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A. C. "Pete" Adams
A.C.
"Pete" Adams, son of Jeanette (Louden) and Albert
Minor Adams, passed away in
Crestview, Florida on August 11, 2010. His daughter, Debbie (Adams)
Dailey, who has so devotedly
attended to him in recent years, and
her family, were at his side.
Pete
was born in Cannonsville, NY, on April 22, 1918,
was a graduate of Deposit Central
High School, where he played football, basketball (co-captain of the
1937 championship team),
baseball and was president of his
senior class. He married his sweetheart, Pauline Hamblet, on October 15,
1939.
An
insurance agent for most of his career, Pete had
a hiatus as he followed his father
and grandfather (William B. Adams) as owner and operator of the Adams
General Store in
Cannonsville, from 1951-1959. During
that period, he also served for a time as Town of Tompkins Town Clerk
(as had his mother)
and, later, supervisor.
Due
to the impoundment of the west branch of the Delaware
River in the Cannonsville Valley,
Pete and his family moved to Beebe Hill, just beyond the Deposit village
limits, in 1959.
He re-purchased the Sarah Kelsey Insurance Agency at that time, which he had formerly bought from (Uncle) Charlie Adams
in 1939 and sold to Sarah Stiles, (later Kelsey), in 1942. Pete later incorporated the Vic Ruegger Insurance Agency
and served the Deposit area through the AC. "Pete" Adams Insurance Agency until his retirement in 1981.
Active
in Rotary International, the Deposit Masonic
Lodge and the First Baptist Church
of Deposit, Pete sang in several Rotary musicals and also in church
choirs. He and Pauline
hosted Deposit’s first American
Field Service student, Birgitta Wiggstrom, from Sweden, during the
1960-1961 school
year.
Pete
took great pride in creating and maintaining the
pristine look of his Adams Acres
property. He was also an avid supporter of DCHS athletics. Throughout
his life, Pete credited
his DCHS coach, Fred Fox, as well as
his father, for conveying to him what it is to be a hard-working,
dependable, honest
and generous-spirited member of
one’s community.
Pete
was predeceased by the love of his life, Pauline,
in 1992. Having lived in the
vicinity of Ft. Walton Beach, FL since 1988, he is survived by two
daughters, a son and their
families: Richard and Paula Adams
Jansen, Walden, NY, Daniel and Debra Adams Dailey, Crestview, FL and
Albert (M. Adams, II)and
Susan Coe Adams, San Francisco, CA,
as well as nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
A
memorial service for family and friends in the Crestview
area, to celebrate the life of A.C.
Pete Adams, will be held on Thursday, August 19, 4:00 p.m., at Our Lady
of Victory Catholic
Church in Crestview Fl. A private
graveside service at the Hambletville Cemetery in Deposit, NY will take
place at a later
time. The family requests that
memorial contributions be made to the Pete and Pauline Adams Memorial Scholarship Fund
through the Deposit Educational Endowment Program (DEEP).
Life
is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid
torch which I have got hold of for
the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before
handing it on to
future generations.
—George Bernard Shaw
Audrey I. Amendola
Audrey I. Amendola, 1928 - 2010, of Loomis Hill,
Deposit,
NY passed away Friday evening, October 8, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family.
She
is survived by her loving family, husband: Frank
and children: Gary, Scott, Jay,
Wayne, Jerry and Jane. She was predeceased by her eldest son: Ran
(Willet). She had grandchildren:
Ginny, Josh and Jess. Audrey was
blessed with many nieces and nephews form the Amendola, Spence and
Velsor families. Audrey
was also the stand in parent of John
and Liz Cammer and friends.
Audrey's
wish was to be Deposit's last Gold Star mother
and she had the upmost respect for
the V.F.W. Auxiliary. Audrey loved her home and all of her surroundings
as nature provided
her with spectacular sunsets
nightly.
A
memorial celebration of Audrey's life was held at
2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 12 at the
Zacharias Funeral Home, 78 Second St., Deposit. Friends called at the
funeral home on
Tuesday from noon until 2:00 p.m.
time of service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Deposit
Volunteer Fire
Department or to the Deposit V.F.W.
Auxiliary.
Mary
(McMickle) Arnold
Mary
(McMickle) Arnold, age 83, formerly of Hancock
and Deposit, passed peacefully from
this world into the arms of the Lord on Friday, November 12, 2010 at
Elizabeth Church
Manor.
Mary
was born on August 13, 1927 to Michael and Ida
(Caston) McMickle in Middletown, NY.
When she was two years old her family moved to Hancock, NY where Mary
lived most of her
life. Five years ago Mary and Bob
moved to Deposit to be closer to family.
On June 1, 1947 she married Robert Arnold and
they spent
63 wonderful years together.
Surviving
are a son, Robert (LuChi) of Humble, Texas
and a daughter, Diane (Gary) Davie
of Deposit, NY. She was also a very proud grandmother of five, Jason
(Valerie) Davie, John
(Jamie) Davie, James (Stacy) Davie,
Kristen (Matthew) Schloss, and Lisa Arnold. Also bringing much joy to
her life were her
eight great-grandchildren Ashley,
Katelyn, Madison, Mark, Abigail, Piper, Adam and Caden.
She is also survived by her brother and sisters-in-law
Glen, Georgianna and Ann Arnold and several nieces and nephews.
Mary
was predeceased by her parents, her mother and
father in-law Fred and Mina Arnold, a
sister Edith Robinson, three brothers Donald Weber, John and Ambrose
McMickle. Also
sisters and brothers-in-law Florence
and Leonard Whiting, Clifford, Verna and Fred Arnold.
Mary
opened her "Country Store" in Hancock in the early
1960’s in the old Nichols building
on Front Street. A few years later she and Bob opened a Montgomery Ward
catalog store
at the same location where she
enjoyed visiting with friends and customers. After retiring from the
retail business Mary went
to work at Bard Parker in Hancock,
working with many friends that she stayed in contact with after
retiring. She also enjoyed
working occasionally with her
daughter, Diane at the Towne Crier.
Mary enjoyed cooking, knitting and reading. But
most
of all spending time with her family, which was the joy of her life.
Mary
was a member of Emory United Methodist Church in
Hancock where her memorial service
was held on Tuesday, November 16, with Rev. Roxy Moses officiating.
Burial was in Riverview
Cemetery in Hancock. Arrangements by
Aegis Cremation.
The
family would like to thank the staff of the third
floor Elizabeth Church Manor for the
wonderful care they gave our Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother.
Your loving care
is truly appreciated. Donations in
Mary’s memory can be made to Emory United Methodist Church, the Hancock
Loaves and
Fishes Food Pantry, or the Deposit
Food Pantry.
Doris S. Axtell
Doris
Smith Axtell, 88, lifetime Deposit resident died
April 11, 2010 at Wilson Medical
Center in Johnson City, NY. She was pre-deceased by her husband: M.
Richard Axtell.
She
is survived by three children: Richard S. and Sandra
L. Axtell, Peter J. Axtell and life
partner, Alan Munson and Daniel B. and Sarah B. Axtell; a sister:
Eleanor S. Lewis; three
grandchildren: Jesse D. Axtell,
Abigail J. (Josh) Stevens, and Joshua P. Axtell; niece Shelly L. Willard
and nephews: David
F. Smith, Kent B. Joscelyn and many
more.
Doris
was a retired teacher from Deposit Central Schools.
She received her B.A. from Elmira
College in 1942 and continued her graduate studies at Columbia
University in NYC, Syracuse
University and SUCO, Oneonta.
She
was a member of the Deposit First United Methodist
Church, Life Member of the Deposit
Historical Society, member of The Study Club, Garden Club, Civic Club,
First President
of the Women's Republican Club and
Past PTA President.
A
Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 16 at the
Deposit First United Methodist
Church with Rev. Eileen Sloth, pastor of the church, officiating.
Interment will be at Pine
Grove Cemetery in Deposit. Calling
hours will be held at the church on Thursday, 6-8:00 p.m. and on Friday
from noon until
1:00 p.m. time of service. Memorial
Donations may be made to the Deposit First United Methodist Church.
Funeral arrangements
are through the Zacharias Funeral
Home in Deposit.
Andrew Backus
Andrew Backus, age 69, died January 20, 2010 at
his
daughter's house, 4313 Cinderella Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada.
He
was born on September 29, 1940 to Leon and Alice
(Brundage) Backus in Cannonsville,
NY. He was predeceased by his parents, Leon and Alice Backus, and
brother Robert Backus.
He married Mabel Tabor in 1959. They
had three children.
He
is survived by his three children, sons: Allen Backus,
and Mike (Rhonda) Backus, daughter:
Andrea Backus and three grandchildren, all of Las Vegas; six sisters:
Ruth Faulkner, West
Shokan, NY, Marion (Victor) Cower,
Harpursville, NY, Marge Muller, Deposit, Janet (Kenneth) Johnston,
Deposit, Jayne (Andy)
Tomao, Trout Creek, NY, Rose
VanValkenburg, Walton, NY; three brothers: Lloyd (Mary) Backus, Trout
Creek, NY, Ed (Grace) Backus,
Sidney Center, NY, and James (Nancy)
Backus, Sidney Center, NY.
He will be cremated. Burial will be held at a later date.
Walter W. Barringer
Walter William Barringer, 66, of Ft. Mitchell,
AL passed
away Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the Columbus Regional Medical Center.
Mr.
Barringer was born on July 11, 1944 in Deposit,
NY of Marcella Scrambling Barringer
and the late Marshall W. Barringer. He retired from the Untied States
Army, where he served
in Vietman. After retiring from the
Army, Mr. Barringer started his own business, Walt's Small Engine
Repair.
Other than his father, he was preceded in death
by his
son, Walter W. Barringer, II and step-son, Daniel Robert Waddey.
He
is survived by his loving wife Sharen House Barringer
of Ft. Mitchell, AL; three
daughters: Loretta Singletary of Phenix City, AL, Kim Gosa and husband
Ron of Smiths Station, AL,
and Donna Waddey of Ottawa, KS; two
sons: David Barringer of Seale, AL and Edward Waddey and wife Jennifer
of Panama City,
AL; his former wife, Shirley
Barringer; two sisters: Carol Kennedy of Moreshead, NC and Sonja
Barringer of Deposit, NY; three
brothers: Richard Barringer and wife
Scetter of Gage, OK, Arnold Barringer and wife Violet of Hancock, NY
and William Barringer
and wife Charlene of Columbus, GA;
nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces and
nephews.
Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday,
November
22 at Ft. Benning Main Post Cemetery, according to Vance Memorial Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Wounded Warrior
Project,
PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516.
Arthur Clifford Beers
Arthur
Clifford Beers, 93, of Deposit died January 11,
2010 at his home in Barbourville. He
was the son of Eugene and Marsha (Miller) Beers who predeceased him. He
was also predeceased
by his wife: Vera Tompkins Beers and
by his eight brothers and sisters: Lindley Beers, William Beers, Frank
Beers, Victor
Beers, Blanche Monroe, Beatrice
LaTourette, Katherine Wilton and Ruth Puffer.
Arthur
is survived by his children: Wanda Beers, Wilbur
Beers and his wife, Jean, Wayne
Sexton and his wife, Nancy, and Timothy Beers and his wife Rachel; 20
grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren;
two great great-grandchildren; many
nieces and nephews.
Arthur
worked as a farmer for many years and then worked
for 26 years for the Delaware County
Highway Department. He was a member of the Deposit Community Church at
Hale Eddy where
he served as a trustee.
Interment
in the Hambletville Cemetery and a Celebration of Arthur's
life will be held in the spring with
the date to be announced later. Friends wishing may make memorial
donations to Catskill
Area Hospice and Palliative Care at 1
Birchwood Dr., Oneonta, NY 13820. Arrangements are through the
Zacharias Funeral Home
in Deposit.
Bradford M. Belknap
Bradford M. "Bud" Belknap, 82, of Deposit, NY
died February
17, 2010 at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, NY.
He
is survived by his wife of 59 years, Louise, and
by his children: Nora Belknap and
Louise Clark and her husband, Jeffrey; grandchildren: Thomas Clark,
Daniel Clark and Dawn
Belknap; great grandson: Brodie
Belknap; sister: Priscilla and her husband, Richard Karcher;
sister-in-law: Gail and her husband,
James Smith; several nieces and
nephews.
He was predeceased by a son, Thomas Belknap.
Bud was a US Army Veteran of WW II and a member
of Deposit
Memorial Post #6609 V.F.W.
He moved to Deposit in 1965 and worked for over
20 years
as a custodian for Deposit Central Schools.
Funeral
Services were at 11 a.m., Monday, February 22 at the Deposit
First Presbyterian Church with
Pastor Robert Howard officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery
in Deposit in the
spring. Calling hours were at the
Zacharias Funeral Home in Deposit on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. A V.F.W.
Service was at 6 p.m.
during the calling hours.
Frances M. Bellettini
Frances
M. Bellettini, 80, of 5 North Sanford Road,
Deposit, NY entered Heaven on
Thursday, December 2, 2010. Frances was born on August 7, 1930 in
Bohemia NY, Long Island. She
was the daughter of George and Marie
Swanda.
Frances
worked for Long Island Developmental Center
for 20 years before transferring to
the Oneonta Center for a job serving the mental ill that she enjoyed.
She
retired in 1993. Before this she was a seamstress
and even during her years with the
state, while working, she received her High School Equivalency. She was a
hard working
woman. Early in life she had to
leave school to help with the family and the farm. She always took care
of everyone. If you
needed help or a place to live, she
was there. Her door was always open to a person in need.
Frances
is survived by her son: Olinto Bellettini; her
granddaughter: Kaitlyn M.
Bellettini; also by her nieces: Fran and Mike Biener, Dawn and Jeff
Forbidussi; nephews: George
and Milta Swanda, Vincent J. and
Tammy Swanda; and by many great-nieces and nephews.
A memorial will be held in the Spring.
Ellen M. Benschine
Ellen
M. Benschine, 101, of Blueberry Lake, Deposit,
NY passed away Wednesday, July 28,
2010 at 4:00 a.m. at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, NY.
She
was predeceased in death by her husband, George
F. Benschine, on October 2, 1987.
She is survived by a daughter: Ellen Tompkins, (spouse Robert N.
Tompkins,) of Bridgton,
ME and a son: Bruce G. Benschine,
(spouse Liv M. Eggen-Benschine,) of Hudson, WI and also five
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Ellen
worked as an actuary for the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company in New York City
until she retired to become a homemaker and raise a family. She was
married to George October
7, 1934. She and George built their
retirement dream home on Blueberry Lake in 1964 and moved to the lake
permanently in 1972.
A
Memorial Service will be held at a later date to be announced.
Interment
will be in the Hambletville cemetery
in the Town of Deposit. Arrangements are through the Zacharias Funeral
Home in Deposit.
Reverend John
A. Booth, Jr.
Reverend
John A. Booth, Jr., 62, Pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church and St. Thomas Aquinas
Church, Binghamton died Wednesday morning, June 9, 2010. He was
predeceased by his parents,
John A. and Rita Dillon Booth; and
his brother, Michael F. Booth.
Father
is survived by his sisters and brothers-in-law,
Mary S. Booth, Binghamton, Elizabeth
and Daniel Conte, Hilton, Martha Booth, Binghamton, Rita and Joseph
Soblesky, Johnson
City; his uncle, Joseph F. Mollen,
Jr.; several nieces and nephews; and very dear friends, Sandra Westgate
and family.
Father
Booth was ordained a Priest on May 15, 1982 in
the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception by the Most Rev. Frank J. Harrison, D.D. He served as
Associate Pastor at Holy
Family Church, Syracuse, Our Lady of
Angels Church, Endwell, St. Rose of Lima Church, North Syracuse, and
Chaplain of Wilson
Memorial Hospital, Johnson City. He
served as Pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Deposit and administrator of
Our Lady of
Lourdes Church, Windsor. On August
20, 2008 Father was appointed Pastor of St. Patrick’s Church and St.
Thomas Aquinas
Church, Binghamton.
Father
Booth will be welcomed into St. Thomas Aquinas
Church, Highland Avenue, Binghamton,
where he was layed in State Friday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. A Vigil for
a Deceased Priest
will be held Friday at 7 p.m. Father
Booth will be transferred to St. Patrick’s Church, corner of Oak and
Leroy Streets,
Binghamton, where he was layed in
State Saturday from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. A con-celebrated Funeral Mass
was offered at St.
Patrick’s Church Saturday at 10 a.m.
by his fellow Priests and the Most Reverend Robert J. Cunningham, D.D.
Bishop of
the Diocese of Syracuse. Burial was
in St. Augustine’s Cemetery, Silver Lake, PA. In lieu of flowers,
expressions of
sympathy in memory of Father Booth
may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 401 Hayes Avenue, Endicott,
NY 13760.
Arrangements are by the J.A.
McCormack Sons Funeral Home, 141 Main Street, Binghamton. 
June
B. Brazee
June B. Brazee,
75, of Sidney, passed away Wednesday,
Sept. 29, 2010, at her home.
She
was born on March 29, 1935, in Deposit, to Daniel
and Gertrude Baker. She graduated
from Deposit Central School in 1952. Following her graduation she earned
her secretarial
degree from Mildred Elley
Secretarial School in Albany.
June
married Norman R. Brazee on July 27, 1956. Norman
predeceased her on Dec. 27, 2005. A
longtime resident of Sidney, she worked as a secretary in the District
Office and retired
as Administrative Assistant to the
Superintendent of Sidney Central Schools in December of 1992.
June
was a member of the Sidney United Methodist Church,
and she volunteered at the SUMC Food
Bank. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, where she held
several offices
including Grand Matron. She was also
actively involved in several other organizations including The Hospital
Guild, Prospect
Hill Cemetery Association, and the
Jericho Fiber Arts Craft group. An avid quilter, June also belonged to
the Sunday Piece
Makers Quilt Guild of Masonville and
the School House Chicks of Trout Creek.
