Obituary of Juliet V. Still

Juliet V. Still, 96, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother died Monday, November 3rd, 2014, at Hanover Terrace, Hanover, NH. She was born in New York City on September 27, 1918, daughter of the late Michael and Joan Ramoin. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Richard W. Still in 2008, and her sister, Helen Fletcher in 1974. Her memory will always be alive in the grateful hearts of her daughter, Judy (Larkin) Fothergill and son-in-law, Todd of Round Rock, TX.; her granddaughter and spouse, Rachel (Larkin) and Jonah Jackson of Austin, TX.; and her twin great-grandchildren, Davis and Audrey Jackson of Austin, TX. She grew up on Staten Island, NY and graduated from high school there with courses in dress design. She worked as a seamstress for the House of Mainboucher, NYC, before moving to Afton to marry Richard on May 8, 1943 in St. John Catholic Church, Bainbridge, NY. They were married for 64 years and 58 of those years were spent as active members of the community and tireless workers for the good of St. Agnes Parish in Afton. Dick was the custodian of the church and Juliet a member of the Ladies Guild. She used her sewing talent to make aprons, Christmas crafts and baked goods for the yearly church Holiday Bazaar. She became especially renowned for her delicious molasses cookies which were always the first to sell out! When Dick and Julie bought the house on Academy Street, across from the growing Afton Central School, the principal asked if they would consider taking in teachers who needed room and board during the school week since at that time there was no lunch cafeteria at the school. They consented and Juliet began producing 3 meals a day for the 2 teachers and her family of 3. Her fondness for cooking and baking, surely inherited from her father, a trained hotel chef, served her well then as it did all her life. Two of the teachers "The Farley cousins", stayed through their teaching tenure and were always more like family than "boarders." In addition to her housekeeping and charitable works, Julie found time and joy making many clothes for her only daughter (and her daughter's dolls!) as well as herself. She volunteered as an aide at The Hospital in Sidney, NY, worked as a cashier at Jenks & Swart in Afton, did piecework in Bendix in Sidney, NY, retiring after 14 years. During those years she also supported and cared for her parents and in-laws as they aged and needed care. She was a role model of how to care for the aged in one's family. After moving to NH in 2004, she made many friends at the Upper Valley Senior Center, Lebanon, Wheelock Terrace, Hanover and Pine Rock Manor, Warner, NH. Declining health forced her to move to Hanover Terrace, Hanover, where she was lovingly cared for in her last days by a kind and gentle staff who provided for her every comfort. There will be no calling hours. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 24th, at St. Agnes Church, Afton, NY. Interment will immediately follow at Glenwood Cemetery, Afton, NY. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her name to St. Agnes Church Needy Fund, c/o 34 S. Main Street, Bainbridge, NY. 13733. Condolences and memories may be shared online at www.landersfh.com Arrangements by C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney, N.Y.