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'''Frederick Derby  '''was for many years the caretaker for the [[Waggaman Camp|Waggaman Camp]], on the southeast shore of [[Upper Saranac Lake|Upper Saranac Lake]] that belonged to Major [[Ennalls Waggaman|Ennalls Waggaman]].  In 1959, he was at [[Panther Point|Panther Point]].
'''Frederick Derby  '''was for many years the caretaker for the [[Waggaman Camp|Waggaman Camp]], on the southeast shore of [[Upper Saranac Lake]] that belonged to Major [[Ennalls Waggaman|Ennalls Waggaman]].  In 1959, he was at [[Panther Point|Panther Point]].
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Word has been received of the death of Frederic W. Derby, 81, on May 5 at the Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital in Burlington, Vt. Committal services were held Saturday in [[Pine Ridge Cemetery|Pine Ridge Cemetery]], Saranac Lake, with the Rev. [[Philip Snyder|Philip Snyder]] presiding.
Word has been received of the death of Frederic W. Derby, 81, on May 5 at the Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital in Burlington, Vt. Committal services were held Saturday in [[Pine Ridge Cemetery|Pine Ridge Cemetery]], Saranac Lake, with the Rev. [[Philip Snyder|Philip Snyder]] presiding.


He was born at [[Bloomingdale|Bloomingdale]], N. Y., the son of John C. and Agnes Stowell Derby. The family moved to Vermont in 1908, and he was graduated from, Johnson High School and attended the University of Vermont, leaving college, to enlist in the U.S. Army and serve about four years with the 105th Medical Corps. After his discharge he went west, returning in 1925 to [[Upper Saranac Lake|Upper Saranac Lake]]. Mr. Derby was well known in this area from his many years as caretaker at the [[Alexis W. Stanley|Stanley]] and Waggaman camp on Upper Saranac, and his years of residence at [[Panther Point|Panther Point]].
He was born at [[Bloomingdale|Bloomingdale]], N. Y., the son of John C. and Agnes Stowell Derby. The family moved to Vermont in 1908, and he was graduated from, Johnson High School and attended the University of Vermont, leaving college, to enlist in the U.S. Army and serve about four years with the 105th Medical Corps. After his discharge he went west, returning in 1925 to [[Upper Saranac Lake]] . Mr. Derby was well known in this area from his many years as caretaker at the [[Alexis W. Stanley|Stanley]] and Waggaman camp on Upper Saranac, and his years of residence at [[Panther Point|Panther Point]].


Surviving are his wife, the former Mildred Allen of Saranac Lake; two sisters, Mrs. J. Grover (Blanche) Fletcher of Burlington, Vt., and Mrs. J. L. (Elizabeth) Buckley of Lavallette, N. J.  
Surviving are his wife, the former Mildred Allen of Saranac Lake; two sisters, Mrs. J. Grover (Blanche) Fletcher of Burlington, Vt., and Mrs. J. L. (Elizabeth) Buckley of Lavallette, N. J.  

Revision as of 17:54, 8 January 2026


Born: 1895

Died: May 5, 1976

Married: Mildred Allen

Children:

Frederick Derby  was for many years the caretaker for the Waggaman Camp, on the southeast shore of Upper Saranac Lake that belonged to Major Ennalls Waggaman.  In 1959, he was at Panther Point.


Tupper Lake Free Press & Herald, May 19, 1976

Frederick W. Derby Dies at Burlington Hospital on May 5

Word has been received of the death of Frederic W. Derby, 81, on May 5 at the Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital in Burlington, Vt. Committal services were held Saturday in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Saranac Lake, with the Rev. Philip Snyder presiding.

He was born at Bloomingdale, N. Y., the son of John C. and Agnes Stowell Derby. The family moved to Vermont in 1908, and he was graduated from, Johnson High School and attended the University of Vermont, leaving college, to enlist in the U.S. Army and serve about four years with the 105th Medical Corps. After his discharge he went west, returning in 1925 to Upper Saranac Lake . Mr. Derby was well known in this area from his many years as caretaker at the Stanley and Waggaman camp on Upper Saranac, and his years of residence at Panther Point.

Surviving are his wife, the former Mildred Allen of Saranac Lake; two sisters, Mrs. J. Grover (Blanche) Fletcher of Burlington, Vt., and Mrs. J. L. (Elizabeth) Buckley of Lavallette, N. J.

 

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