June
is survived by her son: Michael (Jill) Brazee of
Sidney; and her daughter: Teri
(Scott) Harris of Cicero. She also leaves behind four granddaughters:
Erica and Ashley Brazee
of Sidney, and Aubrey and Brigitte
Harris of Cicero; sister-in-law: Audrey Scherer of Walton; lifelong best
friend: Betty
Palmer of Sidney Center; uncle, Sam;
aunt, Ruth Ann; several nieces and nephews; and many other good
neighbors, friends and
associates.
Funeral services
were held Monday, October 4, at C.H.
Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney.
In
lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory
of June Brazee to the Sidney United
Methodist Church Food Bank, c/o Sidney United Methodist Church, 12
Liberty St., Sidney,
NY 13838 or the Prospect Hill
Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 272, Sidney, NY 13838.
Condolences
may be sent to the family on-line at www.landers
fh.com.
Durwood
(Dewey) Briggs
Durwood
(Dewey) Briggs, 87, died on August 18, 2010
at Wilson Memorial Hospital in
Johnson City, NY. A lifelong resident of Deposit, NY, Dewey was born
July 30, 1923 to John
and Bertha Briggs at their farm on
Beebe Hill Rd. Second of seven children, he is predeceased by his
brothers, John Jr., Berkley
and Virgil Briggs; and sister, Vera
Clarke. He is survived by brothers, Alden and Edwin. Married for 65+
years to Margaret
(Scott), they raised a family of
five children on their farm on Big Hollow Rd.
Dewey’s
life revolved around his family and farm
on Big Hollow Rd. His dairy farm was
recognized as being progressive and well managed. His farm boasted one
of the first pipelines
and bulk tanks in the country, and
one of his joys in life was competing (and winning!) at the county fair
in the tractor
pull. After retirement he drove
truck and delivered the daily paper until age 80 throughout the
surrounding area of Deposit.
Dewey
served on many local committees. He was a charter
member of the Deposit Flood Control
Project, as well as Sanford Zoning Board. He was an active participant
of the Broome County
Cooperative Extension Soil and Water
Conservation Board, serving as chairman for several years, and served
on the Town of
Sanford Tax Review Board as well.
Surviving
him is his loving wife: Margaret; and children:
Darryl and Maria Briggs of Deposit,
Bonnie Hauber of Chenango Bridge, David and Anne Briggs of Deposit,
Nancy and Paul Morley
of High Point, NC, Lori Lawson of
Johnson City, Fran and Jim DeLasho of Hartsdale, NY and niece/daughter,
Denise Smith of
Saratoga, NY. He and Margaret were
blessed with 12 grandchildren: Brian Hauber of Raleigh, NC, Darren
Briggs of NJ, Nathan
Morley of Pleasant Plains, OH, Scott
Briggs of Puyallop, WA, Benjamin Morley of W. Lebanon, NH, Michael
Briggs of Deposit,
Jennifer Hammon of Winston-Salem,
NC, Daniel Morley of Baltimore, MD, Richard Briggs of Deposit, Jeffrey
Briggs of Deposit,
Kenneth Lawson and Elizabeth Lawson
both of Johnson City and three step-grandchildren. Their lives were
further enriched by
eight great-grandchildren and
numerous nephews and nieces.
He
and Margaret’s home and farm was a hub of activity
and warmth. The entire family and
many friends have rich memories of their time on the farm, working the
land and bearing
witness to Dewey’s energy, love of
life and sense of humor.
Services
will held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 21
at the Deposit First Baptist Church
with Pastor Michael Krembs officiating. Visitation will be at the church
on Friday
from 4-7:00 p.m. Interment will be
in the Oakwood Cemetery in Stilesville at the convenience of the family.
Friends wishing
may make memorial donations to the
Deposit First Baptist Church. Arrangements are through the Zacharias
Funeral Home in Deposit.
Fay
M. Briggs
Fay
M. Briggs, 94, of Syracuse, NY, formerly of Deposit,
NY passed away October 11, 2010 at
her daughter’s home in Syracuse. She was predeceased by her husband:
John M. Briggs
III and by a grandson, Daniel Hart.
She
is survived by her daughter: Joanne Hart; four grandchildren:
Susan Chapman, Patricia Cross, David
and Michael Hart; eight great-grandchildren; one great great-grandson; a
nephew: Guy
Deighton.
Fay
and her husband Jack moved back to Deposit in 1975
from Ithaca where they had lived for
30 years. Fay was a member and Past Matron of Delaware Chapter #244
O.E.S., NY Cattlewomen
Assoc., NYS Draft Horse Assoc., the
Deposit First Presbyterian Church and was a Paul Harris Fellow of the
Deposit Rotary Club.
Funeral
services were at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October
14 at the Zacharias Funeral Home, 78
Second St., Deposit with Rev. Jill Schaeffer officiating. Burial will
be in Laurel Hill
Cemetery in Deposit. Calling hours
were at the funeral home on Thursday from noon until 2:00 p.m. time of
service. An Eastern
Star ritualistic service will be at
1:00 p.m. during the calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to
Hospice of Central
NY, Lakeside Fire Department or
GBAC.
Aura L. Bryce
Aura
L. Bryce, 71, of Deposit, NY died March
7, 2010 while in Florida for the winter season.
She
is survived by her husband of 53 years: Keith Bryce; by three children:
Diane Lynn Spencer of Palm City,
FL., Karel Kim Stevens of Vestal, NY and Karen Kay Vazquez of Palm
Harbor, FL.; five brothers:
Angel, Franco, Wilfred, Edward and
Henry Ramos; 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; many nieces and
nephews.
Aura and
her husband operated Bryce's
Hardware on Front Street in Deposit for many years. She had been active
with the Girl Scouts
and the Deposit Fireman's Auxiliary.
She was a member of the Deposit First United Methodist Church and also a
member of the
New York State Excelsior Winnies
since 1982.
Private Funeral Services with family members, Rev.
Richard Lake, officiating
were at the Zacharias Funeral Home
in Deposit. Burial was in the Hale Eddy Cemetery at Hale Eddy, NY.
Friends wishing may
make memorial donations to the local
Girl Scouts in Deposit or to the Deposit Firemen's Auxiliary.
Justin
W. Buchanan
Justin
Winfield Buchanan, 87, passed away on Saturday,
March 27, 2010, at his home in
Vestal, NY. Prior to his recent move to Vestal, he was a life-long
resident of Deposit.
He
is survived by his devoted and beloved wife of 63
years, Isabelle, and two children,
Sallie Isabelle (Buchanan) Atkin and husband William of Endicott, NY and
Ft. Myers, FL,
and Jeffrey Cuyle Buchanan and wife
Wendy (Waldron) Buchanan of Windsor, NY. Justin was predeceased by his
eldest child Justin
Keith Buchanan in 1985 and also by a
step sister Patricia (Cuyle) Roth.
He
is also survived by five grandchildren, Jason William
Atkin and wife Jehan of Seattle, WA,
Rebecca Isabelle (Atkin) McKertich and husband Robert of Endwell, NY
and Ashley Marie,
Sara Ann, and Michael Justin-Waldron
Buchanan of Windsor, NY. Three great-grandchildren; Rose Isabelle and
Thomas Stanley
McKertich, and Hadley Elizabeth
Atkin. Brothers-in-law Darwin Seymour, Harold Seymour and wife Barbara,
several cousins and
special friends Bill and Jenny
Gould.
Justin
was born on September 21, 1922, to Marie Louise
(Sloat) Buchanan and Clements
Buchanan in Deposit. He was raised by his mother Marie Cuyle and
stepfather Clyde Cuyle.
He
graduated from the Deposit High School in 1941. While
there, he was voted best dresser and
dancer. He was an exceptional all around athlete, playing on
championship teams and was
a track record holder for many
years.
Following
high school he worked briefly at Bendix Aviation,
Sidney, NY and was accepted there as
a toolmaker apprentice. A veteran of the Second World War, he served in
the 113th Mechanized
Cavalry Unit of the United States
Army, saw duty in England, France, Belgium and Germany, and arrived on
Normandy Beach two
days after the invasion.
On
May 15, 1946 he married Isabelle Ruth Seymour of
Cannonsville, NY, in Deposit. For 11
years he worked as a pressman at the Deposit Courier and Printing
Company and then briefly
at The Binghamton Press. He then
learned the carpenter’s trade working on remodeling and house building.
Justin eventually
joined the Carpenter’s Union, where
he held numerous offices and was a member for 30 years. Always
industrious, he started
buying and remodeling Deposit homes
in the early 60’s which were turned into rental properties, eventually
becoming
business partners with long time
friend Bill Gould.
Civic
duty called him to serve as an elected trustee
on the Deposit Village Board for 20
years. Many major projects were completed during his time in office.
Other involvements
included PTA, Masonic Lodge, Rotary,
Deposit Historical Society and board member of the Laurel Hill
Cemetery. As an active,
life-long member of the Deposit
First Presbyterian Church, he served as an elder.
As
a youth he caddied at Scott’s 18-hole golf
course at Oquaga Lake, could
actually swim the length of the lake, and often spoke of his lake
friends. He loved to dance
to the music of the 1940’s Big Band
era at the Johnson City Pavilion. He was an avid bowler and golfer and
was on several
championship teams. He was
passionate about his New York Yankees, stood by those NY Giants and was
an avid fan of the Syracuse
and Duke College basketball teams.
He
was even more passionate about his family; following
his children and grandchildren in
their many accomplishments, whether it be academics, athletics, artistic
or musical talents.
It
was difficult for him to give up the large post Civil
War house and property on Fourth
Street in Deposit, which he and Isabelle restored and groomed for the
last 42 years. He was
an energetic, competitive and a
common sense kind of man. Many friends were made over the years. He knew
the value of hard
work, provided for his family, was
faithful and steadfast in his marriage, conveyed his wisdom, and told
great stories of
his life. He will be missed.
The family
wishes to thank Dr. S. Spivak, Dr. J. Miller,
and Hospice for their care.
Arrangements
are through Zacharias Funeral Home. Calling
hours will be on Friday, April 2 at
the First Presbyterian Church, Second Street, in Deposit from 12:30 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m.
Funeral Service, officiated by Rev.
Robert Howard, will follow in the church with Interment at Laurel Hill
Cemetery. Memorial
contributions may be made to The
Deposit Educational Endowment Program, Box 22, Deposit, New York 13754
for The Buchanan Family
Scholarship Fund.
Socha J. Buchanan
Socha J. Buchanan, 70, of
Deposit, died on March 4, 2010 at Lourdes
Hospital, Binghamton.
She
was born on July 27, 1939 in Deposit, the daughter of Paul and
Virginia R. (Wright) Donowick. She
was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in
Susquehanna, PA, Alzheimer’s
Association, Deposit Senior Center,
and a volunteer at Deposit’s Closet.
Surviving
are 3 children, Paul DeNys, Omaha, NE, Diana Vanderbilt,
Burlington, VT, and April Bronson,
Deposit, 10 grandchildren, Lauren, Andrea, Gavin, and Jackson DeNys,
Nadine, Victoria,
and James Vanderbilt, and James,
Cody and Justin Bronson, and 4 great grandchildren, Adrian, Keagan,
Kennedy, and Ryder. She
is also survived by a sister, Diana
Sue Decker, and a brother, Tim Harvey. She was predeceased by a brother,
Paul Donowick
Jr.
Calling
hours will be held on Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 5-6PM
at the Zacharias Funeral Home,
Deposit and from 11AM-1PM on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, Vestal. A funeral will
follow at the church at 1PM. Interment will be in the spring in McClure
Cemetery, McClure.
Memorial donations can be
made on Socha’s memory to the Alzheimer’s
Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C., 20090.
Arrangements by Zacharias
Funeral Home, Deposit.
Steven
B. Cantella
Steven B.
Cantella, 39, of Windsor, went to be with
the Lord on June 13, 2010.
He
was born March 22, 1971, to James and Janice Cantella.
Steve graduated from Owego Free
Academy and SUNY Buffalo. He was employed for many years as Chief
Financial Officer at DCSI
and then for FGF Global, Inc., both
in Deposit.
On January
31, 2005, he married Laurie Briggs Antoni,
who was tremendously happy to share in his life.
Steve
is survived by his wife, mother, brothers: James
(Maria), Michael, and David (Pam);
sister Lisa (Dan); grandmother, Christine Cantella; step-sons: Mickey
and John Antoni;
mother-in-law and father-in-law:
Mary Brenda and Alden Briggs; many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and
uncles, including
his dear Aunt Patty and Uncle Ron;
and the Briggs family. He was predeceased by his father.
Steve loved
golfing, vacationing with his wife, and
the Yankees. He was a kind and caring person who put the needs of others ahead of his
own.
Calling
hours were held on Friday from 4 - 7 p.m. at
Zacharias Funeral Home, 78 Second
Street, Deposit. A Memorial Mass was held Saturday at noon at Our Lady
of Lourdes Catholic
Church in Windsor.
Micheline
Cardillo
Micheline
Cardillo, 86 of Windsor died unexpectedly
Thursday evening, April 29, 2010 at
her home. She was predeceased by her husband, Leonard J. Cardillo; her
parents, Rene and
Berthe Vautrin of Paris, France and a
brother, Bernard Vautrin of Paris, France.
She
is survived by her children, daughter and son-in-law,
Michele C. and Richard R. Blythe of
Windsor, son, Joseph Cardillo, Decatur, GA, son and daughter-in-law,
John L. and Kim M.
Cardillo, Niskayuna, NY; her
grandchildren, Richard S. Blythe, Binghamton, Megan B. Hayes and
husband, Bradley, Windsor, Jason
Cardillo, San Francisco, CA, Jessica
Cardillo, Berea, OH, Jordan Cardillo and wife, Kristen, Carlsbad, CA,
Janessa and Gib
Janke, Parma, OH, Justin Mattison,
Albany, NY, Kerri Mattison, Latham, NY, James Cardillo, Niskayuna, NY;
her great- grandchildren,
Zachary Emmons, Gavin Hayes, and
Kayley Hayes, Windsor, Gage Mattison, Albany, Chloe Cassem, Berea, OH,
Julius Janke, Parma
OH; a nephew, John Francois Vautrin
residing in South France; special niece, Martine Vautrin residing in
France.
She
was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Windsor.
A native of Paris, France, she came
to the U.S. following WW II. She had a long career in the banking
industry, retiring from
Key Bank as a trust officer. She was
loved and respected by all who knew her and will be sorely missed.
A
Funeral Mass will be offered on Thursday at 11 a.m.
at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Ghent, NY on Friday at 12 noon.
The family will receive
friends at the Osterhoudt-Madden
Funeral Home, 69-71 Maple Street, Harpursville on Wednesday from 5 to 7
p.m. On-line condolences
and expressions of sympathy may be
made at: www.omaddenfh.com.
David
"Red" Carreras, Jr.
David "Red"
Carreras, Jr., age 49, formerly of Deposit,
NY passed away March 13, 2010 in Bonneau, SC.
He
was born in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY on October
1, 1960, lived in Ronkonkoma most of
his life. David attended schools in Ronkonkoma. He moved to Charleston,
SC in 1975 and
attended school there. He moved to
CA and was a boss at Labcom, a medical supply company. He worked in heat
and air in Charleston,
SC for many years. David moved back
to Deposit to be with ailing family. While living in Deposit he worked
for Johnson Outdoors
in Conklin, NY and Indian Country in
Deposit. He also worked for Dick Buffington of Deposit.
David
is survived by his mother: Elva "Lou" Conklin
of Deposit; his fiancée: Beth
Lincoln of MA; brothers: Robert Carreras of Mill Valley, CA, Daniel and
Debbie Carreras of Butler,
IN; also survived by stepbrothers
and sisters: Duane and Shelly Conklin, Jacksonville, FL, Diane and Clay
Warren, Moncks Corners,
SC, Joan and Dave Templeton, Ladson,
SC, Gay Conklin and Carl of Tignal, GA, Melanie and Hugh Weaver,
Monroe, Georgia, T.J.
Conklin, Summersville, SC, Karan
Robbins, Conroe, TX, and adopted sister Kathy Shrewsbury, Deposit. He is
also survived by
aunts and uncle, Fay Stronach,
Hailsboro, NY, Bernice Lariccio, Deposit, Robert and Phyllis Tripp,
Fowler, NY, Geraldine Denham,
Lake Grove, Long Island, NY; also
many nieces, nephews, cousins, and many, many friends both in SC and NY.
David loved all
his family and friends.
Predeceased
before him, his father: David J. Carreras,
Sr.; uncles: Albert, Alex and Fred
Denham; aunts: Jean Bowman, Lillian Denham, and Pearl Raper; stepfather:
Joe Conklin, and
friend: Ivan Coleman.
He was an
avid dolphin and NASCAR fan. David enjoyed
barbecuing outside and doing pig roasts.
Memorial
Services will be held at United Methodist Church on corner
of Second and Dean Streets on April
10 at 11:00 a.m. Luncheon to follow in fellowship hall at the church.
Ethel
E. Carson
Ethel
E. Carson, 92, formerly of Deposit passed away
April 25, 2010 while a resident of
Barnes Kasson Skilled Nursing Facility in Susquehanna, PA. She was
predeceased in life
by husbands, Earl Decker and Harry
Carson, and by a son, Arthur Decker, Sr.
She
is survived by children: Ruth and Charles Neu, Pauline
and Fred Ray, Clair Decker, Rosemary
and John Hatch and James and Shirley Decker; many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Thanks
to all the staff and Dr. DeWitt for the care she received daily
while she was on SNF. May she rest
in peace. As per Ethel's request, there will be a graveside service only
at the convenience
of the family. Arrangements are
through the Zacharias Funeral Home in Deposit.
