The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

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Thursday, September 3, 1970
Friday, September 4, 1970
William McHenry
Last rites were held Wednesday at Lawton, Mich., for William McHENRY, 73, Gravel
Lake, who died Sunday morning in Paw Paw, Mich. He was a step-brother of Fay RUSSELL,
Rochester.
Arwesta Brackett
Mrs Lyman E. (Arwesta) BRACKETT, 78, former resident of Rochester, died Thursday
night in a hospital at Kingsville, Texas, following a lengthy illness.
After the death of her husband in Miami, Fla., Jan. 31, 1966, she was taken to a nursing
home near Portland, Texas, a suburb of Corpus Christi, where her son Richard BRACKETT and
wife and children reside.
Arwesta PERSONETTE was born in Plymouth July 23, 1892 and later lived with her
grandmother at Argos. Her marriage to Mr. Brackett took place at Argos in 1919. The couple
lived here until 1954 when they moved with their son Richard to Globe, Ariz., and later to San
Diego.
Several years later they returned to Rochester and managed the south portion of the
Arlington Block, composed of stores and apartments. The building was destroyed by fire in 1956
after which they moved to Miami and managed two apartment buildings which they acquired.
Following the tornado, Celia, Mrs. Brackett was moved to the nursing home at Kingsville.
She is survived by the son and two grandchildren, Richard and Betty Louise
[BRACKETT]. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Plans call for cremation with burial at
Rochester.
Joseph Albert Cummings
Joseph Albert CUMMINGS, 51, LaPorte, a former Rochester resident, died at 4:35 a.m.
today in a LaPorte hospital.
A World War II veteran, he was born June 11, 1919, in Kewanna. His marriage was
March 7, 1942, in Galveston, Texas., to Helen OVERMYER, who survives. He was manager of
the Harvey Dime store in LaPorte and had resided in that city 15 years, moving from Rochester.
He was a member of the Presbyterian church in Rochester, American Legion Post in LaPorte and
the LaPorte Elks lodge. He was an active member of the LaPorte Retail Board.
Surviving with the wife are one daughter, Mrs. Joseph BROVIAK, LaPorte; one son,
Thomas A. [CUMMINGS], at home; two grandchildren; one brother, Andrew CUMMINGS, Fort
Wayne; three sisters, Mrs. George STEININGER, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Thurle ALBER, Rochester,
and Mrs. Steven GUNTER, McLean Shore, Ill.
Final rites will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Haverstock funeral home in
LaPorte. The Rev. Thomas NELSON will officiate. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery in
Rochester. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Sunday.