John C. Hall

John C. Hall, 94, of 17397 Sandy Creek Valley Road, Watertown, passed December 13, 2011 at the Samaritan Keep Nursing Home where he had resided since December of 2010.

Arrangements are with the Hart & Bruce Funeral Home, Watertown.

There will be no calling hours or funeral. Burial will take place at the convenience of the family.

Born on December 3, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY, son of John and Rose E. Martini Hall, he attended St. John’s Grammar School in Brooklyn.

He entered the Us Army on January 29, 1941. He received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Ribbon. He was honorably discharged as Technical Sergeant on July 5, 1943.

Mr. Hall was self employed for 32 years as a Real Estate Insurance Broker, retiring in 1979. He also owned and operated a liquor store, bar, and apartments in the Railroad Hotel located in Port Jervis, NY up until 1987. He also worked several years at the Monticello Race Track.

He married Jeanette on February 19, 1944, she passed in 1996.

He enjoyed Bingo and playing cards at Turning Stone Casino, he was a member of the Lincoln Club in Watertown, life time member of the Watertown Elks Lodge #496, and life time member of the VFW.

Among his survivors are his companion, Shirley Kennedy, Watertown; five daughters and three sons in law, Jeanette and Marty Himmelfarb, FL and Cape Cod, Mass., Virginia and Richard DePaso, Henderson, NV,Patricia and Ronald Wicks, FL, Yvonne Hall, Ossining, NY, Denise Hall, Milford, PA; 8 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren.

A son John Hall died before him.

Donations may be made to the Town of Watertown Rescue Squad.