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NORFOLK ? Funeral Services for 80 year old Leon H. Burnap, a resident of 105 River Road, Norfolk, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk with Rev. Carl Chamberlain presiding. Burial will follow the services in Riverside Cemetery, Norwood. Family and friends may call at the Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk on Saturday, September 15, 2018 from 11 a.m. until the time of the service. Mr. Burnap passed away late Sunday, September 9, 2018 at home with his wife at his side.
Leon is survived by his wife of 59 years, Patricia, Norfolk; a son, Brian and Nicole Burnap, Kansas City, Missouri; a daughter, Wendy Swartz, Citrus Grove, PA; four beloved grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Leon is also survived by a brother Duane and Carol Ann Burnap, West Stockholm and two sisters, Betty LeCuyer, Winthrop and Ellen and William Young, South Butler, NY. He was pre-deceased by his parents and a brother, Larry C. Burnap in 1983.
Born at home on the Tracey Farm in Stockholm, NY on April 21, 1938 to the late Herald E. and Viola Steenberg Burnap, Leon graduated from St. Lawrence Central High School in 1956 and attended Canton ATI, graduating in 1958, with a degree in Business Management. He served with the U.S. Army from 1961-1963. Upon his return from the service, he worked for Barstow Motors, Barrett Paving Materials and then worked for worked for General Motors as a Lab worker and technician, retiring in 1992 after 23 years of service. After his retirement, Leon was the Postal Carrier in Norfolk and Potsdam for several years. Leon was always involved in the community, being a member of the Norfolk American Legion Post #925, the Mason's What Cheer Lodge #689, the Media Shriners and Scottish Rites. He was active as the Norfolk Town Historian and was curator of the Norfolk Museum for over 24 years. Leon in his spare time enjoyed working in his hobby apple orchard and watching wildlife, especially birds. Memorial Donations in Leon's memory can be made to the United Methodist Trustee's Fund, Hospice and Palliative Care or to Norfolk Historical Museum. Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.buckfuneralhome.com . The Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk is serving the family of Leon H. Burnap.

Leon married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Herald married Viola Mae Steenberg on 2 Oct 1936 in Massena, New York, USA. Viola (daughter of Harley Herbert Steenberg and Martha Ellen Price) was born on 13 Apr 1916 in Stockholm, New York, USA; died on 24 Mar 2000 in Potsdam, New York, USA; was buried in Jenkins Neighborhood Cemetery, Stockholm Center, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Harlie H Steenberg, 76, of 74 Maple St., died at 6 o'clock Friday night, April 30, 1965, in Massena Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient three weeks. He suffered from a heart condition.
He was born in the Town of Stockholm, June 11, 1888, a son of Herbert and Emma Dow Steenberg. He attended area schools and in early life he married Miss Martha Ellen Price, a native of Moose Creek, Ont. They resided on farms in Stockholm, Brookdale and Waddington. She died Jan. 17, 1948.
He married Mrs. Althea Hackett Collins Oct. 7, 1948, and they have since resided in Massena.
Surviving are the wife; four daughters and two sons by the first marriage, Mrs. Walter (Isabelle) Douglas, Brasher Falls; Mrs. Herald (Viola) Burnap, Winthrop, Mrs. Alonzo (Arlene) Woods Carey Cross Rd., Mrs. Marcel (Sylvia) Quennville, Massena, Arthur Steenberg, Carey Cross Rd.,and Harlie Steenberg Jr., S. Racket River Rd.; three step-sons, Paul and Gilbert Collins, both of Massena, and Donald Collins, Johnson City, Tenn.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Arthur Steenberg, Carey Cross Rd.; 33 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Edward (Bertha) Cuthbert, Saranac Lake, and Mrs. Harold (Gertrude) Young, Portsmouth, NH.
He was a retired employe at Alcoa. He was custodian of the Massena Savings and Loan Association.
The body was taken to the Reagan Funeral Chapel.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at the Reagan Funeral Chapel at 2 pm.
Burial will be in the Union Cemetery at Buckton.

Harley married Martha Ellen Price on 30 Apr 1911 in Potsdam, New York, USA. Martha (daughter of Arthur George Price and Catherine Ondikirk) was born on 20 Mar 1891 in Moose Creek, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Jan 1948 in Massena, New York, USA; was buried in Union Cemetery, Buckton, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]