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Birth:          13 Feb 1926 Macedon, N.Y.
Death:          19 Apr 2016 Morrisville, N.Y.
Burial:         Valley View Cemetery, Morrisville, Madison Co., N.Y.

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1930 in Macedon, Wayne Co., N.Y.
1940 in Macedon, Wayne Co., N.Y.
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obit of Carol Bertha Olney DeForrest Sapienza
of Morrisville, NY
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MORRISVILLE >> Louis Greiner Olney, 90, went to be with our Lord on April 19, 2016.
There will be a memorial service in celebration of his life at the Morrisville Community 
Church, 3824 Swamp Road, Morrisville on Saturday, April 30 at 11 a.m. and calling 
hours at the church just prior to the service from 10-11 a.m.
Please consider donations in lieu of flowers for Louis' memory to the Morrisville 
Community Church Memorial Fund.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 31 Cedar St., 
Morrisville.
To send a condolence and sign the Book of Memories online go to 
www.burgessandtedescofuneralhomes.com
Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Homes, Inc.
Published in The Oneida Daily Dispatch on Apr. 24, 2016 
Louis G. Olney 1926-2016 Distinguished SUNY Morrisville Professor
MORRISVILLE - Louis Greiner Olney, age 90, went to be with our Lord on April 19, 
2016 in Morrisville, NewYork. 

He was born in Macedon, NY, on February 13, 1926, the son of Henry Warren and 
Sophie Marie Greiner Olney. His formative years were affected greatly by the death of 
his father, when he was only two. He graduated from Macedon High School in 1943. 
Louis then volunteered for the United States Marine Corps and he was part of the 
occupation force sent to Japan in 1945-46. He then attended the College of Forestry 
at Syracuse University(now the College of Environmental Science and Forestry), 
earning a BS and then an MS in forestry by 1952. While at Syracuse, he me this future 
wife, Elsie Alice Whitman, in 1948. They were married in Weedsport, NY, on August 
19, 1950. 

After college graduation, Louis and Elsie then moved to Weedsport, where they 
became partners, with Elsie's parents, Stewart and Dorothy Whitman, on the Whitman 
poultry/dairy farm. Louis also began teaching science full-time at West Genesee High 
School in Syracuse. Sons David and Andrew came along in 1961 and 1963 and it 
soon became time to make the move to Morrisville, NY, for Louis to begin his career 
as a professor at Morrisville College. His primary specialties were ichthyology and 
entomology. He was presented with the "Distinguished Faculty" award for excellence 
in teaching in 1983. His teaching skills were loved and appreciated by a whole 
generation of students, several of whom developed long-term friendships with 
Professor Olney, that they visited him many times over the years. 

Louis had a lifelong love of the Lord and spent many hours serving in many capacities 
at the Weedsport Presbyterian Church (earlier) and the Morrisville Community Church 
(later), including church leadership boards, youth group leadership, and with the 
church choir. He also enjoyed musical theater, performing in more than a dozen 
Morrisville College and Hamilton Music theater productions with many lead roles, 
including Ben Franklin, in "1776", that was produced in 1976. His additional musical 
pursuits included many years in barbershop choirs in Central NewYork. 

In his "spare time", Louis was an avid gardener, with a large vegetable garden, along 
with raspberries, grapes, and orchard trees. He also enjoyed cooking, canning, and 
barbecuing - especially chicken. Louis and Elsie also enjoyed their several trips to 
Europe during the 1980-90's. They treasured the reconnection with Greiner family 
members in Germany, as well as visiting many historically significant sites all over 
central Europe. In retirement, they moved south and enjoyed many years with new and 
old friends in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, Florida, before moving back to New 
York in 2003. 

Louis was preceded in death by his dear wife, Elsie Whitman Olney, in 2005. He is 
survived by his sons, David Olney, and wife, Jane Olney, of Ortonville, MI, and 
AndrewOlney, and wife, JanetOlney, of Morrisville, NY; and grandchildren, Stewart, 
Philip, Leanne, Michelle, Aaron, Corey, Robert, Ben, Samantha, and Sarah. 

There will be a Memorial Service in celebration of his life at the Morrisville Community 
Church, 3824 Swamp Rd., Morrisville, NY, on Saturday, April 30, at 11 a.m., and 
calling hours, at the church, just prior to the service, from 10-11 a.m. 

Please consider donations, in lieu of flowers, in Louis's memory to the Morrisville 
Community Church Memorial Fund. 

Arrangements have been entrusted to Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 31 Cedar St., 
Morrisville, NY.

To send a condolence and sign the Book of Memories online, go to 
www.burgessandtedescofuneralhomes.com. 
About Louis 
-Dedicated and active member of his church 
-Performed in musical theater productions 
-Avid gardener
Mid-York Weekly (Hamilton, NY) - Thursday, April 28, 2016

Parents
OLNEY Henry Warren (Warren Harold) (1889 - 1928)
GREINER Sophia (1891 - )

Siblings
OLNEY Jean Alberta (Jenny) (27 Mar 1915 - 27 Jan 1985)
OLNEY Carol Bertha (8 Mar 1918 - 25 Mar 2003)
OLNEY Clayton Harold (14 Oct 1920 - 3 Jan 1983)
OLNEY Shirley Marguerite (1 May 1924 - 4 Jan 2005)
OLNEY Louis Greiner (13 Feb 1926 - 19 Apr 2016)

Marriage To WHITMAN Elsie Alice (15 Apr 1925 - 2005)
    m. 19 Aug 1950 Weedsport, N.Y.

Notes

Parents
WHITMAN Stewart ()
----- Dorothy ()

Children by WHITMAN Elsie Alice 15 Apr 1925 - 2005
OLNEY David M. ()
OLNEY Andrew W. ()

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