Timeline and Press Clippings

1832 11 18           Born in Pennsylvania. Parents unknown but allegedly “well to do”.  Obituary in an Alta, CA paper states he was born in Marysville, PA. Other citations reference Philadelphia. Birth certificate has not been located.

1849                        Left home at 17 to join Dr. Simpson’s Pittsburgh Theater under the management of John Foster (Rumor of a fight with family and leaving town)

1853                        Theatrical Debut  “Evadne” Ben Maginley as Ludovic  at Old Chestnut Street Theater Philadelphia, PA   Age 21.
1853                         2nd Low Comedian of “Napoleon” John Fosters Theater Cleveland Ohio (Followed John Foster to Cleveland)
1853                        The Cleveland Theater “The School for Scandal”

1853 06 15             Washington Circus History of NY Stage page 21  William Barney Carroll,   Mrs Carroll and Miss Carroll (now Mrs. Ben Maginley)

1855 10 15           “Still Waters Run Deep”    Benj.  Maginley as Gimlet at National Theater in Cincinnati  Third US production. (History of NY Stage page 332)
1856-1878            People’s Theater Cincinnati Ohio
1856                        Front Street Theater, Baltimore according to Circus History
1856                        Founder with others of National Dramatic Association,  with Frank Lawlor and Coleman Pope
1859-1860           Lived and worked in Cleveland, Ohio

1861-1864           Stage Manager and low comedian -New Memphis Theater Co. Memphis Tenn for proprietor George Rayfield (see Memphis Daily Bulletin)
1861-1863           Stage Manager and actor in Milwaukee  at The Academy of Music.

1861 04 03          The Daily Milwaukee News The  Academy of Music 

1861 07 02          The Daily Milwaukee News The  Academy of Music

1861 07 18           The Daily Milwaukee News Complimentary Benefit for B.R. Maginley at The Academy of Music

1861 07 19         The Daily Milwaukee News The Academy of Music

1861 08 25          The Daily Milwaukee News The Academy of Music

1861 11 18         The Daily Milwaukee News The Academy of Music
1861                      Fair & Thompson’s Minstrels   New York Times Ben Maginley’s Professional Vicissitude s (1888 06 04)
1862                      New York City debut Tony in “The French Spy”

1863                      Ben Maginley NY Clipper Mentions – 1863-64, 1867-68, 1873-74
1863                      Olympic Theater lease for “Benjamin, Cony & Co” possibly failed and sent him into Circus Business

1863 07                Maginley’s Great Cosmopolitan Circus
1863 08 11         Key Pages here* from “Enroute to The Great Eastern Circus”  by William Slout
1863 08 17          Entered the Circus Business as a Clown on Aug 17  “A Decided Hit” (NY Times)
1863 11 07         “Maginley & Van Vleck’s Cosmopolitan Circus” opened in St. Louis (Olympians of the Sawdust Circle)

1864 03 14          New Memphis Theater for R. Arnold
1864 03 14         Week engagement at Olympic Amphitheater comic role of Timothy Toodles in “Toodles”. [Charles H. Day: “Ben is a jolly soul and it is worth the price of admission to hear him laugh.”]
1864 01 03         (Age 31) Married Marie Carroll, nee Marie Elise & Mlle. Marie, adopted daughter of circus man & bare-back rider Barney Carroll. “The wedding was a sensation in circus circles, it being regarded as a runaway match, although the bride was in her 20th year.” (1888 06 04 NYTimes)

1864 04 23           New York Clipper “Ben Maginley has returned to Memphis with his circus company, comprising M’lle Marie (Mrs. Ben)”

1864 05 19           Maginley, Bell & Co. Monitor Circus   Centralia Sentinel Illinois with Oliver Bell
1864 11 05           Birth of daughter, Mary Josephine Maginley in Memphis Tenn, with Mary Carroll Maginley

1864 +                     Ben Maginley mentions in NY Clipper

1865-1866           Circus ownership “Ben Maginley’s Monitor Circus” Proprietor and Clown.  Traveled in the South
1865                       Sold circus to Andrew Haight to become “Haight & Chambers United Circus”

1865 10 12          “Hamlet”   Washington Square Theater Farewell for Edwin Adams  Ben Maginley as  Manager & First Gravediggger

1866 07 10          Haight and Chambers Colossal Circus and Equescutheatron!

