Walter E. Babbie
Born: February 11, 1913
Died: May 10, 1983
Married: Theresa Girard
Children:
Walter E. Babbie
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 11, 1983
Walter E. Babbie
SARANAC LAKE — Walter E. Babbie, 70, of Saranac Lake and Lake Leesburg, Fla., died yesterday in Lake Leesburg.
He was born Feb. 11, 1913, in Mooers, the son of Joseph and Emma (Vachereau) Babbie. Mr. Babbie was a World War II veteran. He had worked as a chef at Ray Brook State Hospital.
A life member of Elks BPOE 1508 in Saranac Lake, he was also a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8087 in Eustis, Fla.
Survivors include his wife, the former Theresa Girard of Lake Leesburg and Saranac Lake; two sisters, Carolyn Goodman, and Florence Curtis, both of Mooers; and a half-sister, Mrs. Pearl Hough of Bloomingdale.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., tomorrow at the Keough and Son Funeral Home. A Bible vigil is set for 7:30, an Elks service for 8 that evening. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:15 a.m., Friday at St. Bernard’s Church, with the Rev. John Yonkovig as celebrant.
Burial will be in North Elba Cemetery in Lake Placid.
Memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.