January 31, 2011  

GLENFIELD, N.Y.  —  John Salsburg “Jack” Flynn, 76, of Blue Street, Glenfield, died Monday, Jan. 31, at his home, under the loving care of his family and Lewis County Hospice.  

A celebration of Jack’s life will take place 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc., with Deacon Ronald J. Pominville officiating. A calling hour will be held 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service, at the funeral home. 

Born July 20, 1934, in Lowville, a son of the late John Thomas and Lena Salsburg Flynn, he graduated in 1952 from Lowville Academy, and enlisted in the United States Air Force, retiring in September 1956 with an honorable discharge.  

He married Shirley Ann Fey, daughter of Albert and Julia Moltz Fey, on Sept. 24, 1955, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Boonville.

Jack worked at Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, and completed a jet engine course.  When the Air Force moved the B52’s to Arizona, Jack opted to stay in Lewis County. He worked at various jobs until hired by Georgia Pacific Paper Co., later named, Lyons Falls Pulp and Paper Co., and retired after 33 years of service, as a weigh master. 

Jack was a communicant of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Glenfield and was a longtime member of Lowville American Legion #162.  He was always active in sports and pitched baseball for several Lewis County Ball teams and played semi-pro ball in Utica.  He was a Little League baseball coach for eight years in Glenfield.  He loved to hunt and fish, golf and bowl. 

Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Shirley; four sons, Michael (Jeanette), John, and Patrick, (Jan), all of Lowville, and Andrew, Franklinton, N.C.; three daughters, Angela (Richard) Tabolt of Croghan, Pamela (Ronald) McCanney, West Monroe, and Kelly Flynn, Glenfield; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; a sister, Jane (Alfred) Loson, Newark, N.Y.; nieces and nephews.

Two grandsons, David Tabolt and Lucas Flynn, died before him.

Contributions may be made to Friends of Lewis County Hospice, P.O. Box 266, Lowville, NY 13367 or American Cancer Society, CNY Region, 6725 Lyons Street, P.O. Box 7, East Syracuse, NY 13057.

Condolences may be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com. 

Information provided by Iseneker Funeral Home of Lowville and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.