Catherine Button, 1917–2010 (aged 92 years)
- Name
- Catherine /Button/
- Given names
- Catherine
- Nickname
- Kay
- Surname
- Button
| Birth | September 15, 1917
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| Education | High School School or college: Waterford High School |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Van Denburgh Button Jr. September 15, 1917 (aged 0 days) Note: sister Catherine is his twin |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Charles Ranney Button 1917 (aged 0) |
| 29th President of the United States | Warren G Harding March 4, 1921 (aged 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Louise T. Van Denburgh 1923 (aged 5 years) |
| 30th President of the United States | Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923 (aged 5 years) |
| 31st President of the United States | Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 (aged 11 years) |
| 32nd President of the United States | Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (aged 15 years) |
| 33rd President of the United States | Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 27 years) |
| 34th President of the United States | Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953 (aged 35 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Van Denburgh Button Jr. August 17, 1954 (aged 36 years) |
| 35th President of the United States | John F Kennedy January 20, 1961 (aged 43 years) |
| 36th President of the United States | Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963 (aged 46 years) |
| 37th President of the United States | Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 (aged 51 years) |
| 38th President of the United States | Gerald Ford August 9, 1974 (aged 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Bertha Belle Deaner 1975 (aged 57 years) |
| 39th President of the United States | Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977 (aged 59 years) |
| 40th President of the United States | Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981 (aged 63 years) |
| Occupation | Secretary 1982 (aged 64 years)Employer: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Note: retired in 1982 |
| 41st President of the United States | George H W Bush January 20, 1989 (aged 71 years) |
| 42nd President of the United States | Bill Clinton January 20, 1993 (aged 75 years) |
| 43rd President of the United States | George W Bush January 20, 2001 (aged 83 years) |
| 44th President of the United States | Barack Obama January 20, 2009 (aged 91 years) |
| Death | July 31, 2010 (aged 92 years) |
| Burial | August 7, 2010 (7 days after death) Address: Waterford Rural Cemetery Button, Catherine WATERFORD Catherine "Kay" Button, 92, of 3rd St., died Saturday, July 31, 2010 at her residence. Born in Waterford, she was a lifelong resident. She was the daughter of the late Henry V. Button Sr. and Bertha Belle Deaner Button and was the great -grand-daughter of Lysander Button, the founder of the world renowned Button Fire Engine Co. She was a 1937 graduate of Waterford High School and had attended Emma Willard. Kay was employed at RPI as a secretary and retired in 1982. Prior to that, she was employed by the General Electric Co. in Waterford and Schenectady and had also served as legal secretary for Thomas Brown Esq. of Albany. A lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church in Water-ford, now the First United Church, she had taught Sunday School there. She was a 28-year member of the Waterford Study Club, now Waterford Women's Club; she was a literary volunteer in Troy, was a member of the Waterford Museum and Cultural Center and had been active in the Meals on Wheels Program in Waterford. Survivors include her nephews, Henry Button of Seattle, Wash. and Gregory Button of Nashville, Tenn. Surviving also is her faithful and loyal companion, Miss Kayleigh as well as her extended family including the David Hilton Family, Amy and Ray Orton and Christine and Dr. Bill Gratton, all of Waterford. She was predeceased by her twin brother, Henry V. Button Jr. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the First United Church of Waterford, 3rd and Division St. Interment will be in the family lot in Waterford Rural Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad St. (Rte. 32), Waterford Friday 3-7 p.m. Those who wish may make contributions to the Billy Graham Association in care of the funeral home office. Published by Albany Times Union on Aug. 5, 2010. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion-albany/name/catherine-button-obituary?n=catherine-button&pid=144489923 |
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1887–
Birth: 1887
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20 — Waterford, Saratoga, New York, USA |
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| Marriage | Marriage — July 3, 1915 — Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA |
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2 years
twin brother |
1917–1954
Birth: September 15, 1917
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29 — Waterford, Saratoga, New York, USA Death: August 17, 1954 |
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1917–2010
Birth: September 15, 1917
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29 — Waterford, Saratoga, New York, USA Death: July 31, 2010 — Waterford, Saratoga, New York, USA |
| Birth | brother Henry is her twin |
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| Occupation | retired in 1982 |
| Burial | Button, Catherine WATERFORD Catherine "Kay" Button, 92, of 3rd St., died Saturday, July 31, 2010 at her residence. Born in Waterford, she was a lifelong resident. She was the daughter of the late Henry V. Button Sr. and Bertha Belle Deaner Button and was the great -grand-daughter of Lysander Button, the founder of the world renowned Button Fire Engine Co. She was a 1937 graduate of Waterford High School and had attended Emma Willard. Kay was employed at RPI as a secretary and retired in 1982. Prior to that, she was employed by the General Electric Co. in Waterford and Schenectady and had also served as legal secretary for Thomas Brown Esq. of Albany. A lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church in Water-ford, now the First United Church, she had taught Sunday School there. She was a 28-year member of the Waterford Study Club, now Waterford Women's Club; she was a literary volunteer in Troy, was a member of the Waterford Museum and Cultural Center and had been active in the Meals on Wheels Program in Waterford. Survivors include her nephews, Henry Button of Seattle, Wash. and Gregory Button of Nashville, Tenn. Surviving also is her faithful and loyal companion, Miss Kayleigh as well as her extended family including the David Hilton Family, Amy and Ray Orton and Christine and Dr. Bill Gratton, all of Waterford. She was predeceased by her twin brother, Henry V. Button Jr. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the First United Church of Waterford, 3rd and Division St. Interment will be in the family lot in Waterford Rural Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad St. (Rte. 32), Waterford Friday 3-7 p.m. Those who wish may make contributions to the Billy Graham Association in care of the funeral home office. Published by Albany Times Union on Aug. 5, 2010. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion-albany/name/catherine-button-obituary?n=catherine-button&pid=144489923 |
| Note | brother Henry is her twin |
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