This Day in History: 1965-02-16

Funeral services were held in the Chapel of his estate for Henry Osborne Havermeyer of Mountainside Farm on Ramapo Valley Road in Darlington.  He had been born in 1875 the son of Theodore A. Havermeyer and Mrs. Emilie de Loosey Havermeyer II.  In a varied business career he served in many important posts in the family sugar business launching of the Kennecott Coper Company.  He was a director of many companies including the Chase Manhattan Bank, The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Kennecott and the American Sugar Refining Company.  Among his many interests was birds, nests and eggs to the Peabody Museum at his Alma Mater, Yale.  He was survived by his two sons, Henry O. Jr. and Frederick C. Havermeyer V., both of Mahwah and a daughter Mrs. George Foreman Robinson of Ridgewood, four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.  The disposition of his large estate was uncertain until the reading of the will.  In an editorial, the Ramsey Journal Mr. Havermeyer was described as “the last of a group of Ramapo Valley Residents who exerted a strong influence on the community… were interested in Mahwah and Ramsey (and)… were public spirited and willing to spend their money for the good of both towns.”

(Bristow)