Obituary for H. D. Blakeslee of Newfield. The Ithaca Journal, Jun 18 1951, P. 5
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 "H. D. Blakeslee, 88, a lifelong resident of Newfield, died Sunday evening, June 17, 1951, in Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
  He is survived by a son, Howard D. Blakeslee of Binghamton; a brother, Frank Blakeslee of Ithaca: a sister, Mrs. Edna Sorisky of Wilmington, Dei, two grand-children, Howard B. Blakeslee Jr. of Binghamton and Mrs. Betty Mitchell of Binghamton; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
  Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Allen Funeral Chapel, Newfield, with the Rev. Allen Best, Methodist student pastor at Cornell, officiating.
  Burial will be in Inlet Valley Cemetery."