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Charles Mellon
BAINBRIDGE — Charles William Mellon 69, of Bainbridge, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at The Hospital in Sidney.
He was born June 6,1931, the son of the late Robert Haney and Anna Bach Mellon in Spring Valley, N.Y.
He married Hazel Schaus on Dec. 27, 1952, in Pearl River.
He served his country in the United States Navy for 21 years, retiring in 1974 having achieved the rank of chief machinist mate. Mr. Mellon served during Korea and Vietnam. He was stationed on the USS Massey, USS Intrepid, USS Forrestal, and the USS Thor and in Groton, Conn.. After his retirement from the military, Factory Mutual Global employed Mr. Mellon as a nuclear inspector.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel Mellon of Bainbridge; two sons and daughter-in-law, Charles W. Mellon Jr. of Bainbridge, Todd C. and Lisabeth Mellon of Prince Frederick, Md.; daughter Jennifer Diane Mellon of Gilbertsville; two brothers and sister-in-law, Robert and Joan Mellon of Toms River, N.J., and Paul A. Mellon; five sisters, Vera and Robert Runz of Wayne, N.J., Alphaetta Prall of Port Ritchie, Fla., Deborah Toohig of Clifton Park, N.Y., Alice Cutterback of Macclesfield, N.C., Maureen Wilsey of Cobleskill, N.Y.; seven grandchildren, Christopher Philp, Kelly, Brandy and Jeffrey Soroka and Andrew, Patrick and Nicolas Mellon; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at 11 a.m. at C.H Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St. Sidney. The Rev. Joseph Schuck, assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Sidney, will officiate.
Friends may call Friday, Dec. 22; the family will be in attendance from 7-9 p.m.
Burial with full military honors will be in Arlington National Cemetery Memorial.
Contributions may be made to the Sidney Emergency Squad or the American Heart Association 26 S. Washington St. Binghamton.
Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Inc. Sidney.
Jessie Lewis
WALTON — Jessie Louise Lewis, 86, of 2 East Brook Road, Walton, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at her residence.
She was born March 18, 1914, at Manorkill, the daughter of Edwin and Myrtle (Van Loan) Hitchcock.
She was married to Wendell M. Lewis on June 29, 1938, in Cobleskill.
For the past 15 years she had lived in Walton. She formerly resided in North Blenheim and for many years was in charge of the cafeteria at the Gilboa- Conesville Central School.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Blenheim, The Ladies Auxiliary of the North Blenheim Fire Department and the Christmas Bureau at Breakabeen.
She is survived by her husband, Wendell Lewis, of Walton; a daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Pete Morganstern of Delhi; a son and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Marilyn Lewis of Walton; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Edwin Hitchcock of Windham. She was predeceased by a brother, Rudolph Van Loan.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at the Hall Funeral Home, 142 W. Main Street, Stamford, with the Rev. Robert Kendall, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Blenheim, officiating.
The burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery at Grand Gorge.
Friends may call at their convenience at the Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon and evening. The family will be in attendance between 7 and 9 p.m. Thursday at the Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in Louise's memory to the Catskill Area Hospice, 542 Main St. Oneonta.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Hall Funeral Home, Stamford-Grand Gorge.
Anthony Simonelli
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — We celebrate the return of light during this season, yet the days before the solstice are the darkest of the year. This year will be particularly dark, since the light that is Anthony Simonelli went out on Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at 7:15 p.m. in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Anthony was born in New York City on Jan. 19, 1915, and was the youngest and last surviving of seven brothers and sisters.
A lifetime resident of New York, he relocated to North Carolina with his daughter in 1999. He was an attorney for the city of New York until 1965.
Following retirement, he spent his life trying to help those he loved in any way he could.
He is survived by his children, Jeanne and Richard, and his grandchildren, Elanor, August and Rachel. During this year, he spent many happy hours visiting with each of them in North Carolina and New York.
His final illness was blessedly short. This last journey reunites him with his wife, Marie Di Meglio, to whom he was married for 57 years. We will certainly miss him, but he was at peace in the end.
We hope that those who knew him will remember him fondly, and drink a toast to his long life: Basta!
Katharyn Bowen
COOPERSTOWN — Mrs. Katharyn W. Bowen, 68, of Cooperstown, died Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 19, 2000, at The Meadows.
She was born on Jan. 28, 1932, in Walton, a daughter of Kenneth W. and Helen T. (Jewell) Webb.
She married George E. Bowen on Jan. 28, 1951, in the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown. Mr. Bowen died on Sept. 30,1987.
Katie was raised and educated in Cooperstown, graduating from the Cooperstown High School with the Class of 1950. Following graduation she started a long career as a switchboard operator, first for the New York Telephone Co. in Cooperstown and for the past 11 years at The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, retiring earlier this year. For many years she was also employed by Coleman's Answering Service in Cooperstown.
She was a member of the Cooperstown United Methodist Church. She was also a former member of the Otsego-Hartwick Chapter No. 201, Order of the Eastern Star in Cooperstown and the former Red Creek Valley Grange No. 1583 in Whig Corners.
Katie was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She will be greatly missed by all whose lives she touched.
