Trevor Teele Dead at 76
The Ithaca Journal, Aug 4 1960, P. 5, Col.1, with photo
"Trevor Teele of 131 Judd Falls Rd. and a resident of Ithaca since 1925, died in his sleep during the night of July 31, 1960.
He was born May 26, 1884, in Watertown. In 1923 he married Marta Strube of Scribner, Neb., and when they settled in Ithaca two years later he opened a studio for photography, which remained his profession until he retired about 1950.
One son, Trevor Jr., was born in 1926, and died at the age of 10. He is survived by his wife, Marta, and by two brothers, Russel Teele of Schenectady, and Rex Teele of Santa Monica, Calif. A memorial service will be held at the Hector Meeting House of Friends on Perry City Rd. at 4 p.m. Sunday.
His early religious affiliation was with the Baptist Church. He studied for the ministry: and before coming to Ithaca served as pastor of two churches in rural New York. His interest in theology led him late in life to spend a year of theological study at the Quaker Center for Religious and Social Study at Pendle Hill.
By the time of the World War I he had become a convinced pacifist, and the rest of his life had concern for realizing relations of peace and friendship between human beings all over the world. This concern led him to support many humanitarian causes and to extend help to many individuals.
His strong belief in the way of peace was expressed in frequent letters to The Ithaca Journal on issues of current policy. During a Civil Defense drill in the mid-1950s, he walked down the middle of State St. in open disobedience of the regulations, being convinced that such drills were a part of preparation for war and obstructed rather than furthered measures that would really bring peace. He was arrested for violation of the law and fined. The judge praised his character in levying the fine.
With all his deep seriousness of purpose, he was known for his fun and humor, especially when with young people and children. He loved to ramble in the woods and by the streams near Forest Home."