April 20, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



39 



OBITUARY 



John I. Raynor. 



John 1. Kaynor, rotircd wholesale 

 florist, died in his apartments at the 

 Hotel Teresa, One Hundred and Twenty- 

 fifth street and Seventh avenue. New 

 York, Saturday, April 15, after a linger- 

 ing illness of cancer. In January he, 

 with his wife, went to Florida, returning 

 to New York March 6, when he took to 

 his bed, suffering from rheumatism. 

 With his other ailment he slowly sank 

 until he passed away. 



Mr. Raynor was born and brought up 

 in Queens, L. I., and lived there for 

 many years. For the last four years he 

 had made his home at the Hotel Teresa. 

 He started in the wholesale florists' 

 business with the late W. S. Allen and 

 continued with him for several years. 

 About twenty-four years ago he formed 

 a partnership with A. S. Burns and 

 started in business at 11 West Twenty- 

 eighth street. Four years later he suc- 

 ceeded to the business, ultimately mov- 

 ing to 49 West Twenty-eighth street, 

 where he remained until he retired 

 twelve years ago. He was in his sixty- 

 third year at the time of his death. He 

 was greatly liked in the trade, and his 

 demise is regretted by all. He was a 

 life member of both the S. A. F. and the 

 New York Florists ' Club. J. H. P. 



John B. Keller. 



John B. Keller, for many years a flo- 

 rist of Rochester, N. Y., died Monday, 

 April 10, at the family home, 541 Clin- 

 ton avenue, south, at the advanced age 

 of 83 years. Mr. Keller had been ill for 

 • a long time. 



He immigrated to this country from 

 Germany at an early age, coming to 

 Rochester to live in 1860. He started a 

 florists' establishment at 1023 South 

 avenue, under the name of John B. 

 Keller, and for more than forty-five 

 j'ears continued there. "About thirty 

 years ago he retired, turning over his 

 place of business to his sons, who now 

 operate it as J. B. Keller Sons. 



He leaves his widow, Josepha; six 

 sons, E. E. Keller, F. J. Keller, George J. 

 Keller, J. Michael Keller, John W. Kel- 

 ler and William L. Keller; one step- 

 daughter, Mary Keller; fourteen grand- 

 children, and five great-grandchildren. 



He was a member of Humboldt Lodge 

 of Odd Fellows. 



The funeral services were private 

 and were held at the home at 4 p. m., 

 Wednesday, April 12. There were many 

 beautiful floral pieces, several coming 

 from members of the trade. 



11. J. H. 



Henry T. Clinkaberry. 



Henry T. Clinkaberry, formerly well 

 known in the east as a successful orchid 

 grower and hybridist, died suddenly of 

 heart failure at his home on Franklin 

 . avenue, Hollywood. Cal., April 8. He 

 was apparently in his usual health in the 

 morning, but later he complained of feel- 

 ing chilly and started a fire in the stove. 

 A few minutes later he was found dead 

 on the floor. 



The deceased was English by birth and 

 came to this country twenty-three years 

 ago. He first worked for Pitcher &. 

 Mandn, of Orange, N. J., later taking 



charge of the famous Roebling collection 

 of orchids. He was with Mr. Roebling 

 for fourteen years, during which time 

 he raised many fine hybrid orchids, in- 

 cluding Cypripedium Clinkaberryanum, 

 Cattleya Mrs. Washington A. Roebling 

 and others. Later he was in several 

 other private places in the east and some 

 years ago he came to Los Angeles, where 

 he had charge of the Doheny collection 

 of orchids. 



After that time he was in several good 

 private places. He was a most interest- 

 ing man, his conversation being always 

 enlightening and bright. He had a thor- 

 ough knowledge of plant life, especially 

 of orchids, among which he spent his best 

 years. He was 62 years of age and 

 leaves a wife, four sons and three daugh- 

 ters to mourn his loss. H. R. R. 



Henry Schwab. 



Just at the dawn of April 4, Henry 

 Schwab, of Zanesville, O., passed away 

 at his home in that city. Mr. Schwab 

 was born in Alsace-Lorraine, fifty-three 

 years ago, and came to America with 

 his parents when he was a small boy. 

 He received his education in the public 

 schools of Zanesville and in early life 

 showed a liking for the study of flow- 

 ers. When a young man he established 

 a greenhouse, where he conducted a 

 flourishing business with the aid of his 

 sister, Louise. 



Mr. Schwab was expert as a designer 

 and a strict follower of the golden 

 rule. He was a member of the S. A. F. 

 and a number of local organizations. 

 He was always a stanch supporter of 

 his chosen church. The funeral took 

 place April 6, at which time there were 

 many floral offerings. Mr. Schwab is 

 survived by his aged father and his 

 sister, Louise, who will continue the 

 business. 



