Deaths and obituaries from the Feb. 16 'Springville Journal'
By:Sandy Dashnaw
Date: 2012-02-15
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Robert Barthel
Robert Barthel
Robert E. Barthel, 90, of Springville, passed away on Feb. 10. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth J. Barthel; father of Donna (Raymond “Joe” Perrington) Moroge, Gloria (Jim) Gilbert and Carol (Jon) Hebden; grandfather of John Jr., Cheryl, JuLana, Kelly, Travis, Joshua, Ashley and the late Krista. He also had 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter and was brother to George “Bud” (Eleanor) Barthel.
He was born in 1921 in Sardinia to William George Barthel and Grace Elizabeth Petri. He spent his life in the Concord and Sardinia areas except for his tour overseas in the Army during World War II. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Marble in August 1942 and received his draft notice upon return from their honeymoon. He left in October and returned three years later. He went back to his job at Bethlehem Steel and the couple raised three daughters in Springville. He retired from the steel plant after 42 years and he and Betty spent the next 22 winters in North Fort Myers, Fla.
Other than his family, his love in life was music. He started playing the violin as a child, trumpet in the high school band, piano and accordion. As a teenager, he played in many bars and dances around the surrounding area. Upon returning home from the Army, he bought a guitar and taught himself to play. He sat in with many different bands over the years and also participated in jam sessions in Florida.
Calling hours are being held at Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home on Friday, Feb. 17 from 1 - 4 p.m. and 6 - 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Springville, 38 North Buffalo St., on Saturday morning, Feb. 18 at 11 o’clock. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Springville.
Andy Jane Priel
Andy Jane Priel (nee Poindexter), 77, of Livingston, Texas, formerly of Abilene, Texas, passed away Feb. 20 after a two-year battle with cancer.
She was born in 1935 in Hollis, Okla. to the late Guy and Gladys Poindexter. She was the wife of Leonard Priel, formerly of Springville; mother of Susan of Houston, L. Andrew of Lubbock and Guy of Concord, N.H.; sister of Zelda (Lloyd) Bishop of Tyler, Texas and Lezette (Robert) Mitchell of Carmichael, Calif.; grandmother of seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; also survived by several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at the Buffalo Gap Church of Christ, Buffalo Gap, Texas, on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18, at 2:30 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Sunny Glen Children’s Home, the Carillos Family Mission Fund in Mexico, both in care of the Buffalo Gap Church of Christ, Buffalo Gap, Texas, or to the Sardinia, N.Y. Church of Christ, 13019 Route 39, Sardinia, N.Y. 14134.
Tammy Rockwood
Tammy R. Rockwood of Boston, Feb. 7. Daughter of Clifford and the late Nancy L. (Jensen) Rockwood; sister of Timothy J. (Stacy) and Jamie Rockwood; aunt of Elizabeth, Brenda and Brandon; also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o’clock from the Wurtz Funeral Home, 9287 Boston State Road, Boston. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Blind Association of WNY.
Robert E. Barthel, 90, of Springville, passed away on Feb. 10. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth J. Barthel; father of Donna (Raymond “Joe” Perrington) Moroge, Gloria (Jim) Gilbert and Carol (Jon) Hebden; grandfather of John Jr., Cheryl, JuLana, Kelly, Travis, Joshua, Ashley and the late Krista. He also had 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter and was brother to George “Bud” (Eleanor) Barthel.
He was born in 1921 in Sardinia to William George Barthel and Grace Elizabeth Petri. He spent his life in the Concord and Sardinia areas except for his tour overseas in the Army during World War II. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Marble in August 1942 and received his draft notice upon return from their honeymoon. He left in October and returned three years later. He went back to his job at Bethlehem Steel and the couple raised three daughters in Springville. He retired from the steel plant after 42 years and he and Betty spent the next 22 winters in North Fort Myers, Fla.
Other than his family, his love in life was music. He started playing the violin as a child, trumpet in the high school band, piano and accordion. As a teenager, he played in many bars and dances around the surrounding area. Upon returning home from the Army, he bought a guitar and taught himself to play. He sat in with many different bands over the years and also participated in jam sessions in Florida.
Calling hours are being held at Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home on Friday, Feb. 17 from 1 - 4 p.m. and 6 - 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Springville, 38 North Buffalo St., on Saturday morning, Feb. 18 at 11 o’clock. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Springville.
Andy Jane Priel
Andy Jane Priel (nee Poindexter), 77, of Livingston, Texas, formerly of Abilene, Texas, passed away Feb. 20 after a two-year battle with cancer.
She was born in 1935 in Hollis, Okla. to the late Guy and Gladys Poindexter. She was the wife of Leonard Priel, formerly of Springville; mother of Susan of Houston, L. Andrew of Lubbock and Guy of Concord, N.H.; sister of Zelda (Lloyd) Bishop of Tyler, Texas and Lezette (Robert) Mitchell of Carmichael, Calif.; grandmother of seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; also survived by several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at the Buffalo Gap Church of Christ, Buffalo Gap, Texas, on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18, at 2:30 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Sunny Glen Children’s Home, the Carillos Family Mission Fund in Mexico, both in care of the Buffalo Gap Church of Christ, Buffalo Gap, Texas, or to the Sardinia, N.Y. Church of Christ, 13019 Route 39, Sardinia, N.Y. 14134.
Tammy Rockwood
Tammy R. Rockwood of Boston, Feb. 7. Daughter of Clifford and the late Nancy L. (Jensen) Rockwood; sister of Timothy J. (Stacy) and Jamie Rockwood; aunt of Elizabeth, Brenda and Brandon; also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o’clock from the Wurtz Funeral Home, 9287 Boston State Road, Boston. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Blind Association of WNY.
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