DELRAY BEACH, FLA. - Frances Brewster of Delray Beach and Lake Placid died at her home here on Friday, July 16, following a lengthy illness. A native of Lake Placid, she opened her first ladies apparel shop, the Frances Brewster Shop, in 1929 in Lake Placid. The business eventually grew into a chain, the Frances Brewster Ladies Apparel Shops, and now includes half a dozen stores in Florida.
A fire on December 14, 1981 destroyed her two Main Street buildings in Lake Placid which housed her two shops, the original Frances Brewster Shop, and her more recent venture, The Husband's Corner. This spring both buildings were razed and the lakeside lot was left empty.
In recent years Miss Brewster expanded her operation to include a men's section in some of her shops. In Lake Placid. The Husbands Corner was a shop of its own located adjacent to the women's shop on Main Street.
Miss Brewster traced her ancestry to the Brewsters who came to America on The Mayflower. Her great-grandfather, Thomas Brewster, was one of the area's early settlers, arriving in the Lake Placid area about 1841. Her grandfather, Benjamin Brewster, opened the first hotel, "Brewsters", in the village in 1871. Under the name Brewster Mill Park Corporation, Miss Brewster constructed and opened the Lake Placid Howard Johnsons Restaurant in the early 1950s, eventually selling it to its present owner.
A strong supporter of local historical preservation, Miss Brewster purchased the former Lake Placid Railroad Station and the land surrounding it and gave it to the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society for use as a museum. She also contributed to the purchase of artifacts for the museum, including a railroad dining car, Gadsby s Tavern, which she had refurbished. It was added to the museum's collection but was eventually sold to the Adirondack Railway Corporation.
A communicant of St Agnes Church, Miss Brewster was also a contributor to its upkeep and support as well as to other charities in both Lake Placid and Florida.
Survivors include her sister, Louise, also of Delray Beach, who worked closely with her in all business operations; a brother, Martin Brewster of Winter Park. Fla, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid with the Rev Edward Wright, administrator officiating. Burial followed in the St Agnes Cemetery. Pallbearers were Judge Edmund Shea of Ogdensburg; John Shea, J. Vernon Lamb, Sr. and Ronald Butler, all of Lake Placid; Thomas Mackniovic of Cheshire, Conn and James Carlin of Delray Beach, Fla and Lake Placid.
- Published in The Lake Placid News (July 22, 1982)
A fire on December 14, 1981 destroyed her two Main Street buildings in Lake Placid which housed her two shops, the original Frances Brewster Shop, and her more recent venture, The Husband's Corner. This spring both buildings were razed and the lakeside lot was left empty.
In recent years Miss Brewster expanded her operation to include a men's section in some of her shops. In Lake Placid. The Husbands Corner was a shop of its own located adjacent to the women's shop on Main Street.
Miss Brewster traced her ancestry to the Brewsters who came to America on The Mayflower. Her great-grandfather, Thomas Brewster, was one of the area's early settlers, arriving in the Lake Placid area about 1841. Her grandfather, Benjamin Brewster, opened the first hotel, "Brewsters", in the village in 1871. Under the name Brewster Mill Park Corporation, Miss Brewster constructed and opened the Lake Placid Howard Johnsons Restaurant in the early 1950s, eventually selling it to its present owner.
A strong supporter of local historical preservation, Miss Brewster purchased the former Lake Placid Railroad Station and the land surrounding it and gave it to the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society for use as a museum. She also contributed to the purchase of artifacts for the museum, including a railroad dining car, Gadsby s Tavern, which she had refurbished. It was added to the museum's collection but was eventually sold to the Adirondack Railway Corporation.
A communicant of St Agnes Church, Miss Brewster was also a contributor to its upkeep and support as well as to other charities in both Lake Placid and Florida.
Survivors include her sister, Louise, also of Delray Beach, who worked closely with her in all business operations; a brother, Martin Brewster of Winter Park. Fla, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid with the Rev Edward Wright, administrator officiating. Burial followed in the St Agnes Cemetery. Pallbearers were Judge Edmund Shea of Ogdensburg; John Shea, J. Vernon Lamb, Sr. and Ronald Butler, all of Lake Placid; Thomas Mackniovic of Cheshire, Conn and James Carlin of Delray Beach, Fla and Lake Placid.
