William Edward Kellogg
William Edward Kellogg was born in Bath, NY, October 22, 1938. He's the son of the late Ethel Wright Kellogg and younger brother of Bunny (Raftis)and Shirley Kellogg (Nichols).
We all grew up together on Vermont Street across the street from one another. After graduation from Bath Haverling High School, Bill did his undergraduate study at Mansfield University, and his graduate work at University of Rochester, Hobart College, Genesee University and Cortland University. He married Karen Elizabeth Knapp in Bath on August 25, 1962. They knew each other from High School and had met when Karen was a senior and Bill was a second year college music student at Mansfield.
Karen was born in Bath on January 5, 1942. Small world....my brother Dick Wright was her nursery mate in the Hospital. Karen graduated from Haverling in Bath, and went to college at Eastman School for Dental Hygienists in Rochester, NY. She also attended SUNY Cortland and Empire State College. As they were raising their family, Bill taught History for 32 years in Canandaigua, retiring in 1993. Karen worked in private practice for a dentist in downtown Rochester for a year, then as a dental hygiene teacher in Newark and Canandaigua Public Schools. She taught dental health to children for 32 years, retiring in 1998.
Bill and Karen have two children. Kristian Kenneth was born on October 19, 1968. Daughter Karolyn Elizabeth was born on June 25, 1973. Now that they're both retired, Bill and Karen love to travel. So far over the past few years, they have been to Hawaii, China, Costa Rico, Panama Canal, Scandanavia, Mexico, trips to Japan, Korea, Vietnam, the Mediteranean Sea and Europe, and most recently to Paris (see picture), Ireland, and cruised around Europe. Then, they added Australia & New Zealand to that long list.
Unfortunately, we lost Bill to cancer November of 2014.
You can reach Karen at bandkkellogg@gmail.com
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Kris Kellogg graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 1990 with a degree in Marketing. He worked for a year or so in New York, then moved to Charlotte, NC, for warmer weather and started his career in telecom, which has taken him all over the east coast. From Charlotte, he went to Shelby, NC, then Wilmington, NC, followed by New Orleans, LA, and worked as General Manager/VP for Cellular One in Poughkeepsie, NY. Kris lives and works in Charlotte, alongside his wife in a restaurant that they recently sold. They bought a multi-family development in 2018. Kris now works as revenue officer for Charlotte Regional Business Alliance..
He married Carolyn Walker in January (of 2005). Their daughter, Kaelyn Thelma Kellogg was born on Thursday, October 30, 2008. Kaelyn loves gymnastics and was accepted to Northwestern School of the Arts as a rising 6th grader. Son Kristopher William"Will" was born November 27, 2009. He is a rising fifth grader who plays club soccer and takes voice lessons.
They also have a 28 year old foster daughter "Crystle", who is married to Johnny and they have a one-year-old son "Kai".
Karolyn Kellogg graduated Canandaigua Academy in 1991, where she was active in music (clarinet), soccer and academics. She attended SUNY Buffalo, then Daemen College in Amherst, NY, graduating with a BS in physical therapy. She moved to Columbia, SC, shortly after graduation in 1997, and has been working for Providence Hospital as a physical therapist, and works part-time as a physical therapist. She met Sean McKnight while he was working in Rochester in 1997 before moving to SC. They purchased their first home and were married on April 21, 2000 at Corley Mill House and Garden in Lexington, SC. Sean had graduated from LaSalle High School in Niagara Falls in 1993, and then attended RIT and MCC colleges in Rochester, NY. He currently owns and operates McKnight's Tree Services near Columbia, SC. Karolyn and Sean stay busy working on their house, camping, hiking, mountain biking and playing with their dogs Jack and Steeler.
They have a Daughter, Kelsey Elizabeth, born 5/4/05 and she watches over her brother Kyler Glenn, born 4/8/09. Kelsey is in 9th grade and likes to play soccer and is a member of the church youth group. Kyler is in 5th grade, loves soccer and pretty much any activity involving a ball.
You can reach them at kk_mcknight@yahoo.com.
This photo of Marilyn, Bill and Bunny was taken at the family reunion in Atlanta in the summer of 2013 .
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This page was last updated 5/3/2022.