Marjorie
L. Carter
Marjorie
L. Carter, 90 years, passed away Monday, August
23, 2010 in Wilson Hospital, Johnson
City. She had been in Elizabeth Church Manor, Binghamton for four
months, after living
with her daughter and son-in-law for
five years.
She
was born October 4, 1919 in Hamilton to Clarence
and Mary Bronson; graduated from
Sherburne High School in 1938; and married Edward on October 31, 1939.
Marge
was pre-deceased by her husband, Edward, in 2000;
and grandson Donnie Woodford, in
1968. Edward and Marge owned "Carter's Jewelry Store" in Waterville for
about forty years.
They had been frequent visitors in
Deposit for over forty-five years.
Marge
is survived by her daughter: Barbara and Donald
Woodford, Deposit; son: Jack Carter
and Roberta Carnwath, Keeseville, NY; grandchildren: Duane Woodford,
Deposit, Kenneth
Woodford, Englewood, FL, Deforest
Carter, San Diego CA, Danialah, Luke and Jala Carter, Keeseville.
A
Memorial Service will be held
at a later date at Sherburne West Hill Cemetery.
Elizabeth
Hamlin Chamberlin
Betty
Chamberlin, 80, of Deposit, formerly of Sidney
and Unadilla died September 7, 2010
at her North Sanford home. She was born April 2, 1930 in North Sanford,
the youngest daughter
of Arthur Edward and Mary Evelyn
(Rozelle) Hamlin.
She was predeceased
by her parents, son, Philip Lambrecht;
brothers, Thomas and Robert Hamlin; and granddaughter, Renee Slade.
She
is survived by her husband: Bruce L. Chamberlin;
son: Roger A Lambrecht of Unadilla;
sister: Margaret Smith of Sidney; sisters-in-law: Pauline Hamlin Smith
and Dorothy Hamlin
of Deposit, Barbara Kaplan and Ida
and Bob Hanrahan of FL; step-son: Brian and Lynn Chamberlin of Amelia,
VA and her large
extended family.
During
her high school years at Deposit and Sidney,
Betty worked for Scott’s Oquaga Lake
House and Hales Stationary in Sidney. Betty worked as a buyer for
Engine Products
which became Amphenol and also
worked for Gladding at Oneonta and York Modern in Unadilla. She retired
in 1987.
There
will be a private graveside service at the Anthony Cemetery
in North Sanford with Rev. Sharon
Harris, pastor of the North Sanford United Methodist Church,
officiating. Donations from
your heart may be made to the
Delaware Valley Humane Society at 101 E. Main St., Sidney, NY 13838 as
Betty was always concerned
for the welfare of animals.
Arrangements are through the Zacharias Funeral Home in Deposit.
Shirley E. Chapman
Shirley
E. Chapman, 73, of Deposit, NY died December
13, 2010 at Wilson Hospital in
Johnson City, NY. Shirley was born December 31, 1936 in Bainbridge, NY,
the daughter of Alton
and Edith Butts. She graduated from
Deposit Central High School in 1955.
She
is survived by her husband of 52 years: Norman Chapman;
by her children: Katherine (Daniel)
Kleeschulte of Unadilla, NY, Ann (Michael) D'Agati of Deposit and
Marilyn Smith (Ron Walley,
companion) of Walton; her
grandchildren: Courtney, Daniel, Kegan and Derek Kleeschulte of
Unadilla, Curtis D'Agati of Deposit,
Kasandra and Camren Smith of Walton;
brother: Ronald E. Butts of Bainbridge; sisters: Jean E. Jump of
Masonville, NY and Alta
M. Ropert of Deposit. She was
predeceased by her parents: Alton and Edith Butts, her brother: Alton
(Junior) Butts and sister:
Joan Houck and a son: James Wesley
Chapman who died at birth. She had retired from Becton Dickinson in
Hancock after 20 years
with the company.
Funeral
Services were at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 17 at the Zacharias
Funeral Home, 78 Second St., Deposit
with Pastor Sue Shields officiating. Interment will be in Laurel Hill
Cemetery in Deposit
in the spring. Calling hours were at
the funeral home on Friday from noon until 2:00 p.m. time of service.
Delcie
(Dixie) Lee Charles
Delcie
(Dixie) Lee Charles, 88, passed away peacefully
at home Sunday evening, November 7,
2010. She was predeceased by her sons, Stanley (Deb) Charles and Millard
(Butch) Vandermark,
her granddaughter, Tammi Sue
Vandermark, and great great- grandson, Kayden Lee.
She
is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Robert
Charles; her sister, Gertrude (Judy)
Liberati, and five children, John (Brigitte) Vandermark, Bobbe (Ivan)
Baudendistel, Mary
Wright, Patti (Tom) Charles, and
Wendy (Rat) Charles; twenty grandchildren, including Terri Eldred,
Angela K. Charles, and
Crystal Charles who she and Robert
selflessly took in and raised as their own; 37 great-grandchildren, and
one great great-granddaughter.
She is also survived by many nieces,
nephews and cousins as well as countless others who called her grandma
or mom.
Dixie was
a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother
who always placed her family before her self and loved unconditionally.
She
was a member of the VFW Ladies' Auxiliary and the
Deposit Baptist Church. Dixie
enjoyed feeding the birds and squirrels of the neighborhood and
supporting various charities.
She never failed to have homemade
brownies, rolls or cookies on hand for any grandchild who stopped by and
her homemade lemonade
and cheese sandwiches always
signaled the start of spring.
The
family will receive friends at the Zacharias Funeral
Home, Deposit on Thursday, November
11 from 5-8 p.m. The funeral will be held Friday, November 12 at 11 a.m.
at the funeral
home.
Contributions
in Dixie’s name may be made to the
Deposit VFW c/o Commander Robert
Charles, 45 Wheeler Street Deposit, NY 13754 or Lourdes Hospice Home
Care, 4102 Old Vestal
Road Vestal, NY 13850 in loving
memory of Delcie Lee Charles.
Calvin
L. Clapper
Calvin L.
Clapper, 64, of New Milford, PA lost his courageous
battle with cancer on November 13, 2010 at home.
He
is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Patricia.
Also surviving is his son, Chad,
Georgetown, KY; his children at home, Devin, Austin, Britney, and
Cassandra; son, Todd; three
sisters, Viola and Dale McConnell,
Phyllis and Sam Robison, and Susie and Edward Smith; one brother,
Patrick and Carolyn Brown;
a brother-in-law, John Morajda; a
special niece, Doreen and Jim Valentine; and several extended family
members.
Cal served
in the United State Marine Corp. He was a
retired maintenance person from Endless Mountains Health Systems.
A funeral service was held
at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 16, 2010
at the Tuttle-Yeisley Funeral Home. Interment will be made in Lakeview Cemetery.
William
W. Clift
of Kirkwood
(Formerly of Deposit)
On
February
8, 2010, Heaven gained the soul of
William W. Clift He was predeceased by his parents, Edward and Dorothy;
his brothers, Edward
Jr., Richard and Robert; and his
daughter, Cassandra.
He
is survived by his loving wife, Maxine (Alford) Clift;
and his children, William (Lisa)
Clift, James (Jolinne) Clift, Dianne (Manny) Clift, Christine Clift,
Michael (Ann) Clift,
Tom (Lisa) Starley, and Jennifer
(Jeremiah) Segrue. He is also survived by his brother, Dave (Kathy)
Clift and sister-in-law,
Judy Clift; his grandchildren, Keith
(Heather), Lindsay, Samantha, and Dusty (Erin) Clift, Jeffrey, Jaime
and Michele Manzer,
Ray and Mindy Williams, McKenzie and
Samantha Clift, Morgan and Jordan Starley, Nathan, Dalton and Miah
Segrue; great-grandchildren,
Owen Clift and Trip Bonker; many
brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, and many special friends.
To all who
knew him, he will be sorely missed, however
he leaves behind a legacy of love and compassion that will never be forgotten.
A
memorial service was held at 1 p.m. on February 16
at Calvary’s Love Assembly of God,
1315 Reynolds Rd., Johnson City, NY with Rev. Jerry Terry officiating.
In lieu of
flowers, please make a donation to
your favorite charity or carry on his legacy by donating your time to
someone in need.
Larry
E. Conklin
Larry
E. Conklin, 53, of Mountain Road in Sherman, PA
died November 12, 2010. He was
predeceased by his father: Arlie Conklin and by a son: Phillip Conklin.
He
is survived by his wife of 32 years: Penny K. Conklin;
his son: Frank Conklin and two
grandsons: Colin and Hunter Conklin; his mother: Sally Conklin; two
brothers: Melvin Conklin
and Ron and Jeanne Conklin and their
children, nephews: Steven and Adam; and best friends: Ronald and Mary
Broad.
Larry had
worked all his life as a truck driver and
was working for Rogers Trucking in Binghamton, NY.
Funeral
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 20 at
the Zacharias Funeral Home, 78
Second Street, Deposit with Rev. Roxy Moses, pastor of the Emory United
Methodist Church in
Hancock, NY, officiating. Interment
will be in Starrucca, PA at a later date at the convenience of the
family. Friends may
call at the funeral home on Saturday
from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. time of service.
Edward
W. Cook
Edward W.
Cook, 86, of Walton passed away at home on
Sunday morning, August 29, 2010, after a long illness.
Edward
was born on August 11, 1924 in Rock Royal (Town
of Tompkins) the son of the late
Edward Cook and Lillian Hicks. He was a 1942 graduate of Deposit High
School. On October
6, 1961 he married Blanche Cook;
they were married for 48 years. He was employed for 38 years as an
Equipment Operator for
NYSEG.
He
enjoyed history (especially the Revolutionary and
Civil Wars), hunting, barbequeing,
feeding the birds and playing pitch. Ed was an avid NY Yankees fan for
over 50 years; one
of his fondest memories is of
attending the 1998 World Series in the Bronx.
Ed
is survived by his three daughters: Rosolyn (Lyndon)
Doig, Walton, Kathleen (Charles)
Grossmann, Walton, and Melissa (Gregory) Cook Candela, South Salem, NY;
seven grandchildren:
Angela, Gregory, Heather, Amy,
Sheila, Teela, and Amber; nine great-grandchildren: Forrest, Taylor,
Nicholas, Noah, Quinn,
Lucas, Dakoda, Darin, and Haley; as
well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He
was predeceased by his first wife, Iona in 1959;
his second wife, Blanche in 2009;
his sons, Terry in 1952, and Gary in 1979; and one brother, Senator
Charles D. Cook, in
2001.
Calling
hours were on Wednesday evening from 6 to 8
p.m., September 1 at the Courtney
Funeral Home, 25 Townsend Street, Walton, where services were held on
Thursday morning,
September 2 at 11:00 a.m. with the
Rev. Bert More officiating.
Memorial
contributions in Edward’s memory may
be made to Catskill Area Hospice and
Palliative Care, 1 Birchwood Drive, Dept FH, Oneonta, New York
13820-1319.
Condolences
to the family may be made online by visiting
www. courtneyfh.com.
Leo
C. Cook
Leo
C. Cook, 73, entered into the presence of His Lord
early Monday morning, October 11,
after suffering a stroke while visiting his son and daughter-in-law in
Missouri. He always
wore a gold cross on a necklace and
he clung to it with intention as he passed; a gesture that symbolized
the essence of how
he lived his life. His faith in
Jesus Christ, the power of the cross, and the reality of the
resurrection were what gave him
direction and strength.
He
leaves his loving wife and best friend of almost
52 years, June (Wright) Cook; his
children Daniel William Cook (and daughter in-law Marie Cook, who went
to be with the Lord
April, 2008) of Liverpool, NY, David
Leo and Allyson (Paine) Cook of Harrisonville, MO and David and Dawn
(Cook) Nash
of Cazenovia, NY; grandchildren
Amanda Cook, Luke and Ty Cook, and Jacob and Noah Nash; a brother Claude
R. Cook and a sister,
Elsie Arcury.
Mr.
Cook was born in Walton, NY on January 10, 1937,
to Leo C. and Dorothy (Schlafer)
Cook. He grew up in Hancock and graduated in the Hancock Central High
School Class of 1954.
He attended Cornell University on an
ROTC Scholarship and graduated in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science in
Agricultural Economics.
He spent the next two years in the
US Army at Ft. Benning, GA, and received an Honorable Discharge in 1960
as a First Lieutenant.
He retired
from Agway Inc. after 35 years of successful
business management.
He
and his wife built their dream home on Island Lake
where he enjoyed his morning walks
through the woods with his dog and spent hours fishing on the lake. It
was in those quiet
moments that God spoke deeply to his
heart and he often shared some tidbit of wisdom that he had learned
from God’s
creation. He was a man who could
enjoy the solitude of those quiet moments but also a man who loved
people and made friends
easily.
The
Cooks became active, loyal members of the Deposit
community. It was their love for God
and the people of Deposit that birthed the vision of Deposit’s Closet.
He
was an active member of the Deposit Rotary Club,
the Scott Rod and Gun Club, and the
Shehawken Methodist Church, where he often filled in for the pastor.
He
was an avid, lifetime New York Yankees and New York
Giants fan, and a 25-year season
ticket holder for Syracuse Orangemen football, but all of that took a
back row seat to his
grandsons’ football, basketball,
lacrosse and rodeo events or Amanda’s musical performances.
Calling
hours will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October
21, at the Shehawken, Methodist
Church, Shehawken, PA, followed by a Celebration of Life Service at the
church. Following
the service there will be a lunch
served at Leo and June’s home, on Island Lake, 30 Old Boat Road,
Starrucca, PA.
The
family requests in lieu of flowers that monetary
donations be made in Leo’s memory
to: Shehawken, Methodist Church, C/O Gayle Milko, 44 Como Road,
Lakewood, PA, 18439.
Marie
L. Corey
Marie L. Corey,
81, of Deposit, NY passed away July
4, 2010 at Binghamton General Hospital.
She
is survived by her children: Herbert Corey, Jr.,
Bonnie Hamilton, Edith Ylitalo,
Michael Corey, Eileen Corey, Edward Corey and Jeffrey Corey; sisters:
Marjorie Vaughn, Dorothy
Seymour and Donna Burleson; many
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She
was predeceased by
her husband of 55 years, Herbert
Corey, in 2002 and by children, Helen in 1990, Robert in 1984, Wayne in
1994 and Walter in
2004.
Funeral
services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July
7 at the Zacharias Funeral Home, 78
Second St. in Deposit with Rev. Michael Krembs, pastor of the Deposit
First Baptist Church,
officiating. Burial was in the
Laurel Hill Cemetery at Deposit. Calling hours were at the funeral home
on Wednesday from noon
until 1 p.m. time of service.
Memorial donations may be made to the Deposit Emergency Squad.
Martha
B. Daugherty
Martha B.
Daugherty, 91, of Elizabeth Church Manor in
Binghamton, formerly of Deposit died October 9, 2010 at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton,
NY.
She
was predeceased by her husband, James L. Daugherty,
in 1976; and by a son, James D.
Daugherty. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law: Judy and
Durwood Tarbox of Deposit;
a son and daughter-in-law: Jared and
Jamie Daugherty of Lake Ariel, PA; a daughter-in-law: Penny Daugherty;
two grandchildren:
Luke Tarbox and Molly Hawley and
three great-grandchildren.
Martha was
a true homemaker and dearly loved her family.
Martha also loved to do her gardening.
Funeral
services
will be held Wednesday, October 13
at 2:00 p.m. at the Zacharias Funeral Home, 78 Second St., Deposit with
Pastor Steven Logue
of the West Branch Bible Baptist
Church in Deposit officiating. Burial will be in Anthony Cemetery at
North Sanford, NY. Friends
may call at the funeral home on
Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. time of service. Friends
wishing to make a donation
in Martha’s memory are asked to make
that memorial donation to their local Humane Society.
Gary
L. Decker, Sr.
Gary
L. Decker, Sr. (Fat Cat), age 62, of Deposit, passed
away unexpectedly on December 7,
2010. Gary was predeceased by both of his parents, Martha (Bonnie) and
Willard (Bill) Decker
and his brother, David L. Decker.
He
is survived by his son, Gary L. Decker, Jr. (Spike),
wife Megan, and his grandchildren,
Kendra and Karissa. Cindy Schroeder, Gary's ex-wife, was a special
person in his life.
Gary is also survived by his
daughter Lalaneya (Lanee) Decker and her husband Kurt and grandchildren
Damon and Dylan of Afton.
Lanee's mom, Linda Wright, of Port
Crane was also dear to Gary.
Gary
is also survived by his brothers and sisters, Willard
(Bill) and Gloria (Scotty) Decker of
Norwich, Marsha Burrows of Susquehanna, PA, Janice Horton of
Binghamton, and Kevin Decker
of Binghamton. Gary had many nieces
and nephews of whom he cared a great deal, for he was a great family
man.
Throughout
Gary's life, he was a logger and stone cutter.
Gary loved being with his family and
friends and was known for his great stories. Gary will also be missed
by special friend,
Christine Clift.
Funeral
Services were held at 2:00
p.m. Saturday, December 11 at the
Zacharias Funeral Home, 78 Second St., Deposit. Interment will be in the
Laurel Hill Cemetery,
Deposit, in the Spring. Calling
hours were at the funeral home on Saturday from Noon until 2:00 p.m. time of service.
Cynthia
Faulkner
Cynthia June
Stock Faulkner, 82, died Sunday, June 13,
2010 at Kingston Hospital.
Born July
1, 1927 in Devon, England, she was the daughter
of the late Henry Joseph and Alice Norman Lawler.
Mrs.
