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Online Obituary for Arbirta "Birtie" Damrath |
| Name: |
Arbirta "Birtie" Damrath |
| Date of Birth: |
May 19, 1924 |
| Date Deceased: |
Jan 10, 2010 |
| Hometown: |
Hornell |
| Age: |
85 Years |
| Services: |
Services will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 11:00 AM |
| Services Location: |
Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home |
| Place
of Interment: |
Greenwood Cemetery |
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Obituary |
ARBIRTA "BIRTIE" DAMRATH
HORNELL-Arbirta "Birtie" Walden Damrath, 85, formerly of 457 Canisteo St., passed away quietly early Sunday morning (Jan. 10, 2010)
at the Seager-Bates Home in Hornell, after a long illness.
Born on Greenwood Hill in Andover on May 19, 1924 she was a daughter of the late Emery and Alice Loomis Walden. On June 5, 1965 she was married to Leo E. Damrath and they resided at 392 Duane St. in Hornell. Leo predeceased her on April 26, 1985 after 20 years of marriage. Besides her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by her four brothers, Leroy, Gerald, Clifford and William Walden; her two sisters, Pansy Walden and Alberta Walden and her stepson, Gerald Damrath.
Arbirta grew up on Greenwood Hill and attended Greenwood Central School and graduated from Andover Central School with the class of 1944. After graduation she was employed as a housekeeper and nursing aid until she began her employment in 1946 at the Kayser Glove Factory. A resident of Hornell since 1958 she was employed for Hickey-Freeman and later as a seamstress for Marion Rohr retiring in 1985 after 25 years of employment.
She was a faithful member of the former Spencer United Methodist Church, where she served on the Board of Trustees; and a member of the United Methodist Church in Hornell. For 49 years she was also a member of the women's Sally Marquis Fellowship group.
Arbirta loved reading, crocheting and making beautiful things for others. She will be especially remembered for cooking special dinners for her family and friends. She loved family outings, picnics and the Walden family get togethers. She especially enjoyed the Walden family band. Over the years Arbirta and her husband, Leo, enjoyed traveling and they took many road trips to see the country.
Her family includes her sister, Mary Walden Potter of Comanche, Iowa; her stepson, Edward (Mary) Damrath of Secaucus; her daughter-in-law, Marjorie Damrath of Hornell; also several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren and her many special nieces, nephews and cousins from Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Florida, Illinois and New York.
A special thank you to Theresa Bates of the Seager-Bates Home for her loving care over the past year.
Calling hours are from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell, where a funeral and committal service will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Marion Luce officiating. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Those wishing may contribute in her memory to the United Methodist Church, PO Box 308, Hornell, NY 14843. Envelopes for memorial contributions will be available at the funeral home.
Online condolences or remembrances of Arbirta are welcomed at www.bishopandjohnsonfuneralhome.com
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