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Dorothy M. Shelton
WALTON — Dorothy M. Shelton, 80, of Sidney Center died Friday, July 1, 2005, at The Hospital in Sidney.
Mrs. Shelton was born Feb. 21, 1925, in Cannonsville to Harry and Nellie Oliver Martin. She graduated from Deposit Central School.
In August 1942, she married Carl Luther Shelton.
Mrs. Shelton worked as a shipping clerk for Amphenol in Sidney for more than 30 years. She was a member of Local 1529 of the Machinists Union. She was a member of the Trout Creek Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Shelton loved Christmas, baking and cooking, and she sent many care packages to her neighbors. She also loved playing with her grandchildren and more recently, with her great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, C. Luther Shelton; her children, Sharon (Tom) Gifford of Masonville, Stephen Shelton and Kathryn (Bill) Layton, all of Sidney Center. She also is survived by her sister, Pauline Alberta of Ithaca, and brother, William Martin of Walton, along with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Family members who passed before her include her son, Carl Edwin Shelton; her brothers, Glenn, Robert, Edwin, Lynn and Roland; and her sisters, Kathryn Martin and Stella Brainard.
Her family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at Lyon Bros.-Way Funeral Home, corner of North and Delaware streets, Walton. Funeral services will follow at 4 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor David Gatje of the Trout Creek Community Church officiating.
Interment will be in Carroll Cemetery, Trout Creek.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Trout Creek Emergency Squad in her name would be appreciated.
Mary Ellen Warnken
ONEONTA — Mary Ellen (Butler) Warnken, 77, of Oneonta, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2005, at her residence.
She was born Aug. 1, 1927, in Oneonta, the daughter of John B. and Anna (Rush) Butler.
She married William Warnken on July 31, 1949. He passed away March 27, 2004.
Mary Ellen attended St. Mary’s School, Oneonta High School and the College of St. Rose School of Nursing.
She worked as a registered nurse at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital and Hartwick College Student Health Center, where she retired from in 1999.
She is survived by her children, Cynthia Ann Warnken of Oneonta, Sue Ann (Clifford) Goodwin of Worcester, Mass., and William John (Kathleen) Warnken of Worcester, Mass.; five grandchildren, Jeffrey Ross Goodwin, Mackenzie Goodwin, Duncan Shea Warnken-Wilson, William John Warnken Jr. and Julia Warnken. She also is survived by a brother, William B. Butler of Oneonta, and a sister, Margaret Ann Mac Farland of Saratoga, as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
There will be no calling hours.
A service to celebrate her life will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St., Oneonta, with the Rev. Joseph Benintende, pastor of St. Mary’s Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Oneonta.
Memorial contributions may be made to Catskill Area Hospice, 1 Birchwood Dr., Dept. FH, Oneonta, NY 13820, or to a charity of choice.
Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.
Harriet Henchey
SIDNEY — Harriet Henchey, 78, of Sidney passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side Wednesday, June 29, 2005. She had suffered from the effects of emphysema for many years.
She was born Sept. 18, 1926, in Bristol, Conn. Harriet was the only child of Harry and May Barnett.
She married Larry Henchey on May 25, 1945, in Manhattan. They moved to Unadilla in 1958 after purchasing the Unadilla Diner. The Hencheys operated the diner for 27 years. They most recently lived in Ocala, Fla., returning home to be near their children.
Harriet was a member of the Women’s Club in Unadilla and was active in the First Presbyterian Church in Unadilla. She was involved with the Tri-Town Theatre for many years and had worked at the Village Variety and as a receptionist for her daughter Tamara’s hair salon. In Florida, she enjoyed playing bocce ball and bingo and belonged to many organizations. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved to be with her family and friends and knitted most of them her special slippers.
She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Larry; her daughters, Sharon MacArthur and Patrick Healy of Guilford and Tamara Kiss and John McCauley of Unadilla; and her son Scott and Mary-Lynn Henchey of Unadilla; a former son-in-law, Doug MacArthur of Mt. Upton; her grandchildren, Seth and Paulette MacArthur of Brooklyn, Alicia (MacArthur) and Steve Donaldson of Denver, Colo., Ryan and Austin Henchey of Unadilla, and Evan and Conner Kiss of Unadilla; as well as several nieces, nephews and special friends.
