Amanda Starr Gerber of Woodridge, a graduate of Fallsburg High School and a nursing graduate of Sullivan County Community College, died Tuesday, November 28, 2000. She was 23 years of age.
The daughter of Robert and Lorri Papkoff Brooks, she was born March 18, 1977.
In a family statement, it was said, ". . . the brightest star in our universe. She adored her mother, father, brothers, sisters, grandmother, grandfather, and all her family and friends. There is a hole in the hearts of all those who loved Amanda."
She left Sullivan County to work at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. As a graduate, she was given the opportunity to work on a new unit dedicated to the artificial heart program. She was part of the team trained to open the experimental unit, where she remained. She was elevated to the lead, in-charge position of the staff within six months of graduation; she was a natural leader. Her talent as a nurse was recognized and within the first year extended to becoming the preceptor for new nurses coming to the unit. She was an awesome nurse with a giving spirit.
Ms. Gerber is survived by her parents; four brothers, Ian, Andy, Brian and Sean; three sisters, Nina, Kippy and Kelly; Bubby Arline, Poppy Stanley, four uncles, Steven, Keith, Edward and Maurice; four aunts, Myra, Shari, Randy and Beth; and 22 cousins, Mikal, Jesse, Matthew, Meredith, Alysse, Alex, Bobby, Carolee, Johnny, Kimberly, Christine, Samantha, BrookeAnn, Joshua, Alexa, Brenda, Emilio, Christian, Matthew, Morgan, Sam and Kristen.
Services were held Wednesday at the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home in Monticello with Rabbi Irwin Tanenbaum officiating.
Interment was made in the Temple Sholom Cemetery in Monticello.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Amanda Starr Gerber Scholarship Foundation for Nursing, P.O. Box 21, Hurleyville, N.Y. 12747.

George M. Brownhill of Woodbourne, a retired maintenance worker and truck driver, died Sunday, December 3, 2000, at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home. He was 66 years of age.
The son of Daniel and Marjorie Gillcrist Brownhill, he was born January 26, 1934, in Sloatsburg.
A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he worked for the Town of Fallsburg for 10 years.
He is survived by his wife, Ellen Marion Buckley Brownhill of Woodbourne; six children, Marjorie Houghtaling of Hasbrouck, Marion Davenport of Liberty, Charles David Brownhill of Hasbrouck, Edna Kathryn DeGraw of Woodbourne, Rosemary Marie Schmidt of Hasbrouck and Georgina Frances Retchenbaugh of Liberty; a sister, Vera Kuplanski of Hurley; 14 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two sons, Daniel and Baby Brownhill.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered Wednesday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Woodbourne.
Cremation was made at the Cedar Hill Crematory in Middle Hope.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons St., P.O. Box 7E, East Syracuse, N.Y. 13057.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Colonial Memorial Funeral Home in Woodbourne.

William H. "Catskill Bill" Kelly III of Claryville, a 43-year area resident, died Monday, December 4, 2000, at his home. He was 73 years of age.
The son of the late William H. Jr. and Pauline Beeman Kelly, he was born October 1, 1927, in Albany. He was the widower of Margaret Ann Witte Kelly.
Mr. Kelly was a member of the American Fisheries Society, the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum, the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild, and numerous conservation organizations. He was a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Mr. Kelly loved nature and "all things natural." He was an avid fisherman from the age of five. He worked for 27 years and was involved with the Hudson River cleanup. Among his accomplishments were the establishment of various fisheries including the salmon fisheries in the Neversink Reservoir. He reclaimed ponds for wild "Brookies" and challenged the need for dam proposals on free flowing rivers. Mr. Kelly always felt fortunate to be able to turn his passion for fishing into a lifelong career. He was considered by some to be "the most knowledgeable person of trout streams and fishing in the Catskills." He tied his own flies and is credited with many record trout.
Mr. "As I lived and breathed" Kelly was very well renowned as a "digger" and trader of antique bottles of perhaps legendary status. He bred and sold angel fish from home. He had eclectic tastes in literature (especially American History, scientific and nature publications and Garrison Keiller), music (big bands, '50s jazz, classical etc.), and art (especially Hudson River School painters). He haunted trout streams and rivers in the Catskills in his signature red floppy hat for many years and perhaps will for years to come.
He is survived by his step-mother, Rebecca Kelly of Albany; three sons, William H. Kelly IV of Albany, Matthew C. Kelly of Pine Plains and Drew J. Kelly of Virginia; a daughter, Julia M. Kelly of North Carolina; two step-sons, John Hathaway of Kingston and Peter Hathaway of Germantown; a step-daughter, Rose Riggs of Virginia; two grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Herbert C. Bryant Funeral Home in Livingston Manor with the Rev. Robert Hoag officiating.
Burial was made in the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum, P.O. Box 1295, Livingston Manor, N.Y. 12758.

