Betty Ball Dolan, 95, passed away on July 15, 2022. She was born on February 11, 1927 at the farm house in Litchfield, N.Y., a daughter of the late Hartley Howard and Pearl Davies Ball.
She attended Days Corners one room school and graduated from West Winfield Central High School with the class of 1943.
She loved the farm and was very involved in all the farm work. In 1947 her folks sold the farm and moved to Washington Mills. In 1943 she left the farm to her next love, her banking career at the Citizens First National Bank in Frankfort. She was part of three mergers, Oneida National Bank Utica, Norstar Bank and Fleet Norstar Bank from which she retired after 47 years. While at Citizens she was promoted to cashier. With Oneida National she was the first female to be named Assistant Vice President. During her career she was a graduate of the American Institute of Banking and earned a number credits at MVCC. She was a member of the NY State Bankers Association, serving as chairwoman of the Women's Commission of Herkimer County. She was a member and past president of the National Association of Bank Women of Central NY. Betty was very active in her banking career. She loved her work and her customers. When she retired she became a member of the Seniors Young at Heart in Frankfort where she enjoyed good times and travels with friends.
Betty was a member of the Norwich Corners Presbyterian Church for over 68 years and in 1996 became a part of starting and organizing the Faith in Christ Fellowship Church on Oneida St. in Chadwicks. She was so happy with the Lord's work in the church. She had a great faith, loved the Lord and her church family. She was a member, director and treasurer of the Norwich Corners Cemetery, a member of the Ilion Garden Club, the Young at Heart Seniors, a member and past treasurer of the Evening Star Order of the Eastern Star in Ilion and a dual member with Valley Stars OES in Sauquoit. She was Past District Deputy of the Lewis Oneida District OES. In 2017 she received her 70 year pin.
Betty loved sports. In her younger years she played on the Chadwicks Girls Softball team. She enjoyed bowling at Orchard Hall, Bridgewater Bowling Alley and the Aurora Bowling Alley in New Hartford. Betty really love to golf at Sauquoit Knolls and at CJ Grygiel's Pine Hills. She was a great Giants and Yankees fan and an Iowa State fan where her great nephew is a coach. She was in her veggie and flower gardens much of her spare time. Always digging up the lawn to put in more flowers. She had many birdhouses for all her numerous birds. She sure enjoyed watching them.
Betty was married in 1953 to Burton Cameron in Clayville.
She moved back to Washington Mills in 1966.
On February 3, 2001 she was married to A. Frank Dolan in the Ilion Methodist Church by Rev. Robert Wollaber. They shared 16 wonderful, happy years together before his passing on January 31, 2017.
They had a great time together traveling and enjoying life. Just too short. Both she and Frank loved their cocker spaniel Dolly and their schnauzer, Zack. Each one was always with them and they especially loved riding in the car.
Betty is survived by 16 loving nieces and nephews who have been the love of her life and a great part of her life; Guy and Mary Wilcox, Gary and Julie Wilcox, Gregg and Jo Wilcox, Beverly and Kirby Batdorf, Dennis and Renee Ball, Denise Ball Heenan, Rebecca and George Trejos, Hartley Howie and Irene Ball, Mary Agnes and Jim Kovac, Patricia Ball, Catherine and Robert Burgin, Roberta and Michael Adamczyk, Michael and Linda Ball, Suzanne and Keith Hotaling, Bridget and Larry Gurdo and Thomas and Darcy Ball. She is also survived by 41 great nieces and nephews and 65 great-great nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her sister in law, Beverly Ball, a stepson, Dennis and Lori Dolan and step grandchildren, Jennifer, Alexis, Joel and step great-grandchildren, Jax and Kenzie.
A special part of her lifer were Robert and Frances Wood, longtime friends Suzie Smith and Nancy Melville. Frank always thought of his neighbor Terry Gollegly as a third son. Since his death, Terry and Lisa have cared for and watched over Betty like a mother so she was able to live at home.
Betty was predeceased by her parents, sister Florence and Bill Wilcox, brother Howard and Janet Ball, brother Gordon Ball, niece Barbara Wilcox Gordon, nephew John Daniel "Boonie" Ball and stepson Craig Dolan.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 25 at 10:00 at the Norwich Corners Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Norwich Corners Cemetery.