She was predeceased by her son, Thomas Henchey, in 1981.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, at the First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Unadilla, with the Rev. Kip Stratton, pastor of the Unadilla United Methodist Church, and Allison Bookhout, spiritual care coordinator of Catskill Area Hospice, officiating.
There will be no calling hours.
Interment will follow in the Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Unadilla.
Contributions maybe made in memory of Harriet Henchey to Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, 542 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820.
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.
Charles A. Bateman
COOPERSTOWN — Charles Arthur Bateman, 84, died unexpectedly Friday evening, July 1, 2005, at his home on Beaver Street, in his beloved garden. Charlie is best known in Cooperstown as the owner of Mohican Flowers and as the town of Otsego representative on the Otsego County Board of Representatives.
Born in Morristown, N.J., on June 16, 1921, he was the oldest son of Frederick William and Eunice (Dallenger) Bateman. Upon graduation from Somerville High School, he became employed in New York City and, shortly thereafter, met Virginia Rose Stever. The two were married on June 28, 1943, in the rectory of St. Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church in Springfield Gardens, Queens.
Their new life together was limited to one night because the day after their nuptials he shipped out to the Pacific Theatre of Operations with the United States Marine Corps.
During World War II, Charlie fought with the Fourth Marine Division in its campaigns at Roi-Naimur, Kwajalein Atoll, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. Charlie received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and his unit received two Presidential Unit Citations.
His peace-time career was interrupted by the Korean War when the Marine Corps called again. This time Sgt. Bateman was a photographer at Quantico Military Base in Virginia. After his discharge in 1952, Charlie was employed as a photographer, optical designer and production manager. In this later role, he started a small company on Long Island, Hi-Temp Wire, that became a major fabricator of Teflon coated wire. He developed the technique for adhering Teflon to metal and became one of the nation’s experts in this field. He rose to president of Hi-Temp Wire, and then vice president of manufacturing of the much larger Dielectrix Corporation.
Charlie shelved this career when his company was absorbed and liquidated by United Technologies. Rather than begin again, he relocated to Cooperstown, to which he had been introduced by his friends Steve and Eileen Damon, who were antique dealers on Long Island. Charlie and Virginia first bought a vacation home in Bowerstown, and in January 1971 acquired Mohican Flowers from Mr. and Mrs. Harwood Baldinger. It was a practical purchase given Charlie’s background in horticulture through his ancestors, a long line of English estate gardeners. His father was the estate gardener for the Sunderland Estate of central New Jersey and his uncle was the gardener at Chartwell, Winston Churchill’s estate in Westrum, England.
In 1979, he successfully ran for the Cooperstown Village Board and was ready to serve when he was appointed to the county Board of Representatives to replace Henry Phillips. Charlie was re-elected to this seat for the next 25 years. He was a leader on the board and was instrumental in improving life in Otsego County.
During Charlie’s time of service on the board, replacement of the aging courthouse with a modern building was under consideration. Rather than lose the grandeur of the historic building, he spearheaded the effort to save the courthouse, developed a plan to restore it, and found volunteer support to work on the original furnishings. This historical landmark still stands and is admired by all as an example of an efficient and successful restoration project.
County government was by no means the limit for this man. For the past 34 years he was an active and devoted member of the Lions Club of Cooperstown and at one time served as president of the club. This past month he was honored by his fellow Lions by becoming the recipient of a Melvin Jones Fellowship, an honor given to him by Lions Clubs International for outstanding humanitarian service. He was also a member of Otsego Lodge No. 138, Free and Accepted Masons, Christ Episcopal Church, the Mohican Club, the Sgt. Walter P. Eggleston Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7128, the Clark F. Simmons American Legion Post No. 579, the New York State Historical Association, and numerous other organizations. He also had served as chief of Cooperstown Fire Department and was a past president of Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce.
An active member of the Fourth Marine Division Association, he religiously attended their reunion conventions every fall. It was through this organization that he and his wife, Virginia, returned to Iwo Jima during the Reagan administration. This was the first return visit by U.S. servicemen and the surviving Iwo Jima defenders from Japan, and it was documented in a special by National Geographic television. After this first return visit, Charlie went back twice more, accompanied first by his grandson, Scott, and then with his grandson, Bill.
He pursued golf with the same vigor as the rest of his interests, but his love of gardening was his passion.
