hip injury, and that she would "be at home to friends." Death The front page of the second section of Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle for Monday, January 9, 1950, contained the following headline: The story went on to say that Mrs. Crapsey had died on January 8, 1950, and that her death, after having lived in Rochester for seventy years, marked the end of an era for the city. She was confined to her home because of "a fall in which she suffered a fractured hip. Nevertheless, she kept many friends for whom she was "a grand old lady." The story recounted many of the facts about her life, which have been covered earlier in this article. It also described her as "an accomplished musician." Mrs. Crapsey was survived by five of her nine children. Funeral and burial Mrs. Crapsey's funeral was on January 11, 1950. It was a private service in her home, conducted by the Rector of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church. The pallbearers were four members of the St, Andrew's Brotherhood. Mrs. Crapsey was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester. Will Mrs. Crapsey's will placed the papers of her poet daughter Adelaide Crapsey in trust to be sold. The net proceeds of the sales are to be distributed equally to her surviving three sons and two daughters. Family heirlooms were left all of Mrs. Crapsey's surviving descendants and in-laws. References 1855 births 1950 deaths American manufacturing businesspeople Businesspeople from Rochester, New York 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century American businesswomen