ELIZABETHTOWN — Cora Lillian (Rumney) Lashway, 104, died Sunday at the Horace Nye Home in Elizabethtown. She was born May 9, 1902, in Elizabethtown, N.Y., the daughter of John and Levina (Nolette) Rumney. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Elizabethtown for 75 years, a Gold Star mother and awarded the life membership pin in 1998. Cora and her husband Joseph were the proprietors of the Bouquet Diner in Elizabethtown. The Bouquet Diner was a eatery where many travelers stopped to enjoy the food and hospitality. After 12 years of service the diner was sold in 1995. Cora began work for Rev. William H. Coffey as the rectory housekeeper of St. Elizabeth's Parish in Elizabethtown. She was a companion to Father Coffey's mother until her passing. Cora continued on as parish house keeper for Father Coffey throughout his active priesthood. Father Coffey's health began to fail and in 1998 he entered a nursing home. Cora retired at the age of 96, when her employment ended. She is predeceased by her first husband, Fredrick Graham and their six children, Lloyd, Richard, Frederick, Robert, Howard and Earl, all of whom served in World War II; her second husband, Joseph Lashway; five brothers; four sisters; and several grand and great-grandchildren. She is survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, and daughters-in-law. Calling hours will be held Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon with an American Legion Auxiliary Service at 11 a.m. at W.M. Marvin's Sons Funeral Home in Elizabethtown. A funeral service will follow at 12:30 at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Elizabethtown. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Elizabethtown Lewis Ambulance Squad, Elizabethtown, NY 12932. Published in the Press Republican on 1/9/2007. -------------------------------------------- BERNARD K. SHOVA, 70, of County Route 25, Malone died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007 at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, while under the loving care of his family and Hospice of the North Country. He was born in Malone, Aug. 4, 1936, the son of the late Joseph and Eva Trombley Shova. Calling hours will be Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bruso-Desnoyers Funeral Home in Malone. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery in Malone. Published in the Press Republican on 1/9/2007. ============================================