WHITE DOVE ENTERS DEATH CHAMBER AND PERCHES ON BED
Edward Campese, 19, Expires While Bird Hovers Above His Pillow - Funeral Held This Morning from St. Patrick's Church
Seneca Falls, July 18 - Death in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester C. Campese of 31 Rumsey street Thursday night was accompanied by the uncanny arrival of a white dove which has refused to leave the chamber in which their 19-year-old son Edward died following a lingering illness.
Shortly before the boy, who had suffered with patience for months, died the messenger of peace flew through the open bedroom window and perched on the foot of the bed. Fluttering over the bed as the lad was breathing his last, the dove perched on his pillow and remained there until his death.
The Campese family, considering the arrival of the dove a good omen, have made no attempt to remove the bird and while it flies around the death chamber, it refused to leave.
The Campese boy was born in Syracuse and had lived there 15 years. He was graduated from St. Patrick's School and attended Myderse Academy.
Besides his parents, he leaves four sisters, Mrs. Virginia Passifione, Fanny, Angeline and Mary Campese of Seneca Falls and four brothers, John and Michael of Syracuse and Joseph and Guy of Seneca Falls.
Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock this morning from St. Patrick's church Rev. B. L. Quirk, officiating with interment in St. Columbkill cemetery.
source: page two, Geneva Daily Times, Saturday, July 18, 1931
Edward Campese, 19, Expires While Bird Hovers Above His Pillow - Funeral Held This Morning from St. Patrick's Church
Seneca Falls, July 18 - Death in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester C. Campese of 31 Rumsey street Thursday night was accompanied by the uncanny arrival of a white dove which has refused to leave the chamber in which their 19-year-old son Edward died following a lingering illness.
Shortly before the boy, who had suffered with patience for months, died the messenger of peace flew through the open bedroom window and perched on the foot of the bed. Fluttering over the bed as the lad was breathing his last, the dove perched on his pillow and remained there until his death.
The Campese family, considering the arrival of the dove a good omen, have made no attempt to remove the bird and while it flies around the death chamber, it refused to leave.
The Campese boy was born in Syracuse and had lived there 15 years. He was graduated from St. Patrick's School and attended Myderse Academy.
Besides his parents, he leaves four sisters, Mrs. Virginia Passifione, Fanny, Angeline and Mary Campese of Seneca Falls and four brothers, John and Michael of Syracuse and Joseph and Guy of Seneca Falls.
Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock this morning from St. Patrick's church Rev. B. L. Quirk, officiating with interment in St. Columbkill cemetery.
source: page two, Geneva Daily Times, Saturday, July 18, 1931
WHITE DOVE ENTERS DEATH CHAMBER AND PERCHES ON BED
Edward Campese, 19, Expires While Bird Hovers Above His Pillow - Funeral Held This Morning from St. Patrick's Church
Seneca Falls, July 18 - Death in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester C. Campese of 31 Rumsey street Thursday night was accompanied by the uncanny arrival of a white dove which has refused to leave the chamber in which their 19-year-old son Edward died following a lingering illness.
Shortly before the boy, who had suffered with patience for months, died the messenger of peace flew through the open bedroom window and perched on the foot of the bed. Fluttering over the bed as the lad was breathing his last, the dove perched on his pillow and remained there until his death.
The Campese family, considering the arrival of the dove a good omen, have made no attempt to remove the bird and while it flies around the death chamber, it refused to leave.
The Campese boy was born in Syracuse and had lived there 15 years. He was graduated from St. Patrick's School and attended Myderse Academy.
Besides his parents, he leaves four sisters, Mrs. Virginia Passifione, Fanny, Angeline and Mary Campese of Seneca Falls and four brothers, John and Michael of Syracuse and Joseph and Guy of Seneca Falls.
Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock this morning from St. Patrick's church Rev. B. L. Quirk, officiating with interment in St. Columbkill cemetery.
source: page two, Geneva Daily Times, Saturday, July 18, 1931
Edward Campese, 19, Expires While Bird Hovers Above His Pillow - Funeral Held This Morning from St. Patrick's Church
Seneca Falls, July 18 - Death in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester C. Campese of 31 Rumsey street Thursday night was accompanied by the uncanny arrival of a white dove which has refused to leave the chamber in which their 19-year-old son Edward died following a lingering illness.
Shortly before the boy, who had suffered with patience for months, died the messenger of peace flew through the open bedroom window and perched on the foot of the bed. Fluttering over the bed as the lad was breathing his last, the dove perched on his pillow and remained there until his death.
The Campese family, considering the arrival of the dove a good omen, have made no attempt to remove the bird and while it flies around the death chamber, it refused to leave.
The Campese boy was born in Syracuse and had lived there 15 years. He was graduated from St. Patrick's School and attended Myderse Academy.
Besides his parents, he leaves four sisters, Mrs. Virginia Passifione, Fanny, Angeline and Mary Campese of Seneca Falls and four brothers, John and Michael of Syracuse and Joseph and Guy of Seneca Falls.
Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock this morning from St. Patrick's church Rev. B. L. Quirk, officiating with interment in St. Columbkill cemetery.
source: page two, Geneva Daily Times, Saturday, July 18, 1931
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