Helen Janet Ormiston
b. 4 October 1910, d. 21 December 1999
- Father: Keith Elliott Ormiston b. 1880, d. 11 October 1973
- Mother: Lulu Dunson b. 1880, d. 23 October 1953
- Helen Janet Ormiston was born on 4 October 1910 in Oneonta, Otsego County, New York.
- She married Milon John Bundy, son of Allen J. Bundy and Bessie M. Eyeington, on 14 July 1934 in Oneonta, New York.
- The following appeared on 20 July 1934 in The Morning Herald: Miss Helen Janet Ormiston, of Oneonta, niece of Kenneth O. Ormiston and granddaughter of Mrs. Charles Ormiston of this city, was the bride last Saturday, in Oneonta, of Milton [sic] John Bundy of Angola. Several Gloversville and Johnstown relatives and friends attended. The account of the wedding, published in the Oneonta Star of Monday, will be of interest here and follows:
Miss Helen Janet Ormiston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Ormiston of 45 Fairview street, became the bride of Milton John Bundy, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bundy of Angola, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Rev. Boyd McCleary, D. D., performed the ceremony, which took place in the First Presbyterian Church, where a tasteful arrangement of ferns, daisies and white hydrangeas made a charming setting for the event. The bride was given in marriage by her father.
Miss Katherine L. Dann of this city was the maid of honor, and the two bridesmaids were Miss Alice Farrant of Johnstown and Miss Margaret Davis of Oswego.
Lewis A. Nealy of Monticello acted as best man. Philip E. Potter of Oneonta, Robert R. Folsom of Newark, N. J., and Leo A. Meldrum of Cortland were the ushers.
The bride was charmingly gowned in white mousseline de soie, and carried a shower bouquet of white roses and swansonia.
Her maid of honor wore yellow mousseline de soie. Miss Farrant's gown was peach colored and Miss Davis's was green, both being of the same material as those of Miss Ormiston and Miss Dann. The maid of honor and bridesmaids wore white hats trimmed with velvet bands matching their gowns. Each carried an arm bouquet of pink and yellow roses, delphiniums and African daisies.
While the guests were assembling a delightful program of organ music was played by Mrs. David H. Mills. Just before the ceremony, Mrs. James H. Thomas sang in a pleasing manner two selecttions, "Because," and "I Love You Truly." Mrs. Mills played the "Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin, as a prosessional and during the ceremony, and Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" as a recessional.
Relatives and intimate friends of the couple were entertained after the ceremony at a reception at the home of the bride's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Bundy left on a wedding journey to Maine and other New England states. On their return they will make their home in Huntington, L. I., where Mr. Bundy is physical director in the public schools. Mrs. Bundy also has taught at Huntington.
Mr. Bundy is a graduate of Cortland Normal School and New York University and is a member of Theta Phi Epsilon and Delta Chi fraternities. His wife graduated from Oneonta High School and Oneonta State Normal School.
The bride and bridegroom bear the hearty good wishes of a wide circle of friends for a long wedded life.
Out-of-town guests who attended the wedding were:
Mrs. Charles A. Ormiston, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ormiston, David, Jean and Phyllis Ormiston, Gloverville; Donald Ormiston, Schenectady; Albert Dunson, Rochester; Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Bundy, Angola; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Peck, Sally and Jay Peck, Cortland; Miss Alice Farrant, Johnstown; Miss Margaret Davis, Oswego; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Nealy, Monticello; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Folsom, Newark, N. J; Leo Meldrum, Cortland; Mrs. Leland Logan and Leland Dann Logan, Plattsburg; Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Peck, Cortland; Miss Nelle McGuire, Gloversville; Miss Frances Beck, Owego; Miss Marguerite Bedell, Baldwin; Frank Daum, Huntington. - The following appeared on 26 October 1953 in The Morning Herald: Mrs. Lulu Dunson Ormiston, wife of Keith E. Ormiston, formerly of Gloversville, died Friday night at 9:30 in her home in Oneonta, following a few hours illness.
Mrs. Ormiston was born in Gloversville but she and her husband left the city about 25 years ago.
Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Milo[n] J. Bundy and two grandsons of Oneonta.
