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William Butler Guiney Jr., M.D.
COOPERSTOWN — On the afternoon of Thursday, July 7, 2005, William Butler Guiney Jr., M.D., 57, peacefully passed away at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown with his family nearby.
Bill collapsed in cardiac arrest, probably from an electrolyte imbalance, on Saturday, July 2. His healthy body carried him through several crises in the following days. One of the gifts he left his family was his carefully worded living will.
While his father was a pilot for Peruvian Airlines, Bill was born in Lima, Peru, on July 6, 1948.
He grow up in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Day Village, Ohio, graduating from Day High School in 1966. He attended Cornell University and graduated with a B.A. in 1970. He then attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, where he met his future wife, Katharine Wait Lloyd. They married March 15, 1975, and in June of 1975, Bill received his M.D., a few seconds ahead of his wife, by virtue of alphabetical order.
They lived in Rochester as they continued their internships and residencies. Bill specialized in pathology, was chief resident and was certified by the American Board of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.
In 1979, Bill and Kathy moved to Cooperstown, where he took the position of attending pathologist and assistant lab director at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, a position he held until his death. He served for many years as the director of the blood bank and served one term as the vice president of the medical staff at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital. During the past several years, he also served as the laboratory director for Bassett Healthcare Herkimer and Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County; laboratory assistant director for Bassett Healthcare Hamilton; tissue bank director at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital and Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County; and chairman of the Medical Staff By-Laws Committee. For many years he also served the town of Hartwick as health officer. Bill loved the challenge of his responsibilities and the opportunity to perform his work with precision and timeliness.
As an assistant professor of clinical pathology at Columbia Presbyterian College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bill enjoyed teaching at all levels, from high school students through residents and colleagues. He delighted in the chance to work with his son, Evan, last summer through a fellowship with the Bassett Research Institute. The author or co-author of many professional articles, Bill’s colleagues regarded him as an outstanding diagnostician and a gifted teacher.
Bill and Kathy lived with their two sons, Evan and Allan, at their home in rural Cooperstown. He loved spending time with his family. A dedicated father, he enjoyed coaching his sons’ soccer league teams, and was often seen as a timer on the finish line at their track meets and as a chaperone on school outings. He took deep pride in his sons’ many accomplishments as athletes, musicians, students and young adults.
He also enjoyed many outdoor sports, including hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, swimming and hunting with friends, with his father and most recently with his son, Allan. He also enjoyed tending the vegetable garden, while his wife worked on the flowers, and both enjoyed wild flowers and birdsongs.
Bill loved music in many forms. A supernumerary in several early operas, he and his family regularly attended Glimmerglass Opera productions, as well as other local arts performances, including Arby Productions that often included one or both of his sons. In 2004, Bill derived much pleasure from singing with the Voices of Cooperstown.
Bill is survived by his wife, Katharine Lloyd; their two sons, Evan and Allan Lloyd Guiney, all of Cooperstown; his mother, Gertrude Guiney of Mt. Lebanon, Pa.; a favorite aunt, Gin Ford; one brother, Daniel M. Guiney and his wife, Kay, of Irvine, Calif.; one sister, Sharon Slavick and her husband, Frank, of Redmond, Wash.; his sister-in-law, Dell Lloyd Waterhouse and her husband, John, McSweeney of Worcester, Vt.; four aunts and uncles; eight nieces and nephews and numerous cousins.
He was predeceased by his father, William Butler Guiney Sr., who died Aug. 2, 1998.
Bill brought good cheer, a fight heart and an irreverent wit to life. He will be loved and deeply missed by his family, colleagues and friends.
The Office of the Burial of the Dead and Eucharist will be offered at 10 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2005, at Christ Church in Cooperstown with the Rev. Samuel R. Abbott, rector, officiating. Immediately following the service, all attending are invited to join with Bill’s family for a reception in the church Parish House.
Later that afternoon, a private service of committal and burial will take place in the cemetery located on the Guiney family farm in Cooperstown.
There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to Hartwick Emergency Squad, PO Box 208, Hartwick, NY 13337 or Hartwick Volunteer Fire Department Company No. 2 First Responders, 4877 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or Friends of Bassett, 1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or Glimmerglass Opera, PO Box 191, Cooperstown, NY 13326-9984 or the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund, 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Ruth S. Voorhees
SLINGERLANDS — Ruth S. Voorhees of Slingerlands passed away Thursday, July 7, 2005, at Camp Journey’s End, her family’s camp at Arnold Lake in Milford.