Faulkner was a war bride from WWII and settled
in Queens, NY in 1947. She spent her
summers in Woodstock from 1949 until becoming a permanent resident in
the Hamlet of Lake
Hill in 1970. She later resided in
Walton until moving back to Lake Hill in 2007. She was a member of the
Deposit Senior Citizens
and the Moose Lodge #277 in Sidney.
She was predeceased
by two husbands: Lawrence E. Stock,
February 7, 1982 and Leon Faulkner, August 9, 2009.
A memorial service was held
at 12 noon on Saturday at Lasher Funeral
Home, Inc., 100 Tinker Street, Woodstock.
Clifford R. Galusha
Clifford
R. Galusha, 86, of Windsor, died Tuesday evening, March
16, 2010, at his home. He is
survived by his wife of 62 years, Marie Galusha; six children and
families, Kaye Been, Windsor,
Michael and Kathy Galusha, Kirkwood,
Melody and Otto Johnson, Binghamton, Toni and Richard Williams, Johnson
City, Mickey
and Nancy Galusha, Windsor, Tina and
Thomas Finch, Windsor; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, a
sister-in-law, and
several nieces and nephews.
He was a self-employed contractor, a member of the International
Union of Bricklayers &
Plasterers and an Army Veteran of WW II.
Graveside Services were held on Friday at 2 p.m. in Knox Cemetery,
Ouaquaga.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Lourdes Hospice, 4102 Vestal Rd., Vestal, NY 13850. Arrangements by
the Osterhoudt-Madden
Funeral Home 69-71 Maple Street
Harpursville.
Edna
R. Gardinier
Edna R. Gardinier,
97, of Deposit, NY, died June 7,
2010 at Ideal Senior Living Center in Endicott, NY.
She
had been a resident of Deposit for most of her life.
She worked for Ed Hartz & Sons
Hardware in Deposit for 36 years, retiring in 1983. She was a member of
the Deposit First
United Methodist Church.
She
was predeceased by her husband, Ford Gardinier in
1960. She was also predeceased by
two sisters and a brother. She is survived by several nieces and nephews
and grand nieces
and grand nephews.
At
Edna’s request, there were no calling hours.
There was a graveside service at the
Hale Eddy Cemetery in Hale Eddy, NY at 2 p.m. Friday, June 11 with Rev.
Eileen Sloth,
pastor of the Deposit First United
Methodist Church, officiating. Friends wishing to make a memorial
donation are asked to
make that donation to the charity of
their choice in Edna’s name. Arrangements are through the Zacharias
Funeral Home,
78 Second, Deposit.
John
Garrigan
John Garrigan,
102, of Chenango Bridge, NY passed away
Friday morning, May 21, 2010, at his home. He was predeceased by his wife, Hope Garrigan.
He
is survived by three sons: John Garrigan, Harpursville,
David Garrigan, Binghamton, Richard
Garrigan, Windsor; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and
two great-great-grandchildren;
one brother and sister-in-law:
Woodrow and Betty Garrigan, PA; several nieces and nephews.
A
graveside service was held at Port Crane Cemetery,
Port Crane, NY, Monday at 2 p.m. Mr.
Ole Nilsen officiated. At John’s request there were no calling hours.
Arrangements
were by the J.F. Rice Funeral Home,
Inc., 150 Main St., Johnson City.
Francis
K. Gaudreau, II
Francis K.
Gaudreau, II 63 of Deposit, went home to
be with the Lord on June 23, 2010 in Great Barrington, MA.
He
was born March 10, 1947, son of the late Francis
and Mary Gaudreau in Cohoes, NY.
Frank served his country in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967 and
was a decorated
Vietnam Veteran when he was
honorably discharged. Frank worked as a welder for the Raymond Corp. in
Greene until 1981. He
was a dedicated member of the
Organization of Vietnam Veterans in Vestal, NY and a member of the
Deposit Fire Department.
Francis
is survived by devoted wife: Nancy (Hillier)
Gaudreau, Deposit; three daughters:
Terry Carrillo and her husband, Tano, VA, June Furgeson and her husband
David H., Bainbridge,
Laura Al dava, Binghamton; son:
Edward Gaudreau and his wife Jen, Morris; sister: Paula Hill, AZ;
brother: Christopher Gaudreau,
KY; many grandchildren, nieces and
nephews. He is also predeceased by a son Francis K. Gaudreau, III and a
grandson, Alexander
Gaudreau.
Friends
called Sunday, June 27 from 6-8 p.m. at C.H.
Landers Funeral Chapel 21 Main St.,
Sidney. Funeral services were held Monday, June 28, at 3:00 p.m. at the
funeral chapel.
Burial with military honors will be
in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Sidney at a later date. In lieu of flowers
memorial contributions
may be made to Organization of
Vietnam Veterans. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www. landersfh.com.
Anita
F. Gerould
Anita F. Gerould,
88, of Trout Creek, passed away on
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at home. She was born February 16, 1922
in Union Grove, the daughter of the late Eno and Edna Belle (Jenkins) Fletcher.
Anita married
Harry Dean Gerould on April 5, 1964 in
Fishes Eddy. Dean passed away on November 13, 1986. She
retired
in 1982 from New York City Board Of
Water Supply in Downsville, NY where she was a clerk for over 36 years.
Neat
was always on the go. She enjoyed traveling, playing
bingo and cards, especially
pinochle. She was devoted to her family and friends and loved to help
out every way she could.
Anita also adored animals and leaves
behind her feline friends, Whisper and Frisco.
Besides
her husband, Anita was predeceased by her siblings:
Natalie Lakin, Ardath Allen and
George Fletcher; step-brothers and sisters: Alvern, Milton, Lloydrick,
Frederick, Margaret
and Lillian Butler.
Mrs.
Gerould is survived by her five nieces and nephews:
Woodrow Lakin of Trout Creek, Joan
Gardner of Andes, Dennis Allen of Springfield, VA , Barry (Linda) Allen
of Springfield,
VA and Pamela Mason of Delancey; and
several grand and great-grandnieces and nephews.
Calling
hours were on Friday, April 2 from 2-4 p.m.
and 6-8 p.m. at the Courtney Funeral
Home, 25 Townsend Street, Walton, where a memorial service was held at
11:00 a.m. on
Saturday, April 3 with the Rev.
David Gatje officiating. Burial will take place at the convenience of
the family in Paige
Cemetery, Downsville.
In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to Catskill
Area Hospice, 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820.
Robert
J. Hanrahan
Robert
J. Hanrahan, 92, of Gulf Summit Rear Road, Windsor,
died March 27, 2010 at his home. He
was born November 21, 1917 in Gulf Summit to John and Leah VanDusen
Hanrahan.
He was a lifetime
Gulf Summit resident.
He married
Ada Louise O'Neill on April 23, 1946. She
predeceased him on October 5, 1993.
He
is survived by two daughters: Diane Miller of Gulf
Summit and Rita Kelly of Conklin,
NY; two sons: David Edward Hanrahan of Deposit and Daniel K. Hanrahan of
Deposit; a brother:
Thomas Hanrahan of Deposit; a
sister: Rita Baudendistel of Gulf Summit; eleven grandchildren and 28
great-grandchildren; many
nieces and nephews.
Bob
worked for the Erie Railroad as a younger man and
then worked for 27 years as an LP
Gas man with Ed Hartz and Sons in Deposit until his retirement.
He
was a WWII Veteran of the US Army serving in the
Italian and Central European
Campaigns. He was a member of American Legion Post #757 in Deposit and
Memorial Post #6609 V.F.W.
in Deposit. He was also formerly
active with Deposit Senior Citizens.
Funeral
Services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March
29 at the Zacharias Funeral Home in
Deposit with Rev. Kathy Myrick, pastor of the Maple Lane Assembly of God
Church in Deposit,
officiating. Calling hours were held
from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. time of service on Monday. Interment
was in St. Joseph’s
Cemetery at Deposit.
Sandra
K. Harris
Sandra K.
Harris, 58, of Sherman PA, went to be with
the Lord on September 27, 2010 after a motorcycle accident.
She
is survived by her husband of 35 years: David; a
daughter and son-in-law: Dulcie and
Mike Santamaria; a son and daughter-in-law: Tim and Carisa Harris;
grandchildren: Gaven
and Tyler Santamaria, Audree and
Cole Harris; her mother: Katherine Shaw; mother-in-law: Elaine Harris;
her brothers: George
and Joan Strong, Richard and Patty
Strong, Ken and Doreen Strong; her sisters: Louise and Wes Waite, Margie
and Jim Hartwell;
a sister-in-law Patty Strong; and
many members of the Strong and Harris family.
She
is predeceased by her father: Reginald Strong; her
father-in-law, Ralph Harris; her
brothers: Leo Strong and Reggie Strong; and her sisters: Helen Store and
Louise Lamoreaux.
She
loved living on the farm, tending her many flower
gardens, family gatherings, and
going on motorcycle trips with her husband. The love of her life was
taking care of her husband,
her children, and her grandchildren.
She was so loved, and will be missed by so many.
Calling
hours were held on Thursday, September 30 from
4-8:00 p.m. at the Zacharias Funeral
Home, Deposit, NY. The funeral was held on Friday, October 1 at 11:00
a.m. at the First
United Methodist Church, Deposit,
and interment immediately followed in the Balls Eddy Cemetery,
Starlight, PA.
Arrangements
by Zacharias
Funeral Home, Deposit.
David
A. "Jim" Hartz, Jr.
David A. "Jim"
Hartz, Jr., age 56, of Fulton, KY died
August 4, 2010 at the Parkway Regional Hospital - Emergency Room.
He
was a member of the St. Edwards Catholic Church in
Fulton, KY; served as the Fire Chief
for the Fulton Fire Department and was the Twin Cities Ambulance
Service Director. He
was a member of the Knights of
Columbus, Kentucky Fire Fighting Association, KAPA, KCCRB, JPFA, KBEMS,
Haz Mat I. He moved
to Fulton in 1997 from Deposit, New
York. He was a former 911 dispatcher for Broome County and also a former
chief of the
Deposit Fire Department.
He
is survived by his wife Deb (Raymond) Hartz of Fulton,
KY, whom he married December 8,
1973; a son and daughter-in-law: Shawn and Breana Hartz of Crestview,
FL; two daughters and
sons-in-law: Summer and Thomas Reis
of Deposit, NY and Megan and John Miller of Martin, TN; his parents:
Joan C. (Wheeler)
Raymond and David A. Hartz, Sr. of
Deposit; 10 grandchildren: Gage Hartz, Lana Hartz and Andy Sipos, all of
Crestview, FL,
Marisa Reis, Thomas Reis, Jr., Tyler
Reis, all of Deposit, Abby Miller and Avery Miller both of Martin, TN,
Ryan Shilling
and Ty Shilling both of Houghton,
LA; a brother: Randy Hartz of Deposit and two sisters Julie Wist and
Angie Smith both of
Deposit.
Funeral
services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August
7 at the Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in
Fulton, KY. Visitation was at the funeral home from 3-8 p.m. on Friday
and from 8 a.m.
- 11 a.m. on Saturday.
A
Memorial Service will be held at the Zacharias Funeral
Home in Deposit on Saturday, August
14 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be at the funeral home one hour prior
to the service.
Officiating will be Reverend Gerald
Buckley, former chaplain of the Deposit Fire Department and current
chaplain for Binghamton
Fire Department.
In lieu of
flowers donations may be made to the Deposit
Fire Department, Deposit Emergency Squad or to D.E.E.P. in Jim's name.
On-line tributes:
www. hornbeak funeralchapel.com.
Oliver
G. Hicks
Oliver
G. Hicks, 86, of Melondy Hill Road, Afton, NY,
died unexpectedly February 9, 2010,
at his son’s home in Sidney, NY. He was predeceased by his wife,
Patricia, in 2002.
He
is survived by his four sons and their spouses: Oliver
G. Hicks, Jr. and Nancy of Sidney,
NY, Raymond Hicks of Daytona Beach, FL, John Hicks and Lori of Oakdale,
NY, and Paul Hicks
and Jackie of Sayville, NY; nine
grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He
was born in Hicksville, LI, NY, was raised there
and worked there in sales on Long
Island for Crowley Milk Products. He was a U.S Amy Airforce veteran in
WWII. He moved to
his present home 30 years ago and
was a Greenthumb worker at Oquaga Creek State Park for ten years. In
Ollie’s life,
family and friends were all
important.
A
Funeral Mass was held at noon on Saturday, February 13 at St. Joseph’s
Church in Deposit with Rev. Thomas
Catucci officiating. Burial will be in Anthony Cemetery in North Sanford
in the spring.
Calling hours were at the Zacharias
Funeral Home in Deposit on Friday from 5-7 p.m. Friends wishing may make
memorial contributions
to the Deposit or Sidney Emergency
Squads.
Frank
A. Horbert
Frank
A Horbert, Sr. of Montgomery, NY, a minister for
the United Methodist Church and a
resident of the area, died Wednesday November 24, 2010, in Middletown.
He was 89.
He previously
served as pastor of the McClure, North
Sanford and Afton United Methodist Churches.
The son of
Anthony Horbert and Lillian Brain Horbert,
he was born May 02, 1921 in Astoria, Queens, NY.
He
was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Smithtown, NY.
His careers included treasurer of
the Capital Theater, NYC, Grumman Aerospace in which he worked on the
Apollo missions and
the F14 TomCat, but especially his
calling to be a minister for the United Methodist Church.
He was the
widower of Yolanda Horbert.
Survivors
include his daughter: Sandra Heins and her
husband Ron of Montgomery, NY; his
sons: Frank Horbert and his wife Joan, Paul Horbert and his wife Debra,
Jeff Horbert and
his wife Dale. Also nine
grandchildren: Alyssa, Jessica, Rebecca, Angelique, Melissa, PJ, Amber,
Lindsey, and Ashley; sixteen
great-grandchildren and one great
great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews; a sister-in-law Marian and
brother-in-law
Tom.
He was a wonderful
and loving husband, father, uncle,
grandfather, pastor and friend to many and will be missed greatly by all.
A
memorial service will be on Saturday December 11 at
11 a.m., at the First Presbyterian
Church on Clinton St., Montgomery. Rev. Paul Milz will officiate.
Cremation
was in Cedar Hill Crematory in Newburgh.
Memorial Donations
can be sent to the North Sanford,
UMC, C/O George Lang/Treasurer, 344 Melondy Hill Rd., Afton, NY 13730.
For directions
or condolences please visit millspaughfuneral
home.com.
Arrangements
were made by Millspaugh Funeral Directors.
Evelyn
R. Jackson
Evelyn R.
"Odie" Jackson, 91, passed away at the Oneonta
Nursing and Rehab Center on Monday September 27, 2010.
Evelyn was
born in Beerston, NY, on December 1, 1918.
She married S. Graham Jackson on December 14, 1940, in East Branch, NY.
She
is survived by five sons: W. Thomas and wife Sandra
of Oneonta, David and wife Carol of
Round Rock, TX, Simon and wife Elizabeth of Walton, John and wife Karen
of Walton, and
James (Ellen) of Walton. She is also
survived by fifteen grandchildren: William, Jennifer (Michael), Sam
(Rebecca), Jacqueline
(Todd), Gunter, Donna, Mary, JoAnna
(Russell), Todd (Adrienne), Reginald (Jennifer), James, Chad, Travis,
Skylar and Megan.
She is also survived by fourteen
great- grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She
was predeceased by her parents: Caroline (Brown)
and Ralph Lake; her ten brothers and
sisters: Mamie, Howard, Agnes, Ernest, William, Charlotte, Anna, Mary,
Richard and Kathleen;
her husband: S. Graham Jackson; two
sisters- in- law: Marjorie Dutcher and Ida Graby and two
great-grandchildren.
Evelyn
was a remarkable woman. She and Graham raised
Registered Holsteins for 46 years
and received State and National awards and recognition for the quality
of their cattle.
Evelyn was responsible for raising
the high quality calves which they often exhibited at fairs and sold to
local 4-Hers. Evelyn
was an outstanding cook and baker.
She baked pies for the Rainbow Lounge and cooked for the Walton American
Legion for many
years. She was a member of the
Eastern Star, Walton VFW and American Legion, Holstein- Friesian
Association of America, Walton
United Methodist Church, Beerston
Pinochle Club and was a former member of the Beerston Church Ladies Aid
Society.
Above
everything else, Evelyn was a woman who helped
everyone with no questions asked or
expectation of returning the favor. The Jackson farmhouse on Southside
River Road was
a stopping place to get a cup of
coffee, a bite to eat, or conversation, for many locals. Evelyn loved to
play pinochle with
her friends.
Visitation
was on Thursday, September 30 from 2 to 4
p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Courtney
Funeral Home, 25 Townsend St., Walton. Funeral services were at 11:00
a.m. on Friday morning
at the First United Methodist
Church, 101 North St., Walton, with the Rev. Mark Del Guidice,
officiating.
The family
requests that in lieu of flowers, donations
be made to either the Walton United Methodist Church or to the Plymouth Church.
Condolences to the family
may be made on-line by visiting the website
at www.courtneyfh.com.
Doris
Yvonne Jarvis
Doris
Yvonne Macumber Nixon Jarvis, age 70, of Lakeland,
FL went home to be with the Lord on
March 18, 2010 from cancer. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother,
sister, aunt and friend. She was
born May 19, 1939 in Gulf Summit, NY. She was a seamstress.
Predeceased
by parents, Wallace and Naomi (Geer) Macumber
and first husband, Charles O. Nixon.