1867                      Book of Songs issued of favorite songs “A Collection of Favorite Songs as Sung By Ben Maginley, the Clown and Jester of Great Consolidation”  (See also 1870)

1867 03 23         Semi-Weekly Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)   Maginley, Carroll & Co.

1867 05 08          Sparta Eagle (WI) Great Consolidation Circus!
1867 06 13          Cedar Valley Times Marie Carroll & Ben Maginley
1867 07 31          Daily OHIO Statesman Columbus, Ohio Maginley and Carroll Circus Announcement
1867 10 09          Ben Maginley in Brownsville
1867 10 18          Nashville Union & Dispatch Nashville TN Maginley Carroll Circus Advert  Ben Maginley, Manager
1867                      Circusnews.com-Circus_Songsters
1867                      Circus Songster located in San Antonio TX
1867                     Ben Maginley Song books Brown.edu
1867                     ” A collection of Songs as sung by Ben Maginley”   circusnews.com   Circus Songster
1867-1868         Teamed with father-in-law Barney Carroll– “Maginley, Carroll & Co.”

1868                     Left Circus Business for the stage (but it didn’t stick)
1868 12 07        “Lottery of Life”   Mr. Ben Maginley In this great dramatic satire upon the vices, follies, and sensations of the present times with Mr. John Brougham.  Mr. J.B. Studley.

1868 05 22         Kansas Daily Tribune, Lawrence,  Maginley & Carroll Page 2

1868 06               Maginley & Carroll take show to Kansas

1868 06 01         Maginley’ Great Legitimate Circus in Topeka, KS     “Only Big Show Coming: Volume I, 1853 – 1878” By Orin Copple King

1868 06 02         Maginley’ Great Legitimate Circus in Lawrence, KS

1868 11 06        Petersburg Index (VA) Maginley & Carrolls suspends Operations

1869                     Ben Maginley is Ringmaster “Bailey’s Circus”,  gave up stage after 1 season
1869                     Early attempt with others to set up London Alhambra in Tamany Hall

1870                    Equestrian Manager/Director George F. Bailey’s Circus commenced in Danbury, CT Bailey & Co.
1870                     Published by Turkey Bros Printers NY Ben Maginley’s Clown Song Book  (Original located at Brown University) possibly aka “Another songster, entitled  “A Collection of Favorite Songs as Sung by Ben Maginley, the clown and jester of the Great Consolidation,” also contained advertisements of a score of patent  medicine companies, and was 64 pages in size, with words of 40 to 60 songs included.

1870                     Ben Maginley Songster

1870                     Songster Ben Maginley Favorite Songs Great Consolidation
1870 02 14   to    1870 04 16  Hamlet (Musical, Burlesque, Original) at 72 performances at Olympic Theatre Ben Maginley on Internet Broadway Database IBDB

1870 02 14         T.C. de Leon’s  “Hamlet (a burlesque)” Ben Maginley as Claudius at Mrs. John Wood’s Olympic Theater  (A History of the NY Stage p162)

1870 12 12 – 1871 04 08   “The Black Crook” (Musical, Extravaganza, Spectacle, Revival) at 122 performances at Niblo’s Garden:  Ben Maginley on Internet Broadway Database: IBDB

1871-1872          “J. E. Warner & Co.”

1872 11 30 to 1873  03 29     “Leo and Lotus”  played the original Grand Hereditary Muddle  in  a newly renovated/post fire Niblo’s Garden (History of NY Stage p 213)
1872                     Officially quit circusing (but it didn’t last)
1872                      Comedian at Stephen Friske’s Fifth Avenue Theater

1873 01 26          Times Picayune NOLA Page 10

1873                       Ben Maginley is Manager, “Great Eastern” Circus

1873 10 18          NY Clipper  Great Western Circus under Manager Ben  Maginley

1873 11 08          NY Clipper Great Western Circus at Foot of Houston Street in New York City,  Ben Maginley manager

1873 12 13          NY Clipper  Maginley & Co.’s Circus, Menagerie, Museum and Trained Animal Show- name of new venture for the 1874 Season

1874                      “Maginley & Co. with John O’Brien and G.R. Spalding, “Maginley Circus and Managerie” often the clown “Maginley and Carroll’s Circus” and “Maginley Royal Circus”

1874-75              Maginley was co-proprietor with John O`Brien and Dr. Gilbert R. Spalding of Melville, Maginley & Cooke’s Continental Circus and Thespian Company.

