Obituaries

Beatrice Clark Bussy, 101, and former longtime resident of Halcottsville, was carried to the welcoming arms of God on the wings of cherubs on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in Largo, Florida, where she had been residing for seven years.
Many will remember Beatrice as a superb baker as well as the proprietor of “The Carriage House,” a Bed and Breakfast on Main Street in Halcottsville.

Elizabeth “Betty” Eibert, 91, of Halcott Center, died Friday, March 20, 2009 at Margaretville Memorial Hospital in Margaretville. She was born Feb. 14, 1918 in New York City, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Pickett Lenhardt.
She married Nicholas Eibert April 7, 1940 in New York City.

Frank Theodore Myers, 71, of Andes, went to be home with the Lord on Friday, March 13, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 9, 1938 in the Bronx, the son of Frederick and Julia (Geidel) Myers.

Marcia Faulkner, 72, of Farmville, Va., (formerly of Arkville and Halcott Center) passed away on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 after a brief struggle with cancer. She was born in Kelly Corners on July 27, 1936, the daughter of the late George and Gladys Krom. Marcia worked as a nurse at Margaretville Hospital and at Holly Manor in Farmville, Va., retiring to enjoy her walks, flowers and wind chimes.

James Tinnerelli, 86, of Margaretville, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Mountainside Residential Care Center, Margaretville.
He was born September 11, 1922 in New York City.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Monday, March 16, at the Hynes Funeral Home, Margaretville.
Burial will be in the Margaretville Cemetery at a later date.

Michael E. Hoeko, 91, of Fleischmanns, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at Margaretville Memorial Hospital. Margaretville. He was born September 29, 1917 in New York City to Nickolas and Katherine Hoeko. He married Ann Owens on June 4, 1950, in Phoenicia.

The close-knit Catskill towns of Roxbury, Margaretville and Andes are deeply saddened by the loss of a beloved woman long recognized as a pillar of the community, “Mim” Purcell. She died Monday, March 9, 2009 at Margaretville.
Aldea Hermina Purcell was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on January 19, 1914, the daughter of Hector Heroux and Mary Jane Lanoue.

Anne B. Bellows, 82, of Quakertown, previously of Daytona Beach, FL. died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 in her home. She was the loving wife of the late Clifford Bellows.

Dorothy Meeker Sayre Holthusen, 88, died Monday, March 2, 2009 at her home in Sea Girt with her family in attendance.