- Published in The Lake Placid News (July 22, 1982)
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. - Frances Brewster of Delray Beach and Lake Placid died at her home here on Friday, July 16, following a lengthy illness. A native of Lake Placid, she opened her first ladies apparel shop, the Frances Brewster Shop, in 1929 in Lake Placid. The business eventually grew into a chain, the Frances Brewster Ladies Apparel Shops, and now includes half a dozen stores in Florida.
A fire on December 14, 1981 destroyed her two Main Street buildings in Lake Placid which housed her two shops, the original Frances Brewster Shop, and her more recent venture, The Husband's Corner. This spring both buildings were razed and the lakeside lot was left empty.
In recent years Miss Brewster expanded her operation to include a men's section in some of her shops. In Lake Placid. The Husbands Corner was a shop of its own located adjacent to the women's shop on Main Street.
Miss Brewster traced her ancestry to the Brewsters who came to America on The Mayflower. Her great-grandfather, Thomas Brewster, was one of the area's early settlers, arriving in the Lake Placid area about 1841. Her grandfather, Benjamin Brewster, opened the first hotel, "Brewsters", in the village in 1871. Under the name Brewster Mill Park Corporation, Miss Brewster constructed and opened the Lake Placid Howard Johnsons Restaurant in the early 1950s, eventually selling it to its present owner.
A strong supporter of local historical preservation, Miss Brewster purchased the former Lake Placid Railroad Station and the land surrounding it and gave it to the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society for use as a museum. She also contributed to the purchase of artifacts for the museum, including a railroad dining car, Gadsby s Tavern, which she had refurbished. It was added to the museum's collection but was eventually sold to the Adirondack Railway Corporation.
A communicant of St Agnes Church, Miss Brewster was also a contributor to its upkeep and support as well as to other charities in both Lake Placid and Florida.
Survivors include her sister, Louise, also of Delray Beach, who worked closely with her in all business operations; a brother, Martin Brewster of Winter Park. Fla, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid with the Rev Edward Wright, administrator officiating. Burial followed in the St Agnes Cemetery. Pallbearers were Judge Edmund Shea of Ogdensburg; John Shea, J. Vernon Lamb, Sr. and Ronald Butler, all of Lake Placid; Thomas Mackniovic of Cheshire, Conn and James Carlin of Delray Beach, Fla and Lake Placid.
- Published in The Lake Placid News (July 22, 1982)
A fire on December 14, 1981 destroyed her two Main Street buildings in Lake Placid which housed her two shops, the original Frances Brewster Shop, and her more recent venture, The Husband's Corner. This spring both buildings were razed and the lakeside lot was left empty.
In recent years Miss Brewster expanded her operation to include a men's section in some of her shops. In Lake Placid. The Husbands Corner was a shop of its own located adjacent to the women's shop on Main Street.
Miss Brewster traced her ancestry to the Brewsters who came to America on The Mayflower. Her great-grandfather, Thomas Brewster, was one of the area's early settlers, arriving in the Lake Placid area about 1841. Her grandfather, Benjamin Brewster, opened the first hotel, "Brewsters", in the village in 1871. Under the name Brewster Mill Park Corporation, Miss Brewster constructed and opened the Lake Placid Howard Johnsons Restaurant in the early 1950s, eventually selling it to its present owner.
A strong supporter of local historical preservation, Miss Brewster purchased the former Lake Placid Railroad Station and the land surrounding it and gave it to the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society for use as a museum. She also contributed to the purchase of artifacts for the museum, including a railroad dining car, Gadsby s Tavern, which she had refurbished. It was added to the museum's collection but was eventually sold to the Adirondack Railway Corporation.
A communicant of St Agnes Church, Miss Brewster was also a contributor to its upkeep and support as well as to other charities in both Lake Placid and Florida.
Survivors include her sister, Louise, also of Delray Beach, who worked closely with her in all business operations; a brother, Martin Brewster of Winter Park. Fla, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid with the Rev Edward Wright, administrator officiating. Burial followed in the St Agnes Cemetery. Pallbearers were Judge Edmund Shea of Ogdensburg; John Shea, J. Vernon Lamb, Sr. and Ronald Butler, all of Lake Placid; Thomas Mackniovic of Cheshire, Conn and James Carlin of Delray Beach, Fla and Lake Placid.
- Published in The Lake Placid News (July 22, 1982)
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