In Memory of Sylvia Niskala Harrup

Sylvia Niskala Harrup, 87, of Ochlockonee Bay, Florida passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2008 in Crawfordville, Florida.  She was a homemaker.  A covered dish memorial luncheon to celebrate her life will be held at the Ochlockonee Bay Volunteer Fire Department in Panacea on Saturday, February 23, 2008 beginning at 1:00 p.m. with burial at a later date at Riverside Cemetery in Painesville, Ohio.

Sylvia Niskala Harrup was born on July 16, 1920 to Lisa Niskala and John Niskala.  Sylvia was raised in Ohio and graduated from Fairport Harbor High School in 1938.  After her marriage to Laurence Harrup she resided in Valdosta, Georgia, where she was a devoted member of the Amaryllis Chapter of the Valdosta Garden Club, Inc.  Sylvia attended flower show school with her friend Margaret Cooper and became a Master Flower Show Judge and served as president of the Valdosta Garden Club from 1967 to 1969.

In 1973 Sylvia and "Larry" built a home on Surf Road and became permanent residents of Wakulla County.  Sylvia became one of the charter members of the Iris Garden Club of Wakulla County in 1976 and remained a member until she fell ill in 2001.  

Sylvia had no children and was predeceased by her husband, her parents, her sister Elsie Drobnik and by both of her brothers, John and Uno Niskala.  Despite the fact that Sylvia outlived all of her family she will be missed and remembered, especially by her life long friend Helen Bodnar and others in Ohio who knew her as "Sylph" as well as her friends in Valdosta, Georgia and Wakulla County.

Sylvia, like her husband Larry, was concerned about pollution, the effects of global warming, and the preservation of animals; she left donations for charities that will use the funds to address these issues.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Iris Garden Club of Wakulla County, 55 Isle of Paradise Road, Crawfordville, FL  32327.

This announcement originally published on February 15, 2008.

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mkwestmark

 

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