NICHOLS CEMETERY

WAVERLY, NY

Transcribed and Contributed by: Eloise Wilson

Location:
Going east on I-86, take Nichols, N.Y. exit. At end of exit, turn right, cemetery is in view about 500 feet or so ahead, on the left.

Deaths taken from obituaries and old scrap books.
Death books # 1 & # 2 in Brad. Co. Courthouse
Personal survey done June, July 1999
1995 Bradford County History

Surname Given Name and Other Information
Norris, Mildred H. Sept. 25, 1897 Waverly, N.Y. - Dec. 5, 1976 Dau. of John and Ida Sears

Hagadorn. ( her stone is b. date of 1898 )

Husband; Sabert O. , Oct. 13, 1897 VanEtten, N.Y. - Apr. 16, 1990 ( on stone is O. Norris )

Kingston, Pa. Son of John and Maria Manning Norris.

Wife; # 1 Mildred H.

# 2 Elsie d May 25, 1985.
Norton, Kenneth H " Kenny" June 24, 1936 Caanisteo, N.Y. - Dec. 4, 1998 Sayre, Pa. Son of Ethel

Cora Silsbee and late Claude Norton. Wife; Debbie Ketcham Norton
Noto, Fay W. 1915 - 1952 indiv. stone
Noto, Malo Dec. 15, 1879 Italy - Nov. 25, 1969 Waverly, N.Y. Son of Amato Noto and Theresa Noto.

Clara 1875 - 1940

Robert Sept. 2, 1913 ( born 1912 ? ) Nichols, N.Y. - Jan. 7, 1941 Waverly, N.Y.

Son of Waldo ( Malo?) and Clara Reeves Noto.

Fay W. 1915 - 1952 all on one stone
Northrup, Samuel M. 1942 - 1981
Nye, Donald H. N.Y. Pvt. 341 Inf. W.W. - 2 Dec. 5, 1923 - Feb. 1, 1952 Son of John B. and

Helen Morse Nye.
Nye, Kenneth E. Oct. 14, 1928 Nichols, N.Y. - Mar. 4, 1991 Sayre, Pa. Son of John B.

and Helen Morse Nye. S / Sgt. U.S. Air Force

Wife; Catherine " Katie" Dutton. 1931 - ______
Ockerman, Delbert Feb .15, 1898 Nichols, N.Y. - d Aug. 11, 1954 Waverly, N.Y. Son of Edward

and Minnie Hall Ockerman. Wife; Marian Withey
Ockerman, Edward 1863 - 1943 Wife; Minnie 1869 - 1932

Delbert 1898 - 1954 Knight of Columbus emblem
Ockerman, Edward G. N.Y. Tec 5 U.S. Army W.W. - 2 June 11, 1901 - Feb. 27, 1973
Ockerman, Harry J. 1884 - 1945 Wife; Grace E. 1896 - 19____
Ockerman, Lawrence N.Y. Pfc. 22 Service Co. Stgc W.W.-1 Feb. 28, 1895 - Aug. 2 1954

next to Lawrence is Margaret Ockerman Ward.
Ockerman, Minnie B. Aug. 6, 1892 Nichols, N.Y. - Dec. 21, 1969 Dau. of Chandler and Adeline

Elliot Bean. Widow of Harry B. who died according to her obit on Mar. 3, 1945.

( I did not find a marker, found obit instead )
Ockerman, Selim GAR marker stone broken in half, dates illeg.

Lillie, wife of Selim d July 1800? age ?

Margie? 1894 - 1906
Ockerman, William H. 1889 - 1937 Violet A. 1881 - 19_____
O'Connor, Willia Co. K, 110th Inf. KIA July 19, 1919 30 yrs.
O'Dea, Harold, " Son" 1891 - 1952 Wife; Elizabeth 1893 - 1930
O'Dea, Will H. 1868 - 1933

Wife; Harriet M. Mar. 12, 1868 ( stone 1869 ) Windham, Pa. - Apr. 2, 1961 Waverly, N.Y.

