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sf 1 -4B Press Sun-Bulletin Thursday, January 19, 1989 Group shares experiences with NV students cause of the stigmas attached to the disease. He said his clients have concerns, such as finding a doctor or dentist to treat them and trying to salvage relationships with family members who discover the patient is a homosexual or a drug user. "The issue of death almost becomes a sideline to them," he said. The five-week course on death anmd dying is offered every two years, said teacher Diane Arbes, who said she likes to teath that literature is experience. She said students relate to books and poems more closely if they cover something vital to students' lives.

The course is very popular and is one that produces a lot of feedback, she said. "We get a lot of letters from kids saying it's helped them deal more practically, openly and honestly with an issue that's very tough for all of us," she said. every morning and plays with her dolls and toys. that's what we tell our clients they have to do, go on living," he said. In response to a question from the audience, Yetter said that dealing with death is not necessarily more difficult for AIDS patients be representatives offer advice Continued from Page IB doctor told the coroner he looked worse than the corpse.

He then asked Berman to de-; scribe his home.Berman complied with a room by room account. "You didn't describe your home, you described your house," the doctor told Berman. A home has life and joy. when that is gone, only the building remains." The doctor spelled out the anal-! ogy: "When God takes back that soul, all that is left is a structure, an empty house." Berman said those words have helped him cope with with death in his work. Virginia A.

Murray, director of the Tioga County Hospice and an ordained Presbyterian ex-'. plained death simply. "Your heart 'will stop beating, you will stop breathing, but a part of your life goes on, in some way in some place," she said. Murray said her toughest job is to help prepare terminally ill people and their families for death. She said hospice workers educate terminal clients and their relatives about death to allay their fears of the unknown and to prepare them for what to expect.

A question students asked was why do people joke about death. Murray said it is normal for people to joke about what is unfamiliar to them. Also, dying people are no different from the rest of us in that they have a sense of humor. She then recounted an experience with her first hospice patient: She said the patient was scantily clothed in a hot room when she went to visit him for the first time. "He apologized, and I said Tm not here to look at your and he said 'Oh, and he "was dead within a few hours," she said.

"No one is just a dying person, no rf)PTIADCC The Obituaries, In Memoriams, and Cards of Thanks that appear below are paid announcements. The list of rWMI 1 nlbJ deaths that appears elsewhere in this section is provided free of charge by the Press Sun-Bulletin. more than one of you is just a basketball player. They have hopes, dreams, humor that you and I have," she said to the Shawn Yetter with the Southern Tier AIDS Program described a 2-year-old AIDS patient who gets up Plumbing Continued from Page IB Johnson City Water Department. "Say there's a main break that caus'es negative pressure.

It can suck the water from the swimming pool into the system." The same is true for extension hoses, indoor faucets that dangle in waste water or near the drain, Lowrie said. Toilets pose another potential hazard, Wiggins said; a toilet that's backed up to the rim or beyond can Leona B. Sullivan of End well Mrs. Leona B. Sullivan, 90, of 3621 Lott Endwell, formerly of Shipman Binghamton, died Tuesday, January 17, 1989 at 8:05 a.m.

at Wilson Memorial Hospital. She is survived by four grandchildren, Gordon L. Sullivan, Endicott, Shirley A. Peters, Allentown, Janet S. Aquino, Penny J.

Sullivan, both of Endwell; six great-grandchildren, Deborah Sullivan, Aaron Peters, Collin Peters, Alex Aquino, Lindsey Aquino; one great-great-granddaughter, Danae Cum-mings. She was a member of St. Andrews Church, Binghamton, a member of Johnson City Aerie 2644, F.O. Eagles, also the Binghamton Women of the Moose Chapter 411. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9 a.m.

from the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Main Endicott, with Rev. Gerald Buckley, pastor of St. Andrews Church, officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Johnson City.

Expressions of sympathy in her memory may be made to the Union Volunteer Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 126, Endwell, M.Y. 13760 Catherine Biconish of Binghamton Funeral services for Catherine Biconish will be held Thursday 9:00 a.m. at the Chopyak-Scheider Funeral Home, 326 Prospect Binghamton and 9:30 a.m. at St.

Mary's Russian Orthodox Church with the Rev. Stephen Belonick officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Contributions may be made in Catherine's memory to St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Building Improvement Fund.

