MASTERS AND WARDENS OF NEWPORT LODGE #455, F. & A. M.
1858 to 2001
IN MEMORIUM
Edward "Butch" Ervin
Edward C. "Butch" Ervin, 83, of 105 Protection Avenue, died on Saturday, November 29, 1997 in Little Falls Hospital. He was born on February 4th, 1914, in Middleville, the son of the late Charles and Nellie Hughes Ervin. A lifelong area resident, he was educated in Middleville Schools. An honorably discharged US Army veteran, he proudly served his country with the 443rd AAA Battalion in Germany, France, Italy and Africa. On June 28, 1947 he married Jean Bartels in Brooklyn. They lived in Newport where he was Justice of the Peace for twelve years until 1981 when they moved to Herkimer. For thirty- eight years, Butch was custodian and bus driver for the West Canada Valley School System, retiring in 1978.
He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Herkimer where he sang in the church choir. He was a member of Newport Lodge #455 F & AM where he served as Master in 1950, as well as Lodge Secretary for thirty-nine years, and was District Deputy Grand Master in 1981, a member of Kuyahoora Chapter #145 Order of the Eastern Star where he had served as Patron seventeen terms, and was District Grand Lecturer for the Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery District in 1958. Other memberships in Masonic bodies include, Zyarah Temple Shrine and Shrine Drum and Bugle Corp, the Little Falls Commandery and the Royal Arch Masons. He was a member of the Newport American Legion Post #1524, where he was past Commander, past County Commander of the American Legion, Adjutant for the Newport American Legion, County Adjutant and the Fifth District Color Guard. He was a member of both Newport and Middleville Volunteer Fire Departments, a member and past president of the Kuyahoora Senior Citizens where in 1995 he received the Meritorious Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Herkimer County Office of the Aging. He was a member of the New York State Magistrates Association.
Funeral services with Holy Eucharist were held at Christ Episcopal Church, Herkimer with the Rev. Brian Kellington, rector, officiating. Internment at Middleville cemetary. Memorial contributions were to the Masonic Research Laboratory, Utica or the Eastern Star Home, Oriskany, NY.
Sprig Lodge, No. 279, F.&A.M., was organized in 1818 and held its meetings in Norway, New York until July 19, 1820. June 24, 1826, the name was changed to Newport Lodge. On June 5, 1834, the charter was surrendered. The Lodge was revived May 21, 1858, and number 455 given it. It was incorporated in July, 1887 and purchased a building on Main Street which it occupied until February 7th, 1903 when the Temple which it now occupies was completed.
Year | Master | Senior Warden | Junior Warden | Secretary |
1858 | William Chapman | George W. Skinner | William S. Benchley | Edward P. Hancock |
1859 | William Chapman | George W. Skinner | William S. Benchley | William H. Chapman |
1859 | George W. Skinner | Albert Buell | Edward P. Hadcock | William H. Chapman |
1860 | George W. Skinner | William H. Chapman | Edwin A. Harris | Daniel M. Holt |
1861 | William Chapman | William H. Chapman | Edwin A. Harris | Daniel M. Holt |
1862 | Edwin A. Harris | William Getman | W. W. Mosher | Daniel M. Holt |
1863 | Edwin A. Harris | Edward P. Hadcock | Henry W. Dexter | George W. Payne |
1864 | William Getman | W.W. Mosher | Henry W. Dexter | George W. Payne |
1865 | William Chapman | Edward P. Hadcock | Edward C. Coffin | Fred E. Angell |
