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Don and Betty Arnold posted a condolence
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Kevin and Stephie, Our most sincere condolence on the death of your mother, Kevin. While we only met her once at your wedding, we know that she must have been a special person to have raised a son as nice at you. I am sure that you will miss her, but she now will be resting in a more peaceful place. Don and Betty Arnold
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Marc Kohli posted a condolence
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Before I begin, our family wanted to take an opportunity to thank the Carey Unit at Eastern Star Nursing Home in Oriskany for their outstanding care and support of our mother, and family over the past four months. They were faced with an extremely difficult challenge, and passed with flying colors. For those who have been around our mother the past four months, we all received an education in adversity, determination, strength and courage that cannot be understated. So…what makes a Mother? When you take the time to look back and reflect, there are people in life that you wonder how you could have made it without them. Our mother was one of those people. Her and our father literally gave everything they had to help their children succeed. What more can you ask for? Our mom was always concerned about how her family, friends, and neighbors were doing. She had a front row seat on the porch to keep an eye out on everyone to make sure everything was OK. For all of you that knew our mother, you know how she worried about everyone else other than herself. Whether it was her brother, Father Tormey, having an unwrinkled set of pants for a service he was doing, my brother Mike being clean shaven for a function he had to be at, my dad carrying a 200 lb air conditioner up from downstairs by himself, or what was going on with Tina next door, the Kehoes, Kimmels or Smiths when she had not seen or heard from them in a while. She always had something to worry about. Yet, Mom was a simple woman who enjoyed the little things in life. Being the only woman in a home with 5 boys, her options for fun were sometimes limited. She grew into the boys activities… some of which included camping, or going to a baseball or softball game. Baseball seemed to be her life. Rarely would her or our father ever miss a game. Other than that she loved sitting on the front porch, reading a book or knitting. What she cherished most of all was her 6 grandchildren, soon to be 7. She wore her grandmother t-shirts with all the grandkids’ names with pride. She made sure that each new born grandkid had a newly knitted blanket from her. Up until her last days with us, she still wanted to make sure that all of the kids were taken care of and insisted on finishing a blanket for the new baby due this November. Also, she wanted to make sure that her boys weren’t skipping out on work or neglecting our personal family responsibilities. So, what makes a mom?…the unselfishness in which she went about her life. When all was said and done, don’t worry Mom you did a great job. To paraphrase the late college basketball coach Jim Valvano, our mother’s disease was able to take away her physical abilities, but it could not touch her heart and it could not touch her soul. Those will live on forever. I am sure Grandpa has already welcomed you home with open arms. We love you, we miss you, and look forward to being with you again someday. Thanks for being our mom. You will never be forgotten.
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Kevin Kohli posted a condolence
Saturday, September 26, 2009
First off, our family would like to thank everyone who has helped us during this extremely difficult time. Whether you visited our mom, brought us food, sent a card or flowers, watched our kids (which isn’t often easy!), said a prayer, or just kept her in your thoughts, words cannot express the appreciation we have for you. We don’t want to single out names out of fear of leaving someone out, but you know who you are, and we know who you are, and hopefully we’ve expressed our appreciation to you in some way. We would like to acknowledge the staff at the Eastern Star Home, where our mom spent her last four months, and where our grandmother lives. The administrators, nurses, nursing supervisors, and aides were unbelievable during our mother’s stay. Although our mom could not return home following her diagnosis, the staff at Eastern Star did all they could to make her stay there as close to feeling like home as possible. From the beginning, we noticed that many of the staff there were not taking care of our mom just because it was their job. They sincerely cared about her, as well as us, and it showed. They went above and beyond any level of care that we could have expected. For many years we’ve heard the phrase, “soccer mom”, and in recent years, “hockey mom”. Well, our mom was a “baseball mom”. From 1980 through 2008, mom regularly attended our baseball or softball games at some level or another. It started with Farm League games when we were eight years old, and continued through Little League, Pony League, Colt League, different levels at RFA, Lee Legion, Barry University, and the Rome Softball Association. During those 28 years, not a year went by that mom and dad didn’t have game times and locations written down on the calendar in the kitchen. Eric played American Legion baseball for Lee Legion. He eventually went on to be an assistant coach for Lee and even coached Marc when he played