Alice Mae Kern

Alice Mae Kern

• Father: George L. Kern b. January 1865, d. 11 October 1915
• Mother: Bertha L. Ott b. February 1869, d. 4 October 1958

• Alice Mae Kern was born on 25 May 1892 in New York.
• George L. Kern and Bertha L. Ott appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Oswego, Oswego County, New York, at Munn Street. Other members of the household included Alice Mae Kern, Louise J. Kern, Clarence A. Kern and John Ferdinand Ott.
• George L. Kern and Bertha L. Ott appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Oswego, Oswego County, New York, at 53 Murray Street. Other members of the household included Alice Mae Kern, Clarence A. Kern and Louise J. Kern.
• She was employed as a feeder in a starch factory, according to the 1910 census.
• She married Willard Murray Wilson, son of Henry O. Wilson and Anna D. Janye, circa 1916.
• Alice Mae Kern and Willard Murray Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, at 112 Gifford Street. Other members of the household included Beatrice Louise Wilson.
• Willard Murray Wilson and Alice Mae Kern appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, at 402 Arthur Street. Other members of the household included Beatrice Louise Wilson.
• Alice Mae Kern became a widow at the 15 March 1966 death of her husband Willard Murray Wilson.
• The following appeared on 6 October 1975 in the Oswego Palladium-Times: Clarence A. (Pete) Kern of 10 Varick St., died in the Oswego Hospital Monday morning. /P/ Born in Oswego, he was the son of the late George and Bertha Ott Kern. He had formerly been a machinist at the Ames Iron Works and had since retired. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church. /P/ He is survived by two sisters, Miss Louise J. Kern of Oswego and Mrs. Willard Alice Wilson of Buffalo; a niece, a grand nephew and two grand nieces also survive. /P/ Services at the Dain Funeral Home will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Bruce Schrader will officiate. /P/ Calling hours at the funeral home will be Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. /P/ Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery.
• Alice Mae Kern died on 28 December 1975 at age 83.
• She was interred at Riverside Cemetery, Onondaga County, New York.
• The following appeared on 29 December 1975 in the Oswego Palladium-Times: Mrs. Alice M. Wilson, for more than 50 years a resident of 4346 Fay Road, Taunton, died Sunday in Buffalo where she had resided three years. She was the widow of W. Murray Wilson. She was born in Oswego, daughter of George L. and Bertha Ott Kern. /P/ Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Christian (Beatrice) Hoffman, Buffalo; three grandchildren, Joan L. Hoffman, Chicago, David C. Hoffman, Denver and Judith A. Hoffman, Buffalo, and a sister, Miss Louise J. Kern, Oswego. A brother, Clarence A. Kern died here last October. /P/ Services will be 10:30 p.m. Wedensday at the Dain Funeral Home, the Rev. Bruce V. Schrader, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. /P/ Calling hours at the funeral home will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. /P/ Family requests in lieu of flowers that memorials may be given to the Taunton Presbyterian Church.
• The following appeared on circa 30 December 1975 in a local newspaper: Services for Mrs. Alice M. Wilson of 4346 Fay Road, Taunton, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Dain Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. /P/ Contributions may be made to the Taunton Presbyterian Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Christian Hoffman of Buffalo; three grandchildren, and a sister, Miss Louise J. Kern of Oswego.
• The following appeared on 30 January 1978 in a local newspaper: Miss Louise J. Kern, a former resident of 10 Varick St., died at the Harr-Wood Nursing Home early this morning. /P/ Born in Oswego, she was the daughter of the late George and Bertha Ott Kern. She attended local schools and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. /P/ Miss Kern had been employed at the American Woolen Mills in Fulton foir 30 years until its closing. She was later employed at Columbia Mills, Breneman Hartshorn Co. and the Samson United. She was a sister of the late Alice Kern Wilson of Buffalo, and a brother, Clarence 'Pete' Kern, now deceased. /P/ She is survived by a niece, Mrs. Beatrice Hoffman of Buffalo; a grandnephew, David Hoffman of Denver, Colorado, and two grandnieces, Miss Joanne Hoffman of Chicago, Ill., and Miss Judith Hoffman of Buffalo. /P/ Private services will be held at the Dain funeral Home. There will be no calling hours. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. /P/ In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Kessler Memorial Fund, Grace Lutheran Church, or to the charity of one's choice.

• Last Edited: 28 Dec 2009