Norma Carpenter

Norma Carpenter, 78, of Earlville, N.Y., passed away Sunday, August 28, 2005 at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich, N.Y.

Born February 4, 1927 in Earlville, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Myra Comstock Geer.

She attended Earlville schools and the Central City Business Institute in Syracuse. On July 5, 1947, Norma was married to Carl Carpenter, Jr. in Hamilton. Mr. Carpenter predeceased her on November 3, 1979.

A lifelong Earlville resident, Norma worked for the Norwich-Sidney Pennysaver for over 31 years until her retirement on February 14, 1992.

Mrs. Carpenter was a member of the Church of the Epiphany in Sherburne; and the American Legion Post #236 Auxiliary of Earlville. She was an active member of the Earlville Senior Citizens and the SNACK Program. Norma was a devoted Yankees fan; and she played softball until the age of 53. She loved snowmobiling, playing shuffleboard, doing jigsaw puzzles, and e-mailing family and friends. She was an avid bowler at Hi-Skor Lanes in Earlville, and enjoyed playing Bingo in person and online. She traveled overseas and even kissed the Blarney Stone.

Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law: David and Tina Carpenter of Johnson City, John and Catherine Carpenter of Sherburne, and Richard and Alice Carpenter of Smyrna; a daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and William "Bill" Morgan III of Earlville; two sisters, Dorothy Lehman of Hamilton, and Patricia Peters of North Branch; two brothers, Robert Geer of Earlville, and Kenneth Geer of Gilbertsville of Gilbertsville; 13 grandchlidren; 5 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by two sons, Robert Carpenter in 1999 and Ronald Carpenter in 2003; a brother, Charles Geer in 1990, and a grandson, William Morgan IV in 1987.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2005 from the Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 3, Preston St., Earlville, followed by interment in the Earlville Cemetery.

Friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. prior to the service.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Church of the Epiphany Building Fund, P.O. Box 538, Sherburne, NY 13460; the American Legion Post #236, Earlville, NY 13332; or the Earlville Senior Citizens Center, Earlville, NY 13332.