Obituaries
Issue 26 — Thursday, February 2, 2012
HONESDALE — Regina A. Boullon, age 89, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center in Honesdale.
Mrs. Boullon was born October 20, 1922 in New York City, NY and was the daughter of the late Rupert A. and Maude (Tinkler) Nunes.
She was employed by the Federal Government and was a member of B.V.M. Queen of Peace RC Church.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Maria & Paul McKiernan of Hawley, PA; two grandchildren, Teresa and Brian; five great grandchildren and one brother: Cecil A. Provost of Queens, NY.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Cremation will be at Lake Region Crematory in Lake Ariel.
HAWLEY — John William Kammerer, age 87, of Hidden Lake Estates, Hawley and formerly of St. Mary’s Villa in Elmhurst, PA; South Carolina; New York City and Rockland County, NY, died Friday, January 27, 2012 at Lackawanna Rehab Center in Olyphant.
Mr. Kammerer was born April 11, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY and was the son of the late William and Louise (Hirselberger) Kammerer.
He served in the Navy during World War II and was a typewriter repairman for Olivetti Co. and was a member of Our Lady of the Sea RC Church in South Carolina and St. Mary’s Villa in Elmhurst, PA.
He is survived by two daughters: JoAnne Bardsley of Hawley, PA, Janet Cos of New Windsor, NY and two sons: Robert Kammerer of Rochester, MN, Thomas Kammerer of Albany, NY; eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Cremation will be at Lake Region Crematory in Lake Ariel.
GLEN SPEY, N.Y. — Ms. Deborah Lee Kelton of Glen Spey, NY, died Monday, Jan. 23 at Westchester Medical Center with her family by her side. She was 29.
She was born November 8, 1982 in Stony Brook, NY the daughter of the late Henry L. and Priscilla Darch White.
Surviving are: her loving mother Priscilla White at home; two uncles: Ed Darch and his wife Kim of Yulan, NY, Al Thorne of Callicoon, NY; five cousins: Ed Darch Jr. of Glen Spey, NY, Joy Rootkowski of Center Moriches, NY, Jeff and Michael Darch of Yulan, NY, and Ann Stephens and her husband Timothy of Yulan, NY and their children Jasmine, Jordan and Jayden; and also her loving cocker spaniel Ebony at home.
Funeral services were held on Friday, Jan. 27 at Gray-Parker Funeral Home.
Burial will be at Callicoon Cemetery, Callicoon, NY.
Funeral arrangements are by the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis. For additional information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family please visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com.
PORT JERVIS — June A. Livingston, age 80, of Port Jervis, beloved wife, entered into God’s hands on Wednesday Jan. 25 at St. Joseph’s Place, Port Jervis. She was born on June 20, 1931 in Port Jervis, the daughter of the late Emery and Beatrice Gilbert Price.
June was a retired Cafeteria Aide for the Port Jervis School System. She was a member of St. Mary’s R.C. Church, Port Jervis, a member of the Catholic Daughters, Court Madonna #114, Port Jervis and a Life Member and Past President of the Ladies Auxiliary, Tri-State Naval Post #7241, and a member of the National and Port Jervis A.A.R.P. She was a member of the Port Jervis Forty-Niners and a Den Leader’s Coach for 39 years with the Port Jervis Cub Scouts.
June married Vincent E. Livingston, Sr., on Dec. 4, 1949, who survives at home. She is also survived by her three sons, Vincent Livingston, Jr. and his wife Rose Anne of Tyler Hill, Penna., David Livingston of Port Jervis, and Denis Livingston and his wife Patricia of Port Jervis, seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, her sister Shirley Reiff of Port Jervis and several nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by her brother, Emery Price.
The Tri-State Naval Ship, Ladies Auxiliary conducted services on Sunday, Jan. 29. Prayers were offered Monday Jan. 30, at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary’s R.C. Church, Port Jervis. Interment will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Port Jervis. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 2216-7023 or to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Tribute Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. For information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmoody.com.
