PATERSON FIRE HISTORY
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    • FIRST CENTURY
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  • FIREFIGHTERS
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS TOTAL
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS PAID
    • ASSISTANT CHIEFS
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    • BATTALION CHIEFS
    • CHIEF GIGS
  • THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
    • MEMORIAL SERVICE
  • OBITUARIES / DEATHS
    • 1889-1919 DEATHS
    • 1920-1939 DEATHS
    • 1940-1959 DEATHS
    • 1960-1969 DEATHS
    • 1970-1979 DEATHS
    • 1980-1999 DEATHS
    • 2000-2009 DEATHS
    • 2010 AND LATER
  • NOTABLE FIREFIGHTERS
    • CALAMITA FAMILY
    • CAPTAIN JOHN WEBER
    • CUSACK FAMILY
    • FLEMING FAMILY
    • GERARD DUGAN
    • HANCOCK FAMILY
    • HENDERSON FAMILY
    • HENRY OTIS HARRIS
    • ISAAC FELICIANO
    • JOHN GILMORE
    • JOSEPH DAYSPRING
    • JOSEPH FORBES
    • KEARNEY-FAMILY
    • MARIANI FAMILY
    • McLAUGHLIN FAMILY
    • MURRAY FAMILY
    • SALMANOWITZ BROTHERS
    • THE SIMONTONS
    • THE SWEENEYS
    • TICE FAMILY
  • NOTABLE FIRES/INCIDENTS
  • SPECIAL OP EVENTS
  • TAKING THE HEAT BOOK
  • HISTORICAL REVIEWS
  • 1907 GUARDIAN
  • 1936 HEARD & SEEN COLUMN
  • FIREHOUSE PHOTOS / FACTS
  • COMPANY & FH HISTORY
  • SPECIAL OPERATIONS
  • EMS
    • EMS ROSTER
  • COMMUNICATIONS / FA
    • FIRE BOX LISTS
    • FIRE BOXES & STANCHIONS
    • EVRS STATION LIST
  • FIRE VIDEOS 1991-2011
  • FIRE VIDEOS 2014-2022
  • DOCUDRAMAS
  • APPARATUS
  • APPARATUS VIDEOS
  • NOTABLE EVENTS INDEX
    • PFD STORIES
    • APPARATUS NOTABLES
    • APPTS & PROMOTIONS
    • AWARDS
    • 1960 CHIEF SELECTION
    • GRAND STREET RIOT 1917
    • GROUND ZERO
    • MILITARY
    • PARADES PAID DEPT
    • RED MASS
    • RESCUES
    • RETIREMENTS
    • SISTER LORETTA
    • SPORTS
    • THEATRE DETAIL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • PATCHES DECALS LOGOS SHIRTS
  • WALLPAPER
  • DEPARTMENT PETS
  • TRAINING
  • VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT
    • 1821 - 1854 HISTORY
    • 1815-1890 VOLUNTEER HISTORY
    • 1888 HISTORICAL SUMMARY
    • LOOKING BACKWARDS
    • VOLUNTEER PARADES
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • VOLUNTEER CHIEFS >
      • CHIEF ELECTIONS
      • CHIEF BIOS
    • VOLUNTEER FOREMEN
    • VOLUNTEER PROFILES
    • ANDREW MOSER
    • ENGINE CO APPARATUS LIST
    • OLD GOOSENECK
    • JEFFERS STEAMER
    • VOLUNTEER OBITUARIES
    • VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
  • AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
    • EXEMPT 1892 BALL
    • EXEMPT BY-LAWS 1902
  • EXEMPT HOME & RELICS
  • FMBA / PFA
    • FMBA BY-LAWS
    • FMBA 1949 FOLLIES
    • FMBA VIDEOS
  • BALLBOOKS
    • 1909 BALL BOOK
    • 1916 BALL BOOK
    • 1918 BALL BOOK
    • 1921 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1923 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1928 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1935 PFD BOOSTER
    • 1936 JANUARY PICTORIAL
    • 1936 DECEMBER PICTORIAL
    • 1937 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1938 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1939 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1941 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1942 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1943 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1944 ANNUAL BALL
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    • 2005 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2010 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2011 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2014 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2016 ANNUAL BALL
  • ANNUAL REPORTS
  • PFH CONTRIBUTORS
  • ORAL HISTORY
  • STATISTICS
  • CONTACT
  • CITY OF PATERSON

Volunteer Obituaries

Volunteer Era Firemen Obituaries

This is an incomplete listing of published Paterson Volunteer Firemen obituaries.
1910 and Afterwards
Armstrong, Thomas 1911
Barclay, Henry 1910
Beardsley, James 1910
​Bush, Henry 1913
Cadmus, Thomas 1912
Creighton, John 1913
Cullington, Dennis 1911
​Delaney, Michael 1914
​Fletcher, Richard 1912
Greer, James 1912
Halnan, Michael 1911
Hubschmitt, Philip A. 1947
​Keys James 1913
King, James I, (Chief Engineer) 1918
​McGill, John 1910​
​Mullen, John 1911
​Piagett, Alfred 1915

