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Monday, April 16, 2007 Press Sun-Bulletin Obituaries Obituaries are posted daily at pressconnects.com and archived into a searchable database. Obits Funeral Notices 001 Valerie F. Arciolla of Maine Valerie (Fendentz) Arciolla, 58, of Maine, N.Y., died Friday, April 13, 2007, at her home. She is survived by her loving husband of 39 years, Robert G. Arciolla, Sr.

Valerie is survived by her three children, daughter, Denise and her husband, Robert Williams, Norfolk, son, Henry Arciolla and his wife, Virginia, Binghamton, N.Y.; and her three grandchildren, Olivia, Victor and Antony; as well as her son, Robert G. Arciolla, Jr. and his wife, Shannon, Elmira, N.Y. She is also survived by her sisters, Sandra Briggeman and Felicia Fendentz. She was predeceased by her mother, Eleanor Fendentz and her father, Hendy Fendentz.

There will be viewing hours held on Wednesday, April 18th, from 5-7 p.m. at Coleman Daniels Funeral Home, on 300 Main Street in Endicott, N.Y. On Thursday, April 19th, at 1 p.m. there will be a Prayer Service held at Coleman Daniels Funeral Home, which will be followed by her burial in Vestal Hills Cemetery in Vestal, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in her memory to the Humane Society of Broome County, 3 Jackson Binghamton.

Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries Crawford; and greatgrandson (baby), Damien Fisher. Doris is survived by her companion and best friend, Charles Levchak, Starrucca; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Linda Butts, Lakeside, James and Debbie Kelly, Susquehanna; three daughters and sons-in-law, Lillian and Al Denney, League City, Texas, Ruth and Lee Slocum, Starrucca, Mary Pat and Brent Upright, Painted Post, N.Y.; stepchildren, Mary and Walt Rentner, Jackson, Janet and John Hong, Chesapeake, Helen Parsons, Deposit, N.Y., Ronald and Diane Davidson, Akron, N.Y.; 35 grandchildren and 65 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Sunshine Chapter OES, Thompson, where she held several offices. She was a "Starrucca Bag Lady," making sleeping bags for the homeless. She enjoyed her flower garden and feeding and watching wild life.

Her winter hobby was making quilts, weaving rugs and preparing for her annual garage sale that was held every Memorial Day weekend. The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 20, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hennessey's Funeral Home, 208 Jackson Susquehanna, with Pastor Lloyd Canfield officiating. Burial will be in the Thompson Cemetery in Thompson, Pa. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The Eastern Star will hold their service on Thursday evening. Memorials may be made to Project P.A.W. (Protector of Animal Welfare), 127 Bevier Binghamton, N.Y. 13904. Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries Doris Davidson of Starrucca, Pa.

Doris Davidson, 82, of Starrucca, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Barnes Kasson Hospital SNF in Susquehanna, after a long illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Mervyn in 1995; son, Richard Butts at age 8 in 1951; two infant sons, David and Donald Butts; greatgranddaughter (baby), Calene Margaret E. Phelps of Great Bend, Pa. Margaret E. Phelps, 87, Great Bend, passed away April 14, 2007 at BarnesKasson SNF, Susquehanna, Pa.

She was the daughter of the late Claude A. and F. Margaret Livermore Phelps. Surviving are two sisters, Ruth Marylin Shipley and Bush; a brother, Donald Phelps; a sister-in-law, Patricia Phelps; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Claude Allan Phelps.

Margaret was a charter member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Great Bend, Pa. A Funeral Service will be held at Tuttle- Yeisley Funeral Home, 5 Susquehanna Avenue, Hallstead, at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, with the Reverend Jude Park and the Reverend Richard Shipley officiating. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Great Bend. The family will receive callers at the funeral home on Tuesday from 10 a.m.

until the start of the service. Richard J. (Rick) Acquisto of Binghamton Richard J. (Rick) Acquisto, 52, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, April 14, 2007. He was predeceased by his mother, Frances Acquisto; and his mother-in-law, Florence Morabito.

He is survived by his wife, Anna (Morabito) Acquisto, Binghamton; his children, Richelle Acquisto and Anthony Acquisto, Binghamton; his father, Frank Acquisto, Binghamton; brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Ann Marie Acquisto, Frisco, Texas; his father-in-law, Santo Morabito, Binghamton; brothers-in-law and sistersin-law, Joseph and Vicky Morabito, Owego, Danny and Teri Morabito, Binghamton; great-aunt, Irene Jonson, Binghamton; nieces and nephews, Michael and Shana Acquisto, Amy and Anthony Gasperini, Lisa-Marie and Matt Hund, all of Frisco, Texas, Joseph Morabito, Jr. and Michael Morabito, Owego, Natalie Morabito and Jennifer Morabito, Binghamton; and his four legged pal, Cozmo. He was an employee of the Laborers Union Local and he especially enjoyed his years as a Binghamton East Side Little League Coach and his Monday night card games with his friends. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 206. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 8:45 a.m.

at the James V. DeMarco Son Funeral Home, 737 Chenango Port Dickinson, N.Y., and continue at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, where a Funeral Mass will be offered. Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Family and friends are invited to call at the DeMarco Son Funeral Home on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial donations in Rick's memory to the American Cancer Society, 31 Adams Avenue, Endicott, N.Y. 13760. HONORED Dignity PROVIDER James V. DeMarco Son Funeral Home 737 Chenango Port Dickinson, NY 13901 722-3074 Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries Mary P.

