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Smith, Priscilla Bronson - Priscilla Bronson Smith, 91, died on March 5, 1999 at The Highlands at Pittsford. Mrs. Smith was born to Edwin W. and Gertrude Matthews Bronson, June 14, 1907, in Albion. She was a 1930 graduate of Wells College. She was active in Girl Scouts and the Red Cross Blood Donor Program. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Park Presbyterian Church in Newark, a charter member of the Holly Twig, ViaHealth of Wayne-Newark Hospital, the Travelers Club of Newark and honorary member of the Katherine Hopkins Art Reading Club in Geneva. She taught mathematics for two years and, while living in Geneva, worked at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in the library. She was married
to Kendrick J. Smith for 65 years, before his passing on Sept. 27, 1997. Interment in Mt. Albion cemetery. Mrs. Smith is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Priscilla "Bonnie" (Stewart) Maurer of South Carolina and Ann (Frederick) Hovey of Michigan; grandchildren, Andy Maurer, Rick Hovey and Liza Hovey; and many friends.
Dishaw, Frederick J. - Frederick J. Dishaw, 62, of Buffalo Rd., Newark, died March 8, 1999 at his home. Fred was born June 16, 1936, in Massena, the son of the late Leon and Vivian Moody Dishaw. He was an auto mechanic in the area for 30 years. He had lived in the area since 1963 and served in the US Army in Germany from 1954-56, and in the US Army Reserves for eight years. He is survived by his wife, Iris; two daughters, Lori Dishaw of Sodus and Kimberlie Dishaw of Palmyra; four sons, Frederick L. (Jackie) of Newark, James (Patricia) of Palmyra, Terry (Judy) of Newark, and Brian (Becky) of Waterloo; 15 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sally (Gerald) VanLare of Brasher Falls and Kay (Franklin) Eldridge of Massena; two brothers, Daniel (Jackie) of Helena and Leland (Audrey) of Massena; his mother, Margaret Dishaw of Helena; nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Lawrence Dishaw.
Freeland, Isabelle E. - Isabelle E. Freeland, 88, of Palmyra, died March 9, 1999. Interment at Macedon cemetery. She is survived by her children: Betty (Roger) Morrison, Beverly (Leon) Case, Harold (Laurie) Freeland, and Carol (Ed) Bastian; foster son, Lloyd (Karen) Merkley; 26 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; sister Marian Malinowski. Isabelle was predeceased by her husband Clarence, grandson Randy Freeland, and sister Florence Allen.
Cheney, Ralph B. - Ralph B. Cheney, 67, of Marion, died March 9, 1999. He was a Korean Veteran and retired from General Railway Signal. Ralph was a member of the Palmyra American Legion, James R. Hickey Post #120. He is survived by his sister, Agnes Jenney of Marion; nephews, Ralph, Bert Jr. Cheney; a niece, Virginia (Gregory) Brown of Rochester.
VanHorn, Arlene - Arlene VanHorn, 86, of Palmyra and Blossom View Nursing Home, died March 9, 1999. Before living at Blossom View, she was a resident at the Joanne Lawliss Family Care Home for eight years. Interment in Marion cemetery. She is survived by dear friends, Joanne (Clarence) Lawliss, Barry (Lisa) Lawliss and family, Laurie Lawliss and family, Julie (Dennis) Flynn and family, Marnia Rinn, Eva Danzi, Marie Jerge and Ruth Weinerth.
Franks, Glenna F. - Glenna F. Franks, 77, formerly of Newark, died March 13, 1999 at the Wayne County Nursing Home. Glenna was born in Newark on Aug. 13, 1921, to Albert and Margaret Ameele DeFisher. She retired in 1969 from Garlock Company of Palmyra and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Newark. Interment in Fairville cemetery. She is survived by one son, Roy (Susan) of Rochester; a sister, Florence (Lawrence) DeClark of Newark; a grandson, Karl of South Carolina; nieces and nephews.
Appleman, Stanley L. - Stanley L. Appleman, 87, of Clifton Springs, died March 11, 1999. Interment in Marion cemetery. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mable Haak Appleman; daughter, Carol Ann Appleman of East Rochester; son, Larry (Sally) Appleman of Rochester; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Hotel, Lena - Lena Hotel, 82, of Marion, died March 15, 1999. She was a member of the Palmyra Moose, the Women's Auxiliary of the Marion Fire Dept., United Church of Marion, and Marion Senior Citizens. Interment in Marion cemetery. Lena is survived by three daughters: Angie (Robert) Kniest Sr. of Port Gibson; Alice (Paul) Clarcq of Wolcott; Arlene Smith of Palmyra; son, Loran (Naomi) Hotel, Sr.; 15 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, David.