1874 01 17         NY Clipper Ben Maginley & Co.’s

1874 01                 Mary Carroll gives birth to a daughter– Viola Alberta Maginley

1874 01 31         Ben Maginley & Co.’s Circus, Museum, Menagerie and Trained Animals is the be the title of the show owned by Ben Maginley, Dr. Spaulding and John O’Brien, which will be put on the road during the tenting season of 1874

1874 02 28         NY Clipper  Prince Sadi d’Jalma, “Man of Mystery,” is engaged for the coming season with Ben Maginley & Co.’s circus and menagerie.

1874 04 04         NY Clipper- Maginley & Co. have purchased, during the past week, a golden leopard, a tapir, and a collection of monkeys, birds….

1874 04 18         NY Clipper Maginley & Co.’s Circus, Museum, Menagerie and Trained Animals
1874 03 14         Daughter Viola Alberta Maginley dies in infancy at 2 months

1874 06 10         Newport Daily News Maginley & Co.’s Circus, Museum, Menagerie and Trained Animals

1874 06 13         NY Clipper  Ben Maginley & Co.’s Circus in Boston

1874 06 16         Boston Post Maginley & Co.’s Museum, Circus, Menagerie and Trained Animals
1874 08 18         Ben Maginley’s wife, Equestrienne M’lle Mary Carroll Maginley,  dies at 29 in Westchester, NY (1844-1874)

1874 10 21         Times Picayune Mark Smith Obit Page 8
1874 11 07         NY Clipper Ben Maginley & Co.’s  Circus Closed for Season
1874                      Ben Maginley Circus History
1874                      NY Clipper Exerpts

1875 08 14         Melville Maginley & Cook Rockland County Journal
1875 08 21         Melville Maginley & Cook Rockland County Journal Advert
1875 08 21         Melville Maginley & Cook Rockland County Journal Article
1875 08 21         Melville Maginley & Cook Rockland County Journal
1875 08 21         Melville Maginley & Cook Rockland County Journal Article
1875 08 21         Melville Maginley & Cook Rockland County Journal Advert
1875 08 14         Melville Maginley & Cook Rockland County Journal
1875                     “Melville, Maginley & Cooke’s Continental Circus and Thespian Company”.  Co-Proprietor and manager with John O’Brien and Dr. Gilbert R. Spalding.

1875 01 16         NY Clipper Benjamin Maginley withdraws from the Circus and Menagerie which bore his name last season p. 335.

1876                     Barnum’s Circus –Equestrian Director
1876                     “Howes’ Great London” — Equestrian Director
1876 c                  Circus Advisor to “Bailey Circus”  promoter Circus Owner
1876                    “Maginley and Co. Circus”

1876 02 05         NY Clipper Ben Maginley’s circus property for sale

1876  02 20        “Julius Ceasar” New York Herald, QUADRUPLE SHEET Ben Maginley as Junius Brutus. First stage appearance in 2 years.

1876 03 18          Brooklyn Daily Eagle Maginley  in “Julius Caeser” at Hooley’s Page 1

1876 07 16          Brunswick newspaper circus: The Carroll Family

1876 08 19          The Leavenworth Times Howe’s Circus

1877                      “Rosedale” in support of Lester Wallack   Ben Maginley as Bunbury at The Grand Opera House
1877                       PT Barnum’s Greatest Show on Earth Ben Maginley, Equestrian Director; Barney and Mary Carroll

1877                       Rockland County Journal 1877 Rockland County Journal

1877 07 11          Rockland County Journal

1877 07 11          Rockland County Journal Full Page

1878 01 28          “The Dead Secret”    Benjamin Maginley as Cottereau at  Fifth Ave Theater (History of NY Stage p 20)

1878 02 13         “Champagne & Oysters”  by J.W. Shannon      Ben Maginley, first appearance at The Park Theater (Hist of NY Stage p 197)

1878 02 14          “Champagne & Oysters”  NY Times Maginley Park Theater  Full Page 5

1878 02 14          “Champagne & Oysters”  NY Times Maginley Park Theater  Page 5

