BURLINGTON FLATS — Donald Hugh Colburn, 77, of Burlington Flats, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown.
He was born June 2, 1927, in Burlington Flats, the son of Howard and Pearl (Hickling) Colburn.
Donald married Frances (Benedetto) Colburn in 1954. She died in 1984.
He was a letter carrier with the United States Postal Service in the Seattle, Washington area until his retirement several years ago. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of the Lake City Elks Club, No. 1800 of Seattle, Wash., past-president of the Laebugten Salmon Chapter, founder and manager of the Deer Creek Hatchery, in Edmonds, Wash., the Lake City Sportsman's Club, the Seattle Poggie Club, and the North American Hunting Club. Donald was an avid Salmon fisherman and hunter.
Donald is survived by his daughter, Sister Aloysia Morelli of Dobbs Ferry; his sisters, Ruth Miller of Garrattsville, Margaret Crumb of Geneva, Wanda Tiffany of Buffalo, Sally Pickens and husband, Bud, of New Berlin, Jone Lum and husband, Elmer, of Edmeston, and Patricia Mahar of Texas. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Beverly Colburn, Josephine Colburn and his best friend, Mitch.
He was predeceased by his brothers Cecil, Fay, Kenneth, Edwin and Howard Colburn Jr. and a sister, Betty Walinski.
There will be no calling hours.
A memorial gathering will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 9, at the New Lisbon Community House in Garrattsville.
Donald's final resting place will be in Holyrood Cemetery, Edmonds, Wash.
Those who wish are asked to make contributions to the Catskill Area Hospice, 525 Main St. Oneonta, NY 13820 in his memory.
Funeral arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.
[Contributed by Ed (#48446427)]
Birth Date: Jun. 2, 1927
Birth Place: Edmeston, Otsego, NY, USA
Death Date: Jul. 6, 2004
Death Place: Arlington, Snohomish, WA, USA
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[Contributed by Bill Lawton (#48877388)]
Burial Date: August 2, 2004
He was born June 2, 1927, in Burlington Flats, the son of Howard and Pearl (Hickling) Colburn.
Donald married Frances (Benedetto) Colburn in 1954. She died in 1984.
He was a letter carrier with the United States Postal Service in the Seattle, Washington area until his retirement several years ago. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of the Lake City Elks Club, No. 1800 of Seattle, Wash., past-president of the Laebugten Salmon Chapter, founder and manager of the Deer Creek Hatchery, in Edmonds, Wash., the Lake City Sportsman's Club, the Seattle Poggie Club, and the North American Hunting Club. Donald was an avid Salmon fisherman and hunter.
Donald is survived by his daughter, Sister Aloysia Morelli of Dobbs Ferry; his sisters, Ruth Miller of Garrattsville, Margaret Crumb of Geneva, Wanda Tiffany of Buffalo, Sally Pickens and husband, Bud, of New Berlin, Jone Lum and husband, Elmer, of Edmeston, and Patricia Mahar of Texas. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Beverly Colburn, Josephine Colburn and his best friend, Mitch.
He was predeceased by his brothers Cecil, Fay, Kenneth, Edwin and Howard Colburn Jr. and a sister, Betty Walinski.
There will be no calling hours.
A memorial gathering will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 9, at the New Lisbon Community House in Garrattsville.
Donald's final resting place will be in Holyrood Cemetery, Edmonds, Wash.
Those who wish are asked to make contributions to the Catskill Area Hospice, 525 Main St. Oneonta, NY 13820 in his memory.
Funeral arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.
[Contributed by Ed (#48446427)]
Birth Date: Jun. 2, 1927
Birth Place: Edmeston, Otsego, NY, USA
Death Date: Jul. 6, 2004
Death Place: Arlington, Snohomish, WA, USA
Links to Parents
[Contributed by Bill Lawton (#48877388)]
Burial Date: August 2, 2004
BURLINGTON FLATS — Donald Hugh Colburn, 77, of Burlington Flats, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown.
He was born June 2, 1927, in Burlington Flats, the son of Howard and Pearl (Hickling) Colburn.
Donald married Frances (Benedetto) Colburn in 1954. She died in 1984.
He was a letter carrier with the United States Postal Service in the Seattle, Washington area until his retirement several years ago. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of the Lake City Elks Club, No. 1800 of Seattle, Wash., past-president of the Laebugten Salmon Chapter, founder and manager of the Deer Creek Hatchery, in Edmonds, Wash., the Lake City Sportsman's Club, the Seattle Poggie Club, and the North American Hunting Club. Donald was an avid Salmon fisherman and hunter.
Donald is survived by his daughter, Sister Aloysia Morelli of Dobbs Ferry; his sisters, Ruth Miller of Garrattsville, Margaret Crumb of Geneva, Wanda Tiffany of Buffalo, Sally Pickens and husband, Bud, of New Berlin, Jone Lum and husband, Elmer, of Edmeston, and Patricia Mahar of Texas. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Beverly Colburn, Josephine Colburn and his best friend, Mitch.
He was predeceased by his brothers Cecil, Fay, Kenneth, Edwin and Howard Colburn Jr. and a sister, Betty Walinski.
There will be no calling hours.
A memorial gathering will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 9, at the New Lisbon Community House in Garrattsville.
Donald's final resting place will be in Holyrood Cemetery, Edmonds, Wash.
Those who wish are asked to make contributions to the Catskill Area Hospice, 525 Main St. Oneonta, NY 13820 in his memory.
Funeral arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.
[Contributed by Ed (#48446427)]
Birth Date: Jun. 2, 1927
Birth Place: Edmeston, Otsego, NY, USA
Death Date: Jul. 6, 2004
Death Place: Arlington, Snohomish, WA, USA
Links to Parents
[Contributed by Bill Lawton (#48877388)]
Burial Date: August 2, 2004
He was born June 2, 1927, in Burlington Flats, the son of Howard and Pearl (Hickling) Colburn.
Donald married Frances (Benedetto) Colburn in 1954. She died in 1984.
He was a letter carrier with the United States Postal Service in the Seattle, Washington area until his retirement several years ago. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of the Lake City Elks Club, No. 1800 of Seattle, Wash., past-president of the Laebugten Salmon Chapter, founder and manager of the Deer Creek Hatchery, in Edmonds, Wash., the Lake City Sportsman's Club, the Seattle Poggie Club, and the North American Hunting Club. Donald was an avid Salmon fisherman and hunter.
Donald is survived by his daughter, Sister Aloysia Morelli of Dobbs Ferry; his sisters, Ruth Miller of Garrattsville, Margaret Crumb of Geneva, Wanda Tiffany of Buffalo, Sally Pickens and husband, Bud, of New Berlin, Jone Lum and husband, Elmer, of Edmeston, and Patricia Mahar of Texas. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Beverly Colburn, Josephine Colburn and his best friend, Mitch.
He was predeceased by his brothers Cecil, Fay, Kenneth, Edwin and Howard Colburn Jr. and a sister, Betty Walinski.
There will be no calling hours.
A memorial gathering will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 9, at the New Lisbon Community House in Garrattsville.
Donald's final resting place will be in Holyrood Cemetery, Edmonds, Wash.
Those who wish are asked to make contributions to the Catskill Area Hospice, 525 Main St. Oneonta, NY 13820 in his memory.
Funeral arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.
[Contributed by Ed (#48446427)]
Birth Date: Jun. 2, 1927
Birth Place: Edmeston, Otsego, NY, USA
Death Date: Jul. 6, 2004
Death Place: Arlington, Snohomish, WA, USA
Links to Parents
[Contributed by Bill Lawton (#48877388)]
Burial Date: August 2, 2004
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