The funeral will be held today at 2 in Oneonta. - The following appeared on 12 October 1973 in the Gloversville-Johnstown Leader-Herald: Keith E. Ormiston, 93, of Oneonta, a former Gloversville resident and a retired railroad engineer, died last night at the Oneonta Nursing Home where he had been residing for some time.
Mr. Ormiston was the recipient of a rare 70-year honor badge by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He had been employed in railroading for more than 75 years.
He was born In Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, and spent his boyhood in Gloversville. His first job with railroads was as an office clerk for the F J and G Railroad when he was 16 years old.
As a youth he operated the miniature locomotive that hauled several cars of passengers to Sport Island at Sacandaga Park.
In 1898, Mr. Ormiston went west, working as a fireman on the Great Northern Railroad in North Dakota. He returned east in 1907 and was hired as a fireman by the Delaware and Hudson railroad at Oneonta.
Mr. Ormiston worked for the D and H railroad for 46 years, retiring as engineer in 1953. At the time he was running the diesel yard at Oneonta.
Mr. Ormiston married the former Lulu Dunson of Gloversville in 1907. Dhe died in 1953.
He was a 58-year member of the Masonic Lodge and before his retirement was president of the Oneonta YMCA.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Helen Bundy of Oneonta, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. - Helen Janet Ormiston became a widow at the 14 February 1989 death of her husband Milon John Bundy.
- The following appeared in The Daily Star: Milon J. Bundy, 80, of 44 Ford Ave., Oneonta, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1898, at his residence.
He was born Jan. 28, 1909, in Angola, N.Y., the son of Allen J. and Bessie (Eyington) Bundy. He married Helen Ormiston, who survives, on May 14, 1934, in Oneonta.
A 1932 graduate of Cortland State, he earned his Master’s degree at New York University. He taught Physical Education in the Huntington (L. I.) school system from 1930-43, when he came to Oneonta State (now SUCO), where he was head of the Physical Education Department. In 1954 he was named Director of Admissions, a position he held until his retirement in 1967.
He was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Oneonta, a past President of the Oneonta YMCA, a member of the New York State Retired Teachers Association, and a former member of the National Guard Co. G., Oneonta. He was also active in Boy Scouting, and had been presented the Silver Beaver Award.
Surviving, besides his wife, are two sons, Bruce Bundy of Amawalk and Keith Bundy of Cortland; two grandchildren; a sister, Esther Peck of Cortland; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family at the Lewis-Hurley Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta. Burial will be in Oneonta Plains Cemetery in the spring.
There will be no calling hours.
Contributions may be made to the College Foundation at State University College at Oneonta. - Helen Janet Ormiston died on 21 December 1999 at age 89 in Oneonta, New York.
- She was interred at Oneonta Plains Cemetery, Oneonta, Otsego County, New York.
- The following appeared on 23 December 1999 in The Daily Star: (Oneonta) Helen O. Bundy, 89, of Oneonta, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1999, at her residence after a brief illness.
She was born Oct. 4, 1910, in Oneonta, the daughter of Keith E. and Lulu (Dunson) Ormiston.
She married Milon J. Bundy on July 14, 1934, in Oneonta. Mr. Bundy died Feb. 14, 1989.
Mrs. Bundy graduated from the Oneonta Normal School, Class of 1931, and from Oneonta State in 1962. She taught school in Huntington, Long Island, for several years, returning to Oneonta in 1943, to teach at Bugbee School. She also held several positions as a member of the education department with Bugbee School and the State University College at Oneonta. Mrs. Bundy also served as a faculty advisor to Alpha Sigma Beta Sorority.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Oneonta, the New York State Retired Teachers Association and AARP.
Mrs. Bundy is survived by two sons, Bruce and his wife, Joanne of Amawalk and Keith Bundy of Oneonta; one grandson, Theodore Bundy; and a granddaughter, Laurel and her husband, Sean Castellano.
A private funeral service will be held at the convenience of the family at the Lewis-Hurley Funeral Home in Oneonta. Burial will be later in the spring at Plains Cemetery, Oneonta.
There will be no calling hours.
Contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 296 Main St., Oneonta or the College of Oneonta Foundation, SUCO at Oneonta, 308 Netzer Building, Oneonta, N.Y. 13820.
Funeral arrangements are by the Lewis-Hurley Funeral Home, Oneonta.
- Last Edited: 9 Jan 2014