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Dora Pearl <I>Castle</I> Pelkey

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Dora Pearl Castle Pelkey

Birth
Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Death
27 Jun 1971 (aged 75)
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Burial
Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3
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Watertown Daily Times, 28 Jun 1971, Pg. 12

Mrs. Dora Pelkey Dies at 75

CANTON--Mrs. Dora Castle Pelkey, 75, Mechanic St., widow of Floyd Pelkey, died Sunday morning in Ogdensburg following a long illness.

The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the O'Leary Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Stone, pastor of the Canton Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Canton. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight and Tuesday afternoon and evening.

She is survived by three sons, Archie, Syracuse; Delbert, Riverside, Calif.; Lloyd, Canton; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Born in Hopkinton, Sept. 9, 1895, a daughter of Willard and Ella Durkee Castle, she was educated in local schools and was married to Floyd Pelkey Nov. 20, 1912 in the Canton Methodist Church.

The couple resided all their life on Mechanic St., Canton, where Mr. Pelkey was employed by St. Lawrence University until his retirement in 1957. Mr. Pelkey died on Jan. 16, 1962.

Watertown Daily Times, 28 Jun 1971, Pg. 12

Mrs. Dora Pelkey Dies at 75

CANTON--Mrs. Dora Castle Pelkey, 75, Mechanic St., widow of Floyd Pelkey, died Sunday morning in Ogdensburg following a long illness.

The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the O'Leary Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Stone, pastor of the Canton Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Canton. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight and Tuesday afternoon and evening.

She is survived by three sons, Archie, Syracuse; Delbert, Riverside, Calif.; Lloyd, Canton; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Born in Hopkinton, Sept. 9, 1895, a daughter of Willard and Ella Durkee Castle, she was educated in local schools and was married to Floyd Pelkey Nov. 20, 1912 in the Canton Methodist Church.

The couple resided all their life on Mechanic St., Canton, where Mr. Pelkey was employed by St. Lawrence University until his retirement in 1957. Mr. Pelkey died on Jan. 16, 1962.



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  • Maintained by: Tammy
  • Originally Created by: Anne Cady
  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59116243/dora_pearl-pelkey: accessed ), memorial page for Dora Pearl Castle Pelkey (9 Sep 1895–27 Jun 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59116243, citing Fairview Cemetery, Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA; Maintained by Tammy (contributor 47722436).