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JOSEPH GIGLIO

MONTICELLO - Joseph Giglio of Monticello and Bay Ridge, a gourmet chef, died Tuesday, May 2, 2000 at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. He was 49.

Son of the late John and Marie Sabatino Giglio, he was born August 12, 1950 in Brooklyn.

Survivors include three brothers, John of Binghamton, Louis of Seminole, FL and James of Rock Hill; a sister, Roseann Walter of Barrington, RI; nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Joseph's Church in Wurtsboro. The Rev. Robert Porpora officiated. Cremation took place in Cedar Hill Crematory in Middle Hope.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Sullivan County, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550, or to the American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons St., PO Box 7E, East Syracuse, NY 13057.

ALBINA HUTTER

HAWLEY - Albina Kraker Hutter of Hawley, a former seamstress, died Friday, April 28, 2000 at Wayne Woodlands Manor in Waymart, PA. She was 95.

Daughter of the late Andrew and Agnes Kraker, she was born in Pittsburgh. She was the widow of Anton Hutter.

Survivors include a son, Walter of Lauda, Germany; nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass was held at Queen of Peace R.C. Church in Hawley. The Rev. William B. Healey, pastor, officiated. Burial was at Queen of Peace Cemetery in Hawley.

EVELYN E. JOHNSON

HAWLEY - Evelyn E. Greene Johnson of Hawley, a housewife, died Friday, April 28, 2000 at home in Blooming Grove, PA. She was 88.

Daughter of the late Florian and Edith Siddle Greene, she was born in Williamsport. She was the widow of Samuel L. Johnson.

She was a member of the Blooming Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Jane Hoch Miller of Hawley; three grandsons, a granddaughter and nine great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were held at Blooming Grove Baptist Church. Pastor Douglas Rhine officiated.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mercy Hospice, 736 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, PA 18501, or the Hoch Family for Scholarship Funds at Wallenpaupack Area High School.

ELWOOD RUSSELL KNAPP

HONESDALE - Elwood Russell Knapp of Honesdale, a 41-year employee of Camp Towanda as caretaker and maintenance supervisor and a lifelong area resident, died Saturday, April 29, 2000 at home. He was 62.

Son of Ethel Brown Knapp and the late Russell Knapp, he was born in Honesdale. He was the widower of Theresa Seidler Knapp.

He had worked for the American Rope Factory in Honesdale and for S.J. Bailey and Sons Inc.

Survivors include two sisters, Betty M. Smith of Honesdale and Doris LaBar of Wyalusing, PA; two brothers, Robert of Unadilla and Peter of Honesdale; nieces and nephews.

Services were held at the Arthur A. Bryant Funeral Home in Honesdale. The Rev. Paul McCauley, associate pastor of the Central United Methodist Church of Honesdale, officiated. Burial was in Bolkcom Cemetery in Rileyville, PA.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Center Society, Wayne County Unit, 627 Main St., Honesdale, or to a charity of one's choice.

EFROSYNVA KOMAR

ELDRED - Efrosynva Komar of Eldred, a retired seamstress, died Friday, May 5, 2000 in Orange County Residential Health Care Facility in Goshen. She was 89.

Daughter of the late Peter and Tatiana Koleda, she was born June 9, 1910 in Novogroder, Belarus. She was the widow of Alexander Komar.

She attended St. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Glen Spey.

Survivors include three daughters, Tamara Palylyk and husband Stefan, Nadia Kotlarow and husband Valentin, all of Eldred, and Terry Christodoulous and husband Nicholas of Rego Park, Queens; four grandchildren, Alexander Kotlarow, Jaroslaw Palylyk and wife Alexandra, Julie Mulherin and husband Danny and Eva Christodoulous; five great-grandchildren, Roman, Tatiana and Stefan Palylyk and Shawna and Ryan Mulverin.

A Liturgy Mass was celebrated at St. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Glen Spey. The V. Rev. Nestor Kowal officiated. Burial was in the Glen Spey Cemetery in Glen Spey.

PALMER LARSEN

ROWLAND - Palmer Larsen of Rowland, PA, a florist, formerly of Brooklyn, and a five-year area resident, died Wednesday, May 3, 2000 in Honesdale. He was 57.

