MARY ELEANOR THOMANN
WAYLAND - Mary Eleanor Thomann, 85, formerly of Wayland, died Saturday (May 17, 2003) at North Shore Nursing Home, Loveland, Colo.
She was born June 29, 1917, in Wayland, to Gilbert Glines Kester and Lillian Amelia Stutzmann Kester.
She graduated in 1933 from Webster Central School in Webster.
She married John A. Thomann on Nov. 6, 1937, in Palmyra.
She worked for Corning Glass in Rochester as a technical rep and saleswoman for 15 years, retiring in 1975. She moved to Loveland, Colo., in 1975, to Dunlap, Tenn., in 1991, and back to Loveland, Colo., in 1996.
She was a member of Loveland First Christian Church and belonged to Loveland Women's Club.
She was a lifetime member of Eastern Star and volunteered for Sali's Kitchen, VOA, disaster work projects and Habitat for Humanity. She knitted mittens for Head Start children for many years. She wrote human interest features for the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle in the late 1950s. She enjoyed music, reading, sewing, traveling, knitting and her family.
She is survived by two daughters, Cherie Keeler and husband, Kenneth Dale, of Loveland, Colo.; and Mary Suzanne Halcomb of Port Orange, Fla.; brother, Henry L. Kester of Boulder, Colo.; sister, Dorothy Bowen of Fort Worth, Texas; brother-in-law, James (Mary) Thomann of Webster; brother-in-law, Don Wallace of Rochester; sister-in-law, Helen Kester of Grand Island; grandson, Kenneth Daniel Keeler of Loveland, Colo.; granddaughters, Dawn (Robert) Todd of Frederick, Colo., Robin Eva (Vaughn) Baxter of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Mary Kristina Halcomb of Port Orange, Fla.; great-granddaughters, Holly Hander, Ashley Hander, Jordan Olsen and Orenda Halvorsen, of Frederick, Colo.; Kelly (Michael) Tsou of Longmont, Colo.; Candiss Baxter and Carlee Baxter of Daytona Beach, Fla.; great-great-granddaughter, Mckayla Tsou of Longmont, Colo.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Her husband, John Thomann, her parents, and one brother preceded her in death.
Cremation was conducted with internment in the Wayland Cemetery.
The Rev. O.W. Wharton will conduct a memorial service on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m. at the Wayland United Methodist Church.
Memorial contributions can be made to Habitat for Humanity.
Arrangements are by the Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home, Wayland.
DUANE G. YOUNG
DALTON - Duane G. Young, 53, died Friday (Aug. 1, 2003).
He was born March 18, 1950, in Cuba, to Frank and Evelyn Grimes Young.
Duane was a graduate of Bradford High School and a Little League coach in Nunda. He enjoyed gardening, wood crafts, golf, hunting and fishing.
He was predeceased by his father, Frank.
Survivors include his mother, E. June Young of Allegany; his wife, Deborah of Dalton; two sons, Michael and Steven of Dalton; three grandchildren, Brandon, M. Tyler and Tanya; brother, Douglas (Ellen) Young of Allegany; three sisters, Laraine (Sam) Wray of Hunt, Evelyn (Skip) Kramer of Smethport, Pa., and Pamela Young of Wellsville; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Mann Funeral Home in Nunda. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with Pastor Paul Palmer officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Dalton.
ISABELLE TOTTEN
DANSVILLE/ANDERSON, S.C. - Isabelle Totten, 85, formerly of Dansville, died on Tuesday (July 29, 2003) in Anderson, S.C.
Isabelle was born on Feb. 4, 1918, in Dansville, a daughter of Joe and Betsy Potter. She was predeceased by two husbands, Celon Babcock and Warren Totten.
She is survived by her children, James Babcock of Memphis, Tenn., William Babcock of West Sparta, Kenneth Babcock of Greensboro, N.C., Patricia Hall of Anderson, S.C., and Sandra Adams of Dansville; a sister, Stella Patterson of Mt. Morris; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
There will be no prior calling. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, at the Chamberlin-Baird Funeral Home, 73 Main St., Dansville.
Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, 1400 Winton Road North, Rochester, N.Y. 14609.
BEATRICE A. INGERSOLL
WOODHULL - Beatrice A. Ingersoll, 70, of 3632 County Route 110, Cameron Mills, passed away Sunday (Aug. 3, 2003) at home, after a long illness.
Born in Dryden, March 9, 1933, she was the daughter of Sherman B. and Gertrude M. Cady Herrington.
A 1951 graduate of Addison Central School, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Addison, Chemung Valley Antique Car Club, and was a member of the former Cameron Mills Chapter Order of Eastern Star.
Beatrice married Elwyn A. Ingersoll, Sept. 7, 1952, he survives.