Ruth was born in Albany on June 11, 1930, the daughter of the late Earl W. and Marian (Hoffman) Smith and attended Albany High School. She worked as a secretary for the New York State Law Department, the Slingerlands United Methodist Church, the Bethlehem Youth Employment Service and retired as the secretary to the assistant superintendent of instruction for the Bethlehem Central School District. After retirement, she continued her education at HVCC and Russell Sage College.
Her memberships included the Bethlehem Garden Club, the Delmar Progress Club, the Bethlehem Beautification Committee, the D.A.R., the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the Slingerlands United Methodist Church. Ruth enjoyed gardening and her home, loved working with flowers and doing crossword puzzles and was an avid reader. She loved to write and had won several awards for her works.
She is survived by her husband, Henry V. Voorhees; a son, Jeffrey E. (Gail) Voorhees of Glenmont; a daughter, Alison V. (Nicholas) Kurtessis of Delmar; a sister, Marian S. (Albert) Davis of Slingerlands; four grandchildren, James Kurtessis of North Carolina, Katherine R. Kurtessis of Delmar and Robert H. and Katherine A. Voorhees both of Glenmont; a special cousin, Nancy Hoffman of Delmar; many nieces, nephews, cousins; and her beloved dog, Rosie.
Relatives and friends are invited to call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Applebee Funeral Home, 403 Kenwood Ave., Delmar.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Delmar Reformed Church, 386 Delaware Ave., Delmar.
Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery.
Those who wish may send a remembrance in her name to the Bethlehem Garden Club, PO Box 485, Delmar, NY 12054.
Breanna Anderson
STAMFORD — Breanna Anderson, 11, left this earth to dance with angels Thursday, July 7, 2005, after a prolonged illness.
She is survived by her mother and stepfather, George and Teresa Clapper; two sisters, Brandi Anderson and Jazmine Clapper; her grandmother; five aunts; three uncles; and numerous cousins. She will also be greatly missed by her family-care provider, Beth Jackson of Sidney Center.
Calling hours are 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, at the Hall Funeral Home, 40 Main St., Stamford. A funeral service will follow immediately after calling hours, with the Rev. Waylen Bray officiating.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Hall Funeral Home, Stamford, under the direction of William A. Tari.
Ethel Castronover
WEST WINFIELD — Ethel M. Castronover, 76, of West Winfield passed away July 9, 2005, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown.
She was born Jan. 27, 1929, in Oneonta, the daughter of Maurice and Nellie Schermerhorn.
In 1966, Ethel married Dominick L. Castronover.
A lifetime resident of West Winfield, Mrs. Castronover was employed with Cowell Pharmacy for many years and later with the Zoller Insurance Agency.
She was very active in the community and was awarded "Woman of the Year" by the Rotary Club of West Winfield for her outstanding contributions.
"Sis" will be remembered for her great heart, generous ways and loving spirit.
Survivors include her husband, Dominick of West Winfield; her daughter, Donna Dewan of Milford; and son-in-law, Greg Baldinger of Milford.
Calling hours at the Wilcox-Dimbleby Funeral Home, 365 West Main St., West Winfield, are 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, at which time the Rev. Frank Alagna will conduct funeral services.
Elizabeth Hellinger
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Mrs. Elizabeth Ann (Bette) Hellinger, 74, of Columbus, Ohio, died Wednesday night, July 6, 2005, at Ohio State University Hospital.
Born May 26, 1931, in Cooperstown, she was a daughter of Albert and Mary (Viziak) Domion.
She married Alvin W. Hellinger on June 18, 1950, in St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Richfield Springs. Mr. Hellinger died Nov. 3, 1969.
After 31 years of service, she retired from Ohio State University, where she was employed as a fiscal officer.
Bette is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lisa Kit Hellinger Matulich and her husband, Josef P. Matulich, of Worthington, Ohio, and Wendy Jane Hellinger of Louisiana; three grandchildren, Matthew Hellinger and his wife, Jackie, Rachel Wilkins Hollar and her husband, Paul, and Aidan Josef Matulich; and one sister, Mary Jane Domion.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by one granddaughter, Alyssa Kit Hellinger Matulich, who died March 22, 1995, and one brother, Albert Domion Jr., who died Aug. 13, 1946.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2005, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Richfield Springs, with Fr. Terence Healy, sacramental minister, presiding. The Rite of Committal and burial will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Richfield Springs.
