Dorothy Dedrick Gebler

Dorothy Dedrick Gebler
of Binghamton
Dorothy (Dodie) Dedrick Gebler passed away on September 3, 2008 at the James L. Johnson Nursing Center. She was predeceased by her husband, Norman F. Gebler; sister, Marjorie Davis; brother, Charles Dedrick; and niece, Marjorie Davis Gulbrandsen. Dodie was born in Port Jervis, N.Y. to Charles Aber Dedrick (Cahoonzie, N.Y.) and May Goodenough Dedrick (Sparrow Bush, N.Y.) on June 4, 1912. She is survived by her loving family: son, Norman D. "Rick" and Martha Night Gebler, Vestal, N.Y.; grandchildren, Rebecca G. and Stephen W. Miller, Vestal, N.Y., Elizabeth G. and Douglas J. Griswold, Fort Thomas, Ky., Kathryn G. and Derek "Mikey" Spitzer, Birmingham, Ala.; great-grandchildren, Sophia Elizabeth and Jack Stephen Miller, Vestal, N.Y.; son, David B. Gebler and daughter-in-law, Catherine Gebler, Walnut Creek, Calif.; granddaughters, Anna and Kathleen Gebler, also of Walnut Creek, Calif.; niece, Beth Latz and family, Waltham, Mass. Dodie graduated from the Englewood School of Nursing as a registered nurse and chose her profession in Public Health. She came to Binghamton in 1937 as a Public Health Nurse for the Metropolitan Insurance Company and met her future husband. Shortly before the beginning of WWII she and Norm built their first house in Sunrise Terrace. While her husband was in Europe during the War, Dodie served as the Plant Nurse at Stow Manufacturing. After WWII she became a mother with the births of their two sons. She was a den mother, a PTA member, a volunteer for many civic associations, a substitute nurse in the Susquehanna School District, a volunteer for "Meals on Wheels", the family historian and genealogist, a member of committees for Fairview/Good Shepherd Homes, and a good friend to all who knew her. Dodie was an active member of the West Presbyterian Church and from 1959 on at Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church. She had a giving heart, helped all those in need, treasured her friends, adored her family and followed their interests through life. She was a kind and loving soul and will not be forgotten.
The family will receive friends at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 7, in the Common Room at Trinity Memorial Church, 44 Main Street, Binghamton, N.Y.., with a memorial service following at 3:00 p.m. A family burial will occur later. Dodie loved music and flowers, but in lieu of flowers, contributions could be made to the music program at Trinity Memorial Church, c/o Peter Browne. Arrangements by the Ernest H. Parsons Funeral Home, Inc.