication ceremonies of the new passenger station on Aug. 10 and worked all day on the 11th. He had a part time job in West Paterson and was at work there when he died, due to a heart attack.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK D. HARTNETT
Frank D. Hartnett, 68, who retired Oct. 31, 1946, as milk freight agent, died Dec. 31, 1949.

A native of Binghamton, N.Y., Mr. Hartnett started with the company in June, 1900, as a clerk in the superintendent's office at Elmira. Four years later he was made chief clerk of the division freight office at that point. From November, 1916, to December, 1927, he was division freight agent at Jersey City and Paterson, and then milk freight agent until retirement.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN F. HASDENTEUFEL
John F. Hasdenteufel, 77, of WoodRidge, N. J., died July 24, 1950. Born in Germany, he came to this country more than 60 years ago and for 38 years was employed by the Erie, first as an usher at the Jersey City terminal and subsequently as clerk, towerman, leverman and train starter. He held the latter position from 1935 until retirement Jan. 1, 1948.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WALTER M. HAYNES
Walter M. Haynes, 80, former engine dispatcher's clerk at Hornell, died Aug. 11 at Crescent City, Fla. He retired in 1937 after 27 years with the company.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GEORGE HAZELTON, SR.
George Hazelton, Sr., 82, former Delaware Division locomotive engineer, died Nov. 26 (1949) at home in Port Jervis. He had lived there 55 years and had been employed by this company about 50 years.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM C. HENRY
William C. Henry, age 61, Chief Fuels Inspector of Meadville with 40 years of service, died 05/09/1950.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MAX HERMANN
Max Hermann. 63, of Paterson, N. J., a sheet metal worker with the Erie, died last month after a brief illness. He was on leave of absence on account of shop craft or organization work tor the Sheet Metal Workers International Association.

Mr. Hermann had been a resident of Paterson the last 60 years. He first was employed by the company as a pipe fitter at Jersey City shop May 3. 1909.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN J. HEWITT
John J. Hewitt, 47, a locomotive engineer at Buffalo on the Buffalo division, died July 5. He had 25 years' service and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 15.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HENRY BEARD HILSLE
Henry Beard Hilsle, 76, of Little Valley, N. Y., a former ticket clerk at Salamanca, died Sept. 14, 1950 He began work as ticket clerk at the Salamanca passenger station Oct. 2, 1918, and continued in that capacity, except for a few months at the Bradford, Pa. station, until June 29, 1939, when he retired. Shortly afterward he moved to Little Valley.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM HOFFMAN
William Hoffman, 78, of Port Jervis, died suddenly July 6 while hoeing his garden. A former conductor on the New York division, he had more than 44 years' service at retirement in 1937.

Mr. Hoffman was a member of the Deerpark Reformed Church, Charles Leo Reed Lodge No. 959, B. R. T., the Erie Railroad Veterans Association and the Dutch Arms.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM H. HOLCOMB
William H. Holcomb, 84, retired 53-year employe, died Oct. 3 at Fairmount Hospital, Jersey City, after a brief illness. A life resident of Jersey City, Mr. Holcomb started with the Erie in 1886 at Pier 7, East River, delivering freight notices to all the important business houses in lower Manhattan.

On June 1, 1916, Mr. Holcomb was appointed chief boat dispatcher in the Lighterage department, the position he held at retirement Nov. 30, 1939.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLARD M. HOUSE
Willard M. House, a former machinist helper at the Hornell shops, died May 4 at the age of 91. He retired in 1934 after 17 years of service.

Mr. House had been a resident of Hornell 35 years. Before then he was station agent at Arkport for the Pittsburgh, Shawmut and Northern Railroad.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WYMAN G. HOUSE
Wyman G. House, 38, former machinist helper in the Hornell back-shop, died suddenly of a heart attack July 9 while on a picnic with his family. He lived in Canisteo, N.Y.

Mr. House, who had 16 years of service, started as a trackman at Adrian, N. Y. He retired in April, 1949, due to physical disability.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK A. HOWARD
Funeral services for Frank A. Howard, 77, former engineer of structures, were held Feb. 9 in the Van Emburgh Funeral Home, Ridgewood, N.J. A veteran of 47 years' service with the Erie, he retired in 1943. For a period after his retirement, he served the railroad on a consulting basis.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
R.O. HUMPHREY
R.O. Humphrey, 80-year-old former train dispatcher on the Allegany division, died at Lancaster, N.Y., Sept. 26, 1950. He retired Aug. 22, 1941.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ROBERT J. HUNTER
Robert J. Hunter of Kearny, N. J., a New York division conductor, died Sept. 15 in the Englewood hospital from injuries received in an accident the previous night at Demarest, N. J. He was a 34-year employe.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM HURD
William (Frank) Hurd, 67, Marion division locomotive engineer who retired in July, last year, died Jan. 16 at home in Huntington, Ind. He was born in Green Camp, Ohio, and when he was four years old the family moved to Marion, Ohio. Mr. Hurd started working for the Erie in 1905 as engine dumper at the Marion roundhouse. He became an engineer in 1911. Mr. Hurd was a member of the United Brethren Church, the Elks Lodge and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK HUSTON
Frank Huston, 83, of Toledo, a former Erie locomotive engineer, died Jan. 30 (1950). He had lived in Marion 37 years. Last October he moved to Toledo to make his home with his daughter. He retired from active service in 1937 at the age of 70 years.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANKLIN PRENTISON ICKES
Franklin Prentison Ickes of Binghamton, N. Y. died Nov. 7. He began in 1903 as a fireman on the Susquehanna division and was promoted to engineer in 1910. At retirement in 1947 he was a yard engineer at Binghamton.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN F. JACKSON
John F. Jackson, of Avoca, Pa., a conductor on the Erie for a quarter of a century, died Nov. 12 (1949) of a heart attack after only a few hours' illness.

