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Ward MacDonald
EDMESTON — Ward Burton MacDonald of Edmeston, formerly of the Hamden and Walton area, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, at Chenango Memorial Hospital. He was 78.
Ward grew up in Hamden on the family farm and worked at Bean Brothers and at Breakstone Dairy in Walton. He moved to Edmeston upon his retirement.
Mr. MacDonald was born Dec. 25, 1924, on the farm in Hamden to Burton and Mae Redmond Dumond.
He married LaVonne Brown in 1951; they were later divorced.
Mr. MacDonald was a member of the Walton Fire Department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching wildlife around his home. He was an excellent gardener; it was said, "he could grow vegetables on a blacktop road." He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren grow up.
Mr. MacDonald is survived by his sons, Dennis A. of Lafayette, and David W. (Darlene) MacDonald of New Berlin; and his daughter, Donna A. (Kyle) Hall of Norwich; his sisters, Eleanor Kilmer of Hamden, Marian (Quentin) Brown of Schenectady and Pearl Borkey of Titusville, Fla.; his brothers, Harold of Sidney, Bernard (Joan) of Unadilla, and Roy of Schenectady. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Dennis Jr. of Oklahoma, Jason of Lafayette, Michelle of Kansas, Taylor and Owen MacDonald of New Berlin, and Samantha Hall of Norwich.
A service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003, with the Rev. Thomas Davis officiating, at Lyon Bros.-Way Inc. Funeral Home, corner of North and Delaware Streets, Walton, where family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until service time. Interment in Columbus Corners Cemetery, South Edmeston.
Donations in his memory to the Edmeston Emergency Squad would be appreciated.
Robert E. George
GUILFORD — Robert E. "Bob" George of 979 County Road 35, Guilford, went home to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, at Binghamton General Hospital.
He was born Aug. 14, 1920, in Norwich, the son of the late Charles Frederick and Phoebe Jervis George.
On Jan. 4, 1942, he married the love of his life, Annie Mae Dabney in Sidney.
Robert was an independent cattle dealer and transporter for over 25 years. He also was employed by the Bendix Corporation, Sidney. Bob retired in 1979, after 15 years with the company.
He was a loving and care-giving man. He had strong spiritual belief and had a strong zest for life. He was a truly courageous man facing adversity head on.
Mr. George was a member of the A.M. Zion Church, Norwich, and Bob was also a longtime member of the Chenango County Fire Police of the Guilford Fire Department. He recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award in his name from the Guilford Fire Department. This award will be given annual by his fire department members for the devoted services of a deserving person.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Annie Mae George, of Guilford; two devoted sons, Fayne and Mellanie George of Guilford, and Andre Alexandrea and Kathy Alexandrea of Norwich; daughter, Carolyn George and her life companion, Paula Brenner of Long Island; a brother, Ronald George of East Pharsalia; six grandchildren; eight loving great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Bob was predeceased by his son, Lawrence Murphy; three brothers, Raymond, Frederick Augustus and Charles Reginald George; and his two sisters, Helen Owens and Josephine Taylor.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, 2003, from the C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney, with the Rev. Michael Shank, of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sidney, officiating. Burial will follow in the Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sidney.
Friends are invited to call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel.
Memorial gifts in his name may be directed to the Chenango County Fire Police Association of the Guilford Fire Department or to the American Kidney Foundation, 6110 Executive Blvd. Suite No. 1010, Rockville, MD 20852.
Theresa Kelly
BAINBRIDGE — Theresa Kelly of 272 Kelly Road, Bainbridge, passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 6, 2003, at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown.
She was born in Philadelphia, on Aug. 27, 1926. She was educated in the Sidney High School and was employed by the Bendix Corporation until her retirement.
She was very active in the Delaware Valley Humane Society in Sidney.
Terry was very active in getting the Little Red Barn built.
