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Nicholas Holowach
GLEN BURNIE, Md. — Dr. Nicholas L. Holowach, M.D., 84, a highly respected ophthalmologist who practiced in Oneonta for 41 years, died Feb. 23, 2004, at the Millennium Health and Rehabilitation Center in Glen Burnie, Md.
Dr. Holowach was born in Oneonta on June 1, 1919, the son of Mary (Philips) and Nicholas T. Holowach.
He married Oneontan Lorraine Pierce in New York City in 1944.
Dr. Holowach was educated in the Oneonta schools. He played football at Oneonta High and caddied at the Oneonta Country Club where he learned the game and became a one-handicap golfer. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1943.
Upon graduation from college, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and reported for duty in New York City. The Navy ordered him to go to Notre Dame University to enroll in officer's training. While en route from New York City to Notre Dame, he stopped in Oneonta to see his family and found an acceptance to New York Medical College in his accumulated mail. When the Navy learned of his acceptance, they ordered him to return to New York City immediately to enroll in the Navy's V-12 program.
He graduated from New York Medical College in 1947. After graduation from medical school, Dr. Holowach did a year's postgraduate study at New York University College of Medicine and then his internship and residency in eye, ear, nose and throat at the Jersey City Medical Center.
In 1951, Dr. Holowach was one of 500 Navy doctors called to active duty and loaned to the U.S. Army under the Marshall Plan and was one of three doctors assigned for a year to the Army's famed 130th Station Hospital at EUCOM headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany. His wife was given passage on a military transport ship to join him in Heidelberg.
They returned to Portsmouth, Va., for his final year of duty at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital. He was honorably discharged from the Navy with the rank of lieutenant.
Dr. Holowach returned to Oneonta in 1952, and began a private practice in eye, ear, nose and throat. He drew patients from the three-county area and was a consultant for three area hospitals. He joined the staff of A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in 1954.
That same year an article under the picture of a sleeping infant on the front page of The Oneonta Star began "Medical history was made at Fox Hospital yesterday" when Dr. Holowach removed an open safety pin from an infant's throat with a new instrument called the bronchoscope.
According to the article, prior to that time, patients with foreign bodies in their throats or lungs had to be flown to Philadelphia for treatment. He performed the procedure over the years at Homer Folks Hospital in Oneonta, Delaware Valley Hospital in Walton, and Margaretville Hospital in Margaretville.
When he limited his practice to diseases and surgery of the eye in the late 1960s, he had an impressive collection of coins, peanuts, small toy parts and safety pins that had been removed from the throats and lungs of patients. The collection even included a burdock burr removed from a child's lung.
He introduced microsurgery and intraocular lens implantation with cataract surgery at Fox Hospital in 1981. Dr. Miles Galin, professor of ophthalmology at New York Medical College, came to Oneonta and assisted in setting up the new service at Fox Hospital. In 1987, Dr. Holowach performed the first laser surgery at Fox Hospital for glaucoma treatment.
Dr. Holowach was an instrument-rated pilot and in 1969 was appointed a medical examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration. He was designated a senior examiner from 1979 to 1994, when he retired. Flying his orange and white Bonanza and playing golf were his two most enjoyable hobbies.
In the 1970s Dr. Holowach was adviser to the Otsego County Pre-School Vision Screening Program and was in charge of a series of free glaucoma screening clinics sponsored by Fox Hospital, the Lion's Club and the Otsego County School of Nursing. The clinics were very popular and were attended by hundreds of people.
Dr. Holowach was a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Medical Association, the New York State Ophthalmology Society, the New York State Medical Society, the Otsego County Medical Society and the Catskill Care Corp. He was a member of the Fox Hospital Board of Trustees from 1978-1984, and had been president of the staff.
He was a member of Saint Mary's Church, the Oneonta Country Club, the Flying Physician's Association, the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce, the Hartwick College Citizen's Board, an honorary life member of the Lion's Club and a trustee of the Delaware County Conservation Association. For more than 38 years, Dr. Holowach and his family lived six months of the year in their home in Delaware County near Pindars Corners.
Dr. Holowach is survived by his wife, Lorraine, of 59 years; a son, Nicholas Holowach, Esq., of Rockville, Md.; a daughter and son-in-law, Drs. Lorraine and Jeffrey Keller of Pipersville, Pa.; a sister and her husband, Mary and John Berezansky of Fairport; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Jacqueline and Leird Pierce of Oneonta; two nephews, John Pierce of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Thomas Holowach of Kailua, Hawaii; and two grandchildren, Laura and Charles Keller.