1866 | William Getman | Henry W. Dexter | W. Irving Harris | George H. Thomas |
1867 | William Getman | W. Irving Harris | Charles L. Earl | Ira B. Barney |
1868 | William Getman | Charles L. Read | Horatio Nichols | Ira B. Barney |
1869 | Edward P. Hadcock | Charles Broadt | Charles L. Earl | Ira B. Barney |
1870 | William Getman | Herman E. Brayton | William E. Morey | George H. Hurlbut |
1871 | W. W. Mosher | John H. Countryman | William E. Morey | George H. Hurlbut |
1872 | Herman E. Brayton | Henry Barwell | Joseph Kelley | George H. Hurlbut |
1873 | John H. Countryman | Henry W. Dexter | Albert J. Browne | Charles L. Read |
1874 | John H. Countryman | Herman E. Brayton | Hayden B. Fenner | Charles L. Read |
1875 | Herman E. Brayton | Henry Barwell | Joseph Kelley | George H. Hurlbut |
1876 | Henry W. Dexter | Hayden B. Fenner | Omer R. Brayton | George H. Hurlbut |
1877 | Henry W. Dexter | Herman E. Brayton | Willis Browning | George H. Hurlbut |
1878 | Henry W. Dexter | Omer R. Brayton | Varnum H. Harris | George H. Hurlbut |
1879 | Henry W. Dexter | Omer R. Brayton | F. F. Potter | George H. Hurlbut |
1880 | Henry W. Dexter | Charles L. Earl | E.L. Schermerhorn | George H. Hurlbut |
1881 | Charles L. Earl | Thomas L. Merritt | George H. Hurlbut | Albert J. Browne |
1882 | Charles L. Earl | Edward P. Hadcock | Lyman C. Dexter | Albert J. Browne |
1883 | Albert J. Browne | Edward P. Hadcock | Benton K. Brown | George H. Hurlbut |
1884 | Albert J. Browne | Benton K. Browne | Joseph Kelley | George H. Hurlbut |
1885 | Thomas E. Merritt | Charles L. Earl | Charles A. Snyder | George H. Hurlbut |
1886 | Omer R. Brayton | E.L. Schermerhorn | Lafayette Bennett | George H. Hurlbut |
1887 | Thomas E. Merritt | Charles A. Synder | Lafayette Bennett | George H. Hurlbut |
1888 | Charles. A. Synder | Ralph H. Rathbun | Charles A. Shumway | George H. Hurlbut |
1889 | Charles A. Snyder | Ralph H. Rathbun | Charles A. Shumway | George H. Hurlbut |
1890 | Benton K. Brown | Frank Kelley | Henry I. Fisher | George H. Hurlbut |
1891 | Benton K. Brown | Ralph H. Rathbun | Patrick J. Gargan | George H. Hurlbut |
1892 | Ralph H. Rathbun | Charles L. Fellows | Erastus P. Kimball | George H. Hurlbut |
1893 | Ralph H. Rathbun | Arthur E. Rhodes | Eugene West | Charles Fellows |
1894 | Charles L. Fellows | Arthur E. Rhodes | Fred W. Begent | George H. Hurlbut |
1895 | Charles L. Fellows | Erastus P. Kimball | William H. Cone | George H. Hurlbut |
1896 | Arthur E. Rhodes | William H. Cone | Herman J. Strobel | George H. Hurlbut |
1897 | Arthur E. Rhodes | Daniel P. Wooster | John T. Davis | George H. Hurlbut |
1898 | Erastus P. Kimball | John T. Davis | Frank Kelley | George H. Hurlbut |
1899 | Henry W. Dexter | Daniel P. Wooster | John Baird | Ralph H. Rathbun |
1900 | Benton K. Brown | Erastus P. Kimball | John D. MacDonald | Ralph H. Rathbun |
1901 | Arthur E. Rhodes | John T. Davis | Charles B. Crumby | Ralph H. Rathbun |
1902 | Benton K. Brown | John T. Davis | E.L. Schermerhorn | Ralph H. Rathbun |
1903 | Benton K. Brown | John T. Davis | E.L. Schermerhorn | Ralph H. Rathbun |
1904 | E.L. Schermerhorn | Jas. Green | Foster Welsh | Merton A. Ford |
1905 | E.L.Schermerhorn | Jas. Green | Foster Welsh | Merton A. Ford |
1906 | D.P. Wooster | Foster Welsh | K.F. Ireland | Merton A Ford |
1907 | Foster Welsh | K.F. Ireland | D.N.Boynton | Merton A. Ford |
1908 | K.F. Ireland | D.N. Boynton | Edward Rice | Merton A. Ford |
