Jillian Dagon Andolina, age 26 of 24 Meadowbrook, Arkport, died Saturday evening (May 11, 2013) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, following a courageous 2 ½ year battle with Leukemia.

Born in Hornell on January 17, 1987, she was the daughter of Dr. Richard and Molly (Dagon) Andolina.

Jill grew up in Arkport and was a graduate of Arkport Central School, Class of 2005.  She attended SUNY at Alfred, graduating with an associate’s degree in 2007.  In 2009, she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from SUNY at Geneseo.  Jill’s plan to obtain her Master’s Degree was interrupted when she was diagnosed with leukemia on November 12, 2010.

Jill was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish and a communicant of St. Ann’s Church.  She was also a member of the Hornell Association and the Arkport American Legion Post 1248 Auxiliary.  A self-proclaimed “Country Concert Queen” she enjoyed attending her favorite country music concerts with her numerous friends.  Jill was a dedicated fan of The Ohio State University football team, attending numerous games over the years.  She was such a fan that she named her dog Buckeye.  A lover of the outdoors, she always looked forward to her family’s annual summer fishing trip to Canada.  Jill was a frequent visitor and volunteer at the Hornell Humane Society and very active in Relay for Life.

Jill will forever be remembered for her brave and fearless fight against cancer.  Throughout her treatment, she inspired family, friends, and the loving medical community with her ability to keep a smile on her face while fighting this dreaded disease.  She never complained, even while facing the numerous effects associated with aggressive chemotherapy and two bone marrow transplants.  Jill continually showed courage in the face of adversity, found humor when tears should have prevailed, and an ability to comfort her family and friends when she herself deserved comfort.  Right up to the very end, Jill taught everyone the true meaning of being tough.  On April 13, 2013 she posted in Facebook the following:  “I love all of you so much!  And it can’t go unseen on how much I cherish and appreciate all the support from family, friends, and the community.”  Those who knew Jill realize that a kinder or more appreciative person never touched their lives.  She truly will be missed.

Jill was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Elsie Andolina, and her maternal grandfather, James Dagon.

In addition to her parents, Jill is survived by her three loving and protective brothers, Dr. Richard Andolina, Jr. of Buffalo, Dr. Nicholas Andolina of Alexandria, VA, and Mitchell Andolina of Arkport; her paternal grandfather, Frank Andolina of Wellsville; her maternal grandmother, Marieka Dagon of North Hornell; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Jill’s family will receive friends on Wednesday from 2:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Thursday at St. Ann’s Church with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Memorial contributions in her name may be made to the Jillian Andolina Scholarship Fund at Arkport Central School, East Ave., Arkport, NY 14807; the Hornell Humane Society, 7649 Industrial Park Road, Hornell, NY 14843 or the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, C/O Mike Ellis, Strong Memorial Hospital, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 650, Rochester, NY 14642.  Memorial forms will be available at the Dagon Funeral Home.

As special consideration to Jill, please consider joining the bone marrow registry to give the hope of life to those affected by blood cancers.  For more information, please visit www.marrow.org

Mary Catherine “Cac” Ludden, age 88, of 205 Hornell St., died unexpectedly Thursday evening (May 2, 2013) at her home.

Born in Hornell on July 2, 1924, she was the daughter of Harry & Kathryn (Grumley) McAndrew.

Mary Catherine grew up in Rexville, NY and was a member of the first graduating class of Greenwood Central School.  She attended Rochester Business Institute in Wellsville where she took secretarial & stenography classes. 

Residing in or around the Hornell area, Mary Catherine was employed for about three years as a clerk/stenographer for the former Erie Railroad and then spent several years devoted to raising her beloved family.  In the early 1970’s, Mary Catherine began working at the former Karl Medical Group in Hornell and later for Dr. McCormick and Dr. Harder as an insurance specialist in the billing department.  After more than 20 years, she began a well-deserved retirement enjoying her children and grandchildren. Her home was the center of many large family gatherings where she most enjoyed hosting everyone and doting on those she loved. 

Cac was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish and a communicant of St. Ann’s Church where she was a member of Perpetual Adoration.  In addition to her faith filled life of prayer and devotion to her church and others, she also enjoyed reading but nothing more than spending time with her family.  She was one of God’s special creations to be sure and will be greatly missed by all.