He was predeceased by a brother, Louis.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 5, 2004, at Saint Mary's Church with Father Thomas Babiuch officiating.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home.
There are no calling hours.
Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery in the spring.
Evelyn R. Webster
MORRIS — Evelyn R. Webster, 81, of Morris and a longtime resident of Garrattsville, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta.
She was born in the town of New Lisbon on Dec. 29, 1922, the daughter of Harold and Julia (Rockwell) Lasher.
She attended school in Garrattsville until the eighth grade and graduated from Morris Central School in 1940.
She married Frederick Webster on Jan. 30, 1943, in Garrattsville. He died in 1994.
Evelyn graduated from Utica School of Commerce and had worked at Scintilla, Raymond Corp. and TACO of New Berlin, and the Garrattsville Store in her youth. She moved to Garrattsville in 1954, and lived there until 1992, when she moved to Morris, where she resided until her death.
She had served the town of New Lisbon as town clerk for 12 years, and had been a member of the Presbyterian Church of Garrattsville, serving as its organist and treasurer. She owned and operated the Village Fabric Shop in Garrattsville for many years, as well as being very active in the Morris and New Lisbon senior citizens clubs and the Garrattsville Women's Auxiliary. She had provided home care for Rome State people in her younger years.
Evelyn was recently honored by the Morris Rotary Club as an honorary member for her many years of help with the Christmas tree sales and the fruit sales.
She was always smiling and always helpful and was "Grandma" to everyone.
She is survived by her children, Royce Webster and his fiancee, Marguerite Palmer, Edwin and Lisa Webster, all of Morris, and Joanne Douglas and her fiance, George Long, of Garrattsville; her grandchildren, Cheryl, Brian, Brett, John Webster, Katie Sanborn, Kelsea Webster, Christopher Douglas, Jeffrey and Lorraine Webster, Karen and John Swayer, Bonnie Webster and Kevin Meredith.
She is also survived by her great-grandchildren, Megan and Cassandra Sellards, Rebecca and Javin Webster; a sister, Marion Turnbull of Morris; a sister-in-law, Marjorie Lasher of Garrattsville; as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a brother, Ralph Lasher, who died in 2001.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2004, at the Johnston Funeral Home in Morris.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church in Garrattsville, with the Rev. Douglas Gray officiating. Burial will be in Hillington Cemetery in Morris.
In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to donate to the Presbyterian Church, Garrattsville, NY 13342.
Doreen H. Tait
DELHI — Doreen Hazel Archibald Tait, 69, of Delhi died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at Delaware County Countryside Care Center, Delhi.
She was born June 18, 1934, in South Kortright, the daughter of Wilmer and Gertrude (Cronauer) Archibald.
She married Cullen Tait in February of 1953. He predeceased her in May of 1992.
Mrs. Tait worked for 39 years as a kitchen aide for SUNY Delhi in McDonald Hall.
A lifelong area resident, she was a member of the Delhi Grange No. 1192, and loved to play bingo and cards, especially pinochle.
Six children, Danny Tait of Delhi, Dale and Judi Tait of Andes, Donna and James Crosby of Delhi, Diane Tait of Delhi, Major Staff Sgt. Douglas and Yuni Tait of Korea, and Darlene Tait of Walton; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters; and four sisters-in-law, survive.
She was predeceased by a son; two brothers; and a sister.
Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2004, at the MacArthur Funeral Home, Delhi, with Pastor John Priest of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Delhi, officiating.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at the funeral home.
Burial in the spring will be in Woodland Cemetery, Delhi.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Heart and Lung Association or the American Diabetes Association.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Delhi.
Lillian S. Carlson
STAMFORD — Lillian S. Carlson, 98, of Stamford died March 1, 2004, at Robinson Terrace Health Care Facility in Stamford.
She was born Jan. 6, 1906, the daughter of John and Mary Lillquist in Hibbing, Minn.
She was united in marriage to Richard A. Carlson on Aug. 28, 1928, in New York City. Richard worked for the New York Bell Telephone Company prior to his retirement in 1971. They then moved to Bradenton, Fla., where they remained until Richard died on Nov. 18, 1986.
Lillian moved to Stamford in 1987, to be with her daughter, Joan Meadowcroft. In 1996, she moved to Robinson Terrace where she died.
