1 CMNT Came To Quebec In 1840; To Clayton In 1848
Obituary: CLAYTON---Frank A. Bogenschutz, 74, of 409 State St., a tool maker in the machine shop of New York Air Brake Co., Watertown, died Tuesday evening in Pompano Beach, Fla., where he had been visiting tor two weeks.
Funeral arrangements are pending with the Cummings Funeral Home here.
Mr .Bogenschutz is survived by : His wife, Mrs. Gertrude Garnsey Bogenschutz; two sons, Francis B., Philadelphia, Pa., and Thomas W., Clayton; four daughters, Mrs. Elwina Timmermann, Mrs. Gerald Ingerson, Mrs. Donald Marshall, and Mrs.
Melvin Bearup, all of Clayton; 27 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; two brothers, Harry and Oliver, both of Clayton, and two sisters, Mrs. Genevieve Duford, Clayton, R.D., and Mrs. Edward Brower, Clayton.A daughter, Mrs. Miles (Louise) Bintz of Schenectady, died in 1962. Two brothers, William, of Rosiere, and Lawrence of Clayton, are deceased.
Mr. Bogenschutz was born in Clayton, Nov. 16, 1892, a son of Jacob M. and Elizabeth Personalt Bogenschutz. He was educated in Clayton schools. He married Miss Gertrude M. Garnsey, of Hickory island, Ont., at St. George's Church,
Gananoque, Ont., Sept. 1, 1915.He operated a farm on Grindstone Island for five years and also was employed for a time as a machinist at the New York Air Brake Co. and the J.B. Wise Co. in Watertown.
For 18 years he was foreman of the machine shop at Frink Snow Plow Co. in Clayton. In 1944 he started the operation of the family farm at St. Lawrence Corners. He joined New York Air Brake as a tool maker in 1950.
Mr. and Mrs. Bogenschutz celebrated their 50th wedding anniversay with an open house observance Sept. 4, 1965.
Mr. Bogenzchutz was a member of St. Mary's Church, Clayton.
Obituary (from newspaper of 16 June 1980): CLAYTON---Mrs. Gertrude G. Bogenschutz, 82, of 409 State St., widow of Frank Bogenschutz, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, Ogdensburg, where she had been a patient the
past few years.The funeral will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Cummings Funeral Home here and 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church with Rev. Ross Garnsey, her brother, officiating, assisted by Msgr. Herbert H. Hannan, pastor. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Donations may be made in her name to the Clayton Volunteer Ambulance Fund.
She is survived by two sons, Francis Bert and Thomas, Clayton; four daughters, Mrs. Elwina Bogenschutz, Mrs. S. Gerald (Gertrude) Ingerson, Mrs. Donald (Joanna) Marshall and Mrs. Melvin (Dot) Bearup, Clayton; 27 grandchildren; 57
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Rev. Ross Garnsey, Palm Beach, Fla., and Capt. Dan Gransey, Pompano Beach, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Josephine Garnsey, Clayton; nieces and nephews. A daughter, Mrs. Miles (Louise) Bentz, died May 5, 1962.Born Aug. 16, 1897, on Grindstone Island, a daughter of Francis Bert and Jennette Manson Garnsey, she attended Grindstone Island school and was graduated from Clayton High School.
She married Frank Bogenschutz Sept. 1, 1915, at St. John's Church, Ganaoque, Ont.
Mr. Bogenschutz, a former New York Air Brake employe, died Jan. 24, 1967.
She was a past president of St. Ann's Rosary Society and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society of St. Mary's Church and a communicant of the Church. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Knights of Columbus
Auxiliary.
Obituary (from newspaper of Wednesday, 15 Aug. 1979): CLAYTON---Francis Roland Garnsey, 77, of 708 Graves St., a fishing guide for more than 50 years, died Tuesday afternoon at the Edward John Noble Hospital, Alexandria Bay, shortly after
being admitted.The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Cummings Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, with Msgr. Herbert Hannan and Rev. Ross Garnsey, Florida, Mr. Garnsey's brother, officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Garnsey; four sons, Joseph, Clayton and Florida, James, Gerald and Roland Jr., Pompano Beach, Fla.; three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth (Jane) Buttolph, Chippewa Lake, Ohio, Mrs. Paul (Patricia) Link,
Omar, and Donna Lee Garnsey, Clayton and Florida; 25 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Rev. Ross Garnsey, Florida, and Daniel Garnsey, Pompano, and two sisters, Miss Mary Garnsey, Pompano, and Mrs. Gertrude Bogenschutz,
Clayton.Two brothers, Lawrence and Raymond, died previously.
