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Barbara M. Varano
ONEONTA — Barbara M. Varano, 83, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Oneonta, passed away Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at the home of her daughter, Elizabeth Varano. Barbara died of complications from lung cancer.
Barbara was born July 22, 1921, to Ellen and Charles McCarthy. She grew up in Oneonta and attended Oneonta High School and the business school in Utica.
She had two sisters, Jane McCarthy and Virginia Otto.
Barbara worked at the State University College at Oneonta as an assistant to the athletic director and then as an assistant to the registrar. She retired in 1983. After retiring, Barbara was an active volunteer for A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital and the Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care in Oneonta.
She also enjoyed playing golf, bridge, traveling and taking care of her two, four-legged grandchildren, Harley and Rose, in Houston. To say she enjoyed baseball and the Yankees was an understatement, as one of her parting concerns was, "What time do the Yankees play tonight?"
Barbara is survived by her two daughters, Ellen Moritz and her husband, Greg Boss, of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., and Elizabeth Varano of Houston, Texas; and one granddaughter, Dana Moritz of Orlando, Fla.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents and her two sisters, Jane McCarthy and Virginia Otto.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St., Oneonta.
A memorial Mass will be held for her at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Oneonta, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care Inc., 542 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820.
Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.
Edward L. Tubens
BAINBRIDGE — Edward L. Tubens of Bainbridge passed away on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at home surrounded by his family.
He was born Aug. 28, 1928, son of the late Emilio and Louisa (Gotay) Tubens in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Edward served his country in the United States Navy from 1947-1955.
He married Annemarie Geiss on June 24, 1976, in Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Tubens was employed as the ocean marine insurance claims adjuster and assistant vice president for Great American Insurance Company in New York City when he retired in 1994.
In 1995, he and Annemarie moved to West Bainbridge. There they enjoyed retirement by swimming and dancing in a home that he and his family had built.
He is survived by his wife, Annemarie Tubens, Bainbridge; three daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Edwin Feliciano, Bronx, Christine and Samuel Rivera, Sidney, and Daniela and Richard Camacho, New York; one son, Wayne Tubens, Bronx; four grandchildren, Luis Vega, Coco Beach, Fla., Kyle Camacho, Port St. Lucie, Fla., Steven and Rebecca Rivera, Sidney.
Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today, Oct. 25, 2004, at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church in Sidney, with the Rev. Gordon Polenz officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Chenango County, 21 Hayes St., Norwich, NY 13815.
Arrangements by C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.
Robert C. Kilts
COOPERSTOWN — Robert C. Kilts, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at his residence in the village of Cooperstown.
Robert, who was known affectionately to his friends as "Sneakers," was born July 11, 1953, at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, son of the late Earl and Janet (Carr) Kilts.
Bob was employed for nearly 25 years at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital and later Bassett Healthcare. He also worked at the Otesaga and most recently for the village of Cooperstown.
He was predeceased by his wife, Sharon, in 1996.
Bob is survived by his sister, Joann Croson, of the Sidney area. He is also survived by seven half-siblings: Ruby Kilts, Alberta Fuller, Donna Kilts, Ruth Shore, Denise Stockigt, Louis Kilts and John Kilts; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by four half-siblings, Earl Kilts Jr., James Kilts, Helen Kilts and Tina Kilts.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at the Hartwick Cemetery in Hartwick, with the Rev. John Young of Schuyler Lake officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that those who so desire make a contribution to the Cooperstown Emergency Squad, PO Box 322, Cooperstown, NY 13326 in memory of Bob.
Arrangements are under the direction of Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown and Milford.
Beekman C. Cannon
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Beekman Cox Cannon, husband of the late Margaret, uncle of Julia C. Wertenbaker, Urling C. Kingery, and Henry Brevoort Cannon III, and great-uncle of six great-nieces and -nephews.
Professor emeritus of music at Yale, past master of Jonathan Edwards College, longtime director and past president of the New Haven Symphony, founding trustee of the Glimmerglass Opera, and past president and trustee of The Wrexham Foundation. Died at 92 at his home in New Haven on Oct. 19, 2004.
A funeral service will be at 3:30 p.m. today, Oct. 25, at Christ Church at 84 Broadway in New Haven, with a reception to follow at the Great Hall in Jonathan Edwards College. There will be a memorial service at Grace Church, 32 Montgomery St., in Cherry Valley at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Jonathan Edwards Trust, care of The Master’s Office, PO Box 8220, New Haven, CT 06520-8220, or to the Glimmerglass Opera, PO Box 191, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Kenneth D. Kilmer
WALTON — Kenneth D. Kilmer, 73, of Walton passed away suddenly Saturday morning, Oct. 23, 2004, at Delaware Valley Hospital, Walton.
Ken was born in Walton, the son of the late Arthur and Maude Bowker Kilmer, on May 29, 1931. He was a dairy farmer, alongside his brother, Roger, on the family farm on East River Road.
He is survived by one sister, Betty Johnston of Walton; four brothers, William, Roy and Roger Kilmer, all of Walton, and Theodore Kilmer of Gilboa; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by three brothers, Arthur, Jack and Eugene Ray Kilmer.
