(June 1, 1924-July 19, 1938)

Henry French, 14, son of Mr. And Mrs. John French, 2 Francis street, died at the Potsdam hospital Tuesday afternoon. The attending physician attributed death to rheumatic heart disease. The youth, who was admitted to the hospital early Tuesday morning, had been ill for several years. He was born in Norwood, June 1, 1924, a son of John and Anna French. He had spent his entire life in Norwood and Potsdam.

Funeral Services were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church, Thursday morning at 10. Rev. Timothy J. Mahoney, pastor, officiated.

(From the Friday, July 22, 1938 edition of the Potsdam Herald-Recorder, courtesy of the Northern New York Library Network @ news.nnyln.net).