Connell, Dow & Deysenroth, Inc.Funeral Home: January 2016

Donald L. "Sonny" Kelsey

1946 - 2016

ONEONTA - Donald L. "Sonny" Kelsey, 69, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta.

He was born February 28, 1946, in Hobart, a son of Frank Leslie Kelsey and Mary Jane Whispell Kelsey.

For many years Sonny was employed as a roofer with F.L. Hall & Son in Oneonta.

He is survived by his wife, Caren G. Kelsey, of Hartwick; two daughters, Brenda Madison and husband, Jeff, of Hartwick and Vickie Kelsey of Norwich; two sons, Donald L. Kelsey, Jr. and wife, Tammy, of Northport, FL, and Bradley Kelsey of Cortland; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren; four sisters, Dot McLean of Hartwick, Harriet Raider and husband, Jim, of Hobart, Dawn Angersoll of Herkimer and Doris Wetworth of Roxbury; and many nieces and nephews.

A special thank you is extended to Fred and Lillian Hall for all their kindness and help.

A private graveside service will be offered later this Spring in Hartwick Cemetery.

Arrangements are with the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

NOTICE OF GRAVESIDE SERVICE

ONEONTA - A graveside service for Donald L. "Sonny" Kelsey will be offered at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Hartwick Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

If you would like to send condolences to the family, send an email to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth. We will forward your comments to the family. If you would like to send flowers in memory of the deceased, contact Mohican Flowers at (607) 547-8822, or A Rose is a Rose at (607) 264-3100.

Albina C. Konchar

1923 - 2016

COOPERSTOWN - Albina C. Konchar, 92, of Hyde Park and formerly of Christian Hill, died peacefully Wednesday morning, January 20, 2016, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Oneonta.

Born March 1, 1923, in Croatia, she and her family emigrated to France one year later. In 1930, the family came to the United States and settled in Fork Shop which is between Toddsville and Fly Creek.

On February 14, 1942, Albina married Stanley L. Konchar in a ceremony at St. Mary's "Our Lady of the Lake" Roman Catholic Church in Cooperstown.

For many years, they owned and operated a dairy farm on Christian Hill. After retiring from farming they moved to Hyde Park in 1996.

She was predeceased by her husband of fifty-six years, Stanley, who died August 9, 1998; a son, Steven Alan Knochar, who died July 19, 1963; and a sister, Jean E. Cop, who died April 6, 2008.

She is survived by her daughter, B. Jane of Hyde Park; a brother, Antone Cop of New Berlin; a sister, Rosemary Fisher of Mesa, Arizona; and several nieces and nephews.

Albina appreciated her good health, but was saddened because she outlived all of her friends.

As a way to remember Albina, light a candle in her memory.

Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements are with the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

Susan Stevens

1957 - 2015

COOPERSTOWN, NY - Susan Stevens, a former resident of Pierstown and retired Controller at The Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown, New York, died Sunday, December 27, 2015, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was 58.

Born December 23, 1957, in Framingham, Massachusetts, Susan Mary Dunphy was one of three daughters of James Henry Dunphy, Jr. and Jean Louise Gillum Dunphy.

After graduating in 1975 from Rutland Senior High School in Vermont, she earned an associate degree in Hotel and Resort Management from SUNY College of Technology at Delhi and then a bachelor degree in Accounting from Trinity College of Vermont in Burlington. She also completed course-work at Cornell University.

Sue held positions at The Desmond Americana in Albany, New York, The Statler Hotel at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Sheraton Burlington, Bruegger's Bagels and The Clarion Hotel in Burlington, Vermont. From 2000 - 2013, she was employed as the Controller at The Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown. After living in Pierstown, she re-located for health reasons to North Carolina, living first in Asheville and then Clemmons.

She will be remembered for her sense of humor, love of cats, love of travel, and strong financial talents.

Susan is survived by her two sisters, Deborah A. Dunphy and her husband, John E. Welch of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, and Patricia J. Pelis and her husband, Michael of Enfield, Connecticut; and two nephews and one niece, John D. Welch and Anne G. Welch of Lynnfield and James Michael Pelis of Enfield. She is further survived by her beloved cat, Marshall.

She was predeceased by her father, James Henry Dunphy, Jr., who died January 9, 2005, and her mother, Jean Louise Dunphy, who died October 26, 2007. In addition, she was predeceased by three beloved cats, Bud (Bobo), Toto and Gulliver.

A Memorial Service will be offered at 11 a. m. Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown, with the Rev. David Wm. Mickiewicz, pastor of St. Mary's Church in Oneonta, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Susan will be laid to rest with her parents in St. Mary's Cemetery in Randolph, Massachusetts.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, 801 Roeder Road, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or a charity of your choice.

Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.