Hanford John SHULTIS

1928 - 2009  (81 years)

• Name	Hanford John SHULTIS  [2]
  	Hanford Shultis Hanford 'Hank' Shultis, 81, died suddenly Thursday, April 2, 2009 at his home in Sun City, Ariz. He was born March 28, 1928, the son of John and Mildred Shultis. Hank grew up on a farm in Denver, N.Y. He enlisted in the Army reserves in 1945 and served in the Army Signal Corp. In 1948 he married Eleanor Davidson and the couple raised five children on the dairy farm in Denver. He gave up farming in 1968 and went into the insurance business moving to Cobleskill and later Fonda. Always active in the community, he was a member of the United Methodist Church, president of the local Eastern Milk Producers, President of the Roxbury PTA and very active in the Masonic Lodge, where he held many prestigious positions including Grand Master of Masons for the State of New York, High Priest of the Margaretville chapter of Royal Arch Masons, member of Cyprus Temple, Albany and played saxophone for the Cyprus Temple brass band as well as the Schoharie County Concert band and numerous other local bands.. He was also a member of the international association of arson investigators and was deputy sheriff of Montgomery County arson investigator. The couple retired to Arizona. Surviving is a son, Edward Shultis of Roxbury and four daughters, Susan and Patricia Shultis of Arizona, Linda Shultis-Hoffman of Middleburgh and Amy Sanford of Fonda; six grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother, George and a sister, Bernice Knight and companion Elizabeth Jones. He was predeceased by his wife, Eleanor, of 51 years, on April 10, 2000. A memorial service will be held Sunday, July 5 at 1 p.m. at the Jay Gould Memorial Church in Roxbury. [1]
  Nickname	Hank
  Birth	28 Mar 1928	Halcottsville, Delaware Co., Ne York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Living with parents in Middletown, Delaware Co., New York   [2]
  Census	1940	Living with parents in Roxbury, Delaware Co., New York   [3]
  Death	2 Apr 2009	Sun City, Maricopa Co., Arizona   [1]
  Burial	Kelly Corners Cemetery, Halcottsville, Delaware Co., New York   [4]
  Person ID	I91356	Main Tree
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	John Sebastin SHULTIS,   b. 12 Nov 1898, Kelly Corners, Delaware Co., New York d. 6 Jul 1988, Margaretville, Delaware Co., New York (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mildred Louise WALKER,   b. 22 Mar 1904, New York d. 10 Sep 1988 (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F38128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Louise DAVIDSON,   b. 1 Jul 1928   d. 10 Apr 2000, Sun City, Maricopa Co., Arizona (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1948	Franklin, New York   [5]
  Family ID	F38129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Mar 1928 - Halcottsville, Delaware Co., Ne York Census - 1930 - Living with parents in Middletown, Delaware Co., New York Census - 1940 - Living with parents in Roxbury, Delaware Co., New York Marriage - 1 Jul 1948 - Franklin, New York Death - 2 Apr 2009 - Sun City, Maricopa Co., Arizona  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Hanford John "Hank" Shultis and Eleanor Louise Davidson Headstone Hanford, son of John Shultis and Mildred Walker, and his wife, Eleanor L. Davidson, are buried in the Kelly Corners Cemetery in Halcottsville, Delaware Co., New York. Created by: Steve McNeill Photo added by: Roger D. Davis

  
  

• Sources

  [S9719] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Hanford John Shultis. [S9684] 1930 Census Middletown, Delaware County, New York. [S9693] 1940 Census Roxbury, Delaware County, New York. [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S9720] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Eleanor Louise Davidson Shultis.