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Ret. Clerk, 86
Edna Sommer, a 67-year resident of Newburgh, died Saturday, February 2, 2002, at the Cornwall Hospital. She was 86 years of age.
The daughter of the late Russell and Rachel Lake Crawford, she was born November 9, 1915, in Napanoch.
Mrs. Sommer was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church of Newburgh. She worked for Fanny Farmer in Newburgh for 25 years and then worked for a number of years at Lloyd's of Newburgh in the houseware department.
In a family statement, it was said, "She was a wonderful, loving person who will be greatly missed."
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Charles "Carl" Sommer, at home; two grandchildren and their spouses, Dana and Brad Wilson of Tocoma, Wash., and Kurt and Kim Engness of Newburgh; a great-grandson, Tyler Engness of New Jersey; and four nieces and their husbands, Arlene and Harold Brown of Grahamsville, Charlene and Jack Erceg of Sedona, Ariz., Lorraine and Stanley Strath of Saugerties and Joan and Terry Sheeley of Napanoch. She was predeceased by a daughter, Phyllis Engness and a brother, Harrison Crawford.
Friends may call at the Doulin Newburgh Funeral Home, 318 N. Montgomery St., Newburgh, on Friday from 10 to 11 a.m.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. at the funeral home on Friday with the Rev. Carlos Lantis officiating.
Burial will be made in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Catherine B. Cirelli
Businesswoman, 68
Catherine B. Cirelli of Barryville, a co-owner of the Main Street Liquor Store in Narrowsburg and a 12-year area resident, died Monday, February 4, 2002, at her home. She was 68 years of age.
The daughter of the late Thomas B. and Philomena M. Boehling Byrne, she was born October 16, 1933, in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Cirelli was a graduate of Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, a member of St. Ann's R.C. Church in Shohola, Pa., and a member of the Narrowsburg Chamber of Commerce.
She is survived by her husband, John J. Cirelli, at home; two sons, John Henry Bessette of Barryville and Thomas Andre Bessette and his wife, Ann Marie, of Tobyhanna, Pa.; three daughters, Mary Eleanor Bessette and Catherine Renee Murdock, both of Highland Lake, and Robyn Ann Bessette of Saddle Brook, N.J.; a brother, Charles F. Byrne and his wife, Ellen, of Staten Island; a sister-in-law, Margaret Inez Byrne of Palmyra, Va.; four grandchildren, Brian Bessette, Eric Bessette, Alison Bessette and Cheyanne Renee Murdock; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, Lt. Cmdr. the Rev. John E. Byrne and Thomas Michael Byrne.
A Mass of the Resurrection was offered at St. Ann's R.C. Church in Shohola, Pa., on Thursday with Monsignor William Ward officiating.
Burial was made in St. Anthony's Cemetery in Eldred.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons St., P.O. Box 7E, East Syracuse, N.Y. 13057.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Gray-Rasmussen Funeral Home in Barryville.
Winifred M. Coughlin
Homemaker, 88
Winifred M. Coughlin of Pond Eddy, a homemaker and longtime area resident, died Sunday, February 3, 2002, at the Milford Senior Care Center in Milford, Pa. She was 88 years of age.
The daughter of the late James and Johanna Kehoe Murphy, she was born July 19, 1913, in Brooklyn. She was the widow of James Gibbons and Edward J. Coughlin.
Mrs. Coughlin was a member of Sacred Heart R.C. Church in Pond Eddy and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society of the church.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Patrick and Patricia Gibbons of York, Pa., and James and Ann Gibbons of Floral Park, L.I.; a sister, Elizabeth O'Hara of Commack, L.I.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Sacred Heart R.C. Church in Pond Eddy on Thursday with the Rev. Evan Greco officiating.
Burial was made in the Glen Spey Cemetery in Glen Spey.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Pond Eddy, N.Y. 12770.
Anne L. Collins, 92
Operated Sul-Ora Rink
Anne Lawson Collins of Waterloo, a former Bloomingburg resident and former operator of the Sul-Ora Lodge Roller Rink and Recreation facilities, died Sunday, February 3, 2002, at the Seneca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Waterloo. She was 92 years of age.
The daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Johnson Lawson, she was born September 7, 1909, in Woodbridge. She was the widow of W. Leonard Collins who died in April of 1997.
Mrs. Collins was also the assistant bank manager of the Wurtsboro office of the Bank of New York until she retired. She was a member of the Community Church of Bloomingburg and served for several years as a school board member of the Union Free School District in Bloomingburg. She moved to Geneva in 1989 and served on numerous committees there with her husband.
She is survived by a daughter, Joann Collins O'Connell of Ovid; a grandson, M. Craig O'Connell and his wife, Judy, her daughters, Hannah and Madeleine and her son, Finn; a granddaughter, Cynthia O'Connell Debottie and her husband, Michael, their sons, Brian and Kevin, and daughters, Molly and Shannon; a sister-in-law, Esther Collins Lunney; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son-in-law, Paul A. O'Connell in June 1994, a grandson, Paul A. O'Connell III in May 1965, six sisters, Anna Lawson, Agnes Heddy, Emma Broome, Edna Yaple, Lillian Burnett and Clara Lawson, and a brother, Capt. Carl Lawson of Troop C New York State Police.
