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Obituary -- New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1952:

Harry C. Naill Dies At Home In Hanover

Harry C. Naill, Hanover magistrate, prominently associated with community and lodge history during his 82 years, died after a lingering illness Saturday morning at his residence in Hanover. He was justice of the peace for the past sixteen years.

In the early 1890s Mr. Naill had charge of the office of the original Hanover Shoe Company. He was at one time secretary of the Long Furniture Company, and for many years was an assistant and notary public in the office of the late Attorney Charles E. Ehrhart. A son of the late Mahlon H. and Mary Long Naill, he was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran church.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Grace M. Young Naill; three children, Richard Y. Naill, Hanover, R.I. and Mrs. Richard W. Livingston, New Oxford; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services were held Monday at Hanover.

Obituary -- Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, January 4, 2001 (NewsLibrary.com)

Virginia N. Cesario, 77; was retired librarian

MONTEREY -- Virginia Naill Cesario, 77, of Blue Hill Road, a retired professor and librarian at City College of New York, died Dec. 28 at Willowood of Pittsfield. Born in Hanover, Pa., on Dec. 9, 1923, daughter of Richard and Lucy Fitz Naill, she received a bachelor of arts degree from the College of William and Mary in 1945, and a bachelor of science degree with honors in library science from Columbia University in 1947. Mrs. Cesario was employed as the circulation assistant at the City College Library, City University, N.Y., from 1947 to 1965; instructor and administrative assistant from 1964 to 1968; assistant professor and assistant chief librarian for public service from 1968 to 1975; associate professor and department librarian from 1972 to 1975; and professor and chief librarian from 1975 to her retirement in 1978. She was a member of the American Librarian Association, where she held various offices within the association. She was also a member of the AAUP, the Library Association at City University, N.Y., the American Society of Informational Science and the New York Library Association. Mrs. Cesario was a member of the New York Library Club, the ACLU, Archons of Colophon, Common Cause and Phi Beta Kappa. She bought her home on Blue Hill Road in the early 1950s and retired to Monterey permanently in 1978. She and her husband, Michael J. Cesario, whom she married Aug. 14, 1948, divorced in 1965. She leaves a brother, Richard Naill of Hanover, Pa.

Newspaper articles:

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Monday, 11 Aug 1941; Page 7; (Newspapers.com):

Mary and Virginia Naill, daughters of Capt. and Mrs. Richard Naill, Camp Pendleton, Va., are visiting their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. W. Livingston. Mrs. Harry Naill, Misses Helen Naill and Joan Alleman, Hanover, were entertained at the Livingston home Friday.

The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey); Wednesday, 19 May 1976; Page 15; (Newspapers.com):

City College Librarian

Professor Virginia Cesario of Fort Lee is the first woman to be appointed chief librarian and Library department chairperson at city College of New York.

A 1954 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of William and Mary in Virginia, she received a bachelor's degree in library science in 1947 from Columbia University. Since joining the CCNY library staff in 1947, she has been head of the circulation division, chief supervisor of the reserve book section, and administrative assistant to the chief librarian. Her last assignment was acting chief librarian and library department chairperson.

Professor Cesario is a member of the American Library Association.

OBITUARY - The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida; Friday, April 17, 1998; page 186 (Newspapers.com)

Mary Elizabeth Naill, 71, Hobe Sound

She died Wednesday.

Born in Pennsylvania, Mrs. Naill was a Hobe Sound resident for eight months.

Survivors include two daughters, including, Jennifer Scroggins of Hobe Sound; two sons; five grandchildren; a sister and a brother.

Contributions may be made to Hospice of Martin & St. Lucie Inc., 2030 S.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart, Fla. 34996.

Young & Prill Funeral Home, Stuart.

OBITUARY - Jupiter Courier (FL); April 19, 1998; Edition: Jupiter; Section: Obituaries, Page: A3 (NewsLibrary.com):

Mary Naill

Mary Elizabeth Naill, 71, of Hobe Sound, died Wednesday, April 15 at her home.

A native of Hanover, Pa., she lived in Hobe Sound for eight months, coming from Coconut Creek, Fla.

She was the co-founder and a volunteer for ATRA Service Force, Manahawkin, N.J.

Survivors include two daughters, Jennifer Scroggins of Hobe Sound and Linda Duswalt of Manahawkin, N.J.; two sons, Mason and Stephen Duswalt of Arlington, Texas; a sister, Virginia Cesario of Monterey, Mass; a brother, Richard Naill of Hanover; and five grandchildren.