Son of the late Leonard Gerhard Larsen and Agnes Kristiansen Larsen, he was born in Brooklyn.

He was a member of 59th Street Lutheran Church in Brooklyn and was past president and life member of the Sons of Norway in Brooklyn.

Survivors include a sister-in-law, Nancy Larsen MacDougall of Warwick; nieces and nephews; an aunt and cousins.

Graveside services were held at Rowland Cemetery in Rowland. The Rev. Elwood E. Mather, interim pastor of Bethel Lutheran Church, officiated.

ANTHONY R. MEALIE

ROSCOE - Anthony R. Mealie of Roscoe, a retired employee of IT&T in New York City and a longtime area resident, died Monday, May 1, 2000 at the Seelig Division of Community General Hospital in Harris. He was 80.

Son of the late Joseph and Pauline Fucci Mealie, he was born December 14, 1919 in Cadosia.

He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II; a former member of the Italian-American Club of Sullivan County; a communicant of the Gate of Heaven Church in Roscoe and as a youth served as an altar boy at St. Aloysius Church in Livingston Manor.

He was a former employee of Arma Corp. in Long Island.

Survivors include a daughter, Cathleen Ann of Florida; a sister, Dolores Quick of Roscoe; a brother, Cosmas Patrick of Roscoe; nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at the Gate of Heaven Church in Roscoe. The Rev. Alfred Croke officiated. Burial was in St. Aloysius Cemetery in Livingston Manor.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Aloysius Church, Livingston Manor, NY 12758, or to the R&R Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Roscoe, NY 12776.

MARGARET NIESSEN

COCHECTON CENTER - Margaret Niessen of Cochecton Center, a housewife and a 68-year area resident, died Sunday, May 7, 2000 at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center in Honesdale. She was 92.

Daughter of Bernard and Barbara Schmoll Keuter, she was born January 31, 1908 in Eschweiler, Germany. She was the widow of Frank Niessen.

She was a member of Our Lady of the Lake R.C. Church and its Rosary Society of Lake Huntington; Catholic Daughters of the Americas, the Sunshine Club and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.

Survivors include two daughters, Maria Meyer of Cochecton Center and Mildred Meyer of Cochecton Center; a son, Fred of Pleasant Valley; two sisters, Maria Thielen of Eschweiler, Germany and Ann Wickel of Aldenhoven, Germany; a brother, Peter Keuter of Augsburg, Germany; a brother-in-law, Msgr. Dr. Bernhard of Buenos Aires, Argentina; 11 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Joussen.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at Our Lady of the Lake R.C. Church in Lake Huntington. The Rev. Thomas Jones officiated. Burial was in St. Francis Cemetery in Narrowsburg.

Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of the Lake Church or the Cochecton Ambulance, both of Lake Huntington, NY 12752.

EUGENE J. O'NEILL

ELDRED - Eugene J. O'Neill of Eldred, a retired dynamite blaster for the Sullivan County Dept. of Public Works in Barryville and a lifelong area resident, died Thursday, May 4, 2000 in Community General Hospital in Harris. He was 90.

Son of Eugene O'Neill and Daisy O'Neill, he was born September 9, 1909 in Pond Eddy. He was the widower of Helen Clouse O'Neill.

He was a member of the Sullivan County Cooperative Extension.

Survivors include a daughter, Mary O'Neill Adamek and husband Walter of Barryville; a sister, Anna Brennan of Pond Eddy; two brothers, Francis of Hobe Sound, FL and Charles of Hudson, FL; and a grandson, Terry Schlitter of Winchester, VA.

Services were held at the Gray-Rasmussen Funeral Home in Barryville. The Rev. Evan Greco officiated. Burial was in St. Anthony's Cemetery in Eldred.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Eldred American Legion Ambulance, Eldred, NY 12732.

PATRICIA A. SARDINELLI

HAWLEY - Patricia Ann Maguire Sardinelli of Hawley, formerly of Staten Island and a 25-year area resident, died Wednesday, May 3, 2000 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. She was 60.

Daughter of the late Thomas Maguire and Margaret Metzendorf Maguire, she was born in Staten Island.