Mr. Jackson, a resident of that community all his life, was a member of St. Mary's Church and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
C. LAWRENCE JONES
C. Lawrence Jones, a retired Erie Railroad welder, died recently in the Jamestown General Hospital.

Born in Jamestown, N.Y., in 1892, he was a past chief patriarch of Jamestown Encampment, I. O. O. F., and a past grand of Ellicott Lodge, I. O. O. F.; a special officer of the village of Lakewood, N.Y., for five years; member of the Lakewood Fire Department; Chautauqua County Firemen's Fraternity; former constable of the town of Busti; member of the Chautauqua County Deputy Sheriffs' Association; Jamestown Lodge of the Moose; Lakewood Rod and Gun Club and honorary member of the Jamestown Kendall Club.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
THOMAS D. JONES
Thomas D. Jones, of Binghamton, died March 20 after a month's illness. He retired early this year as car inspector after 35 years with the railroad.

He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and the Benefit Association of Railway Employes.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
LEON WILLIAM JONES
Leon William Jones, veteran employe of Meadville shop, died suddenly March 4 (1950).

He had been with the company since March, 1918, first as a trainman, then as a car repairer, tender repairer and hosefitter, retiring from the latter position in March, 1949.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ANTHONY KAUFF
Anthony Kauff, 86, a retired Marion division employe formerly of Huntington, Ind., died Aug. 13 at the home of a daughter in Youngstown, Ohio. He was with the Erie for 28 years and retired in 1935.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ANDY KAUFMAN
Andy Kaufman, Huntington, a retired carman with 29 years of service, died 11-30-49.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WINFIELD JAMES KEBORT
Winfield James Kebort, 66, retired conductor, died May 28 in Meadville where he lived most of his life.

Employed by the Erie for 35 years, Mr. Kebort was a member of the A. C. Dunbar Lodge 142, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Erie Veterans Association. He was also a member of Covenant Lodge 473 F. and A.M. of Cambridge Springs. Coudersport Consistory and Meadville aerie of F. O. Eagles.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ALBERT J. KEENER
Albert J. Keener, 74-year-old retired storehouse foreman at Meadville, died Sept. 30 at Warren, Pa. He retired in 1928.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
EDNA GRACE KELLEY
Edna Grace Kelley, former chief car clerk at Youngstown freight station, died of a heart ailment April 1 at home in Berea, Ohio.

An employe of the company 30 years, Miss Kelley started as a report clerk, worked briefly as an assistant switching clerk and then, for 14 years, was interline switching clerk. She was promoted to chief car clerk in May, 1932, and retired Nov. 15, 1947.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
LEWIS E. KELLY
Lewis E. Kelly, age 73, retired machinist of Hornell with a service record of 21 years, died 06/16/1950.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM L. KELLY
William L. Kelly, 57, a track supervisor on the New York division and side lines for the past 18 years, died Oct. 23. He lived in Fair Lawn, N. J. Mr. Kelly was a native of Mansfield, Pa. He entered Erie service soon after finishing school and made a fine reputation as a railroader.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ALEXANDER J. KENNEDY
Alexander J. Kennedy, 80, of Scranton, Pa., a former Erie conductor, died Dec. 2, 1949. He retired 10 years ago after 47 years' service.

He was a native of Carbondale, Pa., had resided in Scranton 40 years and was a member of St. Paul's Church, its Holy Name Society and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
EDWARD KENYON
Edward Kenyon, 69, retired tender repairer of Hornell, died 02/28/1950.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
RALPH A. KING
Ralph A. King, 80, former locomotive engineer on the Buffalo-Hornell run, died Dec. 22, 1949. He retired 10 years ago after more than 54 years' service.

Last September he was invited to ride on a new diesel locomotive put in service between Buffalo and Hornell and piloted by his old fireman, Alfred C. DeBoben (see page 21, December issue.)

A member of the Central Church of Christ, Mr. King served many years as deacon. He was an honorary member of the Central Railway Club, member of the Erie Railroad Veterans' Association and life member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CLEMENCE F. KOCH
Clemence F. ("Cookie") Koch, 62, retired engine dispatcher at Meadville, died Nov. 26, 1949.

Starting as call boy at Galion in 1902, he became tool runner, machinist apprentice, machinist and foreman. Later he worked as foreman at Huntington and Hornell and in October, 1922, was made machine shop foreman at Meadville. He was engine dispatcher there from 1934 until retirement two years ago, due to ill health.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WALTER C. KOEHLER
Walter C. Koehler, 51, retired Greenwood Lake Branch fireman with a service record of 29 years, died 02/05/1950.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
THOMAS LADIGO
Thomas Ladigo, 60, of Salamanca, died June 12 at the home of his sister in Hubbard, Ohio. He was employed in the transportation department at Salamanca but had not worked the past five months, due to illness.

Mr. Ladigo, who was born in England, was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and Salamanca Lodge 1002, Loyal Order of Moose. He served with the military police in World War I.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JAMES ARTHUR LAMB
James Arthur Lamb, 57, of Allendale, N. J., engineer of the 5:46 p.m. Erie train from Jersey City to Ramsey on April 18, collapsed at the throttle as the train approached the station at Glen Rock. Fireman William D. McMahon took over the controls. The Glen Rock fire department rushed to the station with a resuscitator and first aid was administered. After examination by a physician, Mr. Lamb was pronounced dead of a heart attack.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CHARLES FISH LAMONT
Charles Fish Lamont, retired Rochester division station agent, died July 11 at Baltimore, Md., where he was residing with a daughter. He was ill about one month.