A memorial service will be at a later date.

Those who wish may make a memorial contribution to Hospice of Martin & St. Lucie, P.O. Box 1168, Stuart, 34995.

Arrangements are under the direction of Young & Prill Funeral Home, Stuart.

Newspaper articles:

The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania); Tuesday, 25 Jul 1939; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Visiting Grandparents

Miss Mary Elizabeth Naill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Y. Naill, Virginia Beach, Va., is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Naill, 47 Frederick street.

The Kingston Daily Freeman (Kingston, New York); Tuesday, 09 September 1952; Page 11; (Newspapers.com):

Three Persons Are Hurt

Three persons were injured when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into a utility pole in Woodstock about 2:25 a.m. Sunday, state police reported. Troopers said Nathaniel Mason, 35; Mary Mason, 26, and David Marshack, 41, all of New York, were taken to Kingston Hospital after being treated on the scene by Dr. Hans Cohn. All have since been discharged from the hospital, authorities there reported this morning. Mary Mason will be arraigned later today before Justice of the Peace George Braendly on a charge of driving without a license, according to the state police report. The accident occurred on Route 212 about tow blocks from the Woodstock Playhouse, troopers said.

Birth announcement - News Comet (East Berlin, Pennsylvania); Friday, 07 Nov 1930; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Y. Naill, Berryville, Va., formerly of Hanover, announce the birth of a son on October 18. Mr. Naill is a brother of Mrs. Richard Livingston, Lincolnway W.

Obituary -- The Evening Sun, Hanover, Pennsylvania; Friday, November 25, 2004, p.3 (Newspapers.com):

Richard Young Naill

Richard Young Naill, 74, died peacefully at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, at his home. He was the husband of Louise D. Clark Naill. Mr. Naill was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Abbottstown. He retired from the Ward Machine Company. In addition to his wife, he is survived by six children and 12 grandchildren. Services were held at the convenience of the family. Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover, was in charge of arrangements. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the Leukemia Society of America, Suite 100, 800 Corporate Circle, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

Lewis C. Hill family information per NMRicahrds genealogy prepared by Carolyn Peak, online at ancestry.com.

Obituary -- The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Thursday, 17 April 1980; Page 6; (Newspapers.com):

John F. Hill

John Fitz Hill, 52, Hillcrest Drive, died Sunday at his home.

Born in Washington, D.C., he was a son of Ellenora McMullen Fitz Hill, resident of Golden Age Nursing Home, Frederick St., and the late Jesse Hill.

He was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church, McCost St., and was a major in the air force in World War II and the Korean War. he was a graduate of Haverford College and did graduate work at RPI, Troy, N.Y. He taught engineering at RPI and later was in charge of gas turbine research and development for General Electric at Schenectady, N.Y. Upon arrival in Hanover, he was employed at the former Fitz Water Wheel Co. until his retirement.

Surviving in addition to his mother, is a sister, Mrs. George (Eleanor) Hill Greening, 30 Mistletoe Drive, Matawan, N.J.

He was a nephew of the late J.S. Fitz, formerly president of Peoples Bank and Fitz Water Wheel Co.

The funeral will be at the Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Saturday at 1 p.m. with his pastor, Rev. Frederic G. Stevenson, officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. There will be no viewing.

Contributions may be made to the All Saints Episcopal Church or the Visiting Nurse Association, 217 Broadway.

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 19 Apr 1980; Page 6; (Newspapers.com):

Pallbearers

Pallbearers for John Fitz Hill, Hillcrest Drive, Hanover RD 2, were: George Kindon, Morris Mountjoy, Leon Rutters, Robert Rutters, Russell Shaffer and Joseph Urick.

Wedding Announcement -- The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Friday, 27 Nov 1959; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):

Greening-Hill

Miss Eleanor Childs Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hill, Hanover R.D. 2, was married to George Edward Greening, New York City, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ira L. Greening, formerly of Kansas City, Mo., at 10:30 a.m. yesterday at All Saints Episcopal Church. The double-ring ceremony was conducted by the Rev. David B. Birney, vicar. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white brocade gown. A reception was held at the home of the bride's parents after the ceremony.

