Stephen Patrick Barry

Stephen (Steve) Patrick Barry
of Arlington, Texas
(formerly of Chenango Bride, N.Y.)
On July 3, 2008 Stephen left the trials of this world to be with his Heavenly Father from whom he received life on March 23, 1968. He will be reunited with many predeceased loved ones, most notably his grandma and grandpa, Anna and Louis Kubisa. Stephen is survived by his mother and "dad", Marlene and Howard Armstrong, Arlington, Tex.; his father, Ralph Barry, Harford, Pa.; a brother, Michael (Stephanie) Barry, Montrose, Pa.; aunts and uncles, Louis and Carolann Kubisa, Endwell, N.Y., Robert Kubisa, Binghamton, Janet and Leo Grippin, Kirkwood, Thomas and Sharon Kubisa, Bremerton, Wash., Laura Schott, Naples, Fla.; aunts, Pat (Ray) Freedline, Seneca Falls, N.Y., Shirley (Garre) Chandler, Ocala, Fla.; and several cousins. Stephen graduated from Chenango Valley High School in 1986. He attended Broome Community College and proudly graduated from St. John's University, Queens, N.Y. He loved the arts, especially Broadway and its musicals and acquired a vast knowledge of its history. His Slovak heritage was proudly pronounced to everyone who came to know him.
Funeral Services will be held Friday 9 a.m. from the Sedlock Funeral Home, Inc., 161 Clinton St., Binghamton, and 9:30 a.m. at St. Cyril's Church where a Funeral Mass will be offered for him. Burial will be in the Holy Spirit Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the Sedlock Funeral Home, Inc., on Thursday from 4 to 7 pm. The family asks that those wishing may make memorial contributions in Stephen's name to the St. Cyril's Repair My Church Fund, St. Cyril's Church, 148 Clinton, St., Binghamton, N.Y. 13905 or the American Cancer Society, 31 Adams Ave., Endicott, NY 13760.