Katherine Banner

Katherine Doyle Banner, age 92, of Watkins Glen, NY, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 28, 2008 at Schuyler Hospital Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility. Kay was born in Niagara Falls, NY on March 16, 1916, the daughter of Henry L. and Katherine L. Stebbins Doyle. She was a graduate of Lockport High School and the Ridley-Lowell School of Business. She worked for several years as a secretary and then raised her family.

Kay is predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Lynn F. Banner, her son Richard Timothy Banner and her brother Robert Doyle.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law David and Christine Banner of Endwell, NY; her son Michael Banner of Plympton, MA; a sister-in-law Mary Doyle of Port Lyden, NY; her brother Henry Doyle of Bradenton, FL; 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

The family wishes to extend their thanks and deepest appreciation to the staff of Seneca View who have been a second family to Kay during these past years.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Food for the Poor, 6401 Lyons Road, Dept. 55231, Coconut Creek, FL 33073 or the Humane Society of Schuyler County, P.O. Box 427, Montour Falls, NY 14865.

Friends are invited to attend a memorial service to be held at Christ The King Lutheran Church in Vestal, NY at a later date yet to be determined. You may sign a guestbook for the family online at www.Royce-Chedzoy.com. Arrangements by Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, Watkins Glen.