Henry W. “Hank” Closs, 88, of Walton passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family following a long illness.
Born September 11, 1931 in Walton, he was the son of the late George and Mariah Wood Closs.
Hank worked at Western Auto Sales and then later at Del-Met as a Laborer for over 20 years until his retirement in 1989. He was an avid bowler, was a Yankee and New York Giants fan and loved to support all Walton Warrior School sports teams. Hank was a very active member of the New Hope Community Church where he served as Board Member for several years. His greatest joy was when he was in the company of his close friends and family. He will be truly missed by all who had the opportunity to know him.
Survivors include his children, Lawrence ( Kari) Closs of Bainbridge, Cynthia (David) Gardepe of Walton, Tami (Kyle) Westcott of Bainbridge, Lori (Andrew) Northrup of Trout Creek, Beverly Closs of Walton, Teresa Bedford of Bainbridge and Sandra Burkholder of Greene, N.Y.; surrogate children, Andy and Theresa Steitz; grandchildren, Jennifer ( Thomas Moyers) Bedford, Donald (Nicole Devine) Bedford, Karly (LJ) Romanowski, Beth Closs, Noel (Gene) Mann, Shellie Reed, Kyle Bowker (Esther Taylor), Chad Gardepe, Matthew (Justin) Harby-Conforti, Kody (Amber) Westcott, Tanner ( Joanna) Westcott, Heather ( James) Gardner, Kassidi Northrup, Amanda Savaria, Jason (Stephanie) Savaria, Jeremy ( Alena ) Savaria, Douglas Burkholder, Candy Burkholder and David Burkholder and surrogate grandchildren Zach, Julia and Aaron Steitz. Hank is also survived by 26 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 51 years Dorothy R. Closs who passed away in March of 2017; daughter Cheryl Savaria; granddaughter Bonny Ruth Bedford; brothers George, Albert, Elton and Charles Closs and sisters Alice Lindenbury, Delight Yeomans and Amy Corgan.
Services will be private at the convenience of the family. Hank will be laid to rest with his late wife Dorothy at Walton Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in Hank’s memory may be made to the Bonny Bedford Memorial Scholarship, Franklin Central School, 1 Institute Street, Franklin, New York 13775 or to the New Hope Community Church, 45 Stockton Avenue, Walton, NY 13856.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Courtney Funeral Home, Walton. To leave a message of hope and comfort for Hank’s family please visit www.courtneyfh.com.
