Norman W. Pelkey
Born: July 15, 1987
Died: July 20, 1917
Married: Helen Walton
Children: Norman R. Pelkey, Francis Pelkey, Jacqueline Olsen, Kathleen Pelkey, Helen Luzzi, Sandra Ohmann, Michael Gibson
Norman W. Pelkey
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 16, 1987
Norman W. Pelkey
SARANAC LAKE — Norman W. Pelkey, 69, of 54 Dorsey St., died Wednesday, July 15, at the General Hospital of Saranac Lake.
He was born July 20, 1917, in Champlain, the son of Frank and Emma (Lorrain) Pelkey.
He was employed as a painter for Wood Brothers Paint Shop of Saranac Lake for 40 years, retiring in 1986.
Mr. Pelkey was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army, and a member of the local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, the former Helen Walton of Saranac Lake; two sons, Norman of Paragould, Ark., and Francis of Saranac Lake; and five daughters, Jacqueline Olsen, Manassas, Va.; Kathleen Pelkey, Boulder, Colo.; and Helen Luzzi, Sandra Ohmann and Michael Gibson, all of Saranac Lake.
Also surviving are four sisters, Ora Webb of Saranac Lake, Theresa LaFountain of Sciota, Edna Barry of Rochester and Pearl Hough of Bloomingdale; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will take place from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Fortune Funeral Home. A Bible vigil service is scheduled for 3 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Bernard’s Church with the Rev. Ray Moreau officiating.
Burial will be in St. Bernard’s Cemetery.
Donations in Mr. Pelkey’s memory may be made in care of the funeral home to the Saranac Lake Rescue Squad.