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Gunhild S. Klem
ONEONTA — Gunhild Silius Klem, 74, died Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, at her home with her loving family and friends by her side.
She was born Aug. 31, 1930, in Langesund, Norway, the daughter of Thorlief and Anny Gurine (Realfsen) Thorsen.
She married Einar Klem on Nov. 29, 1950, in Langesund, Norway. Mr. Klem still survives her.
She went to college in Gotteburg, Sweden, for home economics.
Gunhild came to the United States in the 1950s and became a United States citizen in 1995.
She worked as a bookkeeper for Jamesway Department Store in Oneonta.
Gunhild was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Atonement in Oneonta. She also enjoyed working with crafts and was excellent at needlepoint as well as weaving.
Her husband, Einar of Oneonta, survives her. Gunhild is survived by her children, Carl Aage Klem and his wife, Debbie, of Ramona, Calif., Anny Gurine Laird and her husband, Bill, of Munnsville and Niles Klem and his wife, Connie, of Junction City, Kan. She is also survived by one brother, Arendal Thor Thorsen of Norway; one sister, Ingeborg Eilertsen and her husband, Karl, of Oneonta; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; her close cousins, Kenneth Sandin of Bloomville and Karin Birkeland of Delhi; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Two brothers, Olaf Thorsen and Hans Siguard Thorsen, predeceased her.
The family would like to thank Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care for their loving care given to Gunhild.
A memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family.
Burial will be in the Bloomville Cemetery, Bloomville.
There will be no public calling hours.
Arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home of Oneonta.
George A. Clegg
PATERSON, N.J. — George A. Clegg, 91, of Paterson died Friday.
Born in Paterson, he was a lifelong resident of Paterson.
He was a driver for P.D.S., Fairlawn, for 32 years before retiring in 1986. Before that, he worked for UPS in New York. He was a partner of the George Clegg and Sons Trucking Co. with his brothers.
Mr. Clegg was a retired member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local No. 177. He was also a member of the Wayne Elks for 34 years.
Mr. Clegg was a football player for the Paterson North Ends and an avid golfer.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services in the Hartwick Cemetery, Hartwick, at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa, NJ 07512.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852-9813 or Hartwick Fire Department, PO Box 86, Hartwick, NY 13348 would be appreciated.
Preceding him in death was his wife, Emma (nee Bartholf) Clegg; two brothers, Jack and Arthur Clegg; a sister, Elizabeth Clegg; and two grandchildren, Amanda and Philip Clegg.
Survivors include a very close companion, Gert Cauda, who stood by George through his time of needs, for which his family is very grateful. He is also survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Eileen and Harry Bonfanti of Denville, N.J.; and a son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Deborah Clegg of Hartwick. He is also is survived by four grandsons; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa, is in charge of arrangements.
Norma Carpenter
EARLVILLE — Norma Carpenter, 78, of South Main Street passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005, at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich.
Born Feb. 4, 1927, in Earlville, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Myra Comstock Geer.
She attended Earlville schools and the Central City Business Institute in Syracuse.
On July 5, 1947, Norma was married to Carl Carpenter Jr. in Hamilton. Mr. Carpenter predeceased her Nov. 3, 1979.
A lifelong Earlville resident, Norma worked for the Norwich-Sidney Pennysaver for more than 31 years until her retirement Feb. 14, 1992.
Mrs. Carpenter was a member of the Church of the Epiphany in Sherburne and the American Legion Post No. 236 Auxiliary of Earlville. She was an active member of the Earlville Senior Citizens and the SNACK Program.
Norma was a devoted Yankees fan, and she played softball until the age of 53. She loved snowmobiling, playing shuffleboard, doing jigsaw puzzles and e-mailing family and friends. She was an avid bowler at Hi-Skor Lanes in Earlville and enjoyed playing bingo in person and online. She traveled overseas and even kissed the Blarney Stone.
Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, David and Tina Carpenter of Johnson City, John and Catherine Carpenter of Sherburne and Richard and Alice Carpenter of Smyrna; a daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and William "Bill" Morgan III of Earlville; two sisters, Dorothy Lehman of Hamilton and Patricia Peters of North Branch; two brothers, Robert Geer of Earlville and Kenneth Geer of Gilbertsville; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by two sons, Robert Carpenter in 1999 and Ronald Carpenter in 2003; a brother, Charles Geer in 1990; and a grandson, William Morgan IV in 1987.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, from the Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 3 Preston St., Earlville, followed by interment in the Earlville Cemetery. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home from noon until 2 p.m. before the service Saturday.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Church of the Epiphany Building Fund, PO Box 538, Sherburne, NY 13460; the American Legion Post No. 236, Earlville, NY 13332; or the Earlville Senior Citizens Center, Earlville, NY 13332.
Funeral arrangements are by the Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Homes Inc.
Brent S. Randall
ONEONTA — Brent Signor Randall, 21, born Jan. 23, 1984, of Oneonta, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005.
He was predeceased by his grandfather, Allyn Signor, Walton.
He is survived by his parents, William E. Randall III, Newark Valley, and Carolyn A. Randall, Sherburne; brother, William A. Randall, Allentown, Pa.; paternal grandparents, William (Iva) Randall, Marathon; maternal grandparents, Marguerite Froehlich, Earlville; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, at the Hunts Corners Baptist Church.
Memorial donations may be made to: SUNY Delhi in Memory of Brent Signor Randall, 2 Main St., Delhi, NY 13753.
Nathaniel Bowers
COOPERSTOWN — Nathaniel Pendleton Bowers, 80, of Cooperstown died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005, at The Otsego Manor, a place he had come to think of as his home because of the kind, considerate and understanding care he received there.
Penny, as he preferred to be called, was born April 19, 1925, in the borough of Manhattan, New York City. His father, Spotswood Dandridge Bowers, was a leading New York City lawyer who represented some of New York’s political elite, among them, Theodore Roosevelt.
Penny was proud that his father was not only one of the top ranked golf players in the country but also the New York state badminton and billiards champion as well as a nationally ranked contract bridge player.
On his father’s side, Penny could trace his lineage to 15th-century Wales, and he was a direct descendent of Alexander Spotswood, the first Colonial Governor of Virginia, and also of Martha Dandridge, who married President George Washington after the death of her first husband.
Penny’s mother, Marjorie Sampson Smith, was the granddaughter of Adm. William T. Sampson, a United States Naval hero of the Spanish American War. Through his mother’s side of the family, Penny could trace his lineage to the Campbell Clan of ninth-century Scotland.
Penny’s great-great-great-grandfather, Henry Bowers, received the land patent extending from current-day Bowerstown to very near Cherry Valley upon which his great-great-grandfather, John Myer Bowers, built the Bowers homestead "Lakelands" in 1804. Penny was listed in the New York Social Register.
Penny, one of six "Bowers Boys," resided at various times in New York City (4 East 77th St.) and Cooperstown (Lakelands and Woodside Hall) and later at "Skeet’s Retreat" in Cherry Valley.
He was educated at The Buckley School and The Dalton School in New York City, as well as at The Beasley School in Cooperstown. After his schooling, Penny made Cooperstown his permanent residence.
He faithfully served as the much-loved and ever-present sexton of Christ Episcopal Church from 1954 to 1990. At Penny’s retirement, the Rev. Canon George F. French mentioned Penny’s steadfast love for and unfailing service to his church. He commended Penny’s willingness and ability to undertake repairs of every nature and estimated that his skills had saved the church literally tens of thousands of dollars.
Penny and his former wife, Mary Anne Lamphere (Shaw) of Norwich, had one son, Nathaniel P. Bowers Jr. of Utica, who survives him. He is survived also by his brother, Sampson Pendleton Bowers Sr. of St. Helena, Calif., and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by four of his brothers, 2nd Lt. John Myer Bowers, AAC; Spotswood Dandridge Bowers Jr., Ph.D.; Roy Campbell Bowers; and Alexander Stewart Bowers.