Charlie is survived by his only daughter, Carol Bateman Waller, and her husband, William Edward Waller, of Cooperstown; their three children, William Charles Waller and his wife, Virginia, of Orinda, Calif., Scott Edward Waller and his wife, Suzy Takata, of Alexandria, Va., and Kristin Bateman Waller and her friend, Jason Donovan, of Cooperstown; two great-grandchildren, William Maxwell Waller and Jessica Leigh Waller of Orinda, Calif.; three sisters, Lorrie Potter and her husband, Jack, of Hendersonville, N.C., Marjorie (Sue) Simms of Mt. Laurel, N.J., and Bette DePietro of Basking Ridge, N.J.; one brother, Reginald Bateman and his wife, Judy, of Morristown, N.J.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Virginia Rose, who died Jan. 9, 2003.
Friends may call at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown on Friday, July 8, 2005, from 4 to 7 p.m., when Charlie’s family will be in attendance. A Fire Fighter Memorial Service will be conducted by members of the Cooperstown Fire Department at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
A Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Charles A. Bateman will be offered at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2005, in Christ Church, Cooperstown, with the Rev. Samuel B. Abbott, rector, officiating.
Immediately following the funeral service at the church, the Cooperstown Fire Department’s 1952 Mack E4 will bear Charlie to his place of rest in Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown. The Service of Committal and Burial will be private, with military honors to be accorded by a USMC Honor Guard.
After the services at Christ Church, all attending are invited to the lawn area at the Hawkeye Grill at the Otesaga Hotel. His family will join in celebrating Charlie’s life after the private committal service in the cemetery.
At the family’s request, the funeral floral needs will be accommodated by the staff of Mohican Flowers in his memory.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to a scholarship fund to be established in Charlie’s memory at the Cooperstown Central School. Donations may be made payable to "Cooperstown Central School" along with a note stating that the gift is to be directed to the Charles A. Bateman Memorial Scholarship. Donations may be mailed to Cooperstown Central School, Attention James Collison, Business Manager, 39 Linden Avenue, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Charlie’s family would also appreciate memorial gifts to the Cooperstown Fire Department, P.O. Box 1, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or the Cooperstown Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 322, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Envelopes for memorial gifts will be available at the funeral home during the visitation on Friday.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Franklin G. Oles
ANDES — Franklin G. ("F.G.") Oles, 81, of Gladstone Hollow, Andes, died early Thursday morning, June 30, 2005, at his home, surrounded by his family.
He was born Nov. 26, 1923, in Delhi, a son of Wilbur S. and Mildred (Gladstone) Oles Sr. Frank married Barbara E. Rowell on April 6, 1947, in the Congregational Baptist Church in Franklin.
He graduated from Delaware Academy with the class of 1942 and attended Delhi Tech both before his military enlistment and after his return from World War II.
Frank entered the U.S. Army in January 1943 and served in the European Theatre of Operations with Company E 302nd of the 94th Infantry Division and participated in the invasion of Normandy. He was honorably discharged in December 1945 and received numerous citations and medals.
Frank enjoyed retail sales and working with people, beginning his career at a meat and produce store in Delhi during high school. In 1948, he moved to Andes and became a partner in the E.M. Decker Feed & Farm Supply Store. In 1954, he purchased the former C.L. Dickson General Store in Andes and operated the "F.G. Oles I.G.A. General Store" for the next 20 years. After the sale of the business in 1974, he became a salesman for the Peerless-Mohawk-Ramapo Company. In July 1984, he became the Delaware County Republican election commissioner, a position he held until his retirement in November 2004.
Frank was a lifelong active and dedicated Republican. He served as a Republican town committeeman for many years, and also as the Republican town chairman for several years. He also served as town supervisor in the 1970s and again in the 1980s. In May 2000, he was honored as "Republican of the Year" at the Delaware County Republican dinner.
He was a member and past commander of the Donald W. Gleason American Legion Post No. 190, a member and past president of the Upstate New York Chapter of the 94th Infantry Division Association, a member of the National 94th Infantry Division Association, a member of Delhi Lodge No. 0439 F.&A.M., a member of the Oneonta Lodge BPOE No. 1312, a member of the Tremperskill Rod and Gun Club, and a member and former trustee of the Andes United Presbyterian Church.