Mr. Lamont, who was employed on the Rochester division nearly 28 years, started as operator at Caledonia, N. Y. in September, 1922, and successively was agent at Websters, extra agent-operator on the division, operator-clerk, Rochester, and agent at West Henrietta and Industry.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN LANG
John Lang, 72, Buffalo, retired engineer with a service record of 51 years, died 11-23-49.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GEORGE A. LARIE
George A. Larie, 54, supervising shop accountant, Hornell Accounting Bureau, died June 30, 1950.

Mr. Larie, who served with the 37th Division in World War I, joined the Erie as a timekeeper in the Marion Accounting Bureau, Sept. 11, 1919. He was transferred to Youngstown June 1, 1922, when the Marion bureau was consolidated with the Youngstown bureau, and to Hornell in August, 1932, when that bureau was reorganized. For the past 10 years he had been supervisor of the shop accounting group.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
EDGAR A. LaTEER
Erie Conductor Edgar A. LaTeer, for 30 years a resident of Matamoras, Pa., died Nov. 5 at Port Jervis, N. Y.

A 48-year employe, he was active in the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Benefit Assn. of Railroad Employes at Port Jervis. He also belonged to the Mount Prospect Grange at Matamoras.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CHARLES FRANKLIN LAWTON
Charles Franklin Lawton, 87, of Paterson, a retired conductor on the Greenwood Lake branch of the Erie, died May 22, 1950.

Mr. Lawton, who was born in Troy, N.Y., had lived in Closter, N. J., before moving to Paterson 10 years ago. Many years ago he resided in Riverdale, N. J., and was one of the organizers of its fire department before Riverdale became a borough. He was a member of the Riverdale Exempt Firemen; Closter Lodge 256, I.O.O.F., and the Palisade Encampment No. 15 of Closter.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
OTTO F. LAYMAN
Otto F. Layman, age 54, Conductor of Marion with 35 years of service, died 05/03/1950.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JESUS LESTON
Jesus Leston, 51, of Susquehanna, Pa., died Oct. 6. Mr. Leston started as a trackman in 1929. From 1934 to 1942 he was a welder helper and then a welder until retirement last June 12.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK H. LINRODE
Frank H. Linrode, 67, former shopman at Huntington, Ind., died early in August at his home in Edon, Ohio. Mr. Linrode, who was born in Huntington, worked in the Erie shops until the shops were moved from Huntington. Then he went to Hornell and later to Edon.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
G.E. LIVELY
G.E. Lively, 84, retired switchman of Dayton, OH with a service record of 43 years, died 02/18/1950.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
PAUL J. LUST
Paul J. Lust, 46, general foreman in the mechanical department at Jamestown, died April 19. He was foreman at Meadville to 1940. A native of Marion County, Ohio, Mr. Lust had been with the company 28 years and was a member of the Erie Railroad Veterans Association, Marion Lodge No. 70, F. and A. M., and the First Presbyterian Church, Jamestown.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MATTHEW J. LYNCH
Matthew J. Lynch, of Caledonia, N. Y., a retired station agent (1938) and 44-year employe, died Aug. 17. He was a member of St. Columbus Church, Caledonia, and the Independent Order of Redmen.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
BENTON FRENCH MacMULLEN
Benton French MacMullen, 64, of Hornell, a retired Susquehanna division locomotive engineer, died May 23 of injuries received in an automobile accident.

Mr. MacMullen went to work as a fireman on the Susquehanna division in October, 1908. He was promoted lo engineer in 1917 and continued in that capacity until his retirement in March,1949.

He was a member of Christ Church, life member of Evening Star Lodge No. 44, F. and A. M., and former chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ANTHONY MARCECA
Anthony Marceca, 68, a Meadville resident for 45 years and an employe of the Erie nearly 40 years, died Aug. 22, following a long illness. A boiler-maker in the shops, he retired early in 1947.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRED M. MARLEY
Fred M. Marley, 53, maintenance foreman of Meadville, died 02/27/1950.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM J. MARTLEY
William J. Martley, an investigator in the Freight Claim department at Cleveland, died Jan. 31 (1950). He collapsed in his office and was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK MARZANO (MARCY)
Frank Marzano (Marcy), 69. died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Youngstown May 27 after an illness of five months. Born in Italy, he had lived in Youngstown 50 years and was a hostler at the Erie's Mosier yards.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ROBERT JOSEPH MASKILL
Robert Joseph Maskill, 58, wreckmaster, died July 25 at home in Marion, Ohio. He had been ill two months. A resident of Marion 37 years, he had been employed by this company 36 years.

Mr. Maskill was a member of the Baptist Church at Broadway, Ohio, and a past master of Sojourner Lodge 653, P. and A. M., Marion.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HOWARD A. McALLISTER
Howard A. McAllister, 86, of Port Jervis, one of the last surviving members of a well known family in that region, died June 12 after a long illness. As a locomotive engineer on the Delaware division of the Erie, he retired in 1931 after more than 49 years' service. For more than 61 years Mr. McAllister had been a member of the Excelsior Engine Co. No. 5 and a number of years ago was presented with a gold membership badge.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MICHAEL J. McANDREW
Michael J. McAndrew of Hawley, Pa., and Washington, D. C., who observed his 98th birthday on Sept. 18, died Oct. 3 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harriet Murphy, in Washington, D. C. A former agent at Hawley, he retired Sept. 1, 1937, ending an active railroad career of 70 years.

