Martha E. Chacona

Martha passed away peacefully after a short illness on October 9, 2010, in Belmont, CA. She was born in Howell, MI on June 3, 1916 to Claude and Fern Van Patten Eager. She graduated from the Athenaeum Art Institute (now Rochester Institute of Technology) in Rochester, NY. Martha worked as an artist in fashion advertising in Washington, D.C., then moved to Ithaca, NY with her husband, Nicholas Chacona (deceased in 2006). She was a watercolor artist and member of the Ithaca Art Association. Martha worked for the Tompkins Trust Company for many years and was the artist for the bank's customer gifts. She is survived by her daughter, Jean Chacona of San Carlos, CA, her grandchildren, Cynthia Duong Wilcox of San Mateo, CA and Ezra Duong Van of Reston, VA and two great-grandchildren. A Memorial service is being planned.