She was a member of Queen of Peace R.C. Church in Hawley.

Survivors include three sons, Louis of Hawley, Frank of Staten Island and Thomas of Toms River, NJ; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

A Mass of the Resurrection was offered at Queen of Peace R.C. Church in Hawley. The Rev. William B. Healey, pastor, officiated. Cremation took place at Northern Bradford Crematory in Sayre.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Marian Community Hospital in Carbondale.

SARAH SCHWARTZ

LIVINGSTON MANOR - Sarah Schwartz of Livingston Manor, the retired co-owner of Schwartz Meat and Grocery in Livingston Manor where she was bookkeeper and cashier for over 50 years, and a 75-year area resident, died Friday, April 28, 2000 at the Seelig Division of Community General Hospital in Harris. She was 84.

Daughter of the late Abe and Rebecca Sabesin Boland, she was born June 18, 1915 in Montreal, Canada. She was the widow of Hym Schwartz.

She was a member of the Livingston Manor Senior Citizens, Temple Agudas Achim and the Ladies Aid Society of the Temple, all in Livingston Manor.

Survivors include three daughters, Joan Ressler of Tucson, AZ and Donna Bills and Hope Schwartz, both of Livingston Manor; a sister, Sophie Jacobs of the State of Florida; a brother, Myer Boland of New Jersey; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Services were held at the Herbert C. Bryant Funeral Home in Livingston Manor. Rabbi Irwin Tanenbaum officiated. Burial was in Agudas Achim Cemetery in Livingston Manor.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Livingston Manor Volunteer Ambulance Corps, PO Box 1, or to Temple Agudas Achim, PO Box 714, Rock Avenue, both at Livingston Manor, NY 12758.

DUANE J. THEALL

COHOES - Duane James Theall of Cohoes, PA, a retired stone mason, formerly of Hawley and Honesdale, died Thursday, May 4, 2000 at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, PA. He was 82.

Son of the late Frank Theall and Ruth Smith Theall Stiles, he was born in Hawley.

He was a member of Cole Memorial Baptist Church in Hawley.

Survivors include his wife, Marie Theall of Cohoes; two daughters, Georgia A. Gawe of Ballston Lake and Nancy L. Baker of Port Crane; three granddaughters, Carrie Newhart of Atlanta, GA, Rebecca Rowe of Honesdale and JoAnna Peck of Waymart; three grandsons, David Gawe. Jr. of Whitefish, MT, Todd Baker and Derek Baker, both of Port Crane; seven great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Services were held at Teeters' East Chapel in Hawley. The Rev. Daniel Baker, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Port Crane, officiated. Cremation took place at Fairview Memorial Park in Elmhurst.

Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Capital District Chapter, 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206-2083.

DORIS THORNE

CALLICOON - Doris Thorne of Callicoon, a retired bus driver for the Sullivan County Office for the Aging and a longtime area resident, died Tuesday, May 2, 2000 at the Grover M. Hermann Division of Community General Hospital in Callicoon. She was 60.

Daughter of the late William H. II and Eva M. Gerry Tesseyman, she was born July 4, 1939 in Long Island.

Survivors include her husband, Albert Thorne, at home; two daughters, Penny Lynch of Greenville and Deborah Everly of Fort Smith, AR; a sister, Linda Scott of Oceanside; two brothers, William Tesseyman III of Glen Spey and Edward Tesseyman of East Rockaway; five grandchildren, Dustin, Drew and Tyler Lynch and Kevin and Elise Everly; an uncle, Edward Tesseyman of High Falls; nieces and nephews.

Services were held at the Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home in Callicoon. The Rev. Jon Speed officiated. Burial was in the Callicoon Cemetery in Callicoon.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace Baptist Church, Callicoon, NY 12723.

HILDA M. WOODRUFF

LIVINGSTON MANOR - Hilda M. Woodruff of Livingston Manor, a homemaker and lifelong area resident, died Sunday, February 6, 2000 at the Seelig Division of Community General Hospital in Harris. She was 88.

Graveside services and burial were held at the Lew Beach Cemetery. Pastor Dorothy Smith officiated.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Livingston Manor Ambulance Corps, Livingston Manor, NY 12758.

 
 
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