All Obituaries

91, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Willow Point Nursing Home.  She was predeceased by her parents Anthony and Pearl Sponauer; brother George Sponauer.  She is survived by her husband of 64 years Ronald A. Pipher; sons Gary and Maria; Randy; Kevin and Roe; granddaughters Lisa and Heather; several nieces and nephews.  Dot was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA and graduated in 1945 from the Hanover Township High School.  She worked for Marine Midland Bank and she...

89, passed away at Wilson Hospital on Wednesday, May 9, 2018.  She was predeceased by her Husband Albert Gitler; parents Florence Blow and Chester Garreth; grandparents Burt T. and Addie E. Blow.  She is survived by her cousins Jim Blow and Margaret Mohler; special nephew and caretaker Carl and Marcia Huff; several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews; several special friends.  Gerry retired from the NY Telephone Company after over 30 years of working as a...

85, passed away at his home on Friday, May 11, 2018.  He was predeceased by his parents Ernest and Helen Steffensen.  He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years Miriam; 3 children Roy and Cindy Steffensen, Lori Steffensen and Ted Gabriel, David Steffensen and Karen Lawrence; grandson Joshua Steffensen.  Ernie spent his life serving the Lord in many different capacities.  He was an ordained Minister for 60 years serving in numerous churches in New Hampshire,...

98, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Willow Point Nursing Home.  She was predeceased by her husband Francis Scott; sisters Lena McGaffney, Audrey Dufford, Vivian Taylor; brothers Henry Webster, Ernest Webster; step sons Francis Scott, John Scott.  She is survived by several nieces and nephews.   Alma was born to the late Henry, Sr. and Nora Webster in 1919.  She was a lifetime member of the West Endicott Baptist Church.  Alma was a longtime employee...

60, of Johnson City passed away in the earliest of hours Sunday, May 6th, 2018. Elaine is predeceased by her father Martin V. Cwikla and daughter Erica L. Jamgochian. She is survived by her mother Cecelia J. Cwikla; brother Robert M. Cwikla and his wife Kristin; children Jessica, Michael, and Robert; nieces and nephew Kaitlin, Courtney, and Matthew; grandson Trevor Daniel; and granddogs Daz and Pete.  Elaine or “Mrs. McBride” was a devoted mother and friend; her greatest...

Emerson D. Chandler, 82, of Johnson City passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday May 2, 2018. He was predeceased by his wife Shirley, parents Dana and Bertha,  twin brother Edward, son Dana.  He is survived by his daughters Beth Hawley and Lori Johnson, Michele and Peter Robinson; brother and sister in law Clair and Marge Chandler of PA; sister Delores Rogoff of Vestal;  2 Grandchildren Sydney Paige Robinson and John Emerson Robinson; Also several nieces and...

passed away Friday, April 20, 2018, at his home.   Born in Johnson City, New York, on June 16, 1947, Fred was the only child of the late Frederick C. and Magdalene (Chrusch) Hume, Sr. He graduated from Johnson City High School, and attended Broome Community College. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Fred worked as a simulation software tester/developer at Singer-Link, a programmer at GAF/Ozalid, and provided help desk and engineering support at IBM, Lockheed Martin, and...

Eldon Spaulding died Wednesday May 2, 2018, at the age of 90. He is survived by his wife Sally; Children Jennie(Thomas) Guile, Joy (Dennis) Warner, Lon (Sharon) Spaulding, Adam(Kimberly)Spaulding; his brothers Gerald and Leigh Spaulding; 9 Grandchildren and 5 Great Grandchildren. Eldon was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict.  He was a long time employee of American Linen Company.  He spent many years walking the mall and having coffee with his friends.  There...

died on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Susquehanna Nursing Home.  She was predeceased by her husband Philip in 1972.  She is survived by 4 very dear nieces and 1 nephew and their families: Sheri Abbott, William Harrison, Brenda Higgins, Barbara Richards and Georgia Vose; special cousins Cindy White and Frances Crauer.  Thelma was a long time member of Boulevard United Methodist Church.  Many of her most cherished memories were of the loving fellowship she shared with her...

90, went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 30, 2017.  Carl had two wonderful brothers, George and Dick, with whom he was very close.  Carl was a veteran in the US Army and served his country during WWII for almost two years.  He graduated from General Electric’s Apprentice course and was a toolmaker at GE for 6 years before transferring to IBM, where he worked for 30 years until retirement.  Carl was an active member in the churches he attended over his...