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history of a community. These people were the local populace at a particular
time. The people buried here knew each other, were neighbors, relatives
and school mates. They attended church together and engaged in "trade"
or business.
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BROWN
Frederick H. Age 61, of Van Etten, died Sunday, January 15, 2006, at
his home. He was born on August 19, 1944 in Freeport, Long Island, NY.
He worked at Cornell University until he became disabled. Fred is survived
by his mother, Eleanor O. Brown, Van Etten; three brothers, Roger W. (Cheryl)
Brown, Jr., Van Etten, Charles G. (Bernice) Brown, Spencer, Carl J. (Lorraine)
Brown, Sebastian, FL; sister, Cora Marie (Joseph) Amentler, Chemung; sister-in-law,
Kathy Brown, Sebastian, FL; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased
by his father, Roger W. Brown, Sr.; and brother, Daniel H. Brown. There
will be no calling hours nor funeral service. Inurnment will be in Canfield
Memorial Cemetery, Van Etten, NY. Arrangements are with the Allen-Manzer
Funeral Home in Spencer.
BROWN
Roger Warren, Sr. Age 76, Van Etten, passed away Tuesday, October 2,
2001 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. Roger was a disabled World
War II veteran. He was a life member of both the Ithaca VFW Post #961 and
the Candor American Legion Post #907. Roger is survived by his wife, Eleanor
Oakley Brown; 5 sons and daughter and their spouses: Roger W. (Cheryl)
Brown, Jr., and Frederick H. Brown, both of Van Etten; Charles G. (Berniece)
Brown, Spencer; Daniel H. (Kathy) Brown and Carl J. (Lorraine) Brown, both
of Sebastian, FL; Cora Marie (Joseph) Amentler, Chemung; 14 grandchildren,
several great grandchildren, a great great grandchild; sister, Botty (Don)
Gee, Delhi; 2 brothers: David (Rosalee) Brown, Florida, and Gordon (Pat)
Brown, Plattsburg. There will be no calling hours. A graveside memorial
service will be held Saturday, October 6, 2001 at Canfield Memorial Cemetery,
Van Etten, NY at 10:00 AM. A reception will follow at the Van Etten VFW
Post #8139. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to: VFW Post #961,
423 W. State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850, to the American Legion Post #907,
90 Spencer Road, Candor, NY 13743 or to the VFW Post #8139, PO Box 9, Van
Etten, NY 14889. Allen-Manzer Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
JANKOWSKI - Peter P. Jankowski, age 63 of Van Etten, NY, January 19, 1981 at the Tioga Nursing Home, Waverly, NY. Friends may call at the Arnold Funeral Home, Clark Av., Van Etten, NY Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday 9:30 a.m. at St. Pius X Church, Main St., Van Etten with Fr. Robert J. Downs officiating. Interment Canfield Memorial Cemetery, Van Etten, NY. In lieu of flowers family request donations may be made to either Van Etten Volunteer Fire Co., or Spencer Emergency Squad in his memory. Survived by sons, Robert of Ithaca, NY, Peter Jr. of Van Etten, NY; daughter, Patricia Luoma of Van Etten, Mary Lou Riker and Theresa McDaniels, both of Spencer, NY; brother, Steven Jankowski of Elmira; sisters, Helen Walkowiak, Rosalie Telech, Cecelia Resavage and Agnes Jankowski, all of Elmira; several aunts, uncles and cousins and seven grandchildren. He was a well-known musician and former printer-publisher of the Spencer Needle and Chemung Valley Reporter for many years. Star Gazette [Elmira, NY] 20 January 1981
MACK, Miss Elizabeth Ann (Betty) 17, of 121 Main St., Van Etten, died Monday morning, Nov. 22, 1971 at Sloan – Kettering Institute at New York City Memorial Hospital in Manhattan following a lingering illness. Born in Patterson, N.J., Aug. 12, 1954, the daughter of William and Marian Small Mack, she had resided in Van Etten since she was two weeks old having moved there with her parents, her father being the shop teacher at Spencer-Van Etten school until she was taken ill. Betty attended Spencer-Van Etten school until she was taken ill. She was an avid horsewoman having owned seven horses. She had won many awards and ribbons in horseback riding and had taken lessons in English riding at Cornell University. Surviving besides her parents are a brother, William Mack III; her paternal grandmother, Mrs. William Mack, Sr., of Port Chester, N.Y.; her maternal grandfather, Herbert Small of White Stone, N.Y. Funeral services will be held at the Arnold Funeral Home in Van Etten Wednesday at 1 p.m. Rev. Edward Linebaugh of Miracle Ranch, Spring Creek, Pa. and Rev. Robert Johnson, pastor of the Community United Methodist Church, Van Etten will officiate. Burial will be in Canfield Memorial Cemetery, Van Etten. There will be no calling hours.