Steven P. Shrauger of Vestal Steven P. Shrauger, 11, of 305 Norris Vestal, died Tuesday, January 17, 1989 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, 'he result of injuries re-ceived in an automobile accident. He is survived by his parents, Jeanette and 11 Steven Shrauger, Vestal; his maternal grandfather, Ellsworth Bailey, Vestal; his paternal grandparents, Mrs. Betty JPlestis, Endicott, and Gerald E.

Shrauger, Newark Valley; a paternal great grandmother, Eleanor Shrauger, Oxford, N.Y.; and a paternal great- Solomon House. Waverly. IV. six aunts. Isabel Campo, Vestal, Louise Magill, Endicott.

Joan Sweet. Endicott, Linda Cuddy, Vestal, Kim Shrauger, Owego, and Pam Ulrich, Owego; two uncles, Kevin Shrauger, Charlotte, N.C., and Keith Shrauger, Owego; also several cousins. Steven was a 6th grade honor student at Owego I Jr. High School. He was a member of the Owego Little League Basebell team in 1988, a fan of the Buffalo Bills, and loved going to the Binghamton Whaler's Hockey games.

Funeral services will be held at 10 va.m. Saturday, January 21, at the Ves tal United Methodist Church, 328 Main Vestal. The Rev. William Hiehfield. i pastor of the Vestal United Methodist Church will officiate.

Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Johnson City. The i family will receive friends at the Moat Funeral Home, 765 Main Vestal. Fridav 2 to and 7 to 9 p.m. Those wishing" may make contributions in Steven's memory lto the Owego Fire Department Emergency Squad.

AnnaSpisak of Binghamton Funeral services for Anna Spisak will be held Thursday at 8:30 a.m. from the Anthony R. DeMarco Funeral Home 1607 Witherill Endicott and at 9 a.m. at S.S. Peter Paul Byzantine Catholic Church.

Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. A prayer service will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Albert G. Weber of Candor Albert G. Weber, age 98, formerly 321 Owego Candor, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 1989 at the Riv-erview Manor Nursing Home, Owego. He is survived by two daughters, Irene Cortright, West Danby, Ele'anor Reed, Candor; three sons, Howard, Robert, and Donald Weber, all of Candor; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Harold Weber, Union Center, N.Y.; several nieces and nephews. He was a retired Millwright, traveling in many areas.

He was a member of the Allen Memorial Baptist Church. He was a past member of the former Odd Fellows of Candor; a past member of the Candor; and served on the Candor Central School Board of Education. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 21, at 11 a.m. at the Allen Manzer Funeral Home, Candor, officiated by Rev. Burton Huth.

Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Candor. Friends may call Friday evening, 7 to 9 p.m., at the funeral home and from 10 until the time of service at 11 on Saturday. 4 Attention Teachers! leak waste water back into the tank. If pressure drops and the tank has a leaky valve, that dirty tank water can be drawn back into the drinking water system. Something similar happened in Johnson City about a year ago, said Lowrie.

"This woman called me and' asked, 'Why is my water he recalled. "They were using Tidy Bowl (toilet bowl cleaner). They went away to Florida for a while and shut off their water. They had a J. Emery Kelley of Binghamton Funeral and interment services for J.

Emery Kelley will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. from the Marvin Fred Kelley Son Funeral Home 119 Oak Binghamton with the Very Rev. C. James Jones, Rector of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Floral Park Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Paul Harris Foundation co of Binghamton 130 Front or Shriner's Hospital co of Kalurah Temple, 117 Murray St. JohnD.Theis Jr. of Windsor John D. Theis 67 of North Rd. died Tuesday, January 17, 1989 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.

He was predeceased by his wife, Waneta Theis in 1988 and his daughter, Margaret Ann Theis in 1972. He is survived by three sons, Anthony Theis, Greene, Robert Theis, Owego, John D. Theis III, Windsor; one daughter, Norlene Slater, Windsor; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three sisters, Mary Scudder, Kathleen Vanderpool, Maureen Mona-han, all of Binghamton; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was a veteran of WWII, a member of the American Legion Post 571 and the D.A.V. Chapter 60.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from Wm. R. Chase Son Inc. Funeral Home, 2 Chapel Windsor with Rev.

Stanley J. Gerlock, Pastor of St. Mary's Church, Kirkwood officiating. Burial will be in Knox Ceme- tery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Zip. 1270 enclosed bill .1 leaky valve. With no pressure coming in, some of the (tank) water leaked Such accidents have not been common in Broome County, water officials said. "It's not something you want to scare people with. But it can happen," said Keith A.