Dau. of George and Mary Jane Shoemaker Finch. Wife of William
Olmstead, Clarence U. 1904 - 1943
Olmstead, Earl W. 1911 - _______ Julia Seck, wife 1917 - 1999
Olmstead, Edward A. " Oop" Jan. 29, 1926 Nichols, N.Y. - Oct. 24, 1998 Athens, Pa. Son of Edward and Alice Hayward Olmstead. Wife of 53 yrs. on his death;

Hazel Franklin Olmstead. Oct. 9, 1925 - _________
Olmstead, Edward E. 1903 - 1958 Wife; Alice E. 1904 - 1971

Looks like "Birtha" rest illeg.
Olmstead, Ethel 1914 - 1921

Leroy son of Earl & Nellie 1921 - 1930 both on lot.
Olmstead, Frances L. Corbin, wife of James Olmstead d. Jan. 6, 1873 66 yrs, 4mos. 6 das.

William, son of James and Frances d. Apr. 11. 1861 20 yrs, 11mos. 7das.

Frances Velma, dau. of James & Frances Olmstead d. Apr. 28, 1863 10yrs, 4mos. 26 das.
Olmstead, Frances S. Clark Apr. 14, 1845 Caroline Center, Tompkins Co., N.Y. - Feb. 21, 1921

Married George Olmstead on June 13, 1867.
Olmstead, Frank 1881 - 1955 Wife; Maggie 1880 - 1929
Olmstead, Frank J. " Red" May 19, 1937 Nichols, N.Y.- Dec. 8, 1986 Sayre, Pa. Son of Herbert and Alice Hand Olmstead. Wife; Patricia Ann Waltman
Olmstead, George Mar. 2, 1842 Windham, Pa. - Aug. 3, 1934 Waverly, N.Y. Son of James and

Frances Colburn Olmstead. Wife; Frances Clark
Olmstead, Herbert Oct. 19, 1905 Nichols, N.Y. - Oct. 20, 1988 Nichols, N.Y. Son of Frank and Maggie Edwards Olmstead. Twin to Harold.

Wife; Alice V. Jan. 8, 1910 Windham Center, Pa.- Sept. 13, 1984 Waverly, N.Y. Dau. of

James and Ruth Elliott Hand. Her listing came from obit. beautiful humming bird is carved on his stone.
Olmstead, James 1810 - 1901
Olmstead, Jay B. 1879 - May 18, 1938 Nichols, N.Y.
Olmstead, John J. June 27, 1961 - Sept. 9, 1984 Sayre-Nichols Road, motorcycle accident Son of Frank J. and Patricia Ann Waltman Olmstead. Stone engraved; A man at 12, A king at 17, an angel at 23 " set beside Frank J. " Red "
Olmstead, Joseph 1851 - 1917 Sara A. Johnson, his wife 1859 - 1933

Harriet Leona, dau. 1881 - 1952
Olmstead, Moses G. 1834 - 1864

Cora M, dau. of M.C. & M. Olmstead 1859 - 1871
Olmstead, Phebe O. Young 1873 - 1961

Frances C. 1845 - 1921

George 1842 - 1934
Olmstead, William J. 1829 - 1908 GAR standard Pheobe J. Miller , his wife 1849 - 1923
Olmstead, Viva, Sept. 28, 1916 Elmira, N.Y. - Dec. 22, 2001 Dau. of Lee and Lula VanOstrand. Wife of Leon Olmstead

Ida 1891 - 1907
Orapello, Vincent 1921 - ____ Wife; Marjorie 1921 - 1989
Orshaw, Frances E. Warner June 18, 1897 E. Herrick, Pike Twp, Pa. - Apr. 18, 1993 Brad.

Co. Manor Dau. of Lewis and Permilla Patton Warner.

Husband Harry 1896 - 1959
Osborn, Charles E. 1852 - 1926 Wife; Della 1860 - 1938 indiv. stones, large family marker
Osborn, Miers July 18, 1810 - May 28, 1894 Wife; Sally Apr. 14, 1822 - July 21, 1897

" Gone to rest "
Osborn, Miles A. 1849 - 1921

Della 1866 - 1950

Hattie Barr 1862 - 1919
Osborn, Selim stone broken July 12, 1846 Tioga Co., N.Y. - May 31, 1910 Waverly, N.Y. Son of

c Myers and Sallie Slawson Osborn.

Wife; Margaret A. 1848 - 1934 indiv. stones, large black family marker
Osborne, Della VanGorder d. Apr. 29, 1938 Sayre, Pa. Widow of Charles E.
Osborne, Harry Everett Nov. 22, 1907 - Nov. 15, 1968 heart attack. Son of Morgan and Martha

Osborne,

Wife; Etta Hibbard Dec. 20, 1904 Johnson City, N.Y.- _______ Dau. of Worden and Armita

Marbaker Ellis Hibbard. Married Apr. 16, 1932 Johnson City, N.Y. at Sarah Jane Johnson M.E.

