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Aletha Helen <I>Fonda</I> Houck

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Aletha Helen Fonda Houck

Birth
Sharon Springs, Schoharie County, New York, USA
Death
19 Dec 1926 (aged 29)
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Burial
Tully, Onondaga County, New York, USA Add to Map
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POPULAR YOUNG WOMAN
OF TULLY PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Paul M. Houck Passed Away
Sunday at the Hospital of the
Good Shepherd, Syracuse

Mrs. Aletha H. Houck, wife of Paul M. Houck, died at Syracuse Sunday morning where she had been taken to the hospital Tuesday for surgical treatment. The operation was performed Thursday from which she failed to rally.

Mrs. Houck was born in Sharon Springs September 8, 1897, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fonda. She graduated from the Sharon Springs High School June 1915 and entered Syracuse University the following September, graduating from that institution June 1919 with the degree B.S.

In September 1919 she was engaged as a member of the teaching staff of Tully High School holding the position two years when she was married to Paul M. Houck of Tully, June 30, 1921 and resided four years on the Houck farm on the North street road. Since March 1925 she resided on the Wallace farm, near Apulia, purchased by Mr. Houck.

She is survived by her husband, Paul M. Houck; one daughter, Marian and two sons, Richard and Hollis Houck; also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fonda of Sharon Springs and a sister, Mrs. Meryll C. Hoagland of Syracuse.

The funeral was held at the late home Tuesday at 1:00 P.M., burial in the family plot in Tully Cemetery. Rev. E.J. Yerdon officiating and solos sung by Mrs. Kenyon.

Mrs. Houck was an active member of Tully M.E. Church, King Chapter O.E.S., and Tully Grange.
-The Tully Times, Tully, N.Y., Thursday, December 23, 1926, p. 1
POPULAR YOUNG WOMAN
OF TULLY PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Paul M. Houck Passed Away
Sunday at the Hospital of the
Good Shepherd, Syracuse

Mrs. Aletha H. Houck, wife of Paul M. Houck, died at Syracuse Sunday morning where she had been taken to the hospital Tuesday for surgical treatment. The operation was performed Thursday from which she failed to rally.

Mrs. Houck was born in Sharon Springs September 8, 1897, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fonda. She graduated from the Sharon Springs High School June 1915 and entered Syracuse University the following September, graduating from that institution June 1919 with the degree B.S.

In September 1919 she was engaged as a member of the teaching staff of Tully High School holding the position two years when she was married to Paul M. Houck of Tully, June 30, 1921 and resided four years on the Houck farm on the North street road. Since March 1925 she resided on the Wallace farm, near Apulia, purchased by Mr. Houck.

She is survived by her husband, Paul M. Houck; one daughter, Marian and two sons, Richard and Hollis Houck; also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fonda of Sharon Springs and a sister, Mrs. Meryll C. Hoagland of Syracuse.

The funeral was held at the late home Tuesday at 1:00 P.M., burial in the family plot in Tully Cemetery. Rev. E.J. Yerdon officiating and solos sung by Mrs. Kenyon.

Mrs. Houck was an active member of Tully M.E. Church, King Chapter O.E.S., and Tully Grange.
-The Tully Times, Tully, N.Y., Thursday, December 23, 1926, p. 1


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