Davis, Marjorie - Marjorie Taylor Davis, 72, of Woodhill Apartments, died Sunday, March 14, at her home. Interment be in the Riverview cemetery. Mrs. Davis was born March 27, 1926, in Clifton Springs, the daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Jones Taylor. She was a graduate of Brockport State Teachers College and, at one time, was an elementary school teacher in Newark and Long Island. Most recently, she was a substitute teacher in the Newark School District. Marjorie was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and a senior on the Board of Directors of the Newark Historical Society. She was an avid reader and had served on the Board of Directors of the Newark Public Library. Marjorie enjoyed golf and was a member of the Newark County Club. She is survived by a daughter, Jane (Louis) Perlaky of Sagamore Hills, OH; two sons, Craig (Jennifer) Davis of Oakland, CA and Christopher Davis of Newark; four grandchildren, Louis, Emma Jane, Griffin and Skye; sister, Doris Ives of East Amherst, NY; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Gordon Taylor in 1998.
Burcroff, Donald L. - Donald L. Burcroff, 77, died Monday, March 15, 1999 at the Wayne County Nursing Home. Donald was born Nov. 12, 1921, in Wolcott, the son of Jay and Lulu Waite Burcroff. He was a supervisor at the Newark Developmental Center, retiring in 1984. Donald had served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Ila (Puls) Burcroff; daughter, Beth Allen of Rochester; son, Roger (Mischelle) Burcroff of Clearwater, FL; three grandchildren, Jay Allen, and Angelo and Kimberly Klamecki; three great-granddaughters, Meghan, Alessandra and Neve; two brothers, Larry Burcroff of Scipio Center and Raymond Burcroff of Wolcott; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Violia Keukelaar.
Smith, Earl M. - Earl M. Smith, 85, of Newark died February 15, 1999.
Garcia, Juan R. - Juan R. Garcia, 43, of North Main Street, Newark, died Tuesday, March 16, 1999 at Newark Hospital/Via Health of Wayne. Juan was born Aug. 17, 1955, in Maunabo, Puerto Rico, the son of Carmello and Ana Amaro Garcia. He worked for seven years for IEC in Newark and was a Newark resident for 21 years. Interment in Maunabo, Puerto Rico. He is survived by a sister, Elba (Miguel) Rodriguez of Yabocca, Puerto Rico; and his beloved companion of 15 years, Shirley Sears of Newark.
Crellin, Doris E. - Doris E. Crellin, 90, of VanDusen St., Newark, died March 17, 1999 at home. She was born October 20, 1908. She was a retired school teacher, a member of Park Presbyterian Church, and an avid bridge player. Interment in Macedon Center cemetery. She is survived by a nephew, Bruce Cox, Valley Forge, PA.
Hannan, Raymond - Raymond G. Hannan, 73, died March 24, 1999 at home on Highland Avenue, Newark. He is survived by Rita, his wife of 52 years; a daughter, Eileen (Bohdan) Ersteniuk of Newark; four sons, Raymond (Lois) and David, M.D. (friend Pam Tobin), both of Newark, Kenneth (Pam) of Clifton Park, and Thomas, of Denver, Colorado; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two daughters, Roberta Lee and Mary, two brothers and a sister. Ray Hannan was born March 18, 1926, in Rochester, the son of Thomas and Margaret McCubrey Hannan. After 40 years, he retired in 1986 from Chase Manhattan Bank in Rochester, where he was Senior Vice President. At one time, he had been a branch manager for the former Lincoln Rochester Bank in Newark. Hannan was a graduate of Rutgers Graduate School of Banking. He had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the North Atlantic. Ray was a communicant of St. Michael's Church, where he was the parish business manager. He had been a trustee for the Village of Newark from 1965 to 1971. He had served on the board of directors of the Newark-Wayne Community Hospital. He was a past President of both the Newark Country Club and of the Newark Chamber of Commerce. Hannan was a member of the Newark Elks Lodge, August Mauer Post American Legion, Newark Lions Club and the Rochester Rotary Club. Interment in Holy Sepulchre cemetery, Rochester.
Eligh, Alice - Alice Eligh, 93, of Newark, died Tuesday, March 23, 1999 at ViaHealth of Wayne, Newark. Her husband Alex Eligh died on March 1, 1999. Mrs. Eligh was born the daughter of Charles and Carolina Barr Burke on September 9, 1905, in Ontario, Canada. She was married
to Alexander Eligh on September 4, 1926. Interment at White Haven Memorial Park, Perinton. She is survived by her sister, Emily Castledine, of Ontario, Canada; sister-in-law Eula Burke of Ontario, Canada; nephews William (Susan) Eligh of Homer, NY, Jack (Nancy) Eligh of Macedon, and Willard (Mary Ellen) Burke Jr. of Ontario; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews in the United States and Canada.
