Sexton Report

    Leslie R. DeGreenia got re-elected for the role of town sexton at town meeting this year. With the help of  Dick Ziobron and Norma Williams of the Sheffield Historical Society, lots of progress has been accomplished on the cemeteries in Sheffield this year.
   On page five of the 2010 Sheffield Report, the 'Report of Sexton' explains the work DeGreenia and others have done this year. Included in these completed tasks is cleaning off headstones and markers, filling in low areas in the road, and removed ground cover the Dexter Cemetery.
   In the report, DeGreenia also personally thanked Norma Williams for the time she put into the care of the cemeteries. "It's an ongoing project," Williams told me, "I'm on the cemetery commission, and I work with Lesie, particularly on the older cemeteries." Norma Williams did a lot of work on the Ingalls and Wheeler (Berry) cemeteries, picking up the ground of brush and other particles. DeGreenia and Williams have both put into a lot of time maintaining the cemeteries in Sheffield. With the help of Dick Ziobron, they even mapped out the property time of the Dextor Cemetery.
   In 2011, Leslie DeGreen stated, the cemetery commission plans on repairing more of the fences surrounding the cemeteries along with regular maintenance. But not everyone believes DeGreenia is fit for the job of sexton. Gretchen Fadden has run for sexton for three years. (below)