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Hannelore Manchester
WARNERVILLE — Hannelore Manchester, 61, of state Route 7, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2003, on the Hospice Wing at Ellis Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mrs. Manchester was born on March 25, 1942, in Worms, Germany, the daughter of Philipp J. and Karolina J.K. (Wihler) Ihrig.
She was the owner of the Warnerville Garage and was of Christian faith.
Mrs. Manchester was predeceased by her husband, Richard B. Manchester, who died on Oct. 25, 2000.
She is survived by one daughter, Connie Manchester and Bueford Williams of Piscataway, N.J.; two sons, Thomas and Beverly Manchester and Leland and Lisa Manchester, both of Warnerville; eight grandchildren, Adam Manchester, Hannelore Manchester, Christian Manchester, Amanda Ferenczy, Joseph Pack, Joleen Pack, Christina Pack, Leilani and David Ostiguy; one great-grandchild, Ashley Stewart; three sisters, Renate Viands of Palmerton, Pa., Helen Shafer of Frankenthal, Germany, and Monika Matthewson of Belding, Mich.; one brother, Paul Ihrig of Worms, Germany; as well as several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003, in the Hillview Section of the Cobleskill Rural Cemetery, Cobleskill, with Pastor Jack Arnold officiating. Calling hours will be Monday evening, Aug. 4, 2003, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home, 171 Elm St., Cobleskill.
Memorial contributions may be made to Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, 327 West Main St., Suite No. 3, Cobleskill, NY 12043 or the Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley Inc., P.O. Box 40, Howes Cave, NY 12092.
LaMont H. Faigle
WELLS BRIDGE — LaMont H. Faigle, 87, of 535 County Highway 4, Unadilla, passed away peacefully Friday morning, Aug. 1, 2003, at The Hospital, Sidney.
He was born Aug. 18, 1915, in Scott Center, Pa., the son of the late William Faigle. On May 9, 1942, he married Frances Birdsall at the Wells Bridge Baptist Church, Wells Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Faigle owned and operated a dairy farm in Wells Bridge.
He was a 60-year member and a deacon at the Wells Bridge Baptist Church. LaMont was a former member of the Unadilla Central School Board of Education and was a past president of the board.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Frances Faigle of Wells Bridge; three daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley Cutting of Sidney, Linda and Kenneth Hamilton of Little River, S.C., Carol and James Barnhart of Sidney; a brother and sister-in-law, Francis and Agnes Faigle of Bainbridge; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Alma Winkler of Binghamton, Velma Gassler of Bainbridge, Audrey and Maylan Keenan of Sidney; four grandchildren, Timothy and Connie Cutting, Scott and Cheryl Hamilton, Christopher J. Barnhart, Amy L. Barnhart; two great-grandchildren, Madisynn and Reece Cutting and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A brother, Wilford Faigle, and a son-in-law, John Cutting, predeceased him.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, 2003, from the C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney, with the Rev. David Steensma, pastor of the Wells Bridge Church, officiating.
Friends called 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral chapel with his family in attendance.
Burial will follow in the Sand Hill Cemetery, Wells Bridge.
Memorial gifts in his name may be directed to the Wells Bridge Baptist Church, Church Street, Wells Bridge, NY 13859 or to The Skilled Nursing Facility, The Hospital, 43 Pearl St., Sidney, NY 13838.
Evelyn Downin
SIDNEY CENTER — Evelyn Emma Downin, 79, of Sidney Center, passed away on Friday, Aug. 1, 2003, at the New York State Veterans Home in Oxford.
She was the daughter of Raymond and Emma (Cross) Hall and was born in Arena on March 31, 1924.
Evelyn married Charles Downin in Unadilla, on Oct. 10, 1942.
Evelyn was a very active member of the Sidney VFW and the Sidney American Legion Auxiliary, where she held the positions of president, chaplain and membership chairwoman.
She received a Gold Star Mother award following the death of her son, Raymond, during the Vietnam War in 1968.
Evelyn retired from the Bendix Corporation in Sidney.
Evelyn was devoted to her family and spent many enjoyable hours with her grandchildren.
Surviving are her husband, Charles; son, Robert Downin, and wife, Sue of Hampstead, N.H.; daughter, Kathy Williams, and husband, Dave of East Guilford; a brother, Floyd Hall of Shandaken; a sister, Thelma Whitney of Bloomville; five grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Evelyn was predeceased by her son, Raymond; and her brother, Gordon.