1878 03 24          “Champagne & Oysters”   Brooklyn Daily Eagle Full Page 1

1878 03 24           “Champagne & Oysters”  Brooklyn Daily Eagle  clip p 1

1878 04 08 & 04 09      “Champagne & Oysters” by J.W. Shannon   Ben Maginley  at The Park Theater (Hist of NY Stage p 197)

1878 04 24             “The Big Bonanza”  Ben Maginley as Jonathan Cadwallader  at The Park Theater (Hist of NY Stage p 197)

1878 04 24              New York NY Tribune benefit inc. Ben Maginley

1878 04 25             “Slasher and Crasher”     Ben Maginley in benefit for W.W. Tillotson     (Hist of NY Stage p 198)

1878 08 22              Brooklyn Daily Eagle Funeral for Montague Page 4

1878 08 31              “An Open Verdict”  Inter Ocean Chicago,  IL p 6      Standard Theater    NY

1878 11 19              “Rosedale” in support of Lester Wallack   Ben Maginley as Bunbury    2 week run at The Grand Opera House  (A History of the NY Stage p 616)

1878 12 05              “Almost a Life”  as Phillipe   at Wallack’s Theater  Benefit for John Gilbert ’s 50th Year on Stage,***(“Famous Actors of Today” – Junius Booth,  Ben Maginley,   John Brougham, Lester Wallack,  Agnes Booth, and Dion Boucicault

1878 12 30          “The Shaughraun” in cast supporting Dion Boucicault as Conn for a 4-week run. (A History of the NY Stage p 616) (p 618 states 3-week run)

1878 12 30            “The Shaughraun” in cast supporting Dion Boucicault as Conn for a 3 week run at The Grand Opera House. (A History of the NY Stage p 618)

1878                        “Deacon Cranket” under J.M. Hill (Deacon Crankett was written especially for him by John Habberton)
1878                         (Deacon Tour, assuming Benj. Maginley)

1879                         Fifth Ave Theater Stephen Fiske lawsuit

1879 02 12             “Mexico”   The Times Philadelphia Grand Opera House   p 3

1879 04 04             Cincinnati Enquirer The Circus Business Now p 2

1879 04 08            “What Became of Circus Men?” Marion Star Ohio    p 1

1879 04 10             “What Became of Circus Men?”   Elyria Republican Ohio p 5

1879 05 20              Cincinnati Enquirer clip Prominent People at our Hostelries p 7

1879 05 21              Cincinnati Enquirer Grand Opera House

1879 05 22              Indiana Progress (Pennsylvania) Sawdust magnates p 14

1879 05 22              Cincinnati Enquirer Grand opera House

1879 08 18             “As You Like It”  Benjamin Maginley as Touchstone at Haverly’s Theater    (History Of NY Stage  p 476)

1879 11 03            “The Danites”  Times Picayune  p 2

1879 12 09             “The Danites” Evening Star DC  p4

1879                         Olympic Theater –Hamlet (closed to work for George F. Bailey) (find source)
1879                          Lyceum at Touchstone
1879-1880            “The Danites” as The Judge in  on the road

unknown date w. McKee Rankin in “The Danites”

1880 09 26              “Deacon Crankett”   (NY Times)

1880 10 12               “Deacon Crankett”  from NY Public Library

1880 02                     “The Danites”  Chicago

1880 02 29               “The Danites” as The Judge  Chicago Daily Tribune p 10

1880 08 22                Rochester NY Democrat Chronicle 1886 – 2488

1880-1881                Participating in the experiments of Marion D’Avoy
1881                              The Bald Headed Club or The Shining Light
1881                              New York NY Dramatic Mirror
1881                              Jan- Dec 1882 
1881                              Brooklyn NY Daily Union Argus
1881  04  03               Walnut Street Theater Philadelphia
1881  05  0                  Ben Maginley
1881  11  01  & 02    Cincinnati

1881 11 07                  “Deacon Crankett”  starring Ben Maginley (History of the NY Stage 1732- Vol 2)
1881 11  08                  New Chestnut St. Opera House

1881 11 27                   “Deacon Crankett” starring Benjamin Maginley at Windsor Theater (History of NY Stage p 362)

1882                             “The Square Man”  (throughout US) J M Hill (same manager) as Deacon Crankett)  (Fulton History.com NY Mirror)
1882 03 27               Opening of Star Theater NYC (NY Times)

