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Martha Chase Ward

Martha Chase Ward

Female 1923 - 2008  (85 years)


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  • Name Martha Chase Ward  [1, 2] 
    Birth 3 Aug 1923  Adams, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 12 Aug 2008  Mannsville, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I53113  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Glenn John Ward,   b. 9 Jul 1899, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1981, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anna B Chase,   b. 29 Feb 1900, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1996, Oswego, NY, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F11161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Warren Leigh Chatterton,   b. 12 Apr 1921, Oswego, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1994, Mannsville, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F10601  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 2 Clarence Michael Benjamin,   b. 4 Oct 1910, Lorraine, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1975, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, Usa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1945  Pulasky, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Joyce Penny Benjamin
     2. Lois Mae Benjamin
     3. Gary Paul Benjamin
    Family ID F13756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Newspaper Obituary - August 13, 2008 Syracuse Post Standard - Syracuse, New York - Martha Benjamin Chatterton, age 85, US Route 11, Mannsville, formerly of Pulaski, died August 12, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse. Widow of Clarence Benjamin and Warren Chatterton. Survived by three daughters, Elaine (Calvin) Fairchild of Pulaski, Penny (James Jr.) Shutts of Sandy Creek, Lois Benjamin of Jacksonville, Florida; one son, Garry (Robin) Benjamin of Mannsville; three Chatterton stepchildren, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. Funeral Services: Friday, 10 a.m. at Summerville Funeral Home, Sandy Creek. Burial in Riverside Cemetery, Pulaski. Calling Hours: Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions to Community Ministries Food Pantry, 12 Bridge Street, Pulaski, New York 13142 or Lacona Volunteer Fire Dept, Maple Avenue, Lacona, New York 13083.

      MARTHA B. CHATTERTON
      Watertown Daily Times (NY) - August 13, 2008
      Martha Benjamin Chatterton, 85, of 510 Route 11, formerly of Pulaski, died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse.

      Mrs. Chatterton was a cook at the former Pasco's Diner, Pulaski, and also worked at Selkirk Shores State Park, town of Richland.

      Born Aug. 3, 1923, in Adams, daughter of Glenn and Anna Chase Ward, she graduated from Pulaski High School in 1941.

      She married Clarence Benjamin on June 13, 1947, in Oswego. The couple lived in Pulaski. Mr. Benjamin died Feb. 6, 1975. She married Warren Chatterton on Dec. 16, 1977. They lived in Mannsville. Mr. Chatterton died Sept. 3, 1994.

      Mrs. Chatterton was a volunteer at Community Ministries Food Pantry, Pulaski, and a past member of Sandy Creek Grange 127, chaplain of Pomona Grange and member of New York State Grange. She also was a member of Pulaski Baptist Church and Lake Ontario Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 124, Sandy Creek, and a former member of the Pulaski Rebekah Lodge.

      Surviving are three daughters and two sons-in-law, Elaine and Calvin Fairchild, Pulaski, Penny and James Shutts Jr., Sandy Creek, and Lois Benjamin, Jacksonville, Fla.; a son and his wife, Garry and Robin Benjamin, Mannsville; six grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

      Two brothers, Wally and Marvin Ward, and two sisters, Gladys White and Anna Marie Lindsey, died before her.

      The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Summerville Funeral Home, Sandy Creek, with lay pastor George Irwin, of Pulaski Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Pulaski.

      Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where OES Chapter 124 will conduct a service at 6:30 p.m. and the Grange will have a service at 8:15 p.m.

      Donations may be made to Community Ministries Food Pantry, 12 Bridge St., Pulaski, N.Y. 13142, or Lacona Volunteer Fire Department, Maple Avenue, Lacona, N.Y. 13083.

      Class of 1942 PACS

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    2. [S346] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Mexico, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1635; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 593.0; FHL microfilm: 2341369.