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James F. Feik
FORESTPORT — James Fredrick Feik, 67, of Forestport, and formerly of Cooperstown, died Friday afternoon, Aug. 9, 2002, at the Betsy Ross Nursing Home in Rome.
Jim was born on Aug. 4, 1935, in Carbondale, Pa., a son of Leo Fredrick and Grace Catherine (Hilson) Feik.
He was previously married to Joan Foland.
Raised in Richfield Springs, Jim was a graduate of the Richfield Springs High School.
He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1954, and proudly served his country during the Korean War and in peacetime, until his honorable discharge in 1961.
Jim and his family lived in Syracuse and later moved to Cooperstown in the late 1960s. An entrepreneur, he was involved with many businesses, including owning and operating Mobile Home Wholesalers in Richfield Springs. From the mid-1970s until his retirement, Jim was employed as a caretaker at the Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown.
For the past 10 years, he had resided in Forestport.
Jim was a member of the Clark F. Simmons American Legion Post No. 579 in Cooperstown, as well as American Legion posts in Remsen and Boonville. He was also a member of the Elks Club in Boonville.
Jim is survived by his children, Bradford Feik and his wife, Yvette, Jeffrey Feik and his wife, Kimberly, and Kimberly Potts and her husband, James E. Potts Jr., all of Cooperstown, his mother, Mrs. Grace Feik of Boonville; and four grandchildren, Jamie L. and Timothy J. Feik, Alicea R. Potts and Scott J. Feik.
A graveside funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002, in the Fly Creek Valley Cemetery, with the Rev. Lin R. Quinlan, co-pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, officiating. Military honors will be accorded by members of the Cooperstown Veterans Club.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to the Clark F. Simmons American Legion Post No. 579 Baseball Team, 60 Main St., Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Virginia H. Place
LAURENS — Virginia H. Place, 72, of Laurens died Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at the A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta.
She was born Aug. 10, 1929, in Laurens, the daughter of Clayton and Ella Harrington.
She married Gerald A. Place on Sept. 12, 1948. Mr. Place predeceased her on May 22, 2002.
A lifelong area resident, Virginia worked as a bookkeeper for the Grand Union Co. in Oneonta.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Loretta Place of Laurens; her sister, Agnes Sullivan of Cooperstown; her brother and sister-in-law, Nelson and Marion Harrington of Otego; two grandsons, Mark Place of Laurens, currently attending the State University at Albany, and Sgt. Craig Place of the U.S. Army base at Ft. Leonardwood, Mo.; nieces and nephews, Douglas and Carolyn Rose of Oneonta, Rena Rose of Laurens, Dottie and Bob Linger of Oneonta, Thomas and Sue Harrington of Herkimer, Kathy Harrington of Unadilla, Dave and Mary Southern of Otego, Bob and Mary Southern of Oneonta, Wayne Sullivan and his wife of Cooperstown, and Dale Sullivan of Cooperstown.
Virginia was predeceased by a grandson, Thomas Place in 2000; and a sister, Kay (Lila) Southern in 2001.
A graveside memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, at the Laurens Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Taylor, pastor of the St. Andrews Episcopal Church in New Berlin, officiating.
There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Catskill Area Hospice, 542 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820 in loving memory of Virginia H. Place.
Funeral arrangements are by Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.
George A. Purcell
DELHI — George A. Purcell, 71, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002, at Countryside Care Center in Delhi.
He was born June 30, 1931, in Hamden, son of Bryan C. Purcell and Hazel Campbell.
George was a veteran of the Korean War serving from May 22, 1952 to May 21, 1954.
Self-employed at Purcell Hardware in Hancock from 1950 to 1988, he also worked as a home health aide from 1990 to 1996 for LARC of Sidney Inc.
A resident of Countryside Care Center since Jan. 7, 1998, he is survived by cousins.
Funeral services for George A. Purcell will be at 2:30 p.m. today, Aug. 12, 2002, at the Hynes Funeral Home in Margaretville with the Rev. S. Hayden Walsh officiating.
Calling hours are from 1:30 p.m. until service time today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Margaretville Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Hynes Funeral Home of Margaretville.
Warren Hyzer
FRANKLIN — A committal service for Warren Hyzer, 75, formerly of Franklin, and most recently of Alpharetta, Ga., will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, in the Ouleout Valley Cemetery in Franklin with the Rev. Kenneth Baldwin officiating.
Arrangements are with the Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home, Franklin.
Neal J. MacCreery
ONEONTA — Neal Joseph MacCreery, 60, of Oneonta died Sunday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2002, at home with his wife and son by his side, following a long battle with prostate cancer.
