This Day in History: 1896-01-09

Edward Meyer, father of John Meyer died of a stroke.  He was 76 years old.  The body was sent to Newport for burial.  As a solemn funeral cortege including all the employees of the Havermeyer Farm passed through Mahwah to the Requiem Mass in the Catholic Church in Suffern the bells on the Reformed Church were tolled.

(Bristow)