Sam Pastorinsky of Liberty, a retired postal worker, a longtime resident of Brooklyn and Liberty, and a World War II veteran, died Monday, December 4, 2000, at the Seelig Division of Community General Hospital in Harris. He was 89 years of age.
In a family statement, it was said, "He will be missed by all."
He is survived by his wife, Lillian Pastorinsky; and a sister, Fanny Nagler.
Graveside services and burial were made Wednesday in New Montefiore Cemetery in Pinelawn, L.I.

Eleanor W. Kaplan of Liberty, a homemaker and a longtime area resident, died Monday, December 4, 2000, at the Seelig Division of Community General Hospital in Harris. She was 87 years of age.
The daughter of the late Morris and Surah Wolsky David, she was born November 20, 1913, in Szrensk, Poland. She was the widow of Abraham Kaplan.
A World War II Army veteran, she was a member of Friends and Advocates for Mental Health, a founding member of the Center of Independent Living, a member of AARP, and a member of Community Resource Center.
She is survived by two daughters, Alice Kaplan of Monticello and Maureen Sevigny of Klamath Falls, Oreg.; three nephews, Stephen Schor and Eric and James Dickstein; and a niece, Ronnie Bowyer.
Graveside services and burial were made at the Ferndale Synagogue Cemetery in Parksville on Wednesday.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home in Monticello.

Bernard Lipsky of Loch Sheldrake, a CPA in Monticello and a longtime area resident, died Wednesday, December 6, 2000, at the Seelig Division of Community General Hospital in Harris. He was 76 years of age.
The son of the late Abraham and Sarah Wasserman Lipsky, he was born October 8, 1924, in the Bronx.
Mr. Lipsky was a World War II veteran of the U. S. Army. He was a past president, past treasurer and current member of Congregation B'nai Israel in Woodbourne, a member of Temple Israel in Deland, Fla., the Loch Sheldrake Senior Citizens, the New York State Association of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs, past treasurer of the Fallsburg Lions and a delegate of the Town of Fallsburg Democratic Committee.
He is survived by his wife, Arline Chaiet Lipsky, at home; a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Aaron Salovin of Rock Hill; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Ira Lipsky of Loch Sheldrake and Orlando, Fla., Allan and Erin Lipsky of Loch Sheldrake and Steven and Pam Lipsky of Conway, Ark.; several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; eight grandchildren, Alison, Ashley, Megan, Scott, Adam, Stephanie, Tyler and Rebecca; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Bessie Amsel.
Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home in Monticello with Rabbi Ben Zion Chanowitz officiating.
Burial will be made in the Woodbourne Synagogue Cemetery in Glen Wild.
Shiva will be obsereved at the family home in Loch Sheldrake.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Catskill Dialysis Center, Lloyd Lane and Route 42, Monticello, N.Y. 12701 or the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mid-Florida Chapter, 3659 Maguire Blvd. S-110, Orlando, Fla. 32803

Mae Madsen, an 18-year resident of Liberty and a homemaker, died Wednesday, December 6, 2000, at the Seelig Division of Community General Hospital in Harris. She was 79 years of age.
The daughter of the late Ragner and Ingrid Lockdam Jensen, she was born July 20, 1921, in Brooklyn.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Frits R. Madsen, at home; a son, Kevin Madsen of Huntington; a daughter, Peggy Richardson of Cochecton; a sister, Ingrid Thulke of Merritt Island, Fla.; four grandchildren, Russell Richardson, Erin Richardson, Ellen Madsen and Lisa Madsen; and a great-grandson, Oliver Richardson. She was predeceased by a brother, Reiner Jensen.
Friends may call at the Ramsay's Funeral Home, 275 South Main St., Liberty, on Friday from 9 to 11 a.m.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Richard Hewitt officiating.
Cremation was private at the Cedar Hill Crematory in Middle Hope.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons St., P.O. Box 7E, East Syracuse, N.Y. 13057.

