NORWICH-James K. Acenowr, 57, of 5 Terrace St. Norwich, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, Jan. 19, 1991, at his home after suffering a heart attack.
Mr. Acenowr was born in Candor and raised in Norwich, graduating with the Norwich High School Class of 1951. During his high school years, he had been very active in sports participating in varsity football as well as serving as captain of the varsity tennis team.
Following high school, he attended Broome Tech and after receiving his asociate's degree, served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
Following his military service, he continued his college education graduating in 1961 from the Albany College of Pharamacy [sic] with the distinction of class valedictorian.
Upon completion of his education, Mr. Acenowr settled in Norwich and established the Service Pharmacy in partnership with the late Theron J. Hust. He maintained an ownership role in the Service Pharmacy for 25 years and continued as an active pharmacist there until his death.
Mr. Acenowr was a direct descendant of the French Huguenots who settled in the country in the early 1600s to escape religious persecution, and he contributed actively in maintaining the Huguenot heritage through membership in the Terwilliger Family Association Society based in New Paltz.
A master craftsman, Mr. Acenowr was well known in the area for his cabinetmaking.
At the time of his death, he was a member of the Chenango Lake Association and formerly active in the Kiwanis Club as well as several professional organizations including the Pharamcal [sic] Association of New York and the Tri-County Pharmacal Association.
For the last several years one of his favorite avocations was as a ham operator.
Born August 28, 1933, in Candor, he was a son of Leonard and Helen Kyle Acenowr.
On Aug. 20, 1955, in Norwich, he married Jill Ryan. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law; one son and daughter-in-law; four grandchildren; three nieces; and one nephew.
Funeral services for Mr. Acenowr will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Fahy Funeral Home of Norwich. The Rev. Dr. Nevario "Bud" Masters, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Norwich, will officiate.
Burial will be at a later date in the Mt. Hope Cemetery of Norwich.
Friends may call at the Fahy Funeral Home Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1991, from 2-4 and from 7-9 p.m.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Norwich Emergency Squad, 31 East Main, Norwich; the American Heart Association, Box 128, Norwich or to the American Lung Association, 23 South St., Utica.
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PFC James K Acenowr, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G Acenowr, 6 Cushman Street, New Berlin, is participating in field problems and manuevers in Germany with the first Division. A 1953 graduate of Broome County Technical Institute, he was employed until he entered the Army in November 1953, at the Solvay plant in Syracuse.
(Published in the Binghamton Press; Binghamton, NY; 20 Feb 1955 pg 5-C col 3)
Mr. Acenowr was born in Candor and raised in Norwich, graduating with the Norwich High School Class of 1951. During his high school years, he had been very active in sports participating in varsity football as well as serving as captain of the varsity tennis team.
Following high school, he attended Broome Tech and after receiving his asociate's degree, served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
Following his military service, he continued his college education graduating in 1961 from the Albany College of Pharamacy [sic] with the distinction of class valedictorian.
Upon completion of his education, Mr. Acenowr settled in Norwich and established the Service Pharmacy in partnership with the late Theron J. Hust. He maintained an ownership role in the Service Pharmacy for 25 years and continued as an active pharmacist there until his death.
Mr. Acenowr was a direct descendant of the French Huguenots who settled in the country in the early 1600s to escape religious persecution, and he contributed actively in maintaining the Huguenot heritage through membership in the Terwilliger Family Association Society based in New Paltz.
A master craftsman, Mr. Acenowr was well known in the area for his cabinetmaking.
At the time of his death, he was a member of the Chenango Lake Association and formerly active in the Kiwanis Club as well as several professional organizations including the Pharamcal [sic] Association of New York and the Tri-County Pharmacal Association.
For the last several years one of his favorite avocations was as a ham operator.
Born August 28, 1933, in Candor, he was a son of Leonard and Helen Kyle Acenowr.
On Aug. 20, 1955, in Norwich, he married Jill Ryan. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law; one son and daughter-in-law; four grandchildren; three nieces; and one nephew.
Funeral services for Mr. Acenowr will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Fahy Funeral Home of Norwich. The Rev. Dr. Nevario "Bud" Masters, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Norwich, will officiate.
Burial will be at a later date in the Mt. Hope Cemetery of Norwich.
Friends may call at the Fahy Funeral Home Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1991, from 2-4 and from 7-9 p.m.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Norwich Emergency Squad, 31 East Main, Norwich; the American Heart Association, Box 128, Norwich or to the American Lung Association, 23 South St., Utica.
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PFC James K Acenowr, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G Acenowr, 6 Cushman Street, New Berlin, is participating in field problems and manuevers in Germany with the first Division. A 1953 graduate of Broome County Technical Institute, he was employed until he entered the Army in November 1953, at the Solvay plant in Syracuse.
