Biographical Information:
Josepha was the youngest daughter of Mary Josephine Armstrong and Patrick Conboy. Both of Josepha's parents immigrated from the Emerald Isle during the late 19th century. According to the 1915 New York Census, Josepha resided with her family in Orangetown, Rockland County, New York. The Conboy family's home on Cederhill Avenue was in the section taken by the Thruway.
Source: The Rockland County Journal News, Monday, January 14th, 1963, p. 2.
People and Places
"Mr. Bert Leitner, son of Dr. and Mrs. George A. Leitner, of Piermont, and Miss Josepha Conboy, were married in St. Ann's Church in Nyack, Thursday morning of last week."
Source: Rockland County Times, Saturday, November 22nd, 1924, p. 3
Many Win Beautiful Prizes At St. Am^s Church Card Party
"St. Ann's Hall was well attended and the number of really beautiful prizes offered as inducements for careful playing was unusually large.
Brasses, colorful glassware, toilet accessories, stationery, baskets of fruit, candy, smoking accessories—a profusion of awards made the choosing difficult.
The highest scoring players who were given first choice of the prizes included Mrs. George Looser...other guests who won prizes in the contest were...Mrs. Josepha Leitner..."
Source: Rockland County Evening Journal, 8 December 1928, page 3
Josepha was a tall and stunning woman who dared to wear jeans in downtown Nyack to the dismay of her husband. After giving birth to 7 children, and in later years, she was still the essence of and admired for her natural elegance.
According to the 1930 US Census the couple was renting at Piermont Avenue in Piermont Village. Josepha was listed as Josephine! They had a servant, Anna Selah, age 18.
ROCKLAND COUNTY - BUSINESS RECORDS
"Mortgages
Bertram and Josepha C. Leitner, Plermont, to George A. Leltner, Piermont, for $10,000, property In Highland avenue; Orangetown."
Source: Journal News, 4 August 1936, page 3
Before the outbreak of WWII the couple treated themselves to a cruise to the West Indies on the luxurious S.S. Columbus (which may come as no surprise since her husband's maternal grandfather had been born in Havana, Cuba, and was a Spanish citizen before being naturalized in the U.S.).
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S. S. Columbus
Sailing from New York: 21 Jan 1939
Arriving at Port of New York: 3 Feb 1939
C. Bertrand Leitner
.... Born 15 Sept 1898
.... Piermont, New York
.... Residence: 9 West. Highway, Piermont
Josepha C. Leitner
.... Born 1 March 1904
.... Nyack, New York
.... Residence: 9 West. Highway, Piermont
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By the time of the 1940 US Census the entire family was living in a house they owned worth $12,000 in Piermont Village, Rockland County, New York. The property may have previously belonged to Josepha's father-in-law, who had died in 1937. Grandchilden recall a huge, old house between 165 and 175 South Tweed Boulevard with a view of the Hudson. The dwelling later burned to the ground. Fortunately the couple had already moved to their newly built home at 275 Germonds Road in West Nyack around 1961.
Josepha was a devout Catholic and encouraged others to make the sign of the cross should evil be encountered. She was a member of the Altar Society of St. John's R.C. Church, Piermont for more than 20 years. She was a loving grandmother to those 17 of her 20 grandchildren born before her untimely death in 1963, though never hesitant to speak her mind when the young seemed selfish. She suffered from a brain tumor for six weeks which shortened her life far too early. She was survived by six of her seven children und by all four of her older sisters.
Rev. Thomas F. Connelly, pastor of St. John's R.C. Church, Piermont, celebrated a requiem mass at St. Catherine's R.C. Church, Blauvelt, at 10 a.m. on January 15th. The family received friends at the Stevenson Funeral Home.
Obituary
"Mrs. Josepha C. Leitner, wife of Bertrand Leitner of West Nyack, died Saturday at the age of 58. Born in Nyack, she had been a life-long resident of Rockland County, living in Piermont for many years."
Source: Orangetown Telegram and Pearl River Searchlight, Thursday, 17 January 1963, p. 4.
"My wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flower that grows. You may search everywhere, but none can compare with my wild Irish Rose. My wild Irish Rose, the dearest flower that grows, and some day for my sake, she may let me take the bloom from my wild Irish Rose."