Church. ( 1995 B.H.)
Osborne, John June 7, 1810 - May 28, 1894 Son of William and Jane Osborne. Wife; Sally K.

( 1995 B.H.)
Osborne, Harry E. 1907 - 1968 Wife Etta A. 1904 - 19______
Osborne, LeRoy H., Dr. Sept. 25, 1890 Windham, Pa. - Aug. 14, 1932 Owego, N.Y. Son of

William A. W.W.-1 Wife; Marie Wallin Osborne
Osborne, Leroy J. M.D. 1890 - 1952 American Legion standard

Marie W. 1889 - 1968

Jennie J, wife of William 1863 - 1931

William A. 1863 - 1953
Osborne, Lloyd E. 1943 - 1946 next to Walter, Doris graves.
Olsbrone, Margaret May 23, 1848 Sheshequin, Pa. - Dec. 16, 1934 Waverly, N.Y. Dau. of Lacey and

Nellie Fritz Macaffee. Wife of Selim K. Osborne.
Osborne, Platt L. 1860 - 1930 Wife; Mary E. 1868 - 1951
Osborne, Sarah J., wife of William July 22, 1829 - Oct. 13, 1891

William Nov. 1, 1823 - Apr. 25, 1890

George, son of Wm. & Sarah 1863 - 19_____

Jennie Beckwith, his wife 1863 - 1931
Osborne, Walter E. 1911 - 1972 Wife; Doris M. 1922 - _______
Osborne, Walter Francis Mar. 10, 1911 Windham Summit, Pa.- Oct. 27, 1972 Son of Morgan

and Martha Miller Osborne.

Wife; Doris M. Theetge Jan. 13, 1922 Smithboro, N.Y.- _______ Dau. of Irvin and Bessy

Coleman Theetge.

Married Aug. 8, 1941 Nichols, N.Y. ( 1995 B.H.)

Lloyd Eugene Osborne, son of Walter and Doris Theetge Osborne 1943 - 1945

( 1995 B.H.)
Osborne, William Beckwith. May 1, 1887 Windham, Pa. - Mar. 11, 1969 Wallingford, Conn.

Wife; Ethel Walker 1886 - Aug. 10, 1969 Wallingford, Conn.

Mabel Stewart Dec. 31, 1882 Port Jervis, N.Y. - Apr. 14, 1937 Waverly, N.Y. Dau. of

Wally B. and Margaret Vanderhoff stewart. Wife of Wm. B. on stone birth date is

1883 indiv. stones, Wm. lies between women.
Osborn, Miles A. 1849 - 1921

Della 1866 - 1950

Hattie Barr 1862 - 1919
O'Shea, Timothy 1871 - 1942

Estelle W. O'Shea 1873 - 1962
Ostrander, Daisy Lena 1879 - 1953 metal funeral marker
Ostrander, Albert 1852 - 1929

Mary E. Bowen 1850 - 1932

John R. 1883 - 1951 on lot with Warren Dart, Carrie Ostrander Furman
Ostrander, Daisy Lena 1879 - 1953 metal funeral marker
Ostrander, Lester A. 57 yrs. b. Warren Center, Pa. - d. Feb. 5, 1937 Elmira, N.Y.
Ostrander, Luann M. 1879 - 1935
Ostrander, Ralph Sabin Sgt. U.S. Army W.W.-1 Mar.31, 1897 - Feb. 26, 1981
Ostrander, Stuart A. 1902 - 1963 Wife; Ruth D. 1911 - ______
Pachokas, George R. " Thunder Cloud " Dec. 24 1936 Elizabeth, N.J. - Dec. 10, 1998 Sayre, Pa.

beautifully carved with an Indian on a horse, and Indian feathers extending from center

design. Son of Joseph and Sarah Dennis Pachokas American Indian heritage.
Pachokas, Joseph G. 11 Feb. 27, 1934 Elizabethtown, N.J. - Mar. 7, 1988 Sayre, Pa. Son

of Joseph and Sarah Dennis Pachokas. Pvt. U.S. Maine Corp Korea

Wife; Sandra Cole Pachokas.
Park, Bert d. 1969

Wife; Bessie E. Oct. 28, 1898 Litchfield, Pa.- Feb. 18, 1987 Sayre, Pa. Dau. of Z Taylor and

Orpha Ellis Rogers.
Park, Bert F. 1900 - 1970 Wife; Bessie E. 1898 - 1987
Park, Bruce 1896 Ridgebury Twp., Pa. -. Jan. 3, 1966 Buffalo, N.Y. Son of Burton and Etta Wolcott

Park. U.S. Navy W.W.- 1

Wife Eva July 11, 1904 Penna. - June 17, 1987 Florida Dau. of Earl and Ethel Rogers Suiter.

