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| Gertrude Howell Decker Cutter Farmstead, Newfield, New York |
My husband’s great-grandmother was Gertrude Howell Decker. She was an interesting lady. One story told
about Gertrude was that when she didn’t get her own way, she threw a
tantrum, even as an adult One time when this happened
she threw herself on the floor and appeared to be passed out. At that point the
housekeeper threw a bucket of cold water on her! That got Gertrude’s attention.
Gertrude, born 4 November 1872 in Sullivanville, New York,
was the only daughter of Isaac Howell
and Mary Bates Howell. Maybe that is why she always got her way. Of her
four brothers, one, sadly, committed suicide.
Gertrude’s obit reads: Mrs. Gertrude S. Decker, 79, widow of
Arthur Decker, died at her home on
the South Road, Newfield, Wednesday afternoon, September 10, 1952 after a short
illness.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Marie Cutter, 2
grandsons, Kenneth and Paul Cutter, all of Newfield, 2 granddaughters, Mrs.
Elmer Maki of Newfield and Mrs. J.R. Maki of Ithaca; 10 great grandchildren; a
brother, Frederick Howell of Syracuse, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was a member of the Newfield
Baptist church and the Tompkins County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union.
Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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