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John A. Miller
ROXBURY — John A. Miller, 60, of Roxbury passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at Margaretville Hospital in Margaretville.
John was born Sept. 15, 1945, in Margaretville, the son of Jack Miller and Clara Haynes.
John worked at Catskill Craftsmen, Inc., Stamford, for 42 years. He started working there when he was 18 years old.
He was a lifelong area resident, and he was an avid hunter and enjoyed fishing. He enjoyed traveling to Canada to hunt.
John is survived by one sister and brother-in-law, Jeanne and George Boyle; one aunt, Ida Gray; one uncle, Dalton Gray; two nephews; one grandniece; two grandnephews; and several cousins.
John was predeceased by his mother and father and one brother, Wm. L. Miller.
Calling hours will be held noon until memorial service at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at the Miller Funeral Home, Roxbury, with the Rev. Richard Dykstra officiating.
Committal services will be private.
In John’s memory, contributions may be sent to the Ambulance Fund of the Roxbury Fire Department, Roxbury.
Funeral arrangements are by the Miller Funeral Home in Roxbury.
Jane Hoffman
DELHI — Anna Jane Katherine Hoffman, 89, a 64-year Delhi resident, passed away peacefully Saturday night, Dec. 24, 2005, at O’Connor Hospital, Delhi.
The daughter of William and Carolyn (Manson) Hinds, she was born June 24, 1916, in Malone, received her BA in secondary education from Syracuse University in 1939, and married Clarke G. Hoffman on Sept. 9 that year in Utica.
A homemaker who enjoyed the solitude of her home, Jane possessed a vibrant and spirited personality and was a scholarly woman, always interested in learning. Throughout her life, she expanded her knowledge of music, art and literature, was an avid letter writer, and, after her husband’s retirement, enjoyed several annual trips, which included North America, Mexico, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
She was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church (United Ministry of Delhi) and the former Watauga Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are her husband of 66 years, Clarke Hoffman, at home; their three children, Kaye (Lloyd) Kanev of East Marion, John (Kay) Hoffman of Chestnut Ridge, and Karen (Jack) Rich of Hastings; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her brother, Thomas Samuel Hinds.
Friends are invited to call from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, when the family will be in attendance at the Hall & Peet Funeral Home, Delhi, where funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, by the Rev. Lisa Heckman, and burial will be later in the Glenwood Cemetery, Oneonta.
Memorial contributions to the United Ministry of Delhi will be appreciated.
Arrangements are entrusted to Robert A. Peet, Delhi.
Elizabeth Koren
EAST WORCESTER — Elizabeth Koren, 83, passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at the A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta, after a short illness.
She was born May 30, 1922, in Fulton, the daughter of Harold A. and Frances (Crapser) Haslun. The family owned two farms in Summit.
Elizabeth graduated from Richmondville Central School in 1939.
She married Frank Koren of East Worcester in 1941, in Summit. They owned and operated a dairy farm in East Worcester for more than 40 years.
Mrs. Koren was a member of the East Worcester United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and served in the Women’s Society Christian Service. She was also a member of the East Worcester Fireman’s Auxiliary, the Worcester Grange No. 1274 and the Order of the Eastern Star, Schenevus Chapter 138.
She was known for her crocheting and knitting, and was also an entertaining piano player.
She is survived by her two sons, Stanley of Buffalo and Edward of Darien, Conn.; a brother, George Haslun of Summit; five grandchildren, Beth of Sacramento, Calif., Amy of Clifton Park, Heather of Rotterdam, Edward of Darien, Conn., and Kimberly of Darien, Conn.; four great-grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents; and a brother, Einar Haslun.
Calling hours will be held from 10 a.m. until funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at the E.J Skinner Co. Funeral Chapel in Worcester, with the Rev. Kenneth Baldwin, retired, officiating.
Interment will be in the East Worcester Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the East Worcester United Methodist Church, East Worcester, NY 12064.
The E.J. Skinner Co., 155 Main St., in Worcester, is serving the family.
David Byron MacBlain
COLUMBUS — David Byron MacBlain, 76, of the town of Columbus passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, at home in the town of Columbus.
David was born July 21, 1929, in Ilion, the son of Alexander and Grace (Guybits) MacBlain.