Following a wedding trip to Bermuda, Mr. and Mrs. Greening will reside in New York City. She is a graduate of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and received a Master of Art degree from Columbia University. She is employed as a foreign analyst with the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey in New York City. She is a granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Fitz, Hanover, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cass Hill, Santa Barbara, Calif. Mr. Greening is a graduate of the University of Kansas City, studied at Oxford, Columbia and New York Universities, and served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He formerly was a member of the Lafayette College faculty and is an economist for Lehman Bros., New York.

Obituary -- Home News Tribune, Nobember 3, 2004

ELEANOR GREENING, AGE 77, OLD BRIDGE, N.J.

Eleanor Hill Greening, 77, of Old Bridge, formerly of Hanover, Pa., died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was the wife of George E. Greening of Kansas City, Mo., whom she married in Hanover on Nov. 26, 1959.

Born on Feb. 5, 1927, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Elenora Fitz Hill, and sister of the late John Fitz Hill.

She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Greening earned a bachelor of arts degree from Vassar College and a master's degree in economics from Columbia University. Her first employment was with the Marshall Plan in Washington, D.C. From 1951 to 1961, she was employed in New York City with Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey in its Treasurer's Department as a foreign economic analyst. After leaving in 1961 to be at home with her children, she returned to Standard Oil in 1972 until her retirement in 1986. She also taught classes at Brookdale Community College in Monmouth County and at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.

After retirement, she was a member of the Exxon Annuitant Club of New York, the ExxonMobil Treasurer's Department Alumni Network, and the Old Bridge Book Club. She enjoyed traveling and being "Mom" and "Grammy."

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughters, Nancy and Carol, and granddaughters, Paige and Nora.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Baltimore Street, Hanover, Pa. There will be no viewing. The Rev. Douglas C. Smith, pastor of All Saints Episcopal Church, Hanover, will officiate. Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover, Pa., is in charge of arrangements.

TRIBUTE TO ELENORA (HILL) GREENING. Home News Tribune, November 3, 2004

Eleanor Hill Greening

Beloved Wife, Mom, Grammy, Cousin, Friend, Neighbor, Colleague

A great source of love, patience, understanding, humor, and gentleness, Eleanor had a beautiful way of speaking, with a soft voice, and her words were kind, funny, and insightful. As her daughter Carol says, Mom always knew what to say. She made us feel better, every day, no matter what she was going through or how she felt. She was full of the joy of life, and even in the last 7 weeks (plus 3 days) in the hospital, on a ventilator because of a serious lung infection, her radiant smile could make our day and she could fill the room with love even though she couldn't speak.

Eleanor survived 3 kinds of cancer, breast cancer in 1981 and colon cancer and lung cancer, which she had at the same time in 1996. When Carol asked her how she got through 3 major cancer surgeries in 3 consecutive months, with chemotherapy and radiation, Eleanor told her that her father had told her never to give up.

She was still free of cancer in 2004 when other, treatable, problems developed, including Hydrocephalus and retina problems following cataract surgery. To save her sight, she needed to stay on Prednisone and it made her more vulnerable to infection; after a year, the Prednisone seemed to take its toll when she had multiple infections, two of which required hospitalization and all of which delayed, and ultimately prevented her getting treatment for the Hydrocephalus. (Hydrocephalus is thought to be very widespread and not much known about; if you know someone who's lost his balance and is having memory problems, please see Hydrocephalus Association's website at http://www.hydroassoc.org/).

Even though her lungs had been made surgically as small as possible when she was treated for cancer, her lungs were stabilized when she died and we hoped that she would be able to get off the ventilator. Toxins from infection may have caused some unexpected damage elsewhere in her body and she slipped into a coma the day before she died, dying very peacefully while one of her daughters held her hand. Both her daughters, Nancy and Carol, husband George, granddaughters Paige and Nora, and cousin Linda were at her side during her last days. And all around us was the love and support Eleanor inspired from dear friends and family.

She was 77 years young when she died. We are so grateful for her grace and her love in our lives.

We love you, Mom-Eleanor-Grammy!!!

The York Daily Record (York, Pennsylvania); Tuesday, 29 May 1945; Page 10; (Newspapers.com):

Miss Estelle Fitz and J. S. Fitz, 214 Broadway, had as week-end guests, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hill and Miss Eleanor Hill, Washington, D.C., and Lt. John Fitz Hill, stationed at Hunter Field, Ga.