He was born Aug. 19, 1941, in Philadelphia, son of Joseph and Sophia (Pawluk) MacCreery.
He attended and graduated from the Herkimer schools and in 1980 returned to Herkimer to become elementary principal and special education director of the school he attended as a child.
Neal and his family moved to the Oneonta area in 1989, where he became a professor of teacher education at the State University College at Oneonta. He loved the Oneonta area and teaching college fulfilled his lifelong dream. He earned his master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Rochester and spent many years early in his career in the Rochester area as a teacher, school administrator and special education director.
He was the recipient of the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from Phi Delta Kappa in 1993 and was listed in Who's Who in American Education in 1995.
He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the International Reading Association, New York State Association for Teacher Educators and the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities.
He is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Wren) MacCreery, who he married Dec. 23, 1977; and his son, Joshua Neal MacCreery; along with several nieces and nephews.
In spite of his professional accomplishments, he took the greatest pride in his family and especially his son. His happiest days were as Josh's little league coach, the long talks they shared, and just spending time being a dad.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, from St. Mary's Church in Oneonta. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002, at the Lewis-Hurley Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta.
Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Emmons.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Neal's memory to the Louis Busch Hager Cancer Center, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or the Lance Armstrong Cycle of Hope Foundation, P.O. Box 13026, Austin, Texas, 78711-9873.
Arrangements are by the Lewis-Hurley Funeral Home, Oneonta.
Jean W. White
WELLSVILLE — Jean W. White, 82, of Manor Hills, Wellsville, passed away Sunday, Aug. 11, 2002, at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville.
She was born Dec. 27, 1919, in Gilbertsville, the daughter of Samuel Woodland and Pamelia Whittemore.
She married Linn Robert White on July 18, 1943, in Gilbertsville. He predeceased her on Aug. 20, 1998.
Jean had been a resident of Wellsville since 1998 and had formerly resided with her son at 3477 Riverside Drive.
She was a 1937 graduate of Gilbertsville Central School. She owned and operated the Bob White Shop in Cooperstown Junction, retiring in 1987.
She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Wellsville and the Maryland Baptist Church in Maryland.
She is survived by two sons, Dennis (JoAnne) White of Scio, and Roger (Nancy) White of Langley, Wash.; one daughter, Linda (Alton) VanCleef of Cooperstown; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a sister, Laura Trask, in 1975.
Friends are invited to call from 7 to 9 p.m. only, on Tuesday at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc., 34 W. State St. in Wellsville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, at the funeral home, with the Rev. William Jones, officiating.
Burial will be in Gilbertsville Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Home Care & Hospice or the First Congregation Church; for addresses call the funeral home at (716) 593-3430.
A memorial service in Maryland will be planned for a later date.
Chester Gavett Thorington
STAMFORD — Chester Gavett Thorington, 95, died Thursday, July 25, 2002, at Robinson Terrace, Stamford, after a long period of failing health.
Chet, two brothers and four sisters were all born in Spring Brook, town of Colchester, Delaware County.
His sisters, Margaret Tyler, Mary Tuttle and Ann Sonneborn La Jeunesse, predeceased him.
Surviving are sister La Etta Theuman Monsees and brothers John and Gerald.
He married Martha Castle on July 7, 1930. She predeceased him on May 30, 1961.
They had six children. Chet Jr., Virginia Mandato and grandson David Thorington predeceased him.
Surviving are Myrtle Amy, Joan Marie Oakley, John Howard and Roger.
On June 10, 1965, Chet and Rolla Kasanof Faoro were married. She and children Peter Faoro and Leigh Faoro St. Germain survive.
Chet graduated from Delhi Ag and Tech, Class of 1927, and after a variety of jobs during the Depression, he bought Mountain Top Farm in Grand Gorge in 1943.
Always progressive and forward-looking, he saw his farm grow from one horse and plow to a fully automatic, modern 400-acre dairy farm.
Ever interested in his community, he was repeatedly chairman of the local Board of Education, master of Delaware Valley Grange No. 1565, and active in Eastern Artificial Breeders Association, PTA and the Grand Gorge United Methodist Church, serving on most of the boards at one time or another.
The sign outside of Chet's room at Robinson Terrace read "Chairman of The Board."
Chet was a robust, generous and loving man. He loved to square dance and was an ardent hunter. He was extremely brave and uncomplaining through many physical and emotional trials, including his blindness for almost the last 10 years. He never gave up.
He will be greatly missed by his wife, children, 11 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren — all of whom were loved by their Poppy.