MALLEN William John
Age 59, Van Etten, died Saturday, January 26, 2008, at St. Joseph's
Hospital, Elmira, NY. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, on February 5, 1948.
Bill worked since 1982 as superintendent of construction for OGS of Syracuse,
NY. Bill was a loving husband of Bonnie Donahue Mallen. He was a loving
father to Chris (Paige) Mallen, Baldwinsville, and Joann Mallen (Matt)
Fuller, Liverpool. He is also survived by grandchildren, William Mallen,
Christian and Claudia Fuller; father, William L. Mallen, Morresville, NC;
mother, Dorothy Ryan Jouanneau, Van Etten; brothers, Bobby and Jeff Mallen,
Spencer. He was predeceased by his brother, Howard Mallen. A Memorial Service
will be Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at Allen-Manzer Funeral
Home in Spencer. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. before the service.
Inurnment will be in Canfield Memorial Cemetery, Van Etten, NY. In lieu
of flowers, memorials may be directed to Erin Fire Department, Route 223,
Erin, NY 14838. Published in the Star-Gazette on 1/28/2008.
NIEMI
Jared B. Age 16, Van Etten, died Monday, August 20, 2001 in an automobile
accident in the town of Spencer. He was born in Sayre, PA on February 18,
1985. Jared is survived by his father, Jack Niemi, Van Etten; his mother
and her husband: Darla J. and Francis Robinson, Waverly; brother, Joshua
Niemi, USMC, Ft. Leonardwood, MO; sister, Kristi Niemi, Van Etten; maternal
grandmother, Ella Crockett, Waverly; great grandmother, Hazel Fields, Freeville;
great grandparents: Glenn and Esther Houghtalen, Lockwood; aunts and uncles:
Marilyn Sundquist, Oswego; Ida Medel, Germany; Loretta Maxson, Barton;
Boyd Niemi, Norwich; Vincent Leonard, South Corning; many cousins; close
friend, Diane Hays, Trumansburg; godmother, Barbara Bensley, Waverly. Jared
was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, James Crockett; 2 uncles:
James and Glenn Crockett; and fraternal grandparents: Arvo and Janie Niemi.
Jared was a member of the Faith Bible Chapel in Spencer and involved with
Awana. He was very active in the Spencer-Van Etten High School being a
member of the Senior Band, Wrestling, and Football. Jared was an avid computer
buff. Calling hours will be Thursday, August 23rd from 2 to 4 PM and 7
to 9 PM at the Allen-Manzer Funeral Home in Spencer. The funeral service
will be Friday, August 24th at 11 AM at Faith Bible Chapel, 72 West Tioga
Street (route 34) in Spencer with Rev. Clarence Windnagle and Rev. Edwin
Reichman officiating. Interment will be in Canfield Memorial Cemetery,
Van Etten, NY. Contributions in Jared's memory may be directed to Spencer-Van
Etten Booster Club, P.O. Box 307, Spencer, NY 14883.
PETERSON James A.
93, Van Etten, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at Robert Packer Hospital,
Sayre, PA. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey, July 17, 1914, the son
of the late Edward and Anna (Rousset) Peterson. He was predeceased by his
brothers and sisters. James is survived by his wife, Sophie (Prokopczyk)
Peterson; three daughters and son, Judith (Stanley) Mazur, Middletown,
NY, James (Marilyn) Peterson, Plymouth, MA, Jane (Marvin) Zepkowski, Monroe,
NC, Irene (Joseph) St. Angelo, Van Etten; grandchildren, Joseph St. Angelo,
Michael (Kelly) St. Angelo, Heather (Christopher) Galloway, Kim (Robert)
McManus, Melissa (Kevin) Eppelson, Eric Peterson; great-grandchildren,
Anthony St. Angelo, Alysha St. Angelo, Kalee Eppelson, Kendall Eppelson,
Jack Galloway, Ella Galloway, Kate McManus; nieces and nephews. Friends
may call on Saturday, October 20, 2007, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
Allen-Manzer Funeral Home, Spencer, NY. The Funeral Mass will be at 1:00
p.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Van Etten with Rev. William A. Moorby
officiating. Interment is in Canfield Memorial Cemetery, Van Etten, NY.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to American Heart Association,
P.O. Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220.