1909 | K.F. Ireland | Merton A. Ford | Frank D. Fox | W.G. Farmer |
1910 | C. L. Fellows | Frank D. Fox | E.B. Helligas | W.G. Farmer |
1911 | Frank D. Fox | Harry M. Fisher | S.B.Harris | W.G. Farmer |
1912 | Merton A Ford | Geo. L. Rathbun | S.B.Harris | W.G. Farmer |
1913 | Merton A. Ford | Geo. L. Rathbun | S.B. Harris | W.G. Farmer |
1914 | Geo. L. Rathbun | A.G. Judd | Henry M. Dexter | W.G. Farmer |
1915 | D.N. Boynton | J.C.F. Walker | E.A. McAllister | W.G. Farmer |
1916 | D.N. Boynton | E.A. McAllister | L.C. Foss | W.G. Farmer |
1917 | E.A. McAllister | L.C. Foss | Harvey Brayton | Henry Gaffey |
1918 | E.A. McAllister | Frank Dickens | Frank R. Starbird | Merton A. Ford |
1919 | Frank Dickins | J.C.F. Walker | Carl Dedicke | Merton A. Ford |
1920 | Frank Dickins | J.C.F. Walker | Carl Dedicke | Merton A. Ford |
1921 | J.C.F. Walker | Albert Casler | Elmer Conradt | Merton A. Ford |
1922 | Albert Casler | Elmer Conradt | Floyd Rasbach | Merton A. Ford |
1923 | Leo C. Foss | U.G. Williams | Melzur Smith | Merton A. Ford |
1924 | U.G. Williams | Henry A. Clark | Linus C. Ford | Merton A. Ford |
1925 | U.G. Williams | Frank Fox | Phillip Flansburg | Merton A. Ford |
1926 | Frank Fox | Robert Burt | William Gibson | Webster Harris |
1927 | Robert Burt | Frank D. Fox | Alex Shelp | W. R. Harris |
1928 | Robert Burt | Alex Shelp | E. Macy Dickens | John Kennedy |
1929 | Alex Shelp | E. Macy Dickens | C.D. Huxtable | John Kennedy |
Year | Master | Senior Warden | Junior Warden | Secretary |
1930 | E. Macy Dickens | C. D. Huxtable | B.M. Robinson | John Kennedy |
1931 | Alex Shelp | C.D. Huxtable | B.M. Robinson | John Kennedy |
1932 | E.M. Dickens | B.M. Robinson | W.F. Sherman | W.A. Kennedy |
1933 | C.D. Huxtable | B.M. Robinson | W.F. Sherman | W.A. Kennedy |
1934 | C.D. Huxtable | B.M. Robinson | Leo Kavenius | W.A. Kennedy |
1935 | Leo Kavenius | W. Halladay | Howard Prentiss | W.A. Kennedy |
1936 | Wm. Halladay | H. Prentiss | Lee Hawver | W.A. Kennedy |
1937 | Wm. Halladay | H. Prentiss | Lee Hawver | Merton Ford |
1938 | Howard Prentiss | Lee Hawver | J.H. Strobel | Merton Ford |
1939 | Howard Prentiss | Lee Hawver | J.M. Strovel | Lloyd Norton |
1940 | Lee Hawver | J.H. Strobel | Earl Farber | Lloyd Norton |
1941 | J.H. Strobel | Earl Farber | Charles Lovell | Lloyd Norton |
1942 | Earl Farber | Charles Lovell | Thomas Lawson | Lloyd Norton |
1943 | Charles Lovell | Thomas Lawson | Willis Hampston | E. Macy Dickens |
1944 | Thomas Lawson | Willis Hampston | Wesley Newman | E. Macy Dickens |
1945 | Willis Hampston | Wesley Newman | Meridith Minns | E. Macy Dickens |
1946 | Wesley Newman | Meridith Minns | Arthur Whaley | E. Macy Dickens |
1947 | Meridith Minns | Arthur Whaley | Richard Heiser | E. Macy Dickens |
1948 | Arthur Whaley | Richard Heiser | Edward Ervin | E. Macy Dickens |
1949 | Richard Helser | Edward Ervin | Leo G. Foss | E. Macy Dickens |
1950 | Edward Ervin | Leo G. Foss | Ralph Bathke | E. Macy Dickens |
1951 | Edward Ervin | Leo G. Foss | Ralph Bathke | E. Macy Dickens |
1952 | Leo G. Foss | Ralph Bathke | Lawrence Flansburg | E. Macy Dickens |
1953 | Ralph Bathke | Lawrence Flansburg | Raymond Bathke | Edward Ervin |
1954 | Lawrence Flansburg | Raymond Bathke | Jerome Darrow | Edward Ervin |
1955 | Raymond Bathke | Jerome Darrow | William Stubba | Edward Ervin |
1956 | Jerome Darrow | William Stubba | Alden Wealkey | Edward Ervin |
1957 | Jerome Darrow | William Stubba | Alden Wealkey | Edward Ervin |
1958 | William Stubba | William Halladay | Alden Wealkey | Edward Ervin |