Cac was married on October 26, 1946 to Eugene “Gene” Ludden who died July 30, 2004.  She was also preceded in death by her daughter & son-in-law, Maureen & Bob Parada, and her sister Teresa Decker.

Surviving are 3 sons, Bill (Theresa “Terry”) Ludden of Hornell, Chris (Sylvia) Ludden of Pittsford, John (Nancy) Ludden of Burlington, VT; 3 daughters, Anne (Bruce) Prashaw of Syracuse, Mary Kay (Jim) Rahmlow of Fairport and Peggy (Ken) Diehl of Pittsford; her brother-in-law, Harold Kittell of Hornell; 16 grandchildren, Michael (Debbie) Parada, Rob Parada, Peter (Sarah) Parada, Sabrina (Lee Dykeman) Ludden, Melissa (Jeff) Robertson, Todd Ludden, Katie Rahmlow, Christopher Rahmlow, Jessica (Ryan) O’Rourke, Michelle Diehl, Amy Diehl, Christopher (Marina) Ludden, Maxwell Ludden, Samantha Ludden, Rebecca Ludden & Matthew Ludden; 7 great- grandchildren, Chloe Dykeman, Kendyl Dykeman, Carter Dykeman, Landon Robertson, Chase Robertson, Tigris Parada & Saoirse Parada.  A special niece Sharon (Decker) Hill, nephews Richard (Cathy) Decker and Patrick (Linda) Decker, and several cousins also survive.

The family of Mary Catherine Ludden will receive friends on Monday from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY.  A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 9:00 AM at St. Ann’s Church with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Mary Catherine’s family requests that memorial contributions in her name be made to St. Ann’s Church, 27 Erie Ave., Hornell, NY 14843.  Memorial forms will be available at the Dagon Funeral Home.

Born in Oceanside, CA on July 1, 1947, she was the daughter of Henry & Betty (Staley) Chensa.

Anna grew up in Oceanside, CA where she graduated from high school an she resided in California for most of her life.  She lived in Arizona for about 2 years and has resided in the Cohocton area for the past 5 years.

Anna had a love of animals and enjoyed bird-watching and taking care of her dogs.

She had been married for about 37 years to Walter Stottlemyer who died in 2006. 

Ann was married in 2008 to Robert “Bob” Sutton who survives.  Also surviving are 4 sons, James Adams, Kerry Stottlemyer, Jody Stottlemyer and Jesse Stottlemyer, all of California; her step-children, Holly Kurtz, Jeffery Sutton, Daniel Sutton, Shawn Sutton, David Sutton and Bobby Sutton all of New York State; many grandchildren; several cousins, including Maryann Staley of Hornell.

At Anna’s request there will be no calling hours.  A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday at 4:00 PM the Living Waters Church in Hornell with Rev. Gary Miles officiating. 

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY.

Mary Louise (Sayles) Allison – 88 – died early Wednesday morning (April 24, 2013) at St. James Mercy Hospital where she had been a patient for ten days.  

On January 24, 1925, a day of a total eclipse of the sun, Mary was born at Bethesda Hospital, the fifth child of Stephen Fred Sayles and Irene Weld Sayles. 

Mary grew up in Hornell and was a graduate of Hornell High School (class of 1943). She was first, and always, a caregiver. Babysitting since the age of 12, she chose nursing as a career, graduated from the University of Rochester and worked on the maternity ward at Bethesda Hospital.  For many years she also taught  classes to expectant mothers. 

In June of 1951, Mary met Sindal Burton “Burt” Allison at a strawberry social. They married six months later.  He predeceased her July 3, 1995. 

Mary looked forward to becoming a mother and she and Burt were blessed with three daughters and a son.  Stephen Burton Allison died in 1959 on a sad day that changed Mary forever.  She began a search for truth, needing absolute assurance that she would one day be reunited with Stephen. 

She became a born-again Christian in 1970 after which she freely testified to everyone – friends, family, strangers, and telemarketers – that she had a baby boy, he died, and she was going to see him again someday because of Jesus.  After becoming born-again, she resigned from nursing. She put all of her care-giving energies into her family – her youngest child, her husband, and her aging mother who she attended to lovingly for a decade.  Burton contracted ALS and she served as caregiver for the next decade.   