Married July 26, 1922. American Legion Standard

Jesus said " I am the way"
Park, Burton William Dec. 4, 1859 Athens, Pa. - d. 1921 Wife; M. Etta Lenora Wolcott Feb. 26, 1890

Millbrook, Mich. - Sept. 19, 1973 Waverly, N.Y. Dau. of Henry B. and Etta Wolcott
Park, Caroline Fitler d. 1920 Wife of Avery G. Park buried Decker Cem., Millbrook, Mich.

Married 1856. ( Park genealogy )
Park, Claude A. 1865 - 1939

Clara W. 1865 - 1939

Etta Wolcott 1863 - 1938

Caroline " Mother " 1838 - 1920

Burton W. 1859 - 1921 large marker for all, indiv. markers also
Park, Claude H. Feb. 22, 1894 Millbrook, Mich.- Mar. 13, 1983 Waverly, N.Y. Son of Burton

and Ella Wolcott Park. W.W- 1 Pvt. U.S. Army

Wife; Gertrude P. Bensley Sept. 29, 1895 Nichols, N.Y. - July 11, 1991 Waverly, N.Y. Dau. of

John C. and Lenora P. Wolcott Bensley.

Married June 30, 1920 Sayre, Pa. Methodist Church.
Park, Clifford 1906 - 1981 K of C. emblem Wife; Helen 1904 - _____ O.E.S. emblem
Park, Clifford J. July 19, 1906 Newark, N.J. - Apr. 19, 1981 Zephyrhills, Fla. Son of Burton

and Ella Wolcott Park. K of C standard

Wife; Helen Backer Park. 1904 - ______ O.E.S.
Park, Curtis M. Apr. 2, 1892 Millbrook, Mich. - Jan. 18, 1939 Waverly, N.Y. Son of Burton and Etta

Wolcott Park.

Wife; Mary Rogers 1894 Cadis, Pa.- Sept. 13, 1988 DeLand, Fla.

Married in 1913. " Till he comes "
Park, Etta services held Feb. 1, 1938 at Nichols, N.Y. M.E.. Church Rev. Young
Park, Herbert G. 1883 - 1968 Wife; Mary V. 1889 Nichols, N.Y.- Aug. 19, 1960 Sayre,

Pa.
Park, Nettie Wolcott Feb. 26, 1890 Mich. - Sept. 19, 1973 Waverly, N.Y. Dau. of Burton William Park

and Etta Wolcott.
Park, Richard J., Sr. Apr. 24, 1921 Nichols, N.Y. - Oct. 29, 1998 Windham Twp., Pa. Son of Claude

and Gertrude Bensley Park. U.S. Navy W.W. - 2

Wife; # 1 Priscilla A. Cowan Nov. 8, 1923 Towanda, Pa. - Dec. 29, 1994 Towanda, Pa. Dau. of

Fred and Fern Vosburg Cowan. Married 53 yrs. on her death.

Wife # 2 Junia Huddle Park. June 3, 1922 Windham, Pa. - Mar. 25, 2000 Windham Twp., Pa.

Dau. of Ned and Grace Hotchkis Huddle. ( obit did not say her burial here )

Married Sept. 26, 1996.
Parke, Bessie M. 1888 - 1982 next to Claude A. lot
Parks, Ira J. 1808 - 1899 Margaret A., his wife 1811 - 1898

Children of Ira & Margaret

Ira James 1841 - 1861

Susan l. 1852 - 1873
Parsons, Hezekiel d. Feb. 5, 1892 35 yrs, 10mos., 20 das. Emma, wife of Hezekiel d. Sept. 14, 1917

63 yrs.
Pate, James E., Sr. 1906 - 1978 next to , matches Gladys M. Bower
Patterson, Clark M. 1888 - 1929 Wife; Lena C. 1889 - 1988
Patterson, George M. " Pat " 1914 - 1986 Wife; Violet M. 1912 - ________

On back; Children of this marriage;

Jerry, Roger, Larry, Ken and Mike


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