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Curtis Lyle Talbot obituary
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Glenice Talbot Goldsmith obituary
- [S142] Newspaper Article, The Times Union (Albany, NY), 1 Nov 2005.
George F. Goldsmith Sr., 81, a former longtime Herkimer and Richfield Springs resident and most recently of London Towers, Ilion, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2005 at the Mohawk Valley Nursing Home, Ilion.
He was born March 25, 1924 in Yorkville, N.Y., the son of the late Henry and Ruth (Myers) Goldsmith and was a graduate of Herkimer High School. He was married to the former Glenice Talbot, who preceded him in death in 1996. Mr. Goldmsith was a World War II Army veteran, enlisting on December 3, 1942 and was honorably discharged on January 15, 1946 with the rank of corporal, serving in the Burma Campaign. George was last employed at Remington Arms. Prior to that he worked for 26 years at the former Univac in Utica and at one time he worked at the former Remington Rand.
Mr. Goldsmith was a member of the Annunciation Church in Ilion. George was a singer for the Ilion Moose Lodge Men's Chorus and was a 50 year member of the Richfield Springs Fireman's Exempt Association, captain of the emergency squad, past president of the Herkimer County Volunteer Firemen's Association, the Richfield Springs Volunteer Fire Department and Scuba Rescue Squad and the Richfield Springs V.F.W.
Survivors include a son, George F. Goldsmith Jr. and his wife Jeanne of Latham, N.Y.; two daughters, Donna Trantham and her husband Doyle of Hendersonville, N.C. and Susan Mack and her husband Reverend Arthur Mack of Westland, Mich.; two brothers, Paul Goldsmith and his wife Gerry of Newport and Charles Goldsmith and his wife Betty of Utica; four sisters, Patricia Buttimer and her husband Thomas of Savannah, Ga., Ruth Stefanovich and her husband Stefan of Cambridge, N.Y., Sister Mary Jogues (Joan) of North Syracuse and Gertrude Lenczewski and her husband Leo of Jacksonville, Fla.; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins and in-laws, James Dougherty of Herkimer and Lois Goldsmith of Mohawk. He was predeceased by a sister, Ann Dougherty and two brothers, Harold and his wife Nancy and Henry Goldsmith and his loving companion, Addie Jewell.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff of the Mohawk Valley Nursing Home for the care shown to George during his stay there.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2005 at 9:15 a.m. from the Enea Family Funeral Home, Main St., (between Ilion & Frankfort) and at 10:00 a.m. from the Annunciation Church in Ilion, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Reverend Anthony M. Barratt, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Saratoga National Cemetery, Friday, November 4, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. with full military honors. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 from 4-8 p.m. To add to George's on-line memorial please go to
eneafamilyfuneralhomes.com
In lieu of flowers please make all memorial contributions to the American Heart Association. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
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