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Vivian Emma Benton
1928 - 2014 (86 years)-
Name Vivian Emma Benton Birth 9 Jul 1928 Summitville, Sullivan County, New York 
Gender Female Death 1 Dec 2014 Fabius, Onondaga County, New York Burial Fabius Evergreen Cemetery, Fabius, Onondaga County, New York Notes - Vivian E. Benton (Skeele), 86, passed away on December 1, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Ellsworth L. and Emma K. Benton. Her early life was spent in Summitsville, NY. She was a graduate of Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY and earned a master's degree from Syracuse University. She did further studies in French and Italian at Syracuse University, Le Moyne College and Onondaga Community College.
In her professional career, she taught school at Gilbertsville, PA and Laurens, NY before taking a permanent position at Grant Junior High in Syracuse where she taught for 32 years.
Her memberships included the National Honor Society, Pi Lambda Chapter of Beta Phi Mu (international library honor society), Delta Kappa Gamma International, National Wildlife Federation, Erwin First United Methodist Church, the National Education Association and the New York State Teachers' Association.
She was predeceased by her husband, Carl H. Skeele in 2001. Surviving are her dear friend, Lucy Quaile; cousin, Barbara Holley DeFrancis of Florida; a stepdaughter and stepson; several step-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Burial will be in the Skeele Memorial Park in Fabius Evergreen Cemetery.
Person ID I50537 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 28 Jan 2024
Father Elsworth Lewis Benton, b. 1864, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York d. 23 Apr 1953, Mamakating, Sullivan County, New York (Age 89 years) Mother Emma K. Boyce, b. Mar 1883, New York d. 26 May 1958, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York (Age ~ 75 years) Marriage 1928 Family ID F18411 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Carl Harrison Skeele, b. 23 Mar 1903, Fabius, Onondaga County, New York d. 20 Sep 2001, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York (Age 98 years) Marriage Abt 1990 Family ID F18413 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Jan 2024
- Vivian E. Benton (Skeele), 86, passed away on December 1, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Ellsworth L. and Emma K. Benton. Her early life was spent in Summitsville, NY. She was a graduate of Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY and earned a master's degree from Syracuse University. She did further studies in French and Italian at Syracuse University, Le Moyne College and Onondaga Community College.
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Birth - 9 Jul 1928 - Summitville, Sullivan County, New York 
Death - 1 Dec 2014 - Fabius, Onondaga County, New York 
Burial - - Fabius Evergreen Cemetery, Fabius, Onondaga County, New York = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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