1934
John
2023
John K. Tillinghast
November 7, 1934 — December 14, 2023
Utica - Ilion - John (Jack) Kenneth Tillinghast, 89, passed away on December 14, 2023 in the Masonic Care Community in Utica, surrounded by his loved ones.
Graduating from Ilion High School in 1952, John (Jack) took employment as a lumberjack in Bristol, VT before enlisting in the Marine Corps for 2 years. After being honorably discharged, he was employed as a Bank Manager for many, many years, with his last employment being with Dime Bank in Herkimer. At some point, he met Barbara Jane LaRose of Malone, NY on a blind date, they were married on August 4, 1956 and the rest was history!
Born on November 7, 1934 in Herkimer, NY to Kenneth A. Tillinghast and Agnes Neal Tillinghast, he is pre-deceased by his parents and sister, Patricia Sipowicz and is survived by Barbara J. LaRose, his beloved wife of 67 years; his sister Ann Harris; his children and their spouses, Deborah A. and Richard Putch of Farmington, NY, Kenneth J. and Barbara Tillinghast of Ilion, NY, Michael E. and Robin Tillinghast of Seguin, TX, Patrick C. and Debra Tillinghast, of Logan, IO, Mary I. Gonzalez, Barbara J. and Robert Gonzalez of Ilion, and William J. and Diana Tillinghast of King, NC; 24 Grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
John (Jack) was a long standing member of the Ilion Elks Lodge #1444, and a Boy Scout Leader for many years. He was a communicant and active member of the Church of the Annunciation in Ilion, NY and of Our Lady of the Snows in Otter Lake, NY. But mostly, he was a loving and supportive father and grandfather. Family was the most important thing to him. His older grandchildren will remember him for his creative way of ending grace before a meal... "Rub-A-Dub-Dub, thanks for the grub" ... You will be greatly missed.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at the Church of the Annunciation, 50 West Street in Ilion at 10:30am, with Father Paul Catena officiating. Interment will take place later in the spring in St. Patrick's Cemetery in Forestport. In keeping with John's wishes, there will be no public calling hours. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, 100 Otsego Street Ilion, NY 13357.
To leave condolences for John's family, please visit www.whiter-hendrix.com
Graduating from Ilion High School in 1952, John (Jack) took employment as a lumberjack in Bristol, VT before enlisting in the Marine Corps for 2 years. After being honorably discharged, he was employed as a Bank Manager for many, many years, with his last employment being with Dime Bank in Herkimer. At some point, he met Barbara Jane LaRose of Malone, NY on a blind date, they were married on August 4, 1956 and the rest was history!
Born on November 7, 1934 in Herkimer, NY to Kenneth A. Tillinghast and Agnes Neal Tillinghast, he is pre-deceased by his parents and sister, Patricia Sipowicz and is survived by Barbara J. LaRose, his beloved wife of 67 years; his sister Ann Harris; his children and their spouses, Deborah A. and Richard Putch of Farmington, NY, Kenneth J. and Barbara Tillinghast of Ilion, NY, Michael E. and Robin Tillinghast of Seguin, TX, Patrick C. and Debra Tillinghast, of Logan, IO, Mary I. Gonzalez, Barbara J. and Robert Gonzalez of Ilion, and William J. and Diana Tillinghast of King, NC; 24 Grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
John (Jack) was a long standing member of the Ilion Elks Lodge #1444, and a Boy Scout Leader for many years. He was a communicant and active member of the Church of the Annunciation in Ilion, NY and of Our Lady of the Snows in Otter Lake, NY. But mostly, he was a loving and supportive father and grandfather. Family was the most important thing to him. His older grandchildren will remember him for his creative way of ending grace before a meal... "Rub-A-Dub-Dub, thanks for the grub" ... You will be greatly missed.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at the Church of the Annunciation, 50 West Street in Ilion at 10:30am, with Father Paul Catena officiating. Interment will take place later in the spring in St. Patrick's Cemetery in Forestport. In keeping with John's wishes, there will be no public calling hours. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, 100 Otsego Street Ilion, NY 13357.
To leave condolences for John's family, please visit www.whiter-hendrix.com
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