Josepha was the youngest daughter of Mary Josephine Armstrong and Patrick Conboy. Both of Josepha's parents immigrated from the Emerald Isle during the late 19th century. According to the 1915 New York Census, Josepha resided with her family in Orangetown, Rockland County, New York. The Conboy family's home on Cederhill Avenue was in the section taken by the Thruway.
Source: The Rockland County Journal News, Monday, January 14th, 1963, p. 2.
People and Places
"Mr. Bert Leitner, son of Dr. and Mrs. George A. Leitner, of Piermont, and Miss Josepha Conboy, were married in St. Ann's Church in Nyack, Thursday morning of last week."
Source: Rockland County Times, Saturday, November 22nd, 1924, p. 3
Many Win Beautiful Prizes At St. Am^s Church Card Party
"St. Ann's Hall was well attended and the number of really beautiful prizes offered as inducements for careful playing was unusually large.
Brasses, colorful glassware, toilet accessories, stationery, baskets of fruit, candy, smoking accessories—a profusion of awards made the choosing difficult.
The highest scoring players who were given first choice of the prizes included Mrs. George Looser...other guests who won prizes in the contest were...Mrs. Josepha Leitner..."
Source: Rockland County Evening Journal, 8 December 1928, page 3
Josepha was a tall and stunning woman who dared to wear jeans in downtown Nyack to the dismay of her husband. After giving birth to 7 children, and in later years, she was still the essence of and admired for her natural elegance.
According to the 1930 US Census the couple was renting at Piermont Avenue in Piermont Village. Josepha was listed as Josephine! They had a servant, Anna Selah, age 18.
ROCKLAND COUNTY - BUSINESS RECORDS
"Mortgages
Bertram and Josepha C. Leitner, Plermont, to George A. Leltner, Piermont, for $10,000, property In Highland avenue; Orangetown."
Source: Journal News, 4 August 1936, page 3
Before the outbreak of WWII the couple treated themselves to a cruise to the West Indies on the luxurious S.S. Columbus (which may come as no surprise since her husband's maternal grandfather had been born in Havana, Cuba, and was a Spanish citizen before being naturalized in the U.S.).
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S. S. Columbus
Sailing from New York: 21 Jan 1939
Arriving at Port of New York: 3 Feb 1939
C. Bertrand Leitner
.... Born 15 Sept 1898
.... Piermont, New York
.... Residence: 9 West. Highway, Piermont
Josepha C. Leitner
.... Born 1 March 1904
.... Nyack, New York
.... Residence: 9 West. Highway, Piermont
=======
By the time of the 1940 US Census the entire family was living in a house they owned worth $12,000 in Piermont Village, Rockland County, New York. The property may have previously belonged to Josepha's father-in-law, who had died in 1937. Grandchilden recall a huge, old house between 165 and 175 South Tweed Boulevard with a view of the Hudson. The dwelling later burned to the ground. Fortunately the couple had already moved to their newly built home at 275 Germonds Road in West Nyack around 1961.
Josepha was a devout Catholic and encouraged others to make the sign of the cross should evil be encountered. She was a member of the Altar Society of St. John's R.C. Church, Piermont for more than 20 years. She was a loving grandmother to those 17 of her 20 grandchildren born before her untimely death in 1963, though never hesitant to speak her mind when the young seemed selfish. She suffered from a brain tumor for six weeks which shortened her life far too early. She was survived by six of her seven children und by all four of her older sisters.
Rev. Thomas F. Connelly, pastor of St. John's R.C. Church, Piermont, celebrated a requiem mass at St. Catherine's R.C. Church, Blauvelt, at 10 a.m. on January 15th. The family received friends at the Stevenson Funeral Home.
Obituary
"Mrs. Josepha C. Leitner, wife of Bertrand Leitner of West Nyack, died Saturday at the age of 58. Born in Nyack, she had been a life-long resident of Rockland County, living in Piermont for many years."
Source: Orangetown Telegram and Pearl River Searchlight, Thursday, 17 January 1963, p. 4.
"My wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flower that grows. You may search everywhere, but none can compare with my wild Irish Rose. My wild Irish Rose, the dearest flower that grows, and some day for my sake, she may let me take the bloom from my wild Irish Rose."