He was born Nov. 24, 1901, on Grindstone Island, a son of Burton and Jeannette Manson Garnsey. He married Frances McConnell in Clayton March 28, 1921.
He resided at Clayton in the summer and Del Ray Beach, Fla., in the winter, and he worked as a fishing guide in both locations. he was a fishing guide on the St. Lawrence River for more than 50 years.
He was a member of the Clayton Fishing guides Association.
Obituary (from newspaper of Friday, 23 Jan. 1981): CLAYTON---Mrs. Frances N. Garnsey, 77, of 708 Graves St., widow of Grancis Roland Garnsey, died Thursday morning at the Edward John Noble Hospital, Alexandria Bay, where she had been a patient
for some time.The funeral will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Cummings Funeral Home and at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Church with Rev. Paul Kelly, assistant pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
She is survived by four sons, Joseph, Clayton and Florida, James, Gerald, and Roland, Jr., all of Pompano. Fla.; three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Buttolph, Ohio, Mrs. Paul (Patricia) Link, Omar, and Donna Lee Garnsey, Clayton and
Florida; 25 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Clifford (Helen) Timmerman, Cape Vincent, and Mrs. Dwayne (Flossie) Bowman, Watertown; two brothers, Walter McConnell, Herkimer and Robert McConnell, Oxbow, nieces
and nephews.Born in Watertown on May 3, 1903, a daughter of Walter J. and Cora Mae Carter McConnell, she attended Clayton schools.
She married Francis Roland Garnsey on March 28, 1921 in Clayton with Rev. Lesperance officiating. Mr. Garnsey, a well-known fishing guide in Clayton and Florida, died Aug. 14, 1979, at the age of 77.
Mrs. Garnsey worked for a time at Hawns Knitting Mill, Clayton, and also at the Pompano Beach Hospital, Pompano Beach, Fla.
She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church.
Obituary (from Tuesday, 24 Dec. 1996): CLAYTON---Donna Lee "Dottie" Garnsey, 50, formerly of Clayton, died Thursday in Pompano Beach, Fla., where she has resided for 16 years.
Born Feb. 2, 1946, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., she was a daughter of F. Roland and Frances Garnsey Sr.
She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Clayton for many years.
Surviving are three brothers, E. Roland Garnsey Sr., Pompano Beach, James Garnsey, Pompano Beach, and Gerald Garnsey, Margate Fla.; two sisters, Elizabeth Davis, Pompano Beach, and Patricia Link, Clayton; and several nieces and nephews.
The body was cremated. Spring burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Clayton.
1 CMNT Father Of Modern Day Drift Fishing
Obituary (from Thousand Islands Sun of 31 Jan. 1990): CLAYTON---Capt. Daniel L. Garnsey Sr., 74, Pompano Beach, Fla.,former Clayton fishing guide, died Jan. 22 at a Pompano Beach hospital.A memorial Mass was held Saturday at St. Mary's Church, Clayton, with the Rev. Robert Decker officiating. The body will be cremated. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; four sons, Capt. Daniel Garnsey Jr., Boynton Beach, Fla., Capt. Barky Garnsey, Beckenridge, Colo., Capt. Tom Hall, Pompano Beach, and John Hall, Lake Worth, Fla.; four daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Joyce)
Badour, Clayton, Wendy Bensol, Waynesville, N.C., Nancy Garnsey, Boynton Beach, and Judi Andrews, Breckenridge; a sister, Mary Garnsey, Pompano Beach, Fla.; four brothers, Lawrence, Rolland, Ray and the Rev. Ross Garnsey; 20 grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren.Born in Clayton on Oct. 3, 1915, son of F. Burton and Jeanette Manson Garnsey, he attended St. Mary's School. After his schooling, he was employed running Dan's Cottages and was a fishing guide in Clayton. He also ran canoeing trips up
the Yukon.Mr. Garnsey moved to Florida from Clayton 53 years ago, but retained a summer home in Clayton. In Florida, he was a commercial fisherman and then owned and operated the Helen S. Drift Fishing Boats fleet.
