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Sinnie A. Frye
EAST WORCESTER — Sinnie A. Frye, 62, of East Worcester, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999, at her residence.
She was born Feb. 20, 1936, in Passaic, N.J., the daughter of James and Catherine (Mayer) Ryan.
She was married to William J. Frye on July 15, 1963, in Passaic, N.J.
In 1963, she moved to Worcester from Passaic, N.J., and has lived in East Worcester since 1971.
Sinnie and her husband owned and operated the Twin Springs Diner in East Worcester for many years. She was a member of the East Worcester Fire Department and was also an arts and crafts enthusiast.
She is survived by her husband, William of East Worcester; a daughter, Jean Wallin of Tennessee; a son, Robert Kucienski Sr. of Richmondville; three grandchildren; two sisters, Kathy of Arnold, Pa. and Gertrude of Las Vegas; a brother, James Ryan of Albuquerque, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the E.J. Skinner Co. Funeral Chapel in Worcester. Cremation will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999, at the Hillington Crematory in Morris.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of Sinnie to the East Worcester First Responders, P.O. Box 781, East Worcester, N.Y. 12064.
Arrangements are by E.J. Skinner Co., 115 Main St., Worcester.
Romaine Lee
Washington, N.J. — Romaine Lee, 91, formerly of Washington, N.J., of Venice, Fla., and East Meredith died Thursday, Jan. 21, 1999, at his home in Venice, Fla.
Mr. Lee was a retired district manager for Agway Company, a northeastern U.S. Agricultural Corp. retiring in 1972, after 41 years.
He was born in Bovina on Dec. 6, 1907. He was the son of the late John B. and Lucy Hall Lee.
He was a member of the Venice Presbyterian Church of Venice, Fla. A former member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church, Washington, N.J. A one-time member of the Board of Adjustments for the town of Washington, N.J. and a former trustee of the Montana Cemetery Association.
His first wife, Mildred Smith Lee, died in 1984.
He is survived by his second wife, Esther Hall Lee; two sons, John and Howard of Washington, N.J.; a daughter, Sandra Wolfe of Kiawah, S.C.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999, at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 40 East Church St. in Washington, N.J. Internment will be in the Montana Cemetery, Harmony, N.J. Friends and family may call at the DeVoe Funeral Service, 136 West Washington Ave., Washington, N.J. Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m.
Memorials should be sent to Karen Ann Quinlin Center of Hope Hospice, 99 Sparta Road, Newton, N.J.
John G. Ludlam
SOUTH NEW BERLIN — John G. Ludlam, 79, of South New Berlin, passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999, at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich.
He was born and raised in Davenport and worked on the family farm in Schenevus. He also did logging in the area.
He is survived by his wife, Naomi, and five children.
Memorial services for Mr. Ludlam will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999, at 10 a.m. at the Faith Bible Church in Oxford.
Contributions in memory of Mr. Ludlam may be made to either the South New Berlin Rescue Squad or to the Faith Bible Church in Oxford.
The arrangements are under the direction of the Devine-Wilson Memorial Home in Norwich.
Frances S. Simmons
TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. — Frances S. Simmons of West Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, Pa. and formerly of East River Road, Bainbridge, passed away on Friday, Jan. 22, 1999, at Tunkhannock Methodist Manor, where she had been a guest.
She was born on March 4, 1909, in Bainbridge, the daughter of Walter and Maude (Copley) Smith.
She was a graduate of Sidney High School. Prior to her retirement she worked for American Plastics in Bainbridge. She was a member of the Bainbridge United Methodist Church and a 50-year member of Bainbridge-Afton Chapter No. 354, Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. Edwin and Susan Simmons of Springville, Pa.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
She was predeceased by her husband, Lester Simmons.
Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. from the Bainbridge United Methodist Church with the Rev. Frederick Albrecht, pastor of the Otego United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery at a later date. Members of Bainbridge-Afton Chapter No. 354 OES will conduct a memorial service at the Bainbridge United Methodist Church at 1 p.m. today.
Friends may call at the Bainbridge United Methodist Church today from noon until 2 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Northeast Health and Hospice, 211 State St., Clarks Summit, Pa., 18411.
Arrangements are by the C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.
Andrea Thompson
GOODYEAR LAKE — Andrea Thompson, 90, of the town of Maryland, died Sunday morning, Jan. 24, 1999, at her home at Goodyear Lake.
Andrea was born Oct. 29, 1908, in Trelon, France. She was the daughter of Remy and Laure Carlier.
Andrea was fist married in France to Firmin Jammet. He died in World War II while serving in the French Army.
She came to Oneonta in 1950 and married Shahan Thomspon. They were married for 32 years until his death on June 8, 1982.