Biographical Information:
Josepha was the youngest daughter of Mary Josephine Armstrong and Patrick Conboy. Both of Josepha's parents immigrated from the Emerald Isle during the late 19th century. According to the 1915 New York Census, Josepha resided with her family in Orangetown, Rockland County, New York. The Conboy family's home on Cederhill Avenue was in the section taken by the Thruway.
Source: The Rockland County Journal News, Monday, January 14th, 1963, p. 2.
People and Places
"Mr. Bert Leitner, son of Dr. and Mrs. George A. Leitner, of Piermont, and Miss Josepha Conboy, were married in St. Ann's Church in Nyack, Thursday morning of last week."
Source: Rockland County Times, Saturday, November 22nd, 1924, p. 3
Many Win Beautiful Prizes At St. Am^s Church Card Party
"St. Ann's Hall was well attended and the number of really beautiful prizes offered as inducements for careful playing was unusually large.
Brasses, colorful glassware, toilet accessories, stationery, baskets of fruit, candy, smoking accessories—a profusion of awards made the choosing difficult.
The highest scoring players who were given first choice of the prizes included Mrs. George Looser...other guests who won prizes in the contest were...Mrs. Josepha Leitner..."
Source: Rockland County Evening Journal, 8 December 1928, page 3
Josepha was a tall and stunning woman who dared to wear jeans in downtown Nyack to the dismay of her husband. After giving birth to 7 children, and in later years, she was still the essence of and admired for her natural elegance.
According to the 1930 US Census the couple was renting at Piermont Avenue in Piermont Village. Josepha was listed as Josephine! They had a servant, Anna Selah, age 18.
ROCKLAND COUNTY - BUSINESS RECORDS
"Mortgages
Bertram and Josepha C. Leitner, Plermont, to George A. Leltner, Piermont, for $10,000, property In Highland avenue; Orangetown."
Source: Journal News, 4 August 1936, page 3
Before the outbreak of WWII the couple treated themselves to a cruise to the West Indies on the luxurious S.S. Columbus (which may come as no surprise since her husband's maternal grandfather had been born in Havana, Cuba, and was a Spanish citizen before being naturalized in the U.S.).
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S. S. Columbus
Sailing from New York: 21 Jan 1939
Arriving at Port of New York: 3 Feb 1939
C. Bertrand Leitner
.... Born 15 Sept 1898
.... Piermont, New York
.... Residence: 9 West. Highway, Piermont
Josepha C. Leitner
.... Born 1 March 1904
.... Nyack, New York
.... Residence: 9 West. Highway, Piermont
=======
By the time of the 1940 US Census the entire family was living in a house they owned worth $12,000 in Piermont Village, Rockland County, New York. The property may have previously belonged to Josepha's father-in-law, who had died in 1937. Grandchilden recall a huge, old house between 165 and 175 South Tweed Boulevard with a view of the Hudson. The dwelling later burned to the ground. Fortunately the couple had already moved to their newly built home at 275 Germonds Road in West Nyack around 1961.
Josepha was a devout Catholic and encouraged others to make the sign of the cross should evil be encountered. She was a member of the Altar Society of St. John's R.C. Church, Piermont for more than 20 years. She was a loving grandmother to those 17 of her 20 grandchildren born before her untimely death in 1963, though never hesitant to speak her mind when the young seemed selfish. She suffered from a brain tumor for six weeks which shortened her life far too early. She was survived by six of her seven children und by all four of her older sisters.
Rev. Thomas F. Connelly, pastor of St. John's R.C. Church, Piermont, celebrated a requiem mass at St. Catherine's R.C. Church, Blauvelt, at 10 a.m. on January 15th. The family received friends at the Stevenson Funeral Home.
Obituary
"Mrs. Josepha C. Leitner, wife of Bertrand Leitner of West Nyack, died Saturday at the age of 58. Born in Nyack, she had been a life-long resident of Rockland County, living in Piermont for many years."
Source: Orangetown Telegram and Pearl River Searchlight, Thursday, 17 January 1963, p. 4.
"My wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flower that grows. You may search everywhere, but none can compare with my wild Irish Rose. My wild Irish Rose, the dearest flower that grows, and some day for my sake, she may let me take the bloom from my wild Irish Rose."