She is survived by four daughters and their families, Melanie Collins and her husband, Richard, of Ravena, and their sons, Ryan, Matthew, and Tyler; Pamela Stott of Westford, and her children, Lindsay and Daniel and Lindsay's daughter, Alora; Susan Gelatt and her husband, Randy, of Burlington Flats, and children Colin and Emily Bliss and Amanda Gelatt; and Jennifer Smith and her husband, Richard, of Schenectady; three sons and their families, Brian W. Bowen and his wife, Alicia, of Burlington, and their sons, Joshua and Justin; Timothy S. Bowen and his partner, Richard Hartenstein of Mentor, Ohio, and Jeffrey L. Bowen and his wife, Jennifer, of Cooperstown, and their children, Samuel and Sara; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Gladys Howe of Westville, Mrs. Josephine Paulson of Menands and Mrs. Priscilla Briere of Watervliet; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown with the Rev. Jeff Hale, pastor of the Cooperstown United Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will take place in the spring of 2001 in the Westville Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, from 4 p.m. until service time when Katie's family will be in attendance.
Expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care Inc., 542 Main St., Oneonta, or The Memorial Fund, c/o the Cooperstown United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Cooperstown.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Max E. Taylor
ONEONTA — Max E. Taylor, 95, of Oneonta, died on Wednesday Dec. 20, 2000, at the Oneonta Nursing Home, Oneonta.
He was born Jan. 23, 1905, in Morris, the son of Charles and Hattie Moffet Taylor.
In addition to his parents, he was pre-deceased by his wife, Margaret Evans Taylor in 1984.
He is survived by a daughter, Joan Lambiaso, and her husband, Michael, of Oneonta; three grandchildren, Eric (Barbara) Lambiaso of Wakefield, Mass., Julie Lambiaso of Oneonta and Amy Lambiaso of Oneonta.
Mr. Taylor was a lifetime resident of the area. He was a graduate of Morris Central School and Denison University in Ohio. He was an accomplished athlete in high school and college.
Around the Great Depression, Max operated a service that brought a "mobile store" to the people in the rural areas. Later, he worked for Hoffman's Dry Cleaners before starting his tax consulting business in Oneonta. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII, a member of the American Legion Post 259, and the B.P.O.E. 1312.
He was an avid bridge player who loved to teach the game at the Elks Club, the YMCA and the Oneonta Country Club. He was also an avid sportsman who loved to hunt and fish, in addition to golfing, bowling and the New York Yankees baseball team, which he followed for many years.
Memorial services will be 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta, with the Rev. Stennett of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement, Oneonta.
Burial will be in Hillington Cemetery, Morris.
The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until the time of services at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Oneonta Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in memory of Max Taylor, 332 Chestnut St., Oneonta, or the Boys & Girls Club, River Street., Oneonta, in Max's memory.
Henry F. Chandler
OXFORD — Henry F. Chandler, 81, of Oxford and formerly of Sidney, passed away Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at the NYS Veterans Home in Oxford.
He was born March 30, 1919, the son of the late Henry and Nora McMullen Chandler in Oneonta.
Henry served his country in WWII.
E.C.D. of Bendix, in Sidney, employed him, before his retirement.
Several nieces, nephews and cousins survive Henry.
Two brothers, Leonard and George Chandler, and a sister, Gertrude Carroll, predeceased him.
Graveside services will be held in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sidney, in the spring.
Arrangements are by C.H. Landers Inc., 21 Main St., Sidney.
Marilyn E. Schmidt
WEST ONEONTA — Marilyn E. Schmidt, 56, of West Oneonta, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at the Albany Medical Center in Albany.
She was born May 6, 1944, in Oneonta the daughter of Leighton "Pete" and Marian (Ustenovitch) Myers.
She married Ronald H. Schmidt on Aug. 11, 1962, in the West Oneonta Baptist Church.
Marilyn was a lifelong area resident and a homemaker.
She was an active member of the Wanderers Car Club, and was responsible for planning and participating in many of its events. At one time, she was very active in snowmobiling, and with her husband traveled throughout upper New York state.
Marilyn was fond of animals, especially her cats; but most of all, she enjoyed the precious times spent with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Ronald H. Schmidt, of West Oneonta; her children and their spouses, Thomas and Donna Schmidt of Norwich and Pam and Kenny Horth of Otego; two grandchildren, Brendan Horth of Otego and Gabrielle Elizabeth Schmidt of Norwich; her parents, Leighton "Pete" and Marian Myers of Oneonta; along with several aunts, uncles, a niece, and a nephew.
She was predeceased by a sister, Eleanor McAdams.
A graveside committal service will be in the spring in the Glenwood Cemetery, Oneonta, with an announcement to be published in The Daily Star at that time.
Friends are invited to call at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, from 2 to 5 p.m., at which time the family will be in attendance.
Memorial contributions may be made to the West Oneonta Fire Department or the American Heart Association.
Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.
Mary McClintock
EDMESTON — Mary E. McClintock, of Edmeston, and formerly of Unadilla Forks, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, in Kentucky.