There will be no calling hours. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003, at the Highland Cemetery, Sidney Center, with the Rev. Kip Stratton, pastor of the Sidney Center United Methodist Church, officiating. Friends are invited to attend a luncheon at the Sidney Center United Methodist Church of Sidney Center following the service.
The family has requested no flowers be sent. Those wishing to make donations in Evelyn's memory may consider one of the following organizations: Sidney American Legion Auxiliary, Union Street, Sidney, NY 13838 or the Maywood Historical Society, Sidney Center, NY 13839.
Funeral arrangements are by the Westcott Funeral Home Inc., 123 Main St., Unadilla, under the direction of James S. Westcott and James C. Magee, funeral directors.
Frank H. Westcott
WELLS BRIDGE — Frank H. Westcott, 83, of Wells Bridge, passed away Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003, at the New York State Veterans Home, Oxford.
He was born to the late Otto and Bertha (Hendrick) Westcott in Oxford, on April 15, 1920.
He was married to Dorothy Sisson on Dec. 5, 1943, in Oxford.
Frank was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Coast Guard from 1942-1946.
He was a retired employee of the New York Telephone Company having served for 36 years.
He was a resident of Stamford for many years and for the last 15 years has been a resident of Wells Bridge.
Frank attended the Faith Bible Church of Oxford, was a member of the Main Street Baptist Church of Oneonta, where he was a former Sunday School Teacher, Deacon, and Sunday School Superintendent, Telephone Pioneers, Stamford-Harpersfield Senior Citizens and the Happy Time Senior Citizens of Wells Bridge.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Westcott, of Wells Bridge; his daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and David Rausch of Hancock, and Judith and Fred Miller of Lansing; his sons and daughters-in-law, the Rev. Frank C. and Beth Westcott of Moravia, and Mark and Joanne Westcott of Greene; one sister, Jean Dawes of Camden; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother, Howard Westcott, and a sister, Laura Hubbard.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003, from the Westcott Funeral Home Inc., 123 Main St., Unadilla, (directly off Exit 10 of I-88), with the Rev. Norman Holtz, pastor of the Faith Bible Church of Oxford, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday, from 1 until the service time. Burial will be in the Otego Evergreen Cemetery, Otego.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith Bible Church in Oxford or the Unadilla Emergency Squad.
Funeral arrangements are by the Westcott Funeral Home Inc., 123 Main St., Unadilla, under the direction of James S. Westcott and James C. Magee, funeral directors.
Gertrude Webster
CHERRY VALLEY — Mrs. Gertrude Hattie Webster, 79, of South Valley, passed away Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003, at her home of 63 years with her family by her side.
She was born Sept. 5, 1923, on Irish Hill, Cooperstown, the daughter of the late Burnett and Edna (Rathbun) Gage.
On Oct. 12, 1940, she married George (Stanley) Webster Sr., in Hancock. They had been married 51 years when he passed away on July 5, 1992.
She attended grade school in Roseboom and graduated from Cherry Valley High School in 1940.
She will be remembered by her family as a gentle, loving mother and grandmother. One of the most important lessons she taught her children was to have peace and tranquillity in life and to be easy-going. Her days were spent raising her children, caring for and spending time with her grandchildren, gardening, canning and cooking.
She enjoyed reading and doing crossword puzzles. During her last days of confinement she enjoyed sitting on her newly made deck with her family.
Survivors include her children, Joan Hoke and her husband, Denny of Pleasant Brook, Beverly Erway and her husband, Roger of Cooperstown, George Webster Jr. and his wife, Dale, Barry Webster Sr. and his wife, Londa, John Webster, Shirley Webster, all of South Valley; a son-in-law, Brian (Bud) Lundy of Roseboom; and Ms. Norine Lundy of Cooperstown and her friend, Michael Herbert. She is also survived by her brother, Raymond Gage and wife, Betty of Roseboom; great aunt, Gertrude Hansen of The Meadows, Cooperstown; sisters-in-law, Mrs. James (Myra) Webster of Cherry Valley, and Mrs. Edward (Florence) Webster of Springfield Center; brother-in-law, Orville Huntington of Unadilla; 20 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by two grandchildren, Dawn Webster in 1974 and Melissa Webster in 1998.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003, at 1 p.m. in the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley, with the Rev. Terry Brant officiating. Burial will follow in the South Valley-Pleasant Brook Cemetery, South Valley.
Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley.
Blanche Johnson
SIDNEY — Blanche Shirley Fleck Johnson, 82, died at home Friday, July 25, 2003, cared for by her husband, guided and assisted by Hospice Care.
Shirley was born June 26, 1921, in Troy. Her parents were Maude Clapper and Andrew Carl Fleck.
Shirley graduated from Lansingburg High School in Troy, attended the College of St. Rose for her freshman year and graduated with a BS in education from Russell Sage College in 1942. Later she earned a master's degree in guidance from the State University College at Oneonta.
Shirley began her teaching of business subjects in 1942, in Franklin Central School, Franklin, and Abraham L. Kellogg School in Treadwell. For a short time she taught in East Greenbush.
In her early years she played violin and viola, playing with the Troy Conservatory Orchestra and in a stringed quartet.
After taking 16 years to raise her three children, Shirley taught at Sidney Central School until her retirement in 1983.
She married Lewis Rowell Johnson in Troy in 1943.
In addition to her husband of nearly 60 years, Shirley is survived by her sister, Jean Butler and husband and children, Judy and Joan; her brother, Dr. Andrew Fleck and his wife and daughter, Carla.
Shirley is also survived by three children; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild, Carol Jean Weikel and her husband, William, and children, Rachel and Jeremy, Andrea Shirley Lodovice and her children, Leah and husband, Jason, and their son, Logan, Ian, Clay, Scott and Meghan, her son, Lewis and wife and their children, Kelly, Erik and Karl.
Shirley was a dedicated teacher guided by the principle that she had an obligation as a public school teacher to do all she could to the extent of her capacities to teach, guide, assist and encourage every student who entered her classroom. Zero tolerance was never a consideration.
Shirley's children and grandchildren were a major part of her life. They were a joy. Her life was full. She was a teacher, mother and grandmother. She loved the mountains. She enjoyed the sea. It was a pleasure for her to be in our flower garden. Shirley was my mentor, my rudder, my steering engine. She had her hand on the tiller, eye on the compass, every mile of the way. She was a stabilizer in an increasingly complex world. We were partners. We were a team. She was my best friend.
Those wishing to may make a memorial contribution in Shirley's name to Catskill Area Hospice.
Betty May Simpson
TROUT CREEK — Betty May (Reynolds) Simpson, 71 years old, passed away Aug. 1, 2003, at her home in Trout Creek.
Betty was born April 14, 1932, in Trout Creek, the daughter of Laverne and Abigail Reynolds.
A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she was loved by all that knew her. Not enough good things can be said about Betty.
She married Mr. Fred Simpson on July 17, 1976, in Trout Creek, by Justice of the Peace Lloyd Backus. They enjoyed 27 glorious years of marriage.
She had worked for 40 years for Bendix, Sidney, having retired.
Mrs. Simpson was a member of the Trout Creek Baptist Church. She was devoted to her church, her community and her friends. She lived in Trout Creek all of her life.
She was a member of the Trout Creek Sewing Club. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, cooking and baking cakes and cookies.
Mrs. Simpson has traveled all over the United States with her husband.
They owned a home in El Paso, Texas, and wintered there on different occasions; as well as renting in Lake Placid, Fla.
Mrs. Simpson is survived by her husband, Fred; her two sons, Ray Sawdy and Fred Sawdy; daughter, Dixie Neice; two stepsons, Bruce Simpson and Kevin O'Dell; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and her sisters, Loretta Loker and Anna Brundege.
She was predeceased by her brother, Fred Reynolds; and her sisters, Beatrice (Beaty) Higley and Freida McKee.
A graveside service will be held for Mrs. Simpson at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003, at the Carol Cemetery in Trout Creek.
In honor of Betty, there will be a dish-to-pass buffet held after the service at the Trout Creek Fire Hall.
All the help and consideration of Hospice was greatly appreciated.
Memorial contributions in Mrs. Simpson's name may be made to the Trout Creek Fire Company Children's Fund and the Trout Creek Community Church.
Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel in Sidney.
Loretta Shelley
OTEGO — Loretta Shelley, 97, of Delhi, and formerly of Otego, passed away Monday, Aug. 4, 2003, at the Countryside Care Center in Delhi.
She was born on April 13, 1906, in Roxbury, the daughter of Benjamin and Pearl (Sherwood) Ballard.
