Obituary of Leona R. Warner

North Creek: Leona R. Warner, fondly known as “Lee”, age 93, of Elderwood at North Creek, passed away on November 28, 2018. Born on May 23, 1925 in North River in the Town of Indian Lake, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Pearl (Farrington) Raymond. She was a graduate of Indian Lake Central School and continued her education at the Comptometer School of Bridgeport, CT. She also completed a course of the International Correspondence School of Short Story/ Journalism Writing of Scranton, PA. During the years of WWII (1943-1944), Mrs. Warner worked as a bookkeeper for the Singer Manufacturing Company in its war plant in Bridgeport, and later as an Industrial Laboratory Technician with National Lead in Tahawus. She married Earnest D. Warner in 1946, and they built their home and raised their children in North Creek. For the next 28 years, she devoted herself to her home and family. During this time, she was a member of the Parent/Teacher Association, the Gore Mountain Snow Travelers, and the American Legion Auxiliary, all of North Creek. Much of Mrs. Warner’s lifetime was spent in volunteer work. She was a 4-H leader; a religious education teacher; and a volunteer for the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP), whenever needed. Between times, she pursued her writing hobby and contributed a number of articles, which were most often published, to local newspapers and magazines. Following an empty nest, Mrs. Warner reentered the work force. She was employed for eight years at Johnsburg Central School as a Teacher’s Aid/Monitor, and was employed an additional eight years at the information desk of Gore Mountain Ski Center, from which she retired from in 1992. She also worked for two seasons as a docent at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. After Mr. Warner’s death in 1996, Mrs. Warner moved to Elizabethtown to be near extended family. Here she followed her lifelong interest in writing, putting her talent into two published works (proceeds of which benefit charities) entitled: The Blackest Cloud (2007), and Just Everyday Folks (2013). She also joined two social groups, the Red Hatters and a local writing group, keeping her active in the community. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by two brothers, Maxwell and Verne Raymond, their spouses, and her daughter, Dorothy Lynn Warner. Survivors include a daughter, Bonita L. Sokol of Ballston Spa; a daughter, Cathy A. W. Henrichs and her husband, Loren, of Elizabethtown; a son, David M. Warner of Watertown; a foster granddaughter, Genevieve Wagley and her husband and two children of TX; six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Mary Parish in Indian Lake, NY on December 3, 2018 with Father Philip Allen officiating. Rite of Committal will be conducted in Cedar River Cemetery in the Spring. Please visit www.alexanderfh.net for online guest book and condolences.