Eloise Vergith

January 29, 1921 - January 19, 2003

Eloise L. Vergith, 81, of 5800 Cheney Road, Ashville, died at 12:24 P.M. Thursday (Jan. 16, 2003) in Westfield Memorial Hospital. She was born January 29, 1921 in Brownsville, Minn., a daughter of August and Margaret Larson. A 1939 graduate of the former Lakewood High School, she had worked as a tax map technician in the Chautauqua County Tax Map Department. In earlier years she had been tax collector for the town of North Harmony, and later had worked in the Jamestown office of the late state senator Jess J. Present. She was the first female member of the North Harmony town board. She was a member of the North Harmony Senior Citizens, the Open Meadows Cemetery Association, and the Chautauqua County Republican Womens Club. She enjoyed time with her children and grandchildren, traveling with her friends, and taking part in politics. She will be remembered for her dry wit and sense of humor. Survivors: Sons - Lynn M. and Grant L. Vergith Daughter - Ellen W. Broderick Grandchildren - Brian J., Jeffrey M., Scott T., Broderick, Lisa M. Vergith Great Granddaughter - Mackenzie Broderick Brother - Lowell Larson She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest E. Vergith, whom she married Oct. 20, 1939, and who died November 11, 1983; and by a step sister, Manetha Smith. Rev. Roger Healey, pastor of North Harmony United Methodist Church will officiate at the service. Burial will follow in OPen Meadows Cemetery. Memorials: American Heart Association PO Box 3049 Syracuse, NY 13220-3049