​Pfizenmeyer, Jacob 1910
Radcliffe, James 1910

​Rafferty, Christopher 1910
Remig, George 1911
Schoonmaker, Samuel 1912
Slingland, John 1915
Smillie, James B 1914
Smith, Thomas H. 1911
Struck, John 1913
​​Van Houten, John 1911
​Ward, Michael 1944 
Williams, Peter 1910

February 8, 1910: James Radcliffe - a former member and president of Passaic Engine Company 1, an Assistant Chief and an Exempt Paterson Fireman. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living Exempt fireman.
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February 9 Paterson Press

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​February 25, 1910:
John McGill a former member of Neptune Engine Company 2
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Paterson Press

​March 9, 1910: Peter Williams a former member of Washington Engine Company 3 and an Exempt Fireman.
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March 10 Paterson Press

​March 30, 1910: Christopher Rafferty - a former member of Lafayette Engine 8
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March 30 Paterson Press

​April 10, 1910:
Henry Barclay a former member and organizer of Washington Fire Engine Company 3 and an Exempt Paterson Fireman.
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June 11 Paterson Press

June 20, 1910: Jacob Pfizenmeyer a former member of Germania Hook and Ladder Company 2 and an Assistant Chief
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December 1, 1910: James Beardsley - a Civil War veteran of many campaigns and a former member of Passaic Engine Company 1.
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December 2 Paterson Press

January 13, 1911: George Remig - a Civil War veteran and Exempt Paterson Fireman
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Paterson Press January 13

​March 28, 1911: Thomas Armstrong a former member of Passaic Steam Fire Engine Company 1 and then a Call man from 1890-1895 at Truck 2 and Engine 3
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March 28 Paterson Press

May 19, 1911: Michael Halnan a former Paterson Fireman
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Morning Call

August 25, 1911: John Van Houten a former member of Protection Engine Company 5
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August 28 Paterson Press

September 2, 1911:
Thomas H. Smith an Exempt Paterson Fireman
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Paterson Press September 2
September 11, 1911: Dennis Cullington a former member of Washington Engine Company 3 and a brother of fireman James Cullington
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Paterson Press

​March 15, 1912: Richard Fletcher a former member of Neptune Engine Company 2 and an Exempt Paterson Fire Engine.
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March 16 Paterson Press

​March 15, 1912: Richard Fletcher a former member of Neptune Engine Company 2 and an Exempt Paterson Fireman
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March 16 Paterson Press

​March 17, 1912:
Samuel Schoonmaker an Exempt Paterson Fireman
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March 18 Paterson Press

​June 11, 1912: Thomas Cadmus a former member of Neptune Engine Company 2
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June 12 Newspaper

​June 11, 1912:
John Mullen a Paterson Policeman and former member of Jackson Engine Company 4
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June 12 ? Newspaper

September 6, 1912: James Greer a former member of Jackson Engine Company 4 and an Exempt Paterson Fireman
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September 7 Morning Call

February 26, 1913: James Keys an Exempt Paterson Fireman
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February 28 Paterson Press

​April 2, 1913:
Timothy D. Delhagen a former member of Passaic Engine Company 1 and an Exempt Paterson Fireman.
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April 3 Paterson Press
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Paterson Press

April 2, 1913: John Struck a former member of Protection Engine Company 5 and also and Assistant Chief Engineer in 1887
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April 3 Paterson Press

​April 11, 1913: John Creighton a former member of Passaic Engine Comp-any 1 and an Exempt Fireman
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April 11 Paterson Press
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April 11 Paterson Press

September 29, 1913: Henry Bush an Exempt Paterson Fireman
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September 29 Paterson Press
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September 30 Paterson Press

​January 6, 1914: Michael Delaney an Exempt Paterson Fireman
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January 6 Paterson Press

​June 10, 1914: James B. Smillie a Paterson Exempt Fireman
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Paterson Press

June 5, 1915: Alfered W. Piaget - a former member and a President of Passaic Engine Company 1
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Ju e 7 Paterson Press
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September 13, 1915: John Slingland a Civil War veteran and a member of Neptune Engine Company 2
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September 15 Paterson Press

August 26, 1917: James Kearney - Served Eagle Hook and Ladder Company 1 an as Chief Engineer in 1885.   For more CLICK HERE
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Guardian

January 17, 1918: James I. King - First Chief Engineer elected for two terms - 1873 - 1874

April 23, 1920: William Martin served as Chief Engineer in 1872
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William Martin

January 17, 1918: James I. King Served at Vigilant Engine Company 6 and as Chief Engineer in 1873 (first Chief elected for a two-year term). 
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​March 9, 1944: Michael Ward, age 91a former Volunteer and Exempt Paterson Fireman
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March 9 Herald