In 1951, Andrea returned to France and brought her son, Marcel, back to Oneonta.
Andrea was a former member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church of Oneonta.
She is survived by her son, Marcel Thompson of Maryland; and a sister, Laure Boleat of France.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999, at Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta. Andrea will be placed in the private Bookhout burial vault to await burial in the spring at Oneonta Plains Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Homes, Oneonta and Otego.
June Marie Valk
FLEISCHMANNS — June Marie Valk, 74, of Main Street, Fleischmanns, died Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, at her home.
She was born July 26, 1924, in Walton, the daughter of Arthur and Alice Wilson Close. She married Milton D. Valk on Nov. 28, 1942, at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Margaretville.
Mrs. Valk was a cashier at People's National Bank in Margaretville and upon moving to Fleischmanns in 1946, was a medical secretary for Dr. Abraham Weinberg in the village. She then spent 25 years as an educational secretary at Fleischmanns High School, continuing at Margaretville Central School, retiring in 1983. Mrs. Valk was also co-owner and operator of the Valkyrian Motel in Fleischmanns. She was a member of the Eastern Star, D.A.R., Fortnightly Club, and Women's Bowling Congress.
Surviving are her husband of 56 years, Milton D. Valk; one brother, Richard Close of Margaretville; a son, Steven Valk, and his wife, Barbara, of Middletown; a son, David Valk of Fleischmanns; a daughter, Carolyn Bradley, and her husband, Lynn, of Kelly Corners. Surviving grandchildren are Theodore, Christopher, Heather, Hilary, Jennifer, Elizabeth, Mallory; She is also survived by one great-grandson, Reid Michael, and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Valk was predeceased by one sister, Jean Close Stoutenburgh of Delhi, and her parents, Arthur and Alice Wilson Close of Margaretville.
The family suggests donations in her memory be made either to Catskill Area Hospice Inc., 542 Main St., Oneonta, N.Y. 13820 or to Saint Margaret's Episcopal Church, Margaretville, N.Y. 12455.
Friends may call at the Hynes Funeral Home, Walnut Street, Margaretville, on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999, between 7 and 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, 1999, at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Orchard Street, Margaretville.
A spring memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family, with burial in Page Cemetery, Downsville.
Magdalena Latsch
ONEONTA — Magdalena "Maggie" Latsch, 87, of Oneonta, formerly of Maryland, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 1999, at the Oneonta Nursing Home.
She was born March 1, 1911, in Yugoslavia.
Maggie emigrated from Europe with her daughter in the late 1940s, and was a displaced person during World War II. She bought property on Dog Hill Road in Maryland in 1954. She loved her home and her land. Living alone for many years, she enjoyed the woods, hills and valleys that reminded her of her homeland. Maggie was happy on Dog Hill Road, where she and her neighbors lived in peace together.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews in Austria and Canada; and many friends and neighbors who remember her as a fiercely independent woman who worked hard to make a life in her new land.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Johanna Kuhl.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 1999, at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Main Street, Schenevus, with the Rev. William Crandall as the celebrant. Burial will take place in the Maryland Cemetery in the spring.
Calling hours will be Friday, Jan. 29, 1999, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Heller Funeral Home, 10 Arch St., Schenevus.
Contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Funeral arrangements are by the Heller Funeral Home, 10 Arch St., Schenevus.
Laura E. Lindsay
RICHMONDVILLE — Mrs. Laura E. Lindsay, 82, formerly of Amsterdam, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 1999, at the Richmond View Senior Housing, where she had resided.
Mrs. Lindsay was born Oct. 10, 1916, in Seward, the daughter of Elmer and Eliza (Gossweiler) Collins.
She married Wells Lindsay in 1941, and they owned and operated Lindsay's Shoe Store in Amsterdam for many years. He predeceased her.
Mrs. Lindsay moved to Richmondville in 1993.
Survivors include five sisters, Ruthellen Collins of Gloversville, Gertrude Hadsell of Albany, Doris Tillapaugh of Carlisle, Jean Guay of Richmondville and Wanda Bradely of Summit; three brothers, Gerald Collins of Honesdale, Pa., Roger Collins of West Oneonta and Ronald Collins of Worcester; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be no funeral service or calling hours. Interment will be private in Fairview Cemetery, Amsterdam.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home, 68 Elm St., Cobleskill.
Julia Ross Bordley
COOPERSTOWN — Julia Ross Bordley, 93, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, Jan. 24, 1999, at St. Ann's Home in Rochester.
