Obituary of Stella E. Shank

FINE – Stella E. Shank, age 89, of Fine, passed away on January 1, 2015 at the Clifton-Fine Hospital in Star Lake. The graveside service for Stella E. Shank, age 89, of Star Lake, will be held in the Woodland Cemetery, Fine, on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements are with French Family Funeral Home, Star Lake. Stella was born on March 10, 1925 in Fine to the late Leslie Porter and Mary Ellison (Allen) Johnson. She graduated from the Edwards High School. Stella married Donald Joshua Shank on July 2, 1946. He passed away on July 18, 1976. Mrs. Shank worked for the St. Lawrence County Office of the Aging as a nutrition worker until her retirement. She loved to go square dancing, to sew, and to read. She greatly enjoyed playing cards and board games. Stella was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a life member of the NYS Federation of Home Bureaus, a Hospice volunteer, a member of the Clifton-Fine Senior Citizens Group, the New Watertown Senior Citizens Group, and the Black River Valley Fiddler's Association. She was a former member of the Mervin Eno American Legion Post Ladies Auxiliary and the Fine Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Her survivors include her four daughters, Joan Heginbotham, Dora Hanley and her husband Bill, Karyl Wiesener, and Terri Shank; four grandchildren, Christopher Terry, Catherine Wiesener, Elizabeth Wiesener, and Nicholas Shank; four great-grandchildren, Joshua, Emily, Mackenzie and Nicholas; and her long time companion, Robert Jeffries. In addition to her parents and husband, Stella is predeceased by her brother, J. Allen Johnson. Donations in memory of Stella may be made to the Star Lake Fire and Rescue Squad or to the Food Bank of Star Lake. Condolences may be made online at www.frenchfuneralhomes.com.