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Birth: Aug. 17, 1877

Death: Nov. 22, 1948

CAPTAIN MARCUS LOUNSBERRY,AGE 71, DIED NOVEMBER 22, 1948.. A FERRY BOATMAN, AND RESIDENT OF 16 SOUTH STREET, BEACON, NEW YORK, WHO ROUNDED OUT 52 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE NEWBURGH-BEACON FERRY SERVICE..HE DIED AT HOME..HE WAS BORN AUGUST 17, 1877, SON OF ALBERT LOUNSBERRY AND CHRISTINE CHERRY LOUNSBERRY..HE RESIDED IN BEACON ALL HIS LIFE..CAPTAIN MARCUS LOUNSBERRY BEGAN THE FERRY SERVICE ON MARCH 19, 1896 AND GOT HIS CAPTAINS LICENSE IN 1890,HE WAS 19 YEARS OLD.. AND WAS DOCK MASTER OF ALL DECK CREW AND CAPTAINS..THE CAPTAIN MARRIED FOR 51 YEARS TO.. MRS. MARY MOREAU LOUNSBERRY..SURVIVORS ARE HIS WIFE..MARY MOREAU LOUNSBERRY. ONE SON MARCUS R. LOUNSBERRY OF BEACON, NEW YORK AND ONE DAUGHTER, AGNES LOUNSBERRY, OF BEACON, NEW YORK..THREE BROTHERS..JOSEPH LOUNSBERRY OF MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK..ARTHUR LOUNSBERRY OF GREENFIELD, MASS. AND HARRY LOUNSBERRY OF BEACON, NEW YORK..TWO SISTERS..MRS, BERTHA LOUNSBERRY HALGERSON OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA..AND MRS. MAUDE AMANDA LOUNSBERRY LENT OF NEWBURGH, NEW YORK..THREE GRAND CHILDREN..MARCUS LOUNSBERRY..ALBERT LOUNSBERRY AND MARY LOU..FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE AT 9:15, WEDNESDAY, AT SAINT JOHNS CHURCH, BEACON, NEW YORK..A HIGH REQEIUM MASS WILL BE OFFERED AT 10:00..BURIAL WILL BE IN SAINT JOACHIMS CEMETARY, BEACON, NEW YORK, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF J. HALVERY.. WASHINGTON AVENUE AND OLD CEMETARY AND PUYSTER STREETS, BEACON NEW YORK..OBITUARY FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORKER..MY GRANDMOTHER MAUDE AMANDA LOUNSBERRY LENT AND MARCUS ARE BROTHER AND SISTER AND HE IS MY GRAND UNCLE WITH MANY OTHERS FROM THE BEACON, NEW YORK AREA...WRITTEN TODAY..JUNE 9, 2009 BY GEORGIANNA VANOYAN