​October 21, 1947:
Philip A. Hubschmitt - a former Paterson Volunteer Fireman.
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October 21 Paterson News
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  • HOME
  • OVERVIEW
    • FIRST CENTURY
    • EVENTS 1890-1894
    • EVENTS 1895-1899
    • EVENTS 1900-1910
    • EVENTS 1911-1919
    • EVENTS 1920-1939
    • EVENTS 1940-1959
    • EVENTS 1960-1979
    • EVENTS 1980-1999
    • EVENTS 2000-2019
    • EVENTS 2020-2023
  • FIREFIGHTERS
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS TOTAL
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS PAID
    • ASSISTANT CHIEFS
    • DEPUTY CHIEFS
    • BATTALION CHIEFS
    • CHIEF GIGS
  • THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
    • MEMORIAL SERVICE
  • OBITUARIES / DEATHS
    • 1889-1919 DEATHS
    • 1920-1939 DEATHS
    • 1940-1959 DEATHS
    • 1960-1969 DEATHS
    • 1970-1979 DEATHS
    • 1980-1999 DEATHS
    • 2000-2009 DEATHS
    • 2010 AND LATER
  • NOTABLE FIREFIGHTERS
    • CALAMITA FAMILY
    • CAPTAIN JOHN WEBER
    • CUSACK FAMILY
    • FLEMING FAMILY
    • GERARD DUGAN
    • HANCOCK FAMILY
    • HENDERSON FAMILY
    • HENRY OTIS HARRIS
    • ISAAC FELICIANO
    • JOHN GILMORE
    • JOSEPH DAYSPRING
    • JOSEPH FORBES
    • KEARNEY-FAMILY
    • MARIANI FAMILY
    • McLAUGHLIN FAMILY
    • MURRAY FAMILY
    • SALMANOWITZ BROTHERS
    • THE SIMONTONS
    • THE SWEENEYS
    • TICE FAMILY
  • NOTABLE FIRES/INCIDENTS
  • SPECIAL OP EVENTS
  • TAKING THE HEAT BOOK
  • HISTORICAL REVIEWS
  • 1907 GUARDIAN
  • 1936 HEARD & SEEN COLUMN
  • FIREHOUSE PHOTOS / FACTS
  • COMPANY & FH HISTORY
  • SPECIAL OPERATIONS
  • EMS
    • EMS ROSTER
  • COMMUNICATIONS / FA
    • FIRE BOX LISTS
    • FIRE BOXES & STANCHIONS
    • EVRS STATION LIST
  • FIRE VIDEOS 1991-2011
  • FIRE VIDEOS 2014-2022
  • DOCUDRAMAS
  • APPARATUS
  • APPARATUS VIDEOS
  • NOTABLE EVENTS INDEX
    • PFD STORIES
    • APPARATUS NOTABLES
    • APPTS & PROMOTIONS
    • AWARDS
    • 1960 CHIEF SELECTION
    • GRAND STREET RIOT 1917
    • GROUND ZERO
    • MILITARY
    • PARADES PAID DEPT
    • RED MASS
    • RESCUES
    • RETIREMENTS
    • SISTER LORETTA
    • SPORTS
    • THEATRE DETAIL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • PATCHES DECALS LOGOS SHIRTS
  • WALLPAPER
  • DEPARTMENT PETS
  • TRAINING
  • VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT
    • 1821 - 1854 HISTORY
    • 1815-1890 VOLUNTEER HISTORY
    • 1888 HISTORICAL SUMMARY
    • LOOKING BACKWARDS
    • VOLUNTEER PARADES
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • VOLUNTEER CHIEFS >
      • CHIEF ELECTIONS
      • CHIEF BIOS
    • VOLUNTEER FOREMEN
    • VOLUNTEER PROFILES
    • ANDREW MOSER
    • ENGINE CO APPARATUS LIST
    • OLD GOOSENECK
    • JEFFERS STEAMER
    • VOLUNTEER OBITUARIES
    • VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
  • AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
    • EXEMPT 1892 BALL
    • EXEMPT BY-LAWS 1902
  • EXEMPT HOME & RELICS
  • FMBA / PFA
    • FMBA BY-LAWS
    • FMBA 1949 FOLLIES
    • FMBA VIDEOS
  • BALLBOOKS
    • 1909 BALL BOOK
    • 1916 BALL BOOK
    • 1918 BALL BOOK
    • 1921 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1923 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1928 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1935 PFD BOOSTER
    • 1936 JANUARY PICTORIAL
    • 1936 DECEMBER PICTORIAL
    • 1937 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1938 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1939 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1941 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1942 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1943 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1944 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1945 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1946 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1947 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1948 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1949 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1950 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1951 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1952 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1953 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1954 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1955 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1956 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1957 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1958 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1959 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1960 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1961 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1962 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1963 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1964 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1965 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1966 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1967 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1968 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1969 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1970 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1971 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1972 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1973 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1975 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1976 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1977 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1979 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1980 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1981 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1982 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1983 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1984 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1985 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1986 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1987 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1988 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1989 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1990 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1991 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1992 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1993 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1994 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1995 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1996 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1997 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1998 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1999 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2000 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2001 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2002 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2003 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2004 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2005 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2010 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2011 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2014 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2016 ANNUAL BALL
  • ANNUAL REPORTS
  • PFH CONTRIBUTORS
  • ORAL HISTORY
  • STATISTICS
  • CONTACT
  • CITY OF PATERSON