Obituaries

Harriet Lasky

Harriet Lasky

Nov 3, 2014

Harriet Lasky, 91, died in Skokie, Illinois on November 3, 2014. She was born April 18, 1923 in Binghamton and graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1941. Harriet worked for several years at American Photographic Corporation. She enjoyed photography, painting with oil, theatre, drama and journalism. Harriet made her home in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, IL since the...

Doreen (Barber)  Almy Lee

Doreen (Barber) Almy Lee

Nov 2, 2014

Doreen Barber Almy Lee died on November 2 at Elizabeth Church Manor in Binghamton at age 90. She was predeceased by her husband Robert E. Almy to whom she was married for over 50 years.  She was predeceased by a son, Christopher, her mother, Hilda Fell Barber, and her father, Charles Barber. She is survived by her husband and great...

Frederick Lofstrom

Frederick Lofstrom

Oct 31, 2014

Frederick Loftstrom, 90,formerly of Binghamton passed away Friday, He is survived by his sister, Phyllis McGavin and his nieces and nephews, Deborah McGavin and Millie Montgomery, Baldwinsville, Janice and Jan Yuricek, Endicott, Phillip and Rose McGavin, Rolesville, North Carolina, Sharon and Mark Vitanza, Conklin and Marcia and Stephen Valenti, Binghamton. Funeral services will be held 9:00 am, Thursday, November 6,2014...

Mary Macumber

Mary Macumber

Oct 29, 2014

Mary Macumber, 27, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Mary loved everyone and was a friend to many. She was predeceased by her father, Harold Macumber. Mary is survived by her mother, Margaret Headley, Binghamton, siblings, Ann Benitez, Binghamton and Charles Headley, Johnson City; nephew, Angelo Benitez; niece, Alyssa Alsalman, her boyfriend, Daniel Mead, Binghamton and a large extended family....

Ulnese Thelusma

Ulnese Thelusma

Oct 29, 2014

Ulnese Thelusma, 70, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014. She was a Christian woman who loved her church and devoted her life to God. Ulnese is survived by her children; Rose Louis, Johnson City, Rose Jecrois, Brooklyn, Stevens Rock Numa and Marie Chatale Numa, Binghamton, Suze Numa, Katia Numa and James Numa, all of Caracas, Venezuela, Marie Numa, Job Numa,...

Derek D. Prindle

Derek D. Prindle

Oct 27, 2014

Our beloved son and brother, Derek Dylan Prindle, 26, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 27, 2014. Affectionately named "Didid" by his sister, Derek was a peaceful, gentle man who was always willing to lend a hand. He was shy but always stood up for what he believed. He had a smile that lit up the room. Derek has made his...

June (Nodine)  Boutelle

June (Nodine) Boutelle

Oct 26, 2014

JUNE NODINE BOUTELLE JUNE NODINE BOUTELLE, 91, OF ENDICOTT FELL ASLEEP IN THE LORD ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 26 AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS. SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND, EDWARD W BOUTELLE JR AND SISTER JANET QUINTANA. JUNE WAS A MEMBER OF THE PARK TERRICE METHODIST CHURCH IN APALACHIN, NY WHERE SHE SERVED AS A GREETER, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER AND SECRETARY.  ...

Freda Rosenberg

Freda Rosenberg

Oct 24, 2014

Mrs. Freda Rosenberg, who was nearly 100 years old and a resident of Elizabeth Church Manor in Binghamton, died on Thursday, October 24 of congestive heart failure. She was the widow of Leon Rosenberg, a former Comptroller of the City of Binghamton. The Rosenbergs owned the variety store Lee's on the East Side for many years in the 1950's and...

Patricia (Huebner)  Smith Huebner Cate

Patricia (Huebner) Smith Huebner Cate

Oct 18, 2014

CATE Patricia "Pat" Smith Huebner Cate, of Washington, D.C., died Saturday, October 18, 2014, at The Washington Home. Pat was born on February 20, 1929, in Bethlehem, PA to the late Elizabeth Davidge Smith Huebner and James Mosser Kistler Huebner.  She graduated from the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, PA and Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill, MA. Pat dedicated...

Charles J. Hess

Charles J. Hess

Oct 16, 2014

Our beloved husband and father and pappy, Charles J. Hess, 64, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, October 16, 2014. Charlie often led with his sense of humor and always wanted only the best for his family. He was predeceased by his mother, Doris Hess. Charlie is survived by his wife of 41 years, Judith Hess, his children; Schelley...

