Sevelon Tunnicliff II

Sevelon J. Tunnicliff II

Age 90, died Friday, January 9, 2009 at Schuyler Hospital, Montour Falls, NY.

The family will receive friends at Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Monday (Jan. 12) from 2-4pm and 6-8pm; funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:00pm at the funeral home; Rev. Jeffrey S. Tunnicliff officiating; burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Odessa, NY with full military honors accorded.

Born in Watkins, NY on June 12, 1918, the son of the late Sevelon J. and Harriette Tunnicliff; he joined the US Navy and served in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He worked in the plumbing and heating business from 1935 until 1972, when he founded Tunnicliff Plumbing & Heating. He later retired in 1985 when he turned the business over to his son Charles Tunnicliff, who continues to operate the business today.

He was predeceased by his loving wife Gertrude in 1992; also brothers Robert, Harold and George Tunnicliff; and sister Mary Tunnicliff.

He is survived by children Sandra (Vern) Chrystler of Owego, Charles Tunnicliff of Watkins Glen, and Mary Lou (Tom) McKinney of Germantown, MD; six granchildren, Thomas Tunnicliff of Corning, Rev. Jeffrey Tunnicliff of Elmira, Sevelon (Stacy) J. Tunnicliff III of Macedon, Karen (Andres) Garay of Germantown, MD, Betsy Warren of Germantown, MD, and Matthew Warren of Corning; two step-grandchildren, Kate Serefine of Odessa, and Abby Wilson of Montour Falls; 4 great-grandchildren, Jordan Costly, Carolina, Abigail and Nathan Garay; 3 step-great-grandchildren, Christina and Brianna Michielsen, and Nicholas Wilson; sisters Joyce Tunnicliff of Watkins Glen, Nettie Palmer of Burdett; sister-and-brother-in-law Anna Mae Bauman of Watkins Glen and Robert Pike of Montour Falls; and several nieces and nephews.

The Tunnicliff Family would like to express their deepest appreciation to the staff of Seneca View Nursing Home for the generosity and exceptional care for the last two years of our beloved family member. Additionally, the family would like to express a heart felt thank you to the nurses and Dr. Singh at Schuyler Hospital for their exceptional care for our beloved father and the family the last two weeks.

Donations may be made in memory of Sevelons wife Gertrude, to the Alzheimer’s Association, 435 E. Henrietta Rd., Rochester, NY 14620 (www.alz-rochesterny.org) or a charity of one’s choice. You may view a special memorial or light a candle in his memory online in obituaries at www.Royce-Chedzoy.com.