Obituary of Earl Plato

Earl Norman Plato, U.E.L. October 23, 1931 – December 14, 2017 Great is Thy faithfulness. God gave us an incredible gift in Earl Plato. As a family, we are thankful for eighty six years of his unfailing love and the testimony of his life of faith. The many years of nature walks, listening to his creative life giving stories, and being the recipient of his heartfelt prayers are precious treasures to us all. Earl loved his Lord Jesus Christ and was a faithful committed follower. He was blessed with sixty one years of marriage to his true love, Elaine. A wonderful father to Paul (Laurel) Plato, Liz (Neil) Cudney, Bev (Chris) Bradnam, Diane (John) O’Brien and Allison (Ken) Kells. He instilled in each one of his 13 grandchildren (Jage, Kiersten, Seth, Jackie, Nathan, Joel, Lucas, Daniel, Jesse, Kiara, Ashlyn, Conlan and Mackenzie) a love for nature and was blessed with 6 great-grandchildren (Brailynne, J.J., Rachael, Callum, Claire and Wesley). Also survived by his sister-in-law RoseAnn Plato and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Percy and Della and brothers Edwin and William (Neva) Plato. Earl was well known by the community of Ridgeway and Fort Erie leaving a rich legacy as an educator who loved, taught, and wrote, about local history and nature. He wrote many books and we will miss his weekly newspaper articles. Earl was the founder of the Bert Miller Nature Club and a founding member of the Bertie Historical Society, recognized with many life time achievement awards for both nature and history. Visitation is at Williams Funeral Home in Ridgeway on Saturday, December 16, 2017 from 2-4 p.m., and 7-9 p.m. The Celebration of Earl’s life will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Grace United Brethren Church, 895 Empire Road, Sherkston. Any gifts given will go toward Grace United Brethren Church where Earl was a long time faithful member. “Well done good and faithful servant.”