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Harold B. Gilbert
ROCKDALE — Harold B. Gilbert, 83, of Rockdale, died Sunday, April 28, 2002, as a result of smoke inhalation from a fire in his home on Fisk Hill Road.
Born June 11, 1918, to Abijah D. and Alta Belle Cower Gilbert in Unadilla, he moved to his Fisk Hill farm 1936 and operated it as a production dairy farm until 1988.
Mr. Gilbert married Marion "Pat" Litts on Aug. 30, 1941, celebrating their 60th anniversary with her last fall.
He was also an active member of the community, serving as a delegate for the Eastern Milk Producers, member of the Town of Unadilla Zoning Board and active in the Otsego County Cooperative Extension.
Harold was best known for his love of people and was happiest when surrounded by family and friends. Continually thinking of others, his innumerable self-less acts earned him the love and respect of all who knew him.
He was the epitome of the honest, hard-working, dedicated family man, including living out the commitment to the bride of his youth for the past 10 years as she struggles with long-term illness.
As a child of God through Christ Jesus, his salvation is assured.
He is deeply loved and will be deeply missed by those remaining behind.
Mr. Gilbert is preceded by his sister, Florence Phelps.
He is survived by his wife, Marion "Pat" Gilbert; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Bonnie J. Gilbert of Unadilla and Harold and Barbara Litz of Warsaw; three daughters and sons-in-law, Geneieve and Thomas Lindemann of Marcellus, Bonita and John Kunzman of Endicott, and Debra and Gary Hamby of Niceville, Fla.; and four brothers and sisters-in-law, Donald and Jean Gilbert of Bainbridge, Seward and Betty Gilbert of Bainbridge, Frederick and Barbara Gilbert of Big Flats, and Franklyn and Betty Gilbert of Unadilla; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and multiple nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at the C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney. The family will be in attendance from 7 to 9 p.m. that day.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 2, 2002, at the First Presbyterian Church in Unadilla at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Allen Presby, officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Bainbridge, following the service.
Following the burial, friends and family are invited to a reception at the Rock Inn, Route 8, Mount Upton.
Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Mount Upton Fire House and Emergency Squad.
Wesley W. Carvill Sr.
ONEONTA — Wesley W. Carvill Sr., 91, of Oneonta, Otsego County, died Sunday, April 28, 2002, at Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta, after a long illness.
He was the husband of Rosewitha Marshall Turner Carvill and the late Ivinetta Oliver Carvill.
Born and educated in Schenectady, he was the son of the late George R. and Angelina Warner Carvill. A graduate of the former Milne School, Albany, he resided in Latham from 1919 until moving to Oneonta in 1969.
A veteran of World War II, Mr. Carvill served in the Army Air Corps in Europe.
He was employed at National Commercial Bank & Trust, which later became Key Bank, for 46 years, and at the time of his retirement in 1975, he was a vice president in charge of the Oneonta branch, where he had been for six years.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Oneonta; the Oneonta American Legion Post #259; and the Oneonta Country Club.
A former member of the Newtonville United Methodist Church; he was also a member of several Albany Masonic Bodies, including the Mount Vernon Lodge, Scottish Rite and Cyprus Temple.
Besides his wife; he is survived by a son, Wesley W. Carvill Jr., Londonderry, N.H.; a sister, Della Winter, Decatur, Ill.; a brother, Gordon Carvill, East Greenbush; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
He was predeceased by a son, Raymond R. Carvill; two sisters, Beatrice Willey and Ruth Lobdell; and a brother, C. Raymond Carvill.
A memorial service will be held at a later date, under the direction of the Bowen Funeral Home, Latham.
There will be no calling hours.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta, NY 13820.
Ellen L. Moxley
ONEONTA — Ellen Louise Moxley, 48, of Oneonta, died Sunday, April 28, 2002, at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown.
She was born June 15, 1953, in Oneonta, the daughter of George Quackenbush and Barbara Stillwell.
Ellen had been a production worker for Custom Electronics, Oneonta, at one time.
She was a lifelong area resident of Oneonta and a 1971 graduate of Oneonta High School.
She was a devoted grandmother to her grandchildren.
She is survived by one daughter, Marlee Rickard of Oneonta; two sons, Eric Puylara of Oneonta and Chris Puylara of Seneca Falls; her mother, Barbara Stillwell of Gilbertsville; and a sister, Susan Kinderman of Gilbertsville; three grandchildren, Christianna, Havannah and Jackson; a beloved friend, Patty Stillwell of Oneonta; and one niece and two nephews.
A service to celebrate the life of Ellen Louise Moxley will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2002, from the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta, with the Rev. Melvin Farmer, pastor of the River Street Baptist Church, Oneonta, officiating.
Cremation will be at Hillington Crematory, Morris.
Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.
Lisa M. Sage
HAMDEN — Lisa M. Sage, 40, of Hamden, died Monday, April 29, 2002, at Arnot Ogden Memorial Hospital, Elmira.
She was born Jan. 21, 1962, in Rome, the daughter of Richard and Reba (Kent) Sage.
She was a graduate of Delaware Academy in the Class of 1980 and Sullivan County Community College.
