Rena Cecelia Duryea

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A funeral service was conducted in the Chamberlin Funeral Home Sunday for Mrs. Harold L. (Rena C.) Wallace of South Dansville who died in her home Thursday (Feb. 16, 1961) of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Born in Howard, Mrs. Wallace had resided in South Dansville for the past 26 years and had been employed by the Hickey-Freeman Co. in Hornell. She was a member of Priscilla Chapter, Order of Eastern Star.

Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, William of Geneseo, two daughters, Mary and Martha at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Duryea of Howard; a brother, Alton Duryea of Brockport; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Brokaw of Howard; two grandchildren.

The Rev. Richard Olsen officiated. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville. (DB, February 21, 1961, p6)

Rena married Harold L. Wallace on 08 Jul 1934. Harold (son of Fay D. Wallace and Sophia Carolyn Lander) was born on 02 May 1907 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York; died on 04 Dec 1981 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Rogersville Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William H. Wallace, 54, of 5523 Lakeville Rd., Geneseo, died Saturday (Dec. 30, 1989) at the Buffalo Veterans Administration Hospital following a long illness.
Born Apr. 7, 1935 in Howard, he was a son of Harold and Rena Duryea Wallace.

A registered nurse, he graduated in 1975 from Alfred University with a degree in health care and facility management. An Air Force veteran serving during the Vietnam War, he was a flight nurse.

Prior to becoming disabled, he was employed by the Craig Developmental Center in Sonyea and the New York State Department of Mental Health in Mt. Morris.

A member of the Central Presbyterian Church in Geneseo, Mr. Wallace also was a member of Geneseo American Legion Post, a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a member and master of the Geneseo Grange.

Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; two daughters, Robin of Geneseo, and Lynne Wallace-Lee of Buffalo; a sister, Martah Fellows of Buffalo Grove, Ill.; his step-mother, Alberta Wallace, South Dansville; several nieces and nephews.

A service was conducted Tuesday at the Central Presbyterian Church in Geneseo. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Geneseo. Arrangements were by Brown-Drowne Funeral Home, Livonia.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Presbyterian Church, Geneseo, N.Y. 14484, or the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 60783, Rochester, N.Y. 14606. (GCE, January 4, 1990, p4)

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]