Lottie Lacey1

#22962, b. 2 December 1891, d. 3 December 1986
     Lottie Lacey was born on 2 December 1891 in Washington, USA.1 She married John David Middleton Burness, son of Mary Isabella Burness, on 10 October 1916 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.2 She died on 3 December 1986 in Webster, Monroe County, New York, USA, at age 95.1
     Lottie I. Burness was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1930 in 24 Euclid Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, as a widow, age 38 with Donald M. Burness and Jean L. Burness in her household.3
     Lettie Burness was enumerated in the census on 22 April 1940 in 24 Euclid Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, as a widow, age 48 with Jean Burness in her household.4

Children of Lottie Lacey and John David Middleton Burness

Citations

  1. Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
  2. Research of Bruce E. Coleman.
  3. 1930 US Census, Massachusetts.
  4. 1940 US Census, Massachusetts.
  5. Obituary (newspaper not known).
  6. Ancestry.com, US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Jean Lacey Burness1

#22963, b. 2 January 1921, d. 13 October 2011
     Jean Lacey Burness was born on 2 January 1921 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.2,3 She was the daughter of John David Middleton Burness and Lottie Lacey.3,2,4 She married Archibald Francis Cummings on 3 February 1945 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.5 She and Archibald Francis Cummings were divorced on 17 April 1947.5 She married Herbert Adam Platz on 20 May 1950 in First Congregational Church, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.5 She died on 13 October 2011 in Masternick Memorial Health Care Center, New Middleton, Ohio, USA, at age 90.2
     Jean L. Burness (daughter, age 9) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1930 in 24 Euclid Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, in the household of Lottie I. Burness.3
     Jean Burness was enumerated in the census on 9 April 1940 in Bishop Memorial Home, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, as a student nurse, age 19.4 Jean Burness (daughter, age 19) was enumerated in the census on 22 April 1940 in 24 Euclid Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, in the household of Lettie Burness.4
     Obituary: POLAND, Ohio - Memorial services will be held at a later date for Jean Lacey Burness Platz, 90, who died Thursday evening, October 13, 2011 at Masternick Memorial Health care Center, New Middletown, Ohio. Jean was born Jan. 2, 1921, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts,(Berkshire County) the daughter of John and Lottie Lacey Burness. She was a graduate of the Henry S. Bishop School of Nursing at Berkshire Medical Center, in Pittsfield, Mass. and had worked as a registered nurse, finishing her career at Little Forest Care Center in Boardman, Ohio. She was a former member of the Poland United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by a daughter, Barbara (Sam) Earnest of Las Vegas; a son, Stephen (Kathleen) Platz of Poland, Ohio; five grandchildren, Lacey J. (Mark) Kogelnik, Carly P. (Joseph) Brinsko, Stephen H. Platz, Stacey L. Platz and Michael T. Platz; and a great-grandson, Colton J. Brinsko. Her husband, Herbert A. Platz, whom she married May 20,1950, died Feb. 12, 1974.
She was also preceded in death by a son, William Platz; a brother, Donald Burness; and a sister, Anne Dobson. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Poland Riverside Cemetery, Poland, Ohio. Professional arrangements are by the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel.

Child of Jean Lacey Burness and Archibald Francis Cummings

Children of Jean Lacey Burness and Herbert Adam Platz

Citations

  1. Research of Bruce E. Coleman.
  2. Obituary (newspaper not known).
  3. 1930 US Census, Massachusetts.
  4. 1940 US Census, Massachusetts.
  5. The Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Mary Anne Burness1

#22964
     Mary Anne Burness was the daughter of John David Middleton Burness and Lottie Lacey.1,2,3

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com, US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. 1930 US Census, Massachusetts.
  3. 1940 US Census, Massachusetts.

Archibald Francis Cummings1

#22965, b. 7 September 1920, d. 18 November 1971
     Archibald Francis Cummings was born on 7 September 1920 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.1 He married Jean Lacey Burness, daughter of John David Middleton Burness and Lottie Lacey, on 3 February 1945 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.2 He and Jean Lacey Burness were divorced on 17 April 1947.2 He died on 18 November 1971 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA, at age 51.3

Child of Archibald Francis Cummings and Jean Lacey Burness

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  2. The Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
  3. Research of Bruce E. Coleman.