Obituary for
Rowland Salisbury
Rowland W. Salisbury, 96, of Vero Beach, FL, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 20, 2017, at the VNA Hospice House with family by his side.
He was born to the late Robert and Bertha (Wilcox) Salisbury on March 17, 1920 in Ilion, NY. Rowland graduated from West Winfield High School in West Winfield, NY, in 1938. He married Marian Hughes of Whitesboro, NY, in 1942 and they lived in West Winfield until retirement in 1976. They moved to Vero Beach, FL in 1985.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and served in the 14th Tank Battalion until the end of World War II.
Rowland and his father operated Salisbury’s Garage on East Main Street in West Winfield from 1945 until 1975. Many will remember purchasing candy at the garage. He also drove school buses for West Winfield Central School for many years.
He was an avid golfer and was proud of his 4 holes-in-one. He and his wife travelled around the United States playing at many championship golf courses and also visited the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in Scotland.
Rowland is survived by his wife of 74 years; a son, Keith (Susan) Salisbury, of Wappingers Falls, NY; a daughter, Carolyn (David) Brigham of Loudon, TN. He also is survived by four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert (Marilyn) Salisbury of Utica, NY; his nephew, William (Mary) Salisbury of Whitesboro NY.
Interment will be in the Crown Hill Memorial Park in Clinton NY in the summer.