Wall, the city water plan engineer in Binghamton. Fully outfitting a home with backflow prevention gadgets to prevent any possibility of contami Ernest Maslin formerly of Vestal Ernest Maslin, 89, of RD Little Meadows, died at Riverview Manor Nursing Home, Owego, January 16, 1989. He was born in Owego, June 5, 1899, the son of William and Harriet (Ball) Maslin. He was a retired employee of the Endicott Johnson Endicott. He was formerly with the R.J.

Sutton Real Estate and was formerly a Justice of the Peace for Little Meadows. He is survived by his wife, Clella (Erway) Maslin, Long Meadows Owego; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. LaRue (Phyllis) Costley, Concord, N.C., Mr. and Mrs.

Glenn (Helen) Barnhart, Apalachin; three sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald (Dolores) Maslin, Vestal, Ernest and Carolyn Maslin, Huntington, Earl and Barbara Maslin, Binghamton; one sister, Elizabeth Bauer, Owego; and one brother, George Maslin, Newberry, 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the South Apalachin Baptist Church. Memorial service will be held at the South Apalachin Baptist Church, Friday, January 20, at 2 p.m.

with Rev. James Walter and Rev. David Titus officiating. Friends are welcomed to call at the homes of the family members. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 at the South Apalachin Baptist Church on Friday.

Burial was in Vestal Park Cemetery, Vestal. Those wishing may make memorials in his name to the South Apalachin Baptist Church. Arrangements by Richards Funeral Home, Owego. James W. O'Dea Jr.

ofHoneoyeFalls.NY James W. O'Dea 41 of 243 Parrish Rd. died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, January 17, 1989 at his home. He is survived by his parents, Emilia P. and James W.

O'Dea Binghamton; a sister and brother-in-law, Maureen and Joseph Schmitt, Honeoye Falls, NY; a brother and sister-in-law, Kevin and Denise O'Dea, Binghamton; nieces and nephews, Barbara and Karen Warner, Eric Warner, Heather O'Dea and Justin O'Dea; also several aunts and uncles. He was a graduate of SUNY Binghamton and a Vietnam veteran serving as a helicopter medic. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at the Barber Memorial Home, 428 Main Johnson Citv with Rev. George Miller II, Pastor of Berean Baptist Church, Endwell and Rev.

Msgr. Peter J. Owens, of St. James Church, Johnson City officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the Memorial Home on Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Theresa B. Foley of Binghamton Theresa B. Foley, 78 of 54 Gaylord St.

passed away Wednesday, January 18, 1989 at her home. She was born in Ireland in 1910, immigrated here in 1926 where she remained throughout her life. She was predeceased by her husband, Daniel J. Foley in 1959. She is survived by her family in Ireland including three sisters, Mrs.

Bridgett Tuomey, Mrs. Catherine Lenihan, Mrs. Mary O'Brien; two nieces and their families, Margaret and Roger Gower and children Tiffany and Anthony, Kirkwood. Mary and John Simpson and children Colleen, Patty, Maryellen, Danny Walsh; several special cousins including Thomas and Ann Lenihan, NYC. She was a member of St.

Paul's Church, Binghamton, a past member of A.O.H., and a retiree of the Binghamton City School District. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at the Thomas J. Shea Funeral Home 137 Robinson Binghamton and at 10 a.m. at St.

Paul's Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The wake will be held Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Clarice Flynn formerly of Hawley ton Clarice (Stephenson) Flynn, now of Bryn Mawr, PA, died January 17, 1989.

She was the wife of John 3. Flynn; mother of Sandra Flynn, Debra Turner, Kathleen Flynn and David Flynn; also survived by five grandchildren; sister of Marie Pierson, Phyllis Machalek, and the late Thomas Stephenson Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral home of John Stretch, E. Eagle St. Denis Rds, Havertown, Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. and to the Mass of Christian Burial in St.

Thomas of Villa-nova Church, Lancaster Ave, Rose-mont, PA Friday at 10 a.m. Interment St. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Donations may be made in Mrs. Flynn's name to the American Cancer Society, 355 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041 nation could cost $200 in parts and labor, according people in the plumbing and water business.

Harry L. Smith, a buyer for Plumbing King, a plumbing equipment supplier in Binghamton, said there's little demand for backflow prevention devices by the general public. "It's quite an expensive project," he said. "It comes down priorities. People aren't going to think about it until something happens." Miss Elizabeth A.

