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LAPORTE, Pa. - Winifred L. Ferguson, age 100, of Laporte, Pa., passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Winnie was born July 22, 1925, in East Greenbush, N.Y., a daughter of the late Ralph John Griswold and Analda Rosemarie Fournier Griswold.
She graduated from Hoosick Falls High School, Hoosick Falls, N.Y., a member of the Class of 1942. She completed a two year business course at Troy Business College, Troy, N.Y., in 1943. She worked in various administrative positions at Russell Sage College for over 30 years. She married J. Wilson Ferguson, History Professor, at Russell Sage College, and they retired to Laporte, Pa., in 1994.
Winnie was a member of the Laporte United Methodist Church. She was a past 4H Club Leader, Past District Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star of the State of N.Y., past president of the Laporte Borough Council, past President of the Laporte Women's Club, a 28-year board member of Sullivan County Victim Services, and a member of the Laporte Lappers Cancer Team. She enjoyed traveling, hiking, and fundraising for all the organizations in Laporte.
She was predeceased by her husband, Wilson Ferguson; daughter, Bette Ann Frisino; brothers, Ralph John and Earl Frances Griswold; and sisters, Patricia Heise and Beverly Slocum.
Surviving are a brother Rudy (Clara) Griswold, Anthony, N.M.; and a daughter, Barbara (Donald) Herrington, Starksboro, Vt.; grandson, Eric (Tegan); and son-in-law, Joel Frisino, Johnsonville, N.Y.; stepson, John Ferguson (Andrea); and step-grandsons, Nicholas and Ryan, Fairfax, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 11 a.m., in the Laporte United Methodist Church, Laporte, Pa. Interment will follow in the Mt. Ash Cemetery, Laporte, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Bradford County Humane Society, P.O. Box 179 Ulster, Pa., 18850
To send condolences or sign the e-guestbook, please go to homerfuneralhome.com
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