A celebration of the life of Chet Thorington was held at the Grand Gorge United Methodist Church on July 27, 2002, and his ashes were interred, in part, at Fairlawn Cemetery, Prattsville, and at his request, some of the ashes were strewn over Lookout Rock, on Mountain Top Farm.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Hall Funeral Home, Stamford, under the direction of William A. Tari.
Betty R. Spencer
LEEDS — Betty R. Spencer, 74, of the town of Leeds died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2002, at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson after a brief illness.
Betty was born Feb. 4, 1928, in East Herkimer, the daughter of the late Gary and Clara (Rennie) Rumrill.
Betty was a housewife and mother of four boys.
She participated in several community organizations throughout her life.
Betty was predeceased by her husband of 35 years, Ernest Spencer, in 1985.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Herbert K. (Marilyn B.), John P. (Jacqueline B.), James S. (Bonnie W.), and E. Richard. She is also survived by six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Friends may call at the Fredendall Funeral Home, 199 Main St., Altamont from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday.
A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at the Roseboom Cemetery, Roseboom.
Theodore McDowell
TREADWELL — Theodore "Ted" Andrews McDowell, 94, of Treadwell died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, at his home after a brief illness.
He was born in the small town of Medina, Ohio, on Feb. 1, 1908, at the home of his parents Blake McDowell and Florence Andrews McDowell.
He was the youngest of three — his elder sisters named Elizabeth and Helen.
As a small child he spent time in Texas due to his father's poor health but returned to Medina for school. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1930 and returned to Ohio to work in the Central National Bank of Cleveland.
One year later, after his father's death, he returned to Medina to work as a teller at the Old Phoenix Bank.
Ted married Alverta "Toody" Munson on Jan. 30, 1932. Their marriage was the culmination of an "on-again, off-again" romance that began in the sixth grade, and lasted for 61 years until her death on Dec. 15, 1993.
Ted was a commissioned officer in the Army. He chose to join after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and was stationed in the southwest as well as in Korea, serving in the military government at the end of the war. He was discharged as a Captain in September of 1946.
He then returned to the Old Phoenix Bank and later retired as president in 1973. He and Toody chose to move to East Meredith to be near his daughter and her family in 1980.
Ted is survived by his daughter, Mary "Muffy" McDowell; and his two grandchildren, Jen and Ted Hogan, both currently living in Virginia.
Ted, "Bumpy" as his grandchildren call him, was the truest of gentlemen, to the very end. Warm, kind, giving, honest, compassionate, independent and most of all modest are words that only begin to describe him.
He delivered food for "Meals on Wheels" into his 90s and had volunteered for an adult literacy program after moving to New York. Ted was cherished by the many people who considered themselves lucky to know him and will be greatly missed.
Memorial services for family and friends will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2002, at his home, 6738 County Route 14, Treadwell, NY 13846.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, 20 Elm St., Delhi, NY 13753, or the Treadwell Emergency Squad.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Delhi.
Anne Cannon
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mrs. Anne Sibley Cannon, 90, passed away Monday, Aug. 12, 2002, in Williamstown, Mass.
Mrs. Cannon was born Feb. 16, 1912, in New York City, the daughter of Harper and Georgiana (Farr) Sibley of Rochester.
A graduate of Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Conn., she went on to study singing at the Sorbonne and the Eastman School of Music.
In 1934, while attending the Robin Hood Ball, given by Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Clark, in Cooperstown, N.Y., she met her husband, Henry Brevoort Cannon.
The couple raised their three children in Concord, N.H., where Mr. Cannon taught history at St. Paul's School.
During the second World War, he served as a member of the Office of Strategic Services, and the family relocated to Washington, D.C. After the war, Mr. Cannon entered the priesthood and served as Episcopalian Chaplain at Princeton University.
Mrs. Cannon served on the Boards of the International YMCA and American McCall, a relief organization for French Huguenots. She mounted a series of exhibitions by distinguished artists for the benefit of Morristown, N.J. Neighborhood House.
After retirement, the couple divided their time between their family home, Glensfoot, in Cherry Valley, N.Y., and Williamstown, Mass.
Mrs. Cannon is survived by her daughters, Julia Wertenbaker of Cherry Valley, N.Y. and Urling Kingery of Franktown, Colo.; and her son, Henry B. Cannon of Scottsboro, Ala.; and six grandchildren, Caleb Wertenbaker, Brevy Cannon, Liam Wertenbaker, Anne Kingery, John Cannon and Kate Kingery.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, in Grace Church, Cherry Valley, N.Y.
A memorial service will be held in Williamstown, Mass., at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2002, at Sweetwood, 1611 Cold Spring Road.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley, N.Y.