She is survived by two brothers and a sister-in-law, Rae and Judy Kelly, Bainbridge, and Alan C. Kelly of Guilford; sister, Edith Mustard of Lancaster; and several nieces, nephews and good friends, Eunice Richards and Marie Hilfiger.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, 2003, from the C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney.
Burial will be later in the Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sidney.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in her name may be directed to the Delaware Valley Humane Society, East Main Street, Sidney, NY 13838.
Nicholas St. John
NEEDHAM, Mass. — Nicholas Scott St. John, born Sept. 2, 2003, and unfortunately left us Sept. 2, 2003. He was a handsome young man and will be missed immensely by his mother, Barbara St. John, his father, Scott St. John, and sister, Emily, who reside in Needham. From his activity in his mother's stomach, we expected Nicholas to be a very energetic young boy.
Nicholas' grandparents were Fred and Ellen St. John of Cooperstown, and Henry and Myrna Burton of Westford. Nicholas also had numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
May Nicholas be in our hearts and memories.
Memorial service in the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Ave., (Exit 19B off Route 128), Needham, Saturday, Sept. 13, at 4 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in Nicholas' memory to the Brigham and Womens Hospital, 116 Huntington Ave., Fifth floor, Boston, MA 02116.
William Balaban
HAMDEN — William J. Balaban, 47, of Levittown, passed away unexpectedly at home on July 30, 2003.
He leaves behind loving parents, William and Adrienne Balaban of Hamden, formerly of St. Johnsville, and Garden City Park; a sister and brother-in-law, Sandra and Cyrus Tompkins of Hopewell Junction; a sister and her fiance, Linda Roberts and Richard Ortiz of Hamden; a niece, Whitney; nephew, Tyler; aunt, Vera Kudla; three cousins of Flushing; aunt, Joanne Balaban; and seven cousins and children of California, Oregon and Washington.
Grandmother, Barbara Balaban formerly of Ridge wood; and uncle, Emil Balaban of California, predeceased him.
Bill graduated from Sewanhaka High School in 1974, with a Regents Diploma in Technical Electricity and in 1976, from SUNY Farmingdale.
Most recently employed by Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems as a components engineer, Bill was most dedicated to his job.
His dream of owning his own home came true in 1996, when he moved to Levittown, though he never forgot his childhood roots in Garden City Park or the more prominent times spent at the family summer home in St. Johnsville.
Bill was a very private person while still fulfilling the role of loving son, brother, uncle and friend.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2003, at 11 a.m. at the West Delhi Presbyterian Church hosted by Lay Preacher, Deb Fleming.
Local arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Delhi.
William P. Shields
SCHENECTADY — William P. Shields, 81, of Lawndale Avenue, Schenectady, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003, at Ellis Hospital.
He was the son of the late Andrew M. Shields and Ina Beaton.
Bill was born in Kempville, Canada. He was a graduate of Oneonta High School.
Bill served in the Army during World War II. He was a supervisor in the Watervliet Arsenal for 30 years retiring in 1980.
Bill was a member of the Rotterdam Elks, past commander of Post 1895, a former member of the Knights of Columbus and was an avid bowler.
He was a devoted husband and a loving father and grandfather.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Shields.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lovegrove Shields, whom he married Feb. 8, 1948; two daughters, Patricia Audino and her husband, Michael of Albany, and Maureen Reed and her husband, Christopher of Scotia; one brother, Alexander Shields of Richfield Springs; five grandchildren, Christine Elizabeth Reed, Joel William Reed, Jamie Patrick Cocco, Nicholas Audino and Katherine Audino; and three nephews and one niece.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. at the Bond Funeral Home, Broadway and Guilderland Avenue, Schenectady, followed by a Mass at 9 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 520 Bradt St., Schenectady. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Calling hours will be Tuesday evening from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Internment will be at Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Niskayuna.
Contributions can be made in William's memory to Immaculate Conception Church Memorial Fund, 520 Bradt St., Schenectady, NY 12306 or to the American Lung Association, 3 Winners Circle, Albany, NY 12205.
