Grace Mabee

1918 - 2015  (97 years)

• Name	Grace Mabee
  Birth	3 Apr 1918	Edenville, Orange County, New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	6 Jan 1920	Edenville-Warwick Road, Warwick Township, Orange County, New York   [3]
  	Wm Mabee, Head, M, W, 40, M, New York, New York, New York, Foreman, farm Grace Mabee, Wife, F, W, 36, M, New York, New York, New York Ruth Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 15, S, New York, New York, US Ethel Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 12, S, New York, US, US Elsie Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 8, S, New York, US, US Bessie Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 6, S, New York, US, US Jessie Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 6, S, New York, US, US Grace Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 4, S, New York, US, US
  Witness-Obituary	30 Dec 1925	Warwick, Orange County, New York   [4]
  	Mrs. Ruth B Mabee VanKleeck, wife of Hervey D VanKleeck died Thursday night at 6:50, at the home of her parents, in the Town of Goshen. Her age was 20 years, four months, and 24 days. Mrs VanKleeck was born in the town of Warwick, July 30, 1905 a daughter of C W Mabee and Grace B Sisco. She was united in marriage Sept 24, 1923, with Hervey D VanKleeck. She has resided in this village for a month and a half. Her late residence was in the town Wallkill. Mrs VanKleeck was a member of the Ridgebury Methodist Church. The surviving members of the family are the husband, two children, Hervey, Jr and James Burton, the latter three weeks of age; her parents, four sisters, Ethel, Elsie, Jessie, and Grace, all at home The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the home of the parents, Mr and Mrs C W Mabee, Rev Seeley Quackenbush officiating. The interment was in the cemetery at Warwick.
  Census	Apr 1930	Wawayanda, Orange County, New York   [1]
  	Collins W Mabee, Head, M, W, 49, M, age at first marriage 22, New York, New Jersey, New Jersey, farmer, dairy farm Grace B Mabee, Wife, F, W, 45, M, age at first marriage 19, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey Bessie Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 15, S, New York, New York, New Jersey Jessie Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 15, S, New York, New York, New Jersey Grace Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 12, S, New York, New York, New Jersey James Van Kluck, Grandchild, M, W, 4, S, New York, New York, New York
  Census	16 Jun 1940	Sherwood Road, Easton Township, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  	Wendel Seyler, Head, M, W, 29, M, completed 1 year high school, born in New York, residence 1 April 1935 was Middletown, Orange, New York, Foreman, Farm Grace Seyler, Wife, F, W, 22, M, completed 8 years school, born in New York, residence 1 April 1935 was Middletown, Orange, New York Ruth Seyler, Daughter, F, W, 4, S, born in New York Helen Seyler, Daughter, F, W, 2, S, born in New York
  WW2 Draft	16 Oct 1940	Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [5]
  	Wendel Joseph Seyler of Easton, Fairfield, Conn (RFD#1, Bridgeport), born June 7, 1911 in Middletown, New York, registered for the draft. He was employed by J Arthur Sherwood, Easton. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Mrs Wendel J Seyler at the same address. He was White, 5' 8", 130 pounds, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion.
