Obituary of Sylvia Beebe

BEEBE, Sylvia (Menechella) Loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother age 80 of Latta Brook Road, Elmira, NY. She was born August 6, 1936 in Ulster, PA, daughter of the late Theodore and Elizabeth (Maier) Steil and passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Cosmo Menechella in 1988; brother Donald Steil in 2003 and stepson Wayne Beebe in 2005. She is survived by her husband Ernest E. Beebe; sons Phillip Menechella of Pine Valley, Timothy and Maryanne Menechella of Virginia Beach, VA, Thomas and Lynne Menechella of Elmira Heights, Anthony and Carole Menechella of Frankfort, KY; daughter Elise Root with Andrew Myers of Elmira Heights; 8 beautiful grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; step daughters Pamela Perkins of Rochester, NY and Anita Morley of Dansville, NY; step son Timothy Beebe of Bath, NY; step daughters-in-law Susan Beebe of Montour Falls and Ida Thompson of Bath, NY; 15 step grandchildren; 25 step great grandchildren; sisters Virginia (Bruce) Bruckner of Odessa, Margaret (Tom) Guinan of Rome, PA and Mary (Clint) Plummer of Mt. Washington, KY; brothers Theodore Steil of Gillett, PA and Raymond (Lena) Steil of Chalfont, PA. She was loved by many nieces and nephews from the Steil, Menechella and Beebe families. Sylvia grew up in Gillett, PA. She retired from Corning, Inc. at the Holding Point in Horseheads after 31 years and was a member of the Moose Auxiliary. She loved her grandchildren's visits (overnighters); enjoyed playing cards and baking; loved animals and especially loved to listen to her husband playing and singing classic country music with his band. Sylvia enjoyed working outdoors in her vegetable garden and doing yard work. She loved hosting the annual Easter egg hunt for young and old in her huge yard. Family and friends are invited to visit Walter J. Kent Funeral Home, 858 Lake St. at Washington Ave., Elmira on Wednesday, December 7th from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm. Prayers will be offered there on Thursday, December 8th at 9:15 am, followed by her funeral service at 10 am in St. Charles Borromeo Church. Rev. Scott Kubinski, Celebrant. Committal prayers and interment will follow in St. Peter & Paul's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those wishing may remember Sylvia through donations to the Chemung County SPCA, 2435 State Route 352, Elmira, NY 14903. https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/chemungspca