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Bernard and Leona Macklen, Sept. 23, 1945, and today.
Dateline: LORRAINE
Bernard Macklen, son of Mark M. Macklen and Carlotta Kenfield, died on 30 Apr 2007. His obituary appeared in Watertown Daily Times (NY) - May 1, 2007,Edition: Both; Section: Obits; Page: B4 as follows: BERNARD K. MACKLEN
Bernard K. Macklen, 86, of 24530 Macklen Road, died Monday morning in Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, where he had been a patient since April 11.
Mr. Macklen operated a dairy farm until retiring in 1983. In spring, he operated a sugarbush on his farm.
Born March 21, 1921, in Worth, son of Mark M. and Carlotta Kenfield Macklen, he graduated from Adams High School in 1940. Following his graduation he started working on the family farm.
He married Leona Stillman on Sept. 23, 1945, in Lorraine.
Mr. Macklen enjoyed woodworking, making snowshoes, gardening, hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Lorraine United Methodist Church and the Rodman Masonic Lodge, was a councilman on the Worth town board and was town historian. He was the Worth representative to the Tug Hill Council, and the Tug Hill Commission designated him a Tug Hill Sage. He also served on the boards of trustees for the Northern New York Agricultural Historical Society's Stone Mills Museum and the South Jefferson Historical Association. He was a former school trustee for Worth District Schools and a former member of the Lorraine Grange, the Jefferson County Farm Bureau and the Worth Fire Department.
Mr. Macklen was honored on the WWNY-TV7 series "North Country's Finest" for his expertise in snowshoe construction.
Surviving besides his wife are three daughters and two sons-in-law, Shirley and Robert Weikel, Lorraine, Mary and Noel Trahan, Rodman, and Joan M. Christini, Arlington, Va.; a sister, Bernice Humphrey, Cape Vincent, four grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A brother, Baxter, died before him.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Carpenter-Stoodley Funeral Home, Belleville, with the Rev. Mary Drake, pastor of the Lorraine United Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Rodman.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where Rodman Masonic Lodge will conduct a service
at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Donations may be made to the Lorraine United Methodist Church, Lorraine, N.Y. 13659.
Dateline: LORRAINE
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1921 - 2007 (86 years)