He married Margaret Roberts.
Captain Garnsey was a communicant of St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Pompano Beach, a life and charter member of the Elks Lodge 1898, and a member of the Florida Trail Association.
An obituary in the Pompano Beach Sun-Sentinel recounted Capt. Garnsey's 34-year Florida career and called him "the father of modern-day drift fishing." Capt. Garnsey operated his fleet of drift fishing boats out of the Hillsboro Inlet
from 1948 until retiring in 1981.Capt. Dan, the story relates, was nine when his father began teaching him fishing skills. In the mid-30s he started visiting South Florida during the winters, explaining that "to make a living in Clayton in the winter you had to be a
magician. I used to make a living ice fishing during the Depression..."He bought his first boat in Florida, the 46-ft. Helen S. and began his drift fishing career there in 1948, with seats offered at $1 each. Slowly he built his reputation and a steady clientele and added weekend fishing cruises to the
Bahamas. By 1980, his drift fishing fleet was taking 1000 people a year to the Bahamas while another 25,000 were fishing off Broward County from his Helen S. Boats. He sold the Helen S. Marina in 1981 and moved his operation to the nearby
Sands Harbor Marina. A short time later he sold the Helen S. and the 87-ft. Helen S. VI to his stepson, Capt. Tom Hall of Pompano Beach.After retirement, Capt. Garnsey spent most summers backpacking and canoeing in Alaska and the Yukon Territory.
He was vice president of the National Boat Association in 1959 after serving as chairman of the Drift and Anchor Fishing Boat Owners Association of South Florida. He served on the Hillsboro Inlet Maintenance and Improvement Tax District
from 1962 until retirement. He also was a member of the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce.
1 CMNT Father Of Modern Day Drift Fishing
Obituary (from Thousand Islands Sun of 31 Jan. 1990): CLAYTON---Capt. Daniel L. Garnsey Sr., 74, Pompano Beach, Fla.,former Clayton fishing guide, died Jan. 22 at a Pompano Beach hospital.A memorial Mass was held Saturday at St. Mary's Church, Clayton, with the Rev. Robert Decker officiating. The body will be cremated. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; four sons, Capt. Daniel Garnsey Jr., Boynton Beach, Fla., Capt. Barky Garnsey, Beckenridge, Colo., Capt. Tom Hall, Pompano Beach, and John Hall, Lake Worth, Fla.; four daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Joyce)
Badour, Clayton, Wendy Bensol, Waynesville, N.C., Nancy Garnsey, Boynton Beach, and Judi Andrews, Breckenridge; a sister, Mary Garnsey, Pompano Beach, Fla.; four brothers, Lawrence, Rolland, Ray and the Rev. Ross Garnsey; 20 grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren.Born in Clayton on Oct. 3, 1915, son of F. Burton and Jeanette Manson Garnsey, he attended St. Mary's School. After his schooling, he was employed running Dan's Cottages and was a fishing guide in Clayton. He also ran canoeing trips up
the Yukon.Mr. Garnsey moved to Florida from Clayton 53 years ago, but retained a summer home in Clayton. In Florida, he was a commercial fisherman and then owned and operated the Helen S. Drift Fishing Boats fleet.
He married Margaret Roberts.
Captain Garnsey was a communicant of St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Pompano Beach, a life and charter member of the Elks Lodge 1898, and a member of the Florida Trail Association.
