Grant Schell

BERNE Grant Schell, 75, of Schell Road, Berne, died Saturday, September 6, 2003 at the Stratton V.A. Hospital in Albany following a brief illness. Mr. Schell was born April 6, 1928 in Albany, son of Clifford and Maude (Mattice) Schell. He had resided in the Town of Wright most of his life. He attended Berne schools, Schoharie Central Schools and the American School in Chicago. Grant served in the U.S. Army as a corporal during the Korean Conflict. He fought overseas as a machine gunner receiving a Bronze Star before being discharged in 1953. He was a self-employed contractor, building residential homes in the Schoharie County area for many years before his retirement in 1991. He was a member of the American Legion Post #1261, Schoharie, the Gallupville United Methodist Church and Methodist Men's Club, the Eastern NY Pony Association and National Pony Trotting Association. He was elected supervisor for the Town of Wright in 1981 to 1986 and served on the committee of the new County Office Building. He also served on the Schoharie County Board of Health and recently had the Schell Road Bridge named in his honor. Grant was also a member of the Town of Wright Republican Club. Survivors include his wife, Helen (Fox) Schell, whom he married April 8, 1950; one daughter and her husband, Pam L. (Kevin) Murphy of Berne; two sons and their wives, Wayne G. (Ruey) Schell of Schoharie and Robbie D. (Sawako) Schell of NYC; five sisters, Helen Breckenridge of Berne, June Bohl of Guilderland, Dorothy Grippen of East Berne, Betty Atchinson of St. Augustine, Fla. and Bernice Barton of Schoharie; four grandchildren, Shelby A. Murphy, Tyler L. Schell, Brittney M. Schell and Tron Y. Schell. Several cousins, nieces and nephews also survive. He was predeceased by a brother, Robert Schell and a sister, Joyce Conley. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 10 at the Langan Funeral Home, 327 Main St., Schoharie. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Berne. Reverend Jared van Wagenen will officiate. Calling hours will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Grant to Scho-Wright Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 325, Schoharie, NY 12157 or the American Lung Association, 3 Winners Circle, Albany, NY 12205.