Community News Archive
Congratulations
Seth and Kayann Taylor at the birth of Alden James on December 5.
Bill-John and Julia Popova Newbrough who were married August 25.
Andrew and Susanna Brautigam Roorbach who were married August 18.
Condolences
Kayann and Seth Taylor at the death of Kayann’s mother, Judy Gutekunst, on Tuesday, August 14.
Souly and Kristen Sanasith at the death of Souly’s father, Piek Sanasith, who died Thursday, August 9.
Marilyn and Ralph Kerr at the death of Marilyn’s mother on July 30.
Condolences
To Jack and Linda Leax at the death of Jack’s mother Ruth E. Heckman on May 25.
Marge Blecha, Joan Lord’s mom, who died April 16.
Meredith Kellogg died Friday, March 30. The funeral will place at Houghton Wesleyan Church on Monday, April 2, at noon. Friends are invited to visit with the family at the church for an hour prior to the service. Meredith is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Marjorie, and four children: David (Kathy) Kellogg of Greene, NY, Roger (Julie) Kellogg of Newark, IL, Sharon (Randy) Freeman of Rochester, NY, and Judy (Raymond) Trentini of Frederick, MD; eight grandchildren: Joe, Tim, Jon, and Andrew Kellogg, Mike and Nathan Trentini, Beth McRoberts, Jennifer Freeman; and two great grandchildren: Caitlyn and Charlie McRoberts.
We send expressions of sympathy for Kristina LaCelle-Peterson and her family at the death of her father, Dr. Paul LaCelle, on Friday, March 9. Here are the arrangements the family has made: Calling hours on Saturday, March 17, from 4:00-7:00 pm at the Keenan Funeral Home, 7501 Pittsford-Palmyra Rd. in Egypt. Memorial service will be Sunday, March 18, at 2 pm at the Penfield Wesleyan Church, 1580 Five Mile Line Rd in Penfield
Please be in prayer for the family of Bonnie MacBeth who died on Monday after a brave battle with cancer. Visitation will take place on Friday, February 10, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Kopler-Williams Funeral Home, 21 North Genesee Street in Fillmore NY. The memorial service for Bonnie will be held Saturday, February 11 at noon at the Houghton Wesleyan Church, 9712 Route 19, Houghton, NY. Following the service friends are invited to a light luncheon in the church Community Room where they may greet the family.
Rev. Eldyn Benjamin Simons went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Absolut at Houghton nursing home.
Family and friends may gather from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Kopler-Williams Funeral Home, 21 N. Genesee St., Fillmore. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2012) at 11 a.m. in the Houghton Wesleyan Church. Floyd Merriam of Houghton will officiate and burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Dalton.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to Bellville Wesleyan Church, 8968 Rush Creek Road, Caneadea, NY 14717, or LaMolina Church, Peru, pastortomas@vidanueva.pe.
Allen R. Smith passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 in the Absolut at Houghton nursing home.
Family and friends may gather from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at the Kopler-Williams Funeral Home, 21 North Genesee Street, Fillmore. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Houghton Wesleyan Church. The Rev. Dr. Wesley Oden, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Houghton.
Memorials if desired to: Missions at Houghton Wesleyan Church P.O. Box 127 Houghton, N.Y. 14744
We offer our condolences and prayers for the Kevin & Cindy Austin family at the unexpected death of Kevin’s mother December 21. Funeral arrangements will be announced here as they are made available. Visitation and funeral are Friday December 23 in Long Lake. More information here
Phil Brooks’ mother Ruth A. Brooks died Sunday (Nov. 27, 2011) at the Absolut at Houghton nursing home. Visitation will take place on Friday at Kopler Williams Funeral Home in Fillmore from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM. The funeral service will take place at Rushford Baptist Church at 11:00 AM on Saturday. Our condolences to Phil & Sue Brooks and their family.
We offer our condolences to Rich and Janet Stegen and their family at the death of Rich’s father, Arthur, October 12 at the Absolut in Houghton.
A memorial service for Annalee Schultz will be held Saturday, October 15, 3:00 p.m. at the Hinsdale United Methodist Church in Hinsdale, NY.
