Leslie M. Walton

1945 - 2019

COOPERSTOWN, NY – Leslie M. Walton, 73, formerly of Lanesboro, MA, passed away after a lengthy illness Saturday afternoon, January 5, 2019, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Cooperstown, NY. 

She was born June 9, 1945, in Framingham, MA, a daughter of Claflin H. and Barbara E. (MacKay) Walton. 

For 42 years she served as a physical education teacher and a guidance counselor at St. Joseph’s High School in Pittsfield, MA. 

Leslie is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Jane I. and Richard Eldridge of New Lisbon, NY.

She was predeceased by her father, Claflin H. Walton who died October 6, 1992, and her mother, Barbara E. Walton, who died October 22, 2006.

She will be laid to rest in Pine Grove Cemetery in Westborough, MA.

Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown, NY.


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