Obituary of Wesley A. Peryer

Wesley A. Peryer, 99, formerly of Hagaman Avenue, passed away Friday morning at the Edward L. Wilkinson Residential Health Care Facility after being a resident for eighteen months. Born November 1, 1910 in Champlain, New York he was the son of the late Lewis and Elizabeth Dupont Peryer. He was raised on the family farm in West Chazy, N.Y. where he attended a one room school house. Wesley worked as a pasteurizer in Reybrook, NY and later moved to Hagaman where he was employed at a milk plant on Jones Farm in Amsterdam. He also was employed at Mohasco Industries and worked as a barber for Reese's Barber Shop in Hagaman and Joe's Barber Shop on Market Street in Amsterdam. Before he retired in 1975 he worked as a painter for St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam. Wesley enjoyed gardening, woodworking, playing cards, with the Hagaman and Perth Seniors, and having a laugh with everyone he met. He was a parishioner and member of St. Stephen's Church in Hagaman and the oldest member of the Hagaman Seniors. On June 28, 1941 he married the former Eleanor Austin who passed away March 6, 2009 after 67 wonderful years of marriage. Survivors include his loving family, three daughters, Janet L. Hutton and her husband Ronald of Bear, Delaware, Carol A. Cuyler and her husband Gary of Amsterdam, and Pamela M. Tyler of Epping, New Hampshire; eight grandchildren, James Magadeline Hutton, Eric Jessica Hutton, John Cuyler, Jennifer and Thomas Cuyler, Jody Tyler, Tabitha Gabe Szczepanic and Danielle Tyler ; ten great- grandchildren, Hannah, Caleb and Joshua Hutton, Minerva Regaspi, John, Andrew and Katherine Rose Hutton, Willow Tyler, Austin Leach, Lilianna Tyler and Mackenzie Szczepanik; nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Wesley was predeceased by ten siblings, Eva Wood, Edna Peryer, Charles Peryer, Rhoda Hebert, Romer Peryer, Horace Peryer, Cecilia Beul, Emery Peryer, Clarence Peryer and Kenneth Peryer. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday on July 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM at St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church, Pawling Street, Hagaman, NY with the Rev. Pasqual Iannotti as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Fort Johnson, NY. The family will receive relatives and friends on Tuesday beginning at 9:00 AM at St. Stephen's Church. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Wesley's memory to the Liberty Foundation, 43 Liberty Drive, Amsterdam, NY 12010. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, NY.