Robert W. Pratt
1931 - 2011 (79 years)-
Name Robert W. Pratt Birth 8 Nov 1931 Gender Male Death 27 Sep 2011 Person ID I55701 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father Harold Pratt, b. 1906, Orwell Twp., Oswego County, New York 
d. 3 Mar 1997, Cicero, Onondaga County, New York (Age 91 years) Relationship natural Mother Minnie Colwell, b. 1907, Ellisburg Twp., Jefferson County, New York d. Dec 1996, Cicero, Onondaga County, New York (Age 89 years) Relationship natural Marriage 29 Jun 1927 Family ID F1289 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Children 1. Melissa Joy Pratt 2. Robert G. Pratt Family ID F29687 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - Robert W. Pratt, age 79, life resident of Orwell, passed away Tuesday at Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown. Robert was born November 8, 1931 in Watertown, the son of Harold and Minnie Colwell Pratt. He graduated from Sandy Creek High School in 1950, and he served in the United States Army from 1954 until 1956. Robert married Nancy Adsit on October 11, 1958. He was employed by Schoeller Technical Paper in Pulaski for 30 years, retiring in 1993. He was previously employed by Family Bargain Center in Watertown. Robert was a member of the Orwell Union Church and the Robert Edwards American Legion Post #358 in Pulaski. He was also a member and former chief of the Orwell Volunteer Fire Department for over 50 years. Robert was also a former Assessor for the Town of Orwell. Surviving: wife, Nancy J.; one daughter, Melissa J. (Douglas) Walker of Orwell; one son, Robert G. Pratt of Orwell; three sisters, Marilyn Griffis of Cicero, Shirley Emm of Baldwinsville, and Brenda Smith of Pulaski; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at the Foster-Hax Funeral Home, 52 Park Street, Pulaski, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Orwell with Reverend Elizabeth Mowry officiating. Calling hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the Orwell Fire Department, PO Box 192, Orwell, NY 13426.
Published in Syracuse Post Standard on September 29, 2011
- Robert W. Pratt, age 79, life resident of Orwell, passed away Tuesday at Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown. Robert was born November 8, 1931 in Watertown, the son of Harold and Minnie Colwell Pratt. He graduated from Sandy Creek High School in 1950, and he served in the United States Army from 1954 until 1956. Robert married Nancy Adsit on October 11, 1958. He was employed by Schoeller Technical Paper in Pulaski for 30 years, retiring in 1993. He was previously employed by Family Bargain Center in Watertown. Robert was a member of the Orwell Union Church and the Robert Edwards American Legion Post #358 in Pulaski. He was also a member and former chief of the Orwell Volunteer Fire Department for over 50 years. Robert was also a former Assessor for the Town of Orwell. Surviving: wife, Nancy J.; one daughter, Melissa J. (Douglas) Walker of Orwell; one son, Robert G. Pratt of Orwell; three sisters, Marilyn Griffis of Cicero, Shirley Emm of Baldwinsville, and Brenda Smith of Pulaski; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at the Foster-Hax Funeral Home, 52 Park Street, Pulaski, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Orwell with Reverend Elizabeth Mowry officiating. Calling hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the Orwell Fire Department, PO Box 192, Orwell, NY 13426.