In her youth, Mary enjoyed watching Shirley Temple movies and would learn all of the tap dancing routines that she observed while watching the movies.  Later, she would perform these routines for her family.  Mary continued her love of tap dancing her entire life.  In later years, she enjoyed gardening and working on crossword puzzles. 

In addition to her parents, husband & son, Mary was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Harold “Red” Sayles and Shirley “Chick” Sayles; 1 sister, Fannie Roblin; her much-loved son-in-law, David Boag. 

Surviving are 3 daughters, Martha (Dennis) Stearns of Brighton, NY, Nancy (Nick) Berger of Garrison, NY and Susan (Chet Simons) Allison of Hornell; five grandchildren, Christopher (Michelle) Stearns of New York City, Rebecca Stearns, Ph. D., of Connecticut, Jennilyn Boag (Robert) Pickering of Brighton, Colleen Irene Boag of Los Angeles, and Amanda Stearns of Philadelphia; great-grandson, John David Pickering is a happy, bright 21-month old who brings delight to Allison family members who will share their memories of Mary with him and tell him of her life story.  Mary’s sister Genevieve Harding of Austin, Texas, has faithfully stayed in touch, making calls to Hornell to talk with her sister, and she will miss those conversations. Mary also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews, various relatives in the Sayles, Weld, Nicholson, Conderman and Allison families, and kind neighbors who watched out for her in later years.  She will also be sadly missed by her beloved sheltie, “Teddy”. 

 Since September 16, 1959, Mary Sayles Allison has longed for the day she would see her son again. That joyful reunion has begun and everyone who loved her rejoices. 

At Mary’s request there will be no calling hours.  Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. 

Arrangements are in care of the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY.  To leave an online condolence or share a memory, visit www.dagonfuneralhome.com

Born in Dansville on May 23, 1992, he was the son of Wendy (Creech) Korb and Russell Korb.

Sawyer grew up in Arkport and attended Arkport Central School through his sophomore year.  While living in Arkport, he played soccer and excelled on the baseball field.  Sawyer was a gifted pitcher in the Arkport Junior Baseball League, the Hornell Babe Ruth Baseball League and as a member of the Arkport High School (Blue Jays) Baseball Team.  During his sophomore year, Sawyer received the Outstanding Citizen Award.

He resided in Wellsville during his junior & senior years where, again he played soccer and pitched for the Wellsville Lions Baseball Team.  As a senior, Sawyer helped pitch Wellsville to a Section V championship and into the state tournament. In just two seasons he was 15-5 and his 137 strikeouts his senior year is second all-time in school history. Sawyer was named the MVP on defense his senior year, a Big 30 All-Star and an all-state selection. 

Sawyer attended Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua for 2 years where, once again, he excelled as a pitcher on the baseball team.  He was scouted by several Major League Baseball Teams including the New York Yankees.  He was hoping to further his education and his pitching career at Mansfield University.

As much as Sawyer excelled on the baseball field, he will undoubtedly be remembered for his ever-present smile, “happy-go-lucky” attitude and his wonderful sense of humor.  He seemed to take on the role of “Big Brother” to his many friends and was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need.  He will be sadly missed by everyone that had the good fortune of knowing him!

Sawyer was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Patricia Novara.

Surviving are his mother, Wendy Korb of Hornell; his father, Russell Korb of Syracuse; 3 brothers, Sgt. Justin (Irania) Korb of Ft. Drum, Watertown, NY, Skylar Korb of Hornell and Austin Korb of Hornell; his maternal grandfather, Eugene Creech of Skaneateles; paternal grandmother, Donna Korb of Tallahassee, FL; 2 nephews, Dylan Korb and Nathaniel Korb; 1 niece, Justine Korb; several aunts & uncles.

The family of Sawyer S. Korb will receive friends on Wednesday from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY where a Memorial Service will be held at the conclusion of calling hours at 7:00 PM with Rev. Mason Sorensen officiating.

Sawyer’s family request that memorial contributions in his name be made to the Hornell YMCA Pool Fund, 18 Center St., Hornell, NY 14843.  Memorial forms will be available at the Dagon Funeral Home.