There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to The Easter Seal Society of Central Ohio, 565 Children’s Drive West, PO Box 7166, Columbus, OH 43205.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Helen E. Buck
RICHFIELD SPRINGS — Helen E. Buck, 77, of Canadarago Street passed away peacefully Sunday morning, July 10, 2005, in Mohawk Valley Nursing Home, Ilion.
Helen was born Aug. 1, 1927, in Mineola, a daughter of the late Paul and Elise Hyde Vossberg.
She was raised and educated in Westbury, and on Aug. 20, 1949, she married Eugene R. Buck in Westbury, a loving and blessed union of 45 years until his passing in 1995. They moved to Richfield Springs in 1988.
Surviving are three sons, David of Cooperstown, Paul of Groton and John of Unadilla; four grandchildren, Deric, Travis, Christopher and Shelly; one sister, Edith Smith of Westbury; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Ethel Vossberg.
Funeral services for Helen will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 West James St., Richfield Springs, with the Rev. Lyman Johnson officiating. Interment to follow in Lakeview Cemetery.
The family will be present in the funeral home to receive relatives and friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorial donations in Helen’s memory may be made to the Church of Christ Uniting or the American Cancer Society. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Jeanette Crandall
MOUNT UPTON — Jeanette Crandall, 64, of Mount Upton passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 9, 2005, at home.
She was born March 16, 1941, daughter of the late Will and Emma (Oldell) Hall in Delhi.
Jeanette married Elbert Crandall on April 27, 1963, in Gilbertsville. He predeceased her Nov. 11, 1995.
She is survived by four sons; nine daughters; several grandchildren; a brother; and nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St.
Graveside services will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Mount Upton at a later date.
Arrangements are by C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.
John Goodyear
CHERRY VALLEY — (Aug. 23, 1938-July 6, 2005.) Mr. John "Jack" Goodyear passed away July 6, 2005, at his residence in Cherry Valley after a long battle against heart disease.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Goodyear, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Goodyear of Springfield Center and Mr. and Mrs. John Owsley of New Haven, Conn.
Jack had lived in Cherry Valley since 1996, and most recently before that, in Norwalk, Conn., and Watch Hill, R.I.
A graduate of Yale, Jack had lived all over the world as a child.
Over the years, he had published one newspaper (Seaside Topics, in Watch Hill) and had written a regular column for another. He called it "from the Chervillian," a name he coined for residents of Cherry Valley, and its appearance in The Freeman’s Journal attracted a large and devoted readership in Otsego County. Earlier, he had been in the travel business.
He taught a course in writing at SUNY Cobleskill. He became an authority on the history of the Iroquois in the Mohawk Valley.
To everything he did, Jack brought a sharp eye and an even sharper wit, intelligent and wide-ranging curiosity, a gift for writing born of the pleasure he took in sharing his passions with others, the ability to take things in stride, a bouyant and infectious enthusiasm, an unquenchable sense of humor, engaging charm and a flair that was unmistakably his. These qualities never deserted him, even in his last illness, and accounted for his unusually wide and diverse circle of close friends.
He had seven godchildren. He is survived by a large family, including his wife, the former Jane McGovern; two brothers, Dick of Lyme, Conn., and Sam of Mobile, Ala.; and a cousin, Bradley Goodyear Smith of Springfield Center.
A private remembrance service is planned.
Contributions in Jack’s memory may be made to Cherry Valley Children’s Center, PO Box 66, Cherry Valley, NY 13320.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley.
Walter Saltys
RICHFIELD SPRINGS — A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph’s Cemetery for Walter Saltys, 83, who died March 10, 2005.
Walter is survived by his four daughters, Eleanor and Michael Peplinski Sr., Ann and Jeffrey Pierson of Herkimer, Jean Seamon of Richfield Springs, and Carol and Rodney Brown Sr. of Mohawk; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the Masonic Home or the American Heart Association.
Funeral arrangements are with J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, Richfield Springs.
Edna M. Smith
JORDANVILLE — A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Jordanville Federated Church for Edna M. Smith, 92, who died June 29, 2005.
One sister, Edith Louise Butler of Oneonta; a brother, Donald Yule of Ocala, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews survive her.
Memorial donations may be made to the Jordanville Public Library or the Jordanville Federated Church. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Funeral arrangements are with J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, Richfield Springs.
