Suffering for the past several weeks with, a heart ailment, Charles J. Stickney, 86-year-old pioneer resident of this village, died at his home early this morning. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 14, 1941 Born: November 18, 1854, in Malone
Died: May 14, 1941
Married: Maillie or Mallie Wardner of Wilmington; after her death he married Mrs. Clara Eldrett
Children: Jay T. Stickney, Charles J. Stickney, Jr.
Charles Jason Stickney was an embalmer, and the manager of the Lake Placid branch of the A. Fortune Company. In 1901, he hired William F. Kollecker, and gave him a place to live with his family in Lake Placid. Originally from Saranac Lake, the family had returned there by 1906, and Kollecker lived with them there again for a while.
Charles Stickney handled the interment of the eight followers of abolitionist John Brown that were sent to Katherine McClellan for burial in North Elba in 1899. 1
See also: Stickney Cottage
Source: Bogdan, Robert, Exposing the Wilderness: Early-Twentieth-Century Adirondack Postcard Photographers, Syracuse University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8156-0608-7.
The Malone Palladium, Thursday, March 4. 1886
'''Stickney's Hotel''' BLOOMINGDALE, ESSEX COUNTY, N. Y.—THE undersigned, having purchased the hotel property formerly occupied by L. G. Dudley, wishes to give notice that he has refitted and newly furnished the house, and is ready to accommodate the traveling public at reasonable rates. CHARLES J . STICKNEY, Proprietor.
Plattsburgh Sentinel, December 23, 1887.
The freight depot of the Chateaugay R. R. at Bloomingdale is nearly completed, and a side track is laid. C. J. Stickney of Bloomingdale is station agent.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 14, 1941
Charles Stickney, Pioneer Resident, Dies Here at 86
Charles Jason Stickney, pioneer Adirondack resident and one of the oldest businessmen in this village, died at 12:30 o'clock this morning at his home at 43 Lake street after a brief illness from a heart ailment.
Born November 18, 1854, in Malone, Mr. Stickney spent his boyhood in that village and received his education in the schools there. At the age of 26 he came to Bloomingdale where he entered the employ of Isaac Chesley who maintained a general store in that village. Later he became station agent at the Bloomingdale depot of the old Chateaugay railroad.
His next business venture was the purchase of a hotel in Bloomingdale. The hostelry was destroyed by fire a year after he opened it to the public. Mr. Stickney came to Saranac Lake in 1887 and was in the employ of the Delaware and Hudson railroad company as conductor on the branch between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid.
Widely-Known Mortician
In 1898 he joined the firm of A. Fortune and Co., of this village and for many years was mortician and funeral director of the company. In his undertaking capacity he was highly regarded and received the high award of membership in the Order of the Golden Rule, an honor which is conferred on undertakers who have carried out to the fullest extent the-ethics and principles of the profession.
Besides his business activities, which he carried on up until a few weeks ago, Mr. Stickney was keenly interested in civic and social affairs. He served as a member of the Harrietstown town board almost continuously from 1901 until the time of his death. He had also served as a member of the Saranac Lake village board and of the local school board.
Was Active Mason
He was the last surviving charter member of Whiteface Mountain lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons and was awarded the medal for 50 years of membership a few years ago in a ceremony in which the Masonic lodges of Saranac Lake, Malone and Lake Placid took a part.
Mr. Stickney was also junior warden of the Church of St. Luke the Beloved Physician and had been treasurer of the church for many years. He was a member of the Elks' lodge and of the Rotary club of this village. He was also treasurer of the Pine Ridge Cemetery association since its inception.
The deceased was twice married. His first wife was the former Miss Mallie Wardner of Wilmington who died several years ago. He married Mrs. Clara Eldrett of this village on Aug. 24, 1933, who survives him. Other surviving relatives are two sons, Jay T. Stickney of Saranac Lake and Charles J. Stickney of Atlanta, Ga. There are also four grandchildren: J. Thurlow Stickney ol Saranac Lake and John, Charlotte and William Stickney, children of Charles Stickney.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.
Lake Placid News, Friday, May 16, 1941
C. J. STICKNEY DIES AT SARANAC LAKE
Charles Jason Stickney, pioneer Adirondack business man, died at his home Wednesday in Saranac Lake after a brief illness from a heart attack.
Born November 18, 1854, in Malone, Mr. Stickney spent his boyhood in that village and received his education in the schools there. At 26 he came to Bloomingdale, where he entered the employ of Isaac Chesley, who maintained a general store in that village. Later he became station agent at the Bloomingdale depot of the old Chateaugay railroad.
His next business venture was the purchase of a hotel in Bloomingdale. The hostelry was destroyed by fire a year after he opened it. Mr. Stickney went to Saranac Lake in 1887 and was in the employ of the D. & H. railroad company as conductor on the branch between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid.
In 1898 he joined the firm of A. Fortune & Co., and for many years was mortician and funeral director of the company. In this undertaking capacity he was highly regarded and received the high award of membership in the Order of the Golden Rule, an honor which is conferred on undertakers who have carried out to the fullest extent the ethics and principles of the profession.
Besides his business activities, which he carried on up until a few weeks ago, Mr. Stickney was keenly interested in civic and social affairs. He served as a member of the Harrietstown town board almost continuously from 1901 until the time of his death. He had also served as a member of the Saranac Lake village board and of the school board.
He was the last surviving charter member of Whiteface Mountain Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons and was awarded the medal for 50 years of membership a few years ago.
Mr. Stickney was also junior warden of the Church of St. Luke the Beloved Physician and had been treasurer of the church for many years. He was a member of the Elks lodge and of the Rotary club. He was also treasurer of the Pine Ridge Cemetery association since its inception.
The deceased's first wife was the former Miss Mallie Wardner of Wilmington, who died several years ago. He married Mrs. Clara Eldrett in 1933, who survives him. Other surviving relatives are two sons, Jay T. Stickney of Saranac Lake and Charles J. Stickney of Atlanta, Ga.
Footnotes
1. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, March, 1955
