John C. Shelton

John C. Shelton, 93, of Stone Ridge, NY, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017. He was born October 15, 1923, in Brooklyn, NY to the late Clement and Mary (Jaeger) Shelton. He was married to Emma Louise (Benziger) Shelton, they wed in 1948. John attended both Fordham University and Penn State. He served in the US Army during WWII.

He spent some time as a teacher and later worked for Allied Stores, Bulova Watch Co. in NYC, and finally as a Forecaster for Lever Brothers in NYC before retiring at the age of 62. He was an avid baseball fan; his teams were the Brooklyn Dodgers and later the NY Mets. John enjoyed playing tennis, gardening, swing music, old movies, and reading.

He is survived by his children, John J. Shelton of Stone Ridge, Lawrence (Leona) Shelton of Kingston, Joseph (Carey) Shelton of Midland, NC, Maryann Brown of Norwood, NC, Susan (John) Istad of Rockaway, NJ, his grandchildren, Brent Shelton, Kiersten Clay, Garreth Shelton, Braedon Shelton, Ceanan Tillinger, Andrew Shelton, and Matthew Shelton, his great grand daughter, Emma Louise Clay, his siblings, Alfred Shelton and Marion Shevlin, as well as several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his siblings, Clement and William Shelton and Margaret Johnson.

Entrusted to the care of A. Carr & Son Funeral Home, 65 Lucas Ave, Kingston, where friends and family may visit on Tuesday July 18th from 10am to 12pm with the funeral service starting at 12pm. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, Rosendale.