Joseph Pedro. 



Joseph Pedro, for many years gar- 

 dener and caretaker of Gray Craig, at 

 Newport, R. I., when it was owned by 

 the late J. Mitchell Clarke and, later, 

 by Gordon Mott, died at his home, on 

 Aquidneck avenue, Middletown, Mass., 

 Monday, April 10, after a long and 

 painful illness. He was one of the older 

 and better known Portuguese residents 

 of the City by the Sea, where he had 

 lived for many years. He is survived 

 bv Mrs. Pedro and children. 



W. H. M. 



Edith r. Kyrk. 



Edith F. Kyrk, brief notice of whose 

 death appeared in last week's Review, 

 passed away, after a short illness, at her 

 home, 900 East Rockdale avenue, Cin- 

 cinnati, O., Tuesday, March 21. 1922. 



The deceased was born in Cincinnati 

 of Scotch-Irish parentage, October 20, 

 1870. She started in the trade at the 

 age of 16 years in the employ of the 

 late Frank Huntsman, learning her 

 trade from her only brother, who was 

 designer there at that time. About 

 eighteen years ago she opened a place 

 of her own at 3446 Reading road, Avon- 

 dale, continuing in the same stand un- 

 til her death. She is survived by a 

 brother, Louis H. Kyrk, the well known 

 wholesale florist, and a sister, Mrs. 

 John Reid. 



Miss Kyrk was a life member of the 

 Ladies' S. A. F., a member of the La- 

 dies' Rotary Club and the Business 

 Women 's Club of Cincinnati. The 

 wealth of blooms from admiring friends 



and fellow florists proved Jiow well she 

 was loved. The funeral was held Friday, 

 March 24, with burial at Spring Grove 

 cemetery. 



Albert Sunderbruch paid the follow- 

 ing tribute to Miss Kyrk: "The deeds of 

 real valor, of the real heroes in life are, 

 unfortunately, rarely told to the world 

 at large, a world that today can use 

 such stories. In an age when dollars 

 and per cent and scandal form so much 

 of our tattle, what a relief to turn friJm 

 such topics to testify to the inestimable 

 worth of a good woman who departed 

 this life March 21^ 1922! Edith F. Kyrk 

 died that day, a plain and simple soul, 

 a good Christian, a true friend and a 

 likable neighbor. She was liberal to 

 those she loved and strong in her de- 

 fense of the poor, the aged and the 

 weak. She was a lover of nature, too, in 

 all its beauty, a strong and courageous 

 protector of bird and beast, unselfish 

 in spirit and considerate of the wel- 

 fare of others. Brave at all times un- 

 der trying conditions, her equal would 

 be hard to find. Although but 50 years 

 of age, we could ill afford to spare her 

 and yet if, by her upright living here 

 below, she has pointed the way %<niet- 

 ter things, we shall believe that all is 

 not vanity, and bow to the dictates of 

 an unknowable destiny." 



William Hendrickson. 



The death is reported this week of 

 William Hendrickson, of Marion, 111. 

 Mr. Hendrickson died suddenly and 

 Mrs. Hendrickson has not yet decided 

 whether or not she will be able to con- 

 tinue the florists' business in which 

 they were engaged. 



Richard M. Saltonstall. 



Richard M. Saltonstall, senior member 

 of the well known Boston legal firm of 

 Gaston Snow, Saltonstall & Hunt, died 

 at the Corey Hill hospital, Brookline, 

 Mass., April 16, following an operation 

 for gallstones March 24. He was born 

 at Newton, Mass, sixty-two years ago 

 and was a graduate of Harvard. He was 

 a most enthusiastic horticulturist and at 

 his charming estate, in Chestnut Hill, 

 loved to spend many hours in his gardens 

 and greenhouses. He had been a trus- 

 tee of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society for many years and served effi- 

 ciently as its president for two years. 

 At the time of his death he was a member 

 of the committee on finance and also of 

 the executive committee. He attended 

 the spring exhibition, March 23, and his 

 head gardener staged a fine group of 

 plants on that occasion. The following 

 day he underwent an operation, from 

 which he failed to recover. He was an 

 estimaV)le gentleman, and his death is a 

 distinct loss to horticulture. He is sur- 

 vived by a wife, two sons and one 

 daughter. W. N. C. 



Connersvllle, Ind. — A modern retail 

 flower shop is to be established by C. A. 

 Rieman. This store will be located at 

 1224 Grand avenue, just south of the 

 Rieman residence and west of the pres- 

 ent oflice at the local greenhouses. The 

 building is already completed, with the 

 exception of the finishing touches, and 

 Mr. Rieman says that he will specialize 

 in cut flowers and potted plants. 