  Census	5 Apr 1950	Farm, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut   [6]
  	Wendel J Seyler, Head, White, Male, 38, Married, born in New York, farms own farm, parents born in Germany, completed 9th grade, worked for 52 weeks in 1949, family farm earning $1766 Grace B Seyler, Wife, White, Female, 32, Married, born in New York Ruth J Seyler, Daughter, White, Female, 14, never married, born in New York Helen M Seyler, Daughter, White, Female, 12, never married, born in New York Wendel J Seyler Jr, Son, White, Male, 9, never married, born in Connecticut Collins W Mabee, Father-in-law, White, Male, 69, Married, born in New York, farms own farm, parents born in US, completed 8th grade, worked for 52 weeks in 1949, family farm earning $1766 Grace B Mabee, Mother-in-law, White, Female, 65, Married, born in New Jersey
  Obituary	Grace Mabee Seyler, age 97, of Seymour, formerly of Oxford, the beloved wife of the late Wendel J. Seyler Sr., entered into rest peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Shady Knoll Health Center, Seymour. She was born in Edenville, N.Y. on April 3, 1918, daughter of the late Collins and Grace Sisco Mabee. Grace was an active member of the Living Springs Christian Fellowship. She was very artistic and loved to crochet and do all kinds of handiwork. Grace's greatest joy came from spending time with her family, especially having the chance to hold her great-great-great-granddaughter. She will be sadly missed by all but will remain forever in our hearts. Grace's loving family includes her son, Wendel J. Seyler Jr. and his wife Edith, of Oxford; her daughters, Ruth Chandler and her husband Richard, of Oxford and Helen Violano and her husband William, of Oxford; her 10 cherished grandchildren; her 19 cherished great-grandchildren; her 12 great-great-grandchildren; her great-great-great-granddaughter and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her brothers Ralph and Frederick Mabee, her sisters Elsie Cole, Bessie Cole, Jessie Cole, Ruth Van Kleeck and Ethel Silvernail. A funeral service in celebration of Grace's life will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 10 a.m. at the Living Springs Christian Fellowship, 141 Great Hill Road, Seymour, with Pastor Robert Hoyt officiating. Interment in the family plot at Southford Cemetery, Oxford, will follow. Friends and relatives may call at the Miller-Ward Funeral Home, 260 Bank St. (Route 67, across from Klarides Village), Seymour on Friday, June 26, 2015 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Memorial gifts in Grace's memory may be made to the Living Springs Christian Fellowship, 141 Great Hill Road, Seymour, CT 06483 or to the Seymour Evangelical Baptist Church, 104 Mountain Road, Seymour, CT 06483.
  Witness-Obituary	28 Sep 1960	Warwick, Orange County, New York   [8]
  	Mrs Grace Sisco Mabee, wife of William Mabee, died Tursday in Derby Hospital, Derby, Conn, after a short illness. Mr and Mrs Mabee had resided in Oxford, Conn, for the past 25 years. Born in Newfoundland, NJ, on Feb 24, 1885, Mrs Mabee was the daughter of Jacob and Martha Cole Sisco. She leaves five daughters, Mrs Robert Cole, Mrs Harrison Cole, and Mrs Emmet Cole, all of Goshen; Mrs Wendell Seyler of Oxford, Conn, and Mrs Henry Silvernail of Southbury Conn; five brothers, Walter Sisco, Branchville, George Sisco, Vega NY, and Jacob Sicso, Albert Sisco, and Edward Sisco, all of Hamburg, a sister Mrs Ethel Organ of Butlert, NJ; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Lazear Funeral Home. Burial will be in Warwick Cemetery.
  Witness-Obituary	12 Jul 1966	Middletown, Orange County, New York   [9]
  	Collins William Mabee, 85, of Oxford, Conn, and formerly of Edenville died Sunday in his home after a long illness. Born March 9, 1881 in Edenville the son of Robert and Mary Berry Mabee, he married Grace Sisco who died in 1960. Mr Mabee was a retired dairy farmer and a member of the Oxford Congregational Church. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs Grace Seyler of Oxford, Mrs Henry Silvernail of Southberry, Conn, and Mrs Robert Cole, Mrs Harrison Cole, and Mrs Emmett Cole, all of Goshen; one brother, James Mabee, of Dover, NJ; one sister, Mrs Howard Hedges of Edenville; 13 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2:30 Wednesday in the Lazear Funeral Home in Warwick with the Rev Paul Olander officiating. Burial will be in Warwick Cemetery.
  Reference Number	24675
  Death	23 Jun 2015	Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut   [10]
  Person ID	I24510	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Collins William Mabee,   b. 9 Mar 1881, Edenville, Warwick, Orange County, New York d. 10 Jul 1966, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Grace Bell Sisco,   b. 24 Feb 1884, Newfoundland, Passaic County, New Jersey d. 27 Sep 1960, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1903  [1]
  Family ID	F2579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wendel Joseph Seyler,   b. 7 Jun 1911, Wallkill, Orange County, New York d. 20 May 2002, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	17 May 1935	Warwick, Orange County, New York   [11]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F14121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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