Obituaries (U, V)
MHD Collection
The Rev. George N. Underwood, 76, died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at his home in McClure [Broome Co., NY]. He is survived by his wife, May; a daughter, the Rev. Ruth Underwood of McClure; two sons, George of Bridgeport, Conn., and Frank of Torrington, Conn.; three brothers, Thomas and Walter, both of Binghamton, and Harry of Washington, D.C.; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The body was removed to the Kays and Guy Funeral Home in Deposit, where friends are invited to call until Tuesday at 11 a.m., when the body will be taken to Binghamton [Broome Co., NY]. [MHD notation: Oct. 4, 1947]
The body of Sair Utter was brought to New Ohio Cemetery [Colesville, Broome Co., NY] for burial Thursday December 26th from New Berlin N.Y. [Chenango Co., NY] where he had been living with his daughter, Mrs. Clifford Tarbox, since the death of his wife, Emma, several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Utter formerly lived where P.N. Schult now lives. [MHD notation: d. 1935]
Mrs. Elizabeth Vail, wife of Clarence Vail, well-known Afton farmer, died Friday, April 8, 1938, at her home northeast of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] after a long illness. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gerald Sullivan and Mrs. Clinton Conklin, both of Binghamton; one son, Carroll Vail, of Afton; and three grandchildren, Janet and Peter Vail, of Afton and Jo-Ann Conklin of Binghamton. The funeral was held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home, with Rev. Clifford E. Webb of the First Presbyterian Church of Afton, officiating. Monday, the body was taken to Cairo, N.Y. [Greene Co.], where interment was made.
Chauncey Vandewalker, life long resident of Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], died of a cerebral hemorrhage, Friday, January 19. Born March 26, 1863, at Bennettsville, he was the son of William and Pollyanne Vandewalker. The survivors are four sisters, Mrs. Emma Cross, Triangle; Mrs. Estella Ray, West Bainbridge; Mrs. Ada Whyman, Unadilla, and Mrs. Pauline Rae, Johnson City; one brother, Hiram Vandewalker, of Pennsylvania. The Funeral was held at the Colwell Funeral Chapel, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. R. Lewis Johnson officiating. The body was placed in the vault and burial will take place in the Bennettsville Cemetery in the Spring. [MHD notation: d. 1940]
Llewellyn D. VanValkenburg, 65, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] died at 1:40 a.m. today at his home, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Goldie Mae VanValkenburg of Afton; a daughter, Mrs. Lena VanGilder of Indianapolis, Ind.; a son, George A. VanValkenburg of Cleveland; four sisters, Mrs. May Cleveland and Mrs. Virgie Tobey, both of Harpursville, Mrs. Grace Keach of Frankfurt, N.Y., and Mrs. Cora Hickox of Deland, Fla.; a brother, Earl VanValkenburg of Binghamton; a granddaughter, three grandsons, several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Afton Baptist Church for several years. The body was moved to the Karschner Funeral Home Afton, where friends may call Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. [MHD notation: Oct. 16, 1957]
Afton [Chenango Co., NY]: Funeral services for Raymond J. Verguson, 81, of Afton, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 19th, at the Karschner Funeral Home, Afton, with burial in Glenwood Cemetery [Afton, NY]. Mr. Verguson died in the Bainbridge Hospital on Tuesday morning following a long illness. He is survived by a niece, Mrs. Grace Williams of Johnson City; a grand-niece, Mrs. Dorothy Butts of Windsor; a grand-nephew, Clinton Skinner of Hollywood, Florida; also several cousins. [MHD notation: Nov. 17, 1953]