He was also a former member of the Delaware County Mental Health Board, a former chairman of the local American Heart Association, a former member and past president of the Andes Men’s Club, and a former member of the Andes Fire Department.
Frank was a history and antiques buff. He greatly enjoyed working outdoors, taking care of his lawn, flowers and other plantings, stacking firewood, feeding his birds, and he was able to do all those things until shortly before his death.
Frank is survived by his wife of 58 years, Barb, of Andes; three daughters, Kathy (Doug) Woodin of Andes, Susie (Andy) Lazar of Wilkes Barre, Pa., and Debbie (Jim) Dow of Cooperstown; five grandchildren, Matt and Jared ("Boomer") Woodin of Andes, Valerie, Andrew and Shelly Lazar of Wilkes Barre, Pa., two step-grandsons, Neil Dow of Middletown and Brian Dow of Manhattan, Kan.; two great-grandchildren, Kiera and Skyler Woodin of Andes; three step-great-grandchildren, Mitchell Dow of Middletown and Brianna and Kendra Dow of Manhattan, Kan.; two brothers, Bill (Betty) Oles of Delhi and Bob Oles of Bethlehem, Pa.; two sisters-in-law, Audrey Geiselmann of Wyomissing, Pa., and Marilyn (John) Monaco of Schenectady; a brother-in-law, Jim (Anita) Rowell of Kingston; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a daughter, Jenny, in May 1966.
A service of committal and burial with full military honors accorded by the Donald W. Gleason American Legion Post No. 190 of Delhi will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8, 2005, at the Woodland Cemetery in Delhi.
Immediately after the service a reception will be held at the American Legion Hall, 41 Page Ave., in Delhi.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Catskill Area Hospice, 116 Main Street, Delhi, NY 13753 or the Donald W. Gleason American Legion Post 4190, 41 Page Avenue, Delhi, NY 13753.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home in Delhi and the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Donald A. Gilbert
BAINBRIDGE — Donald A. Gilbert, 89, of Bainbridge passed away Sunday, July 3, 2005, at The Hospital in Sidney.
He was born May 15, 1916, son of the late Abijah and Alta (Cower) Gilbert in Unadilla.
Don married Jean Lilley on March 20, 1945, in Unadilla.
He was a farmer for 14 years in Mount Upton. He was also a member of the Dairymen’s League. Don later worked at Scintilla in Sidney and Mudge’s Feed Mill in Afton. Mr. Gilbert retired from Borden’s Chemical Company in Bainbridge in 1979.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Gilbert, of Bainbridge; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Donna Poole of Gilbertsville, Cheryl and Doug Young of Rio Rico, Ariz., and Rhonda and Jim Slicer of Jefferson; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Brett Gilbert of Gilbertsville, and Dale and Sharon Gilbert of Otego; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Seward Gilbert of Bainbridge, Frederick Gilbert of Big Flats, and Frank Gilbert of Unadilla.
He was predeceased by a sister, Florence Phelps, and a brother, Harold Gilbert.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today, July 5, at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at the funeral chapel.
Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery in Gilbertsville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bainbridge Fire Department.
Arrangements are by C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.
Donald R. Simmons
PORTLANDVILLE — Donald R. Simmons, 63, previously of Portlandville, died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Otsego Manor. He had been a resident of The Meadows and Otsego Manor for a year and a half.
He was born Dec. 12, 1941, in New Berlin, the son of Roger and Ada (Card) Simmons. They both predeceased him. He married Rosa Marshall on Jan. 17, 1987.
Don was an avid animal lover. In his active days he was a farmer for many years, and later in life he drove a tractor-trailer. Don also enjoyed sports.
Don is survived by his wife, Rosa, of Portlandville; his children and their spouses, Paul and Marie Simmons of New York Mills, Billijo and Joseph Livshin of Portlandville, Tammy and James Tiffany of Milford, Daniel and Stephanie Banks of Schenevus, and Michael Banks and his companion, Linda, of Otego; one sister, Glenda and Donald McEntee of Walton; three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, at the Houk-Johnston-Terry Funeral Home, Edmeston, with Pastor Larry Light officiating.
Interment will follow in Edmeston Union Cemetery, Edmeston.
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations be sent to Rosa Simmons.
Funeral arrangements are by the Houk-Johnston-Terry Funeral Home, Edmeston.