He married Frances Louise MacBlain on Nov. 28, 1981, who survives.
He spent his childhood in Ilion.
David is survived by one daughter, Sharon and Jay Bishop, Georgetown, Del.; stepchildren, Debbie Lloyd and David Ruling, Unadilla, Fred Lloyd and Aimee Baldwin, West Winfield; three grandchildren, Darryl, Justin and Kali Lloyd. Also survived by his cats, Sir Garth, Peanut and Garcia.
He was predeceased by one sister, Jessie Stedge; and two brothers, Ralph and Alex MacBlain.
After serving in the United States Air Force from 1948-1953, David was the machine shop supervisor at Bayside Correctional Facility in Leesburg, N.J., for 12 years.
He was also the owner and operator of the Corner House in New Berlin.
David was a member of the Millville, N.J., American Legion.
He loved to play pool, golf and bowl.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at the Dakin Funeral Home, New Berlin, with the Rev. Ernest Clemmens officiating. There will be a gathering at the New Berlin Masonic Temple for friends and family following the funeral service.
Interment to follow in Fairview Cemetery, New Berlin.
Memorial donations may be made to the Chenango Area Hospice.
Funeral arrangements are by the Dakin Funeral Home, LP, New Berlin.
Edward Tibor Egervari
DAVENPORT — Edward Tibor Egervari, 73, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta.
Tibor was born in Sopron, Hungary, and came to the United States in 1969. He worked in New Rochelle as a building superintendent from 1974 until his retirement in 1998. After retiring, he relocated to live full time in Davenport.
Tibor is survived by his wife, Maria, and stepchildren, Szilvia Toth, Krisztina Toth and Peter Molnar and family.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at the Hall Funeral Home, 40 Main St., Stamford.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Steven Moore, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Stamford.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Hall Funeral Home, Stamford, under the direction of William A. Tari.
William Bertrand (’Bert’) Fink II
LAURENS — William Bertrand ("Bert") Fink II, Ph.D., chairman for many years of the Social Science Education Department at the State University of New York at Oneonta and author of several books on New York state history, died early Saturday morning, Dec. 24, 2005, at the Oneonta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born May 11, 1916, in Yonkers, the son of Perley C. and Agnes (Heuchele) Fink, and was given the name of his father’s uncle, William Bertrand II.
In 1933, he graduated from Yonkers High School and from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., in 1937. While a student at Wesleyan, he was on the track and cross-country teams, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and president of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
Upon receiving his master’s degree in history from Columbia University in 1939, he gained his first employment teaching social studies at Greer School, a church-related school for disadvantaged children located in Dutchess County. He later noted that the experience sold him on teaching, most particularly history.
On Aug. 16, 1941, he married his high school friend, Esther Cheney, in Yonkers.
While he was teaching in Dundalk, Md., Pearl Harbor was attacked, and in 1942, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He went on to serve aboard ships in the Pacific and, as a gunnery officer was in command of naval gun crews on troop transports. His ships left from San Francisco, and he followed the progress of the war in the Pacific from Australia, to New Guinea, the Philippines and Osaka, Japan. Bert was in Japan, soon after the atomic bomb was dropped and before the troops had moved in or the peace treaty was signed. He received his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy on Dec. 12, 1945, holding the rank of lieutenant.
After the war, he was an instructor at SUNY Albany for three years and then earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree at Columbia University in 1950. He then served as supervisor of social studies for two years for the Plainfield, New Jersey, school system before coming to SUNY Oneonta in 1953. In 1960, he was appointed head of the social studies department.
In 1961, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach at the University of the Philippines and the University of the East. His wife, Esther, and their two children joined him.
In 1978, Dr. and Mrs. Fink were employed for one term at Trent Polytech in Nottingham, England, and for another term doing research at Cambridge, England.
When the agreement was worked out between SUNY Oneonta and the New York State Historical Association to offer a graduate program in history and museum studies, then-SUNY Oneonta president Royal Netzer appointed Dr. Fink as the university’s representative. As such, Dr. Fink was integral in developing what has become over the past 25 years a very well-respected and renowned program.