1882 03 26                “Vice Versa” written by and starring  Dion Boucicault. Ben Magnley as John Hyde at  The Star Theatre    (A History of NY Stage p 303)

1882 04 12                “The Shaughraun” written by and starring Dion Boucicault     Ben Maginley as Father Dolan      Actor’s Equity Benefit at The Star Theatre (A History of NY Stage p 304)

1882 04 19                “The Amadan” written by and starring Dion Boucicault    Ben Maginley as Dr. Foherty   at The Star Theatre    (A History of NY Stage p 304)
1882 05 15               “The Square Man”  at Grand Opera House         Elm Place Brooklyn.  One week  w/2  great comedians Ben Maginley and KD Lamb
1882 05 17                Amusements

1882                           Dec-Dec 1884

1883                         “Esmeralda”   Madison Square Theater Company as Elbert Rogers at Madison Square Theater
1883 01                   New York NY Spirit Of Times

1883                          Jan-Dec
1883 10 22            “Esmeralda” as Elbert Rogers Madison Sq. Theater cast in New Orleans  Playbill
1883 10 22            “Esmeralda” Academy of Music Theater in New Orleans   Madison Square Theater Company (program  @ Tulane Univ. Kuntz Collection) 6 nights

1884 Summer       “Esmeralda”   Benjamin Maginley as Old Man Rogers   (NY Dramatic Mirror )

1884                          ” Esmeralda” as Elbert Rogers  Ben Maginley  (Collier’s The American Stage)

1884                           The drama, painting, poetry, and song: embracing a complete history of the stage; an exhaustive treatise on pictorial art; a choice collection of favorite poems, and the popular songs of all nations.(Collier’s)

1884 03 28             “A Short History of My Stage Life”  as written by Ben Maginley for A.M. Palmer.  (Original is Player’s Club, Gramercy Park)

1884 04 05              “May Blossom” starring Benjamin Maginley as Tom Blossom at The Windsor Theater  (History of NY Stage p 366)

1884 04 12              Opening Night  “May Blossom” by David Belasco    at Madison Square Garden Theater  Benjamin Maginley  stars as Tom Blossom with Georgie Cayvan    (History of NY Stage p 420)

1884 07 21              “May Blossom” by David Belasco, starring Ben Maginley as Tom Blossom  at Madison Square Theater.   100th Performance  (History of NY Stage p 366)

1884 08 24             “May Blossom”   Ben Maginley on NY Stage (NY Times )

1884 09 09              “May Blossom” by David Belasco, starring Ben Maginley as Tom Blossom at Madison Square Theater.   150th Performance  (History of NY Stage p 366)

1884 09 27               “May Blossom” Closing night at Madison Square Theater Episode (History of NY Stage p 366)

1884 09 28              “May Blossom”   in NY Ends 6-month NY Run  Georgia Cayvan,  Joseph Wheeler,  JN Long,  Ben Maginley   (Amusements NY Times)

1884 10 06              “May Blossom” starring Benjamin Maginley as Tom Blossom  in Philadelphia (NY Times)

1884 10 25                “May Blossom” Ben Maginley as Uncle Bartlett at Windsor Theater   (History of NY Stage p 366)

1884 11 24               “May Blossom” Madison Square Theater Company at Academy of Music, New Orleans   (program @ Tulane Univ. Kuntz Collection)

1885 02 12                Ben Maginley NY Times purchases play
1885 02 12                Ben Maginley purchases Play “Sweet Innisfal” NY Times
1885 03 13              “Julius Ceasar”    A Benefit for Gustaves Levick and Even Plumpton       Ben Maginley as First Citizen at The Star Theater (History of NY Stage p 311)
1885 03 23             “May Blossom”  Benj. Maginley  Madison Square Theater Traveling Co.  at Grand Opera House (History of NY Stage p 628)
1885 04 12              “May Blossom” opens at Madison Square Theater
1885 04 26               “May Blossom”  Maginley  (Daily Alta California Vol 38)  “Amusements”
1885 05 03              “May Blossom, Or Between Two Loves” Baldwin Theater (Daily Alta California)
1885 11 30               Maginley       NEWS NJ TR TI
1885 12 14              “May Blossom, Or Between Two Loves”     Globe Republic   Springfield, Ohio
1885 12 14              “May Blossom”  Grand Opera  Globe Republic Springfield Ohio
1885 12 15              “May Blossom”    Springfield Ohio
1885 12 16              “May Blossom”   Springfield Ohio, Glove Republic
1885 12 17              “May Blossom”  Grand Opera House Springfield Ohio
1885 12 17               “May Blossom”    Springfield Globe Republic
1885                           “May Blossom”     Ben Maginley in Circus History
1885 c.                       “Inshavogue”  as Brian Maguire  (2 Seasons)

