Jeanette Caputo

GREENVILLE, NY – Jeannette Caputo age 66, of The Town of Greenville passed away Monday March 8th 2010 at her home.  She was born on October 22, 1943 in The Bronx, NY, the daughter of the late Vincent and Antoinette Ibelli Guarino.  Jeannette married Leonardo Caputo, who predeceased her.  She is survived by her son, Michael Caputo and his wife Felicia of Westbrookville, NY, her daughter, Francine Trapani and her husband Paul of Bronx, NY; two brothers, Sebastian Guarino of Yorktown Heights, NY and James Guarino of Yonkers, NY, three grandchildren, Leonardo, Alexander and Rheanna, and several nieces and nephews.   Interment took place, Friday March 12, at the Orange County Veterans Cemetery, Goshen, NY.  Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, for information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmoody.com.

Marie T. Perkowski

Marie T. Perkowski, better known and loved as Aunt Re, of Port Jervis, died at home surrounded by her loving family on March 7, 2010.  She was 79.

Born in Port Jervis, New York on April 25, 1930, she was the daughter of John Goodfellow and Mary Russell Goodfellow.  She was predeceased by her husband, Alexander (Al) Perkowski.

Marie graduated from Orange County Community College and the College at Cortland.  She held a number of clerical positions in New York City, eventually becoming an administrative assistant at Barnard College.  She was one of the original employees in the secretarial pool at Orange County Community College, and she retired from employment as a secretary for the County of Orange, Goshen, NY.

Although Marie didn’t have any children of her own, she was surrounded by generations of her nieces and nephews, including the grand and great-grand varieties, all of whom she doted on like they were her own.  She was the grand master of Easter egg hunts, hosted the weekend before Christmas party (so all the kids could get presents a week early), and was at the head of the caravan of cars going to the Polar Bear for ice cream in the summertime.  We could always rely on her for babysitting duty or as a chauffer, whether it was to or from school, picking up or dropping off.  There were always Pepsi’s in the refrigerator, hot chocolate after sleigh riding down her hill, and Hess’ subs or pizza when you were sick or to celebrate something you did.  She was the one who would make poor Uncle Al drive around to 20 shops and search for hours for “that” toy, whatever the latest fad was that the kids just had to have.  The Super Bowl party just won’t be the same without her calling to tell us who won the total points pool at the end of the game.

She is survived by two sisters, Joan Donahue of Port Jervis, and Elizabeth (Betty) Lynch and her husband, Harry (Brud) Lynch of Port Jervis, and Sister-in-law, Betty Lou Goodfellow of Durham, North Carolina.  She is further survived by a step-son, Joseph Perkowski of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and a step-daughter, Ann Marie Perkowski of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Nephew, William Lynch and wife Sandy of Prunedale, California; Nieces, Susan Scully and husband Jack of Eldred,  Mary Grace Carlton of Port Jervis,  Patty Hess and husband Brendan of Port Jervis, and Melissa McCann and husband Michael of Port Jervis; Nephew, Thomas Donahue of Dallas, Texas; Nephews, William Goodfellow and wife Chris of Durham, North Carolina, and John Goodfellow III and his wife Luanne of Durham, North Carolina; Nieces, Kathy Goodfellow of Durham, North Carolina,  Sharon Riddle and husband Tim of Chapel Hill, North Carolina,  and Jackie Grover of Franklinton, North Carolina; Niece, Carol Lamoreaux and husband Abby of Port Jervis; Sister-in-law Edna Gurdziel and children of Nutley, New Jersey; her special assistant in charge of household affairs, Mary Ellen Predmore, and many beloved grand-nieces and nephews and great grand-nieces and nephews.  Marie will be waiting for us with equally distributed bags of candy and chocolate chip cookies for all.

She was predeceased by two brothers, William Goodfellow and John Goodfellow, Jr,; by Sister-in-law, Lillian (Sis) Goodfellow; and by Nephew, Michael Carlton.

Marie was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Port Jervis, and the Port Jervis Country Club.

Friends may call at Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 East Main Street, Port Jervis, on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 from 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 p.m.

Prayers will be offered at Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 10:15 a.m. followed by a mass of Christian burial at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, with the Rev. George Hafferman, celebrant.  Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetary, Port Jervis.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Port Jervis Deerpark Humane Society, 202 Route 209, Port Jervis, New York, 12771.

Arrangements by Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 East Main Street, Port Jervis, New York.

