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- OBITUARY: Gerald E. Orton, 65; was Greene Twp. farmer.
Gerald E. Orton, 65, R.D. 1, Townhall Road, Wattsburg, died Wednesday morning at Hamot Medical Center following a short illness.
A resident of Greene Township all his life, he was born in East Greene Twp. on June 12, 1914, a son of the late Edward A. and Augusta B. Vogt Orton.
Mr. Orton operated a dairy farm in East Greene Twp. with his brother Lent all his life, retiring three years ago.
He was a member of the Lowville United Methodist Church, a former member of the East Greene United Presbyterian Church for many years, and a member of the Phillipsville Grange and the Pa. Farmers Association.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Barton Orton; a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Noreen) Stein of Columbia, MO.; two brothers, Lent O. and Willard E. Orton, both of RD 2, Wattsburg; two stepsons, Vernon Barton of Memphis, Tenn., and Walter Barton of New York City; a grandson and two nieces.
His first wife, Florence E. Henderson Orton, died December 5, 1973.
Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home, 2926 Pine Ave. Erie, handled the arrangements with Rev. Paul Thomas of the Lowville United Methodist Church officiating.
Burial in Wales Cemetery.
Our Community lost a good neighbor and a dear friend with the passing of Gerald Orton, 65, who had been a resident of East Greene most of his life. He and his wife, Helen, since their marriage had been residents of Lowville. Gerald lived high atop a here in East Greene as long as I can remember with his brother, Lent, tilled the soil from sun-up to sun-down; a harder working man you'll never find. Lent will continue to operate the farm only on a smaller scale. Gerald's wife, Helen. survives and they had been married four years on the 11th of October. Also surviving are his daughter, Noreen Stein, of Columbia, Mo., and his grandson, Sean O'Donovan; two brothers, Lent & Willard, of Venango Twp., (Church Bulleton)
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1914 - 1979 (65 years)