Mr. McAndrew was born at Honesdale, Pa. When he was 15 he started as a car runner and clerk on the Gravity Railroad, owned by the Penn-sylvania Coal Co. When the Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad, now the Wyoming Division of the Erie, acquired the old Gravity line in 1885, they induced Mr. McAndrew to stay with them. He became associated with the Erie when it purchased the E. & W. V. and remained in its employ for 52 years. He continued in good health and kept up his interest in happenings on the Erie and world affairs.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CLAUDE A. McCAIN
Claude A. McCain, 60, of Meadville, died May 30 after a long Illness. Formerly of Oil City, Pa., he was a retired crane operator and a member of St. Brigid's R. C. Church and the F. O. Eagles.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM McCANN
William McCann, age 76, a retired Youngstown brakeman, died 01/03/1950.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CYRUS JOSEPH McCARTER
Cyrus Joseph McCarter, 64, of Riverdale, N. J., a patrolman on the Erie 26 years, died Nov. 2 (1949). He had been suffering from a heart ailment the past three years. He was a member of St. Francis Knights of Columbus.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN H. McCOOEY
John H. McCooey, age 53, conductor of Port Jervis with 35 years of service, died 05/10/1950.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MICHAEL JOSEPH McCORMICK
Michael Joseph McCormick, 68, of Hornell, who spent 24 years as a machinist with this company, died Aug. 4. He retired three years ago, due to physical disability.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JESS H. McCULLEY
Jess H. McCulley of North Lewisburg, Ohio, died at home Feb. 26 (1950), aged 72 years. As agent and operator on the Kent division for 36 years, he retired in 1939.

His stamp collection, begun when he was still in school, included 1,000 different U. S. issues and some 30,000 foreign cancellations. He also was a rabbit fancier and at one time had 23 different breeds of pedigreed and imported stock and judged rabbit contests at Ohio county fairs.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FREDERICK M. McCUTCHEON
Frederick M. McCutcheon, machine room supervisor, Auditor of Revenues, died July 14 in Cleveland. He was born in Newark, N. J., Dec. 2, 1889, and took employment with this company on June 5, 1905. He had held various positions in the Auditor of Revenues' department until his last promotion.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ELLSWORTH D. McGREGOR
Ellsworth D. McGregor, a retired Erie conductor and lifelong resident of Hornell, died March 28, aged 58 years. He was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors and attended Christ Episcopal Church.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MARSENA HITCHCOCK McINTYRE
Marsena Hitchcock Mclntyre, 64, retired Johnson City agent, died Dec. 27 at the Binghamton City Hospital after a long illness. For most of the last 45 years he worked in station service. He was made chief clerk at Endicott in 1920 and agent at Johnson City in 1928.

Mr. Mclntyre was an honorary member of the Johnson City Rotary Club and for the last 27 years was secretary of Round Hill Lodge 533, F. & A. M., Endicott.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CHARLES A. McKINNON
Charles A. McKinnon, 63, retired assistant chief clerk in the Agency Bureau, Auditor of Revenues, died March 31. He had been ill for some time at his home in Lakewood, Ohio.

Mr. McKinnon spent 42 years in the office of Auditor of Revenues. He started as a clerk in 1907, was promoted to traveling auditor's clerk in 1913 and assistant chief clerk in 1920.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
THOMAS A. McMAHON
Thomas A. McMahon, chief clerk to trainmaster of the Delaware division at Susquehanna, Pa., died July 22, several days after undergoing an operation.

Mr. McMahon was born in Susquehanna, at which point he joined the company in April, 1904, as extra caller and car sealer. He had a continuous service record of 38 years and aggregate service of 44 years.

U.G. Baker, editor of the Susquehanna Transcript, wrote of Mr. McMahon: "As a railroader he was fully informed on all phases of his important work in the operating offices here. No man made a closer study of railroading than Tom McMahon, and it was truthfully said of him time and again, 'he always knows the score but never brags about it.' As an all around worthwhile citizen he was listed among those at the top."

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
EDWARD McNEELEY
Edward McNeeley, retired Erie machinist and a resident of Susquehanna, Pa., for 50 years, died suddenly Aug. 13, 1950. He retired in 1940 after more than 37 years' service, and bought a small grocery store which he conducted until failing health compelled him to sell the business.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CLARENCE A. MILLER
Clarence A. Miller, age 69 of Cambridge Springs, PA, retired fuel engineeer with 12 years of service, died 01/06/1950.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN R. MILLER
John R. Miller, 53, of Louisville, Ky., assistant to the chief engineer of the Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad, died June 25.

Mr. Miller, a former employe of the valuation department at Cleveland, resigned about six years ago. He had worked for the Erie 30 years, mostly in the maintenance of way department.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FLOYD J. MORROW
Floyd J. (Boob) Morrow, 61, of Meadville, a retired conductor, died Sept. 24 in Deshon Hospital, Butler, Pa. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the American Legion and the Elks.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM J. MOYNIHAN
William J. Moynihan, of Elmira, who retired late last year as track supervisor after 36 years of continuous service, died Feb. 23. He was 53.

Mr. Moynihan went to work as a trackman in 1913, advanced to track foreman in 1917 and general foreman in 1928. In 1930 he was made track supervisor, in charge of work done by track foremen and laborers between Corning and Owego.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GEORGE E. MURPHY
George E. Murphy of Hornell, a retired Erie machinist, died March 19. He was 62 years old.

Mr. Murphy was a member of the machinists' union, Benefit Association of Railway Employes, St. Ann's Church and the Holy Name Society.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GEORGE P. MURPHY
George P. Murphy, 67, a machinist at Meadville shop for many years, was found dead in his home on the afternoon of June 20. His wife was visiting in Salamanca at the time and neighbors investigated after they had not seen him around his home for a few days. Mr. Murphy was a member of Meadville Aerie, F. O. Eagles, and the Italian Civic Club.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK J. NADOLSKI
Frank J. Nadolski, Salamanca, retired machinist with 35 years of service, died December 2, 1949.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN L. NEARY
John L. Neary, telegrapher on the Wyoming Division, died 02/02/1950.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MAE O'NEILL
Mae O'Neill, Chicago rate clerk with a service record of 26 years, died 02/16/1950.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
BERNARD T. McNULTY
Bernard T. McNulty, who retired recently after many years as a machinist at the Avoca, Pa., roundhouse, died March 28 at the home of his sister, Mrs. Michael H. Price, in Scranton.

