DOB/DOD: April 16, 1894 (Jackson Heights, New York City) – July 25, 1964 (Rhinebeck, NY); 70 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 9 Strawberry Hill Avenue and 6 Harriet Street, Norwalk, Connecticut
FAMILY: Born to Winfield S. [1870-1906] and Margaret Mortimer Ball [1871-1932]. Two sisters, Ethel [1897-1905] and Alida E. Ball Wilson [1903-1991].
SERVICE DATES: Called into active service on November 1, 1918. Served at Camp Merritt, New Jersey, until she was relieved from active duty on November 19, 1919.
OTHER: Graduated from Norwalk High School, Class of 1913. Hazel was also a retired school teacher from William Cullen Bryant High School, Long Island City, New York.
From The Norwalk Hour November 11, 1922
MISS BALL PASSED BEST EXAMINATION FOR POST
Norwalk Nurse Now Inspector of Hospitals and Institutions in New York
Miss Hazel J. Ball, who is very well known in Norwalk, recently entered upon duties as an inspector of hospitals and public institutions in the City of New York. In the examinations given in the early Fall for this position, Miss Ball received the highest rank of a large number of applicants. Previous to accepting the position of inspector, Miss Ball was connected in the capacity of visitor in the Widows’ Pension Department with the Board of Child Welfare of the City of New York. Miss Ball is a graduate of Norwalk High School, class of ’13, and in 1916, she received her R.N. from the Bridgeport General Hospital. In 1918, Miss Ball entered the Army as an Army nurse and served for over a year, being stationed for the greater part of this time at Camp Merritt, New Jersey. After her discharge from the Army, Miss Ball was engaged in private nursing in New York. Less than a year ago, she took civil service examinations connected with the Board of Child Welfare and passed eighth on the list of 3,000 applicants. Miss Ball’s many friends wish her the greatest success and happiness in her new position.
From The Poughkeepsie Journal July 27, 1964
MISS BALL, 70, RETIRED TEACHER
Miss Hazel J. Ball, 70, a retired Long Island school teacher, died Saturday at Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. She resided at 122 E. Market Street, Rhinebeck. Miss Ball had lived in Rhinebeck since 1948. She had taught at William Cullen Bryant School, Long Island City, for 30 years. Born April 16, 1894, in New York City, Miss Ball was the daughter of the late Winfield and Margaret Mortimer Ball. A sister, Mrs. Robert A. Wilson, Norwalk, Connecticut, and several nieces and nephews survive. Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Dapson Funeral Home, 65 W. Market Street, Rhinebeck. The Reverend William H. Austin will officiate. The interment will be in Rhinebeck Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight.
Buried in Rhinebeck Cemetery, 3 Mill Road, Rhinebeck, New York; Section A, Lot 22.
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