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Obituary: Carolyn M. Henry, 87, Clinton/Lowville
Published: September 29, 2025
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
Carolyn Mary
Lehman Henry
 CLINTON/LOWVILLE – Carolyn Mary
Lehman Henry, 87, formerly of Saunders Road, Clinton, NY, and Lowville, NY passed
away peacefully Saturday, September 27, 2025 at
Iroquois Nursing Home in Jamesville, NY. Carolyn was a loving wife, mother,
and aunt, who is remembered for her kindness, always putting the needs of
others above her own, strong faith, commitment to public education, a
lifetime of volunteer service, and love of raspberry pie!
A funeral service
will be held at Clinton United Methodist Church on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Abel Roy officiating. Calling hours will be held from Noon
until 1:30, prior to the service at the church. A funeral service will be held at
Lowville Mennonite Church on Saturday, October 4, 2025
at Noon, with Rev. Evan Zehr officiating.
Calling hours will be held from 10:00 a.m. until Noon, prior to the
funeral service at the church.
Burial will follow the service on Saturday in Kirschnerville
Mennonite Cemetery. Contributions in
her memory may be made to Goshen College, 1700 S. Main St, Goshen, Indiana
46526, https://www.goshen.edu/give/;
or to the Adirondack Mennonite Heritage Association Farm, PO Box 368,
Croghan, NY 13327. Arrangements are with Iseneker
Funeral Home, Inc., Lowville.
Surviving are her
husband of 57 years, Donald; a daughter, Adonia Henry and her husband,
William Smith of King Salmon, Alaska; three sisters, Phyllis Lyndaker of
Lowville; Joyce A. Moser of Lowville; Janet and her husband, Donald Roggie
of Lowville; a brother, Elton and his wife, Jane Lehman of Lowville; a
sister-in-law, Pauline Lehman of Croghan; several nieces, nephews and many
cousins. She is predeceased by a
brother, Richard D. Lehman; a sister and a brother-in-law, Eunice and
Wilford Roggie; and two brothers-in-law, Norman Lyndaker and Ellis Moser.
Carolyn was born
April 11, 1938 at home in Castorland, NY, daughter
of Emanuel and Christina Moser Lehman.
She graduated from Lowville Academy and Central School in 1956. She received her Bachelor’s
degree in Secondary Education from Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana in
1960, and earned a Master’s degree in Mathematics Education
from Potsdam State College in August 1967.
She married Donald O. Henry on December 22, 1967
at First Mennonite Church, New Bremen with Pastor Norman Lyndaker
officiating. Donald and Carolyn met
when they were teachers at Lowville Academy and Central School. Mrs. Henry taught mathematics for 25
years at the junior high and high school level. Her last ten years she taught at Poland
Central School, retiring in 1995.
Carolyn did some private tutoring in mathematics.
Carolyn was a
lifetime member of Lowville Mennonite Church. She served on the board of directors of
Beaver Camp and the Adirondack Mennonite Heritage Association, including
the scholarship fund and organizing the annual Zwanzigstein
Fest for many years. She was a
member of the NYS Teacher’s Association.
She enjoyed music
and singing, crocheting, making quilts for Mennonite Central Committee, and
traveling, including travel to France and Germany to research family genealogy.
She sang in the choir at the Clinton United Methodist Church.
Condolences may
be shared with the family online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com
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