Obituary for Barbara Helen Conklin
Danforth, ME – Barbara Helen Conklin, 94, a thirty-nine year resident of Danforth, ME and a thirty-six year resident of Wingdale, NY died peacefully on Friday, August 19, 2022 at Madigan Estates Nursing Home in Houlton, ME. Mrs. Conklin began her career with New York State in 1947 at the former Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Wingdale, NY where she worked as a Supervising Pharmacy Technician in Building H for over 36 years. She retired on her birthday in 1983.
Born January 11, 1928 in Greenfield, Massachusetts she was the daughter of the late Erving and Mae (Simonds) Fiske. She was a graduate of Berlin, CT area schools. Following the Second World War, she married PFC William Douglas Conklin in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Their loving marriage lasted nearly forty-nine years. Mr. Conklin died on March 23, 1995. Mrs. Conklin was a longtime parishioner of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Pawling, NY and Weston Community Church in Weston, ME. She was also a member of the CSEA. She enjoyed spending the winter in Florida with her husband for many years and summering at her home in Danforth and her camp on East Grand Lake in Weston. She traveled extensively with her family and extended family when her children were young and loved to sunbathe on the beach. She also enjoyed riding her Ski-Doo on winter vacations in Maine, Partridge hunting with her trusty .410 shotgun and fishing for landlocked salmon on the waters in Maine. She loved visiting her family in New York every Thanksgiving and would often stay with her grandson for weeks at a time. She loved a good Hires root beer float and was never far away from her ever present glass of ginger ale or cup of tea. In her later years she enjoyed crossword and word search puzzles and watching the New England Patriots on television. WE ALL LOVE YOU “BUNGE”.
She is survived by three sons, Douglas J. Conklin and his wife Maureen of Wingdale, Brian K. Conklin and his companion Charissa Hagerty of Bangor, ME and Jeffrey E. Conklin and his companion Lynn Daniels of Danforth; her grandchildren, Scott D. Conklin and his wife Robin of Dover Plains, NY, Brad J. Conklin and his wife Melissa of Dover Plains, Christopher J. Conklin of Wingdale, Shannon Conklin and her companion Matt Elliott of Salisbury, CT, Christa M. Brenner of Pine Plains, NY, Jennifer Conklin-Wiles and her husband Jamie of Weston, William Conklin of Patten, ME and John Shaw and his wife Missy of Weston; her great grandchildren, Tyler and Colton Conklin, Logan Conklin and Alexis Barton, Cody Wiles and Parker Elliott and Alexandria Edwards and Erica Shaw and several nieces and nephews and many friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her loving nephew, Charles “Bits” Fiske and his wife Marie of Charleston, RI and her siblings; Betty, Evelyn, Doris, Dorothy, Olive, Ruth, Mildred, Robert, Brenton, Gordon, Stanley, Charles and Herbert.
Calling hours will take place on Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 10-11am at the Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY. A funeral service will be held at 11am at the funeral home. Pastor William Mayhew will officiate. Burial will follow at South Dover Rural Cemetery, Wingdale, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to the J.H. Ketcham Hose Company, P.O. Box 706, Dover Plains, NY 12522. To send an online condolence to the family, please visit www.conklinfuneralhome.com
Born January 11, 1928 in Greenfield, Massachusetts she was the daughter of the late Erving and Mae (Simonds) Fiske. She was a graduate of Berlin, CT area schools. Following the Second World War, she married PFC William Douglas Conklin in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Their loving marriage lasted nearly forty-nine years. Mr. Conklin died on March 23, 1995. Mrs. Conklin was a longtime parishioner of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Pawling, NY and Weston Community Church in Weston, ME. She was also a member of the CSEA. She enjoyed spending the winter in Florida with her husband for many years and summering at her home in Danforth and her camp on East Grand Lake in Weston. She traveled extensively with her family and extended family when her children were young and loved to sunbathe on the beach. She also enjoyed riding her Ski-Doo on winter vacations in Maine, Partridge hunting with her trusty .410 shotgun and fishing for landlocked salmon on the waters in Maine. She loved visiting her family in New York every Thanksgiving and would often stay with her grandson for weeks at a time. She loved a good Hires root beer float and was never far away from her ever present glass of ginger ale or cup of tea. In her later years she enjoyed crossword and word search puzzles and watching the New England Patriots on television. WE ALL LOVE YOU “BUNGE”.
She is survived by three sons, Douglas J. Conklin and his wife Maureen of Wingdale, Brian K. Conklin and his companion Charissa Hagerty of Bangor, ME and Jeffrey E. Conklin and his companion Lynn Daniels of Danforth; her grandchildren, Scott D. Conklin and his wife Robin of Dover Plains, NY, Brad J. Conklin and his wife Melissa of Dover Plains, Christopher J. Conklin of Wingdale, Shannon Conklin and her companion Matt Elliott of Salisbury, CT, Christa M. Brenner of Pine Plains, NY, Jennifer Conklin-Wiles and her husband Jamie of Weston, William Conklin of Patten, ME and John Shaw and his wife Missy of Weston; her great grandchildren, Tyler and Colton Conklin, Logan Conklin and Alexis Barton, Cody Wiles and Parker Elliott and Alexandria Edwards and Erica Shaw and several nieces and nephews and many friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her loving nephew, Charles “Bits” Fiske and his wife Marie of Charleston, RI and her siblings; Betty, Evelyn, Doris, Dorothy, Olive, Ruth, Mildred, Robert, Brenton, Gordon, Stanley, Charles and Herbert.
Calling hours will take place on Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 10-11am at the Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY. A funeral service will be held at 11am at the funeral home. Pastor William Mayhew will officiate. Burial will follow at South Dover Rural Cemetery, Wingdale, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to the J.H. Ketcham Hose Company, P.O. Box 706, Dover Plains, NY 12522. To send an online condolence to the family, please visit www.conklinfuneralhome.com