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Richfield Springs, N.Y. —
Emerson Lamphere, “Sam,” age 79, of East James Street, passed away on Wednesday morning, Feb. 13, 2013, in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. His loving family was at his side.
He was born on May 14, 1933, in Edmeston, son of the late Frank and Flossi Allen Lamphere. A lifelong area resident, he was educated in Dolgeville Central School. Sam had owned his own dairy farm in Jordanville, drove school bus in Little Falls and had worked for the village of Richfield Springs. He retired in 2003. On Aug. 11, 1956, he was united in marriage with the former Esther Balderston in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Falls. He was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Richfield Springs. He was also a member of the Herkimer Farm Bureau.
Surviving are his devoted wife of fifty-six years, Esther; one son, James Lamphere, and a daughter, Patricia Lamphere, both of Richfield Springs; two brothers, Frank Lamphere and wife, Dorothy, of Fairfield, and Glenn Lamphere and wife, Jean, of Salisbury; two sisters, Isabelle Lee, of Dolgeville, and Margaret Williams, of Mohawk; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Douglas Lamphere; four brothers; and a sister.
Visiting hours for Mr. Lamphere will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. in J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 W. James St., Richfield Springs. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Richfield Springs, with the Reverend Matthew B. Wetsel, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Richfield Springs, later this spring.
Emerson Lamphere, “Sam,” age 79, of East James Street, passed away on Wednesday morning, Feb. 13, 2013, in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. His loving family was at his side.
He was born on May 14, 1933, in Edmeston, son of the late Frank and Flossi Allen Lamphere. A lifelong area resident, he was educated in Dolgeville Central School. Sam had owned his own dairy farm in Jordanville, drove school bus in Little Falls and had worked for the village of Richfield Springs. He retired in 2003. On Aug. 11, 1956, he was united in marriage with the former Esther Balderston in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Falls. He was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Richfield Springs. He was also a member of the Herkimer Farm Bureau.
Surviving are his devoted wife of fifty-six years, Esther; one son, James Lamphere, and a daughter, Patricia Lamphere, both of Richfield Springs; two brothers, Frank Lamphere and wife, Dorothy, of Fairfield, and Glenn Lamphere and wife, Jean, of Salisbury; two sisters, Isabelle Lee, of Dolgeville, and Margaret Williams, of Mohawk; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Douglas Lamphere; four brothers; and a sister.
Visiting hours for Mr. Lamphere will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. in J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 W. James St., Richfield Springs. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Richfield Springs, with the Reverend Matthew B. Wetsel, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Richfield Springs, later this spring.