(Published in the Binghamton Press; Binghamton, NY; 20 Feb 1955 pg 5-C col 3)
NORWICH-James K. Acenowr, 57, of 5 Terrace St. Norwich, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, Jan. 19, 1991, at his home after suffering a heart attack.
Mr. Acenowr was born in Candor and raised in Norwich, graduating with the Norwich High School Class of 1951. During his high school years, he had been very active in sports participating in varsity football as well as serving as captain of the varsity tennis team.
Following high school, he attended Broome Tech and after receiving his asociate's degree, served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
Following his military service, he continued his college education graduating in 1961 from the Albany College of Pharamacy [sic] with the distinction of class valedictorian.
Upon completion of his education, Mr. Acenowr settled in Norwich and established the Service Pharmacy in partnership with the late Theron J. Hust. He maintained an ownership role in the Service Pharmacy for 25 years and continued as an active pharmacist there until his death.
Mr. Acenowr was a direct descendant of the French Huguenots who settled in the country in the early 1600s to escape religious persecution, and he contributed actively in maintaining the Huguenot heritage through membership in the Terwilliger Family Association Society based in New Paltz.
A master craftsman, Mr. Acenowr was well known in the area for his cabinetmaking.
At the time of his death, he was a member of the Chenango Lake Association and formerly active in the Kiwanis Club as well as several professional organizations including the Pharamcal [sic] Association of New York and the Tri-County Pharmacal Association.
For the last several years one of his favorite avocations was as a ham operator.
Born August 28, 1933, in Candor, he was a son of Leonard and Helen Kyle Acenowr.
On Aug. 20, 1955, in Norwich, he married Jill Ryan. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law; one son and daughter-in-law; four grandchildren; three nieces; and one nephew.
Funeral services for Mr. Acenowr will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Fahy Funeral Home of Norwich. The Rev. Dr. Nevario "Bud" Masters, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Norwich, will officiate.
Burial will be at a later date in the Mt. Hope Cemetery of Norwich.
Friends may call at the Fahy Funeral Home Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1991, from 2-4 and from 7-9 p.m.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Norwich Emergency Squad, 31 East Main, Norwich; the American Heart Association, Box 128, Norwich or to the American Lung Association, 23 South St., Utica.
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PFC James K Acenowr, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G Acenowr, 6 Cushman Street, New Berlin, is participating in field problems and manuevers in Germany with the first Division. A 1953 graduate of Broome County Technical Institute, he was employed until he entered the Army in November 1953, at the Solvay plant in Syracuse.
(Published in the Binghamton Press; Binghamton, NY; 20 Feb 1955 pg 5-C col 3)
Mr. Acenowr was born in Candor and raised in Norwich, graduating with the Norwich High School Class of 1951. During his high school years, he had been very active in sports participating in varsity football as well as serving as captain of the varsity tennis team.
Following high school, he attended Broome Tech and after receiving his asociate's degree, served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
Following his military service, he continued his college education graduating in 1961 from the Albany College of Pharamacy [sic] with the distinction of class valedictorian.
Upon completion of his education, Mr. Acenowr settled in Norwich and established the Service Pharmacy in partnership with the late Theron J. Hust. He maintained an ownership role in the Service Pharmacy for 25 years and continued as an active pharmacist there until his death.
Mr. Acenowr was a direct descendant of the French Huguenots who settled in the country in the early 1600s to escape religious persecution, and he contributed actively in maintaining the Huguenot heritage through membership in the Terwilliger Family Association Society based in New Paltz.
A master craftsman, Mr. Acenowr was well known in the area for his cabinetmaking.
At the time of his death, he was a member of the Chenango Lake Association and formerly active in the Kiwanis Club as well as several professional organizations including the Pharamcal [sic] Association of New York and the Tri-County Pharmacal Association.
For the last several years one of his favorite avocations was as a ham operator.
Born August 28, 1933, in Candor, he was a son of Leonard and Helen Kyle Acenowr.
On Aug. 20, 1955, in Norwich, he married Jill Ryan. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law; one son and daughter-in-law; four grandchildren; three nieces; and one nephew.
Funeral services for Mr. Acenowr will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Fahy Funeral Home of Norwich. The Rev. Dr. Nevario "Bud" Masters, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Norwich, will officiate.
Burial will be at a later date in the Mt. Hope Cemetery of Norwich.
Friends may call at the Fahy Funeral Home Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1991, from 2-4 and from 7-9 p.m.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Norwich Emergency Squad, 31 East Main, Norwich; the American Heart Association, Box 128, Norwich or to the American Lung Association, 23 South St., Utica.
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PFC James K Acenowr, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G Acenowr, 6 Cushman Street, New Berlin, is participating in field problems and manuevers in Germany with the first Division. A 1953 graduate of Broome County Technical Institute, he was employed until he entered the Army in November 1953, at the Solvay plant in Syracuse.
(Published in the Binghamton Press; Binghamton, NY; 20 Feb 1955 pg 5-C col 3)
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