A former resident of Quail Summit, Canandaigua and Phelps,
E. Louise Salisbury, aged 89, died Thursday August 9,
2007 at the Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic
Extended Care Unit.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 1 at 11:00 AM at
the United Church of Phelps with the Rev. Shirley
Filiatreau officiating. Private internment will be
held at the convenience of the family in Resthaven
Cemetery.
Mrs. Salisbury was born on February 12, 1918 in Portland Maine, the
daughter of the late Wesley and Bertha Morris Prugh.
Louise graduated from Batavia High School, Batavia, NY and attended
Bryn Mawr College.
She worked in administration for both Jackson
& Perkins and Garlock for a number of years.
A member of the United Church of Phelps and past commander of the
Tuesday Club, Mrs. Salisbury was also a trustee of the
Phelps Community Library.
Most important was raising her family and
helping her husband John “Barney” Salisbury run
their family fruit farm, Sunnyside Farms, in Phelps,
New York. Together they were active in the Rotary
Foreign Exchange and American Field Service programs
and hosted three foreign exchange students in their
home. She
enjoyed playing dominoes and bridge, reading, sewing,
knitting, playing the piano and listening to music.
In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Salisbury requested that memorial donations be
made to The United Church of Phelps, 58 Main Street;
Phelps Community Memorial Library, 8 Banta Street,
Suite 200; or Phelps Historical Society, 66 Main
Street, Phelps, NY 14532.
She is survived by her children John (Diane) Salisbury of Concord, N.H.;
Philip (Mary) Salisbury of Springfield, Illinois;
Paul (Jeanne) Salisbury of Newark, NY;
Elizabeth “Betsey” (Joseph) Homer of Scotia, NY;
Sally (Mark) Zelonis of Zionsville, Indiana; 12
grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, several nieces,
nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, John “Barney”
Salisbury, who died in November 2006, and
granddaughter Megan Salisbury.
