Philip Holcombe Fink: Hedges Genealogy

1935 - 2015 (80 years)

Generation: 1

Philip Holcombe Fink was born on 18 Apr 1935 in York County, Pennsylvania (son of Augustus Reginald Fink and Hazel Geraldine Holcombe); died on 5 Aug 2015.

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Occupation: principle cellist with the Miami Philharmonic and the Miami Opera Orchestra

Notes:

FINK, Dr. Philip H., 80, of Tampa, went to be with the Lord on August 5, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Joyce McGrew Fink; three daughters, Lory Schieler (Stu), Jody Hancock (Jay), and Julie Robbins (Brian); and four grandchildren, Lindsey and Amy Hancock, Jessica and Tel Schieler. Dr. Fink was principal cellist with the Miami Philharmonic (15 years) and the Miami Opera Orchestra (10 years). He served on the faculties of Miami-Dade Community College (1966-72) and Florida International University (1972-94) where he was Chairman of the Music and Fine Arts Departments, respectively, and where he played a major role in the development of the music pro-grams at these institutions. He was past president of the Florida Orchestra Association and Florida String Teachers Association. Dr. Fink was listed as one of five outstanding orchestra arrangers in the country (The Instrumentalist) and many of his arrangements have been published by Columbia Pictures Publications. Dr. Fink also served as the Music Director at Old Cutler Presbyterian Church in Miami for over 25 years. A celebration of life will be held November 23, 4:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Presbyterian Church, 19911 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. Online condolences can sent at www.dignitymemorial.com

Published by TBO.com on Aug. 23, 2015.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tampabaytimes/name/philip-fink-obituary?id=11607104

also in: The Tampa Bay Tribune, Tampa, Florida. Sunday, 23 August 2015.

Generation: 2

Augustus Reginald Fink was born on 19 May 1904 in Pennsylvania (son of Harry Loucks Fink and Julia Rebecca Hedges); died on 21 Mar 1988 in York County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Mount Rose Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.

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Occupation: school teacher
Census: 1930, Spring Garden, York County, Pennsylvania
Census: 1940, Spring Garden, York County, Pennsylvania

Notes:

A. Reginald Fink, 83 died Monday at home.
He was the husband of Hazel Holcombe Fink.
Longtime educator and musician he taught Spanish at William Penn Senior High School from 1925 until 1960. From 1960 to 1972, he was chairman of the foreign language department at York Suburban High School. He taught courses at Millersville University and at York College of Pennsylvania and from 1972 until his retirement in 1980, he taught at Alverna University of Reading.
He also taught violin privately and was director of the William Penn Senior High School Orchestra for a number of years. A charter member of York Symphony Orchestra, he was the first violinist for a number of years and served as concertmaster in 1964 and 1965. He also played with the Spring Garden Orchestra.
He was an originator and the first director of York Youth Symphony and continued as director for 12 years. He was recipient of the York Chorus Arion Award for his work with young people.
He was a 1922 graduate of William Penn Senior High School and a 1925 graduate of Pennsylvania State University. He did graduate work at John Hopkins University and also had studied at the University of Mexico.
He was recipient of a Ford Foundation award to study the historic Spanish missions in the West and during that time played for the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra.
He was a life member of the Musicians Union of York and a member of the national and Pennsylvania retired teachers associations. He was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, was director of the Sunday school orchestra for more than 25 years and also taught in the Sunday School.
Mr. fink, born in York, was a son of the late harry and Julia Hedges Fink.
survivors include:
Two sons Reginald H. Fink of Ohio and Philip H. Fink of Florida.
five grandchildren
A sister Henrietta L. McClellan of York.
viewing at Baumeister & Orcutt Mortuary Inc. funeral services at the mortuary. The Rev William A. Speers, his pastor will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Rose Cemetery.

York Dispatch March 22, 1988

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110404441/augustus-reginald-fink

Section D

Augustus married Hazel Geraldine Holcombe. Hazel was born on 4 Jun 1908 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; died on 17 Mar 1989 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Mount Rose Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hazel Geraldine Holcombe was born on 4 Jun 1908 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; died on 17 Mar 1989 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Mount Rose Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.

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Hazel G. Fink: Former Sunday school teacher
Hazel G. Fink, 80, of 814 Glendale Road, a former Sunday school teacher, died Friday at her residence. She was the wife of the late A. Reginald Fink.
The service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Baumeister and Orcutt Mortuary, South Queen and Jackson streets. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery. Viewing will be 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion United Church of Christ. 100 Lafayette St., York, 17403.
Mr. Fink was born in York, the daughter of the late Cress ad Geraldine Holcombe.
She was a member of Zion United Church of Christ and the Sunrise Class of the Sunday school of which she was a former teacher. She was a member of the Woman’s Club of York, The YWCA, the YWCA Women’s Club, and the Ladies Auxiliary of York Hospital.
Mrs. Fink is survived by two sons, Reginald H. Fink, Athens, Ohio, and Philip H. Fin, Miami, Fla.; five grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; a brother, Harold Holcombe, York; and a sister, Ethel Kilgore, Hanover.
Officiating at the service will be her pastor, the Rev. Robert L. Anderson.
York Daily Record, York, Pennsylvania. Sunday, 19 March 1989.

Name:
daughter of Cress ad Geraldine Holcombe

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110404465/hazel-geraldine-fink

Section D

Children:

Reginald Hedges Fink was born on 20 Jun 1931 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; died on 3 Nov 1996 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; was buried in Athens County Memory Gardens, Athens, Athens County, Ohio.
1. Philip Holcombe Fink was born on 18 Apr 1935 in York County, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Aug 2015.

Generation: 3

Harry Loucks Fink was born on 9 Jul 1867 in Pennsylvania; died on 19 Dec 1943 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.

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Occupation: mail carrier, post office
Census: 1900, York, York County, Pennsylvania
Census: 1910, York, York County, Pennsylvania

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Harry L. Fink
The funeral of Harry L. Fink, 420 West Philadelphia street, who died Sunday night at the West Side Sanitarium, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Edward W. Baumeister Colonial mortuary, South Queen and Jackson street. Interment will be in Greenmount cemetery. The deceased who was a former mail carrier is survived by his widow Kate H. Fink; two sons, Walter H. Fink, Redding, Calif. and A. Reginald Fink, 543 West Jackson street; three daughters, Mrs. C. F. Brigham, San Mateo, Calif., Mrs. C.W. Schaefer, 740 W. Princess street and Henrietta Fink, Philadelphia; four grandsons and one granddaughter. He was a member of Grace reformed church.
The Gazette and Daily, York, Pennsylvania. Tuesday, 21 December 1943.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88412158/harry-loucks-fink

Harry married Julia Rebecca Hedges on 11 May 1887 in York County, Pennsylvania. Julia (daughter of Henry Scholl Hedges and Margaret Elizabeth Cramer) was born on 24 Oct 1865 in Maryland; died on 15 Feb 1913 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 18 Feb 1913 in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia Rebecca Hedges was born on 24 Oct 1865 in Maryland (daughter of Henry Scholl Hedges and Margaret Elizabeth Cramer); died on 15 Feb 1913 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 18 Feb 1913 in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.

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Fink – On Feb. 14, 1913 at 5 a.m., at York hospital. Mrs. Julia R. Fink, 420 West Philadelphia street, aged forty-seven years, two months and twenty-one days.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral Feb. 18, at 3:30 p.m. Interment private at Greenmount cemetery.
The York Daily, York, Pennsylvania. Tuesday, 18 February 1913.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88412217/julia-r.-fink

Children:

Walter Hedges Fink was born on 10 Mar 1888 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; died on 31 Oct 1949 in Redding, Shasta County, California; was cremated in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.
Julia Helen Fink was born on 28 Jan 1894 in York County, Pennsylvania; died on 4 Mar 1956 in York County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.
Henrietta Loucks Fink was born on 13 Jan 1896 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; died on 25 May 1991 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.
2. Augustus Reginald Fink was born on 19 May 1904 in Pennsylvania; died on 21 Mar 1988 in York County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Mount Rose Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.
Mary Margaret Fink was born on 5 Jul 1891 in York County, Pennsylvania; died on 20 Jul 1982 in San Mateo County, California; was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California.

Generation: 4

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Henry Scholl Hedges was born on 20 Mar 1838 in Frederick County, Maryland (son of Eneas Hedges and Catherine Scholl); died on 5 Apr 1868 in Frederick County, Maryland; was buried in Glade Cemetery, Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland.

Henry married Margaret Elizabeth Cramer on 1 Nov 1862 in Frederick County, Maryland. Margaret was born on 7 Oct 1842 in Harford County, Maryland; died on 6 Dec 1920 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 8 Dec 1920 in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Margaret Elizabeth Cramer was born on 7 Oct 1842 in Harford County, Maryland; died on 6 Dec 1920 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 8 Dec 1920 in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.

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Occupation: seamstress
Census: 1870, Mount Pleasant, Frederick County, Maryland
Census: 1910, York, York County, Pennsylvania
Census: 1920, York, York County, Pennsylvania

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Margaret E. Feiser
Following a lingering illness, Margaret E. Feiser, seventy-eight year old widow of Peter Feiser, died at the home, 313 West York avenue at 2 o’clock yesterday morning. Death was caused by heart disease. Mrs. Margaret Feiser was a charter member of Grace Reformed church and until late years had been active in church affairs. She came here from Frederick county, Md., more than thirty-five years ago. She leaves two daughters: Mrs. E.E. Johnston, 430 West Philadelphia street, and Miss Henrietta S. Hedges, at home. The funeral will be held from the West York avenue residence at 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. F.A. Rupley, pastor of Grace Reformed church will officiate. Interment will be made in Greenmount cemetery.
York Daily Record, York, Pennsylvania. Tuesday, 7 December 1920, page 4.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88410773/margaret-feiser

Find a Grave photo of headstone shows Margaret and two of her daughters: Henrietta S. Hedges, Margaret Cramer Hedges Feiser, and Laura Hedges Johnston.

Children:

Henrietta S. Hedges was born on 15 Sep 1868 in Frederick County, Maryland; died on 28 Apr 1925 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 30 Apr 1925 in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.
Laura Catherine Hedges was born on 24 Jul 1864 in Frederick County, Maryland; died on 9 Jul 1939 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.
5. Julia Rebecca Hedges was born on 24 Oct 1865 in Maryland; died on 15 Feb 1913 in York, York County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 18 Feb 1913 in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania.

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