She attended Days Corners one room school and graduated from West Winfield Central High School with the class of 1943.
She loved the farm and was very involved in all the farm work. In 1947 her folks sold the farm and moved to Washington Mills. In 1943 she left the farm to her next love, her banking career at the Citizens First National Bank in Frankfort. She was part of three mergers, Oneida National Bank Utica, Norstar Bank and Fleet Norstar Bank from which she retired after 47 years. While at Citizens she was promoted to cashier. With Oneida National she was the first female to be named Assistant Vice President. During her career she was a graduate of the American Institute of Banking and earned a number credits at MVCC. She was a member of the NY State Bankers Association, serving as chairwoman of the Women's Commission of Herkimer County. She was a member and past president of the National Association of Bank Women of Central NY. Betty was very active in her banking career. She loved her work and her customers. When she retired she became a member of the Seniors Young at Heart in Frankfort where she enjoyed good times and travels with friends.
Betty was a member of the Norwich Corners Presbyterian Church for over 68 years and in 1996 became a part of starting and organizing the Faith in Christ Fellowship Church on Oneida St. in Chadwicks. She was so happy with the Lord's work in the church. She had a great faith, loved the Lord and her church family. She was a member, director and treasurer of the Norwich Corners Cemetery, a member of the Ilion Garden Club, the Young at Heart Seniors, a member and past treasurer of the Evening Star Order of the Eastern Star in Ilion and a dual member with Valley Stars OES in Sauquoit. She was Past District Deputy of the Lewis Oneida District OES. In 2017 she received her 70 year pin.
Betty loved sports. In her younger years she played on the Chadwicks Girls Softball team. She enjoyed bowling at Orchard Hall, Bridgewater Bowling Alley and the Aurora Bowling Alley in New Hartford. Betty really love to golf at Sauquoit Knolls and at CJ Grygiel's Pine Hills. She was a great Giants and Yankees fan and an Iowa State fan where her great nephew is a coach. She was in her veggie and flower gardens much of her spare time. Always digging up the lawn to put in more flowers. She had many birdhouses for all her numerous birds. She sure enjoyed watching them.
Betty was married in 1953 to Burton Cameron in Clayville.
She moved back to Washington Mills in 1966.
On February 3, 2001 she was married to A. Frank Dolan in the Ilion Methodist Church by Rev. Robert Wollaber. They shared 16 wonderful, happy years together before his passing on January 31, 2017.
They had a great time together traveling and enjoying life. Just too short. Both she and Frank loved their cocker spaniel Dolly and their schnauzer, Zack. Each one was always with them and they especially loved riding in the car.
Betty is survived by 16 loving nieces and nephews who have been the love of her life and a great part of her life; Guy and Mary Wilcox, Gary and Julie Wilcox, Gregg and Jo Wilcox, Beverly and Kirby Batdorf, Dennis and Renee Ball, Denise Ball Heenan, Rebecca and George Trejos, Hartley Howie and Irene Ball, Mary Agnes and Jim Kovac, Patricia Ball, Catherine and Robert Burgin, Roberta and Michael Adamczyk, Michael and Linda Ball, Suzanne and Keith Hotaling, Bridget and Larry Gurdo and Thomas and Darcy Ball. She is also survived by 41 great nieces and nephews and 65 great-great nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her sister in law, Beverly Ball, a stepson, Dennis and Lori Dolan and step grandchildren, Jennifer, Alexis, Joel and step great-grandchildren, Jax and Kenzie.
A special part of her lifer were Robert and Frances Wood, longtime friends Suzie Smith and Nancy Melville. Frank always thought of his neighbor Terry Gollegly as a third son. Since his death, Terry and Lisa have cared for and watched over Betty like a mother so she was able to live at home.
Betty was predeceased by her parents, sister Florence and Bill Wilcox, brother Howard and Janet Ball, brother Gordon Ball, niece Barbara Wilcox Gordon, nephew John Daniel "Boonie" Ball and stepson Craig Dolan.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 25 at 10:00 at the Norwich Corners Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Norwich Corners Cemetery.