Crimmins of Binghamton Miss Elizabeth A. Crimmins, 79 of 13 Edna Binghamton died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday at Binghamton General Hospital after a brief illness. She is survived by two sisters and a brother-in-law, Miss Agnes K. Crimmins, Binghamton, Mary and William Tracy, Riv-erhead, LI; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was a member of St. John The Evangelist Church, Binghamton and its Rosary Confraternity. She was a retired bookkeeper for the Johnson City Central School District retiring after 42 years of employment. Funeral services will be held at the J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home, 141 Main Binghamton Saturday at 9 a.m.

and 9:30 a.m. at St. John The Evangelist Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 2 to 4 and 7to9p.m.

Vincent (Vic) Geary of Binghamton Vincent (Vic) Geary 74 formerly of 110 Chenango PL died Tuesday, January 17, 1989 at Binghamton General Hospital after a long illness. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, JoAnn and Mark Travis, Johnson City; one granddaughter, Nicole Leigh Travis, Johnson City; his mother, Lillian Hyde, Vestal; five sisters and two brothers-in-law, Margaret Adams, Binghamton, Betty and Bill Gray, Vestal, Lillian Scanlon, Binghamton, Clara Slocum, Binghamton, Norma and John Dalgliesh, Conklin; a brother and sister- in-law, Jesse and Lois Hyde Jr, Binghamton; also several nieces and nephews. He was a retireimember of the Teamsters Union Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 9 a.m. from the James V. De-Marco and Son Funeral Home, 199 Court St, and at 9:30 a.m.

in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered. Burial will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations in his name can be made to the Southern Tier Chapter for Alzheimers Disease, PO Box 562, Union Station, Endicott, NY 13760.

Aaron Brewer of Binghamton Aaron Brewer, 78, of 198 Court St, died Monday, January 16, 1989 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Funeral and committal services will be conducted Friday at 1:30 p.m. from the James V. DeMarco and Son Funeral Home, 199 Court St. Burial will be in Chenango Valley Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

Friends are invited to call- at the funeral home from noon until time of the service. Francis R. Potter of Thompson, PA Francis R. Potter, age 60, of S. Main St, Thompson, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 1989 at home due to an accident.

He is survived by his wife, Harriet Wheeler Potter; mother, Jeanetta Hol-brook Potter, Susquehanna, PA; three sons, Capt. James F. Potter, US Army, Newport News, Vir, Staff Sgt Jerry L. Potter, US Army, stationed in Germany and Jeffery S. Potter, Susquehanna, PA; one step-daughter, Mrs.

Darwin (Bonnie) Stafford, three step-sons, Terry, Christopher and Philip Leonard; two brothers, Stuart Potter and Robert Potter, both of Thompson; five sisters, Evelyn Gerchman, N. Jackson, PA, Janet Grosso, Scranton, Twila Williams, New Milford and Margery West-cott, Kirkwood, Linda Seely, San Diego, Cal. several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Thompson United Methodist Church, the Teamsters Union Local 693 and the National American Legion. He was a veteran of the US Army, an employee of the Chesapeake of Vir.

Corp. in Conklin as a truck driver for 34 years. The funeral service will be held Saturday, January 21 at 11 a.m. at Hennessey Funeral Home, 208 Jackson Ave, Susquehanna, with the Rev. Eugene Jensen officiating.

Burial will be in the Ararat Cemetery, Ararat, PA. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. In Memoriam In Loving Memory Of Lee Cooper Sr, Who passed away thirty years ago today. LoveFrom Granddaughter Bonnie In Memory Of Marjorie June Hanrahan (Johnson) June 26, 1925-January 19, 1988. Her children, their spouses, and 10 grandchildren miss her dearly.

Her-love and the comfort she provided gave us strength through adversity. Her spirit is our constant companion. f-ri in the I IaggF(Q)(Q)m 94.. Saturday, January 21 9:00 a.m. noon Presenter: Dr.

Darius J. Conger Associate Professor Economics LeMoyne College, Syracuse Topics covered: Macromicro economics The student as consumer Introducing the student to the world of finance The Stock Market Game as fulfillment of the NY State Mandate on Economics 1 I Economics in the Classroom Workshop Name School Address 1 All teachers will receive a packet of materials developed by the Joint Council and the State Council on Economic Education, as well as materials developed by Dr. Conger. Site: Press Sun-Bulletin Workshop Fee: $7.50 includes all materials and refreshments City Grade level. Mail to: Susan Mahler Press Sun-Bulletin P.O.

Box 1270 Binghamton, NY 13902.