Mrs. Nancy Villecco, of Tunnel [Broome Co., NY], 55, died at the Binghamton City Hospital Thursday morning. She is survived by six sons, Joseph, Louis and Frank of Tunnel, Anthony of Sidney, William and Dominick who are with the armed services overseas; six daughters, Mrs. Charles Mattucci, Mrs. Harry McKnight, Mary Congetta and Lucille Villecco, all of Tunnel, and Mrs. Ward Palmiter of Bath; 12 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Frank Costello of Binghamton, and a brother, Joseph Mattias of Italy. [MHD notation: Oct. 2, 1943]
Vito Villecco, 68 years old, of Tunnel [Broome Co., NY], died Monday morning in Lourdes Hospital. He is survived by his widow, Nancy; six sons, Anthony Villecco of Nineveh, Joseph, William, Lewis, Frank and Dominick Villecco, all of Tunnel; six daughters, Mrs. Ward Palmitier of Elmira, Mrs. Charles Martucci, Mrs. Josephine Sealone and the Misses Mary, Concetta and Lucille Villecco, all of Tunnel; a brother, Joseph Villecco of Taylor, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Alfonzo Esposito of Syracuse and Mrs. Mary Striano of New York city, and six grandchildren. The funeral was held at 9 o'clock Thursday morning at the home in Tunnel and at 10 o'clock, Standard Time, at St. Catherine's Church, Hillcrest. The Rev. John P. Phelan officiated. Burial was made in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Nineveh [Broome Co., NY]. [MHD notation: Aug. 20, 1939]
Greene [Chenango Co., NY]: The Rev. C.C. Vrooman, retired member of Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Church, died at his home in Greene Saturday night at 10:45 o'clock after an illness of about six months. Mr. Vrooman was born in Roxbury, Delaware County, on June 13, 1860, the son of Alvin A. and Jane Vrooman. When he was 17 he moved to Hobart where he worked with his father one year at the shoemaker's trade. At 18 he began teaching school and continued four years, teaching winters and working on a farm summers. In September, 1887, he received a local preacher's license from the Oneonta Church and in October was sent as supply to the Hartwick charge. In 1888 he united with the Wyoming Conference. On June 13, 1888, he married Miss Harriet Stickles of Oneonta who died Dec. 8, 1927. In 1928 he married Miss Mildred B. Jacobs of Greene. His pastoral record is as follows: 1888-89 Wells Bridge; 1890-92 McClure; 1893-94 Westford; 1895-97 Lanesboro; 1898-1902 Maine; 1903-06 Guilford; 1907-12 Marathon; 1913-17 Greene. Besides his wife, Mildred, he is survived by two children by his former marriage, Harold R. Vrooman of Waterloo and Mrs. E.O. Barrows of Greene; three nephews Harry Vrooman of Hobart and Bertram Vrooman of Fisherville, Mass., and Ed Vrooman of Columbus, Ohio; two nieces, Bessie Vrooman of Hobart and Mrs. Paul Briggs of Greely, Colo.; a grandson, Frederic Vrooman of Waterloo. Funeral services will be held at the Harry R. Rogers Funeral Home, Greene, Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Robert A. Stall, pastor of the Methodist church will officiate. Burial will be in Sylvan Lawn Cemetery [Greene, NY]. [MHD notation: Nov. 1945]
The body of Sair Utter was brought to New Ohio Cemetery [Colesville, Broome Co., NY] for burial Thursday December 26th from New Berlin N.Y. [Chenango Co., NY] where he had been living with his daughter, Mrs. Clifford Tarbox, since the death of his wife, Emma, several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Utter formerly lived where P.N. Schult now lives. [MHD notation: d. 1935]
Mrs. Elizabeth Vail, wife of Clarence Vail, well-known Afton farmer, died Friday, April 8, 1938, at her home northeast of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] after a long illness. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gerald Sullivan and Mrs. Clinton Conklin, both of Binghamton; one son, Carroll Vail, of Afton; and three grandchildren, Janet and Peter Vail, of Afton and Jo-Ann Conklin of Binghamton. The funeral was held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home, with Rev. Clifford E. Webb of the First Presbyterian Church of Afton, officiating. Monday, the body was taken to Cairo, N.Y. [Greene Co.], where interment was made.