WESTBROOKVILLE, N.Y. — Mrs. Dorothy Reynolds of Westbrookville died Wednesday, Jan. 25 at home. She was 92.
She was born June 28, 1919 in Perry, NY the daughter of the late Fred and the late Bertha Hallows Sears. She grew up on Long Island and moved to Westbrookville permanently in 1995.
Dorothy was married for 44 years to Ernest Reynolds prior to his death on January 6, 1987.
She was a member of the Babylon United Methodist Church on Long Island, NY.
A family statement read: “Mom was very loving and caring, totally devoted to her family. She was happiest when she was in her garden with her flowers and pets. She will be greatly missed by all of us.”
Surviving are sons: Fred Reynolds of Forestburgh, NY; William Reynolds of Rochester, NY; daughters: Barbara Stasiuk of Westbrookville, and Elizabeth Reynolds of N. Babylon, NY.; seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sister Alice and her brother Leonard.
Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 27 at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis.
Burial will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park & Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY.
Memorial donations can be given to the Westbrookville Fire Dept., PO Box 263, Westbrookville, NY 12785.
Funeral arrangements are by the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771 845.856.5191. For additional information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com.
MILFORD — On Feb. 25 between 4 and 6 p.m., The Artery Fine Art and Fine Craft Gallery at 210 Broad Street in Milford will host a Book Launch Party for local newspaper columnist, Elizabeth Geitz, promoting her highly acclaimed book, I Am That Child: Changing Hearts and Changing the World. The book chronicles Geitz’s odyssey to a Cameroonian home for children orphaned by Africa’s growing AIDS pandemic.
Featuring a heartfelt blend of both humorous and gut wrenching stories, Geitz’s book takes readers inside a world seldom experienced by Westerners - a world of polygamy, rampant gender discrimination, and the criminalization of homosexuality. At the heart of it all are the loving children left behind, children who never give up and whose faith in the midst of this hardship can be a beacon for us all.
Join Elizabeth Geitz and Sister Jane Mankaa, the unforgettable Cameroonian woman who founded the Good Shepherd Home for Children, for an “African Afternoon” that will stay with you long after the festivities are over.
Book profits from the event will be divided between Safe Haven of Pike County and the Good Shepherd Home for Children, Cameroon. I Am That Child is published by Morehouse Publishing of New York, Harrisburg and Denver and can be purchased for $18. The first twenty-five buyers will receive a free beaded necklace made especially for book supporters by the children. All books will be autographed by the author especially for you.
Elizabeth Geitz is an award-winning author of six books including Soul Satisfaction and Gender and the Nicene Creed. Her books have been hailed by people as diverse as John Berendt, Desmond Tutu, and Helen Prejean. She is the Priest Associate of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Milford, PA and lives in Shohola with her husband, Michael. Visit the special I Am That Child page on her website at www.elizabethgeitz.com.
Safe Haven is a 501 (C)(3) organization dedicated to non-violence and individual dignity providing support services and shelter for victims of abuse in Pike County. Good Shepherd Home for Children, Cameroon, West Africa is a 501 (C)(3) organization providing food, shelter, clothing, school fees and all medical needs for 130 children orphaned by AIDS.
HONESDALE — The American Red Cross has announced its local blood drives for February.
Call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org for more information and to make an appointment.
• Saturday, Feb. 11, Wallkill Living Center, 455 Schott Road Extension, Middletown, NY, 10940, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 14, Rusty Palmer, 105 Rusty’s Blvd., Honesdale, PA, 18431, 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 15, Wayne Memorial Hospital, 601 Park Street, Honesdale, PA, 18431, (Wayne), 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 16, First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis, 60 Sussex Street, Port Jervis, NY, 12771, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 21, Hawley Ambulance Building, 219 River Street, Hawley, PA, 18428, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 22, Wallenpaupack South Elementary School, 989 Main Street, Route 191 & 507, Newfoundland, PA, 18445, 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.