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Obituary: Jean Ann Call, 86, Lowville
Published: August 12, 2025
By: Provided by
Sundquist Funeral Home
Jean Ann Call
 LOWVILLE - Jean Ann Call, 86,
died late Sunday evening, August
10, 2025 at Lewis County
General Hospital
under comfort care by the nursing staff.
Jean was born on October 17, 1938
in Lowville daughter of the late Jay Albert and
Ella Florence (Peterson) Gallup. She spent her childhood at the Peterson farm
in Martinsburg with her grandparents. Her childhood was spent exploring the
countryside, Whetstone
Gulf, and the kettle
hole. Her early schooling was in a one room school house
until junior high. She graduated from Lowville Academy
and Central School, the Class of 1957. Jean
stayed very active in class friendships and reunions.
Jean married
Michael A. Call on October
1, 1960 in Houseville.
She worked part-time for Lewis
County General
Hospital in
admissions and as switchboard operator. The couple
made their home on Trinity
Avenue. Mike died on January 19, 2021.
She is survived
by her four children, Teresa (Douglas)
Howard; Patricia (Leonard) Augustyn; Michael (Pamela) Call; and Herbert
(Beth Eischen) Call; her grandchildren, Nicholas, Jay, Matthew (Skylar),
Emily (Chris), Cheyenne,
Shelby, Garrett; Lili and Simon; her great grandchildren, Emmett, Carter, and
Colin; and a very special niece, Deb (Fran) Dunn; several nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Jean is predeceased
by her two brothers, Richard "Dick" and Fred Gallup.
She was a communicant
of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, and the Altar Rosary Society. She helped
with the St. Peter’s Festival, Harvest Dinner and spaghetti dinners. She
and Mike also were greeters for Mass, helped on the hospitality committee,
and helped in leading the Rosary at the nursing home.
A Mass of
Christian burial will be held 11:00AM on Tuesday, August 19, 2025
at St. Peter's Catholic Church, with Rev. Sony G. Pulickal,
Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Martinsburg Cemetery.
You may leave words of condolence at www.sundquistfh.com
Memorials may be
made to: St. Peter's Memorial Fund, 5439 Shady Avenue, Lowville,
NY 13367
or Lowville Food Pantry, 5502
Trinity Avenue, Lowville, NY 13367
Jean loved her
Lowville community, was a member of the Red Hat Society, worked for the
Board of Elections, and in early years was part of the local Home Dem. She
cherished her family and friends and was the rock for everyone close to her
heart.
A special thank
you to all the nurses on east wing for all the
care and compassion they provided to our mother
and family.
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