A service of Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at Christ Church in Cooperstown at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, with the Rev. Samuel B. Abbott, rector, officiating.
Burial in the family grave site in Lakewood Cemetery will occur later in the fall.
In lieu of flowers, Penny’s family suggests that those who so desire make contributions in Penny’s memory to Christ Church, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 designating that it be used for "building and maintenance purposes."
Arrangements are under the supervision of Tillapaugh Funeral Service of Cooperstown and Milford.
Margaret M. Mills
NORWICH — Margaret M. Mills, 85, of Norwich passed away early Tuesday morning, Aug. 30, 2005, at the home of her daughter in South New Berlin.
Born April 7, 1920, in West Rutland, Vt., Margaret was the daughter of Ernest and Daisy (Clemens) Daniels.
She attended the local schools as she grew up and furthered her education by earning her nursing degree.
On Aug. 5, 1938, in West Rutland, Vt., she married Frank H. Mills.
After the birth of her children, Margaret chose to stay at home for a time to raise and care for her family, later using her nursing skills in the numerous places she lived in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
She often talked about her days as a nurse in the Firemen’s Home in Hudson, and during the time she lived in Chatham, she operated a nursing home.
For the past 17 years she had resided in the Norwich and South New Berlin areas and had lived for several years before that time in Westmoreland, N.H.
A lady who enjoyed gardening, flowers and knitting, she loved to play bingo and card games, including a "mean game of Skip-Bo."
Margaret is survived by her children, Doris Dalrymple of Rome, Ga., Carmen Mills of South New Berlin, Ralph Mills and wife Marie of Newburg, Sandra Pascuzzi of Catskill, Priscilla Monteaugdo of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Robert Mills and wife Connie of New Smyrna Mills, Maine, and Paul Mills and wife Delores of Rome, Ga. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; her companion of many years, Keith Pettit of Norwich; her brother and sisters, Bill Daniels of Rutland, Vt., Mary Graves of Libson, Conn., and Frances Tucker of Randolph, Vt.; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, Frank, who passed away July 30, 1987, she was predeceased by her daughter, Janet Leggit; son, David Mills; adopted daughter, Regina Carpenter; grandson, Richard Dalrymple Jr.; and granddaughter, Kimberly Mills.
Funeral services for Margaret will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home. The Rev. Romeyn Kipp, pastor of the Holmesville Baptist Church, will officiate.
Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery of South New Berlin.
Friends are invited to call at the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home from 9 a.m. until the service at 11 a.m. Friday.
Please consider memorial contributions to Hospice of Chenango County, 21 Hayes St., Norwich, NY 13815.
Muriel Heer
ROSCOE — Muriel Heer, 98, of Roscoe passed away Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, at A.O. Fox Nursing Home.
Born Oct. 31, 1906, in Dingmans Ferry, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Eugene L. and Helen (Kinstler) Heater.
Mrs. Heer lived in Roscoe since 1944 with her husband, George V. Heer. He predeceased her Oct. 28, 1984.
She helped him run their dairy farm and was an aide at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home.
She also attended the Sacred Heart Church in Sidney. Four years ago, she moved to the Garden View Nursing Home in Otego and then to A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta to be near her daughter.
She is survived by her children, Lillian Karpinsky and husband John of Otego and Richard Heer Sr. and wife Dorothy of Paradise, Calif.; her grandchildren, Christopher Karpinsky and wife Margaret of Westford, Mass., Carol Kepley and husband Drew, and their daughter, Abigail Gray, of Roanoke, Va., Richard Heer Jr. and Susan McCracken and husband Matthew of California, and Debra Bissonette and husband Michael of Vermont; and four other great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband and her sister, Helen Greening.
Family will receive friends at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 34 River St., Otego, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
Interment will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made in Muriel’s name to the American Red Cross or to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements are being handled by the Bookhout Funeral Home in Otego.
