Karolyn T. Dreher, 94, died on January 30, 2014 at Syracuse Home. A native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Mrs. Dreher, was born on January 11, 1920, the oldest daughter of George Washington Trout and Florence Fern Robbins. She was a 1937 graduate of Indiana State Laboratory High School and attended Indiana State Teachers College, both schools located in Terre Haute. In March 1947, she moved with her husband, Joseph, to Baldwinsville, he having been transferred by the General Electric Company to Electronics Park. In addition to other local activities, Mrs. Dreher was active in the Presbyterian Church, and spent several years on the board and as president of the Baldwinsville Volunteer Center. She was predeceased in 2012 by her husband of 70 years, Joseph W. Dreher. She is survived by a son, Stephen J. (Judith) of Baldwinsville; and a daughter, Elizabeth Jane Connell (Steven Rosen) of Muskegon, Michigan, as well as four grandchildren, Joseph B. Dreher (Kaori) of Kyoto, Japan, Elizabeth (Mikael) Tillström of Orrviken, Sweden, Amy Dreher of Brooklyn, NY, and Rebecca Dreher of Portland, Maine, and two great-grandchildren. Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m.Tuesday at the Falardeau Funeral Home, 93 Downer Street, Baldwinsville. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Baldwinsville First Presbyterian Church. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, Baldwinsville, NY; McHarrie Life Foundation, 7740 Meigs Rd., Baldwinsville, NY 13027.
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2014
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2014
Karolyn T. Dreher, 94, died on January 30, 2014 at Syracuse Home. A native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Mrs. Dreher, was born on January 11, 1920, the oldest daughter of George Washington Trout and Florence Fern Robbins. She was a 1937 graduate of Indiana State Laboratory High School and attended Indiana State Teachers College, both schools located in Terre Haute. In March 1947, she moved with her husband, Joseph, to Baldwinsville, he having been transferred by the General Electric Company to Electronics Park. In addition to other local activities, Mrs. Dreher was active in the Presbyterian Church, and spent several years on the board and as president of the Baldwinsville Volunteer Center. She was predeceased in 2012 by her husband of 70 years, Joseph W. Dreher. She is survived by a son, Stephen J. (Judith) of Baldwinsville; and a daughter, Elizabeth Jane Connell (Steven Rosen) of Muskegon, Michigan, as well as four grandchildren, Joseph B. Dreher (Kaori) of Kyoto, Japan, Elizabeth (Mikael) Tillström of Orrviken, Sweden, Amy Dreher of Brooklyn, NY, and Rebecca Dreher of Portland, Maine, and two great-grandchildren. Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m.Tuesday at the Falardeau Funeral Home, 93 Downer Street, Baldwinsville. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Baldwinsville First Presbyterian Church. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, Baldwinsville, NY; McHarrie Life Foundation, 7740 Meigs Rd., Baldwinsville, NY 13027.
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2014
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2014
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