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As has happened a few times in the past, my brain becomes
boggled and sluggish at an impenetrable brick wall that refuses
to crumble. This issue revisits the family of Felix Gonyea.
New information is listed as well questions about the children of Felix and
Julie Gonyea, that leaves more questions then answers.
Many thanks to Laura Shoffner from Massachusetts for
tracking some of the information down, and in general pointing
me in the right direction.
Felix Gonyea Obituary and Burial Announcements
Plattsburgh Press-Republican
Wednesday, MAY 20,1964
Felix Gonyea, 87, of Redford died Monday at the
Beekmantown Infirmary. He was born at Saranac: March 13, 1877
a son of Paul and Josephine (Beaudis) Gonyea. His survivors
include 3 daughters Mrs. E.J. Perry of Dannemora, Mrs. W.T
England of Detroit, Mich and Mrs. Lila Rucker of Downey,
Calif. and two sons Roy of Chazy Lake and Leo of Wayne , Mich.
The body was taken to the O'Neil Redden Funeral Home where
Calling hours will start this afternoon at 2 PM. Funeral
arrangements were incomplete Tuesday.
Plattsburgh Press-Republican
Friday, May 22, 1964
Felix Gonyea
REDFORD - Funeral services for Felix Gonyea, 87 , of
Redford, who died Monday, were held thursday at the Church of
the Assumption here. The Rev. Norman Poupore was celebrant of
the High Mass of Requiem. Bears were Henry Defayette, Lawrence
McCasland, Norman Gonyea, Frank Kaufman, Bernard Perry and
Capt. Victor Perry, USAF. Interment was in the church cemetery
where Father Poupore recited committal prayers.
Lila (Gonyea) Rucker Obituary
Lila M. Rucker
Plattsburgh - Lila M. Rucker, 82 of 72 Allen Bay Road and
Meadowbrook Nursing Home, died Friday, Aug. 3, 1990 at CVPH
Medical Center. She was bron in Saranac on May 9, 1908, the
daughter of Felix and Julia (Rascoe) Gonyea. Mrs. Rucker
married Charles Rucker in San Diego, Calif., on Nov. 12, 1960.
She worked at the Bank of America in San Diego, Calif., for
many years and later was a nurse's aide at several hospitals
in the Downey, Calif., area. She attended St. Mary's of the
Lake Church on Cumberland Head. Survivors include two
brothers, Leo Gonyea of Bradenton, Fla., and Otto Gonyea of
Standish; a sister, Mrs. Sadie T. Perry of Cumberland Head;
and several nieces and nephews. Her husband died in 1985.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's
of the Lake Church with burial to follow in the parish
cemetery.
Florence (Gonyea) England
Plattsburgh Press-Republican
December 10, 1960
Mrs. William England of Grosse Pointe, Mich., was a guest,
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Walton True of Saranac. Mrs. England is
a retired professional designer of debutante and bridal
clothes. She is also a trained medical technician and in the
past has been a sales representative for the Singer Sewing
Machine Company. She is the former Florence Gonyea and was a
resident of Saranac several years ago.
Plattsburgh Press-Republican
July 19, 1967
Mr. and Mrs. William England of Detroit, Mich., have
returned home after spending a few days with Mrs. England's
sister, Mrs. Sadie Perry. Mrs. Perry accompanied them home
where she will spend a few weeks.
Observations and Questions from Melissa
Q. When and where did Florence meet William England? Where did
she she study for the professions that are quoted in the
December 10, 1960 Press-Republican issue.
The Social Security Death Index lists Florence's birth date
as July 31, 1906. The Michigan Death Register shows virtually
the same data, except the birth date which is off by a
considerable timeframe, July 30, 1910. Despite searching for
William England, I have been unable to trace his ancestral
origin nor possible descendant lines.
Q. Leroy Gonyea and Leo Gonyea: Are they two separate
individuals?
Everyone interviewed in my mother's family have told me
that there were only 5 children that Julia gave birth to.
In the 1910 Nashua, New Hampshire census, Leo is listed as
being age 5. Also listed is Leroy age 3 months. This census
was taken approximately 5 months before Ottoroy was born, so
this rules him out as being Leroy. If Leo and Leroy are two
separate individuals, this would put Ottoroy as the 6th child
born into the family.
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