LAURA CHILDS QUICK
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LAURA CHILDS QUICK
| jodellz (View posts) | Posted: 3 Nov 2000 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: CHILDS, QUICK, HILD, JOHNSON, CUTTING
Syracuse Herold Journal Dated August 4, 1989
Laura Child Quick, 104
Laura Child Quick was born on a farm in South Onondaga, attended school there, became a secretary and started a new career after retiremant.
She maintained her own home at 311 Bass Street, in Liverpool until she was more than 100 years old.
Mrs. Quick died Thursday at Birchwood Health Care Center, Liverpool, after a brief illness. She would have celebrated her 105th birthday next Wednesday.
Mrs. Quick's father was an apple farmer in South Onondaga. Her mother maintained the farm home and raised three daughters and a son. After atteding school, Mrs. Quick married for a brief time. It didn't work out and in order to support herself and young son, she received training as a secretary.
Mrs. Quick worked 32 years as a secretary for Crucible Specialty Metals, retiring in 1949 at age 65. She was the first woman to receive a pension from the company.
Retirement wasn't for her, though. Soon she began working with her friend in the Ruth Stafford Catering Service of Liverpool. She also worked in private homes caring for the sick, continuing in this occupation until she was in her 90's.
Mrs. Quick was a volunteer for the American Association of Retired Persons, traveling to its downtown office by bus from Liverpool when she was 90 years old. At age 102, she was still doing her own cooking and chores around the house. When the infirmities of old age finally caught up with her, she lived with her granddaughter, Barbara Hild, before moving to Birchwood shortly after last Christmas.
Mrs. Quick was interested in politics and followed the news avidly. She read then newspaper thoroughly every day. She was an expert at crocheting and enjoyed watching television. She was an active member of Liverpool First United Methodist Church many years. Mrs. Quick is remembered by the Birchwood staff as a very cooperative woman who had tremendous concern for others. "Everybody just loved her here and marveled at the spirit she exhibited right up until the last," said Kitty Verrette of the center. Mrs. Quick was Birchwood's oldest resident and the oldest in its history.
Mrs. Quick was a former member of Liverpool Chapter 219, OES, and the Syracuse Chapter of the Order of the Amaranth.
Surviving are three granddaughters, Barbara Hild of Liverpool, Judy Johnson of Albuquerque, N.M., and Marcia Cutting of Minneapolis, Minn; a grandson, Charles S. Quick of Albuquerque; Eight great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Burial will be in South Onondaga Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Maurer Funeral Home, Liverpool, has arrangements.
Laura Child Quick, 104
Laura Child Quick was born on a farm in South Onondaga, attended school there, became a secretary and started a new career after retiremant.
She maintained her own home at 311 Bass Street, in Liverpool until she was more than 100 years old.
Mrs. Quick died Thursday at Birchwood Health Care Center, Liverpool, after a brief illness. She would have celebrated her 105th birthday next Wednesday.
Mrs. Quick's father was an apple farmer in South Onondaga. Her mother maintained the farm home and raised three daughters and a son. After atteding school, Mrs. Quick married for a brief time. It didn't work out and in order to support herself and young son, she received training as a secretary.
Mrs. Quick worked 32 years as a secretary for Crucible Specialty Metals, retiring in 1949 at age 65. She was the first woman to receive a pension from the company.
Retirement wasn't for her, though. Soon she began working with her friend in the Ruth Stafford Catering Service of Liverpool. She also worked in private homes caring for the sick, continuing in this occupation until she was in her 90's.
Mrs. Quick was a volunteer for the American Association of Retired Persons, traveling to its downtown office by bus from Liverpool when she was 90 years old. At age 102, she was still doing her own cooking and chores around the house. When the infirmities of old age finally caught up with her, she lived with her granddaughter, Barbara Hild, before moving to Birchwood shortly after last Christmas.
Mrs. Quick was interested in politics and followed the news avidly. She read then newspaper thoroughly every day. She was an expert at crocheting and enjoyed watching television. She was an active member of Liverpool First United Methodist Church many years. Mrs. Quick is remembered by the Birchwood staff as a very cooperative woman who had tremendous concern for others. "Everybody just loved her here and marveled at the spirit she exhibited right up until the last," said Kitty Verrette of the center. Mrs. Quick was Birchwood's oldest resident and the oldest in its history.
Mrs. Quick was a former member of Liverpool Chapter 219, OES, and the Syracuse Chapter of the Order of the Amaranth.
Surviving are three granddaughters, Barbara Hild of Liverpool, Judy Johnson of Albuquerque, N.M., and Marcia Cutting of Minneapolis, Minn; a grandson, Charles S. Quick of Albuquerque; Eight great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Burial will be in South Onondaga Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Maurer Funeral Home, Liverpool, has arrangements.