Betty Ball Dolan, 95, passed away on July 15, 2022. She was born on February 11, 1927 at the farm house in Litchfield, N.Y., a daughter of the late Hartley Howard and Pearl Davies Ball.
She attended Days Corners one room school and graduated from West Winfield Central High School with the class of 1943.
She loved the farm and was very involved in all the farm work. In 1947 her folks sold the farm and moved to Washington Mills. In 1943 she left the farm to her next love, her banking career at the Citizens First National Bank in Frankfort. She was part of three mergers, Oneida National Bank Utica, Norstar Bank and Fleet Norstar Bank from which she retired after 47 years. While at Citizens she was promoted to cashier. With Oneida National she was the first female to be named Assistant Vice President. During her career she was a graduate of the American Institute of Banking and earned a number credits at MVCC. She was a member of the NY State Bankers Association, serving as chairwoman of the Women's Commission of Herkimer County. She was a member and past president of the National Association of Bank Women of Central NY. Betty was very active in her banking career. She loved her work and her customers. When she retired she became a member of the Seniors Young at Heart in Frankfort where she enjoyed good times and travels with friends.
Betty was a member of the Norwich Corners Presbyterian Church for over 68 years and in 1996 became a part of starting and organizing the Faith in Christ Fellowship Church on Oneida St. in Chadwicks. She was so happy with the Lord's work in the church. She had a great faith, loved the Lord and her church family. She was a member, director and treasurer of the Norwich Corners Cemetery, a member of the Ilion Garden Club, the Young at Heart Seniors, a member and past treasurer of the Evening Star Order of the Eastern Star in Ilion and a dual member with Valley Stars OES in Sauquoit. She was Past District Deputy of the Lewis Oneida District OES. In 2017 she received her 70 year pin.
Betty loved sports. In her younger years she played on the Chadwicks Girls Softball team. She enjoyed bowling at Orchard Hall, Bridgewater Bowling Alley and the Aurora Bowling Alley in New Hartford. Betty really love to golf at Sauquoit Knolls and at CJ Grygiel's Pine Hills. She was a great Giants and Yankees fan and an Iowa State fan where her great nephew is a coach. She was in her veggie and flower gardens much of her spare time. Always digging up the lawn to put in more flowers. She had many birdhouses for all her numerous birds. She sure enjoyed watching them.
Betty was married in 1953 to Burton Cameron in Clayville.
She moved back to Washington Mills in 1966.
On February 3, 2001 she was married to A. Frank Dolan in the Ilion Methodist Church by Rev. Robert Wollaber. They shared 16 wonderful, happy years together before his passing on January 31, 2017.
They had a great time together traveling and enjoying life. Just too short. Both she and Frank loved their cocker spaniel Dolly and their schnauzer, Zack. Each one was always with them and they especially loved riding in the car.
Betty is survived by 16 loving nieces and nephews who have been the love of her life and a great part of her life; Guy and Mary Wilcox, Gary and Julie Wilcox, Gregg and Jo Wilcox, Beverly and Kirby Batdorf, Dennis and Renee Ball, Denise Ball Heenan, Rebecca and George Trejos, Hartley Howie and Irene Ball, Mary Agnes and Jim Kovac, Patricia Ball, Catherine and Robert Burgin, Roberta and Michael Adamczyk, Michael and Linda Ball, Suzanne and Keith Hotaling, Bridget and Larry Gurdo and Thomas and Darcy Ball. She is also survived by 41 great nieces and nephews and 65 great-great nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her sister in law, Beverly Ball, a stepson, Dennis and Lori Dolan and step grandchildren, Jennifer, Alexis, Joel and step great-grandchildren, Jax and Kenzie.
A special part of her lifer were Robert and Frances Wood, longtime friends Suzie Smith and Nancy Melville. Frank always thought of his neighbor Terry Gollegly as a third son. Since his death, Terry and Lisa have cared for and watched over Betty like a mother so she was able to live at home.
Betty was predeceased by her parents, sister Florence and Bill Wilcox, brother Howard and Janet Ball, brother Gordon Ball, niece Barbara Wilcox Gordon, nephew John Daniel "Boonie" Ball and stepson Craig Dolan.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 25 at 10:00 at the Norwich Corners Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Norwich Corners Cemetery.