1886 07 01              Topeka Daily Capital p 3
1886 08 11              Topeka Daily Capital p4
1886 10 21   
1886 10 21              “May Blossom” Ben Maginley switches roles from his long identified role Tom Blossom  to Uncle Bartlett  (NY Times)
1886 10 26              “May Blossom” Ben Maginley  NY Times
1886 12 11               “May Blossom”   The Times, Richmond VA p 4

1886-1888                New York NY Dramatic Mirror

1886                            Dec-Dec 1888
1887 -1888               Maginley’s name appears 16 times in New York Clipper

1887                            “May Blossom” as Tom Blossom (History of NY Stage p 366)

1887                              Syracuse NY Daily Standard 
1887                              Newspaper Buffalo NY Morning Express
1887                              History of NY Stage p.366 Maginley
1887                              Fitchburg MA 1887 1888 Season Inshavogue
1887 01 03              “May Blossom” Harris’  Bijou Theater (The Evening Star)
1887 01 03                 “May Blossom”    Harris’ Bijou Theater
1887 01 03                 “May Blossom”  Harris’ Bijou Theater
1887 01 05                 “May Blossom” The Evening Star DC May Blossom
1887 01 05                 “May Blossom” Harris’ Bijou Theater DC May Blossom
1887 01 07                 “May Blossom”    The Evening Star Washington DC May Blossom
1887 01 07                  “May Blossom”  Harris’ Bijou Theater May Blossom
1887 02 01                  “May Blossom”  Ben Maginley May Blossom
1887 02 07                  “May Blossom” in Harlem Ben Maginley  (NY Times)
1887 03 28                  “May Blossom”Reading Times PA May Blossom Page 4

1887 04 16                    NY Mirror
1887 04 16                     Maginley NY Mirror
1887  09 91                  “May Blossom”  & Maginley  in The Life of David Belasco
1887 12 14                    The Fitchburg Sentinel Fitchburg Massachusetts
1887 12 31                    “Inshavogue”  Times Picayune  p4

1888   In discussion to head an Uncle Tom’s Cabin company of novel scope

1888 01 03                     “Inshavogue”  Times Picayune p 5
1888 01 26                      Springfield Ledger p 4

1888 02 03                      “Inshavogue”  KS City Star p 2

1888 03 06                       Inter-Ocean (Chi, Ill) p 4
1888 03 06                       Inter-Ocean General Mentions p 4

1888 04 06                       Ottowa Journal “Personal” Clip p 1

1888 04 06                       Ottowa Journal hotel Guests Clip p 1
1888 04 07                      “Inshavogue”  Ottowa Journal Full p 6

1888 04 07                      “Inshavogue” Ottowa Journal clip p 6
1888 05 20                       “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”  with  Ben Maginley  (NY Times Notes of the Week)
1888 05 27                        “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”  Times-Picayune p 12

1888 06 03                       Dies of heart trouble Westchester, Bronx NY, at home of his granddaughter and her husband,  Frank and Josephine Maginley Buckel. Buried in family plot at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Westchester Sq. Bronx, NY.
1888 06 02                      Brooklyn Daily Eagle Death Notice Page 6
1888 06 03                      Ben Maginley NY Times obit
1888 06 03                      Death Benj. R. Maginley Freemason Manhattan No. 184
1888 06 04                      Ben Maginley Death
1888 06 04                      New York Times Benjamin Rush Maginley Obituary Page 2
1888 06 04                      Ben Maginley’s Professional Vicissitudes (NY Times)
1888 06 04                      NY Times Maginley Clip Page
1888 06 04                      NY Times Maginley Clip Page 2
1888 06 06                       Ben Maginley’s  funeral
1888 06 10                       Ben Maginley Death Notice Daily Alta