Also surviving are sons, Edward (Lorraine) Ingersoll of Akin, S.C., Jeffrey (Nora) Ingersoll of Savona, Brian Ingersoll and Shawn Ingersoll of Addison; her brother, Donald Herrington of Bath; her sisters, Beverly (Rudolph) Hauptman of Painted Post, Barbara (Raymond) Morseman of Bath, Sharon Eddy of Prattsburgh and Ina (Elwin) Cramer of Elmira. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the H.P. Smith & Son, Inc. Funeral Home, 1607 Main St., Woodhull, where funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Ruth Reppert will officiate. Burial will be in Town Line Cemetery, Cameron Mills.
Memorials will be received for Southern Tier Hospice, 185 East Corning Rd., Corning.
MARGARET P. SNYDER
PRATTSBURGH - Margaret P. Snyder, 79, of 21 Pratt St., Prattsburgh, died Monday evening (Aug. 4, 2003) at her home, following a lengthy illness.
Margaret was born in Corning on Jan. 16, 1924, and was the daughter of Angelo and Agnes Cerquoczi Picarazzi. She was a graduate of Corning Free Academy and the valedictorian of the class of 1941; and a graduate of Cornell University in 1945. She taught foreign languages and world history at Prattsburgh Central School for 32 years. She was a member of the NYS Retired Teachers Association, St. Patrick's Catholic Church; and taught religious education for many years. Margaret was a beloved mother and grandmother, an avid reader, gardener and enjoyed traveling.
She was predeceased by her husband, Carroll "Muff" Snyder on Feb. 3, 1999.
She is survived by her two daughters, Mary Beth (Michael) Curry of Syracuse and Judith (Keith) Schuck of Prattsburgh; three grandchildren, Christopher (Heidi) Curry, Katherine Curry and Matthew Schuck; her sister, Loretta Sorge of Corning; many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Bottoni-Wood Funeral Home, 4 Mechanic St., Prattsburgh, on Thursday from 12-2 p.m. Her Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 2 p.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Phillip Billotte as celebrant. Burial will be at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance or St. Patrick's Church in Margaret's name.
ROBERT J. SCHUBMEHL
WAYLAND - Robert J. "Bob" Schubmehl, 78, of 316 Fremont St., Wayland, passed away Tuesday morning (Aug. 5, 2003) at Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville.
ROLAND X. "MARTY" MARTIN
BATH - Roland X. "Marty" Martin, 67, has been joined with the angels, after a short but courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003).
He was born on Oct. 20, 1935, in Cyr Plantation, Maine, as the 15th out of 17 children. He moved in the late 1950s to New York, where he met and married Anna Mae Kowalcyk on Oct. 4, 1958, who predeceased him in Feb. 2000 after 41 years of marriage. They both lived and raised their children in Avoca for most of their marriage and then moved to their home on Boos Road in Cohocton.
Roland was also predeceased by his parents, Denis (Sophie Soucy) Martin; his brothers, Guy (Gertie) Martin, Addis (Estelle) Martin, Perley Martin, Edrick (Phyllis) Martin, Noel Martin; and sisters, Rose (Newell) Glode, Loretta Martin and Gladys (Stanley) Kowalcyk.
Roland was lucky enough to find love twice in his life, and on July 25, 2003, he married Sheila Derby of Savannah, three years to the date after they met, at their home in Cohocton.
Roland is survived by his wife, Sheila Bowen Martin; five children, Mary E. Martin and her daughter, Amber Snyder, of Bath; Carol (R. Eric) Eaton and their children, Adam, Brandon, Shawn and Shannon, of Avoca; Beverly (Robert) Schumacher and their children, Travis and Alec, of Avoca; a niece, Karla K. Kowalcyk of Sacramento, Calif., and a nephew, Kevin (Bonnie) Kowalcyk and their son, Nicholas, of Avoca, who he and Anna Mae raised after the untimely death of their parents, Stanley Kowalcyk Jr. and Gladys (Martin) Kowalcyk; two stepchildren, Edward (Suellen) Derby of Cato and Candi (Roger) Rode and their children, Valerie, Charlene, Thomas and Laura, of Argyle; his brothers, Frederick (Louise) Martin and Richard (Gail) Martin, both of Bath; his six sisters, Jeannette (Carl) Robbins and Lillian St. Pierre (Fred Snyder) of Bath, Lorraine (Nelson) Martin of Van Burren, Maine, Anita (Anthony) Yorski of Bradford, Rita (Clifford) Murphy of Caribou, Maine, and Germaine (Bernard) Allard of Campbell; and several nieces and nephews.
He was a truck broker for over 30 years and opened Marty's Truck Brokerage in 1993 until his retirement in Nov. 1999. During Roland's years in the truck brokerage business, he met many people up and down the Eastern Shore and formed lifelong friendships with many of them.