Friends and family may call at the Clark, Winter & Courtney Funeral Home, 25 Townsend St., Walton, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, where services will be held at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Delbert Ripley officiating. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery.
Richard W. Jenkins
BAINBRIDGE — Richard W. Jenkins (Dick), 78, of Bainbridge entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004.
He was born on July 26, 1926, son of Burnett and Elizabeth Jenkins.
He married Elizabeth Gill on Nov. 14, 1947.
Richard was retired from Amphenol Corp., where he worked many years as a plater.
Surviving are his three sons and daughters-in-law, William and Judy Jenkins, Midlothian, Va., Gordon and Diana Jenkins, Chesterfield, Va., and Daniel and Thelma Jenkins, Bainbridge; many grandchildren; several great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Richard was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth Jenkins; and two brothers, Bruce and Douglas Jenkins.
There will be a private memorial service, and the family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Chenango County, 21 Hayes St., Norwich, NY 13815.
Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.
Beekman Cox Cannon
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Beekman Cox Cannon, husband of the late Margaret, uncle of Julia C. Wertenbaker, Urling C. Kingery, and Henry Brevoort Cannon III, and great-uncle of six great-nieces and -nephews.
Professor emeritus of music at Yale, past master of Jonathan Edwards College, longtime director and past president of the New Haven Symphony, founding trustee of the Glimmerglass Opera, and past president and trustee of The Wrexham Foundation. Died at 92 at his home in New Haven on Oct. 19, 2004.
A funeral service was held at Christ Church at 84 Broadway in New Haven on Monday, Oct. 25 at 3:30 p.m., with reception following at the Great Hall in Jonathan Edwards College.
There will be a memorial service at Grace Church, 32 Montgomery St., in Cherry Valley on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 10:30 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Jonathan Edwards Trust, care of The Master’s Office, PO Box 8220, New Haven, CT 06520-8220, or to the Glimmerglass Opera, PO Box 191, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Helen Clyde Rich
HOBART — Interment for Helen Clyde Rich (Mrs. Wallace Rich) who passed away Oct. 14, 2004, will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at Locust Hill Cemetery, Hobart, with the Rev. Bert More officiating. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. at the Hobart Presbyterian Church.
A reception will immediately follow in the church.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Hobart.
Elna D. Palmer
NORWICH — Elna D. Palmer, 89, of Norwich passed away Friday evening, Oct. 22, 2004, in the Valley View Manor Nursing Home of Norwich, where she had made her home for the past several years.
Elna, who was born in Oneonta on April 23, 1915, was the daughter of Edward and Gladys (Gray) Thompson. She grew up in the Oneonta area, where she attended the local schools, and was married to Ralph Palmer, who passed away several years ago.
Over the years, she had lived in the southwestern part of the United States, Connecticut and Sidney. For the past 19 years, she had made her home in Norwich.
Elna is survived by her children, Stephen Decker and his wife, Alvina, of Florida, Audrey Self and her husband, Harold, of Florida, Janet Decker of Oneonta, Sue Ellen Oh of Florida, and Lynnette Gould and her husband, Ralph, of Norwich; her sisters, Shirley Sullivan and Rose Marie Wiltse; her brothers, Rupert, Ed and Don Thompson. Also surviving are many grandchildren, great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, Ralph, Elna was predeceased by her brothers, Irving and Lynn Thompson.
Memorial services for Elna will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness on Route 12 South in Norwich.
There will be no calling hours.
Please consider memorial contributions to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, care of Ralph Gould, Box 1068, Norwich, NY 13815.
Arrangements are with the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home.
Alton R. German
CHERRY VALLEY — Mr. Alton R. German Sr., 73, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born July 5, 1931, in Catskill, the son of Velmore and Daisy (Brown) German.
He lived in Cherry Valley for 42 years and was a truck driver for Huntington Trucking until his retirement.
Survivors include three sons, Alton R. German Jr. of New York, Harold S. German of Florida, and Randy L. German of New York; five daughters, Bette Ann Park of Florida, Zanah E. Wood of Delaware, Peggy Sue Vroman of New York, Rebecca J. Sprague of New York, and Melissa Mabie of New York; 21 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Richard German and William German; and three sisters, Dorothy Knowles, Esther Whirtley and Frances Bevins.
He was predeceased by twin sons, Alton John and Douglas Raymond; and brothers, Gordon, Stanley and Rodney.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley, with the Rev. Terence Brant of the First Christian Church, South Valley, officiating. Cremation will follow at the Leatherstocking Crematory Inc., Cherry Valley.
Calling hours will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. preceding the funeral at the funeral home.
Contributions in Mr. German’s memory may be made to the Catskill Area Hospice, 542 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820, the Louis Busch Hager Cancer Center, care of Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley.
Milton R. Scherer
WALTON — Milton R. Scherer, 82, of Walton passed away Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004, at Bassett Healthcare Facility in Cooperstown.
Milton was born Feb. 11, 1922, in Milanville, Pa., the son of John and Myrtle (Conklin) Scherer.
He married Leona Clark on Sept. 30, 1944, in Walton. She predeceased him March 12, 1976.