Walters, Mary Alice - Mary Alice Walters, 77, of South Main St., died March 17, 1999 at her home. Mary was born Oct. 27, 1921, in Newark the daughter of Frederick and Helen Downey DeCann. Interment in Newark cemetery. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Diane) Deppen of Newark; son-in-law, George Reiss; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four sisters, Ethel Gale, Fran DeCann and Eleanor Vermeulen, all of Newark, and Ruth Collier of Wolcott; two brothers, Alan DeCann of Florida and Bob DeCann of Newark; and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Melanchton in 1987; and daughter, Carol Reiss in 1998.
Davis, Alison C. - Alison C. Davis, 43, formerly of Rice St., Lyons, died March 18, 1999 at Via Health in Newark. Alison was born Nov. 23, 1955, in Newark, New Jersey, had worked for IEC and Seneca Foods in Newark, NY. She had lived in Lyons for 20 years. Interment in South Lyons cemetery. She is survived by daughter, Christa Davis of Clyde; four sons, William Jr. of Lyons, and Ephraim, Andrew and Emmanuel of Clyde; and granddaughter, Trinity Van Houte of Clyde. She was predeceased by her husband, William in June 1996.
Marsh, Mary S. - Mary S. Marsh, 94, of Newark, died March 19, 1999 at the Wayne County Nursing Home. Mrs. Marsh was born March 17, 1905 in Buffalo, the daughter of Karl and Ada Coster Schantz. She was a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts and was president of the class of 1926. She had taught at the Newark Developmental Center for many years, retiring in 1975. Mary was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church. She had been a volunteer with the Wayne County Chapter, American Red Cross and a member of the Sodus Bay Historical Society and the American Assoc. of University Women. Interment in Newark cemetery. She is survived by daughter, Jane (Norman) Ainslie of Schenectady; two sons, Ellicott R. (Christine) Marsh of Endicott and David L. (Louise) Marsh of Gloucester, MA; four grandchildren, two great grandchildren; two sisters, Elizabeth "Betty" (Raymond) DePauw of Newark and Wilhelmina Inskeep of Englewood, FL; and dear friend Ella DeCracker of Newark. She was predeceased by her husband Elliott Marsh in 1975, brothers John Schantz and Karl Schantz, Jr.
Sadler, Edith M. - Edith M. Sadler, 88, formerly of Spa Apartments, Clifton Springs, died March 19, 1999 at Blossom View Nursing Home, Sodus. Edith was born Feb. 16, 1911, in Macedon Center. She had lived in Shortsville prior to moving into the Spa Apartments in 1976. Mrs. Sadler was retired from Mobil Chemical in Macedon and was a member of the Clifton Springs Methodist Church. Interment in Whitney cemetery, Seneca Castle. Edith is survived by three sons, Herbert (Charlene) Sadler of Layton, Utah, Alvin (Margaret) Sadler of Lyons, and James (Gail) Sadler of Newark; eight grandchildren; and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Sadler.
DeVries, Gordon J. - Gordon J. DeVries, 60, of 1401 Overlook Drive, Alliance, Ohio, died March 19, 1999 following a two-week illness. Mr. DeVries, son of William and Jennie DeVries, was born in Canandaigua on February 21, 1939. He was married
for 40 years to Susan (Sudduth) DeVries. He graduated from Watertown High School in 1957 and from the Rochester Business College with an associate's degree. Mr. DeVries spent his entire business career in plastic packaging and for the last 20 years was president of DeVries Packaging, Inc., which he founded in Alliance. Mr. DeVries was preceded in death by an older brother and his parents. He leaves his wife, Susan, and three daughters all in Ohio: Judy Lynn Serra, Janet Lee Scholidon and Jill Lyda DeVries; four grandchildren; brothers, Donald of Brewster (NY) and William of Macedon. Additional surviving family members include Sirkku Berg of Finland and Patrik Farm of Sweden.
Nevelizer, Albert J. - Albert J. Nevelizer, 69, of Marion died March 23, 1999. Albert was a Korean War veteran and a retired shovel operator for C.J. Nevelezer Excavating Co. He was a member of the American Legion Post 1430. Interment in Marion cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Diehl Nevelizer; daughter Helen (Kevin) Gregg of Georgetown, KY; son, Robert (Sherry) Nevelizer of Marion; grandsons, Thomas Nevelizer of Palmyra and Nicholas Gregg of Georgetown; brother, Jesse (Gloria) Nevelezer of Williamson; five sisters, Naomi Jackson of Moselle, MS, Ethel (Bruce) Stone of Walworth, Ruth (George) Cook of Tully, Esther (Jim) Deys of Palmyra, and Bertha (John) Ross of Myrtle Beach.