Lillian is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Richard A. Carlson Jr. and Janet M. Carlson of Hertford, N.C.; and a daughter, Joan Meadowcroft, and friend, Raymond Laux of Stamford; two brothers, Elmer Lillquist of Sebeka, Minn., and Howard Lillquist of Minneapolis, Minn.; six grandchildren, Richard A. Carlson III, James Carlson, John Meadowcroft, Donna M. Woznick, Dawn Ingersoll and Deanna Meadowcroft; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard; brothers, Harry Lillquist of Wadena, Minn., Eino Lillquist of Sebeka, Theodore Lillquist of Sebeka, Raymond Lillquist of Sebeka, Arvid Lillquist of Sebeka; sisters, Helga Makela of Sebeka, and Vivian Peters of the Bronx.
There will be no calling hours.
Burial will be in the spring in Stamford Cemetery, Stamford.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Hobart.
Virginia Dedovitch
STAMFORD — Virginia Dedovitch, 88, of Robinson Terrace, Stamford, passed away Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta.
She was born Jan. 3, 1916, in Passaic, N.J., the daughter of Leonardo and Marie (Candela) Abazia.
Virginia lived most of her life in Passaic, moving to Clifton, N.J., in 1980. In April 2001, she moved to Bloomville to live with her daughter. From September 2002, she had resided at Robinson Terrace with wonderful, caring, dedicated friends who showered her with love, patience, concern and understanding.
Virginia enjoyed going to Chapel, playing cards and bingo and especially drawing and painting, which she excelled at.
On February 5, 1943, she married Stanley Dedovitch, and he predeceased her Aug. 25, 1969.
Two daughters survive, Arleen Wood of Bloomville and Virginia (Dennis) Drexler of West Caldwell, N.J.; six grandchildren, Debra Wood and Robert Wood of Bloomville, Donna Wood of Denver, Colo., Darleen Wood, Lahaina, Hawaii, Angela Drexler, Clifton, N.J., and Dennis Drexler, Lake Hiawatha, N.J.; two great-grandchildren, Dakota and Montanna Wood of Hobart. Also surviving are two sisters, Rosemary Mangan, Boston, Mass., and Helen Petix, Manchester, N.J.; four brothers, Salvatore Abazia, Brick Township, N.J., Leonard Abazia, Elmwood Park, N.J., Raymond Abazia, Toms River, N.J. and Richard Abazia, North Arlington, N.J.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her mother and father; her sisters, Mildred Ceresia, Lena Cielo, Ruth DonAngelo and Mary Susco; and a brother, John Abazia.
Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 6 p.m. at the MacArthur Funeral Home, Hobart, with Father Anthony Ligato officiating. Calling hours will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home also on Wednesday.
Burial will be on Thursday, March 4, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
Contributions in her memory may be made to Robinson Terrace, The Activities Fund, 28652 State Highway 23, Stamford, NY 12167.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Hobart.
Annie Fisher
STAMFORD, Conn. — Annie (Moore) Fisher, 89, of Stamford, Conn., died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at Stamford Hospital in Stamford.
She was born on Dec. 25, 1914, in Stevenston, Scotland. She lived in Chicopee for 20 years, in Belchertown for five years and in Stamford for the last two years. She also lived in Greenwich, Conn., and East Orange, N.J.
Annie was the daughter of William Robert and Annie (McGuirk) Moore.
Her husband, William Y. Fisher Sr., predeceased her in 2000.
She is survived by a son, William Y. Fisher Jr. of Belchertown; two daughters, Ann Noyes of Stamford, Conn., and Mary Linda Serdy of Worcester; five grandchildren, Lori, Alan and Carolyn Fisher and Edward and Andrew Serdy; and three great-grandchildren, Jessica, William and Nicholas Fisher.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 9 a.m. at the Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, 69 East St. in Chicopee, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial in St. Patrick's Church at 10 a.m. The burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Calling hours are on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m.
Grace Darling Fisk
SALISBURY, Md. — Grace Darling Fisk, 76, of Salisbury, Md., died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at Anchorage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury after a long illness.
Born Oct. 6, 1927, in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of William M. and Georgia Winans Fisk.
Miss Fisk graduated from Wheelock College in Boston, Mass., in 1949 and later obtained a masters degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack, N.J.
She taught third-grade children for 40 years in Lake Forest, Ill., and also in Englewood, Princeton and Tenafly, N.J. She retired from Maugham School at Tenafly in 1989.
She is survived by her brother, George W. Fisk of Salisbury; and two nieces, Virginia Dumphy of Eugene, Ore., and Margaret Genvert of Salisbury.