Mr. McNulty was born in Olyphant, Pa. His father, the late Hon. A.F. McNulty, had served as a member of the State Legislature.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN H. OSTERHOUT
John H. Osterhout, 65, retired conductor of Matamoras, PA, died 02/23/1950.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
PASQUALE PADUANO
Pasquale Paduano, 61, of Jame-town, N. Y., a 22-year employe, died Oct. 3. He was born in Italy and had resided in Jamestown for the past 40 years.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
RAYMOND PALMER
Raymond Palmer. 74, retired machinist, died May 30 at his home in Montague, N. Y., after a long illness.

A resident of Port Jervis and vicinity for the past 50 years, Mr. Palmer retired two years ago; He was a member of the Board of Elders of the First Presbyterian Church, and a member of the Machinists Union.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HUGH PARDON
Hugh Pardon, 67, switchman, died May 10 after a heart attack in the cab of a diesel locomotive at the Erie Yards in Buffalo.

Born in Tioga, Pa., Mr. Pardon began as a caller with the old Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad in Pennsylvania and came to Buffalo with the line in 1916. Shortly after, he became a dining car steward on the Toronto. Hamilton & Buffalo Railroad and in 1943 he joined the Erie.

He was a charter member of Lodge 826, Loyal Order of Moose, in Galeton, Pa., and a member of Hiram Lodge 105, F&AM; Commodore Perry Lodge 623, IOOF, and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HARRY PATTERSON
Harry Patterson, 75, retired machinist of Port Jervis, died 03/13/1950.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRED PATTON
Fred Patton, 58, employee of the Susquehanna car dept. with a service record of 30 years, died 11-30-49.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HUBERT EUGENE PECK
Hubert Eugene Peck, retired conductor, died May 21 in Meadville. He had served the Erie as conductor for many years before his retirement in 1936.

He was a member of the Greenville Lodge 299, F. and A.M., Coudersport Consistory, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Second Christian Church of Warren, Ohio.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
A. RAYMOND PEIFER
A. Raymond (Bunce) Peifer, 56, a retired Erie Railroad carpenter and lifelong resident of Meadville, died suddenly Sunday morning Sept. 10 in a pharmacy where he worked.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
PHILLIP PFOHL
Funeral services were held Feb. 14 in Mesa, Ariz., for Philip Pfohl, 66. A retired road hostler in the mechanical department at Jersey City, he died Feb. 11 in a hospital at Phoenix. Mr. Pfohl retired in 1947 after 43 years with the company.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HAROLD PINGREY
Harold Pingrey, 46, chief clerk at the Louisiana Street freight station in Buffalo, died Oct. 7.

Mr. Pingrey, who was born in Andover, N. Y., started with the company as a messenger at 16. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, Erie Veterans Association and St. Paul's Church.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
VANIA PRICE
Vania Price, 48. box packer, was killed by a Delaware and Hudson train apparently while returning from work May 26.

A native of Avoca, Pa.. Mr. Price had 33 years of service with the Erie, spent mainly in the mechanical department at Avoca. He began as call boy, transferred to box packer, machinist helper and machinist, and was a box packer at the time of his death.

He was a member of St John's Primitive Methodist Church.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK PRIEST
Frank Priest, 83, former city passenger and ticket agent at Jamestown, N. Y., died July 28 at Shinglehouse, Pa. He had served the company in various capacities for 48 years, retiring in 1944.

Mr. Priest started as a ticket seller at the Boston office in 1896. In 1920 he was appointed division passenger agent at Jamestown and when that position was abolished in 1933, he re-mained there as city passenger and ticket agent.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CHRISTIAN N. PROPER
Christian N. Proper, 77, of Hornell, a retired Susquehanna division locomotive engineer, died April 4. He had been in railroad service more than 50 years.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JAMES PULLEN
James Pullen, 84, retired machinist, died June 1 after several years of poor health.

A former resident of Canisteo, N. Y, Mr. Pullen made his home in Hornell, N. Y., for the past 48 years and was employed in the Erie shops until his retirement 12 years ago.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
VALENTINE M. RADLINSKI
Valentine M. Radlinski, 84, a resident of Salamanca 60 years, died June 24 in a hospital at Lackawanna, N. Y. Since the death of his wife eight months ago, he had been making his home with a son in Buffalo.

Mr. Radlinski, who was born in Poland, retired in 1937 after long service with the Erie. He was a member of the Polish Union of America and St. Adelbert Society of Holy Cross Church.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
THOMAS E. REED
Thomas E. Reed, 82, of Marion, Ohio, a retired locomotive engineer and 45-year employe, died Oct. 18. He had been a resident of Marion since 1915, coming from Dayton.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
TIMOTHY J. REGAN
Timothy J. Regan, age 79, retired operator of Andover with 40 years of service, died 05/07/1950.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM REIMAN
William Reiman, 85, retired machinist of Salamanca, died 02/26/1950.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CLIFFORD RHODES
Clifford Rhodes, 59, who retired two years ago as supervisor of car repairs for the Western District, died Jan. 6 (1950).

He came with the Erie when he was 16, his first job being that of storehouse laborer at Port Jervis. Later he was car repairer and laborer foreman there. In 1913 he was transferred to Cleveland as piecework checker and had been, successively, lumber inspector, planing mill foreman, foreman car department, division car foreman and supervisor of car repairs, Eastern and Western Districts.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK E. RICE
Frank E. Rice, 72, retired special locomotive inspector, Mahoning division, died June 27 at home in St. Petersburg, Fla. A long-time Meadville resident, Mr. Rice retired in 1943 after 43 years with the company. He moved to Florida about three years ago.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
LLOYD C. ROBERTS
Lloyd C. Roberts, 70, of Hornell, died 02/11/1950.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
RICHARD B. ROBERTS
Richard B. Roberts. 98, retired bookkeeper, died May 10 following; a four-week illness.

