Grafton – George T. Westley, 57, formerly of Grafton, NY, died on Sunday morning, September 21, 2008, at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, with his loving wife at his bedside after a long illness.
Born on July 28, 1951, in Port Huron, MI, he was the loving husband of Margie Lou Boomhower Westley, whom he married on September 30, 1989. He was raised by his late aunt and uncle, Benjamin and Donna Lucas. A 1969 graduate of Port Huron High School, he entered the United States Army after graduation and proudly served his country in Vietnam. He lived in Whitehall, NY, and moved to Grafton in 1993. He worked in the housekeeping department of St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY, until his illness in 2003.
Survivors include his wife, Margie, his mother-in-law, Isabelle Boomhower of Grafton, a sister-in-law, Julie Boomhower of Berlin, NY, a brother-in-law, Mark Boomhower of Grafton, nieces Judy and Carolyn Williams, and a nephew, Cody Blain.
Services are Thursday afternoon at 2 pm in the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh, with the Rev. Robert Hurd of the Grafton United Methodist Church officiating. There will be no calling hours. Interment will follow in Eagle Mills Cemetery. A gathering celebrating George’s life will follow in the Fellowship Hall of the Grafton United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Church in care of the funeral home, PO Box 361, Petersburgh, NY, 12138.