POST Anthony Franklin Age 20, formerly of Van Etten, NY, died at his home in Montrose, MI on March 28, 2006. Anthony was born in Elmira on May 19, 1985. He is survived by his parents, Wayne and Renee Post, Van Etten; sisters and brothers, Jenna (Aaron) Wallace, Andrea English, David English, Linni, Che, all of Van Etten; three brothers, Steven and Sonny Roberts and James Elliott; daughter, Hannah Post and her mother Erin Provost, Montrose, MI; grandmother, Beverly Crosby, Van Etten; aunts and uncle, Jo and Brenda Crosby, Van Etten and Paulett Buckley, Sayre, PA; and several cousins. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 1, 2006 at 2 p.m. with Pastor Jeffrey Romig officiating at Allen-Manzer Funeral Home in Spencer, NY. Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. before the service. Interment will be in Canfield Memorial Cemetery, Van Etten, NY.
RUMSEY Rev. David P. 69 of Van Etten, NY, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 28, 2001. He was born in the Town of Barton, NY the son of the late Ernest and Evelyn Hook Rumsey on February 9, 1932. He married Karen Warrington Rumsey, who survived him, in 1969. He is also survived by his sister, Virginia Jensen of Hector and many nieces and nephews. He was an ordained minister with the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Bakers Mills, NY for the past 43 years. He pastored the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Warrensburg from October 1974 to December 1982. He worked many years as a custodian in the Warrensburg School and at several dining halls at Cornell University. David and Karen moved to his hometown of Van Etten in July of 1988. David was a reader and collector of stamps and antiques. There are many, many friends that will dearly miss this intelligent man. Funeral service will be on Sunday, September 30th from the Allen-Manzer Funeral Home in Spencer at 3 PM. Calling hours will be from 2 to 3 PM before the service. Interment will be in Canfield Memorial Cemetery, Van Etten, NY. In lieu of flowers memorial may be directed to: Pentecostal Holiness Association, C/O Rev. Ronald Allen, 676 Goodman Road, Johnsburg, NY 12843.
RUMSEY Edward L. Age 88 of Horseheads, NY passed away on Monday September 25, 2006. He was born in Van Etten, NY on April 5, 1918. Mr. Rumsey loved his family and cherished the times spent with them especially with his dog Rocky. He is survived by his son & daughter-in-law: Franklin & Annette Garrison of Horseheads, NY; daughters: Michele Ellis, Carol Garrison, and Sarah Williams; grandchildren: Jobby Garrison, Jason and Hope Garrison, Charlie and Kim Garrison, Weston Campbell, and Katrina Campbell; eleven great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to call at Lynch Funeral Home 318 West Broad Street Horseheads, NY on Thursday September 28, 2006 from 1-2 PM. Mr. Rumsey's Funeral Services will be held at the conclusion of calling hours. Interment in Canfield Cemetery in Van Etten, NY.
SALMELA Veikko D., Sr.
Age 36, of Van Etten, died Tuesday, August 28, 2007. He was born in
Waverly, NY, August 13, 1971. He is survived by his wife, Katrina (Cornett)
Salmela; two sons, Veikko D. Salmela, Jr. and Vincent Salmela; parents,
Donald and Donna (Lindblad) Salmela, all of Van Etten; two sisters, Dawn
(Tracy) Updyke, Spencer, Deanna (Richard) Ellis, Ithaca; nieces and nephews,
Zachary and Elizabeth Updyke, Kyle and Katie Ellis; uncles, aunts, cousins;
close friends, Christina Richards and children. A memorial service will
be held Saturday, September 1, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. at the Van Etten Community
United Methodist Church with Rev. Darlene Fish officiating. Friends may
call from 1 to 2 p.m. before the service. Inurnment will be in Canfield
Memorial Cemetery, Van Etten, NY. Arrangements are with Allen-Manzer Funeral
Home in Spencer, NY. Published in the Star-Gazette on 8/30/2007.