She
is survived by husband, Pastor Homer L. Jarvis;
children: Bessie (Alan) Stalvey, Deb
(John) Cox, Arlene (Jerry) Martin, Charles (Carol) Nixon, Elizabeth
(Leon) Angell, James
"Hank" (Rose) Nixon; adopted son Tom
(Kim) Graves; 26 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; stepchildren:
Ronny Jarvis, Donny
Jarvis, Homer Jarvis, Jr., Joey
Jarvis, Sherry Jarvis, Dean Miller, and many step grandchildren and step
great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by siblings:
Joyce Hafele, Doug Macumber, Jane Decker, Kenny Macumber, Stanley
Macumber, Willard Macumber,
Barbara Fike, Gerald Macumber and
Gregory "Cork" Macumber; special niece: Jeanne Warner; special friend:
Owen Beavers and
many, many extended family members.
Member of
East Side Baptist Church, Mulberry, and Peoples
Baptist Mission, Lakeland.
Funeral Services were held
March 21 at Faith Lutheran Church, Lakeland,
FL.
Karin
C. Johnson
Karin C. Johnson,
48, of Trout Creek, passed away unexpectedly
Thursday evening, April 15, 2010 at Delaware Valley Hospital.
Karin
was born on January 23, 1962 in Linkenheim, Germany,
the daughter of Gunther and Hilde
(Hurtz) Lang. On April 1, 1981 she married Harry R. Johnson at the
Peekskill United Methodist
Church.
About
18 years ago Karin and Harry moved to Trout Creek.
She was a graduate of Utica School
of Commerce with dual degrees in computer science. She was a member of
the Trout Creek
Community Church and the USC Honor
Society. She was employed for many years as a real estate agent.
Karin
loved computer work and would often help her friends
and neighbors solve issues related
to their computers. She also loved working with children and adolescents
helping them build
their park.
She
is survived by her loving family, her husband, Harry,
one daughter, Christina Johnson of
South New Berlin; two sons: John and Jeremy Johnson both at home; her
father, Gunther,
a brother, Joachim, both of
Linkenheim, Germany; a sister, Beate Bramer, Albany; two grandchildren,
Aidain and Ethan, nieces,
nephews and cousins. She was
predeceased by her mother, Hilde, and a son Nicholas.
Calling
hours were Friday evening, April 23 at the Trout Creek Community
Church where funeral services will
be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 24 with the Rev. David Gatje,
officiating. Arrangements
are with Courtney Funeral Home,
Walton. Condolences to the family may be made online by visiting our web
site at www.courtneyfh.com.
Agnes
A. Kellner
Agnes A. Kellner,
life-long resident of the area passed
away on Sunday January 3, 2010 surrounded by her family, at home. She was 67.
The
daughter of the late Ludwig Oswald and Elizabeth
Kaiser Oswald she was born on
January 8, 1942 in Queens, NY. She was a member of the Walker Valley
Catholic Society, Walker
Valley Ladies Auxiliary, and a
member of the Church of the Infant Saviour. Agnes worked as a secretary
for NYSEG and was a
teacher’s aide in EJR Middle School
in Pine Bush. She was a graduate of Deposit High School when she lived
with her
family on Pazzelli Road.
Agnes
is survived by her husband Henry at home, two
sons Thomas Kellner and his wife
Colleen of Wallkill, NY, and Michael Kellner and his fiancé, Jean Kuveke
of Pine Bush, NY;
one daughter Kathleen Kellner of
Pine Bush, NY; brothers, Paul Oswald and his wife Lois of Conklin, NY
and George Oswald and
his wife Rose of Windsor, NY; a
foster brother, Mitch Miller and his wife Diane of Gulf Summit, NY and 1
granddaughter, Elizabeth
June Kellner. She is also survived
by many nieces, nephews and cousins. She is predeceased by her sister
Genevieve Weitz.
Visitation
took place on January 7 from 2-4 and 7-9
p.m. at the William M. Gagan Funeral Home Inc., 1525 Burlingham Road, Pine Bush, NY.
A
Funeral Mass was held on January 8 at 10:00 a.m. at
the Church of the Infant Saviour
with Fr. Kevin Gallagher officiating. Burial will be in New Prospect
Cemetery.
In lieu of
flowers please make donations to the Alzheimer’s
Association at www.alz.org or
to the local Alzheimer’s Association, Hudson
Valley/Rockland/Westchester NY Chapter,
2 Jefferson Plaza, Ste. 103,
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-4060. Arrangements entrusted to the William M.
Gagan Funeral Home Inc.
Pine Bush, NY. www.wm gaganfuneralhome.com.
Doris
H. Kinney
Doris
H. Kinney 94, a lifetime resident of Trout Creek
passed away on Thursday morning,
December 30, 2010 at Delaware Valley Hospital, surrounded by her family.
Mrs.
Kinney was born on February 21, 1916 in Trout Creek,
the daughter of the late Frank and
Vera (Boice) Howes. She went to school in a one room schoolhouse on
Bullock Hill.
Following
college at Oneonta Normal for her teaching
certificate and Syracuse University
for her masters, she returned to her roots and started her teaching
career at that same
one room schoolhouse. Later, she
taught in several other one room schoolhouses in the Trout Creek area.
Finally she taught
kindergarten at Hancock Central for
17 years, for a total career of 33 years.
She
was a member of Trout Creek Community Church where
she played the piano for many years.
She also was a cat lover. Mrs. Kinney will be remembered as always
showing people kindness
and respect. She enjoyed traveling
where she went to Glacier National Park and to Alaska.
Mrs.
Kinney is survived by one son, Christopher (Brenda)
Kinney of Trout Creek; her
grandchildren, John and Morgan, her great-grandson, Camden, and her
special friend, Mary Anne Sturm.
Doris was
predeceased by two brothers, Everett and Hiram
Howes.
Calling hours
were on Sunday evening, January 2, 2011,
from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Courtney Funeral Home, 25 Townsend Street, Walton.
Funeral
Services were held on Monday morning, January
3 at 11 a.m. at the Trout Creek
Community Church, with the Rev. David Gatje and the Rev. Judy Travis,
officiating. Burial
followed in the Walton Cemetery.
Memorial
Contributions in Mrs. Kinney’s name may
be made to: Trout Creek Volunteer
EMS, PO Box 72, Trout Creek, NY 13847 or the Trout Creek Community
Church, 8558 County Rt
27, Trout Creek.
Condolences
to the family may be made online by visiting
our web site at www.courtneyfh.com.
Michael
Roy Lackner
Michael R.
Lackner of Sherman, Pennsylvania died on
July 2 after a long illness.
He
was born in 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. During World
War II he enlisted in the US Navy at
age 16 and was trained in the use of early radar systems. He was
honorably discharged
in 1947.
After
the war he attended Northwestern University, where
he received a Bachelor of Science
degree, later receiving a law degree from Southern Law School in
Memphis, Tennessee. He
worked for the US Navy Bureau of
Statistics where he first became involved with computers and systems
analysis. In the early
1960s he joined System Development
Corporation, an early "think tank" in Southern California, where he did
pioneering work
in simulation theory, developing the
simulation language SIMPAC.
He
then worked for the Ford Foundation in India for
four years, training Indian
programmers in automating the collection and analysis of population
data. In the 1970s he began
working for the United Nations,
first as a technical consultant in Western Samoa, then leading software
development projects
in the Office of Technical
Cooperation of the Statistics Division of the UN Secretariat in New York
City, where he worked
until his retirement.
He
undertook numerous missions for the UN, to China,
Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan, and
various countries in South America and Africa. He also represented staff
before the UN
Administrative Tribunal.
He was an
avid golfer and traveler, and a life member
of the Tollygunge Club.
He
is survived by his wife of 54 years, Martha, of Sherman
PA; sisters Joan Passotti of Menlo
Park, CA and Patricia Hastey of Lake Forest, IL, by sons Avery, of
Richmond, Virginia,
Roy, of Binghamton, New York, Dennis
and daughter-in-law Frederique of London, UK, five grandchildren:
Philip, Gregory, Ana,
Sophia and Michael, and numerous
nieces and nephews. He is also survived by two Labrador Retrievers,
Dusty and Sophie, of
whom he was very fond. He was a
member of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church of
Binghamton, NY.
There will be a private service.
Louise
B. Lamoreaux
Louise
B. Lamoreaux of Windsor, age 90, passed away
on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at the
Wilson Memorial Hospital. Louise was predeceased by her husband:
Chester; son: Gary; brothers:
Leo and Reginald Strong; and sister:
Helen Storrer.
She
is survived by her children: Erwin and Pat Lamoreaux,
Ruth and Ken Smith, all of Windsor,
Marie and Jim Ryan of Houston, TX; daughter-in-law Leeorie Lamoreaux;
grandchildren: Michele
Jones, Kelley McFadden, Robbie
Centoriani, Jim Lamoreaux, Karen Matson, Mark Lamoreaux, Steven
Lamoreaux, Kenny Smith, Renee
Rideout, Jeremy and Joel Mahakian;
16 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters: George and Joan Strong,
Dick and Patty Strong,
Louise and Wes Waite, Marjorie and
James Hartwell, Ken and Doreen Strong, Sandy and Dave Harris; also many
nieces and nephews.
Louise
was a devout homemaker and loved to take care
of her family. She was an avid
fisherman, she enjoyed gardening, sewing and crocheting. She was a
member of the Windsor Womens
Bowling league for many years.
Louise will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
Funeral
Services were held on Saturday, July 24 at 7:00
p.m. at the Wm. R. Chase & Son
Funeral Home, Port Dickinson with Pastor Debra Wilson officiating.
Calling hours were at
the funeral home on Saturday from
5-7:00 p.m. Those wishing kindly consider memorial contributions in
Louise’s name
to the Windsor Volunteer Fire Dept.,
P.O. Box 433, Windsor, NY 13865.
Tonya
Lee
Tonya
Lee, age 37, of Windsor, NY passed away suddenly
on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. She
was born in Susquehanna, PA and graduated from Deposit Central High
School in 1993. Tonya
loved quilting, gardening, baking,
reading and animals. She also loved spending time with her family and
meeting and helping
others.
Tonya
is survived by her two loving children: Mikeala,
16, and Russel, 13; her life
partner: Bryan Porth; parents: Robert and Susan Lee; brother: James Lee
and family: Jodi Robinson,
Dana Lee, Kyle and Kris Davis; and
her grandmother: Elizabeth (Penny) Clague; as well as many aunts,
uncles, cousins and friends.
Tonya
was a devoted mother, a loving daughter, and a
caring sister. She was always an
independent spirit, never conforming just to be one of the crowd. Yet
she was always willing
to share her tender heart and gentle
soul with the whole world.
Funeral
Services were held at Savage Funeral Home, Conklin, NY on
Tuesday, September 7. The family
received friends from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. with the service immediately
following. In lieu of
flowers donations can be made to The
Humane Society of Binghamton.
June
Lindhorst
June I. Lindhorst,
75, of Deposit passed away Saturday,
December 11, 2010 at her home.
She
is survived by her children: Carl Lindhourst, Vero
Beach, FL, Edward Lindhourst, Lake
Panasofkee, FL, Curt and Veronica Lindhorst, Madison, OH, Julie and John
Keenan, Spencer,
NY, Lisa and Andy Bednarz,
Susquehanna, PA; brothers: David and Anita Schmitz, Afton, Phil Schmitz,
FL; eight grandchildren
including June's special care giver
grandson Kyle.
Memorial
Service will be held Saturday, December 18 at 1:00 p.m. at
the Zacharias Funeral Home with Rev.
Nickolas Servetas, rector of Christ Church officiating. Friends may
call at the Funeral
Home on Saturday from noon till 1:00
p.m. time of service. Interment will be in the Hale Eddy Cemetery in
the Spring.
Charles
P. Lynch
Charles
P. Lynch of Jacksonville, FL passed away after
an extended illness July 8, 2010 at
the age of 80. Charles was born to Fred and Margaret Lynch on July 2,
1930 in Deposit,
NY.
He
attended college in Canton, NY and then served in
the United States Air Force. He
married Carol Hartman on September 12, 1953. The newlywed Lynch’s lived
their first
year of married life in Spokane, WA.
When Charles was discharged from the Air Force, the couple returned to
New York. Charles
and Carol settled in Sidney where
Charles worked for Bendix as a mechanical engineer and Carol worked as
cafeteria manager
for Sidney Central Schools until
Charles was transferred to Allied Signal in Jacksonville, FL in 1980. He
retired from Unison
in 1993.
Charles
was an active member of St. Luke’s Lutheran
Church. He was a leader of Boy Scout
Troop 99, a Past Master of the Sidney Masonic Lodge and the Sidney
Elks. He was an active
member of the model railroad club in
the fifties and sixties, participating in the annual shows held at the
Sidney Recreation
Center. Charles loved to travel to
historical sites; he was interested in railroading and aeronautics.
Charles
had a great love of family. He is survived by:
his wife of 56 years, Carol Lynch of
Jacksonville, FL; four children: son, Daniel and Debbie (Davis) Lynch
of Unadilla, daughter,
Amy and Darryl D’Angina of
Jacksonville, son, David and Nancy (Hughes) Lynch of Jacksonville,
daughter, Beth Lynch of
Jacksonville; four grandchildren:
Michael Lynch of Sidney, Christopher Lynch of Jacksonville, and Jenni
and Claire Lynch of
Jacksonville; two great-grandsons:
Sean and Matthew Lynch; sister, Elizabeth and Dick Gero of Ormond Beach,
FL; brother-in-law,
Terry D and Barbara Hartman of
Verona; as well as two nephews and four nieces.
A
memorial service was held in Jacksonville on August
7. The family will receive visitors
in Sidney on Friday, August 2 from 6:00-8:00p.m. at C.H. Landers Funeral
Chapel, 21 Main
St., Sidney, NY 13838. There will be
a graveside service in Churchville, NY on Saturday, August 21.
The
family wishes to extend their thanks to caregivers
Sarah and Joe Murrell, James and
Cathy Dukes, the staff of Emeritus Orange Park, Heartland and especially
the staff of Hadlow
Hospice Center. In lieu of flowers,
the family wishes donations go to Hospice of Northeast Florida, 4266
Sunbeam Rd., Jacksonville,
FL 32223 or Mandarin Lutheran
Church, 11900 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32223.
Arrangements under the
direction of C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St. Sidney.
Veronica
Irene Madden
Veronica Irene
Madden, 77, of Ithaca, NY; died Friday
July 9. She was the wife of James (Joe) Madden for 52 years.
Born
in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the
late Joseph M. and Mary Lopatofsky
Plevyak. She was a graduate of Fell High School, Simpson, PA and
Kutztown University. She
retired after 32 years of service
with the Deposit Central School District, in Deposit, NY, where she was
an elementary teacher.
Veronica
(Vera) was dearly loved by her immediate and
extended family and many close
friends. A long-time resident of Deposit, NY, she was a member of St.
Joseph’s parish,
and as a Kindergarten and First
Grade teacher, she touched the lives of many of the village’s residents.
Her love of
children extended to her many nieces
and nephews and most of all, her grandchildren. She enjoyed many trips
during her retirement
years with her husband, Joe, and
often other family members. Vera loved the game of golf and enjoyed
playing it with the same
league partner for more than thirty
years.
Veronica
died following a long and brave battle with
cancer. During that time she touched
the lives of many people who shared that journey with her and cared for
her along the
way.
She
is also survived by three children and their spouses:
Mary Jo & Michael Shelton,
Farmersville, TX; James J. Madden Jr., Ithaca, NY; Gina M. & Harry
Telegadas, Crofton,
MD; three brothers: Stanley Plevyak,
Reading, PA; Edward Plevyak, Baltimore, MD; Paul Plevyak, Towson, MD;
five sisters: Sophy
Roman, Southampton, PA; Ann Gadbow,
Whitesboro, NY; Helen Derrick, Waymart, PA; Regina Hoffman, Silver
Spring, MD; Catherine
Fisch, Walnut Creek, CA; five
grandchildren: Veronica Jo Berry, Michael and Micah Jo Shelton,
Farmersville, TX and Joseph
and Nicholas Telegadas, Crofton, MD,
and more than fifty nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by two brothers: Joseph and
John Plevyak and a sister: Mary Madges.
The
funeral will be Friday, July 16 from the Joseph
W Scotchlas Funeral Home, Inc. 621
Main St., Simpson, PA, with Mass at 10:30 a.m. in St. Rose of Lima
Church, 6 North Church
St., Carbondale, PA, to be
celebrated by the Rev. Phillip J. Sladicka. Interment in Our Mother of
Sorrows Cemetery, Greenfield
Township, PA. Friends may call
Thursday from 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00, and Friday from 9:00-9:30.
In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made
in her honor to the Deposit
Educational Endowment Program (DEEP), PO Box 22, Deposit, NY 13754.
Adele
M. Maikis
Adele
M. Maikis, 95, of Deposit, NY, passed away at
Lourdes Hospital on Monday, July 19,
2010 after a short illness. Adele had been a Deposit resident since
1995 when she and
her husband, Joseph, moved to
Deposit from Bloomingdale, NJ. Prior to that they resided in East
Rutherford, NJ.
Adele
was employed by Becton-Dickinson Co. in Rutherford,
NJ for seven years, where she met
her future husband, Joseph. Joseph predeceased her in 2009 after 71
years of marriage.
Adele
enjoyed social gatherings and traveling with family
and friends. Over the years she
enjoyed the ocean, gardening, sewing, shopping, sitting on her porch
watching the wildlife
and special loving moments with her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She
is survived by two daughters: June A. Brasche and
Beatrice and husband, Wayne Daddis;
three grandchildren and their spouses: Beatrice and Patrick Summers,
Duane and Barbara
Daddis, and Brian J. and Suzanne
Daddis; six great-grandchildren: Patrick Joseph Summers, Elijah Summers,
Katie Daddis, Annemarie
Daddis, Elizabeth Daddis and Joseph
Daddis; also by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 21 at the
Zacharias Funeral Home, 78 Second
St., Deposit with Rev. Gerald Buckley officiating. Friends and family
called at the Funeral
Home on Wednesday from 1:00 -3:00
p.m.
