Yearly Archives: 1982

Diary Entry for 1/1/1982

A lazy day. Watched the parade on TV. Merrill helped Roy Matteson take down Nativity at church as the wind damaged it last night. Vernon called in evening. Eleanor, Roberta, Luke and Tammy in Florida

Diary Entry for 1/2/1982

I called Grace T. Carl at Leslie’s. Vern’s got to Jan and Jim today. Nice day but cold. 10° in the morning. Jim’s here in PM and for supper. Jim went over to Rudes. Martin hurt his leg with snowmobile. Jim took him to hospital. Kenny came back with him.

Diary Entry for 1/7/1982

Washed clothes. Went for groceries. UMW at Cindy Marisus’. First time at her house. 16 there. Mrs. Barnes has program. Merrill got hair cut ($2.00 for senior citizens) and also got groceries. He helped Horton’s take down church tree.

Diary Entry for 1/8/1982

Dr. Robert’s 11 AM. Blood pressure 140/102. Had lab tests at hospital. Saw Esther at hospital. Merrill got new tan 3 piece suit at Richard’s going out of business sale. $300 for $60. Horrible snow storms at Oswego and Mexico. None here. Nice day.

Diary Entry for 1/9/1982

Got 2 inches of now during night. Oswego still getting it. Wrote Vern’s. Merrill cleaned church and put in candles. he ran cleaner here. I hemmed curtains in dining room. Bill Mowers sister dies today.

Diary Entry for 1/11/1982

Stormed all night. All schools closed in Jefferson County. Water pipes froze in morning but got them thawed soon. Hard to keep the house warm the wind is so cold. Patty called in evening. Her Uncle Bill died today in Rochester of heart attack. Carl went to Rochester hospital.

Diary Entry for 1/12/1982

-30° last night. Below zero all day but a sunshiny day. Merrill went over town. I baked beans and cookies. Got letter from June and Vern. Bea Gehm is in Rochester. Vern goes to Albany today until Sat. Steve has his first job at Burger King.

Diary Entry for 1/13/1982

Rebekah’s. I didn’t got. I talked with Esther. Steve starts work at Burger King. Jim’s and Audrey went to Rochester. We went to Sackets and stayed with kids. We got home about 10 PM. Jim’s went by 104 but came home Thruway because of bad roads.

Diary Entry for 1/14/1982

Dr. Robert’s called. My blood count is up to 13. Blood looks real good. We went for groceries. Got letter from Melba. Carl entered Rochester hospital last Monday, the 12th. 30th anniversary of Today show on TV.

Diary Entry for 1/17/1982

Merrill went to church. 47 out. I didn’t go because it is too cold for my arthritis. Aunt Maude not shoveled out on time. Rev. Barnes started confirmation classes in PM. 20 with Evans Mills and Philly.

Diary Entry for 1/18/1982

Beulah Congdon’s 70th birthday. Very cold still, 110° last night and up to 10° above during the day. sunny. Merrill sued cleaner. Slight earthquake in evening, 4.8 on the Richter scale. We didn’t feel it. Merrill went to the dump.

Diary Entry for 1/21/1982

Below zero again last night. Cold all day. Merrill went over to CEC in evening to meet man about electric heaters for there. We went for groceries in PM. Got letter from Florence and Carl. Carl S called in evening. Ralph Hogaboom had his left off last Friday.

Diary Entry for 1/24/1982

Snowing and blowing hard. We didn’t go to church. 42 out. Lots of churches closed. No church at Evans Mills. Called Jim’s. Grace T. Called. Carl coming home from hospital this week. He has cancer in the bone also.

Diary Entry for 1/26/1982

Ed and Sandy Fagan’s report to Indian Town Gap Camp. Administrative Council at Marge Heck’s. Cheryl and Jim Ashley in accident this morning on way in to work. Cheryl has broken hip and Jim broken rib. 12 out to board meeting. Voted to install 3 electric heaters in CEC paying $400.00.

Diary Entry for 1/28/1982

The cold has finally let up. windy. we went for groceries. Merrill paid land taxes. $307.76. Got letter from eleanor. angie Haggerty is sick. Cheryl had pin put in hip. Furnace in parsonage not working right. Merrill over there several times. finally had Robbins.

Diary Entry for 1/30/1982

Snowy. Merrill went over to CEC. Lathrop’s putting electric heaters in CEC. He changed thermostat at parsonage again. Jim, Patty, Joel here for supper. Girls stayed with Audrey. Phone out in evening.

Diary Entry for 2/3/1982

Clinic. My blood count 13.25. Blood pressure 158/192. Merrill’s 130/72. We took Aunt Maude to see cheryl. She seems fine. Jim went to Dr. Fish. He is coming OK. Got groceries at P & C. Raining all day but warm. I called Beulah. Angie had pneumonia at Christmas time.

Diary Entry for 2/6/1982

Merrill balled Robbins to rewire furnace at parsonage. Washed clothes. Merrill cleaned driveway. Noreen called to say Lyle Hanson went to hospital by ambulance February 1st. His 52nd birthday. Has cancer. Nice day.

Diary Entry for 2/7/1982

First Sunday church in CEC to save fuel. 59 out. All went very well. Mrs. Barnes has new electric guitar. She and Rev B sang. Cold and windy all day. I called Don’s. Karen in Michigan for college interview. She went with Macintosh family.

Diary Entry for 2/9/1982

Dr. Scanlon 1:30. Good report. Aunt Maude went to city with us. We went to hospital to see Cheryl. She is not good. Has blood clot in lung. Snowy most of day. I started taking vitamin C and D. Grace called. Carl is in sodus hospital.

Diary Entry for 2/10/1982

Very stormy. rebekah’s. We went but didn’t have meeting. merrill went with Terry to get wood. i called bank to transfer money to money market certificate. Beautiful day but cold. Very stormy in PM and evening. Isabel Hall died of heart attack this PM.

Diary Entry for 2/11/1982

Elmer called to say Carl died at 4 AM. Leukemia. 53 years old. He called back to say visiting hours Sat. Funeral Sunday. We went for groceries. Called Jim’s and Vern’s. Talked with Marion. Lyle has cancer of lungs and liver.

Diary Entry for 2/13/1982

Joel’s 6th birthday. I called Patty. Jim called from city. He and Joel ski today at Fort Drum Scout-O-Rama. Nice day. Oren Barker 61 died of heart attack at home tonight. Isabelle Hall’s funeral. We went to it.

Diary Entry for 2/14/1982

Called Barb Hogaboom Corbet. Florence gets him on weekends. Carl’s funeral 2 PM. Wolcott funeral home. we went with pat and Jim. Had dinner and supper at Vern’s. Vern, June went to Wolcott with us. Nice funeral. Eleanor called me at Jim’s to say Oren Barker died last night.

Diary Entry for 2/16/1982

Terry and Pat hall have baby girl, Deanne Millicent, 8 lb. Oren Barker’s 61 funeral at Sandy Creek Methodist Church. Vern and June and Jim there. Large funeral. We stopped at Orv and Angie’s. Angie very weak. Had supper at Don’s. Got home about 8:30. A beautiful spring like day. Thawing.