Marcelle M. Lauterborn
MARCELLE M. LAUTERBORN
HORNELL-Marcelle M. Lauterborn, 87,of Hornell passed away early Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 19, 2008) at her home, after a short illness.
Born in Hornell on Oct. 29, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William C. and Ramonde M. DeJonghe Brown. On Aug. 10, 1940 she was married at the former Park United Methodist Church in Hornell to Robert J. Lauterborn, who predeceased her on Aug. 29, 2001, after 61 years of marriage.
A life long resident of Hornell, Marcelle was a graduate of Hornell High School.
She was employed by the Steuben County Laboratory at the former Bethesda Community Hospital in North Hornell, at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell and retired from the facility in Bath.
Marcelle, an avid Buffalo Bills fan, also loved to travel and camp. She and her husband Bob enjoyed the times they spent driving their motor home to visit all 50 states.
A loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, her family includes her two daughters, Martha (Harry) Byrd of Hilton and Nancy (Joseph) Foreman of Hornell; her son, Thomas C. Lauterborn (Bonnie Cox) of Lancaster; her eight grandchildren, Pam Lauterborn (Bob) Griffin, Thomas R. (Rachel) Lauterborn, Christina Byrd (Geoff) Nichols, Robert (Jeanna) Byrd, Erik (Julie) Briggs, Alice Briggs (Joey) D’Amico, Elizabeth Briggs (Joseph) Salkaus and Jonathan Foreman; her nine great-grandchildren, Samantha Walker, Alexei Walker, Natalie Byrd, Monica Markese, Rachael Haring, Erin Briggs, Justin Briggs, Isabella D’Amico and Rhome D’Amico; her niece, Janice Wood of Hornell and her cousin, Marie Platell of Jacksonville, Fla.
Calling hours are from 3-7 p.m. Friday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday with her grandson-in-law, Joey D’Amico officiating. Interment will be in Rural Cemetery, Hornell.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may contribute in her memory to either the Hornell Area Humane Society, PO Box 533, Hornell, NY 14843 or to Southern Tier Hospice, 11751 E. Corning Rd., Corning, NY 14830. Envelopes for memorial contributions will be available at the funeral home.