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In Memory of
Dorothea R.
Holme
Holme
1927 - 2016
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Obituary for Dorothea R. Holme
Hebron – Dorothea Ruth (Silvernail) Holme, 89, a lifelong area resident, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at River Ridge at Avon following a lengthy illness. Dottie worked as an engineer for the Raytheon Corporation in Massachusetts for many years prior to her retirement.
Born July 2, 1927 in Millerton, NY she was the daughter of the late Russell Sage and Lydia (Schreiber) Silvernail. She attended high school at Roeliff Jansen Central School in Hillsdale, NY and received a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Albany. Dottie resided in Hebron, CT for nearly eighteen years and Harvard, MA for over twenty years.
Dottie was a longtime member of the Gilead Congregational Church in Hebron where she enjoyed singing in the choir and attending many church functions. She enjoyed spending time with her family and many friends and enjoyed doing yard work and crossword puzzles in her spare time. She will be dearly missed by her loving family and her many friends and caregivers at River Ridge.
Survivors include her two nieces, Gail Silvernail-Blood (Rick) of New Hartford and Terri Nunes (Dave) of Oldsmar, FL; two nephews, Wayne Silvernail (Lise) of Colchester and Mark Silvernail of Manchester; her cousin, Ruth Dunning of Vermont; six great nieces and a dear friend Wilma Suprynowicz. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her loving brother Russell S. Silvernail, Jr. and his wife Janet (Fitting) Silvernail of Glastonbury.
There are no calling hours. Private funeral services and burial will take place at Irondale Cemetery in Millerton, NY at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Children’s Tumor Foundation, 120 Wall St. 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005-3904. Arrangements are under the care of Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY 12546. To send an online condolence please visit www.conklinfuneralhome.com
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Born July 2, 1927 in Millerton, NY she was the daughter of the late Russell Sage and Lydia (Schreiber) Silvernail. She attended high school at Roeliff Jansen Central School in Hillsdale, NY and received a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Albany. Dottie resided in Hebron, CT for nearly eighteen years and Harvard, MA for over twenty years.
Dottie was a longtime member of the Gilead Congregational Church in Hebron where she enjoyed singing in the choir and attending many church functions. She enjoyed spending time with her family and many friends and enjoyed doing yard work and crossword puzzles in her spare time. She will be dearly missed by her loving family and her many friends and caregivers at River Ridge.
Survivors include her two nieces, Gail Silvernail-Blood (Rick) of New Hartford and Terri Nunes (Dave) of Oldsmar, FL; two nephews, Wayne Silvernail (Lise) of Colchester and Mark Silvernail of Manchester; her cousin, Ruth Dunning of Vermont; six great nieces and a dear friend Wilma Suprynowicz. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her loving brother Russell S. Silvernail, Jr. and his wife Janet (Fitting) Silvernail of Glastonbury.
There are no calling hours. Private funeral services and burial will take place at Irondale Cemetery in Millerton, NY at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Children’s Tumor Foundation, 120 Wall St. 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005-3904. Arrangements are under the care of Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY 12546. To send an online condolence please visit www.conklinfuneralhome.com
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