Born in Wellsville on June 13, 1942, he was the son of Harry & Marion (Roeske) Jones.

Loren grew up in Wellsville, NY and attended Wellsville High School.  He was a four year veteran of the US Army and was honorably discharged in 1965.  He later served six years in the US Army Reserves.  He resided in Castile, NY for many years and has lived in North Hornell for the past 15 years. 

For several years, Loren was employed as a milker & herdsman at Emerling Farm in Perry.  For about 10 years he worked as a machinist at Gunlock Corporation in Wayland, retiring about 5 years ago.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, bird watching and rooting for the Buffalo Bills.  Loren also loved watching NASCAR and going to the Woodhull Race Track.  His greatest joy was spending time with his grandchildren.

Surviving are his wife, Kathy Jones of Hornell; his former wife, Sandra Sherwood Jones with whom he resided; 3 sons, Jason (Ashley Vickers) Jones of Hornell, Christopher Gerwitz of Little Valley and Stephen Gerwitz of Little Valley; 1 daughter, Rhonda (Michael) Burlin of Salamanca; his step-children, Karen Amidon of Georgia, Jim Amidon of Rochester, Kari (Jason) Ide of Pennsylvania and Beckie Austin of Wellsville; his mother, Marion Jones of  Morristown, TN; 1 brother, Roger (Nancy) Jones of Tennessee; 4 sisters, Merriel Blyler of Flemington, NJ, Sharon Mangieri of Archbald, PA, Susan (Rick) Denley of Wayland and Debbie (Brian) Scanlon of Bean Station, TN; 15 grandchildren; several nieces & nephews.

The family of Loren D. Jones will receive friends on Saturday from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at the
Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY, where a Memorial Service with military honors will be held at the conclusion of calling hours at 2:00 PM with Rev. Dudley Jenkins officiating.

Loren’s family request that memorial contributions in his name be made to either the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 13067, Alexandria, VA   22312 or to the American Cancer, 13 Beech St., Johnson City, NY 13790 or to the Hornell City Ambulance, 110 Broadway, Hornell, NY 14843.  Memorial forms will be available at the Dagon Funeral Home.

In recognition of Loren’s service to his country, the American Flag will be flown at half-staff at the Dagon Funeral Home.

A native and life resident of the Hornell area, she was born August 16, 1930, and was the daughter of Raymond & Anna (Grunups) Hocroft. 

Arlene was a graduate of Hornell High School (class of 1949).  Over the years she had been employed in several capacities, including supervisor at Loohns Cleaners, manager at Shorts Liquor Store in Alfred, and Nurses aid at the Hornell Nursing Home.  For many years she served as night manager at Steuben ARC, retiring in 1995.

Following her retirement, Arlene volunteered her time at Concern for Youth, the Kid’s Café, and as a “Foster Grandparent” for the kindergarten class at the North Hornell School.  She had been a member of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Hornell VFW and the Hornell Alumni Association.

She was married to Edward Reynolds who died in 1979.  She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Patricia Ann Chapman who died in 1975 and Ruth Higgens who died in 2004.
 
Surviving are her son, Stephen (Judy) Cudoni of Bath; 4 grandchildren, Stephanie Cudoni, Cathy (Chris) Chapman, John (Lisa) Hoad and Joseph (Jeannie) Brewer; 1 great-granddaughter, Mackenzie Cregan; 2 great-grandsons, Brett & Jeff Chapman, nieces & nephews. 

The family of Arlene E. Reynolds will receive friends on Thursday from 11:00 AM  until  1:00 PM at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY.  A graveside service will follow at 2:00 PM at Hornell Rural Cemetery.

Arlene’s family request that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her name be made to the Hornell Humane Society, 7649 Industrial Park Road , Hornell, NY 14843.  Memorial forms will be available at the Dagon Funeral Home.

Born in New York City on July 31, 1958, he was the son of Bobby Lee Shackelford and Queen (Brown) Shackelford.

Throughout the years, Rodney resided in many locations, including New York City, Binghamton, Olean, Wellsville, Kingston and has lived in Hornell for the past 8 months.

For many years he was employed as a chef at several restaurants, including Perkins, Applebee’s and Kingston Resort.  Most recently he worked construction for the State of New York.

