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Thomas E. Reilly
COOPERSTOWN — Thomas Edward Reilly, 68, of Cooper Place in Cooperstown, died Tuesday morning, June 18, 2002, at The Meadows.
Edward was born on April 1, 1934, in Port Chester, a son of Thomas and Margaret Byrnes Reilly.
He attended George Washington Elementary School in Port Chester and then entered Don Bosco Seminary in Newton, N.J., where he completed his high school education.
After attending Iona College in New Rochelle, he moved to Cooperstown in 1953 and lived with relatives at Fairview Farm in Pierstown where he assisted in farm work.
Upon the death of his great uncle Charles E. Knowlton in 1960, Edward assumed partnership of Fairview Farm with his great aunt, Harriet Drake Knowlton, operating it until the cows were sold in 1974.
The following spring he came under the employment of Mrs. Joseph Campbell until 1979, when he entered into employment at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. He was involved with the housekeeping department until his retirement on May 1, 1996.
An active and devoted communicant at St. Mary's "Our Lady of the Lake" Catholic Church in Cooperstown, Edward, in his humble way, acted as the Lord's servant around the church complex.
His love of dairy farming and rural life led to his roles in Grange activities. He was a member and past master of Pierstown Grange No. 793, P.O.H. — serving as master for six years — and was also a Seventh Degree member of the National Grange.
Edward is survived by two sisters and one brother-in-law, Margaret Reilly Antalec and her husband, Joseph, and Mary Helen Reilly Cooke, all of Port Chester; his aunt, with whom he made his home, Katharine B. Hanor of Cooperstown; and several cousins, including Richard Richardson and his wife, Diane, of Winter Park, Fla., and Cooperstown and James Byrnes of Cooperstown.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Stephen Reilly, who died in 1992.
The Rite of Reception of the Body and the Vigil Service will take place at St. Mary's "Our Lady of the Lake" Catholic Church in Cooperstown, with Fr. Andrew W. Cryans, visiting priest, officiating at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2002. Edward will then lie in state in the church sanctuary, with his family receiving friends until 9 p.m. that evening.
A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2002, at St. Mary's "Our Lady of the Lake" Catholic Church in Cooperstown, with Fr. John P. Rosson, pastor, presiding and Fr. John R. Roos, pastor emeritus, and Fr. Andrew W. Cryans, as concelebrants. The Rite of Committal and Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Index.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care Inc., 542 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Margaret P. Moore
GILBERTSVILLE — Margaret P. Moore, 93, retired historian and high school teacher, died in Chambersburg, Pa., on March 17, 2002.
Margaret, known to her friends as "Peg," was a daughter of longtime Gilbertsville merchant and funeral director J. Merton Moore and his wife Helen Palmer Moore.
She was a graduate of the old Gilbertsville High School and of Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa. After graduation, she returned to Gilbertsville to teach history at the high school. A few years later, she moved to Massena, where she taught history until her retirement.
After retirement, Peg spent two years traveling to many foreign countries before moving back to Gilbertsville. At that time, she became one of the organizers of an effort to have the village of Gilbertsville placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Peg was co-chairman, with Anne G. Mangold, of the Committee for Historic Preservation from 1972 to 1981 and chairman from 1981-1991. During that time, structural inventories for every property in the village were prepared, as well as inventories of each park, cemetery and bridge. There were more than 200 nominations in all. In 1983 National Register of Historic Places Certification for the entire village was received. Additional recognition for an expanded district was received several years later.
In addition to her work with the National Register Nomination process, Peg was appointed as town historian in 1984 and continued in that position until her retirement in 1991.
A life member of the Gilbertsville Free Library, Peg served as a trustee for 10 years and as secretary for some years. She was appointed as the first archivist of the Local History Collection at the library and held that position until her retirement in 1991.
Peg was a life member of the Presbyterian Church of Gilbertsville. When she returned to Gilbertsville in 1972, she became an active member of the Women's Association of the church.
She is survived by her brother, James M. Moore Jr., of Fredericksburg, Va. and nieces and nephews, Dean M. Veres of Endicott, Margaret B. Boettger of El Sobrante, Calif., Cynthia Adair of Oneonta, Betsy B. Wright of Goochland, Va., Stephen D. Moore of Richmond, Va., Dr. James Moore III of Alexandria, Va., Janet M. Herl of Fredericksburg, Va., Marita M. Holt of Haddonfield, N.J., and Alice M. Parker of Stafford, Va.
