Obituary of Muriel T. Sanborn

NORWOOD—Funeral Services for 101 year old Muriel T. Sanborn, a resident of 231 O'Brian Road, Norwood, will be held Tuesday January 10, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Norfolk with Pastor Carl Chamberlain presiding. Burial will be held in the Hale Cemetery in the spring. Family and friends may call at the Buck Funeral Home in Norwood on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mrs. Sanborn passed away early Thursday morning at her son Ronald's house with her family at her side. Muriel is survived by her three sons, Lisle Sanborn, Rome, NY; Walter and Patricia Sanborn, West Henrietta, NY; Ronald and Donna Sanborn, Norwood; her daughter, Sylvia and William Cockayne, Lewiston, NY; her 12 beloved grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren and her nieces and nephews. Muriel was pre-deceased by her parents, her husband Daniel in 1988 and her brother, Lisle Turner Jr. Born in West Stockholm on November 30, 1915 to the late Lisle Turner Sr. and Lois Raymond, Muriel graduated from High School and received a Bachelor's Degree from Potsdam State in Education. She married the late Daniel W. Sanborn on March 17, 1938. She started teaching at a one room schoolhouse in Hale and then transitioned to the Norfolk Elementary School until the school combined to form the Norwood-Norfolk Central School. Muriel taught for over 27 years. She was a devoted member and communicant of the United Methodist Church in Norfolk, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Jolly Agers. Muriel enjoyed reading, visiting with her family and friends, staying at camp on Joe Indian and also experimenting with dynamite by helping her husband with jobs in the area. Memorial Donations in her memory can be made to Hospice and Palliative Care or to the Norfolk United Methodist Church. Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.buckfuneralhome.com . The Buck Funeral Home is serving the family of Muriel T. Sanborn.