Obituary for Daniel N. Churchill (died May 16, 1970)
The Ithaca Journal, May 18 1970, P. 5, Col. 2, with photo.
"Daniel N. Churchill, 80, of 705 N. Tioga St. died in Tompkins County Hospital on Saturday.
He was superintendent of Lake View Cemetery from 1915 to 1967. From then until recent weeks, he performed caretaker duties part-time. Mr. Churchill was the only one able to continue duties in the cemetery during the flu epidemic in his early years on the job. He worked 52 years without ever taking a vacation.
He was honored last November at a dinner given by the cemetery association and friends.
Mr. Churchill was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church for more than 50 years. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the church where its pastor, the Rev. Sheldon Stephenson, will officiate. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Vera Wilson Churchill; a son, Roland D. Churchill of Ithaca; two grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Florence Kelts of Ithaca; nieces, nephews and cousins."