Dr. Fink was co-author with Dave Ellis and James Frost of "New York: The Empire State," the textbook used for many years in junior high social studies classes throughout New York state. He also wrote two children’s books, "Getting to Know the Hudson River" and "Getting to Know New York State."
For one term he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Council for Social Studies, and, after his retirement in 1982, was presented with a Faculty Emeritus Award by the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association in 1999.
A devoted Presbyterian throughout his life, Dr. Fink was a member of the Laurens Presbyterian Church and, in 1975, was ordained as an elder of that church. On May 21, 1989, he and his wife transferred their membership to the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, where he faithfully served throughout the 1990s as an elder on the church’s Session.
Dr. Fink is survived by his wife of 64 years, Esther, of Oneonta; one son, William B. Fink and his wife, Linda, of Laurens; one daughter, Marilyn (Lynn) Fink and her companion, John Soprano, of Hendersonville, N.C.; three grandchildren, Jennifer Catalano and her husband, Frank, of Clay, Wesley Fink of Wilton, and Rebecca Fink of Portland, Ore.; and three great-grandchildren, Carissa, Coral and Ross Catalano of Clay.
A service in celebration of Bert’s life will be announced and offered at a later date in the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown. The service of committal and burial will take place in the Laurens Village Cemetery.
In order that today’s youth may develop positive directions for their lives, Dr. Finks’ family requests that those who wish make expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts in memory of Dr. Fink to benefit youth programs at the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, 25 Church St., Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Virginia F. Button
COLUMBUS — Virginia F. Button, 98, of the town of Columbus passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at the Chase Memorial Nursing Home, New Berlin.
Virginia was born May 12, 1907, in Concord Depot, Va., the daughter of Vincent and Belle (Clark) Foster.
She married Miner T. Button on April 21, 1932. He predeceased her Oct. 29, 1977.
Her early years were spent in Virginia, and she later lived in Tallette/Columbus. She attended Tallette School.
Virginia is survived by her children, Arthur V. and Janet Button, Wimauma, Fla., Richard B. and Nancy Button, New Berlin, R. Idabell and Richard Huyck, Sidney, and Foster D. and Linda Button, New Berlin; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by Margaret Foster, Tampa, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by two sisters, Kathryn Cronk and Ruth Button.
Virginia was a homemaker and seamstress.
She was a member of the Columbus Quarter Baptist Church. She was a member of the Helping Hand of the Columbus Quarter Baptist Church and also a member of the United Methodist Church Sewing Society.
Calling hours will be from 1 to 2 p.m. with funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at the Dakin Funeral Home, LP, New Berlin, with Pastor Ernest Clemmons officiating.
Interment to follow in Columbus Corners Cemetery, town of Columbus.
Memorial donations may be made to the Ladies Aid at the Columbus Quarter Baptist Church.
Funeral arrangements are by the Dakin Funeral Home, LP, New Berlin.
Kenneth A. (Ike) Merwin Sr.
GILBOA — Kenneth A. (Ike) Merwin Sr., 74, a longtime resident of Gilboa, died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown.
He was born Sept. 29, 1931, in Delhi, son of Guy Richard and Flossie (Hiliker) Merwin.
Ike was married to Jean M. Jackson on July 4, 1955, in Allentown, Pa.
He served in the United States Air Force. Ike drove a tractor-trailer and worked for McBride Trucking and for the past 20 years for Hauser Trucking, Watervliet, before retiring.
Ike was a member of the Conesville American Legion Post 1764. He played baseball at Gilboa High School and for several area town teams. He liked to throw horseshoes and had a coin collection.
He is survived by his wife, Jean M. Merwin of Gilboa; two sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth A. and Ann Merwin and Michael and Lisa Merwin; four daughters and sons-in-law, Debora and David Smith, Jackie and Thomas Briggs, Cathy and James Marold and Susie and Kenneth A. Utter; two sisters, Pauline Collins and Carol Miller; 15 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Richard and George Merwin.
Memorial services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at the Gilboa Methodist Church, Gilboa, with the Rev. Martha Vink officiating.
Spring burial will be in Manorkill Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
Donations may be made to the Ambulance Fund of the Conesville Fire Department, in memory of Kenneth A. Merwin Sr.
Arrangements are by the Miller Funeral Home, Roxbury.
