Cory, Myra Alice

1887 - 1974  (86 years)

• Name	Cory, Myra Alice
  Birth	26 Aug 1887	Eldred, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	LDS
  Gender	Female
  FSID	GQ33-SXS
  Name	Myra A. Guenter  [1]
  Death	21 Jan 1974	Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	age 86
  Burial	Aft 21 Jan 1974	Lafayette, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	20251020GHLn- Myra A. Cory Guenter Photo added by Sue Mueller Myra A. Cory Guenter Birth 26 Aug 1887 Eldred, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 21 Jan 1974 (aged 86) Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Burial McKean County Memorial Park Lafayette, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial ID86540061 · Photos 1 Flowers 1 The Bradford Era, Bradford, PA Tuesday, January 22, 1974, pages 1, 12 SMETHPORT - Funeral services for veteran educator, Mrs. Myra Cory Guenter, 86, of 205 Franklin St., who died at the home of her daughter in Wellesley, Mass., Monday, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Jay M. Snyder Funeral Home where friends will be received after 7 p.m. today. Born Aug. 26, 1887, in Eldred, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Ada Day Cory, she married Edward A. Guenter on Aug. 16, 1911, in Jamestown, N.Y. He died in 1949. A graduate of Eldred High School, Sugar Grove Seminary and Otterbind College of Ohio, Mrs Guenter spent many years teaching in McKean County schools, retiring about 1960. In October 1970 she was the recipient of the Kathryn Brubaker Citation, a state recognition "for a lifetime of outstanding service to education," given by the Keystone State Reading Association. She was a lifelong member of the United Brethern Church of Coryville, a member of the Smethport DAR, the Valley Garden Club of Farmers Valley and a director of the McKean County Historical Society. Mrs. Guenter had served as curator of the Society's museum in the McKean County Courthouse for many years and delighted in touring the museum with school children of all ages. A past president of the Smethport Travelers Club, she was a charter member of the Smethport Chapter 933, AARP; and was a member of Myrtle Chapter 46, Order of the Eastern Star of Port Allegany. Survivors include the daughter, Mrs. Roger Curry of Wellesley; one son, Dr. Fritz E. Guenter of Smethport; seven grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Alberta Flory of Bangor, Maine. The Rev. Richard Shields, minister of the Smethport United Methodist Church, will officiate at the Thursday service. Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette. GUENTER; Mrs. Myra Cory, 86, of 205 Franklin St., Smethport, Pa., died Monday. Jan. 21, 1974, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roger Curry of Wellesley, Mass. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Jay M. Snyder Funeral Home, Smethport, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorials may be sent to the Port Allegany Community Hospital or to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Snyder's. Family Members Parents Benjamin Franklin Cory 1849–1924 Ada Lavinia Day Cory 1854–1934 Spouse Edward A. "Ed" Guenter 1878–1949 Siblings Dudley Augustus Cory 1873–1880 May Celia Cory Williams 1876–1951 Lillian Cory McIntyre 1877–1962 Elizabeth Day Cory Waldo 1882–1925 Alberta Ada "Bette" Cory Flory 1893–1983 Children Dr Fritz Edward Guenter 1914–1996 Flowers Left by Evette Dingle-Smith on 14 Mar 2015
  Person ID	I80590	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Cory, Benjamin Franklin,   b. 15 Jul 1849, Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Jul 1924, Coryville, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Day, Ada Lavina,   b. 3 May 1854, Farmers Valley, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Dec 1934, Coryville, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Mar 1872
  Family ID	F62080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Guenter, Edward Arthur,   b. 10 Sep 1878, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Dec 1949, Coryville, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1911	Chautauqua County, New York, USA
  	20200710HAv- Lanny Nunn?Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Visual Storyteller · June 29 · 2020 28You, Grace Titus, Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh and 25 others 4 Comments Like Comments Gail Guenter Hanson The Colcord Family members are of interest to me as we are related. My grandfather was Edward A. Guenter, and his sister married into the Colcord family. Love seeing these photos! Like · Reply · 1w Martha Knight So Fritz Guenter, M.D., was also related to the Colcord family, including Dr. Albert Colcord? Like · Reply · 1w Gail Guenter Hanson Martha Knight, Anna Guenter Colcord (1875-1951), my great aunt, is the Guenter Family link to the Colcord family. Anna was the sister of my grandfather, Edward A. Guenter. Anna married John Sherer Colcord (1868-1924) and they had two children, Gladys Colcord (1902-1975) and James Coldcord. My father was Dr. Fritz Edward Guenter, the son of Edward A. Guenter and Myra A. Cory Guenter. I'm not sure if or how Dr. Albert Colcord might be related to Anna Guenter Colcord. Martha, are you a Colcord family member? Susan Bowser Mueller Like · Reply · 5d parents of Dr. Fritz Edward Guenter
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  Children	1. Guenter, Fritz Edward MD,   b. 27 Jul 1914, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, USA d. 14 Apr 1996, Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Guenter, Edith Alberta,   b. 10 Jul 1919, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA d. 30 Jan 2010, Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F50778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 26 Aug 1887 - Eldred, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 16 Aug 1911 - Chautauqua County, New York, USA Death - 21 Jan 1974 - Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Burial - Aft 21 Jan 1974 - Lafayette, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		Guenter, Myra A fag_ 20251020GHLn- Myra A. Cory Guenter Photo added by Sue Mueller Myra A. Cory Guenter Birth 26 Aug 1887 Eldred, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 21 Jan 1974 (aged 86) Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Burial McKean County Memorial Park Lafayette, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial ID86540061 · Photos 1 Flowers 1 The…

