Stanley L. Ohmann
Born: November 27, 1925
Died: January 30, 2004
Married: Kathleen Minney (January 30, 1951)
Children: Bonnie Ohmann
Stanley "Sparky" Louis Ohmann was a World War II veteran. He was a son of Joseph Ohmann and Phoebe Ohmann of Pine Street.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, February 2, 2004
Stanley Ohmann
SARANAC LAKE — Stanley “Sparky” Ohmann, 78, of Lake Clear, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004 at his home.
Born in Saranac Lake on Nov. 27, 1925, he was the son of Joseph and Phoebe (Betters) Ohmann.
Mr. Ohmann attended Saranac Lake High School and completed his education at the Navy Service School. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving World War II as a Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class from 1943 to 1946. He later owned and operated a Mobil gas station on Upper Broadway in Saranac Lake for several years. He was employed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for 27 years as a mechanic in Saranac Inn until his retirement in 1986. Mr. Ohmann also worked as a caretaker for the Lincoln, Rockefeller and Harder families.
He married Kathleen Minney on Jan. 30, 1951.
He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting, canoeing and camping. He was also a past member of the Saranac Lake Lions Club and a member of the Saranac Lake Elks Club BPOE 1508. He was also an avid bowler and had bowled in the Elks League for more than 18 years.
He is survived by one daughter, Bonnie Ohmann of Marblehead, Mass.; one brother, Raymond Ohmann and his wife Hally of Saranac Lake; two cousins, Delores Kniskern of Albany and Mignon Kniskern of Florida, Fla.; two sisters-in-law, Marguerite Reyome of Saranac Lake and Hazel Strack of Ticonderoga; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his wife on Fe. 6, 1992 and two brothers, William and Joseph Ohmann.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. An Elks service will take place at 8 p.m. today, immediately followed by a Bible vigil service. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3 at St. John’s Church in Lake Clear with the Rev. Kevin McEwan officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery in Lake Clear in May.
Friends wishing to remember Stanley “Sparky” Ohmann may make memorial contributions to High Peaks Hospice or the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department Rescue Squad in care of the funeral home.
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