Eric Briggs, husband of Rose and father of Lilia, died September 8. Pastor Wes officiated at the funeral service on Saturday, September 10th at the Harmon-Watson Funeral Home, Castile.
Congratulations
Bill-John and Julia Popova Newbrough who were married August 25.
Andrew and Susanna Brautigam Roorbach who were married August 18.
Kadee Elizabeth Kristine Hoffman was born on June 9 and weighed 5lb 14 oz. Brandon and Emily brought her home from Syracuse on July 11 and she is now up to 8lb 6oz and is 19in long.
Congratulations to Sarah and Graham Badger at the birth of Augustus on June 24!
Brent and Elizabeth Hjort Bradbury were married in Chicago, Illinois, on June 16.
Ian and Kara Pocock Campbell were married at Houghton Wesleyan Church on June 2.
Zac and Erin Greenlee Smalley were married in Greenwich, Connecticut, on June 2.
In June, Kay Lindley will turn 90. Houghton has been central to her life, so your greetings will add to the celebration. Please send to:Katherine Lindley, c/o Margie Koch, 3108 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Congratulations to John and Kaylan Buteyn at the birth of Finley Reynolds on May 26.
We celebrate the baptism of Graham Badger and Bob Cummings on May 13.
Congratulations to all who joined the church on May 13 as Covenant Members: Graham and SarahBadger, Joy Blasdell, Ray, Wendy and Ashley Ott, Jessica Romance, Dave and Beth Stevick, Mark and Terry Sweet,Peter and Karen Torraca, Jerry and Jackie Turk, Matthew and Barbara Woolsey. We also welcome Katherine and AllyStevick as Student Members.
Congratulations to Peter and Jessica Romance on the birth of Katelyn Janae on May 15. Katelyn weighed 7lb. 7 oz. and was 20.5 inches long.
Congratulations Josiah and Rachel Snelgrove at the birth of Isabelle Marie.
Congratulations Ken and Carol Stonemetz at the birth of Maddox Alexander to Mike and Jilian.
Dr. & Mrs. Calvin Schierer proudly announce the engagement of their son, Nathan Paul Schierer, to Mariah Dawn Perry, granddaughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Perry. Nathan and Mariah are on staff and perform in productions at Rocky Hock Playhouse, a Christian Theater in Edenton, NC. Their address will be 115 Jackson Street, Edenton, NC 27932 where Mariah lives now. A wedding is planned for May 19, 2012, in Greene, Maine. They are registered at Walmart and Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Levi Benjamin Kitchen was born January 17 at 9:30 A.M. to parents Ben and Shannon and sibling Lyndsay. Levi weighed 7 pounds and 12 ounces at birth and was 20 1/2 inches long and had lots of hair!
Congratulations, too, go to grandparents Ken and Barb Bates.Ezra Gustave Schilke was born January 24 to parents Stephan and Jan and siblings Anna, Tess, Micah,Lydia, Eben, and Claire. Ezra weighed 7 lb. 13 1/2 oz. at birth and was 21 inches long.
Drayke Elliott was born Saturday, December 3, to parents Drew and Heather Hannan and sister Pyper. He weighed 7 lbs. and 13 1/2 ounces. He is 20 inches long.
Nicholas Johan Hegeman was born at 4:31am December 7 to Martin and Sheri Hegeman; he’s 8lbs 4oz, 20 inches long.
Grayson Michael Cox was born to Mike and Amanda Cox at 8:05am on Tuesday, Oct. 25. 7lbs 12 ox, 20 1/2 inches.
Congratulations to Chris and Rachel Wells and sibling Iris at the birth of Soren Lyle on October 17 at Olean General Hospital. Soren weighed 7 lb. 9 1/2 oz.
Jeff and Sarah Kirksey’s twins were born October 11: Everett Steven Kirksey 6lbs6oz 2:52 AM and Titus Jeffrey Kirksey 5lbs13oz 3:05 AM. All are doing well.
Congratulations to Kristen, Souly, Carson and Layton Sanasith on the birth of their baby, Kallan Fah! He arrived on Friday, September 30 and weighed 8 lb, 1 oz.
Congratulations Skip and Joan Lord and family! Skylar Brooke Lord was born to Joel and Kerri on September 20.