E.F. SCRAMBLING

OCALA, FLA. - E.F. "Buster" Scrambling, 78, died Tuesday, May 4, 1999 at his residence in Ocala, Fla. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County. Arrangements are by Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala.

ELIZABETH BURGESS

JOHNSON CITY -­ Elizabeth Stratton Burgess, 90, of Hilltop Manor, Johnson City, passed away Monday, May 3, 1999 at Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital. A memorial service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Wm. R. Chase & Son Funeral Home, 737 Chenango St., Port Dickinson, with the Very Rev. James C. Jones, rector of The Church of the Good Shepherd officiating.

OSWALD SCHIEFFER

SHERBURNE - Oswald H. Schieffer, well known restauranteur, died at the age of 77 at the New York State Veterans' Home on May 2, 1999 with his family at his side. A funeral service will be held Wednesday morning at 10 at St. Malachy's Church in Sherburne with Rev. Edmund Castronovo officiating. Burial will be held at St. Malachy's Cemetery. Calling hours will be held today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wm. W. Kehoe Funeral Home, Sherburne.

ALBERT DECLUE

BAINBRIDGE - Albert S. DeClue, a prominent attorney and resident of Bainbridge died on April 30, 1999 after an extended illness. He was 83. Mr. DeClue was a faithful parishioner of St. John's Catholic Church in Bainbridge. A memorial mass, to which the public is invited, will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. There will be no calling hours. The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, any donations in Mr. DeClue's memory be made to the Bainbridge United Way.

LUCY SWAN

SHERBURNE - Lucy M. Swan, 97 years, of Sherburne passed away Sunday, May 2, 1999 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hamilton. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday from the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Classic Street, Sherburne with Rev. Bruce MacDuffie officiating. Burial will be made in the Episcopal Church Cemetery, Sherburne. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are by Burgess Funeral home, 10 South Main St., Sherburne.

RICHARD WELYTOK

EARLVILLE - Mr. Richard D. Welytok, 44 years, of South Lebanon Road, passed away Saturday, May 1, 1999 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hamilton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from the Burgess Funeral Home, 3 Preston St., Earlville, with Rev. Christine Ladd, pastor of the Georgetown United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be made in the Hillside Cemetery, Georgetown. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions may be made in his memory to the Welytok Children's Trust Fund, c/o Anne L. Welytok, RR#2 Box 83, South Lebanon Rd., Earlville, NY 13332.

DALE WACKFORD

OXFORD - Dale K. Wackford, 64, of Davis Lane, Oxford, passed away unexpectedly Monday, May 3, 1999 in the Chenango Memorial Hospital of Norwich. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. The Rev. Bruce MacDuffie, Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Oxford, will officiate. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. Friends are invited to call at the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home on Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oxford Emergency Squad.

HARRY PURDY

SHERBURNE - Harry H. (Houghton) Purdy of Baldwin, Long Island, formerly of the Sherburne/Oxford area, died May 1, 1999 at the age of 93. He was residing at the Valley View Manor Nursing Facility in Norwich. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the William W. Kehoe Funeral Home, Sherburne. Rev. William Webb, grandson, will officiate. Calling hours are tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be May 5 at the Greenfield Cemetery (family plot) in Hempstead, Long Island.

DOLORES O'BRIEN

SHERBURNE - Mrs. Dolores A. O'Brien, 71 years, of Ellison Rd., passed away Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. Services will be held at a later date to be announced. Contributions may be made in her memory to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105-1905.Arrangements are being handled by the Burgess Funeral Home, 10 South Main St., Sherburne.

GEORGE ROBBINS

NORTH NORWICH - George C. Robbins, 78, of Schenectady died at St. Clare's Hospital Wednesday after a long illness. A funeral service will be this morning at 10 a.m. at the Broadway Methodist Church, Schenectady. Relatives and friends are invited. A calling hour will precede the service at the church. Interment will be at the North Norwich Cemetery at 2:30. Arrangements are by the Bond Funeral Home, Schenectady.

JEANNE LOFFREDO

ARMONK - Jeanne E. Loffredo, 46, of Armonk died Oct. 19 at home. She was born in Sayville, L.I. Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home, DeRuyter. [Published October 22, 1999]

RUTH FRIEDMAN

LINCKLAEN - Ruth A. Friedman, 54, died Oct. 20 at Cortland Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are by the Smith Funeral Home, DeRuyter. [Published October 22, 1999]

DAVID STILES

OXFORD - David C. Stiles, 75, of 106 Bartle Lane, Oxford died unexpectedly, Oct. 21, 1999 at him home. Arrangements are by the Behe Funeral Home, Oxford.

JAMES MILK

GREENE - James B. Milk, 62, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999 at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton. Arrangements are by the Root Funeral Home, Greene.