In Loving Memory of SALTUS, Earl
Of Van Etten, NY, On August 26, 1918, Joseph and Alva Saltus were blessed
with a son, Earl Raymond Saltus. After almost 90 years, on June 12, 2008,
at home surrounded by loved ones, Earl left this earth to be with our Lord.
While here, his passion for learning and appreciation for life was apparent
in all that he did. Many of us that knew him had no idea of his many talents.
Starting as a boy, it began as he sat alongside his mother making quilts.
This instilled in him the knowledge of quality handcrafted items. He went
on to use this knowledge in woodworking, boat making, engraving, jewelry
making, taxidermy work, and oil painting. He worked for Bradley Farms until
his graduation from South Side High in 1937, and then went to Sodus Point,
NY, and found work at Jackson Perkins Rose Gardens. These jobs prompted
him to later build and run a greenhouse of his own. Returning to Elmira,
Earl married (1940) Beatrice Russell and had two children, Jayne and Ronnie.
He worked for Remington Rand (1939-1961) with a three-year interruption
for WWII. From 1943-1946, Earl was in the Army and worked in Air Intelligent
in Washington, DC, in the Pentagon. There he did research and wrote manuals
on captured Japanese aircraft. He also received a pilots license in 1951.
In 1957, Earl married Dorothy Strong/Flood (deceased 1996), and she had
two children, Sandra and Maylon Flood. They bought a farm, moved to Van
Etten, NY, built a house, and he began a career in barbering. He worked
from 1966-1980 at Cornell University. Earl liked traveling and new adventures,
so he learned to scuba dive, went treasure hunting, panned for gold, and
enjoyed photography, hunting and fishing. He went to the Horseheads Post
Office, becoming a rural carrier (1972-1985). To him, retirement was just
more time to pursue new things, and that is just what he did. Earl and
his new bride, Mildred Kirton purchased a place in Hobe Sound, FL, to winter
when they married in 1997. This was the place Earl always referred to as
Paradise! Earl is survived by his loving wife, Mildred Saltus, Van Etten,
NY/Hobe Sound, FL; children, Jayne (Martin) Bernhardt, Clifton, NJ, and
Ronald (Kaye) Saltus, Cross Plains, TX; stepchildren, Sandra (Tom) Holleran,
Las Vegas, NV, Maylon Flood, Newfield, NY, Roger Kirton, Elmira, NY, Kristine
Grosso, Fayettville, NY, and James (Nancy) Kirton, Bowling Green, KY; grandchildren,
Randy (Carolyn) Bernhardt, Gary (Jennie) Bernhardt, Mary Heller, Art (Kim)
Saltus, Andy (Christi) Saltus, Jessica Milford, Jaclyn and JoAnna Grosso,
Ashley, Amanda and Brett Kirton; many great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild;
sisters, Eileen (Al) Jennings, Pine City, NY, Lucille Sayles, Pine City,
NY; brother, Donald Saltus, Elmira, NY; many nieces and nephews. Many thanks
to Earl's loving caregivers and Southern Tier Hospice. Calling hours will
be Sunday, June 13, 2008, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Allen-Manzer Funeral Home,
Spencer, NY. Funeral at 3:00 p.m. with committal following at Canfield
Cemetery, Van Etten, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to Southern
Tier Hospice. Published in the Star-Gazette on 6/14/2008.
TOMPKINS Benjamin T.
Age 88, of Van Etten, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at Robert Packer
Hospital, Sayre, PA. He was born in Southport, NC, on October 3, 1919,
the son of the late Otto William Tompkins and Leola Peadrick. He was predeceased
by his wife, Minnie Alice (Neuls) Tompkins. He is survived by two sons,
Thomas (Barbara) Tompkins, Lancaster, PA, and Robert Tompkins, Van Etten;
three daughters, Dorothy Witt, Mary (James) Walker; and Ruth Reis-Palatiere,
all of Orlando, FL; 11 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Ben served with the Merchant Marines in World War II. He retired from Odessa-Montour
Central School maintenance department. Funeral services will be Sunday,
March 9, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at Allen-Manzer Funeral Home in Spencer. Friends
may call from 1 to 3 p.m. before the service. Interment will be in Canfield
Memorial Cemetery, Van Etten, NY. Published in the Star-Gazette on
3/5/2008.
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