For directions, information or to send  a condolence note, please visit knight-auchmoody.com

William Odell Glenn

William Odell Glenn peacefully left this earth to serve his Father on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. He was 89 years old at the time of his passing. He was a dedicated husband to Juliet, his wife of 20 years. He served in the US Army during WW II as a Private-First Class and received an honorable discharge. He was a member of the Schomburg Wylie Presbyterian Church where he was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1990, on which he served 10 years and also served as a Deacon from 1995-2000. In addition, he received the Father of the Year award in 2005 from The American Legion Auxiliary. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and member of the American Legion. Most recently, he was an active member of the Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA. He is survived by his wife Juliet, daughters Dr.Cheryl R. Glenn and Mrs. Arrgenia Seymore, son-in-law Mark E. Seymore, grandchildren Glenn G. Daniels, Jibril B. Daniels, Cheressa D. DiNatale, Nichelle D. Maultsby-Wiley, Esq., Candice D. Maultsby and Darlene V. Ervin, grand son-in-laws and granddaughter-inlaw, sisters Myra Ricketts and brother-in-law Alvin Ricketts and sister Mary Davis, eight great grand-children, nieces and nephews.

William was in repose at the Mitchum-Wilson Funeral Home,1410-1412 S. 20th Street, Phila., Pa. 19146. The wake was held on Sunday, March 7, and funeral services were held on Monday, March 8 at the Tenth Presbyterian Church, 17th Street and Spruce Street, Phila., PA. Internment with full military honors followed at Washington Crossing Cementary, 830 Highland Rd., Newtown, PA., 18940.

Thomas C. Heyburn

Thomas C. Heyburn age 70, of Matamoras, Pa. passed away Friday March 5, 2010 at Milford Senior Care, Westfall Township, Penna.  He was born on  August 14, 1939 in New York City, NY , the son of the late  William and Thelma Toomey Heyburn.  He married Patricia Kelly Heyburn, who survives at home.  Thomas was a retired Floor Director, for the New York Stock Exchange, on Wall St., in  New York City.  He was a communicant of St. Joseph’s R.C. Church, Matamoras, Pa.,  and a social member  of the Tri-State Naval Ship, #7241, Port Jervis and Roosa-Fleming V.F.W. Post #161, Port Jervis.  In addition to his wife he is survived by his son, Michael Heyburn of Matamoras, Pa,  his 2 daughters, Eileen Heyburn of Matamoras and Lorraine Couturier and her husband John of Shohola, Pa., 2 brothers, Edward and Daniel Heyburn, both of New Jersey, his 2 sisters, Carol Farrell of Germantown, NY and Jackie Gillfoil of Westchester, NY, 2 grandsons, Michael and Christopher and several nieces and nephews.

Friends called on March 8 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, and  prayers were offered on Tuesday March 9 at 10:15 a.m. at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church, Matamoras, Pa., with Rev. August Ricciardi as celebrant.  Interment was at Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush.  Arrangements were by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc. 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his son Brian Wickey and his fiancé, Patsy Wagner, of Milford, PA; and a brother Rev. Ronald Wickey and his wife, Eleanor, of Green Port, NY.

A viewing will be held at the Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 W. Hartford St., Milford, PA 18337, on Friday, March 5, 2010 from 2-4 & 7-8pm.  A Funeral Several  will be following at 8pm.  Rev. Ronald Wickey will be officiating.

Cremation will be private at the convenience of the family.

The family request that memorial donations to be  made in his name to: Nassau County Burn Center, Nassau County Medical Center , 2201 Hempstead Turnpike , East Meadow, NY 11554-5400; or to Penn State Blue Band, C/O Penn State University, 1 old Main , University Part, PA 16802.

The day began with watching feeder birds that included Downy Woodpecker, American Robin, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Wild Turkey, Blue Jay, Cardinal, and a Red-shouldered Hawk at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC).

We logged 140 miles in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Upper Delaware Scenic River beginning at the Bushkill Access. The trip concluded at 4:30 p.m. along the headwaters of the Lackawaxen River with a great look at a perched mature Bald Eagle.

Jack Padalino, president emeritus of PEEC and the Brandwein Institute, a partner with the National Park Service, led the search that included seeing 33 species of birds with twenty Bald Eagles (BE): sixteen adults, one sub-adult and three immature eagles.

We traveled south on Route 209 to the Toms Creek nest site where we saw no BE. The nest was covered with a mound of snow in excess of 18 inches. Common Mergansers, Canada Goose, Black Duck and Mallard were on the water. A Pileated Woodpecker was drumming from atop the ridge.

The first Red-tailed Hawk (RT) probably eating a vole was spotted on the ground in a cornfield at Heller’s farm. A second RT was perched at Heller’s.

No eagles were spotted at the Dingmans Ferry Access. The deep snow hampered our access to the river’s edge.

An adult BE was seen 9:45 a.m. in the Raymondskill nest.

At the National Park Service historic Callahan House we watched feeder birds. We saw Black-capped Chickadees, Downy Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Juncos, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal, Tree, Song, and White-throated Sparrows, as well as Finches.

Two BE were present at the Milford nest. A group of photographers with very large lenses on their cameras were mulling around below the nest. From a distance I was able to watch the pair of BE rearranging nest material. I trust that the presence of photographers below the nest site will not stress the BE to the extent that they won’t be able to successfully breed.