He was a feed salesman for Camp Milling Company, Walton, owner of Scherer Insurance Agency, Walton and owner of C.C. Scutt Insurance Agency, Hancock.
He was a United States Army Corps World War II veteran. He was wounded by a machine gun and captured by the Germans at Bizerte, Tunisia, and a few days later was rescued by the British First Army on May 9, 1943.
He was a former member of the Masonic Lodge F&AM. He was an avid Gene Autry fan. He owned a NYSMHA Champion "Show-Off’s Appledon" and was very active in showing his horse in many horse shows.
Milton is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Paul and Sandra Bartholomew, Hancock; two grandsons, Clark Biedekapp, Hancock, and Mark and Donna Biedekapp, Smithfield, N.C.; one granddaughter, Brenda and Russell Thurston, Trout Creek; three great-grandchildren, Jennifer Crossman, Joshua Biedekapp and Jason Biedekapp; two great-great-grandchildren, Caleb Crossman and Joseph Crossman Jr.; two sisters, Marjorie Wormuth and Patricia Peterson; and five brothers, Melvin, Victor, Dean, Norman and Harold.
He was predeceased by one brother, Bernard, and one sister, Martha.
Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at the Clark, Winter & Courtney Funeral Home, Walton.
Calling hours are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, at the Henderson-Biedekapp Funeral Chapel, Hancock, with funeral service at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral chapel with the Rev. Jeff Hale, Emory United Methodist Church, Hancock, officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Hancock.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Walton Rescue Squad, American Heart Association or the American Legion Post 209, Lakewood, PA.
Arrangements are by Henderson-Biedekapp Funeral Chapel, Hancock.
Jack Sitts
EPHRATA, Pa. — Jack Sitts, United States Air Force retired, 75, of Ephrata died at his home Tuesday morning, Oct. 26, 2004, unexpectedly.
He was the husband of Janet M. Perrigo Sitts of Ephrata.
Jack was born in Cooperstown, the son of the late Edward and Pauline Conklin Sitts.
He served in the United States Marine Corps and was retired on disability after 12 years in the U.S. Air Force.
He attended First United Methodist Church, Ephrata, and was a member of Cloister Post 429 American Legion.
Jack is survived by his wife; his daughters, Deborah R. and her husband, Jack Jurasits, of Camp Hill, and Jacqueline M. and her husband, Michael Clouser, of Ephrata; and grandchildren, Dana, Cory, Kelley and Christopher.
Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, with services at 2 p.m. at the Gravenor Home for Funerals Inc., 100 West Main St., Ephrata.
There will be no evening calling hours.
Interment will be in Memory Gardens.
Geraldine Holcomb
ONEONTA — Geraldine A. Holcomb, 82, of Oneonta passed away Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital with her family by her side.
She was born Nov. 24, 1921, in Oneonta, the daughter of Earl and Elizabeth (Clark) Walters.
She married Donald Holcomb on Oct. 10, 1942, in St. Mary’s Church in Oneonta. Mr. Holcomb died Dec. 5, 2002. Geraldine and Donald had just celebrated their 60th anniversary before he passed away.
Gerry loved to bake and cook, having shared many meals and family gatherings in her home. Gerry and Don were always the cornerstone of the family, and it was their strong sense of family that kept everyone together.
She is survived by her two daughters, Donna Beers and her husband, John, of Andes, and Judy Sobers and Arlene Nygren of Oneonta; her sisters, Jane Conklin of Oneonta, Irene Giotto of New Hartford, and Nancy Holling and her husband, Don, of Horseheads; and her sisters-in-law, Mary Holcomb of Missouri and Doris Holcomb of Sidney. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Grace Healey and her fiance, Robert Howard, of Delhi, Rick Sobers Jr. and his wife, Dee Decker, of Mesa, Ariz., Donnie Beers and his wife, Devon, of Oneonta, and Geri Lynn Sobers and her partner, Jamie Delamater, of Oneonta; her two great-grandchildren, Bryant Beers and Mercedes Sawyer; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, in the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta, with the Rev. Judith Thistle, A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital chaplain, officiating.
Burial will follow at a later date in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Emmons.
Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, at the Bookhout Funeral Home in Oneonta, at which time the family will be in attendance.
Arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home of Oneonta.
Albert Capon
COOPERSTOWN — Mr. Albert Capon, 83, died late Tuesday night, Oct. 26, 2004, at The Meadows.
Albert was born at his home in New York City on Oct. 22, 1921, a son of Morris and Lucy (Harvey) Capon.
He spent the majority of his life as a ward of the state of New York, having resided in New York Nursery and Children’s Hospital, Wassaic State School and the O.D. Heck Developmental Center in Schenectady.
In 1994, he came to live in a family care home in Oneonta and then moved to The Meadows in 1998.
Albert had three brothers, George, Samuel and Maurice; and is survived by his guardian, Mrs. Theresa Eckman of Oneonta.
Albert’s life will be remembered during a memorial service in the chapel of Otsego Manor on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, at 3:45 p.m.
Burial will be private in the Fly Creek Valley Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