Kinsella of Casa Grande, Arizona Gloria L. Richards of Chenango Forks Funeral services for Gloria L. Richards will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Church of Latter Day Saints, 305 Murray Hill Road, Vestal. Burial will be in Port Crane Cemetery.

The family will receive their friends on Monday at the Wm. R. Chase Son Funeral Home, 737 Chenango Port Dickinson, from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, friends may make donations in her memory to the American Cancer Society, 31 Adams Endicott, N.Y. 13760.

HONORED Dignity PROVIDER Wm. R. Chase Son Funeral Home 737 Chenango Port Dickinson, NY 13901 772-0320 Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries Rick D. Hoppes, Sr. of Glen Aubrey Funeral services for Rick D.

Hoppes, will be held Wednesday, 10 a.m., from the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Maine Endicott, with Deacon Dale Crostley of Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Vestal officiating. Burial will be in Vestal Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Allen Memorial Home Tuesday evening, 7-9 p.m. Expressions of sympathy in Rick's memory may be made to the Glen Aubrey Volunteer Fire Company, N.Y. Rte.

26, Glen Aubrey, N.Y. 13777. Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries Care Linda S. Ahner of Ouaquaga Linda S. Ahner, 67, of Ouaquaga, formerly of Satellite Beach, loving mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and friend, died at 6:58 p.m., Thursday, April 12, 2007, at Wilson Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.

She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Russel "Skip" Ahner, Ouaquaga; three children and their families, Joanne and Bennie Paschall, New Mexico, Russel and Beate Ahner Ill, Tacoma, Sandra and Jeffrey Justice, Melbourne, five grandchildren, Joshua, Elisha, Samantha, Tyler and Courtney; two great-grandchildren, Dakodah and Austin; one sister, Joanne Stage, her mother-in-law, Thelma Merrill; and also many brothersin-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was a Co-Founder and President of F.A.M.E. (Friends After Mastectomy, Inc.) and was an advocate for requiring insurance companies to cover mammograms in Florida. Linda was a former Little League Softball Coach, an avid bowler, and a member of the Local WIBC in Brevard Fla. She was an ardent reader, found joy in gardening, nature and traveling, and was well-known for her "famous" potato salad.

Linda touched many lives and will be greatly missed. Funeral Services will be held at the Ouaquaga United Methodist Church, N.Y. Rte. 79, on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Pastor Sue Shields will officiate.

Burial will be in Knox Cemetery, Ouaquaga. The family will receive friends at the Osterhoudt-Madden Funeral Home, 69-71 Maple Street, Harpursville, on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries Mary P. Kinsella, 68, of Casa Grande, Arizona, and formerly of Endicott, N.Y., passed away Friday, March 30, 2007, at Kindred Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona. She was born July 29, 1938 in Sidney, New York, the daughter of the late Harry and Irene (Crandall) Hotaling.

Mary was married to George F. Kinsella on February 13, 1960 in Sidney, New York. Mr. Kinsella predeceased her on May 24, 2005. She was a graduate of Unadilla Central School, Class of 1956.

She was a sales clerk for 21 years at the former Burt's Department Store in Endicott, N.Y. Mary had resided in Endicott for many years before she and her late husband moved to Casa Grande, nine years ago. Mary was a member of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Casa Grande, Arizona. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary Kinsella, Glen Burnie, Maryland; her grandchildren, Jessica and Craig Ryea and Kris Kinsella, all of Glen Burnie, Maryland; her sisters and brothers-in-law, Barbara and William Kinsella, Elizabeth and James Westcott, all of Unadilla, and Anton Streifeneder, Maryland, N.Y.; also several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 21, 2007, at Sacred Heart Church, Sidney, N.Y., with the Rev. Gordon A. Polenz, Pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Unadilla, N.Y. Friends may call at the Westcott Funeral Home, 123 Main Unadilla, N.Y., Saturday, April 21, 2007, from 9 a.m.10:30 a.m., when the family will be in attendance.