Evelyn L. Smith

Evelyn L. Smith

Oct 16, 2014

Evelyn L. Smith, 90, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2014. Evelyn is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, JoAnn and Bob Race, Mount Dora, Fla., cherished granddaughters and spouses, Becky and Dean Short and Robin and Jim Grabowski and great grandchildren, Austin Gantz, Lindsey Gantz, Tristan Grabowski, Parker Grabowski and Camryn Grabowski. She leaves behind sister, Betty Scalzo, Great Bend,...

Bettie Jean Compton

Bettie Jean Compton

Oct 13, 2014

Our amazing mother, Bettie Jean Compton entered the gates of heaven on her 52nd birthday, October 13, 2014. She was welcomed by her brothers, Joseph Carson Kirkland, Herbert Lee Kirkland and David Douglas Gardner and predeceased by her father, David Kirkland. Bettie will be sadly missed by her daughter, Melinda Sue (Gerald Prince) Dattilo and son, Terence Richard Compton, her...

Janet B. (Benjamin)  Bronson

Janet B. (Benjamin) Bronson

Oct 12, 2014

Bronson, Janet Rochester NY, previously Binghamton and Brooklyn NY: Died peacefully October 12, 2014 at age 89. Predeceased by her husband Leo in 2011. Survived by her children Barbara Bronson (Chris Carlson), Arthur Bronson (Cathy Wettlaufer), Karen Bronson Clark (Rick Clark) and grandson Jacob Carlson. Services and interment private. Contributions may be made in Janet's name to: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer...

Thornton W. Whipple

Thornton W. Whipple

Oct 8, 2014

Thornton W. Whipple (6/14/1913 - 10/8/2014). He is survived by three sons, William of Philadelphia, Robert of Rochester, and Frederick of Fullerton CA, and three grandchildren, Christopher Whipple of San Francisco, Priscilla Belluccio of Rochester, and Julianna Whipple of Fullerton CA. Ted graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1931, and from Union College in Schenectady, NY with a Bachelor...

Linda L. Nichols Montgomery

Linda L. Nichols Montgomery

Oct 5, 2014

Linda L. Nichols Montgomery, 59, passed away peacefully Sunday morning with her loving family by her side. Linda loved to do many things, but to her the most important thing was being close to family and sharing family oriented activities. Words cannot express how much she will be missed. She was predeceased by her parents, Zeb Nichols and Frances Faye,...

Victor Fanjul

Victor Fanjul

Oct 4, 2014

Victor A. Fanjul, 85, was reunited with his Lord in Heaven, October 4, 2014. He will be remembered for his having a kind word for everyone. You were always made to feel like the most important person in the room. Victor is survived by his wife, Adela, son and daughter-in-law, Victor Fanjul and Stephanie Crawford, daughter and son-in-law, Susan and...

Isabelle Levene

Isabelle Levene

Oct 3, 2014

Isabelle S. Levene, longtime Binghamton resident, died Friday in Atlanta, where she had been living for the past three years. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 7, at 10:30 at Parsons Funeral Home in Binghamton. Her family and faith were the pillars of her life. She took great pride in her children and grandchildren, and became a great-grandmother...

Rosemarie Sarantapoulos

Rosemarie Sarantapoulos

Sep 27, 2014

Rosemarie Sarantapoulos, 74, our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away unexpectedly September 27, 2014 at home. She was predeceased by her mother Ruth E. Capp and her ex husband and friend George Sarantapoulos. Rosemarie is survived by her sisters; Ruth Ann Morgan and Barbara and Rich Maxwell, her Uncle Fred and Judy DeMann and her children; Jean and...

Richard Harder

Richard Harder

Sep 26, 2014

The Southside just lost a classic. Everybody knew his name. Richard "Dick" Harder, also affectionately known as Uncle Dickie, 87, lost his 2 1/2 year battle with stage IV cancer on Friday, September 26, 2014, at his home. He fought the good fight and was very pleased that his oncologist always called him "Iron Man". He was surrounded by his...

Chana Woodruff

Chana Woodruff

Sep 24, 2014

Chana (Harriett) Balin Woodruff Age 93 born July 30, 1921 and passed away peacefully on Sept. 24, 2014.   Preceded in death by her husband Emery Woodruff, parents Herman and Bess Balin, and sister Beverly Kaufman. Survived by sister Florence Balin-Morano.  She will be missed by her children Lynda Beard, Sheila Smithgall and her husband Robert, BeaKae Woodruff, and Jeffrey Woodruff...