She attended Days Corners one room school and graduated from West Winfield Central High School with the class of 1943.
She loved the farm and was very involved in all the farm work. In 1947 her folks sold the farm and moved to Washington Mills. In 1943 she left the farm to her next love, her banking career at the Citizens First National Bank in Frankfort. She was part of three mergers, Oneida National Bank Utica, Norstar Bank and Fleet Norstar Bank from which she retired after 47 years. While at Citizens she was promoted to cashier. With Oneida National she was the first female to be named Assistant Vice President. During her career she was a graduate of the American Institute of Banking and earned a number credits at MVCC. She was a member of the NY State Bankers Association, serving as chairwoman of the Women's Commission of Herkimer County. She was a member and past president of the National Association of Bank Women of Central NY. Betty was very active in her banking career. She loved her work and her customers. When she retired she became a member of the Seniors Young at Heart in Frankfort where she enjoyed good times and travels with friends.
Betty was a member of the Norwich Corners Presbyterian Church for over 68 years and in 1996 became a part of starting and organizing the Faith in Christ Fellowship Church on Oneida St. in Chadwicks. She was so happy with the Lord's work in the church. She had a great faith, loved the Lord and her church family. She was a member, director and treasurer of the Norwich Corners Cemetery, a member of the Ilion Garden Club, the Young at Heart Seniors, a member and past treasurer of the Evening Star Order of the Eastern Star in Ilion and a dual member with Valley Stars OES in Sauquoit. She was Past District Deputy of the Lewis Oneida District OES. In 2017 she received her 70 year pin.
Betty loved sports. In her younger years she played on the Chadwicks Girls Softball team. She enjoyed bowling at Orchard Hall, Bridgewater Bowling Alley and the Aurora Bowling Alley in New Hartford. Betty really love to golf at Sauquoit Knolls and at CJ Grygiel's Pine Hills. She was a great Giants and Yankees fan and an Iowa State fan where her great nephew is a coach. She was in her veggie and flower gardens much of her spare time. Always digging up the lawn to put in more flowers. She had many birdhouses for all her numerous birds. She sure enjoyed watching them.
Betty was married in 1953 to Burton Cameron in Clayville.
She moved back to Washington Mills in 1966.
On February 3, 2001 she was married to A. Frank Dolan in the Ilion Methodist Church by Rev. Robert Wollaber. They shared 16 wonderful, happy years together before his passing on January 31, 2017.
They had a great time together traveling and enjoying life. Just too short. Both she and Frank loved their cocker spaniel Dolly and their schnauzer, Zack. Each one was always with them and they especially loved riding in the car.
Betty is survived by 16 loving nieces and nephews who have been the love of her life and a great part of her life; Guy and Mary Wilcox, Gary and Julie Wilcox, Gregg and Jo Wilcox, Beverly and Kirby Batdorf, Dennis and Renee Ball, Denise Ball Heenan, Rebecca and George Trejos, Hartley Howie and Irene Ball, Mary Agnes and Jim Kovac, Patricia Ball, Catherine and Robert Burgin, Roberta and Michael Adamczyk, Michael and Linda Ball, Suzanne and Keith Hotaling, Bridget and Larry Gurdo and Thomas and Darcy Ball. She is also survived by 41 great nieces and nephews and 65 great-great nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her sister in law, Beverly Ball, a stepson, Dennis and Lori Dolan and step grandchildren, Jennifer, Alexis, Joel and step great-grandchildren, Jax and Kenzie.
A special part of her lifer were Robert and Frances Wood, longtime friends Suzie Smith and Nancy Melville. Frank always thought of his neighbor Terry Gollegly as a third son. Since his death, Terry and Lisa have cared for and watched over Betty like a mother so she was able to live at home.
Betty was predeceased by her parents, sister Florence and Bill Wilcox, brother Howard and Janet Ball, brother Gordon Ball, niece Barbara Wilcox Gordon, nephew John Daniel "Boonie" Ball and stepson Craig Dolan.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 25 at 10:00 at the Norwich Corners Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Norwich Corners Cemetery.
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