Mildred "Millie" Hole, 82, passed away peacefully on Jan. 23, 2018 after a brief illness. Born and raised in the Owasco area, she was the daughter of Clyde and Virginia (Dent) Greenfield.
Millie graduated from Skaneateles High School and the Auburn Memorial School of Nursing, and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in education from SUNY Cortland. She taught health education at Port Byron High School for 22 years. She loved the 4-H Club, quilting, poetry, writing, music, genealogy, flower gardening and bird watching. Millie was the neighborhood nurse who always helped out with the family farm and supported the community.
She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Elmer; children, Deborah Gray, of Owasco, N.Y., Eric (Brenda), of Myerstown, Pa., Jerald (Susan), of Baldwinsville, N.Y., Melinda Franklin, of Waterloo, N.Y., and Terry (Annie), of Sharpsburg, Ga.; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; siblings Neal, of Manlius, N.Y. and Roy, of Venice Center, N.Y.; and many nieces and nephews. Millie was predeceased by her parents and siblings Raymond Greenfield and Carol Czolowski.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at the Owasco Reform Church, 5105 Route 38A, Owasco, NY. Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 26, at the Robert D. Gray Funeral Home, 49 Jordan St., Skaneateles, NY. Burial will be private.
Memorial donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301
To send condolences visit: robertdgrayfuneralhome.com.
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