The search continued and an adult BE was spotted sitting in the nest at the westbound lane on I 84 opposite the Kittatinny Camp Ground. Twenty yards north of the nest an adult BE was perched. A RT was perched in the top of a White Pine tree west of Route 6 at mile marker 390.

No eagles were seen from the Eddy Farms Resort overlook.

At the Hawks Nest historical marker 11:25 a.m. it was difficult to pull over because of the deep snow as well as minimal plowed area and scope the area. No birds observed.

At the Pond Eddy nest site two adult BE were perched on the same limb above the snow covered nest.

About 20 minutes later at the Mongaup Reservoir Observation Blind no BE. It was difficult to navigate in the Blind area due to the deep snow. No BE was seen along Plank Road or at the Rio Reservoir Dam. Hence, the loop from Pond Eddy to Mougaup and back to the Delaware no BE were seen. Returning to the Delaware and traveling upriver to Minisink Ford observation blind, still no BE to be seen.

A visit to the Eagle Institute, open weekends is where eagle videos are screened and brochures, newsletters, information about eagles is made available, is a plus.

From the confluence of the Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers one adult BE flew upriver and away from the nest. An adult BE perched above the nest on the ridge north of the Lackawaxen.

Along the Lackawaxen during the first search for eagles we saw no eagles, on the second two were sighted, and on subsequent searches as many as five. Thirteen were seen on this trip. Two adult BE at the Lackawaxen-Delaware confluence, an adult BE perched near Church Road proximal to a snow covered nest. This was the first time I saw this nest. At 2:00 p.m. an adult BE was seen perched opposite the Tree Farm and soon after a sub-adult BE was spotted perched down stream from Appert Road where four BE – one adult and 3 immature were flying. The immature BE were courting. I watched them for about ten minutes during a light snowfall. Two of the immature BE locked talons and tumbled through the falling snow. An adult BE flew above them. Further upriver, at approximately 2:15 p.m. three adult BE were perched. They were quite a sight through the snowfall. The last BE observed was perched downriver from the bridge near the headwater of the Lackawaxen.

To find out about participating in Searches for Eagles field trips in memory of Dr. S. Marie Kuhnen send an email message: jack@brandwein.org. There is no charge for these searches.

In addition to the 20 Bald Eagles observed were:  Canada Goose, Mallard, Black Duck, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkeym, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker              , Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Eastern Bluebird, European Starling, Tree Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Purple Finch, House Finch, and American Goldfinch.

Sammie is survived by  her three sons, Rex Kamphefner and his wife  Grace of Granite Bay, Calif., Grey Kamphefner  at home,  and Chance Kamphefner and his wife Cheryl of Lake Forest, California; 3 daughters,  Kricket (Erin) Evans and her husband Joseph of Colorado Springs, Colo., Paige Yeager and her husband Scott of Pasadena, Maryland,  and Diane Freije and her husband Gary of  Binghamton, N.Y., 11 grandchildren and her  best friend Sue Morgan of Port Jervis,  and several nieces and nephews.   She was pre-deceased by her daughter  Brandi Kamphefner , her brother John and her sister Mary.

Funeral Services were held February 26 at 3:30 pm at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home. Private Interment will take place  at Rural Valley Cemetery, Cuddebackville, NY. Memorial donations may be made to the Port Jervis-Deerpark Humane Society, Route 209, Port Jervis, NY  12771 or to the American Cancer Society,  419 E. Main St., Middletown, NY  10940.  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

She was born July 9, 1933 in Cornwall, NY the daughter of the Louis Nucci and the late Kathryn Sullivan Nucci.

Jean was married for 50 years to the late Lawrence ‘’Larry’’ Padgett; he died August 22, 2000.

She worked as a sewing machine operator for VSD Coat Factory in Newburgh and later retired from Andmore Sportswear in Port Jervis.

Jean was a past member of Munger Cottage senior group.

A family statement read:  ‘’She loved life and laughter…the simplest things brought her the most joy.  She was hardworking and honest, and had more energy than all of us combined.  A mother of five children, she worked full time but always made time to play a board game.  Her favorite past times were playing cards, Scrabble, Parcheesi and the occasional trip to Monticello or Atlantic City.  She loved spending time with her family and always had time for each and every one of us.  We are all truly blessed to have loved and laughed with her.  Her love of life, family and friends kept us smiling and warm.’’

Surviving are: son William Padgett and his companion Robin Knight of Bullville, NY; son Thomas Padgett and his wife Rose of Chester, NY; daughter Kathryn Gagliardi of Cornwall, NY; daughter Jean Marie Hruscik and her husband Peter of Newburgh, NY; sister Margaraet Mains and her husband Robert of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY; 17 Grandchildren ,13 Great Grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son Louis Padgett and her brother Robert Sullivan.

Burial was at Mill Rift Cemetery, Mill Rift, PA.

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