Viola E. McEntee
Viola E. McEntee,
age 88, of Walton passed away Thursday,
November 4, 2010 at O’Connor Hospital in Delhi.
Viola was
born April 25, 1922 in Lakewood, PA she was
the daughter of the late Edward and the late Nellie (Barrows) Card.
She
was employed by Broome Development as a Family Care
Provider and Delaware Valley
Hospital as a Nurse’s Aide then became a Home Health Aide where she
worked right up until
her illness.
Viola was
very proud of her Native American Heritage.
She
is survived by one daughter: Myrna (Al) Drumm, Sidney
Center, NY; one brother: Leslie
(Erma) Card, Masonville, NY; eight grandchildren, 13
great-grandchildren, 3 great great- grandchildren,
several nieces, nephews, and
cousins.
Viola was
predeceased by her daughter: Myrtle Biggs
McEntee, her brothers: Everett, Phillip, Virgil, Clifford, and her sisters: Myra and Emma.
A Memorial
Service was held on November 6 at Courtney
Funeral Home, 25 Townsend Street, Walton.
Memorial Contributions
in Viola’s memory may be
made to Catskill Area Hospice, 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, New York 13820.
Condolences
to the family may be made online by visiting
www. courtneyfh.com.
Ashleigh
Marie Moranda
Ashleigh,
23 of Deposit, NY won her freedom and went
to heaven on Fri., Dec. 10 after a
nearly six year, courageous battle with cancer. Despite her illness,
Ashleigh kept a positive
outlook and fought hard to maintain
the life that she loved.
Ashleigh
graduated from Deposit Central High School
in 2006 where she enjoyed various
activities, especially field hockey. She then attended Broome Community
College for phlebotomy.
Ashleigh spent many summers with her
loved ones at the family cottage on Lake Winola. In the month of August
2007, she was
surprised by the love of her life,
Mikey, when he asked for her hand in marriage at the Binghamton Mets
Stadium.
Because
so many were devoted in supporting Ashleigh’s
battle with cancer, a Relay for Life
team was developed in her honor. Being a part of this team allowed
Ashleigh to spend
much of her time advocating for
other individuals and families affected by cancer.
She
was the beloved daughter of Susan Rozelle Moranda
and the late Scott J. Moranda. She
is survived by her loving fiancé Michael Wagner Jr., brother Scott K.
Moranda (Megan Ditewig),
sister Amber Moranda (Eric Funnell),
half sister Morgan Moranda, and grandmother Betty Moranda. She is
predeceased by her
grandparents Pelham and Eleanor
Rozelle, and Cy Moranda. She is also survived by her very special aunts,
uncles, cousins,
friends, the Wagner family and her
precious companion Bella.
Calling
hours were held on Monday, December 13 from
5 to 8 p.m. The memorial service was
held Tuesday, December 14 at 11 a.m., both at the First United
Methodist Church, 107
Second St, Deposit, NY.
In
honor of Ashleigh, expressions of sympathy may be made to the American
Cancer Society (Moranda Miracles
Western Broome Relay for Life Team), or the First United Methodist
Church. Ashleigh was loved
and cherished by many. She was a
true inspiration to all who knew her, and will be forever missed.
Kenneth
H. Oakley
Kenneth
H. Oakley, 73, of Deposit, NY died May 8, 2010
at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson
City, NY. He is survived by sons and daughters: Mark (Virginia) Oakley,
Scott (Adela)
Oakley, Kristen Berardi, Kirk S.
(Trish) Oakley, Kyle L. Dees and Darren M. (Marian) Oakley; three
brothers and a sister:
Charles, Alan, Steven and Evelyn; 11
grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Ken
retired in 1990, after 32 years as a high school
math teacher at Deposit Central
Schools. He was a well known bluegrass musician and author of several
books on bluegrass music.
He was a member of the Penny
Association.
A
Celebration of his Life will be held at 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 13, at Firemen’s Field
in Deposit. Friends are welcome to come to the field and share memories
with the
family from 3 p.m. until 4 p.m. time
of service. Memorial donations may be made to the Deposit Free Library,
159 Front St.,
Deposit, NY 13754 or to the Penny
Association, 910 Jeanette Rd., Endicott, NY 13760. Arrangements are by
the Zacharias Funeral
Home, Deposit, NY.
Ivan
E. Odell
Ivan Eugene
Odell, 85, of West Windsor, formerly of
Deposit, died September 12, 2010 at Elizabeth Church Manor Nursing Home in Binghamton.
He
is survived by his wife of 56 years: Priscilla (Hart)
Odell; two sons and
daughters-in-law: Michael E. and Nancy Odell and Mark and Sue Odell; a
daughter and son-in-law: Catherine
and Michael Sanford; grandchildren:
Josh Butler, Seth Odell, Caleb Odell, Kilee Odell, Matthew Odell, Maren
Odell, Phillip
Sanford and Jared Sanford; seven
great-grandchildren.
Ivan worked
for the Amphenol Corp. in Sidney, NY for
44 years.
Funeral
services were held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, September
15 at the Zacharias Funeral Home in
Deposit with Rev. Rex Baker officiating. Friends called at the funeral
home on Wednesday
from 2:00 p.m. until 5 p.m. time of
service. Interment will be in the Hale Eddy Cemetery in Hale Eddy, NY at
the convenience
of the family. In lieu of flowers,
memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society .
Agisilaos
(Ike) Papagelos
Agisilaos
(Ike) Papagelos, 45, of Deposit, NY died December
7, 2010 at Wilson Memorial Hospital.
He
is survived by his wife of twenty years, Beth; three
children at home: Fotis, Angelo, and
Kylie; his mother, Sofie Papagelos; his mother-in-law, Elizabeth A.
Conklin; several
aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and
cousins.
Ike
worked for Norbord in Deposit for 15 years. He was
a Cub Scout Leader, Scoutmaster, and
Assistant Girl Scout Leader. He was also an active supporter of the VFW in Deposit.
Funeral
Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 12, at Zacharias
Funeral Home, 78 Second St.,
Deposit. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, NY. Calling
hours were held at the
funeral home on Sunday from Noon
until 2 p.m. time of service.
Thomas
B. Paugh
Thomas B.
Paugh, 59, of Cascade Valley, Windsor, NY
died Monday morning December 20, 2010 at his home.
He
is survived by his wife of 39 years: Wanda (Chidester)
Paugh; his mother: Nell Paugh; close
friends: Luther Jamerson and Bill Madden; children: Robert Macazan,
Richard Turk and
Thomas Paugh Jr.; seven brothers and
sisters: Daniel D. Paugh, Earl and Gale Paugh, Edward and Jackie Paugh,
Chrystal and
Jeffry Navinger, Sheila and Fred
Butler, Timothy and Collette Paugh and Patrina and Nick Tibaldi; many
nieces, nephew, cousins
and friends.
Tom
was a US Air Force Strategic Air Command Veteran
and member of American Legion Post
#571 in Windsor. Tom worked as a home health aide for Springbrook of
Oneonta, NY. He also
operated Paugh’s General
Contracting.
A
Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday,
January 8, 2011 at the Cascade
Valley Church with Pastors Ernistine Glastetter and Patricia Hunter
officiating. Interment
will be in the Cascade Valley
Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are through the
Zacharias Funeral Home
78 Second Street in Deposit.
Patricia T. Peck
Patricia T. Peck,
66, of Walton passed away unexpectedly,
Tuesday morning, March 9, 2010 at Bassett Healthcare of Cooperstown.
Pat
was born on October 26, 1943 in Utica the
daughter of the late Francis and
Amelia (Mickel) Thayer. She was a graduate of Binghamton High School,
class of 1961 and later
attended Delhi Tech. On June 15,
1963 she married J. Edson Peck. Pat's most important job was taking care
of her family. She
also enjoyed working at the Walton
Theatre, Alice's Attic, the Courtney Funeral Home, and at the fire
house, where she
always did her best to help others.
Pat
was a longtime member of the Walton Fire Dept's Ladies Auxiliary. She
also enjoyed
gardening, crocheting, where she
made hundreds of afghan's for family and friends and collecting Thomas
Kinkaid's art.
She is survived by her loving
family, her husband: Ed, her two daughters: Lisa (Joe) Phoenix; and
Terri (Jim) Tweedie
both of Walton; her grandchildren
and the bright lights of her world, Nate and Alaina; one sister: Sue
Riles,
of Plant City, FL and one brother:
Jerry (Sheila) Thayer of San Antonio, TX; nieces, nephews, cousins and
her extended family
in and around the fire house, where
she will truly be missed.
In keeping with Pat's wishes, services will
be private at
the convenience of the family. There
will be no calling hours. Arrangements are with Courtney Funeral Home,
Walton.
Memorial
contributions in Pat's memory may be
made to Walton Fire Dept's Ladies Auxiliary or the Walton Fire Dept.
and EMS. 61 West
St., Walton, NY 13856.
Condolences to the family may be made online by visiting our
website at www.courtneyfh.com.
David
John Pinney
David John
Pinney, aka Uncle Dave, 67, of Apalachin,
passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 23, 2010, at his home.
David
is survived by his wife of 48 years: Addie; two
children: Sherry Pinney-Phillips
(Rip Phillips), NC and Jason Pinney (Rebecca Davis), Owego; his two
brothers: Don (Sharon)
Pinney, SC and Mark Pinney,
Binghamton; his pride and joy, three grandchildren: Daniel, Brennah and
Gage; and one great-grandchild:
Jaydin; many nieces and nephews;
sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Myrt and Frank Buchanan, Binghamton,
Mary and Duane Smith,
Sarasota, FL and Francis and Janet
Barner, Jessup, GA.
David
took pride in his family and was a loving husband,
father, brother, grandfather and
uncle. He became an "expert" on the Wii, both in bowling and golf. He
will be greatly missed
by all who knew and loved him.
Funeral
services were held Friday, August 27, 2010,
at 11:00 a.m. at the
Fischer-Scholder Funeral Home, Inc., 269 Chenango St., with the Rev.
Steve Heis officiating. Burial was
in Riverside Cemetery, Apalachin.
The family received friends at the funeral home Friday from 9:00 a.m.
until the time of
service. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice in David’s memory.
Carroll
W. "Bill" Potter
Carroll
W. "Bill" Potter of Binghamton, 92, passed away
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Good
Shepherd Fairview Nursing Home. He was born on August 1, 1917 in Homer,
NY to Carroll W.
and Grace (Waters) Potter.
He
was predeceased by his wife, Janet Logan Potter.
He is survived by his wife of 21
years: Christine Noyd Potter, Binghamton; foster son: Dr. Jamson
Lwebuga-Mukasa and his wife
Katherine and children, Getzville,
NY; one niece: Pamela Bowden, Arkport, NY; one nephew: David Williams,
Rochester, NY; three
stepchildren: Mark Noyd, Atlanta,
GA, John Noyd, Marietta, GA, Carolyn Asher, Denver, CO; 14
grandchildren, five great-grandchildren.
Bill
attended Benjamin Franklin High School, Rochester,
NY and received his BA and EDM
Degree from the University of Rochester where he was a member of the
Sigma Chi Fraternity.
He was a World War II veteran
serving as a 6’4" scout in the Pacific Theatre with the 77th Infantry
Div. stationed in
Guam, Leyte, and Okinawa. He taught
social studies for the Onondaga Central School, Nedrow, NY, and was a
guidance counselor
in the Deposit Central School
District for 25 years, retiring in 1977.
As
a public servant to his community, he was a member
of the Deposit Lodge 59c F & A
Masons; American Legion; Binghamton Rotary Club; former member and
President of the Deposit
Rotary; active in AARP with 15 years
as a tax counselor to the Elderly; former Lourdes Hospital Hospice
Advisory Board Chairman;
and volunteer as well as a mediator
with ACCORD for 15 years. He was also a member of the Binghamton Club.
As a longtime member
of Zion Episcopal Church, Windsor,
NY, he served as Warden, Vestryman and Eucharistic Minister. Bill had a
great sense of
humor, loved his family and enjoyed
travel, golf, bowling, gardening, and playing bridge with his many
friends. He was fond
of schnauzers, especially Contesse
Rose, called Tessa.
Memorial
services will be held Saturday, May 1, 2010, at 11:00 a.m.
at the Zion Episcopal Church, 50
Chapel Street, Windsor. The Rev. C. James Jones will officiate. Burial
was private. The family
will receive friends at the Ernest H
Parsons Funeral Home, Inc., 71 Main St., Binghamton, NY on Friday,
April 30th, from 4
until 6:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions may be made in Carroll’s name to Lourdes Hospice,
Old Vestal
Road, Vestal, NY 13850; Good
Shepherd Fairview Home, 80 Fairview Ave., Binghamton, NY 13903; or the
charity of one’s
choice.
Grant
Edwin Rice
Grant
Edwin Rice, 83, of 1563 Princeton Road, Altoona,
PA, passed into the presence of the
Lord on May 8, 2010 at Bellmeade Manor after a short illness. He was a
long-time resident
of Deposit, NY and a retired farmer.
Grant
was born in Narrowsburg, NY, son of Millard and
Jessie Rice. He graduated from
Damascus High School. He gave up his agricultural deferment to join the
Navy, serving on a
troop carrier in the Pacific during
World War II. He married Eleanor Noble in 1946 and they lived briefly in
Binghamton.
He
and his wife Eleanor operated Faith Farms on North
Sanford Road in Deposit, NY for many
years. Their dairy farm was one of the last small operations in the
valley. After selling
the farm in 1989, they built a home
overlooking their old farm. In summer 2005 they moved to Altoona,
Pennsylvania to be close
to their daughter Lori. His wife
Eleanor died in 2005.
The
Rice family was active at the Deposit C&MA Church,
then the Windsor Bible Baptist
Church where they taught Sunday School, held leadership roles, helped
with AWANA and with the
upkeep of the church. Grant was also
a long time Gideon.
Mr. Rice enjoyed
hunting, farming, animals, family time
and telling stories.
He
is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Robert
and Vivian Rice of Syracuse and his
daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Terry Ruhl, of Altoona and
daughter-in-law, Debra Rice
of Windsor. His sister Marion
Rockwell lives in Binghamton. He is predeceased by his son, James Rice.
He had nine grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
Services
will be held this week at the Windsor Bible
Baptist Church, 157 Depot St.,
Windsor, NY. Arrangements are by the Zacharias Funeral Home in Deposit,
New York (607-467-3200).
A family reunion/remembrance time
will be held in Altoona, PA in July. In lieu of flowers, donations may
be given in his memory
to The Door (Youth ministry) at PO
Box 6, Bellwood PA 16617.
Visiting hours:
Thursday, May 13, 6-8 p.m., Friday,
May 14, 9:30-10 a.m. Funeral Service will be held Friday, May 14, 10 a.m.
Thomas
P. Riley
Thomas P.
Riley, 80, of Deposit passed away July 1,
2010 at Binghamton General Hospital.
He
is survived by Louise E. Worman of Deposit; three
daughters: Peggy Kelly, Carol Roth
and Joan Lutz; two sisters: Dorothy Morton and Fran Eaton; and 11
grandchildren.
Thomas
was a retired tool and die maker who moved to
Deposit in 1992 from Pompton Lakes,
NJ. Thomas was a Korean War veteran who served with the 2nd Infantry
Division, 1st Battalion,
23rd Infantry Regiment. He was a
member of the V.F.W. in Deposit.
A
Memorial Service was held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July
6 at the Zacharias Funeral Home in
Deposit. Calling hours were at the funeral home on Tuesday from noon
until 1:00 p.m. time
of service. Interment was in the
Guilford Cemetery with Military Honors. Friends wishing may make
memorial donations to the
Disabled American Veterans.
Marie
Rittwager
"Be
still and know that I am God" —Psalm
46:10
Marie
Rittwager (Kaminek) was welcomed Into the Lord’s
arms on Sunday, January 31, 2010.
She was born in Whitestone, NY on June 10, 1942 to Mario and Elizabeth
Kaminek.
She
is survived by the love of her life, her husband:
Thomas Rittwager; four children: Ann
Marie Schaeffer, Patti Smith, Elise Glassett and Tyler Rittwager, and
their spouses:
Michael Schaeffer, Ralph Smith and
Kevin Glassett; as well as eight grandchildren: Amanda O’Donnell and
husband Patrick,
Shane and Melinda Smith, Michael,
Tom and Mariah Schaeffer, Morgan and Connor Glassett; and three
great-grandchildren: Jessie
and Isabella O’Donnell and Alexis
Smith. Marie is also survived by her siblings and their spouses: Bob and
Jean Kaminek,
Ray and Marie Kaminek, Denis and
Carole Kaminek and Joan and Pat Hourihane.
"Let
The Little Children Come To Me" —Matthew
19:14
Tom
and Marie have been completely family focused their
entire marriage, thus raising over
25 foster children in the past 30 years, including Vietnamese Boat
Children, children with
learning and emotional disabilities
and children from broken homes. She and Tom were Pre-Cana instructors
and Marriage Encounter
coordinators. Marie and Tom were
recently awarded the Family of the Year Award from the Knights of
Columbus and were both
active in their parish of St. John
the Evangelist, Bainbridge. Marie was a Eucharistic minister and a
member of the Saint
John’s Prayer Group. However,
Marie’s proudest service was as director/president of Birthright of
Sidney, NY,
Inc. which has assisted over 100
young women of our communities bring their pregnancies to delivery and
beyond.
The
family will receive family and friends on Wednesday,
February 3 at C.H. Landers Funeral
Chapel, Sidney from 1-3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. A Mass celebrating Marie’s
life will be
held Thursday, February 4 at 11 a.m.
at Sacred Heart Church, Sidney. In lieu of flowers, Marie’s family has
asked that
donations be made to Birthright of
Sidney, NY, Inc., 40 East Main Street, Sidney, NY 13838.