Friends may call at the DeVaney-Bennett Funeral Home in Geneva on Saturday from 2-4 p.m.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Private burial will be made in the family plot in the Bloomingburg Rural Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Church of Bloomingburg, Rt. 7M, Bloomingburg, N.Y. 12721 or the Methodist Church of Geneva.
Pearl White
Homemaker, 100
Pearl White of Cochecton, a homemaker and a lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at the Wayne Woodlands Manor in Waymart, Pa. She was 100 years of age.
The daughter of the late James Henry and Jennett Evelyn Foster Peck, she was born September 25, 1901, in Colchester. She was the widow of Harvey D. Campbell and Charles R. White.
Mrs. White is survived by two daughters, Minnie Labar of Waymart, Pa., and Mary Sampson of Whitney Point; four sons, Harvey Campbell Jr. of Pine Valley, William "Bill" Campbell of Bethany, Pa., James White of Chenango Forks and Robert White of Cochecton; two sisters, Arvilla Sutliff of Honesdale, Pa., and Inda Miller, age 102, of Lynn, Mass.; 24 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by five brothers and four sisters; a daughter, Betty Jane Campbell; two grandsons, Harold Scott and Jeffery White; and a great-granddaughter, Kerri-Jo White.
Friends may call at the Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home in Callicoon on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Steve Knutsen, of the Callicoon United Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be made in Hillcrest Cemetery in Galilee, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wayne Woodlands Manor Activity Fund, c/o Debbie Morcom, 295 South St., Waymart, Pa. 18372.
Hannah D. Kneafsey,
LPN/Admin. Secy., 71
Hannah Doherty Kneafsey of Smallwood, a licensed practical nurse and an administrative secretary for the Woodbourne Correctional Facility for the New York State Department of Corrections and a 33-year resident of the area, died Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City, after a long illness. She was 71 years of age.
The daughter of the late Patrick and Bridget Degnan Doherty, she was born September 30, 1930, in Brooklyn. She was the widow of the late James Kneafsey, who died in 1976.
Mrs. Kneafsey was a member of St. Peter's Church in Monticello and was a S.E.F.A. campaign fund-raising volunteer for the American Heart Association.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, James and Yonkyong Kneafsey of Waipahu, Hawaii; two daughters, Noreen and her husband, Gary Gettel of Moravia and Kathleen Kneafsey of Jeffersonville; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Patrick and Dora Doherty of Franklin Lakes, N.J., and John and Barbara Doherty of Somerset, N.J.; and seven grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Ramsay's Funeral Home, 3534 Route 55, Kauneonga Lake, on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Gale Rd., Mongaup Valley with the Rev. Robert Porpora officiating.
Private cremation will be made at the Cedar Hill Crematory in Middle Hope.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 6725 Lyons St., P.O. Box 7E, East Syracuse, N.Y. 13057 or to the Bethel Ambulance Corps, White Lake, N.Y. 12786.
Kathryn K. Albee
RN/Homemaker, 92
Kathryn K. Albee of Sarasota, Fla., a former longtime resident of Roscoe, died Tuesday, January 29, 2002, in Sarasota, Fla. She was 92 years of age.
She was born July 22, 1909, in MacDougall, N.Y. She was the widow of Donald L. Albee who died September 20, 1990.
Mrs. Albee was a graduate of Syracuse University and had been a registered nurse. She was a member of the United Church of Roscoe and more recently a member of Church of the Palms in Sarasota, Fla.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Donald D. and Lucy Albee of Point Clear, Ala., and Roger and Lynne Albee of Dunwoody, Ga.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial will be made in the Bon Air Cemetery in Roscoe at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United Church of Roscoe, Church St., Roscoe, N.Y. 12776.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Harris Funeral Home in Roscoe.
John A. Marks
Ret. Accountant, 74
John A. Marks of Beach Lake, Pa., a retired accountant for the Municipal Credit Union of New York in New York City and a 10-year area resident, died Sunday, February 3, 2002, at Bethany Village in Honesdale, Pa. He was 74 years of age.
The son of the late J. Edwin and Gertrude Pierce Marks, he was born March 15, 1927, in Old Greenwich, Conn.
Mr. Marks was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife, Rosemary Marks, at home; a sister, Alexandria Starr of North Carolina; a brother, William Marks of Boca Raton, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday at the Grace Episcopal Church in Honesdale, Pa., with the Rev. Graham Cliff officiating.
Burial was made in the Glen Cove Cemetery in Narrowsburg.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Episcopal Church, Church St., Honesdale, Pa. 18431 or to Hospice of St. John, 1007 Oak St., Pittston Township, Pa., 18640.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Rasmussen Sons Funeral Home in Narrowsburg.
