Obituary (from newspaper of Tuesday, 7 April 1992): The funeral for Ralph B. Dwyer, 85, of 130 Stuart St., former construction contractor, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Free Methodist Church with the Rev. Lynton N. Perry, pastor,
officiating. Burial will be in St. Lawrence Corners Cemetery, town of Cape Vincent.Mr. Dwyer died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, Fla., after being stricken during church services at the Free Methodist Church, Tampa.
Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Reed & Benoit Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to the Free Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Rowena; four sons, Ralph B. Jr., Ocala, Fla., Carl E., Boca Raton, Fla., James E., Cape Vincent, and William M., Cicero; a daughter, Almyra Hyde, Clayton; a stepdaughter, Jane D. VanBrocklin, Clay; 17 grandchildren;
26 great-granchildren, and a sister, Jean Morton, Palatka, Fla.Two brothers, Raymond and Arthur Dwyer, died previously.
He was born Aug. 21, 1906, in Clayton, a son of Myron and May Collins Dwyer.
Mr. Dwyer had been employed as a construction contractor throughout New York state.
He married Blanche Darou. She died in 1966. He married Jessie Darou. She died in June 1973. He married Rowena Peterson Babcock Jan. 14, 1978, in Dansville.
Mr. Dwyer had been a winter resident of Florida for 14 years.
Obituary (from newspaper of Monday, 2 Aug. 1948): John W. Dwyer, 81, of 209 Park St., retired foreman of the New York Air Brake Co. and resident of Watertown about 57 years, died at 1:45 Sunday afternoon in the House of the Good Samaritan,
where he had been a patient only since 11:50 Sunday morning. Death was caused by a coronary thrombosis.Although he had been in declining health, Mr. Dwyer appeared to be in his usual health Sunday and was suddenly stricken with the thrombosis at his home on Park St., where he had lived nearly eight years.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 from the Northam & Fox Funeral Home and at 2 in the Stone St. Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dr. Arthur W. Raabe, pastor of the church, will officiate. Immediately after the services,
the body will be taken to Ottawa, Ont., for burial in Beechwood Cemetery.Surviving Mr. Dwyer are two sisters and two brothers, Mrss Frances Dwyer, Ottawa, Ont., Miss Gertrude Dwyer, New York, Herbert E. Dwyer, Montreal, Que., and Fred Dwyer, Poulson, Mont. He was a great-uncle of Mrs. Violet Gardner Gray, 1216
State St.His wife, Mrs. Emma E. Hyde Dwyer, died in this city Feb. 5, 1920.
Mr. Dwyer was born June 13, 1867, at Thurso, Que., a son of the late Dennis and Jane Hill Dwyer. He was educated in the public schools and a business school of Ottawa, Ont. About 57 years ago he came to this country and for about a year
was employed as an accountant for different concerns, including the old Watertown Post.For about 42 years afterward, however, Mr. Dwyer was an employe of the New York Air Brake company. He began his service at the company Dec. 13, 1892, serving as foreman of the casting grinding department. In October, 1915, he was
transferred to the munitions plant on West Main St., where he was identified with the manufacture of cartridges used during World War I.About a year later, however, he returned to the East plant of the Air Brake company on Starbuck Ave. and remained there, serving as foreman of various departments. On March 1, 1932, he was retired on a pension.
In May, 1943, he returned to the employ of the Air Brake company to serve during the World War II period and was employed in various capacities until November, 1945, when he was restored to the pension list.
Mr. Dwyer married Miss Emma E. Hyde in Canada on Sept. 4, 1890.
For years Mr. Dwyer was one of the most active members of the Stone St. Presbyterian Church. For a long period of time he served as a member of its board of trustees and for years was also a ruling elder of the church. He also served the
church in various other capacities.Mr. Dwyer was also a member of the Lincoln League.