She was born Sept. 4, 1923, in Plainfield, the daughter of Ralph and Blodwen (Hughes) Whitcomb.
She married Bernard F. McClintock on July 17, 1948, at her family's home in Unadilla Forks. He predeceased her on March 30, 1999.
Mary was a devoted wife and mother. She was a simple, virtuous woman who cared for her family, insuring that no one did without. Mary loved to sew, work in her garden and can its produce.
Mary and her husband, Bernard, enjoyed many years of camping together.
She attended the Unadilla Forks Baptist Church and had been previously active in the Unadilla Forks Fire Department Auxiliary.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Kenneth and Margaret McClintock, Joan and Dave Talbot and Barbara Green; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at 2 p.m. at the Houk-Johnston-Terry Funeral Home, Edmeston, with the Rev. Charles Fitch officiating. Calling hours are from noon until 2 p.m. before the service.
Burial will be at Unadilla Forks Cemetery, Unadilla.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Edmeston Emergency Squad.
Arrangements are by Houk-Johnston-Terry Funeral Home, Edmeston.
Ronald D. Friswell
RICHFIELD SPRINGS — Ronald D. Friswell, 89, formerly of 37 E. Main St., passed away on Sunday morning Dec. 24, 2000, in the Masonic Home, Utica.
He was born on Jan. 22, 1911 in Attleboro, Mass., son of the late David P. and Mabel H. Morley Friswell. Mr. Friswell was raised and educated in Massachusetts. For most of his adult life he worked as a steelworker in construction. In 1987, he moved from Needham, Mass., to Edmeston.
In 1992, he married Ethel May Henderson in Edmeston. He came to Richfield Springs in 1995.
He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witness, Schuyler Lake.
Surviving him are his wife, Ethel, of New Berlin and a grandson, Ronald Samson of Middleboro, Mass. Besides his parents, a daughter, Jeanette Samson, preceded him in death in October 1998.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at 2 p.m. in the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witness, Schuyler Lake.
Funeral arrangements are with J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, Richfield Springs.
Wayne F. Jester
Wayne Frederick Jester, 73, of Oneonta, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, in the A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital Emergency Room, Oneonta. He was born Feb. 13, 1927, in Oneonta, the son of E. Frederic and Clive (Bryant) Jester. He married the former Charlotte Neer, who survives him.
Wayne was a lifelong Oneonta area resident He was a mail carrier for the Oneonta Post Office for 30 years, retiring in 1986. He had also worked for the D & H Railroad for about 10 years. A veteran of World War II he had served in the U.S. Navy from Feb. 12, 1945, through July 29, 1946. In his earlier years, he played baseball with the Milford Macs and was player of the year in 1953. He enjoyed golf, bowling and fishing as pastimes and will be remembered as a wonderful father and husband.
He is survived by his wife, Charlotte N. Jester of Oneonta, one daughter and son-in-law: Diane Marie Jester Bookhout and William Bookhout of Oneonta; one son and daughter-in-law: Douglas F. and Belinda Boger Jester of Greensboro, N.C.; five grandchildren: Brooks Jester, Daniel and Benjamin Bookhout and Matthew and Samuel Jester, four brothers and sister-in law: Donald and Dolores Jester, Richard and Joan Jester, Rodney and Evelyn Jester, Bruce and Nancy Jester and Edith Jester; four sisters and brothers-in-law: Eunice Jester Bush, Beverly and George Wetmore, Nancy and William Rasmussen, Betsy Squaires. He was also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his twin brother, Warren Jester and sister, Sally Jester.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, from the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St. Oneonta. The Rev. Melvin Farmer, pastor of the River Street Baptist Church, Oneonta, will officiate. Friends may call at the Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta, after 3 p.m. today Dec. 26, at their convenience until service time. Burial will be in the Ouleout Valley Cemetery, Franklin, in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice in memory of Wayne Frederick Jester. For those who wish to attend, a reception will be held at the Neptune Diner, Route 23 Southside, following the funeral service.
Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Homes, Oneonta and Otego.
Freda K. Miller
Freda Katherine Miller, 95, of Rochester and formerly of West Oneonta, died Saturday morning, Dec. 23, 2000, at the Rochester Friendly Home, Rochester.
She was born May 31, 1905, in Breakabeen, the daughter of Brace and Lona (Pierce) Finch. She married Clair Miller Sr. on Jan. 16, 1926, in Oneonta. Mr. Miller died Aug. 6, 1975.
Freda was a homemaker and was a member of the West Oneonta Baptist Church, West Oneonta. She also
had been a former member of the West Laurens Grange and a 50-year member of the Laurens
Eastern Star,
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law: Clair Jr. and Doris Miller of Sidney, three
grandchildren — Cathy L. Howell, Stephen L. Miller and Roger L. Miller, all of Rochester; four great-grandchildren — Mark Howell, Julia, Christine and Matthew Miller, all of Rochester.
A graveside funeral service will be held at the Cook Cemetery, West Oneonta, in the spring of 2001. The Rev. John Dougherty, pastor of the West Oneonta Baptist Church, West Oneonta, will officiate. There will be no calling hours at the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Homes, Oneonta and Otego.