Funeral arrangements are by the Westcott Funeral Home, 123 Main Unadilla, N. Y. Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries Walter Zinski formerly of Vestal Walter Zinski, 90, of Guilderland, formerly of Vestal, died Thursday evening, April 12, 2007. He was predeceased by his wife, Marion Zinski; and a son, Lawrence Walter Zinski. He is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Timothy N.

and Gloria Zinski, Glen Allen, Ted J. and Wanda Zinski, Sauquoit, Phillip C. and Susan Zinski, Altamont; daughter-in-law, Priscilla Zinski, Richmond, nine grandchildren, ten greatgrandchildren; sisters-in-law, Lillian Zinski, Grace Zinski, Pa. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Vestal, and a U.S.

Navy Veteran of World War II. Walter was retired general manager of McTighe member Wholesale Foods and a of En-Joie Golf Club. Funeral services will be held at the J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home, 141 Main Street, Binghamton, Wednesday at 10 a.m. Rev.

Richard J. Giblin, Pastor, will officiate. Entombment will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the McCormack Funeral Home, Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in memory of Walter may be made to Albany Hospice Inn, St.

Peter's Hospital, 315 S. Manning Albany, N.Y. 12208. Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries Norma Romaine Milspaw Lindsey formerly of Jamestown, N.Y. Mrs.

Norma Romaine Milspaw Lindsey, 85, died Saturday, April 14, 2007. A native of Jamestown, N.Y., she was the daughter of Mildred Graves and James Henry Milspaw. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Ralph Lindsey, Owego, N.Y. in 1988. Mrs.

Lindsey was a resident of upstate New York for 77 years before coming to Tucker, Ga. to reside with her son, Ralph "Dan" Lindsey and wife, Genie Lindsey. Norma shared their home for 5 years before going to Rosemont Nursing Home of Stone Mountain, where she spent her final years. Norma had a long hard battle for many years with Alzheimer's disease. In addition to her son, Dan and wife, Genie, Norma is survived by another son, Michael Richard Lindsey, Owego, N.Y.; grandchildren, Robert Daniel Lindsey (Leslie), Tucker, and John David Lindsey (Brigit), San Francisco, Michael Richard Lindsey, have a cure for this disease.

A. S. Turner Sons. Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries and a stepgranddaughter, Shelley Thompson, Atlanta, great-granddaughter, Alyssa Marie Lindsey, Tucker, sister, Janice Perkins (James), Westminster, and many nieces and nephews. Norma will be transported back to Owego, N.Y., where a memorial service will be held and she will be laid to rest with her husband, Ralph.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rosemont of Stone Mountain, 5160 Springview Stone Mountain, Ga. 30083; or to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Georgia Chapter, 1925 Century NE, Suite 10, Atlanta, Ga. 30345- 3315 to hopefully one day Tu Nguyen of Vestal Tu Nguyen, 54, of Vestal, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007. He is survived by his wife, Thinh Ha; and their children; his brother, Trang Ha and family. The family will receive friends at the J.F.

Rice Funeral Home, 150 Main Johnson City, Monday (today) from 5-9 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. 12 p.m. Cremation will take place Tuesday at 1 p.m. Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries In Memoriams 002 In Loving Memory of Traci Gibson God saw you getting tired, a cure was not to be so.

He put his arms around you and whispered, "Come to With tearful eyes we watched you and saw you fade away, although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. Many times we thought of you, many times we've cried. If love alone could save you, you never would have died. A golden heart stopped beating, your tender hands at rest, God took you home to prove to us, He only takes the Best. Happy 39th Birthday Traci.

We love and miss you more with every passing day. You are truly Our Love Always, Brian and Your Boys David Arthur Yarrington, II Of all my friends in this world, you are the one I most adore. That September night when God opened his doors, I thought that was it and there'd be no more. But through the year and as time has past, you've been there to prove, our Friendship is made to last. You are my angel and help me through, especially those moments I'm not sure what I should do.

You have always been there for me, through the good times and the bad, and bring a smile to my face even when down and sad. 'In Heaven, today is your 26th birthday, it makes number since God needed an angel, and he called upon you. May your day be filled with happiness and you get all that you asked for, because YOU of all deserve it and much much more. Happy Birthday! the end, my friend, we will all be together In Memory of David Yarrington Our Angel Today is your day and you are the king. If you listen very closely, you'll here us sing, Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday, dear David Happy Birthday to you! OK, so we shouldn't quit our day jobs.

We just wanted to let you know we have not, cannot, and never will forget this is your day. Happy Birthday, Your Loving Family Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries In Memoriam Mary Amelia Cuomo It's been five long years since we've seen your beautiful face and heard your hearty laughter. We continually receive reports of people you have ministered your love to and have helped. Every SO often we visit the beautiful marble bench memorial they put up for you outside the Doctor's office where you worked in Candor. It is SO beautiful and peaceful.

You will always be alive in our hearts and memories. See you in Heaven, Precious Mary. Love, Mom, Dad and Family Please sign the guest book at pressconnects.com/obituaries MORE OBITUARIES ON PAGE.