| Date of Birth | July 2, 1928 |
| Passed Away | August 20, 2025 |
| Place of Residence | Wayne |
| Home State | NY |
| Service Date | October 4, 2025 |
| Service Time | 11:00 AM |
| Service Location | St Gabriel’s |
| Interment Location | National Cemetery of the Veterans Administration Center in Bath NY |
Luther C. Perkins of Hammondsport NY, died August 20th at his home.
He was born on July 2nd, 1928 in the town of Wayne, to Luther and Stella Bason Perkins. He graduated from Dundee Central School in 1946, and from Alfred State in 1948, with a degree in Rural Engineering. He served two years with the US Army Signal Corp, one year in Germany with the 321st Signal Batallion in 1952.
He and his father owned and operated Perkins and Son Hardware in the village of Hammondsport for 28 years. Following the sale of the business in 1976, he was employed by the school district as a bus driver, and as a Blue Bird bus parts salesman for western NY.
He served a term as a town councilman and in 1984 the town of Urbana appointed him sole assessor, a position he held until his retirement in 1995. During this time he served as president of the Steuben County Assessors Association. The town of Urbana also appointed him voting machine custodian.
Following his retirement he joined the American Red Cross DSHR System and traveled to many areas in the US as well as Puerto Rico and Guam in order to assist victims of disasters.
He was very active in his church, St Gabriel’s, where he was a lay reader, and Eucharist Minister, and served on the building and grounds committee.
He was a volunteer docent for the Glenn Curtiss Museum. He served on the Advisory Board of Office for the Aging. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross northern Steuben County Chapter during the time it merged with Corning and Hornell to become the Greater Steuben County Chapter.
Luther was a 4th Degree Knight and active with the Precious Blood Council #5147 in Bath, NY, where he served as Grand Knight for two terms, and as treasurer of the Bingo Association for 11 years.
Other organizations for which he contributed include the Loaves and Fishes Pantry, Project Care, Hammondsport Ambulance Corps, of which he was a charter and Honorary member, the Institute for Human Services, and the American Heart Association. He was a member of the American Legion Post #407.
Luther was predeceased by his beloved wife Lucyna and by his son Kenneth. He is survived by his three sons, Patrick(Kim), Neal, John (Tammy), and daughter Cynthia, three granddaughters Kara (Tom) Wheeler, Sarah(Don) Gantz, Stella Perkins and grandsons Kyle Perkins, John, Justin, Joshua, Kenneth, and Dylan (Koryn) Cecce, and 19 great grand children.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St Gabriel’s on October the 4th at 11:00 AM, followed by a Celebration of Life reception at the American Legion Post #407. Burial will be at the National Cemetery of the Veterans Administration Center in Bath NY at a later date.
Arrangements are by Bishop and DeSanto Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St Gabriel’s, or to CareFirst NY, 3805 Meads Creek Road, Painted Post, NY 14870.
Online condolences or remembrances of Luther are welcome under ‘Share a Memory’, or on the Facebook page of Bishop-Johnson & DeSanto Funeral Home.