1959 | William Stubba | William Halladay |
Alden Wealkey | Edwin Ervin |
1960 | Alden Weakley | Jesse Hart | Gene Farber | Edwin Ervin |
1961 | Jesse Hart | Gene Farber | Kenneth Farber | Edwin Ervin |
1962 | Gene Farber | Kenneth Farber | Harold Warner | Edwin Ervin |
1963 | Kenneth Farber | Harold Warner | Leon Duheme | Edwin Ervin |
1964 | Harold Warner | Leon Duheme | Floyd Waterbury | Edwin Ervin |
1965 | Leon Duheme | Floyd Waterbury | Earl Williams | Edwin Ervin |
1966 | Jerome Darrow | Floyd Waterbury | Earl Williams | Edwin Ervin |
1967 | Floyd Waterbury | Earl Williams | Chester McBride | Edwin Ervin |
1968 | Earl Williams | Chester McBride | William Finch | Edwin Ervin |
1969 | Chester McBride | William Finch | James Constantine | Edwin Ervin |
1970 | William Finch | James Contantine | Kenneth Nagle | Edwin Ervin |
1971 | James Constantine | Kenneth Nagle | Larry Renodin | Edwin Ervin |
1972 | Kenneth Nagle | Reuben Alton Jr. | Larry Renodin | Edwin Ervin |
1973 | Larry Renodin | Jerome Darrow | Ward Mack | Edwin Ervin |
1974 | Larry Renodin | Ward Mack | Ernest Darrow | Edwin Ervin |
1975 | Ward Mack | Ernest Darrow | Albert Mueller | Edwin Ervin |
1976 | Ernest Darrow | Albert Mueller | Arthur Whaley | Edwin Ervin |
1977 | Albert Mueller | Arthur Whaley | Arthur Johnson | Edwin Ervin |
1978 | Albert Mueller | Arthur Johnson | Ronald Mesick | Edwin Ervin |
1979 | Arthur Whaley | Arthur Johnson | Lloyd Arthur | Edwin Erwin |
1980 | Arthur Johnson | Chester McBride | Lloyd Arthur | Edwin Erwin |
1981 | Arthur Johnson | Lloyd Arthur | Sam Crisino | Edwin Erwin |
1982 | Lloyd Arthur | Sam Crisino | Harold Thomas | Edwin Erwin |
1983 | Sam Crisino | Leo G. Foss | Harold Thomas | Edwin Erwin |
1984 | Harold Thomas | Ronald Thomas | Rudolph Davis | Edwin Erwin |
1985 | Harold Thomas | Jerry Looman | Ronald Thomas | Edwin Erwin |
1986 | Harold Thomas | Ronald Thomas | Rudolph Davis | Edwin Erwin |
1987 | Ronald Thomas | Rudolph Davis | Alfred L. Strobel | Edwin Erwin |
1988 | Ronald Thomas | Alfred Strobel | Rudolph Davis | Edward Ervin |
1989 | Alfred L. Strobel | Rudolph Davis | Eric Newman | Edward Ervin |
1990 | Alfred L. Strobel | Eric Newman | Jay E. Sickler | Edward Ervin |
1991 | Eric Newman | Leo Foss | Lawrence Renodin | Edward Ervin |
1992 | Eric Newman | Jerry Looman | William Moody | Edward Ervin |
1993 | Jerry Looman | William Moody | Richard Moody | Alfred L. Strobel |
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| The 1993 officers served for 1 & 1/2 years (Jan 93 thru Jun 94). The following officers serve from June thru May each year. New officers installed 1st Wed of June. |
1994 - 1995 | William Moody | Richard Moody | John Flansburg | Alfred L. Strobel |
1995 - 1996 | Richard Moody | John Flansburg | Robert Moody | Alfred L. Strobel |
1996 - 1997 | John Flansburg | Robert Moody | Richard Moody | Alfred L. Strobel |
1997 - 1998 | John Flansburg | Robert Moody | Mark Perkins | Alfred L. Strobel |
1998-1999 | William H. Stubba | Mark Perkins | Ronald Thomas | Alfred I. Strobel |
1999-2000 | William H. Stubba | Robert Moody | Keith Joslin | Alfred I. Strobel |
2000-2001 | William H. Stubba | Mark Perkins | Keith Joslin | Alfred I. Strobel |
Source: The list of officers of the Newport, NY Masonic Lodge was laboriously typed and is provided for educational and research use by William McKerrow, who was raised a Master Mason in this Lodge on Feb 9th, 1955.
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