One of the first graduates of Lehigh University, Mr. Roberts began as a surveyor, laying out the path of early western railroads. After moving to Buffalo, he joined the Erie and served until his retirement 28 years ago.

He joined the Masons in Arkansas in 1888 and demitted to Transportation Lodge 842 in Buffalo In 1914.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
BENJAMIN I. RUTHERFORD
Benjamin I. Rutherford, 82, of Susquehanna, died June 11. He had been a brakeman on the New York division and retired in 1937 after 44 years of service.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
OWEN SANDS
Owen Sands, 80, retired car repairer of Huntington with a service record of 20 years, died 02/12/1950.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM ROSCOE SATTERTHWAITE
William Roscoe Satterthwaite, 67, of Huntington, Ind., a former Erie trainman, died Oct. 5. He had been in failing health for several years.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
LYMAN SAVEY
Lyman Savey, 65, retired machinist helper, Hornell roundhouse, died Sept. 5, 1950. He had been an employe of the company for 35 years, first as a fireman on the Susquehanna division, then as machinist helper, 1922 to 1930; box packer, 1930 to 1933, and finally, machinist helper to retirement in June, 1949.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JULIUS C. SCHEIMAN
Julius C. Scheiman of Huntington, Ind., a Marion division conductor, died Aug. 29 at Chicago. He had gone out on train No. 1 on his regular run to Chicago and had boarded No. 2 for the return trip when he was taken suddenly ill and died shortly after. He began work in 1910 and had been a conductor since 1922.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ARTHUR J. SCHELL
Arthur J. Schell, 70, of Susquehanna, Pa., one of the outstanding retired Erie veterans of the commun-ity, died Aug. 28. He had been ill for some time.

Mr. Schell started as a laborer at the turn of the century and became, successively, machinist helper, locomotive inspector, machinist handy-man, machinist, roundhouse foreman, general roundhouse foreman and special inspector. He retired Nov. 1, 1946. Both of his sons are machinists, John with the Erie at Susquehanna, and Leslie with the N.Y.S. & W. at Little Ferry, N. J.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN SCHLUND
John Schlund of Westbrookville, N. Y., a 63-year-old retired New York division conductor, died Nov. 5 in the Middletown Sanitarium. He was born in Port Jervis and was a member of the Lutheran Church there. He also was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Hoffman Lodge of Masons, Middletown.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ANGELO SCIOTTI
Angelo Sciotti, 49, Boilermaker Helper of Hornell, died 02/19/1950.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CLINTON F. SHAUCK
Clinton F. Shauck, 88, retired Kent division locomotive engineer of Galion, Ohio, died April 28, 1950.

Mr. Shauck had a record of more than 53 years with the Erie and its predecessors when he retired in 1934. He started with the N. Y. P. & O. in November, 1880, at Galion as a locomotive fireman and later was promoted to engineer. He was in passenger service more than 30 years, running out of Dayton, and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Erie Railroad Veterans Association.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANCIS J. SHAY
Francis J. Shay, 54, of Corning, a machinist for 18 years, died July 19, 1950. A life resident of Corning, he was a veteran of World War I, a member of the American Legion and St. Patrick's Church.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK SHEAN
Frank Shean of Randolph, N. Y., a retired dispatcher for the Erie, died June 10, 1950. Formerly dispatcher at Waterboro for many years, he had retired about two years ago because of ill health.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
DAVID T. SHEPPARD
David T. Sheppard, of Dunmore, a locomotive engineer on the Wyoming division, died Aug. 6 after a brief illness.

A native of Scranton, Mr. Sheppard was a member of Dunmore Presbyterian Church, King Solomon Lodge, F. and A. M.; Gen. Gobin Post, Spanish-American War Veterans; Gen. Theodore J. Wint Post, V. F. W., and a life member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
STANLEY D. SHINEBARGER
Stanley D. Shinebarger, a clerk in the district master mechanic's office at Jersey City, died suddenly Sept. 2 at the home of his son in Hornell. He was 52 years old and a native of Hornell. He served with the Army Air Force in World War I and with the combat engineers in World War II in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GRIFFIN H. SHOW
Griffin H. Show, 76, a retired (1938) Erie passenger conductor with 42 years' service, died Jan. 14 (1950) at home in Huntington, Ind. He had been a resident of that city 52 years. Mr. Show was born in Eaton, Ohio. He was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GEORGE W. SILLS
George W. Sills, 68-year-old retired Allegany division locomotive engineer, died July 12 at home in Hornell. Mr. Sills retired in 1945 after 43 years with the Erie. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FREDERICK WESLEY SMITH
Frederick Wesley Smith, lifelong resident of Andover, N.Y., and former Erie telegraph operator, died April 20. His age was 72. Mr. Smith retired in 1943 as operator at Cuba Junction, N. Y., on the Allegany division, after more than 37 years of service.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GATHER SMITH
Gather Smith, 73, of Richwood, Ohio, a former section foreman, died Oct. 12 in his home. He retired about five years ago after 40 years of service.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
OSCAR S. SMITH
Oscar S. Smith, 59, retired locomotive engineer, died May 26 in Susquehanna. He had been in ill health a long time.

Mr. Smith served the Erie for 26 years before retiring four years ago. He was an honorary member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. A member of the First Baptist Church, he was Deacon for many years. Formerly from Howard, Pa., he resided in Susquehanna the last 30 years.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
STEPHAN ARTHUR SMITH
Stephan Arthur Smith of Hawthorne, N. J., a conductor on the New York division, died July 30 at Middletown, N.Y. He was on a lay-over awaiting to return when he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. He was taken to Middletown Hospital where he died approximately 20 hours after being stricken.