Heaven is
rejoicing because she has come home!
Thomas Edward
Robertson
Thomas
Edward Robertson, died peacefully at home amidst
family on July 16, 2010. He was born
on October 22, 1933 in Johnson City, NY. He was the son of the late
Florence E. Pennay
and Robert Joseph Robertson.
Tom
is survived by his lifelong friend of 68 years and
wife of 54 years, Jane Frederica
Philley Robertson. He also is survived by his seven children.
Tom
graduated from Windsor Central School in 1952. He
lettered in football, basketball,
wrestling, baseball, and track. He graduated from Colgate University in
1956 where he was
a brother in Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity.
Tom
began his teaching and coaching career in Deposit
(1956-1959) before moving to Sidney.
He taught social studies and coached the Sidney Warriors from
1959-1992. Tom was inducted
into the National, the New York
State, Section Four, and the Sidney Alumni Halls of Fame in recognition
of his achievements
in Wrestling.
Tom
was Senior Warden at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church in Sidney. Those who knew
Coach Robertson experienced his sense of humor and uncanny ability to
take over a room with
a single word.
Perhaps
you were one of the lucky ones to whom Mr. Robertson
assigned a nickname! He was witty
and quick with one-liners. Tom embraced the underdog. Church, family,
coaching, and teaching
were his passions; fishing was his
relaxation.
A
memorial service was
held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
25 River Street, Sidney on Tuesday, July 20 at 10:30 am. In lieu of
flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church. Contributions of time through community
outreach services
are always welcome. Private
internment was held at Riverside Cemetery in Windsor.
Betty
J. Schabel
Betty
J. Schabel, 56 of Afton lost her five year battle
with lung cancer on Saturday
evening, November 27, 2010 at her home surrounded by family and loved
ones. She leaves behind
a husband of 24 years, Mark, her
beloved daughters & sons-in-law: Tammy and Edward Viviano, Rozylynn
and Dariel Trinidad.
Her grandchildren were the apple of
her eye and the love of her life: Jenni, Mark, Andre, Kameron and
Cadence.
Betty’s
family was her world and she truly enjoyed
working with the staff and children at Afton Central Schools.
Funeral
Services will be held at the Osterhoudt-Madden
Funeral Home 69-71 Maple Street
Harpursville on Sunday, December 5 at 1 p.m. Mary Ann Palmatier of Hope
Congregational Church
of Afton will officiate. Private
burial will be in Perch Pond Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
The family will receive
friends at the Osterhoudt-Madden
Funeral Home on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to service.
On-line condolences and
expressions of sympathy may be made
at: www.omaddenfh.com.
Frederick
W. Schaub
Frederick
W. Schaub, 71, of Deposit, passed away April
25, 2010 at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton.
He
is survived by his wife of 51 years: Janet R. (Andersen)
Schaub; his children: William
Schaub, Kevin and Amy Schaub, Steven and Michelle Schaub, and John
Schaub; a brother: Thomas
and Kathleen Schaub; his
grandchildren: Amanda Barsham, Dallas, Zachary and Justin Schaub, Paige
and Shelby Schaub, and Shania
and Victoria Schaub.
He was predeceased
by his parents: Frederick C. and
Harriet Schaub; and children: Dawn Marie and Raymond J.
Fred was a
US Navy Veteran. He retired from the Coca-Cola
Bottling Company and was then employed by Deposit Central School.
Calling
hours were
at the Zacharias Funeral Home in
Deposit on Tuesday, April 27, from 3-6 p.m. A Funeral Mass was held at
10:00 a.m. Wednesday,
April 28 at St. Joseph's Church in
Deposit with Rev. Thomas Catucci officiating assisted by Rev.
Christopher Welch. Interment
was in St. Joseph's Cemetery at
Deposit.
Anna
E. Scott
Anna E. Scott,
86, a lifelong resident of Walton passed
away Thursday evening, January 21, 2010 at home following a long illness.
Anna
was born on March 29, 1923 in Walden, NY; the daughter
of the late Edward and Anna E.
(Juba) Luquer. She was a member of the Trout Creek Fire Dept., Ladies
Auxiliary, the Delaware
Valley Hospital Ladies Auxiliary and
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church. She worked for Bard-Parker,
Hancock, retiring
in 1985.
Anna
is survived by two sons: Bradley Scott, Coventry;
William (Linda) Scott, Walton; two
daughters: Charlene (Mike) Skaletski, Tampa, FL, Nancy, (Jim) Backus,
Trout Creek; 15 grandchildren;
21 great-grandchildren; 2
great-great-grandchildren; a sister: Margaret Sites, VA; several nieces,
nephews and cousins. She
was predeceased by one son: David
Scott, and a great- granddaughter: Brianna Backus.
A
Mass of Christian Burial was be held at 11:00 a.m.
on Thursday, May 20 at St. John the
Baptist Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Matthew H. Frisoni,
officiating.
Memorials
in Anna’s memory may be made to Trout
Creek Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary,
8695 County HWY 27, Trout Creek, NY 13847. Condolences to the family may
be made on-line
by visiting our website at www. courtneyfh.com.
Ryder
Allan Seaman
Our
little angel, born to Kyle Seaman (Trout Creek)
and Brooke Ketchum (Gilbertsville),
was called to the lord on Monday July 26. Private burial services for
the immediate family
to be held on Friday at Walton
Cemetry with luncheon following for friends and family at the Trout
Creek fire hall at 3:00
p.m.
He
is survived by his: Parents Kyle Seaman and Brooke
Ketchum; Grandparents Rich and Vicky
Seaman, Cindy and Ron Ketchum; Aunts and Uncles Pam and Cody Scofield,
Brandy Seaman,
Chassidy and David Gowins, Heather
and Gwen Ketchum; along with other aunts, uncles and great-grandparents.
In
lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Rich and
Vicky Seaman in Honor of Brooke and
Kyle to cover medical and funeral expenses; 1660 Pine Swamp Road, Sidney
Center NY 13839.
Condolences
to the family may be made online by visiting
our website at www.courtneyfh.com.
Erwin
Sessler
Beloved Father,
Grandfather Erwin Sessler, 86, of Deposit,
passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010. The gates of Heaven await him.
He was born
August 5, 1924 to Morris and Molly Sessler
of New York City.
Mr. Sessler
was a union printer with the New York
Times for twelve years, and with the Washington Post
for 25 years. He was a member of the Senior Writing Club of
Hancock, he attended the
Presbyterian Church of Deposit, he attended Deposit Senior Citizens.
Dad
will be greatly missed by his sons: Keith Sessler
of Deposit, and Ted Sessler of
Betsville, MD; special friend Mary Alberta of Deposit; grandchildren:
Julie, Amber, and Kyle
Sessler, many nieces and nephews. He
will also greatly missed by his brothers: Herbert Sessler of Long
Beach, NY and Stan
Sessler of Raleigh, NC.
Interment will be held at
Laurel Hill Cemetery in Deposit at a later
date. Arrangements were made by Zacharias Funeral Home.
Marion Elizabeth Seymour
Marion
Elizabeth (Ruff) Seymour passed away peacefully
on Sunday evening, January 17, 2010,
at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, NY. She was born in Reedburn, NY on
February 16,
1924 to Hazel and George Ruff. She
was married on December 31, 1943 to Darwin Seymour, who now resides in
Lake Placid, FL.
Marion
was predeceased by her brothers and sisters:
Delmont, Arlyn, Charlotte, Velma,
Ina and Myrtle. She is survived by her children: Gerald and Terry
Seymour of Deposit, Donna
Kolodziej of Deposit, Dolan and
Julie Seymour of Unadilla, NY and Paul and Nancy Seymour of Frankfort,
NY. She also leaves
behind 12 grandchildren, 20
great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Marion
enjoyed working in her Deposit home at her "Junk
and Goodies" shop for many years.
She also loved playing cards with her family and planting flowers. She
had been a resident
of Robynwood Assisted Living in
Oneonta for the past year and a half. They took great care of her and
became very special
to her.
A Memorial Service for Marion
will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday,
January 23 at the Zacharias Funeral Home, 78 Second Street in Deposit.
Memorial
donations may be made to Robynwood Assisted Living, 43 Walnut
St., Oneonta NY 13820 or Alzheimer's
Foundation of America, 322 8th Ave., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10001.
Wendy
M. Shew
Wendy M. Shew,
41, of Bainbridge, NY, formerly of Deposit,
died June 9, 2010 at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, NY.
She
was predeceased by her son Dustin Zachary Shew in
2006. She is survived by her
parents: Leo and Linda Shew; a brother and his wife: Leo and Lora Shew;
nieces and nephews: Megan,
Morgan, Rhianna and Benjamin; also
by a special aunt: Sue L. Smith.
A
Memorial Service was held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June
12 at the North Sanford United
Methodist Church. Pastor Sharon Harris officiated. Friends called at the
church on Saturday
from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. time
of service. Interment followed in the Anthony Cemetery at North Sanford.
Arrangements
were through the Zacharias Funeral
Home in Deposit.
William P. Simmons
Jr.
William
P. Simmons Jr., 76, of Afton, died peacefully Sunday, March
14, 2010, at Wilson Memorial
Hospital. He was born on April 6, 1933 in Granton, NY. He is survived
by, Margaret Brewer, William
and Maria Simmons, Patricia and Dale
McCurdy, Patty Lloyd, David and Maria Simmons, Elizabeth Banner,
Victoria and Christopher
Sullivan; his 11 grandchildren, 13
great-grandchildren; his loyal pet, “Maggie”; two sisters, Kathleen
Brundage
and Barbara Poss. He was preceded in
death by his loving wife, Bridget; his parents, and two brothers. He
was a dedicated
father, a devoted grandfather, a
loving husband who is now together with his soulmate of 54 years.
There
will be no services
held due to his wishes. There will
be a gathering for friends and family at his home to celebrate his life
on Wednesday at
599 Tracy Rd., Afton beginning at 12
or please phone, 607-639-1536.
Janet
H. Smith
Janet
H. Smith, formerly of Doraville, NY, passed away
August 28, 2010, with her family at
her side at the age of 77. She was born in Johnson City, NY, on
September 9, 1932. She
retired from Harpursville Central
School as a cafeteria worker. She was predeceased by her husband Forrest
C. Smith; her parents,
John L. and Harriet G. (Lloyd) Fox;
step-mother, Gretta Bradley-Fox; two brothers John R. and Robert N. Fox;
two step-brothers,
Robert and Donald Bradley; and a
brother-in-law and sister in law, Harold and Francis Smith.
She
is survived by her two loving sons and their wives:
Larry E. and Vickie Smith along with
Stacy and Jennifer Smith; two daughters, Sally Durisek and Patti
Ferber; and two son-in-laws,
William Durisek and Gary Ferber. She
is also survived by her brother-in-law and wife, Donald and Minerva
Smith; two sister-in-laws,
Maxine and Wanda Fox; a step-sister,
Ruth Jones; a step-brother, Thomas Bradley; and many nephews and
nieces.
She
was loved dearly by her twelve grandchildren: Dennis
and Suzanne Gates, Jeremiah Smith,
Jeff LaVare, Jr., Steve and Lisa Hoyt, Scott and Adrienne Hoyt, Donald
Gates, Georgianna
and Jason Rayno, Ashley Ferber and
Joseph Gaige, Molly Ferber, Joshua Ferber, Taylor Ray Parkes, and Paige
Smith; along with
12 great-grandchildren. Her devoted
friends Alice Eisenmann, Bert Owens, and Sharon Noyes stood by her side
until the end.
She will be sorely missed by all.
A
special thanks to Taylor Ray, Joshua, and Paige for
all the special care they have given
to her. Thanks to the Lourdes Hospice for all their support.
A
gathering of family & friends will be held on
Sat. at 12:30 p.m. at the
Harpursville American Legion on Welton Street. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to Lourdes
Hospice 4102 Vestal Rd. Vestal, NY
13850. On-line condolences and expressions of sympathy may be made at: www.omaddenfh.com.
Arrangements by Osterhoudt-Madden Funeral Home 69-71 Maple Street Harpursville.
Lois
T. Smith
Lois
T. Smith, 90, of Scott Center, PA passed away May
6, 2010 at Barnes Kasson Skilled
Nursing Facility in Susquehanna, PA. She was predeceased by her husband
of 51 years, Kenneth
Ralph Smith.
She
is survived by her children: Sandra Dickinson, Ralph
Smith, Philip K. Smith, Roberta
Lengel and Rebecca Newman; a brother: Howard Palmatier; 20
grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren
and eight great great-grandchildren.
Besides
being a mom, Lois had worked as a school bus
driver, a rural letter carrier and
more recently spent twenty years as a volunteer with the Deposit
Foundation enjoying her
driving seniors to appointments.
Funeral
services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May
10 at the Zacharias Funeral Home in
Deposit with Rev. Joseph Axtell, pastor of the Sherman Bible Chapel,
officiating. Calling
hours were at the funeral home on
Monday from noon until 2 p.m. time of service. Interment will be in the
Hale Eddy Cemetery
at the convenience of the family.
Memorial donations may be made to the Deposit Foundation Seniors
Transportation Program
at PO Box 41, Deposit, NY 13754.
Helen
L. Stafford
Helen
L. Stafford, 77, a longtime resident of Trout
Creek, passed away unexpectedly on
Friday morning, December 17, 2010 at Delaware Valley Hospital.
Helen
was born on August 26, 1933 in the town of Masonville,
the daughter of the late Raymond and
Julia Van Nakin Griffin. She lived most of her life in the Trout Creek
area and was a
graduate of Deposit Central School,
class of 1952. Helen married Lindon Dale Stafford on November 14, 1954
in Afton. He passed
away on October 1, 2006. She was a
member of the Trout Creek Community Church, the Trout Creek Firemen
Ladies' Auxiliary where
she served as president, secretary,
chaplin and Sunshine Fund chairwoman, the Delaware County Firemen
Ladies' Auxiliary, she
was a member and past president of
the Guntown American Legion Post 1554 Ladies' Auxiliary.
Helen
loved her family, she enjoyed her grandchildren,
she loved to work, play and travel
with them, and most of all enjoyed sleigh riding with them. She also
enjoyed her shopping
trips with Jeanne and Betty. Helen
had a kind heart and gentle spirit.
Helen
is survived by her sons, Michael (Pat) Stafford
and Jerry (Donna) Stafford of Trout
Creek; a daughter, Sharon (John) Smith of Walton; 10 grandchildren, Brad
Stafford, Amy
Stafford, Kristie(Mike) Merwin, Chad
Stafford, Angela (Robbie) Stafford, Jeremy (Melissa) Stafford, Cory
Vitek, Sarah (Kirby)
Smith and Carl (Melissa) Smith,
Kelly(Ray) DeLeon; 10 great-grandchildren, Austin and Holden Smith,
Nathan, Kylee and Austin
Merwin, Malaiah Donaldson, Cayden,
Hadassah, Chelsee and Caleb Stafford, Payton Smith and Christian Vitek; a
sister, Mary
(Lloyd) Backus of Trout Creek; her
neighbors, Jeff and Kirsten Bosket and Grace Fletcher; and by several
nieces, nephews,
cousins and her many friends.
Helen was
predeceased by a brother and sister in law,
David and Nancy Griffin.
Friends
and family are invited to call from 1:00 p.m.
until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
December 22 at the Courtney Funeral Home, 25 Townsend St., Walton, where
a memorial service
will follow at 3:00pm with the Rev.
David Gatje officiating. Burial in the spring will take place at Carroll
Cemetery, Trout
Creek.
Memorial Contributions
in Helen’s memory may be
made to Trout Creek Community Church or to the Trout Creek Firemen’s Ladies' Auxiliary.
Condolences
to the family may be made online by visiting
www. courtneyfh.com.
Evelyn
Stern
Evelyn,
100, passed away August 1, 2010. She was born
on May 26, 1910 in New York City.
She was predeceased by her parents, first husband: Emanuel Halpern
(father of her daughters);
sister: Marion Prisamt; brothers:
Morty and Jerome Rothberg; sister-in-law: Pearl Rothberg and second
husband: Harry Stern.
She
is survived by daughters: Brenda (Dr. Morton) Levy
of Miami Beach and Oquaga Lake,
Deposit, NY and Lynn (Ken) McWilliams of Northridge, CA; grandsons:
Harlan (Lucia) Levy of
Phoenix, AZ, Michael Bellisario of
Hollywood, CA and step granddaughter: Bridget Levy of NYC. She is also
survived by two
great-grandsons: Gabriel and
Jonathan Levy and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
Evelyn
lived half of her life in New York and moved
to Hollywood, FL in 1973. She was a
resident of Hillcrest Condos for over 35 years. She loved shopping,
eating out and her
family and friends. Services were
held.
Reginald
Edwin Strong
Reginald Edwin
Strong, formerly of Deposit, died February
18, 2010 in Cortland, NY.
He
is survived by his wife of 23 years: Pat Strong;
one daughter: Mary Strong Zirkle and
her husband, Robert Zirkle, Virginia Beach; four grandchildren: Erica
and Daniel Anstey,
Jamie Burkhardt, Kasey Burkhardt,
Jazmin Smith; two great-grandchildren: Hannah and Daniel; six
stepchildren: Lorrie, Rick,
Frank, Jerry, Tim, Tammy; 13
step-grandchildren; by his mother, Katherine Shaw, Susquehanna, PA;
sisters: Margie and Jim Hartwell,
Deposit, Sandy and Dave Harris,
Sherman, PA, Louise and Wesley Waite, Deposit, Louise Lamoreaux,
Binghamton; brothers: Kenny
and Doreen Strong, Deposit, Dick and
Pat Strong, Deposit, George and Joan Strong, Binghamton. He was
predeceased by a brother,
Leo Strong and Mary Helen Store and
his father, Reginald Strong.