Roland proudly served his country in the Army during the Korean War, and was one of the most patriotic men you could meet. He was a member of the Cohocton American Legion and a former member of the Avoca Volunteer Hose Company.
Roland liked to play the guitar and sing, he always had a smile and a song. He enjoyed farming and plowing snow up on "Martin's Knob" which was his home. The one thing that gave him much joy was watching and cheering his grandchildren on in whatever sport they were participating in at the time. Baseball was what he loved to follow with each of his grandchildren the most, and his first date with his wife, Sheila, was at one of these games.
Friends may call at Fagan's Funeral Home in Bath on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., with a wake service at 8:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Bath, with Rev. Pius Pathmarijah as celebrant. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Avoca, with full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1400 Winton Road North, Rochester, N.Y. 14609; Children's Miracle Network; or the Southern Tier Hospice, 244 N. Water St., Elmira, N.Y. 14901.
MARY M. (PRIOR) CARTELLA
HORNELL - Mary M. (Prior) Cartella, 73, a resident of Hornell Gardens, passed away Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at St. James Mercy Hospital.
Born in Hornell on Jan. 21, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Anna Walsh and Grover C. Prior.
A lifelong resident of Hornell, Mary was employed by several local businesses.
She enjoyed playing cards and bingo, and spending time with her family and friends. She had recently been attending the United Methodist Church in Hornell.
Her family includes her son, Dana Prior of Gaithersburg, Md.; three sisters, Marguerite Nicholson of Hornell, Virginia Nicholson of Williamson and May Prior of Buffalo; her brother, Francis (Sara) Prior of Hornell; also her loving nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, Mary was predeceased by her sister, Eleanor Campbell; and her two brothers, William Prior and Grover Prior.
Calling hours are from 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell, where a funeral and committal service will be held following calling hours at 7 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Beth Kottemann officiating. Interment will be in St. Ann's Cemetery, Hornell.
Her family request the courtesy of no flowers. Those wishing may contribute in Mary's memory to either the United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 308, Hornell; to St. James Mercy Foundation, 411 Canisteo St., Hornell; or to the Activities Fund of Hornell Gardens, 434 Monroe Ave., Hornell, N.Y. 14843.
CYNTHIA S. "SUSIE" GREGORIUS
CANASERAGA - Cynthia S. "Susie" Gregorius, 72, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003).
She was born June 16, 1931, in Perry, to Frank and Georgia Price Gregorius.
Cynthia was predeceased by her parents; her brother, Eugene; and sisters, Molly and Georgia.
She is survived by four sisters, Pat Maker of Canaseraga, Mary Duthoy of Canaseraga, Anna (Fay) Schneider of Livonia, and Frances (Tom) Hoffman of Canaseraga; her brother, David (Christine) Gregorius of Dansville; numerous nieces and nephews.
There will be no prior calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Canaseraga, Father John Cullen officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Canaseraga.
Arrangements are through the Mann Funeral Home in Canaseraga.
KATHRYN JEANNE HUBER
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - K. Jeanne Huber, 76, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) in San Antonio, Texas, where she had moved in April from Allegany to be near her family.
She was born in Almond on Oct. 26, 1926, the daughter of Lewis and Stella (Hathaway) Huber. One of four daughters, Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Gertrude (Percy) McIntosh, Mildred (Harold) Bates, and Vivian (Terry) Gifford. She leaves many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Jeanne lived in Almond and graduated from Alfred-Almond Central School, class of 1945. She attended Buffalo State College for two years and graduated from Bryant & Stratton Business Institute, with a degree in secretarial science. All of her adult life, Jeanne worked as a secretary of administrative assistant, beginning at National Gypsum in Buffalo, for many years at Air Preheater Corporation in Wellsville, and ending when she retired in 1992 as secretary to the president of St. Bonaventure University in Allegany.
During her final four months of life, Jeanne was lovingly surrounded by her family; niece, Anne McIntosh (Don) Hardy-Holley; great-niece, Amy Kathryn Greene and her son, Joshua; great-nephew, David (April) Hardy-Holley; and great niece and nephew, Chelsea and Jacob Greene. She is also survived by great-niece, Linda Greene of Jacksonville, Fla.; and nephew, Arthur L. McIntosh of Texas.
Jeanne was the greatest aunt one could wish for, and she will be missed. She is also survived by great-niece, Linda Greene of Jacksonville, Fla.; and nephew, Arthur L. McIntosh of Texas.
Jeanne's body was cremated and her remains will be interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in Almond.
If desired, donations can be made in Jeanne's memory to the Almond Union of Churches, 11 Main St., Almond, N.Y. 14804, for the current restoration of the parsonage, formerly the Gertrude and Percy McIntosh family home, where Jeanne lived from the time she was 12 until graduation from high school.