A graveside memorial service will be held at Brookside Cemetery, Gilbertsville at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22. Following the service, friends are invited to join family members for coffee at the undercroft of the Presbyterian Church in Gilbertsville.
Anton Kamrowski
FLORIDA, N.Y. — Anton "Tony" Kamrowski Jr., 86, of Florida, N.Y., a retired onion farmer, died on Father's Day, Sunday, June 16, 2002, in the arms of his oldest daughter, Linda, with his wife, Vivian, and his family at his side.
The son of Anton (Sr.) and Katherine Lis Kamrowski, he was born on Aug. 16, 1915, in Florida.
Anton served his country for nine years as an Army sergeant in World War II, the Korean Conflict and in occupied Japan.
He survived five years as a prisoner of war in a Nazi concentration camp at Stalag Luft 3, Germany, where he personally witnessed Hitler's presence viewing the captive prisoners. When he was released the day the war ended, he weighed 78 pounds.
He was a recipient of the ninth highest medal in the United States, a Silver Star, as well as a Purple Heart and an Army of Occupation Medal.
Tony was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and a member of the American Legion Post No. 1250, Florida.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Vivian Korth Kamrowski; four daughters, Linda Kamrowski of Mount Upton, Joan Malek and husband, Homayoun of California, Patricia Majewski and husband, Anthony of Warwick and Kathy Kamrowski of Elizabeth City, N.C.; several nieces and nephews; 10 grandchildren, Melissa and Melanie Jolivet, of Wichita, Kan., Heather, Eric, Tricia, Taylor, Jill and Sarah Majewski; and four great-grandchildren, Joshua, Desirae, Zachary and Lucien.
Out of a family of six brothers and six sisters, Tony is survived by two brothers, Stanley and Joseph, and three sisters, Mary Buccine, Francis Jazwinski and Pauline Caplicki.
Funeral Mass was held Tuesday, June 18, 2002. Burial was at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Florida, with an Army Salute and
"Taps."
My dad was a happy, loving man. He always said "Every day is a gift." He played a harmonica and accordion. At the request of his oldest daughter, Linda, his favorite song "You Are My Sunshine," was played graveside, on fiddle by her dearest friend, Ed Sherman of Masonville, to honor his memory.
Do zobaczenia, Pan. (See you soon, dad.)
Dagmar Danielsen
NEW LISBON — Dagmar Danielsen, 78, of New Lisbon, died Monday, June 17, 2002, at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
She was born on Jan. 24, 1924, in Brooklyn, the daughter of Oscar H. and Dagny (Hansen) Johnson.
During World War II, she worked at the Swedish Legation in New York City and after the war was employed by the Swedish/American Steamship Lines until she married Walter.
She married Walter on Aug. 23, 1947, in Manhattan. They were married over 54 years.
She loved gardening, reading and traveling. She was an active member of the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church of Laurens and had served as president of the church women's group for several years.
Dagmar is survived by her husband, Walter, of New Lisbon; her three daughters, Laraine Marthinsen and her husband, John of Sherborn, Mass., Lois Horst and her husband, Jeffrey of Hyde Park and Lynne Johnson and her husband, Randy of Natick, Mass.; three brothers, Norman Johnson and wife, Betty, and Leroy Johnson and wife, Susie, all of Chula Vista, Calif., and Allan Johnson and his wife, Rosalind of Long Island. She was blessed with her grandchildren, Eric and Nils Marthinsen, Joshua, Benjamin and Seth Horst, Vanessa Georgiadis and Alice Johnson; along with several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews and cousins.
A sister, Soveig Johnson, predeceased her.
There will be no calling hours.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2002, at the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Laurens.
Committal services and burial will be in Hillington Cemetery in Morris at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Those who wish are asked to contribute to the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Laurens, in Dagmar's memory.
Funeral arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.
Axel P. Norberg
ONEONTA — Axel Poulson Norberg, 80, of Oneonta, died early Thursday morning, June 20, 2002, at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
He was born on Feb. 22, 1922, in the homestead on the family farm in East Meredith, a son of Danish immigrants Anker and Margrethe (Jensen) Norberg.
He married Jeane Gile from Delhi on June 30, 1946, in the Second Presbyterian Church of Delhi.
A graduate of Oneonta High School, Ax enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served his country as a pilot. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1944, with the rank of 2nd Lt.
He was then employed by Agway Petroleum in Colliersville, which was the starting point of a 44-year career with Agway. He and his family moved many times to various places throughout New York state and Pennsylvania, during which time he was responsible for organizing and managing many Agway feed stores.