John M. Holmes
SOUTH VALLEY — Dr. John M. Holmes, DVM, 87, of South Valley, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown.
Dr. Holmes was born April 21, 1916, in Lawyersville, son of Floyd M. and Leona Beard Holmes.
He was a graduate of Cobleskill High School, 1932, and Cornell University in 1939, and was a member of Alpha Psi Fraternity.
He served in the US Army in World War II.
In 1961, he established the Cobleskill Veterinary Hospital. In 1962, he was appointed New York State Supervising Veterinarian for a four county area, and later was Assistant Director of the Division of Animal Industry, NYS Department of Ag and Markets.
Dr. Holmes had been a member of state and local vet groups. Had served as a member of the Regional Board of the National Commercial Bank and was also chairman of the Board until his retirement in 1987. Was a member of the Board of the former Community Hospital of Schoharie and a Director of the Sterling Insurance Company and served on the Executive Committee.
He had been a member of the United Methodist Church of Cobleskill since 1928. He was a member of several Holstein-Friesian Associations, a breed he sponsored on his "Sunny Knolls" Farm. He was a former member of the Cobleskill Rotary Club and the Otschodela Council Boy Scouts of America.
His first marriage was to Lillian Pangman in 1941. She died in 1989.
Survivors include his wife, Helen E. Hamm Holmes, whom he married in 1992; a son, F. John Holmes, Hollywood, Fla.: sister, Margaret Cannon, Salem, Va.; stepchildren, June and Richard Hansen, South Valley, Joan and Douglas Cater, Schoharie, Carol and Gregory French, San Antonio, Texas, Douglas and Laura Rickard, South Valley; grandsons, Gregory M. Holmes, Hinesville, Ga., and Matthew J. Holmes, Boston, Mass.; great-grandson, Trent Holmes; sister-in-law, Cornelia Holmes, Cobleskill; nieces and nephew; 13 stepgrandchildren; and 14 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Dr. Holmes was predeceased by brothers, Franklin and Donald Holmes; and sister, Alice Pangman.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Cobleskill, Chapel Street, with the Rev. Laurel Phillips officiating. Friends and relatives may call at the church one hour prior to the service.
Donations, in lieu of flowers, to the Memorial Fund of the Cobleskill United Methodist Church or to the Holmes-Hodge Scholarship Fund, Lawyersville Reformed Church will be appreciated.
John W. Barlow
BOVINA — John Wilbur Barlow died peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, following a brief decline in health beginning on Saturday, Aug. 30, following the celebration of his 75th birthday on Aug. 29.
Born in 1928, as the second son of Howard and Myrtle (Hall) Barlow, John graduated from the A.L. Kellogg School, and married Thelma Warren on Sept. 17, 1950, in Treadwell. John and Thelma were farmers initially on Tupper Hill out of Treadwell, moving to the Chas. H. Lee farm in Bovina in 1957.
Following the sale of the cattle in 1986, John continued to maintain the Lee Hollow residence as a place of beauty for anyone fortunate enough to visit or drive by.
He was on the Bovina Town Board for two terms. John worked at Delhi Tech and was a Delaware Opportunities driver for several years following his retirement from active farming, but always continued to support any person who maintained an active farm.
Bowling, reading, being an active member of the Bovina Presbyterian Church, where he served two terms as a trustee, and communicating and visiting his children and grandchildren kept John's spirit younger than his age.
Survivors include John's wife, Thelma, of 53 years; children, Dale (Rita Lashley) Becea, Ky., and Peter (Gayle Monaghan) Taos, N.M.; grandchildren, Gabriel, Morgan and Brooke; brothers, Ralph and Roger.
John's parents, his older brother, Robert, and an older sister, Eleanor, predeceased him.
There will be no calling hours.
A memorial service celebrating John's life will be conducted by the Rev. Bert More at the Bovina United Presbyterian Church, Bovina Center, on Oct. 2, 2003, at 1 p.m.
Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
The family requests donations be made to the Delaware Opportunities in the absence of flowers.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Delhi.
