Walter Allen Erskine

Walter Allen Erskine

Male 1883 - 1983  (99 years)


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  • Name Walter Allen Erskine 
    Birth 14 Apr 1883 
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Mar 1983 
    Person ID I33185  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father John C. Erskine,   b. 18 Apr 1849   d. 24 Aug 1939 (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Clara J. Simmonds,   b. 21 Jun 1848   d. 12 Jan 1914 (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F6091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Grace E. Williams 
    Family ID F10500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Walter Allen Erskine - April 14, 1883 - March 3, 1983. Son of John C. and Clara J. Simmonds Erskine Husband of Grace E. Williams Erskine. Married September 8, 1923. (Note: Grace is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oswego)

      Newspaper Obituary - Saturday, March 5, 1983 Palladium Times - Oswego, New York - Pulaski - Services for Walter A. Erskine, 99, of 7669 North Street, Pulaski, who died Thursday at Oswego Hospital after a brief illness, will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Foster-Hax Funeral Home, the Rev. Earl Smith officiating. Spring burial will be in South Richland Cemetery. Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 7385 Park Street, Pulaski. Mr. Erskine was born in Fernwood. He was valedictorian of the Pulaski Academy class of 1901 and graduated from Syracuse University in 1907. He was employed in Washington by the federal Special Services department, retiring in 1963. While in Washington, he was a violinist with the Gault String Ensemble. He returned to Pulaski in 1977. He was a member of Park United Methodist Church. He was a 75-year member of a Masonic Lodge in Washington. His wife, the former Grace Williams, died in 1955. Surviving is a niece, Mrs. E. Louisa Chumney of Pulaski.

      Class of 1902 PACS