Ms. Sage moved to California in 1995 and worked at Denny's Restaurant, moving back to New York state in 1999, where she was employed as a restaurant manager for TGI Friday's in Big Flats.
Survivors include her parents, Richard and Reba Sage, Hamden; two brothers, Brett and Courtney Sage, Baltimore, Md., and Todd Sage, DeLancey; one sister, Jill Sage, Dundee; a most precious nephew, Hunter; beloved fiancee, Thomas Lauria, Erin; paternal grandmother, Freda Sage, Boonville; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
A memorial service will take place on Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 2 p.m. at the Hamden Presbyterian Church, Hamden, with the Rev. Bert More officiating.
Calling hours will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 2002, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the MacArthur Funeral Home, Delhi.
Interment will follow the service at Hamden Cemetery, Hamden.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Delhi.
Henry Lundquist Jr.
RICHFIELD SPRINGS — A graveside committal service for Henry P. Lundquist Jr., age 78, who passed away on Dec. 30, 2001, will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2002, at 1:30 p.m. in Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Richfield Springs. Sister Patricia Woolheater of Saint Joseph's Church, Richfield Springs, will officiate.
Funeral arrangements are with J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, Richfield Springs.
Jared M. Brownell
WORCESTER — Jared Michael Brownell, 13, passed away peacefully, Monday, April 29, 2002, at his home.
Jared was born Oct. 1, 1988, in Cooperstown, the son of David J. Brownell and Cindy Sperbeck.
Jared is survived by his father, David J. Brownell, of Worcester and fiancee, Diana Loucks, and children, Jesse, Daniel and Jenny of Stamford; his mother, Cindy Brownell and Dominick Love of East Worcester; paternal grandmother, Mary M. Brownell of Worcester; maternal grandparents, Harold and Margaret Sperbeck of East Worcester; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was predeceased by his brother, Kenneth Brownell.
The funeral services for friends and family will be Saturday, May 4, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. at the Worcester United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Susan Strang, pastor at the Worcester First Presbyterian Church, and Elliot DuBois officiating.
Burial will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Worcester.
There will be no calling hours.
Contributions may be made in loving memory of Jared to the Otsego Regional Center, Broome Developmental Services, 28 Hill St., Oneonta, NY 13820
Funeral arrangements are by the E.J. Skinner Co., 155 Main St., Worcester.
Maurene J. Barrett
RICHFIELD SPRINGS — A graveside committal service for Maurene Jeanette Barrett, age 54, who passed away on Feb. 28, 2002, will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2002, at 11 a.m. in Lakeview Cemetery, Richfield Springs. Sister Patricia Woolheater of Saint Joseph's Church, Richfield Springs, will officiate.
Funeral arrangements are with J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, Richfield Springs.
Evelyn M. Sheets
WHITE STONE, Va. — The committal service for Evelyn Maude Sheets, 85, formerly of Schenectady, and the granddaughter of Mertie Sheets, will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 4, 2002, at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Worcester.
Arrangements are by the E.J. Skinner Co., 155 Main St., Worcester.
Anna Udovich
EAST WORCESTER — The committal service for Anna Udovich, 91, who died Jan. 14, 2002, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2002, at the St. Joseph's Cemetery in Worcester.
Arrangements are by the E.J. Skinner Co., 155 Main St., Worcester.
Richard J. Onyan
ONEONTA — A graveside committal service for Richard J. Onyan, who died on Feb. 7, 2002, will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 1 p.m. in the Sunset Hills Cemetery, Clinton.
Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.
Beatrice Seifried
FRANKLIN — Beatrice "Trixie" Seifried, 80, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Countryside Care Center in Delhi.
She was born Feb. 18, 1922, in Valley Cottage, Rockland County, to Ralph and Rebecca (Cooper) Owen.
She married Paul E. Seifried on March 30, 1945.
She attended Congers High School in Rockland County and received a bachelor of science degree from the State University College at Plattsburgh, and an M.A. from NEAG School of Education at the University of Connecticut at Storrs. She also undertook additional studies at Columbia University.
She taught home economics for one year at Calicoon High School and for 18 years at Clarkstown Central High School in New City, where she retired as chair of the home economics and psychology departments.
She was a member of the Onesiphorie Reading Club of Franklin, the Plattsburgh Alumni Association, University of Connecticut Alumni Association, New York State Retired Teacher's Association and the Historical Society of Rockland County, where she served as docent. She was a former member of the New City United Methodist Church.
Her hobbies included gardening, house plants, antiques, baking and playing the violin in school orchestras, the tuba in school band and the organ at home.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Paul Seifried of Franklin; her son, Dr. Harold Seifried and his wife, Adele, of Bethesda, Md.; a daughter, Joan Taylor and her husband, Michael, of Silver Springs, Md.; her grandchildren, Stephanie, Rebecca and Jeffrey Seifried of Bethesda, Md., and Megan Taylor of Silver Springs, Md.; and a cousin, Evelyn Palen of Newburg.
She was predeceased by her son, Dr. Edward Seifried; two brothers and a sister, Richard and Calvin Owen and Laura Brega.
There will be no calling hours.
A service to celebrate her life will be held at a later date. An announcement will appear in a later edition of The Daily Star.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Franklin Emergency Squad or the Franklin United Methodist Church.
Arrangements are by the Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home of Franklin.
