William Henry Wheatley
Sex: M
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Birth: 13 Feb 1927 - Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY
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Death: 3 Jul 2011 - Norway, , NY
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Events
• Obituary, The Times, 5 Jul 2011
William Henry Wheatley
The Times
Posted Jul 05, 2011 @ 06:29 AM
NORWAY, N.Y. \emdash
William Henry Wheatley, 84, of Newport-Gray Road, died at home on Sunday, July 3, 2011 with his loving family by his side.
He was born on February 13, 1927 in Brooklyn, the son of the late William Marshall and Gladys (Gilhaus) Wheatley. He attended Newtown Vocational High School on Long Island. Bill moved to this area in 1948 when his family purchased the VanVechten/Primeau farm in the Town of Norway. He left the occupation of farming in 1969 and held various jobs including Remington Arms, St. Elizabeth Hospital and retired from the Town of Norway Highway Department in 1985. Bill was an avid collector of firearms and enjoyed gunsmithing especially in his retirement.
He married Helen Diana Becraft on November 22, 1958 in Newport. Besides his wife, he leaves one son, William Wheatley and his wife, Doreen of Norway; two daughters, Lisa Wheatley of Herkimer and Jim Sullivan and Ann Quinn and her husband, Neil of Norway; two sons-in-law, Richard Haubert of Newport and Joseph Tomaino of Schuyler; and six grandchildren, Nicole Tomaino, Colleen and Matthew Haubert, Lindsey Wheatley, Caroline Roberts and William Wheatley. He was predeceased by his parents in 1960 and by his daughter, Nancy Wheatley-Haubert in 2000.
Friends and relatives are invited to call at the home of the family on Newport-Gray Road in Norway on Thursday, July 7th from 5 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions to Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 4277 Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford, NY 13413 or Herkimer County Humane Society, P. O. Box 73, Mohawk, NY 13407.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Autenrith Funeral Home, Newport.
Online tributes at www.autenrithfuneral.com.
Spouses and Children
1. *Helen Diana Becraft