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Hunter Valley · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1941

1,052 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 53

War Worker Late Mrs. W. Vitnell Patriotic Tribute

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Horseshoe Bend Patriotic Committee, the president, Miss Munday, made reference to the death…

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Obituary Mr. Henry Raine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 11

The death occurred at Maitland Hospital this morning of Mr. Henry Raine, of East Maitland at the age of 79 years. The late Mr. Ralpe is survived…

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Death of Mr. John Downes Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 5

Mr. John Downes, 72, of Church-street Singleton, died in the Dangar Cottage Hospital, on Tuesday. He collapsed as he was walking from the…

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Obituary Mrs. F. T. Priest

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 3

Frances Emnia, Priest, relict of the late George Priest passed away at Nelsons Bay on the 13th May, 1941. She was born at Alnwick on January 6th, 1852…

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Pioneer Resident Death of Mrs. Standing SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 5

A pioneer resident of the Singleton district, Mrs. Anna Babetta Standing, died at the home of her son, Mr. Albert Standing at Wambo…

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Obituary Death of Mrs. McCLINTOCK

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 2

It is with regret we record the passing of Mrs. C. McClintock. After an illness of seven weeks she died in Cessnock…

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Death of Mrs Anna B. Standing

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 2

Mrs Anna Barbetta Standing, aged 86 years, of Campbelltown, died on Tuesday morning at the residence of her son, Mr Albert Standing, of…

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Obituary Mr. R. C. Sternbeck

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 1

News of the death of Mr. R. C. Sternbeck, who passed away in Sydney on Saturday, following injuries received in a motor…

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Link with Lower Hunter Death of Mrs. F. Priest

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 7

An old link with the Lower Hunter district passed away at Nelson’s Day. Mrs. E. M. Priest, who had been a resident of that district for…

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Sudden Collapse Prominent Townsman's Demise Death of Mr. Stewart Croll

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 2

Deep gloom was cast over Dungog on Wednesday morning when the news quickly circulated of the sudden demise of Mr. A. D. S. (Stewart) Croll…

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OBITUARY Late Mr. Lambert Threlfo

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 6

The death took place in the Maitland General Hospital recently Lambert Threlfo, aged 63 years. He underwent an operation about a…

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Death of Miss Dorothy Bambach

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 4

Miss Dorothy Bambach,formerly of West Maitland, and daughter of the late Joseph Bambach and Mrs. M. E. Brown, of Sydney, passed away im…

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Late Mr. A. CROLL Prominent Dungog Townsman Sudden Passing Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 6

The late Mr. A. D. S. Stewart Croll, who died Suddenly on Wednesday last, following a heart attack, one of the most prominent and…

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OBITUARY Late Mr. Samuel Leggett

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 6

Mr. Samuel Leggett, an old and highly respected resident of the Paterson, died recently at the West Maitland Hospital. Born at…

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Man Arrested Death of Cyclist £200 Bail Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 5

Arising out of a motor accident at Broadmeadow on Saturday evening, when a man was killed and a girl serious [?]injured, the…

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Obituary Mrs. J. Riley

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 1

The death took place in the Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone, on Sunday last, of Mrs. Riley, wife of Cr. John Riley, of "Eulalia," Gundy. Of…

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Obituary Mr Anthony Maurer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 2

The death occurred early on Friday morning in Dungog Cottage Hospital of Mr. Anthony Maurer, of Sandy Creek, Wallarobba…

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Death of Mrs F. E. Mann

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 2

The death occurred at about 8.30 p.m. yesterday of Mrs Frances Eliza Mann, at the age of 86, at the home of her son, Mr C. J. Mann, New…

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A Friend of the Farmer Shire’s Tribute To Late Mr. March

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 4

“The name of March, of West Maitland, will go down in history as far as the rural districts are concerned, said the President of Tarro Shire…

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Death of Mrs F. E. Mann Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 2

Mrs. Frances Eliza Mann, aged 86 died at the home of her son, Mr. Cecil Mann, at New French, Singleton, last night. She was predeceased by her…

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