Neva Beckhorn

BECKHORN, Neva

Age 93, of Valois, NY, passed away, Sunday, February 11, 2007, at Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility in Montour Falls, NY. Friends are invited to call Friday, February 16, from 6-8 p.m. at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, NY. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Hector Presbyterian Church, Rev. Cynthia Harvey officiating. Burial following in Hector Presbyterian Cemetery. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, David and Roberta Beckhorn, Valois, NY, Peter and Rosemary Beckhorn, Webster, NY; daughters, Linda and Jim Scott, Webster, NY, Marjorie and Carl Stenquist, Hector, NY; 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Neva was born and grew up in Wellsboro, PA. She was the daughter of the late Leonard and Damia (Maynard) Ashley. She was a college graduate of the Arnot-Ogden School of Nursing and worked as a private nurse. Later she joined her husband, the late Waldo Beckhorn, operating a vineyard and fruit farm in Valois, NY. She was member of the Hector Presbyterian Church and Board Member of the Elizabeth Beattie-Pert Memorial Library. Memorials in her memory may be made to the Elizabeth Beattie-Pert Memorial Library, P.O. Box 82, Hector, NY 14841. You may light a candle of support and remembrance for the family at www.Royce-Chedzoy.com