An obituary in the Pompano Beach Sun-Sentinel recounted Capt. Garnsey's 34-year Florida career and called him "the father of modern-day drift fishing." Capt. Garnsey operated his fleet of drift fishing boats out of the Hillsboro Inlet
from 1948 until retiring in 1981.Capt. Dan, the story relates, was nine when his father began teaching him fishing skills. In the mid-30s he started visiting South Florida during the winters, explaining that "to make a living in Clayton in the winter you had to be a
magician. I used to make a living ice fishing during the Depression..."He bought his first boat in Florida, the 46-ft. Helen S. and began his drift fishing career there in 1948, with seats offered at $1 each. Slowly he built his reputation and a steady clientele and added weekend fishing cruises to the
Bahamas. By 1980, his drift fishing fleet was taking 1000 people a year to the Bahamas while another 25,000 were fishing off Broward County from his Helen S. Boats. He sold the Helen S. Marina in 1981 and moved his operation to the nearby
Sands Harbor Marina. A short time later he sold the Helen S. and the 87-ft. Helen S. VI to his stepson, Capt. Tom Hall of Pompano Beach.After retirement, Capt. Garnsey spent most summers backpacking and canoeing in Alaska and the Yukon Territory.
He was vice president of the National Boat Association in 1959 after serving as chairman of the Drift and Anchor Fishing Boat Owners Association of South Florida. He served on the Hillsboro Inlet Maintenance and Improvement Tax District
from 1962 until retirement. He also was a member of the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce.
1 CMNT Father Of Modern Day Drift Fishing
Obituary (from Thousand Islands Sun of 31 Jan. 1990): CLAYTON---Capt. Daniel L. Garnsey Sr., 74, Pompano Beach, Fla.,former Clayton fishing guide, died Jan. 22 at a Pompano Beach hospital.A memorial Mass was held Saturday at St. Mary's Church, Clayton, with the Rev. Robert Decker officiating. The body will be cremated. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; four sons, Capt. Daniel Garnsey Jr., Boynton Beach, Fla., Capt. Barky Garnsey, Beckenridge, Colo., Capt. Tom Hall, Pompano Beach, and John Hall, Lake Worth, Fla.; four daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Joyce)
Badour, Clayton, Wendy Bensol, Waynesville, N.C., Nancy Garnsey, Boynton Beach, and Judi Andrews, Breckenridge; a sister, Mary Garnsey, Pompano Beach, Fla.; four brothers, Lawrence, Rolland, Ray and the Rev. Ross Garnsey; 20 grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren.Born in Clayton on Oct. 3, 1915, son of F. Burton and Jeanette Manson Garnsey, he attended St. Mary's School. After his schooling, he was employed running Dan's Cottages and was a fishing guide in Clayton. He also ran canoeing trips up
the Yukon.Mr. Garnsey moved to Florida from Clayton 53 years ago, but retained a summer home in Clayton. In Florida, he was a commercial fisherman and then owned and operated the Helen S. Drift Fishing Boats fleet.
He married Margaret Roberts.
Captain Garnsey was a communicant of St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Pompano Beach, a life and charter member of the Elks Lodge 1898, and a member of the Florida Trail Association.
An obituary in the Pompano Beach Sun-Sentinel recounted Capt. Garnsey's 34-year Florida career and called him "the father of modern-day drift fishing." Capt. Garnsey operated his fleet of drift fishing boats out of the Hillsboro Inlet
from 1948 until retiring in 1981.Capt. Dan, the story relates, was nine when his father began teaching him fishing skills. In the mid-30s he started visiting South Florida during the winters, explaining that "to make a living in Clayton in the winter you had to be a
magician. I used to make a living ice fishing during the Depression..."He bought his first boat in Florida, the 46-ft. Helen S. and began his drift fishing career there in 1948, with seats offered at $1 each. Slowly he built his reputation and a steady clientele and added weekend fishing cruises to the
Bahamas. By 1980, his drift fishing fleet was taking 1000 people a year to the Bahamas while another 25,000 were fishing off Broward County from his Helen S. Boats. He sold the Helen S. Marina in 1981 and moved his operation to the nearby
Sands Harbor Marina. A short time later he sold the Helen S. and the 87-ft. Helen S. VI to his stepson, Capt. Tom Hall of Pompano Beach.After retirement, Capt. Garnsey spent most summers backpacking and canoeing in Alaska and the Yukon Territory.
He was vice president of the National Boat Association in 1959 after serving as chairman of the Drift and Anchor Fishing Boat Owners Association of South Florida. He served on the Hillsboro Inlet Maintenance and Improvement Tax District
from 1962 until retirement. He also was a member of the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce.