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UNDERHILL, URSULA MAYALL HIRST Ursula Mayall Hirst Underhill, an Ossining resident since 1951, passed away August 1, 2005 at Cedar Manor Rehabilitation Center in Ossining. She was 88. Mrs. Underhill was born November 6, 1916 in Buffalo, NY to Selwyn Hirst and Ada Felton Hirst. She graduated from the George Washington High School in 1932 and Barnard College in New York City in 1936. She earned a Masters degree in English from Columbia University. During World War II, she worked for the ship design firm of Gibbs and Cox. She was a dedicated mother and homemaker and an active volunteer and participant in many organizations, including the Ossining Women's Club and the National Republican Party. She married David Ten Eyck Underhill of Albany on February 26, 1943 at St. Thomas' Chapel in New York City, NY. She was a longtime member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Briarcliff Manor and the Unity Center in Pleasantville. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons, Fredric David Underhill of Port St. Lucie, FL, Keith Gridley Underhill of Poughkeepsie, NY; and James Felton Underhill of Charleston, WV; a brother, Kenneth L. Hirst of Santa Rose, CA and six grandchildren. Visiting hours will be at Waterbury & Kelly Funeral Home, 1300 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor on Friday morning 9 am to 11 am. Services immediately following. Private burial will be at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Albany. Friends and family are making donations to the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps. WATERBURY & KELLY FUNERAL HOME 1300 Pleasantville Rd. Briarcliff Manor (914)941-0838

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Published by The Journal News on Aug. 4, 2005.

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