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Thomas R. Sonne and Sara M. Fisher

Photos and information courtesy of Mike Duffy.

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Thomas Sonne and his wife Sara Fisher Sonne stand on the right in this photo taken in 1945. On the left are James and Minnie Fisher Duffy. Click the image to enlarge.

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Sara Fisher Sonne stands at the right with her sisters in 1938. From left to right are Minnie Fisher Duffy, Anna Fisher Braun and Sara Fisher Sonne. Click the image to enlarge.

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Thomas Sonne stands with his brother in law James Duffy in 1943. Left to right are James Duffy and Thomas Sonne.

The Family of Thomas R. Sonne and Sara M. Fisher Sonne

birth place

death place

Thomas R. Sonne

husband

27 August 1910 - 12 October 1988

Warren PA

Canandaigua NY

Sara M. Fisher

wife

1910 - 7 April 2000

Springwater NY

Canandaigua NY

marriage

2 July 1938

Christina (Tina) Sonne

daughter

birth -

Unknown place

The Parents of Thomas R. Sonne

Fred W. Sonne and Nelle Dowdle Sonne

The Parents of Sara M. Fisher

George P. Fisher and Carrie B. Wheaton Fisher

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Sonne Family Tree

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Dowdle Family Tree

Fisher Family Tree

Wheaton Family Tree

Marriages of Thomas R. Sonne

Marriage to Sara M. Fisher in 1938

Marriages of Sara M. Fisher

Marriage to Thomas R. Sonne in 1938

The Obituary of Thomas R. Sonne

27 August 1910 - 12 October 1988

Thomas Sonne moved from Warren, PA to the Warsaw, NY area with his family during childhood.

Thomas married Sara Fisher of Springwater, NY on 2 July 1938 at the Gothic Chapel at Alfred University. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Dr. Bond.

In 1938 Thomas was employed at the Physical Health Hotel in Dansville, New York, which was owned by Bernard Mac Fadden.

Thomas became Dr. Thomas R. Sonne after attending Tulsa University, the University of Cornell and the University of Buffalo.

Thomas started working for the Veterans Administration at Buffalo, NY in 1946 where he was chief of the counseling and training section of the VA from 1948 until 1963. He helped recovering veterans prepare for and find jobs.

In 1963 Thomas became the chief counseling psychologist at the Veterans Administrative Facility at Canandaigua, New York. He was president of the Group Psychotherapy Association of Western New York. He was Professional Advisory board member of the Erie County Mental Health Association. He was New York state chairman for the Mental Health of the Congress of Parents and Teachers. He was a faculty member at Canisius College in Buffalo.

Thomas also had a private counseling practice at Canandaigua.

Thomas and his wife Sara had one child, Christina (Tina).

Thomas was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Canandaigua NY.

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Veteran of WW II

The Obituary of Sara M. Fisher Sonne

1910 - 7 April 2000

Sara was born at home at Springwater, Livingston, New York.

Sara attended Alfred College and was a teacher at various rural schools in Livingston County, NY.

Sara married Thomas Sonne on 2 July 1938 at the Gothic Chapel at Alfred University. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Dr. Bond.

Sara and her husband settled at Buffalo, NY and then finally settled at Canandaigua, New York about 1963.

She was a member of the Association of University Women.

Sara and Thomas had one daughter named Christina (Tina).

Sara was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Canandaigua NY.

The Burial of Thomas R. Sonne

Woodlawn Cemetery in Canandaigua NY

The Burial of Sara M. Fisher Sonne

Woodlawn Cemetery in Canandaigua NY

Newspaper articles from FultonHistory.com

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