Mr. Smith was a member of Hawthorne Lodge 212, F. and A. M., and Suffern Lodge 623, B. R. T.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
LEVI SNOW
Levi Snow, 52, of Coldspring, N.Y., died of a heart attack at home July 5. He had been ill only a few days and was about to be taken to the Salamanca District hospital when death occurred. Mr. Snow had been employed by the Erie as a sectionman. He had been head chief of the Council House in Coldspring since 1917.

From the September, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MARTIN F. SPELLMAN
Martin F. Spellman of Carbondale, Pa., a Jefferson division locomotive engineer, died July 27.

He had lived in that community 10 years and was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church, its Holy Name Society; Lodge 856; Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Avoca, and Columbia Hose Co.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM F. SQUIRES
William F. Squires, 95, of Elmira, who had been an Erie detective 30 years, died Jan. 1, 1950. Before he came with the Erie he had served on the Elmira police force.

After he retired from the railroad, he worked at carpentry. About 26 years ago he fell from a scaffold and broke his back. This forced permanent retirement, but he did not lose interest in life. He enjoyed reading, radio, card games and parties until a short time ago when his eyesight failed.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
EDGAR A. STALEY
Edgar A. Staley, 67, Mahoning Division passenger engineer, died Nov. 15 (1949) of a heart attack while visiting a tailor shop. He had left his home in Meadville only a few minutes before, apparently in good health.

The veteran engineer, a lifelong resident of Meadville, was at the throttle of trains 5 and 6 for many years between Meadville and Kent. He started as a fireman when he was 21 years old and was in his 46th year of continuous service. Several times he was cited for his excellent handling of trains, being known as an engineer who could make up time consistent with safety.

A requiem high mass was sung Nov. 18 at St. Agatha's R. C. Church, with interment in the church cemetery. Among the bearers were four fellow Erie engineers, Lloyd Hoffman, Boyd Harter, Samuel Stainbrook and Carl Cheney. Representing the Taylor-Hope Hose Co., of which Mr. Staley was a veteran member, were Fire Chief Charles Smalenberger and Thomas Hayes.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
PHILLIP B. STEBBINS
Philip B. Stebbins, 81, a retired Erie carpenter foreman, died June 12 at the family home in Salamanca after a two-month illness. A resident of that city practically all his life, he was employed for many years by the Erie and continued to do carpenter work after retiring.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MICHAEL R. STEINER
Michael R. Steiner, age 62 of Susquehanna, a locomotive fireman with 33 years of service, died 01/04/1950.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN J. STOCKHOLM
John J. Stockholm, 67, junior engineer of the Valuation department at Meadville, died April 25. He had been admitted to the hospital only the day before.

Mr. Stockholm was prominent in Free Mansonry and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Taylor Hose Co.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ALBERT JAMES STONE
Albert James Stone, 77, a former operating vice-president of the Erie, died Oct. 6 in his home at Wilton, Conn.

Mr. Stone became assistant general manager of the Erie in 1905, general superintendent in 1907, general manager in 1913 and vice president in charge of operations in 1914. During World War I he was federal manager of the Erie system.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN R. STRAUSS
John R. Strauss, 82, a retired machinist of Meadville, died 11-23-49.

From the July, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN L. SULLIVAN
John L. Sullivan, conductor, died May 25 in Scranton after a brief illness.

Born in Wales, he was a former Avoca resident. Mr. Sullivan was an Erie railroader since his early youth, was a communicant of St. Joseph Church and a member of its Holy Name Society, and belonged to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WESLEY M. SWABB
Wesley M. Swabb, 78, former locomotive engineer on the Kent division, died Sept. 11 at the City Hospital in Galion, Ohio. He was a lifelong resident of Galion and vicinity. Mr. Swabb, who retired in 1937, had spent 38 years with the company.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ALEXANDER A. SWINTON
Alexander A. Swinton, a native of Middletown, N. Y. and a retired Erie trainman died Sept. 21 at McConnellsville, Ohio. His home was in Paterson, N. J.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM TEGLER
William Tegler, 65, retired yard conductor of Buffalo with 30+ years of service, died 03/31/1950.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM J. TESON
William J. Teson, 57, of Warren, Ohio, a veteran machinist, was killed Dec. 13 (1949) when struck by a speeding automobile at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he was spending the winter because of ill health.

A long time employe of the Meadville shops, he had been transferred recently to the Brier Hill shops.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
DOMINIC TESONE
Dominic Tesone, 76, retired trackman of Youngstown, died 02/17/1950.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
PAUL THOMAS
Paul Thomas, 31-year-old fireman, died suddenly of a heart ailment on York Avenue, Duryea, Pa., Sept. 14, while en route to Avoca to begin his day's duties. Mr. Thomas lived in Pittston, Pa. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist R. C. Church, its Holy Name Society, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Loyal Order of Moose.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
WILLIAM BYRON THOMAS
William Byron Thomas, who retired about ten years ago as janitor at the Hornell station and freight house, died April 29. He also had been a brakeman on the Susquehanna division for several years. His age was 79.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
LAVENDER ELMER TOMLINSON
Lavander Elmer Tomlinson, 75, a carpenter in the car department at Huntington many years, died Dec. 13 (1949). He was a resident of Huntington 43 years and a member of the First Methodist Church.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
VICTOR HUGO TRON
Victor Hugo Tron, 50, formerly a machinist helper, died Aug. 21 of a heart attack which occurred on the street near his home in Marion, Ohio. He retired late in 1948, due to ill health, after 23 years' service.