Upon his retirement, as the manager of the Agway feed store in Middleburgh, he became employed by Middleburgh Hardware Store, a position he truly enjoyed.
A member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Middleburgh, Ax was a former member of Delhi Lodge No. 439, Free and Accepted Masons and the Otego Rotary Club.
Ax will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends, and will be remembered most especially for his positive outlook on life.
Ax is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jeane, of Oneonta; two daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret and Dwight Lane of Seminole, Fla., and Elizabeth and John Mahon of Rhinebeck; one son, Peter Axel Norberg of Middleburgh; eight grandchildren, Karen Margaret DeRosa of Indian Springs, Ohio, Steven Dwight Lane of Atlanta, Ga., Patrick, Colin and Jessica Mahon of Rhinebeck, and Derek Axel, Kelsey and Lauren Norberg of Middleburgh; two great-grandsons, Samuel and Theodore DeRosa; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Anne and Fred Buck of East Meredith, Esther Lee of Venice, Fla., Alice and Howard Nichols of Bloomville, and Raymond Brown of Cooperstown; several stepbrothers and sisters; and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Eleanor Ikola, who died in 1976, and Frida Brown, who died in 1994; and one brother, Niels Norberg, who died in 1993.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 24, 2002, in St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 74 Main St., Middleburgh, with the Rev. Peter DeBartolo, pastor, officiating. Immediately following the service on Monday, all attending are invited to join Ax's family for a time of food and fellowship at the church.
The committal service and burial will follow in the East Meredith Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 629, Middleburgh, NY 12122.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Joseph G. Kearns
COOPERSTOWN — Joseph G. Kearns, 91, a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, and who also summered in Breezy Point, Queens, died Thursday morning, June 20, 2002, in Cooperstown.
He was born on Oct. 26, 1910, in Brooklyn, a son of Thomas and Kathryn (Knezevich) Kearns.
He married Agnes Kelly on Sept. 30, 1944, at St. Anselm Catholic Church in Brooklyn.
Raised in Brooklyn, Mr. Kearns graduated from high school there and later served his country during World War II.
In 1924, he became associated with the international freight forwarding company of Daniel F. Young, Inc., located in Manhattan. This company was responsible for shipping Michelangelo's "Pieta" from Rome to The Vatican Pavilion at The 1964 World's Fair in New York City. He rapidly rose to the Presidency of the company and retired in 1999, completing a 75-year career with the company.
Mr. Kearns was a member of St. Anselm Catholic Church in Brooklyn, as well as the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher and the Knights of Malta.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Agnes Kearns; a daughter, Kristine A. Kearns and her friend, Ann Walsh; and a daughter-in-law, Marianne Hokke, all of Cooperstown; two grandchildren, Michael Kearns and Marieke Kearns; one brother-in-law, William Kelly of Garden City, Long Island; and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his five brothers and sisters and his two sons, Michael Kearns, who died in 1955, and Stephen Kearns, who died in 1989.
Friends may call at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2002, when Mr. Kearns' family will be in attendance.
Friends may also call at the Joseph P. Clavin Sons Funeral Home, 7722 Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon, from 2 to 4 p.m. on June 23, 2002, when Mr. Kearns' family will be in attendance.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 24, 2002, at St. Anselm Catholic Church in Brooklyn. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 542 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820.
Local funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Maryellen Hartmann
ROXBURY — Maryellen C. Hartmann, 76, of Roxbury, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at Kingston City Hospital, Kingston.
She was born Nov. 28, 1925, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the daughter of Michael Sullivan and Anna Elser.
She married Martin C. Hartmann on May 9, 1944, in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Brooklyn.
She was a licensed practical nurse at Margaretville Memorial Hospital Nursing Home, Margaretville.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Parish, Margaretville and the Roxbury Senior Citizens Club.
Maryellen is survived by her husband, Martin C. Hartmann Sr., Roxbury; one daughter, Maryellen and son-in-law, Stephen Schuman, Roxbury; two sons, Martin C. Jr. and daughter-in-law, Linda Hartmann, Long Island, and Matthew and daughter-in-law, Kathy Hartmann, Conesville; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Henry Sullivan; and one sister, Nora O'Neil.
She was predeceased by one son, Michael, in 1985.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2002, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church, Roxbury, with the Very Rev. Robert H. Purcell, celebrant.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2002, at Miller Funeral Home, Roxbury.
Burial will be in the Roxbury Cemetery, Roxbury.
Arrangements are by the Miller Funeral Home, Main Street, Roxbury.