He was married on July 8, 2000 to the former Ashley Brownell who survives.  Also surviving are his daughter, Ta’Nika Shackelford; 3 step-children, Malachi Gadson, Ayden Rideout & Dillen Rideout; his mother, Queen Shackelford; 2 brothers, Omar & Jeffery; 1 sister, Cheryl; several nieces & nephews.

There will be no prior calling hours.  Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.  Arrangements are in care of the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY.

Born in Hornell on January 2, 1924, she was the daughter of Francis & Mary (Grieco) Gallicchio.

Jo was a graduate of St. Ann’s School (class of 1938) and a graduate of Hornell High School (class of 1942). 

She resided in Buffalo for about two years where she was employed at Western Electric Company.  She returned to Hornell in 1949 and had been employed at the former Dolores Dress Factory for about 2 years and later at the former Heugets Corp. for 5 years.

Jo received her nurse’s aide license through St. James Hospital and continued working at the hospital for several years as a nurse’s aide.  For 15 years, she was employed at the Federal Emergence Management Agency (FEMA) where she worked throughout the United States and Porto Rico.

She was an associate of the Sisters of Mercy and for many years served as a RSVP volunteer at St. James Hospital and also volunteered her time at the American Red Cross Blood Bank. 

Jo was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish and a communicant of St. Ann’s Church.  She served as a Eucharist Minister at St. Ann’s Church, St. James Mercy Hospital and McAuley Manor.  She was a member of the Ladies of Columbus; Catholic Daughters of America’ and the Italian American Woman’s Club.  She enjoyed crocheting, sewing, cooking, baking, and in her younger years enjoyed roller skating and bowling.

She was married on April 10, 1948 to Raymond A. Brzozowski who died September 1, 2000.  She was also preceded in death by her brother, Dominic Gallicchio (died 1968); 3 sisters, Antoinette Daniels (died 1992), Marian Brzozowski (died 1999) and Angela Palazzo (died 2012)

Surviving are 4 sons, Paul (Mary Beth) Brzozowski of Swampscott, MA, James Brzozowski of Parma, OH, Raymond (Debbie) Brzozowski of Altus, OK and Frank (Barb) Brzozowski of Hornell; 2 daughters, Theresa (Stephen) Bracken of Almond and Karen Jordan of Orchard Park; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces & nephews.

The family of Josephine M. “Jo” Brzozowski will receive friends on Wednesday from 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 11:00 AM at St. Ann’s Church with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Jo’s family request that memorial contributions in her name be made to St. Ann’s Church, 27 Erie Ave., Hornell, NY 14843 or to McAuley Manor Activities Fund, 1 Bethesda Dr., North Hornell, NY 14843.  Memorial forms will be available at the Dagon Funeral Home.

Born in Hornell on April 25, 1951, he was the son of Arthur & Joyce (Brewer) Lockwood.

Bob grew up in the Hornell-Canisteo area and was a graduate of Canisteo Central School (class of 1969).  For many years he worked as a machinist at Polly-O Dairy. 

For about 29 years, Bob resided in Illinois where he was employed as a manager at Willie Wonka Candy factory.  Throughout the years he was a self-employed carpenter and a “Jack of All Trades.”  He has resided in the Almond area for the past 8 years.

Bob was an avid hunter and enjoyed hunting with both bow & rifle.  He especially loved hunting deer, bear, fox & rabbits.  Bob also enjoyed working on cars, both mechanically and doing body work.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Penny Lockwood who died January 11, 1990 and his father, Arthur Lockwood.

Surviving are 2 daughters, Stacy (Steve) Haczela of Elgin, IL and Rachael Olson of Crest Hill, IL; 2 sons, Todd (Margarita) Lockwood of Elgin, IL and Trevor (Sabrina Curtis) Lockwood of Forest Park, IL; his former wife, Karol Lockwood of Carol Stream, IL; his mother, Joyce Lockwood of North Carolina; 2 brothers, David Lockwood of Florida and Arthur Lockwood of North Carolina; 1 sister, Debbie Lockwood of North Carolina; 9 grandchildren, 1 great-granddaughter with another great-granddaughter on the way; several nieces & nephews.

The family of Robert C. “Bob” Lockwood will receive friends on Wednesday from 3:00 PM  until  5:00 PM at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY.  Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.