Robert Baer, a retired farmer and lifelong resident of Callicoon, died at the Bon Secours Hospital in Port Jervis on Saturday, December 2, 2000. He was 67 years of age.
The son of the late Fred H. and Sophia Edith Gerhardt Baer, he was born November 18, 1933, in Callicoon.
He is survived by a sister, Winifred Hodgin of Oviedo, Fla.; a brother, Fred Baer of Callicoon; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Ellsworth "Bubbles" Baer and a sister, Ethel Poley.
A private memorial service and burial will be made at the Callicoon Methodist Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home in Callicoon.

Father Charles F. Adams, O.F.M., an assistant at Holy Cross Parish in Callicoon from 1996 until 1999 when he moved to St. Anthony's Friary in St. Petersburg, Fla., died at the Friary on Sunday, December 3, 2000. He was 87 years of age.
The son of the late Edward C. and Elizabeth J. Erb Adams, he was born June 22, 1913, in Rochester.
Father Charles graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1934 and taught chemistry at the university until he entered the Franciscan Noviciate in Paterson, N.J., in 1936. He was simply professed as a Franciscan in 1937 and ordained to the priesthood on October 13, 1940, in Washington by Bishop Corrigan.
From 1941 until 1952, Father Charles taught chemistry at Siena College in Loudonville. In 1952 he became assistant chemistry professor at St. Bonaventure and remained there until 1973 when he became pastor of St. Peter's and St. Ann's Churches near Croghan.
From 1978 to 1983, he worked in several parishes in Rochester and from 1983 to 1996, he was an assistant at Assumption Parish in Fairport. He came to Callicoon in 1996.
As a spiritual director for Catholic Travel Office, Father Charles traveled extensively in the Holy Land, Europe and Asia. He served as Civil Air patrol chaplain for many years and rose to the rank of major. He was famous for his salutation of "peace and joy" as he greeted all that he met.
He is survived by a niece and a nephew.
Friends may pay their respects at Holy Cross Church in Callicoon on Friday from 2-4 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
A Funeral Mass will be offered at 11 a.m. Saturday with the Provincial Minister for the Holy Name Province Father John Felice, O.F.M. officiating.
Burial will be made in Holy Cross Cemetery in Callicoon.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home in Callicoon.

Ellenora M. Metzler, a 22-year resident of Livingston Manor and a homemaker, died Wednesday, December 6, 2000, at the Seelig Division of Community General Hospital in Harris. She was 74 years of age.
The daughter of the late Charles A. Sr. and Ellen Hassett McNally, she was born August 8, 1926, in New York City.
She was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Livingston Manor.
In a family statement, it was said, "We are grateful to God for the many years we had with her."
Mrs. Metzler is survived by her husband of 52 years, Joseph J. Metzler, at home; three sons, Joseph J. Metzler Jr. of Huntington, Michael M. Metzler of Livingston Manor and Peter L. Metzler of Nyack; two daughters, Patty Metzler of Livingston Manor and Mary Ellen Lazarus of Liberty; a brother, Charles A. McNally of Lake Hiawatha, N.J; and two grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Herbert C. Bryant Funeral Home, 29 Pearl St., Livingston Manor, on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
A Prayer Service will be held at 8 p.m. Friday.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at St. Aloysius Church in Livingston Manor at 11 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Alfred Croke officiating.
Burial will be made in St. Aloysius Cemetery in Livingston Manor.
Memorial contributions may be made to Little Sisters of Bethlehem, Grooville Rd., Livingston Manor, N.Y. 12758.