She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on May 3, 1905, the daughter of Walter Lewis and Julia (Chandler) Ross, and completed her education there at the Springside School in 1923. She attended art school and later ran a woman's boutique in Chestnut Hill, Pa. After some time pursuing her varied interests, she became the summer manager of the Bar BC Ranch Store in Moose, Wyo. It was there that she met Dr. James Bordley III, who was working as ranch physician during his sum"-mer vacation. Following their marriage on July 4, 1936, they lived in Baltimore, Md., where Dr. Bordley was associate physician and chief of the Cardio-Vascular Division at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Shortly after he returned from military service with the Hopkins Unit during World War II, Dr. Bordley accepted the position of director of the M.I. Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. The couple moved to Cooperstown with their family in 1947.
During the 20 years that Dr. Bordley was the director of Bassett, Mrs. Bordley was involved in many aspects of hospital life. She considered it important to support and encourage the close-knit and personal spirit of the Bassett staff and made it a point each year to invite all the members of the professional staff, including residents and interns, to Christmas gatherings at Worthington House, their home on Main Street. (In those days staff members were on call at Bassett every other weekend, so the parties were held on two consecutive weekends so that everyone could attend.) Mrs. Bordley also was involved in the activities of the Hospital Auxiliary, serving as its president for several years. She continued this work long after her husband, who predeceased her in January 1979, had retired.
She was a longtime member of Christ Episcopal Church and the Lake and Valley Garden Club. She was also an enthusiastic bicyclist, and could be seen pedaling her bike, complete with basket and little red flag, around the village and up and down the Lake Road well into her 80s.
Although she spent her final years at St. Ann's Home in Rochester, she considered herself a Cooperstown resident until the time of her death.
Mrs. Bordley's main endeavor, though, was the raising of her three children who, together with their many friends, took up a great deal of her time and patience.
She is survived by her children, daughter, Patricia, and son-in-law, Roderick D. Wiltse, of St. Louis, Mo.; son, Dr. James Bordley IV, and daughter-in-law, Dianne, of Cooperstown; and son, Dr. Donald R. Bordley, and daughter-in-law, Priscilla, of Rochester. She is also survived by nine grandchildren: Diana, Andrew, Jonathan, Jessica, Seth, James V, Erin, Christopher, and Kathleen; and five great-grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, Jan. 30, 1999, at 11 a.m. at Christ Church, Cooperstown, with the Very Rev. Douglas C. Smith officiating and her son-in-law, the Rev. Roderick D. Wiltse, assisting. Burial will follow in the Christ Church Columbarium (St. Joseph of Arimathea Columbarium).
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the M.I. Bassett Hospital Auxiliary or Christ Episcopal Church.
Funeral services are under the direction of Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown and Milford.
Fred Temming Sr.
ANDES — Fred Temming Sr., 86, passed away Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, in Andes after a long and valiant fight against illness.
Fred was born Sept. 7, 1912, in Brooklyn, the son of Joseph and Theresa Hefter Temming.
He married Anna Huttel in Brooklyn in 1939. They moved to Andes in 1945-1946, where they owned and operated the Andes Hotel. She predeceased him in 1953. In 1955, he was married to Bernice Ballantine. She predeceased him in 1982.
He was a dedicated father and businessman throughout his life, serving for many years as the president of the Andes Central School Board, the BOCES Board in Grand Gorge, past president of the Delaware County and New York State Chapters of the State Liquor Dealers Association.
He assisted in building St. Ann's Catholic Church in Andes in memory of his first wife and was an active member. He was also active in Boy Scouts and many charitable organizations, and a member of Andes Fire Department and Tremperskill Rod and Gun Club. He built the Temming Motel and the Colonial Dining Room some 25 years ago. He was also an ex-chief of the Andes Fire Department.
He retired to Florida in 1980, after many years in the business and political sector to care for his ailing wife at that time and returned to Andes in 1982, after her death. He continued to greet his many friends and customers despite his bouts of surgery and illnesses until October 1988, when failing health kept him from doing so. He made many important contributions to the school and community throughout his many years of active participation.
Survivors include six children, Joseph of Delhi, Fred Jr. of Margaretville, Frank of Andes, Paul of Davenport, Iowa, Theresa Graham of Jensen Beach, Fla., and Betty Johnson of Hawthorne, Fla.; four sisters, Elizabeth Koop of Scotia, Marie Dawkins of Glen Rock, N.J., Josephine Matters of Florida, and Bertha Lynch of Cutchogue, Long Island; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Catskill Area Hospice, Delhi, N.Y. 13753 or Dollars for Scholars at Andes Central School, Andes, N.Y. 13731.
Funeral service will be held Friday, Jan. 29, 1999, at 11 a.m. at the Jester-Stanley Funeral Home in Andes, with the Very Rev. Robert Purcell officiating. Burial in Andes Cemetery will be in the spring at the convenience of the family.
Friends may call at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church on Main Street in Andes on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. when the family will be present.
Arrangements are by Jester-Stanley Funeral Home, Andes.