Calling hours
were held on Tuesday, February 23 in Cortland
with the Funeral Service following.
Janice
H. Swartwout
Janice
H. Swartwout, 57, of Hancock, NY, passed away
peacefully on October 30, 2010. She
was born on May 29, 1953 in Susquehanna, PA, the daughter of Edcil and
Rita (Gransbury)
Haskins. She met and fell in love
with her sweetheart, Earl Swartwout Junior, they remained together for
36 years and the
couple recently celebrated their
29th wedding anniversary.
Janice
was employed at J.N. Mason Agency in Hancock
for 10 years; Janice greeted the
public with a warm and friendly smile, a unique sense of humor, and a
joy for life that was
infectious. She deeply loved her
family and was the glue that held them together. She was thrilled and
felt blessed with the
arrival of her new grandson Kayden.
Janice truly enjoyed nature, gardening, and creating handmade gifts and
mementos for others.
Surviving
are her husband: Earl Swartwout Junior; three
sons: Ashley, Chip, and Curtis; one
daughter in-law, Chip’s wife Miranda; one grandson: Kayden Swartwout and
his mother
Jennifer Seiferth. She is also
survived by her mother: Rita Haskins and her companion Dick Gifford; two
sisters: Linda Moore
and her husband Terry, Mary Mills
and her husband Tom; one brother: Donnie Haskins and his wife Crystal;
eight nephews and
five nieces: Brian Lee, Candace
Dawes, and Krystian Lee; John, Ann, and Amanda Lee; Tyson Haskins,
Stephanie Payne, and Hunter
Haskins; Jessica Haskins and Tyson
Martin; Nathan and Matthew Mills, and many aunts, uncles, and friends.
Janice was predeceased
by her father Edcil Haskins in 1991.
Calling
hours will be held on Friday, November 5 from
2-4 p.m. and a memorial service will
follow at 4 p.m. at Henderson-Biedekapp Funeral Chapel located at 29
East Main Street,
Hancock. Rev. Dr. Roxy Moses of the
Emory United Methodist Church, Hancock, will officiate.
Arrangements
by Henderson-Biedekapp Funeral Chapel,
Hancock.
Lawrence
Thompson
Lawrence Thompson,
87, a long time resident of the Deposit
area went to be with the Lord, March 31, 2010.
Son
of Benjamin Thompson, (a former Justice of the Peace
in the Town of Sanford,) his mother,
Thelma (King) Thompson, one sister, Virginia (Mrs. Robert Irvin
Slater.)
He
is survived by two aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins,
a special friend Betty Stegman of
Binghamton, his friends at Meadow Park Apartments that he enjoyed
playing cards with, his
friends at Senior Meals and his
church family. His friends knew him as Clem.
Burial
was at Cascade Valley Cemetery on April 2. A Memorial Service
will be held at a later date at the
First Baptist Church in Deposit with the Rev. Michael Krembs
officiating.
Carola
Palmerton Tucker
Carola
Palmerton Tucker, resident of Oquaga Lake, New
York and Longboat Key, Florida, and
daughter of Dr. Roswell K. and L. Maude Palmerton, passed away October
2, 2010 at the
age of 97. Born on March 4, 1913,
she was the oldest living resident of that community.
She
is survived by her two daughters, Jean Palmerton
and Sarah "Sallie" Smith (David). In
1962, she married David S. Tucker. They resided in Bel Air, Los
Angeles, California until
they moved to Longboat Key, FL in
1976, upon Mr. Tucker’s retirement from Host International, where he was
senior vice
president.
Mrs.
Tucker was a member of the First Presbyterian Church
of Deposit, New York, its organist
and junior choir director, and also belonged to the Deposit Civic Club,
the Deposit Historical
Society, the Oquaga Lake Improvement
Association and Delaware Chapter of Eastern Star.
In
addition to her two daughters who survive her are
four grandchildren, Kristen
Palmerton (Wendy), Atlanta, GA; Eric Lyn Smith (Debbie), Bradenton, FL;
Lydia Buffington (Chris),
Deposit, NY and Carola Delmarle
Farbman (Seth), New York, NY, plus nine great-grandchildren.
At
her request, a
private family memorial service will
be held at a future date. Donations may be made to the animal charity
of your choice
or the Deposit Historical Society.
Helen
Zandt Tuttle
Helen Zandt
Tuttle, 68, of Vestal, NY passed away on,
Tuesday morning, April 13, 2010.
She
was born on August 4, 1941 and was one of twelve
children of August and Hedwig Zandt
of China Road, Deposit, NY. Affectionately known as "Pippi" by her
family, she is predeceased
by her parents; a sister, Rose Zandt
and three brothers, Charles, George and Edward Zandt.
She
is survived by her brothers, Ernest Zandt of White
Bear Lake, MN, Hans and Helen Zandt
of Trout Creek, NY, August Jr. and Rachael Zandt of Binghamton, NY,
Robert and Diana Zandt
of Raleigh, NC, Peter Zandt, Corona,
CA; sisters, Hedwig Koelle of Canton, MA and Maggie and Gary Warner of
Rensselaer, NY;
sisters-in-law, Dorothy Zandt,
Beverly Zandt, Sharon Zandt and a very special roommate, Lubiana Paoli.
Pippi was
a mother to Scott, Timothy and Wayne Tuttle,
all of WV; a stepmother to David and Daniel Tuttle, and an aunt to many nieces and nephews.
The
family would like to thank the wonderful staff at
Willow Point Nursing Home. Pippi
loved you all. Pippi was easy-going and loveable all her life.
Her
siblings remember that she always had time to spend
with them and help them, especially
the younger ones that she looked after. Her signature giggle made
everyone smile along
with her. Pippi was a giving person
and the family requests that you honor her life by giving of yourself in
some small way
that will help someone else.
A
private service will be held at the discretion of
the family. Arrangements are by the
J.F. Rice Funeral Home, Inc., 150 Main St., Johnson City, NY.
Marvin T. Tyrrell
Marvin "Tom" Tyrrell, Jr.,
age 74, of 420 Rockland Rd., Colchester
died Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Roscoe Community Nursing Home of Roscoe, NY.
Mr.
Tyrrell was born March 17, 1935 in Walton, NY. He is the son of
the late Marvin and the late Augusta
(Gavette) Tyrrell Sr.. He married the former Sharon Cranston on May 22,
1995 at Walton.
He proudly served his country in the
US Army during 1955-57. He was self employed as a carpenter in the
Walton area for many
years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,
and watching NASCAR and was a big fan of both Dale Ernhardt Sr. and Dale
Ernhardt Jr.
He
is survived by his wife, Sharon, a stepdaughter, Laurel Austin,
5 grandaughters, Samantha, Ashley,
Brooke, Alyssa and Vanessa, 2 sisters, Nellie Levoy and Marvlyn (Edward)
Heil, both of
Bainbridge, several nieces, nephews
and cousins. He was predeceased by a sister, Evelyn.
A
memorial service was held 3:30 pm on Wednesday, February 24 at Roscoe
Nursing Home, 420 Rockland Rd.,
Roscoe. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery in the spring. Arrangements
are under the direction
of Courtney Funeral Home, Walton.
Memorial contributions in
Tom’s memory may be made to Roscoe
Nursing Home’s Activity Dept., Roscoe.
Evelyn Rose Visconti
Evelyn Rose
(Lambert) Visconti, 90, passed away on April
10, 2010 in Desert Hot Springs, CA. She was born on February 9, 1920.
Evelyn
married Clifford Faulkner and had one son, Clifford
Faulkner, Jr. They lived in Deposit
many years until the death of her husband. She later married Adolph L.
Visconti and moved
to Desert Hot Springs in 1990.
She
is survived by her husband: Adolph, son: Clifford
and his wife; three granddaughters
and one great-granddaughter in Rome, NY. She is also survived by a
stepson, his wife and
daughter in CA.
Evelyn's ashes will be interred
in the Faulkner family plot in the
Stilesville Cemetery in Stilesville, NY.
Ford
F. Walley
Ford F. Walley,
92, formerly of Afton and Franklin,
passed away Saturday, August 21, 2010 at the Gilmour Health Care Facility in Norwich.
He was born
December 19, 1917, son of the late Frank
and Golden (Emerson) Walley in Rock Royal, NY.
Ford married
Veda Backus on June 21, 1939 in Rock Royal;
she predeceased him on January 19, 2003.
Ford
was a farmer most of his life, and he worked for
the Amphenol Corp. in Sidney,
retiring in 1982. He enjoyed hunting and snowmobiling and was a long
time member of the Franklin
United Methodist Church.
He
is survived by three sons: Francis Walley and his
wife Barbara, Franklin, Ford Walley
and his wife Ann, Deposit, and Richard Walley; daughter-in-law: Frances
Walley, Chenango
Bridge; sister: Helen Mayo, Sidney
Center; nine grandchildren: Roger and Nita Walley, James Walley, Stephen
Walley, Mary and
Rodney Earl, Michael and Victoria
Walley, Lynn Walley, Ryan Walley and Derek Walley; 11
great-grandchildren and numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
He was also
predeceased by son: Clayton; grandson: Robert;
and three brothers: Frank, Guerdon and Harland.
Funeral services
were held last week in Sidney.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Franklin United Methodist
Church, 450 Main St., Franklin, NY
13775 or to the Gilmour Health Care Facility Patient Fund, 88 Calvary
Drive, Norwich, NY
13815.
Helen
Watrous
Helen
Ann Eichorst Watrous was almost born in the apple
orchard on September 30, 1918 while
her mother, Anna Eichorst, was harvesting the fall crop. She was a
first-generation American
born to German immigrant parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Eichorst in Middle Grove, NY. She grew up on the farm
she was born on.
Helen was the 3rd of 8 children, the
oldest daughter.
She
left home and moved to Saratoga Springs to work
in a clothing factory where she
sewed lingerie. She was encouraged to further her education and went to
cosmetology school,
and continued to work as a
beautician for almost 40 years.
She
moved to Deposit shortly after getting her cosmetology
license and worked with Elsie
Weidman for a number of years. In Deposit she met the man she would
marry. Helen and Ozzie Watrous
married on June 10, 1945 and left
for their honeymoon on an Indian motorcycle with gifts of gas rationing
coupons.
They
set up a home in Deposit and purchased their house
on Court Street in 1946, where Helen
lived until August of 2007. She was a well known seamstress and
beautician who had her
shop in her home, ready to offer a
sandwich and cup of tea to a lady still under the drier at lunchtime.
Ozzie
and Helen were members of the First Baptist Church
of Deposit for many years, where
Helen taught the junior high boys’ Sunday School class and served as a
deaconess. In
1966 they became members of the
Hancock Baptist Church, and Helen remained a member until her death.
Helen
loved her sewing, gardening and flowers and was
known as a wonderful cook, always
ready to share with her neighbors what came out of the oven. She enjoyed
serving at the
voting polls in Deposit and would
discuss politics with anyone. She had fond memories of the boys she
instructed in reading
at Camp Brace. She worked in her
yard, raked her own leaves and swept snow off the steps until she moved
to Virginia at the
age of 89, where she lived with her
daughter, Marilyn, and her family.
One
of her most treasured memories was of her trip to
Hawaii with Ozzie for their 25th
wedding anniversary. She had many wonderful memories of her marriage to
Ozzie and the home
they shared on Court Street until
his death in 1998. Each of her neighbors held a special place in her
heart as they blessed
her with kindnesses that allowed her
to remain in the home she loved for over 61 years.
Helen
will be missed by the many friends and family
members she leaves behind. Her
friends from Hancock Baptist were a much loved source of strength and
support for her after
Ozzie’s death.
Helen
was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and
Anna Eichorst; three brothers:
Alfred, Edward and Louis Jr.; an infant daughter Nancy Alice; an infant
grandson Stephen Watrous;
a beloved daughter-in-law Carol
Winans Watrous; and her husband of over 53 years James Albert "Ozzie"
Watrous.
Helen
is survived by two sisters: Mary (Mrs. Frank)
Max of Saratoga Springs, NY and
Dorothy (Mrs. George) Sherman of Ballston Spa, NY; one brother: Robert
Eichorst of Middle
Grove, NY; her three children:
Glenda (Mrs. Robert) Iles of Littleton, NH; David Ross Watrous of
Houston, TX and Marilyn (Mrs.
Stephen) Keeler of Gainesville, VA;
seven grandchildren: David James Watrous, Laura (Mrs. Thomas J)
Mazzarella ; Lindsey (Mrs.
Ryan) Clarke; Nicholas Robert Iles;
Kathleen (Mrs.CJ ) Willoughby; Stephen Keeler Jr and James Keeler; seven
great-grandchildren
and more friends and extended family
members than can be counted.
Funeral
services were held on Sunday, August 29 at 2:00
p.m. followed by a viewing from
1:00-2:00 p.m. Pastor Jim Barbour officiated and interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery followed.
The
family wishes to thank each one for their prayers
and words of comfort. Also, thanks
to Pastor Jim Barbour for his part in Helen’s life and her memorial
service, and
his on-going friendship and support
to the family over the years. A special "Thank You" to the staff and
ownership of Loving
Arms Assisted Living in Front Royal,
VA for the care and compassion they showed to Mom and to us in her
final weeks of life.
In
lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be
made in Helen’s memory to Open Doors
USA at opendoorsusa.org or Open Doors USA, PO Box 27001, Santa Ana, CA
92799. God
bless each one who had a part in
Helen’s life here, and may we seek the grace of God and of His Son Jesus
Christ to
be re-united in heaven.
Vera C. White
Vera
White, formerly of Afton, died on November 12,
2010 at the Loudoun Nursing Home in
Leesburg, VA, surrounded by family. She was 97 years old. Born in
Sanford, she lived her
entire life in central New York
State.
Mrs.
White, wife of deceased Fay White, of Deposit is
survived by her four daughters from
her first marriage to Albert Schoenfeld, June Schoenfeld, Barbara and
Duane Buman, Alice
Schoenfeld and Vera (Connie) and
Fred Spoor. She leaves four grandchildren, Mark Spoor and his wife, Ann,
Jeff Spoor; Steven
Buman and his wife, Sue; and Andrew
Buman. She also leaves five great grandchildren, Hallie, Tori and John
Spoor and Kyrsten
and Brandon Buman.
Vera White
loved people, loved life and loved the Lord.
May she rest in peace.
A funeral was held at 10:00
a.m. on Saturday, November 27 in Sidney.
Donald
Whiting
Donald
Whiting, 81, of Wilkes Barre, PA, formally from
Hancock, NY, passed away on
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Lakeside Nursing Center, Dallas, PA. He was
born on October 28, 1928
in Hancock, the son of Floyd and
Julia (Severt) Whiting.
Don married
the former Lucille Mallery and he worked
for many years in auto body repair and carpentry.
Surviving
are his children: Margaret and husband Thomas
Blachek, Donna and husband George
Shutt, Barbara and husband Ronald Smith, Floyd and wife Karen Whiting,
and Donn and wife
Carol Whiting; three grandchildren,
Jeremy and Jason Smith and Karen Sepko; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased
by three brothers: Leonard, Roy and
Ralph, and a daughter, Judy Irene.
Graveside
services will be held at a later date at the
convenience of the family in Riverview Cemetery, Hancock.
Arrangements
by Henderson-Biedekapp
Funeral Chapel, Hancock.
Myra
A. Youmans
Myra Austin
Youmans passed away on Saturday, July 3,
2010 at Delaware Valley Hospital, Walton.
She was the
daughter of William H. and Elizabeth La
Frano Austin born in Walton where she was a lifetime resident.
She was a
graduate of Walton High School and Binghamton
Business Institute.
On August
17, 1940 she married Gerald W. Youmans at
Colchester Station and they resided in Walton.
In
January of 1955 Myra was employed at Radio Station
WDLA in Walton; she became a
director of the corporation in 1972. Upon the death of Michael Cuneen
one of the owners she and
a fellow employee, Amos Finch
purchased the station in 1975, and they constructed two more stations
one in Delhi and one in
Deposit, and operated them until
December of 2000 when the business was sold.
Surviving
is a daughter: Deborah Boynton-Cobb and her
husband, Jerry of Bakersfield, CA; a
daughter-in-law: Kathryn Youmans of Walton; grandchildren: Jacque,
Ricky, Tracey, Jeffrey,
Taj, Rhett, Jodie and Dave, and
Chad; several great-grandchildren; niece and nephews, Regina, Bill and
Connie.
She
was predeceased by her parents, husband Gerald Youmans
in 1983, two sons: Erich Youmans in
1990 and Gerald "Thumper" Youmans in 2006, a grand-daughter: Stacey,
three sisters: Marion
Austin, Celia O’Neill and Georgia
Miller.
A
graveside service
at Walton Cemetery, was held at
11:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, July 6 with the Rev. Jennifer Matison
Juliano, officiating.
Arrangements are with Courtney
Funeral Home, Walton.
Michele
Frances Zupo
Michele Frances
Zupo, 50, of Deposit, NY died Sunday,
August 1, 2010 at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, NY.
She
is survived by two daughters: Adrianne Zupo and
Maryann Zupo; her mother: Helen
Zupo; two sisters: Maryann Pike and Frances Edwards; and six
grandchildren. Michele was predeceased
by a brother: Michael Zupo and two
sisters: Licia Griffen and Ruthann Koren.
Funeral
services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 4 at
the Zacharias Funeral Home in
Deposit with Pastor Pat Hunter of the Cascade Valley Methodist Church
officiating. Interment
will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery at
Deposit at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the
funeral home on Wednesday
from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. time
of service.
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