  
  

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  [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Myra A. Guenter (24) facts 20251020GHLn- 20251020GHLn- Myra A. Cory Guenter Photo added by Sue Mueller Myra A. Cory Guenter Birth 26 Aug 1887 Eldred, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 21 Jan 1974 (aged 86) Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Burial McKean County Memorial Park Lafayette, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial ID86540061 · Photos 1 Flowers 1 The Bradford Era, Bradford, PA Tuesday, January 22, 1974, pages 1, 12 SMETHPORT - Funeral services for veteran educator, Mrs. Myra Cory Guenter, 86, of 205 Franklin St., who died at the home of her daughter in Wellesley, Mass., Monday, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Jay M. Snyder Funeral Home where friends will be received after 7 p.m. today. Born Aug. 26, 1887, in Eldred, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Ada Day Cory, she married Edward A. Guenter on Aug. 16, 1911, in Jamestown, N.Y. He died in 1949. A graduate of Eldred High School, Sugar Grove Seminary and Otterbind College of Ohio, Mrs Guenter spent many years teaching in McKean County schools, retiring about 1960. In October 1970 she was the recipient of the Kathryn Brubaker Citation, a state recognition "for a lifetime of outstanding service to education," given by the Keystone State Reading Association. She was a lifelong member of the United Brethern Church of Coryville, a member of the Smethport DAR, the Valley Garden Club of Farmers Valley and a director of the McKean County Historical Society. Mrs. Guenter had served as curator of the Society's museum in the McKean County Courthouse for many years and delighted in touring the museum with school children of all ages. A past president of the Smethport Travelers Club, she was a charter member of the Smethport Chapter 933, AARP; and was a member of Myrtle Chapter 46, Order of the Eastern Star of Port Allegany. Survivors include the daughter, Mrs. Roger Curry of Wellesley; one son, Dr. Fritz E. Guenter of Smethport; seven grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Alberta Flory of Bangor, Maine. The Rev. Richard Shields, minister of the Smethport United Methodist Church, will officiate at the Thursday service. Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette. GUENTER; Mrs. Myra Cory, 86, of 205 Franklin St., Smethport, Pa., died Monday. Jan. 21, 1974, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roger Curry of Wellesley, Mass. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Jay M. Snyder Funeral Home, Smethport, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorials may be sent to the Port Allegany Community Hospital or to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Snyder's. Family Members Parents Benjamin Franklin Cory 1849–1924 Ada Lavinia Day Cory 1854–1934 Spouse Edward A. "Ed" Guenter 1878–1949 Siblings Dudley Augustus Cory 1873–1880 May Celia Cory Williams 1876–1951 Lillian Cory McIntyre 1877–1962 Elizabeth Day Cory Waldo 1882–1925 Alberta Ada "Bette" Cory Flory 1893–1983 Children Dr Fritz Edward Guenter 1914–1996 Flowers Left by Evette Dingle-Smith on 14 Mar 2015 Guenter, Myra A fag_ 20251020GHLn- Myra A. Cory Guenter Photo added by Sue Mueller Myra A. Cory Guenter Birth 26 Aug 1887 Eldred, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 21 Jan 1974 (aged 86) Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Burial McKean County Memorial Park Lafayette, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial ID86540061 · Photos 1 Flowers 1 The…

  
  

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TNG ID: I80590

FSID: GQ33-SXS