The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania); Tuesday, 14 Aug 1945; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Visiting In Virginia

Miss Estelle Fitz, 214 Broadway, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hill and daughter, Washington, D. C., are visiting with Miss Fitz and Mrs. Hill's sister, Mrs. Richard Naill, Virginia Beach, Va.

The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 12 Jun 1948;

Page 23; column 1; (Newspapers.com):

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hill and daughter Miss Eleanor Hill, Porter Street, Washington, D. C., spent the week-end with Mrs. Hill's sister and brother. Miss Estelle Fitz and J. S. Fitz, 214 Broadway.

Miss Hill, who is well known in Hanover through numerous visits at the home of her aunt and uncle, graduated from Vassar college, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in May.

Articles (from Catherine Cook):

Sterling Standard (Sterling, Illinois); Friday, 23 Aug 1901; Page 4; (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Susie Franklin and daughter Miss Winnie, of Penrose are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Eli Hess.

NOTE: Penrose is located in the twp. of Jordan, Whiteside County. The Eli Hess' were Susie's uncle's family - DLB 2020

Sterling Daily Gazette (Sterling, Illinois); Wednesday, 14 Sep 1927; page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Jordan, Sept. 14 -- Mrs. Winnie Reinig of Portland, Ore., arrived Wednesday for a two months' visit with her mother, Mrs. Susie Franklin, and grandmother, Mrs. Mary Stauffer

Sterling Daily Gazette (Sterling, Illinois); Monday, 26 Sep 1927; Page 2; (Newspapers.com):

Anniversary of East Jordan U. B. Church Sunday

Has Served Community As Place Of Worship For Half a Century

The East Jordan United Brethren church 10 miles northeast of Sterling, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of the original church building yesterday in a great home coming that brought old East Jordan residents of other days from far and wide.

About 150 of those old timers met with the present congregation, renewing fellowships of half a century ago. Some 18 persons were present who were present at the former dedication.

Some old Members.

Among these were ........ [including Mrs. Susie Franklin] ......"

Dixon Evening Telegraph (Dixon, Illinois); Saturday, 17 Mar 1934; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):

Buffet Luncheon For Mrs. S. Franklin

Mrs. Edward Schott residing north of Prairieville entertained Friday with a charming buffet luncheon, honoring Mrs. Susie Franklin of Penrose, formerly or Prairieville, who is leaving soon to make her home in Portland, Oregon. There were ten guests present and a happy afternoon was spent by everyone. After luncheon the ladies held a handkerchief shower for their friend and she received many pretty ones which will remind her of the delightful occasion and of the friends, all of whom wished her happiness and success in her new home in the west.

Biography -- (Findagrave.com):

Documentary materials provided by

Candace McCorkell, granddaughter of Melina Adam, Winifred Reinig's best friend.

Background

Winifred was born in Los Angeles, attended school in Clinton, Iowa, and, at age 16 in 1905 settled on a ranch with two friends; moved to Portland, Oregon

Note — About her decision to move to Portland, she explained, "I just picked it off the map." [Melinda Owen, "90th Birthday Looms, Doesn't Slow Woman," The Oregonian, nd, clipping in family papers]

Volunteered for Red Cross in Oregon in 1914; she worked as a nurse until the U. S. declaration of war in April 1917 ["World War I Remembered: Veteran Recalls Front-Line Duty," Woodstock Independent News, November 1984]

War

Enlisted as Army Nurse in 1917

While serving as an Army Nurse, Winifred acquired the nickname "Frankie"; typically, Army nurses had nicknames, derived from their last names. Departed NYC on Aquatania, with more than 6000 troops and 99 nurses ["World War I Remembered: Veteran Recalls Front-Line Duty," Woodstock Independent News, November 1984]

Army nurse in France; served in the Battle of the Argonne

12-hours on duty per day as a nurse; she recalled that there were one nurse and four or five "men attendants" for every fifty patients. ["World War I emembered: Veteran Recalls Front-Line Duty," Woodstock Independent News, November 1984]

Wounded doughboys kept arriving at Winifred's field hospital for several months following the Armistice. ["World War I Remembered: Veteran Recalls Front-Line Duty," Woodstock Independent News, November 1984]

In France "Frankie" met and became life-long best friends with Melina ("Addie") Adam (Army Signal Corps)

Return to Oregon

After war she worked at Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon, beginning in 1919

Marriage to William (Bill) Reinig

She used to swim in the Willamette River. While swimming one day she met Bill Reinig (in Navy?/Navy vet?)