Mr. Tron was a member of the Erie Veterans Association and Emanuel Lutheran Church, of Marion Lodge No. 70, F. and A. M., and a charter member of the Erie Trowel Club.

From the November, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
EDWARD L. TROTT
Edward L. Trott, 76, retired (1941) Kent division yard brakeman, died Aug. 2. He lived in Marion, Ohio. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Trott had been employed by this company 30 years.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
ARCHIBALD C. TURNER
Archibald C. Turner, 60, signal supervisor, Buffalo and Rochester divisions, died Sept. 2 in Buffalo.

Mr. Turner had a continuous service record of 39 years with the Erie. He started as a signal helper on the New York division in 1911 and had held his last position for 32 years. He was a member of the Erie Railroad Veterans Association.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
EMIL MICHAEL UHRAN
Emil Michael Uhran, 28, former clerk in the superintendent's office at Youngstown, died of pulmonary tuberculosis March 3 at the Brecksville, Ohio Veterans Hospital.

Born in Eckley, Pa., Sept. 10, 1921, he was a son of George and Mary Suagent Uhran. He had been employed as a clerk May 10, 1940, before entering the Army in 1942. He saw combat service as a staff sergeant with the 170th Evacuation Hospital in the Italian campaign, and returned to Erie service March 1, 1946.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FLOYD VANDERMARK
Floyd Vandermark, 66, died Aug. 6 at home in Port Jervis after a long illness. A resident of that city most of his life, he was employed by the Erie until his recent retirement.

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN EARL VOELPEL
John Earl Voelpel, 63, formerly of Meadville, died late in January (1950) at Deland, Fla.

He was employed in the Meadville yards for many years and retired in 1943. Except for a period when he worked at Hornell, he had lived in Meadville all of his life until September, 1948, when he moved to Florida.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRED T. WALLM
Fred T. Wallm, of Hornell, 80-year-old retired (1937) Allegany division conductor, died at home Feb. 13. He was a 50-year veteran of Erie service.

Mr. Wallm was born in Germany and had spent most of his life in Hornell. He was president of the local Order of Railway Conductors, past president of the Erie Railroad Veterans' Association, member of First Presbyterian Church, life member of Evening Star Lodge No. 44, F. & A. M., member of Masonic Service Club and charter member of Salamanca IOOF lodge.

From the April, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOHN H. WARNER
John H. Warner, 75, retired train dispatcher of Buffalo with a service record of 50 years, died 02/12/1950.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRANK J. WATSON
A heart attack on the last day of his vacation claimed the life (Oct. 19, 1949) of Frank J. Watson, veteran Erie station agent at Goshen, N. Y. He was stricken and died in his home at Harriman just after noon. He had not been ill previously.

Mr. Watson, an Erie employe 40 years, had been station agent first at Tuxedo Park, then at Harriman (where he had lived about 30 years) and at Monroe before being moved to Goshen two years ago. He was a past master of Standard Lodge, F. & A. M., a past patron of Hawthorn Chapter, O. E. S., both of Monroe, and past grand lecturer of the Orange-Rockland District, O. E. S.

From the February, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JAMES WATT
James Watt, age 83 of Hornell, a retired locomotive engineer with 50 years of service, died 12/20/1949.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
MADISON WELLS
Madison Wells, a carman of Akron with 34 years of service, died 05/06/1950.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
GERALD A. WELSH
Gerald A. Welsh, 38, lifelong resident of Meadville and chief caller for Erie engine and train crews, died at Spencer Hospital April 27. He had been ill only three days.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
L.M. WESCOTT
L. M. Wescott, 70, a retired Susquehanna division locomotive engineer, died Nov. 6 in his summer home at Lakeside, Pa. He had been ill for several weeks.

Mr. Wescott was born in Harford township Jan. 12, 1880, and entered the employ of the Erie as a young man. He remained in its service more than 42 years and retired in 1945. His home in Oakland held his close attention and later he developed a residence property at Lake Page where he spent the past several years.

From the August, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
THOMAS J. WHITESELL
Thomas J. Whitesell, 63-year-old locomotive engineer, was found dead in a diesel engine cab June 13 by members of the crew of train No. 2, running between Chicago and New York, when it pulled into Youngstown's Commerce terminal. He was dead-heading to his home in Meadville, riding in the rear cab, after making a freight run to Marion, Ohio.

Mr. Whitesell had been an employee of the company 38 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, F. and A. M. Lodge 234, and New Castle Consistory.

From the June, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CLARK B. WILHELM
Clark B. Wilhelm, 86, of Lisbon, Ohio, a conductor for the Erie 33 years, died April 10. He had been hospitalized six weeks.

From the January, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:

From the March, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
CHARLES C. WINFIELD
Charles C. Winfield, of Ramsey, N. J., veteran baggage clerk, died Jan. 3 (1950). He had a continuous service record of more than 43 years in the office of Manager of Mail, Baggage and Express Traffic, New York City, retiring in 1946.

From the October, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
JOSEPH C. WOJTON
Joseph C. Wojton, 48, a checker at Akron, Ohio, died Aug. 7 after a short illness. He was a 27-year employe and had resided in Akron 20 years.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
HARRY A. WOODRING
Harry A. Woodring, retired engineer of Salamanca, died 03/31/1950.

From the May, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
AMBROSE F. WOODS
Ambrose F. Woods, who retired 12 years ago after 40 years with the Erie, died March 18 at home in Matamoras, Pa., near Port Jervis. His age was 73. He was a former official of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.

From the December, 1950 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
FRED A. ZURN
Fred A. Zurn, 77, of Long Eddy, N. Y. and former Delaware division brakeman, died Oct. 23 in the City Hospital at Binghamton. A native of Lordville, N. Y., he retired in 1939 after 34 years with the Erie Railroad.