Mary Orpha Villeneuve

1929 - 2015  (85 years)

• Name	Mary Orpha Villeneuve  [1]
  Birth	24 Dec 1929	Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Oct 2015	Carthage, Jefferson County, New York, USA   [1]
  Burial	Richland, Oswego County, New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I49181	Stewartsny
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Rudolph Villeneuve,   b. Abt 1890, Lancaster, Ontario, Canada d. 1965, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hester Anna Marsaw,   b. 9 Aug 1895, Pulaski, Oswego, New York d. Watertown, Jefferson County, New York
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F15842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edwin Franklin Ned Gregory,   b. 19 Jan 1919, Ellisburg Twp., Jefferson County, New York d. 4 Jul 1980, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	8 Jul 1969
  Family ID	F15794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Mary O. Villeneuve Gregory - December 24, 1929 - October 3, 2015. Daughter of Joseph Rudolph and Hester Anna Marsaw Villeneuve. Wife of Edwin Franklin Gregory. Newspaper Obituary - Saturday, October 3, 2015 Syracuse Post-Standard - Syracuse, New York - Mary O. Gregory, aged 85, resident of West Carthage, formerly of Pulaski passed away Saturday at Carthage Area Hospital. Mary resided in Pulaski from 1967 until 2003, and had previously lived most of her life in Watertown. She was born December 24, 1929 in Watertown, the daughter of Rudolph and Hester Marsaw Villeneuve. She graduated from Copenhagen Central School in 1947 and Watertown School of Commerce in 1949. Mary married Ned Gregory on July 8, 1967 and he passed away July 4, 1980. She worked at Pulaski Sales and Service from 1968 until 1989 and had previously been employed by Faichney Instrument Corporation in Watertown from 1949 until 1968. Mary was also employed by the Pulaski Public Library on Green Thumb program and as a Library Clerk for eight years. Mary was a member of the Watertown YMCA and its Tuesday Night Business & Professional Women's Club, the YMCA Dart Baseball Team and Women's Dart Baseball League, and a former member of the Board of Directors and various committees. She was a charter member of the Northern Choral Society of Ashbury Methodist Church in Watertown and for several years a member of the North Country Music Society. Mary was a member of the Pulaski Congregational Church, and long-time member of the Diaconate and Church Council. She was a member of the Pulaski Historical Society and the Half-Shire Historical Society. Mary also volunteered at the Ainsworth Library in Sandy Creek. Surviving are one sister, Shirley (Herbert) St. Louis of Copenhagen, one step-daughter, Vera M. Gregory of Watertown and several step-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, October 5, at the Foster-Hax Funeral Home, 52 Park Street, Pulaski with burial in Richland Cemetery. A calling hour will be held from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the service. Donations may be made to the Pulaski Congregational Church, 27 Lake Street, Pulaski, New York 13142 or Friends of the Pulaski Public Library.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1021] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;;;). Record for Mary O. Gregory http:search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=126382545&indiv=try