Betty Barnum

June 19, 2012

Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Barnum, 89 of Big Moose, passed away peacefully at Sunset Nursing Home in Boonville on Tuesday, June 19.

Betty was born in Rochester to Byron and Jenifer Bulman and resided in Fairport, N.Y. for her young life until graduating from Fairport High School in 1941. She married her high school sweetheart, Barney, after graduation and then worked for Rochester General Hospital until they moved to Big Moose in 1950.

Betty was a past Matron and long-standing member of the Dewey Old Forge Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.

In Big Moose, she was a member of the Big Moose Community Chapel, serving on the Board of Directors for 27 years; she served on various committees for the chapel, especially devoting  her time to the outreach program. Betty was the first female member of the Big Moose Fire Department, a member of the first EMT class, first female ambulance driver and president of the Ambulance Corps, a member and former president of the women’s Jolly Mooser organization. Also to her merit and pleasure, she was quite the fisher lady, once proudly catching a 3-1/2 pound , 21 inch record brook trout in Big Moose Lake. In season, she hunted, fished and helped Barney trap daily. Knowing the call of every bird and having taken ornithology courses from Cornell University, Betty was the best yearly candidate for reporting for Region Five on birds. She and Barney did the bird survey yearly in June.

Betty and Barney owned and operated the Lake View Lodge in Big Moose for several years, and then the Big Moose Inn. While there, they moved to Dart’s Lake (YMCA Camp) where Barney worked for many years until retirement while he and Betty also “nurtured” many young friends and lovingly rehabilitated wildlife.

Betty enjoyed hiking in the woods, bird watching, traveling, golfing, sitting in the sun, and spending time with friends. She was a great cook, loved shopping and always was a fashionably dressed gal. A woman of honor at heart, Betty was above all a very loving and dedicated wife and friend. Some may remember her by her larger-than-life love for animals. She was a deeply private woman who was most passionate about the woods, waters, and mountains. Betty was admired and loved by many.

She is survived by her devoted husband LG “Barney” Barnum of 67 years, and by her nephew Robert Anderson of Oneonta, N.Y.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Big Moose Community Chapel. Betty will rest in peace at the columbarium of the of the Big Moose Chapel should you wish to visit.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Big Moose Ambulance Fund, Eagle Bay, NY 13331.

Michael K. Maloney

July 2, 2012

Michael K. Maloney, 61, of Eagle Bay passed away Monday, July 2, at SUNY Upstate Medical Center with his family by his side.

Michael was born on January 20, 1951 in Batavia, N.Y., the son of Dr. Paul and Mary Hodgson Maloney. He was a graduate of Batavia High School. He earned his associate’s degree from Genesee Community College, a bachelor’s from Albany State and his master’s degree from Notre Dame. On Aug. 1, 1992 he married Barbara Voss in Batavia, N.Y. Michael was the Vice President of St. Jerome’s Hospital in Batavia. He was also the President of Genesee County Homemakers.

Surviving Michael is his beloved wife, Barbara; daughter and son-in-law, Terri and David Beedham, Leroy, N.Y.; sons and daughters-in-law, Randy and Shirley Sheffer, Byron, N.Y. and Tracy and Lynn Sheffer, Stafford, N.Y.; sisters and brother-in-law, Sheila Maloney, Calif. and Katie and Roy Parfitt, England. He also leaves several grandchildren, and a special nephew, Ian Parfitt. Michael was predeceased by a brother, Paul Maloney and an uncle, Louis Maloney, DDS.

In keeping with Michael’s wishes there will be no public visitation or funeral services.

Remembrances in Michael’s name may be made to the Syracuse Regional Oncology Center, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY, 13210; Inlet Emergency Services, P.O. Box 300, Inlet, NY 13360 or the Hamilton County Public Health Nursing Department, P.O. Box 250, 139 White Birch Lane, Indian Lake, NY 12842.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nunn and McGrath Funeral Directors.

Messages of sympathy at www.nunnandmcgrath.com

Dorthy H. Smith

July 2, 2012

Dorthy H. Smith, 85, of Eagle Bay passed away Monday, July 2, with her family by her side.

Dorthy was born on Sept. 4, 1926, the daughter of Joseph and Ella Corey Hammond.  She was a graduate of Carthage High School and the NY Institute of Dietetics in New York City. On June 15, 1952 she married Alan J. Smith. They shared a blessed union of 53 years until his passing in 2006. Dorthy was a cafeteria manager at town of Webb schools in Old Forge as well as House Staff Supervisor at Kamp Kill Kare in Raquette Lake from 1974 to 1982. She was a member of the ladies auxiliary in Eagle Bay, and the Eastern Star in Carthage.

Dorthy is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Chauncey (Chan) and Kristina Wikander, Eagle Bay and Conn., Capt. Curtis and Linda Smith, Lucedale, Miss., and Craig and Beverly Smith, Stony Creek, N.Y.; brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Millie Hammond, Waterville, N.Y., niece Donna Hammond and her son Michael, nephew Robert and his wife Kelly and their children Morgan and Nicholas; grandchildren, Amanda and Chad Smith; great-grandchildren, Jonah, Tristan and Cienna Marie. She also leaves Thera and John Levi and their daughters, Morgan, Whitney, Alexandra, and Jordan as well as her close friend and caregiver, Karen Wilson.

In keeping with Dorthy’s wishes there will be no public visitation. A memorial service will be at a time and place to be arranged in the near future.

 Remembrances in Dorthy’s name may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., 4277 Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford, NY 13413 or the Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services, P.O. Box 300, Inlet, NY 13360.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nunn and McGrath Funeral Directors.

Messages of sympathy can be left at www.nunnandmcgrath.com.