Married Bill Reinig in 1921

He was born on 28 May 1896

For thirty-four years he worked for the Postal Service

They purchased home c1920 — As of 1984 she was still living there, in a district called Rose City Park, across Sandy Boulevard from Jack and Melina Converse.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Oregonian; Portland, Oregon; Sunday, October 19, 1980; Page 49

World War I - Army hospital unit plans reunion, by Leverett Richards of the Orgonian staff

Hardtack and gas masks highlight Winifred Franklin "Frankie" Reinig's memories of World War I in which she served as an Army nurse in France 62 years ago.

Mrs. Reinig, 91, is one of a handful of veterans of U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 46 who will hold a reunion luncheon at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in the Portland Elks Lodge. She is the only local survivor ot the 100 nurses from Portland who volunteered for service.

Adolph Bloch, 85, president of the enlisted men's organization, reports 34 names still on his mailing list out of the 200 who marched off to war July 23, 1918, but only a dozen were able to attend the last reunion.

Only one of the 100 physician officers is known to survive -- Dr. Karl Moran, now retired in Palm Springs, Calif.

"I remember the time when we had nothing but hardtack and catsup to eat," Mrs. Reinig recalled. "And I'll never forget the victims of gas attacks we had to treat in the hospital. We had to wear gas masks to handle the patients, especially those who had been hit by chlorine gas.

"But the mustard gas was the worst. When we peeled the clothes off the wounded their skin would come off with their clothes. They were badly burned. And we had a lot of them among the 8,300 patients we treated during our year close behind the front."

Bloch's copy of the 46th's history reports 840 cases of gas poisoning among the 4,479 patients handled by the medical service section of the hospital.

"This was the first major use of poison gas and the doctors didn't know what to do for the men," Mrs. Reinig recalled. "It was some of the nuses who first suggested using baking soda to treat the massive gas burns," she said.

War was not only hell, it was hard work day and night for the nurses and medics of the enlisted corps, she reminisced. "There would be only one nurse for 50 men in a ward at night, with the help of three or four ward boys."

Our doctors and surgeons were the best, though," Bloch said. "Our records show we lost only 131 out of the 8,266 paitents the hospital treated between July 2, 1918 and Dec. 31, 1918, a mortality rate of only 1.5 percent. We had 1,575 patients in wards and tents at one time."

While the 46th was designated a base hospital, it was so close to the front that it actually served as an evacuation hospital, returning 28 percent of its patients to the trenches.

In those days people didn't wait to be drafted or even asked to volunteer. It was the University of Oregon Medical School, under Dean K.A.J. Mackenzie, that organized the unit. Dr. Robert C. Yenney, later a lieutenant colonel, from the school's staff was named director of the effort. Doctors and surgeons were chosen from the staff.

When the call went out for 100 nurses, about 1,000 volunteered, including the too old, too young and too married. They had to [be] dissuaded, "Kicking and screaming" to narrow the list to 106. "I remember sailing on the Aquitania from New York with 6,000 troops," Mrs. Reinig said. "There was a lot of fire from the big guns of our convoy and we were told a submarine had attacked, but had been sunk," the history recounts. "I remember drilling in Madison Square Garden across from our hotel in New York while waiting for the boat," Mrs. Reinig recalled.

The enlisted men, nearly 200 strong, were drilled by civilians during the first year. They were all civilians, officially the "University of Oregon and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Red Cross Base Hospital 46." The Elks Lodge donated $40,000 and the Red Cross several thousand dollars to provide the medical equipment required. The nurses supplied their own gear.

It was not until Jan. 2, 1918, that the unit was officially commissioned in the Army Medical Corps at Fort Lewis. Then the enlisted men got their uniforms and began to draw their pay.

"We were all privates," Bloch recalls.

"We nurses got $60 a month," said Mrs Reinig. "Now, all military nurses are commisioned and start out at 10 time the pay we got. But we didn't serve for money. We served because our country and our Allies needed us."

The unit was based at Bazoilles-sur-Meuse, meaning "a lowland for geese" on the Meuse River near the Argonne. The village of Domremy, birthplace of Joan of Arc, was nearby. The unit was disbanded May 22, 1919, never to be activated again. "Everyone has to be in their 80s or 90s," Bloch said sadly. "I don't know how many more reunions we will have."