As far as I can see he had no children in the USA. Here's his obit:
Alexander's Obituary:
Name: Alexander F. "Scottie" CUTHBERTSON Given Name: Alexander F. "Scottie" Surname: Cuthbertson Sex: M Birth: 14 OCT 1883 in Glasgow,Scotland Death: 12 JUN 1964 in Easton,Northampton Co.,PA Burial: 15 JUN 1964 Hillside Cemetery,Effort,Monroe Co.,PA Note:
"Scottie" Cuthbertson was a vaudevile entertainer.
"Express-Times", Easton, PA, 12 June 1964, pg. 1:
'SCOTTIE' CUTHBERTSON DIES
Noted For Entertaining At Hospital, Prison; Former Soccer Coach At Lafayette
Alexander F. (Scottie) Cuthbertson, a jaunty little Scot who devoted most of his waking hours to entertaining shut-ins of all kinds, died at 9:05 a.m. today at Easton Hospital. He was 80 years old.
A well-known and beloved figure in the Easton area for more than 50 years, he spent three days a week at Easton Hospital, distributing baloons and gifts to youngsters in the pediatrics ward and cheering up other patients throughout the building. He had produced a variety show for inmates at Northampton County Prison every Christmas since 1948, and was honored by the prisoners in 1952. They presented him with a watch and a testimonial letter. And his volunteer work did not go unnoted elsewhere. He was named Optimist of the Year by the Easton-Phillipsburg Optimist Club in 1953 for his "efforts to spread cheer among children and adults."
The Easton Sertoma Club gave him its Service to Mankind Award in 1959, and he was named a life member of Easton Eagles Aerie 111 in 1962. The Rice-Elmer and Lester Pfeffer posts of the American Legion both awarded him citations of honor for his charitable programs for veterans groups. He took an active part in the International Ladies Garment Worker's annual March of Dimes Show and was sought frequently as an entertainer by other organizations in the area.
A native of Glasgow, Scotland, he was born in 1883, a son of the late Robert and Bridget Ryan Cuthbertson. Before moving to the United States in 1909, he was employed in a shipyard and had a hand in the construction of the Lusitania. He worked for 18 years as a patternmaker at Ingersoll-Rand Co., Phillipsburg, and later was employed as a salesman for several electrical firms.
He once recalled that "when he first moved to Easton, someone told him he could "watch a strange game for 10 cents." The game turned out to be soccer, at which he was adept, and he joined a team from the Standard Silk Mill to play it instead of simply watching it. He coached the Lafayette College soccer team from 1920 until 1926 and again from 1938 to 1942.
Mr. Cuthbertson was married to the former Eva Serfas, a matron at the Easton Home for Aged Women. They lived at 1136 Northampton St.
He began his program of visits to Easton Hospital during the polio epidemic of 1949 and until he was hospitalized himself last fall for surgery, had missed only 100 days of visits over the years. He celebrated his 80th birthday anniversary while he was recovering from an operation at Easton Hospital last October. The nurses and staff honored him at a party in his room and in a "turn-about" move, sent a child from the pediatrics ward, Francine Shultz, to visit him and bring him a baloon. He entered the hospital again last Tuesday, this time as a medical patient and until his condition worsened several days later, he continued to entertain the nurses and other patients from his hospital bed.
It was at the fourth annual Scottie Cuthbertson show at Northampton County Prison in 1952, that the veteran entertainer encountered an instance of reverse giving. He had a stern rule that he was never to receive anything for arranging this show, but on this occasion, it was broken. At an uneasy point in the program, Erwin C. Gackenbach, then the warden of the prison, braved the stern little man and presented him with a wristwatch on behalf of the inmates. Scottie accepted the watch with a mixture of appreciation and indignation, and threeatened to call off the annual show if anything like this ever happened again. The happy (and relieved) inmates listened carefully.
The Christmas show went on as usual until 1963. At the time of the 1963 show, Scottie was out of the hospital, but not strong enough to serve as master of ceremonies. His veteran performers reported to the prison as usual. The show was arranged and run by Parke Frankenfield. So far as the prison was concerned, the Christmas show was the big event of the year, but it was not the only one.
Scottie, Warden Paul Bertrand, said today, could be expected to provide at least two formal shows a year, and he provided less elaborate benefits between shows. He might turn up at the prison anytime. "Like", said Warden Bertrand, "tomorrow. He would come to the front door, and the door was always open to him. Every door in the prison was open to him. Sometimes he would have song sessions. Sometimes he would go through the rug factory and into all the cells talking to the fellows. He had the freedom of the institution, and he was the only person I ever knew who had that freedom."
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Ashton Funeral Home, 14th and Northampton Streets.