She was married to Charles Tracy Shelley; he predeceased her on June 5, 1975.
Loretta was the oldest of 12 children. She grew up in the Roxbury and Vega area of Delaware County and had also lived in Otsego County during her lifetime.
Loretta retired from the Chestnut Street Dress Factory where she had worked as a presser. She also worked as a cook and a nurse's aide in various adult homes in the area. She was a member of the Ladies Garment Worker's Union, ILGWU.
She is survived by her son, Arthur Shelley and his spouse, Leona, of Lecanto, Fla.; her daughter, Mrs. Pearl (Betty) Hodges of Otego and Crystal Rivers, Fla.; two brothers, Lloyd Ballard and his spouse, Betty, of Davenport, and Benjamin Ballard of Kortright; one sister, Dorothy Herron of Davenport; eight grandchildren, Richard Hodges, Gene Jorgensen, Ginger Ruether, Julie Turkaly, Troy Jorgensen, Brenda Birdsall, Barry Shelley and Brian Shelley; 11 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by four brothers, Peter and Cecil, Hilbert and Thomas Ballard; four sisters, Beatrice Streeter, Cora McMullen, Clara Beams and Edith Shealy.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, at 2 p.m. in the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta, with the Rev. Judith Thistle, A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, chaplain, officiating. Burial will follow in the Davenport Cemetery.
Friends are invited to call at the Bookhout Funeral Home from 1 p.m. until the time of the funeral service.
Arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home of Oneonta.
Andrew S. DuMond
MASONVILLE — Andrew Steven DuMond was born on Nov. 21, 1960, to Andy and Shirley DuMond of Masonville. Andrew enjoyed every minute spent with his large family before passing away Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003, at his home in Masonville. His illness tried to control his body, but he still lives where sickness can never harm him again, praise Christ!
He waits eagerly to see his wife, Cherice, sons: Jeremiah, Joshua and Jason DuMond. Also, he looks forward to seeing his parents: Shirley DuMond, Alvin and Kaye Stewart; his sisters: Julia Vanca, Alesha Thomson and Trinette Stewart; his brother-in-law: Frank Vanca; his niece: Roseanna Vanca; his nephew: Frank Vanca Jr.; his grandmother: Edna Banks; his many uncles, aunts and cousins.
Andrew looked forward to going home, for he knew his father, Andy DuMond Sr., would be waiting for him, in fact, before his father's earlier passing, Andrew was told he would meet him at home.
Andrew had several jobs and accomplishments during his life, but to him it was and is more important to thank God for answered prayer, and thank those that helped his family and were part of his life. Thank you, Andrew Steven DuMond and Family.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, 2003, from the Westcott Funeral Home Inc., 123 Main St., Unadilla, (directly off Exit 10 of I-88). The Rev. Melvin Farmer, pastor of the River Street Baptist Church, Oneonta, will officiate.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, from 2 to 4 p.m. when the family will be present.
Interment will be in Masonville Cemetery, Masonville.
Funeral arrangements are by the Westcott Funeral Home Inc., 123 Main St., Unadilla, under the direction of James S. Westcott and James C. Magee, funeral directors.
Martha M. Wright
QUEENSBURY — Martha M. Wright, 79, passed away at Glens Falls Hospital, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003.
Martha was born in Oneonta on Jan. 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Larry and Elizabeth Barry.
Martha was an artist at heart. She enjoyed arts and crafts, from making dolls to painting rocks. She was an excellent seamstress, an avid reader, and had a great sense of humor.
Martha is survived by her husband, George Wright, whom she married July 31, 1946, in Franklin; and their children, daughter, Elizabeth Wright Myers of Queensbury; and their son, Gary V. Wright and his wife, Serena Ann, of Staatsburg; her brother, Thomas Barry and his wife, Peg, of Terryville Conn.; her sisters, Ethel VanBuren of Stamford, and Wanda Bookhout and her husband, Robert, of Sidney; one cousin, Larry Barry of Charlotteville; her aunt, Doris Barry of Stamford; and several nieces, nephews and brother and sister in-laws.
Celebration of Martha's life will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003, at the Maple Grove Cemetery, Worcester.
At the family's request no calling hours are scheduled.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are requested to the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, 105 Main St., Glens Falls, NY.
Arrangements are under the direction of Sullivan, Minahan & Potter Funeral Home, 407 Bay Road, Queensbury.