A private graveside service will be held at a later date in Glenwood Cemetery in Oneonta.
Memorial contributions may be made in Miss Fisk's memory to Salisbury School, 6279 Hobbs Road, Salisbury, MD 21804.
Arrangements are by Holloway Funeral Home, Salisbury, and Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta. Visit on-line at www.delmarvaobits.com.
Alexander L. More
NEW HARTFORD — Alexander L. More, 72 years of age, of New Hartford passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich.
He was born June 9, 1931, in Oneonta, the son of Glenn and Rachel (Beatty) More.
He married Catherine O. Kehoe on Oct. 5, 1956. Catherine predeceased him on Feb. 27, 1999.
Alex graduated from Oneonta High School. He received his bachelor's degree from Hartwick College (where he set a record in track and field) and received his master's degree from Syracuse University.
Alex was a teacher for the New Hartford Central School District until his retirement in 1986. He was a Sergeant with the United States Army Reserve.
Alex was an avid sportsman and outdoorsman. He enjoyed shopping for his family; taking trips to Alaska; and spending time with his coffee group. But most of all Alex loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and his great-grandchildren.
He was a member of the Ducks Unlimited and the Cedar Lake Club.
Alex was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend who will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his children, Daniel O'Donnell, Carole Lynn O'Donnell, Harry O'Donnell (the children of the late Harry O'Donnell who died in 1952), Kevin More, Alexis More and Michael More; his 16 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; his brothers, William and Ralph More; his sister, Roberta Asplund; as well as several nieces and nephews and many special friends.
Alex was predeceased by his daughter, Catherine O'Donnell Brown; his brother, Harry More; and his sister, Virginia More Winkler.
Funeral and committal services will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2004, at 11 a.m. in the Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta, with the Rev. Eileen Cornwell, pastor of the church, officiating.
Burial will be held in the spring in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Emmons.
Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, in the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Oneonta City School District, care of Alexander L. More Scholarship Fund, 189 Main St., Suite 302, Oneonta, NY 13820 in loving memory of Alexander L. More.
Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.
Pauline M. Stiglic
COOPERSTOWN — Mrs. Pauline M. Stiglic, 91, of 84 Grove St., Cooperstown, died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004.
She was born in Cooperstown on Dec. 20, 1912, the daughter of Albert and Belle (Blanchard) Balcom.
She married Fred Stiglic in Herkimer in 1930. He predeceased her.
Pauline is survived by her daughter, Barbara Skinner of Cooperstown; a granddaughter and her husband, Druanne and Joseph Escudero of Watertown; two grandsons, Scott Skinner of Cooperstown, and Kevin and Donna Skinner of Cooperstown; four great-grandchildren, Josh, Scott and Edward Escudero, and Elizabeth Skinner.
At the request of the family there will be no calling hours, but there will be a Memorial Mass for the immediate family. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Richfield Springs in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial contributions may be made to the Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., 542 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820 or to the Cooperstown Emergency Squad, PO Box 322, Cooperstown NY 13326.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown and Milford.
Isabel G. Baldo
ONEONTA — Isabel G. Baldo, 81, of Oneonta passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at the A.O. Fox Hospital Nursing Home.
She was born in Oceanside, on May 28, 1922, the daughter of Edward and Martha (Hatch) Goodwin.
She married Harry J. Baldo Sr., in St. Mary's Church, Oneonta, on Sept. 19, 1938.
She was a member of St. Mary's Church.
Isabel enjoyed baking and was well-known for her Easter baked goods that she made for her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Harry J. Baldo Sr., of Oneonta; her grandchildren, Michael and Sharon Baldo of Greene, Debbie and Jim Rathbun of Oneonta, David and Barbara Baldo of Colliersville, Charlie Baldo of Maryland, Robert Henderson of Palm Harbor, Fla., and Dawn Henderson of the state of Maryland; five great-grandchildren, Tanya, David Jr., and Kevin Baldo, Jennifer and Shane Quackenbush; as well as a great-great-grandson, Tyler Ruple. She is also survived by a daughter-in-law, Millie Baldo of Oneonta; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by two sons, Harry J. Baldo Jr., and George A. Baldo.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, March 6, 2004, at 10 a.m. in St. Mary's Church with the Rev. Thomas Babiuch, associate pastor officiating.
Burial will be in the spring in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Emmons.
Friends may call at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St., Oneonta on Friday evening from 7 to 9 at which time the family will be in attendance.
Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the American Heart Association.
Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.