Chauncey Vandewalker, life long resident of Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], died of a cerebral hemorrhage, Friday, January 19. Born March 26, 1863, at Bennettsville, he was the son of William and Pollyanne Vandewalker. The survivors are four sisters, Mrs. Emma Cross, Triangle; Mrs. Estella Ray, West Bainbridge; Mrs. Ada Whyman, Unadilla, and Mrs. Pauline Rae, Johnson City; one brother, Hiram Vandewalker, of Pennsylvania. The Funeral was held at the Colwell Funeral Chapel, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. R. Lewis Johnson officiating. The body was placed in the vault and burial will take place in the Bennettsville Cemetery in the Spring. [MHD notation: d. 1940]
Llewellyn D. VanValkenburg, 65, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] died at 1:40 a.m. today at his home, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Goldie Mae VanValkenburg of Afton; a daughter, Mrs. Lena VanGilder of Indianapolis, Ind.; a son, George A. VanValkenburg of Cleveland; four sisters, Mrs. May Cleveland and Mrs. Virgie Tobey, both of Harpursville, Mrs. Grace Keach of Frankfurt, N.Y., and Mrs. Cora Hickox of Deland, Fla.; a brother, Earl VanValkenburg of Binghamton; a granddaughter, three grandsons, several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Afton Baptist Church for several years. The body was moved to the Karschner Funeral Home Afton, where friends may call Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. [MHD notation: Oct. 16, 1957]
Afton [Chenango Co., NY]: Funeral services for Raymond J. Verguson, 81, of Afton, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 19th, at the Karschner Funeral Home, Afton, with burial in Glenwood Cemetery [Afton, NY]. Mr. Verguson died in the Bainbridge Hospital on Tuesday morning following a long illness. He is survived by a niece, Mrs. Grace Williams of Johnson City; a grand-niece, Mrs. Dorothy Butts of Windsor; a grand-nephew, Clinton Skinner of Hollywood, Florida; also several cousins. [MHD notation: Nov. 17, 1953]
Mrs. Nancy Villecco, of Tunnel [Broome Co., NY], 55, died at the Binghamton City Hospital Thursday morning. She is survived by six sons, Joseph, Louis and Frank of Tunnel, Anthony of Sidney, William and Dominick who are with the armed services overseas; six daughters, Mrs. Charles Mattucci, Mrs. Harry McKnight, Mary Congetta and Lucille Villecco, all of Tunnel, and Mrs. Ward Palmiter of Bath; 12 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Frank Costello of Binghamton, and a brother, Joseph Mattias of Italy. [MHD notation: Oct. 2, 1943]
Vito Villecco, 68 years old, of Tunnel [Broome Co., NY], died Monday morning in Lourdes Hospital. He is survived by his widow, Nancy; six sons, Anthony Villecco of Nineveh, Joseph, William, Lewis, Frank and Dominick Villecco, all of Tunnel; six daughters, Mrs. Ward Palmitier of Elmira, Mrs. Charles Martucci, Mrs. Josephine Sealone and the Misses Mary, Concetta and Lucille Villecco, all of Tunnel; a brother, Joseph Villecco of Taylor, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Alfonzo Esposito of Syracuse and Mrs. Mary Striano of New York city, and six grandchildren. The funeral was held at 9 o'clock Thursday morning at the home in Tunnel and at 10 o'clock, Standard Time, at St. Catherine's Church, Hillcrest. The Rev. John P. Phelan officiated. Burial was made in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Nineveh [Broome Co., NY]. [MHD notation: Aug. 20, 1939]
Greene [Chenango Co., NY]: The Rev. C.C. Vrooman, retired member of Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Church, died at his home in Greene Saturday night at 10:45 o'clock after an illness of about six months. Mr. Vrooman was born in Roxbury, Delaware County, on June 13, 1860, the son of Alvin A. and Jane Vrooman. When he was 17 he moved to Hobart where he worked with his father one year at the shoemaker's trade. At 18 he began teaching school and continued four years, teaching winters and working on a farm summers. In September, 1887, he received a local preacher's license from the Oneonta Church and in October was sent as supply to the Hartwick charge. In 1888 he united with the Wyoming Conference. On June 13, 1888, he married Miss Harriet Stickles of Oneonta who died Dec. 8, 1927. In 1928 he married Miss Mildred B. Jacobs of Greene. His pastoral record is as follows: 1888-89 Wells Bridge; 1890-92 McClure; 1893-94 Westford; 1895-97 Lanesboro; 1898-1902 Maine; 1903-06 Guilford; 1907-12 Marathon; 1913-17 Greene. Besides his wife, Mildred, he is survived by two children by his former marriage, Harold R. Vrooman of Waterloo and Mrs. E.O. Barrows of Greene; three nephews Harry Vrooman of Hobart and Bertram Vrooman of Fisherville, Mass., and Ed Vrooman of Columbus, Ohio; two nieces, Bessie Vrooman of Hobart and Mrs. Paul Briggs of Greely, Colo.; a grandson, Frederic Vrooman of Waterloo. Funeral services will be held at the Harry R. Rogers Funeral Home, Greene, Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Robert A. Stall, pastor of the Methodist church will officiate. Burial will be in Sylvan Lawn Cemetery [Greene, NY]. [MHD notation: Nov. 1945]
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