Josepha was the youngest daughter of Mary Josephine Armstrong and Patrick Conboy. Both of Josepha's parents immigrated from the Emerald Isle during the late 19th century. According to the 1915 New York Census, Josepha resided with her family in Orangetown, Rockland County, New York. The Conboy family's home on Cederhill Avenue was in the section taken by the Thruway.
Source: The Rockland County Journal News, Monday, January 14th, 1963, p. 2.
People and Places
"Mr. Bert Leitner, son of Dr. and Mrs. George A. Leitner, of Piermont, and Miss Josepha Conboy, were married in St. Ann's Church in Nyack, Thursday morning of last week."
Source: Rockland County Times, Saturday, November 22nd, 1924, p. 3
Many Win Beautiful Prizes At St. Am^s Church Card Party
"St. Ann's Hall was well attended and the number of really beautiful prizes offered as inducements for careful playing was unusually large.
Brasses, colorful glassware, toilet accessories, stationery, baskets of fruit, candy, smoking accessories—a profusion of awards made the choosing difficult.
The highest scoring players who were given first choice of the prizes included Mrs. George Looser...other guests who won prizes in the contest were...Mrs. Josepha Leitner..."
Source: Rockland County Evening Journal, 8 December 1928, page 3
Josepha was a tall and stunning woman who dared to wear jeans in downtown Nyack to the dismay of her husband. After giving birth to 7 children, and in later years, she was still the essence of and admired for her natural elegance.
According to the 1930 US Census the couple was renting at Piermont Avenue in Piermont Village. Josepha was listed as Josephine! They had a servant, Anna Selah, age 18.
ROCKLAND COUNTY - BUSINESS RECORDS
"Mortgages
Bertram and Josepha C. Leitner, Plermont, to George A. Leltner, Piermont, for $10,000, property In Highland avenue; Orangetown."
Source: Journal News, 4 August 1936, page 3
Before the outbreak of WWII the couple treated themselves to a cruise to the West Indies on the luxurious S.S. Columbus (which may come as no surprise since her husband's maternal grandfather had been born in Havana, Cuba, and was a Spanish citizen before being naturalized in the U.S.).
=======
S. S. Columbus
Sailing from New York: 21 Jan 1939
Arriving at Port of New York: 3 Feb 1939
C. Bertrand Leitner
.... Born 15 Sept 1898
.... Piermont, New York
.... Residence: 9 West. Highway, Piermont
Josepha C. Leitner
.... Born 1 March 1904
.... Nyack, New York
.... Residence: 9 West. Highway, Piermont
=======
By the time of the 1940 US Census the entire family was living in a house they owned worth $12,000 in Piermont Village, Rockland County, New York. The property may have previously belonged to Josepha's father-in-law, who had died in 1937. Grandchilden recall a huge, old house between 165 and 175 South Tweed Boulevard with a view of the Hudson. The dwelling later burned to the ground. Fortunately the couple had already moved to their newly built home at 275 Germonds Road in West Nyack around 1961.
Josepha was a devout Catholic and encouraged others to make the sign of the cross should evil be encountered. She was a member of the Altar Society of St. John's R.C. Church, Piermont for more than 20 years. She was a loving grandmother to those 17 of her 20 grandchildren born before her untimely death in 1963, though never hesitant to speak her mind when the young seemed selfish. She suffered from a brain tumor for six weeks which shortened her life far too early. She was survived by six of her seven children und by all four of her older sisters.
Rev. Thomas F. Connelly, pastor of St. John's R.C. Church, Piermont, celebrated a requiem mass at St. Catherine's R.C. Church, Blauvelt, at 10 a.m. on January 15th. The family received friends at the Stevenson Funeral Home.
Obituary
"Mrs. Josepha C. Leitner, wife of Bertrand Leitner of West Nyack, died Saturday at the age of 58. Born in Nyack, she had been a life-long resident of Rockland County, living in Piermont for many years."
Source: Orangetown Telegram and Pearl River Searchlight, Thursday, 17 January 1963, p. 4.
"My wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flower that grows. You may search everywhere, but none can compare with my wild Irish Rose. My wild Irish Rose, the dearest flower that grows, and some day for my sake, she may let me take the bloom from my wild Irish Rose."
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