there. You could always count on mom and dad to be there, even during the years that Marc wasn’t playing. They enjoyed watching Eric coach as well. Mike coached baseball at the high school level. Mom and Dad even made it to those games even though they didn’t know any kids on the teams. Marc went on to play baseball in college down in Florida. Even though he was thousands of miles away, mom and dad made trips to see him play. Growing up, many of our family vacations revolved around baseball. The highlights included attending games in Toronto, Montreal, and Boston, and a number of trips to Cooperstown. Mom would often insist on including something in the trip that she enjoyed, such as going to a museum, historical site, or quaint shops, since dad and us were supposedly the ones who enjoyed the baseball games, and she was just along for the ride. Looking back though, we think mom pulled one over on us, since she enjoyed the games as much as us, but we were stuck going to the other boring places too! Mom seemed to make out pretty well on the deal! A few of our vacations were centered around trips to Massachusetts and Connecticut for my Pony and Colt League all-star tournaments. There wasn’t really any doubt that mom and dad would be among the parents that would make the long trip when the leagues were looking for volunteers to drive and chaperone the kids! We know that through the years mom and dad had been unable to attend many functions, whether with family or friends, because they needed to attend a baseball game of some sort for one of us. You may have wondered why, considering it was just a baseball game. But as mom would say… “Oh well!” She didn’t have any regrets, because she loved baseball, and even more, she loved her sons and wanted to be there to support them. Mom also loved camping. We often went camping growing up, of course not until after baseball season was over! The last couple of summers mom and dad began camping again, this time without the kids, so they could enjoy some time together. They bought a new pop-up camper, and planned out their schedule during the winter so they could reserve their favorite campsites. As our baseball careers wound down and adult softball leagues were all that was left, mom’s focus turned to her grandkids. “Nana”, as she was called, loved her six grandkids deeply. We often joked about how the walls in the living room turned from pictures of the kids and wives, to pictures of the grandkids. We now knew where we stood! Mom made sure to have Christmas stockings made with their names, just like she did for us, and that they got Hess trucks for Christmas every year, just like we did from our grandparents. It’s so unfair that her time with the grandkids was cut short so soon, and that she was taken from us before Marc and Holly’s newest baby arrived, and before Josh and Nicholas were really able to get to know her and form any lasting memories of her. It’s hard to believe that it’s only been four months since mom was diagnosed with her brain tumor. It has seemed like much longer. There were a few occasions along the way when we didn’t think she would make it much longer; but she kept proving us wrong. She lived much longer than her original prognosis, allowing us to have more quality time with her. She was strong to the end, stubbornly fighting the evil that cancer is. We are grateful that she left peacefully, with many family members by her side. Mom, we know how much you loved grandpa, and how much it hurt when he passed away. It brings us peace to know that even though you’re no longer with us, you’ve re-joined him and will be looking down on us. We love you mom, and we’ll miss you. Love, Kevin
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Sarah Thompson posted a condolence
Saturday, September 26, 2009
To the Kohli & Tormey Families, My most sincere condolences are with you all during this very difficult time. I will be keeping you all, as well as Sheila in my prayers. Sarah Thompson
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John Meyer HPCS posted a condolence
Friday, September 25, 2009
Ken, Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you, during this time of loss. You two shared a great number of years together. John
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jeannette barone schemnitzer posted a condolence
Thursday, September 24, 2009
sorry for the loss of your wife and mother and to one of my classmates. May she rest in peace looking down at us all. Mrs jeannette barone schemnitzer
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jeannette barone schemnitzer posted a condolence
Thursday, September 24, 2009
sorry for the loss of your wife and mother and to one of my classmates. May she rest in peace looking down at us all. Mrs jeannette barone schemnitzer
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jeannette barone schemnitzer posted a condolence
Thursday, September 24, 2009
sorry for the loss of your wife and mother and to one of my classmates. May she rest in peace looking down at us all. Mrs jeannette barone schemnitzer
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David Closinski posted a condolence
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
To the Kohli family, I am truly sorry for your loss. I wish your family strength through this difficult time.
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Jim & Lucy Rizzo posted a condolence
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Very sorry to hear about your loss. Our sincere condolences to your family during this time. Jim & Lucy Rizzo, Rome, NY