Published: 7/20/05

Port Henry, NY — Sonta G. Veneto Baker of Rice Lane, Port Henry, N.Y., passed away at her home Sunday, July 17, 2005.

She was born June 9, 1912, in Fair Haven, Vt., the daughter of the late Dominico Veneto and Angelo Canale.

She was a member of the Catholic Daughters.

She and her husband, Willard managed the Port Henry Public Beach for many years where they made many friends and acquaintances.

She is predeceased by her husband, Willard L. Baker; her son, Dominick Baker; her brothers; Paul 1st, Paul, Patrick, Bruno and Phillip; her sister. Pauline Mazzotte; and her great-granddaughter, Santa Baker.

She is survived by her two sons, Willard J. Baker and his wife, Diane, and Joseph Baker; her sisters, Rose Dupuis, Pasqualine McKiernan and Anne; and her brother, Joseph Veneto; her grandchildren, Mary, Kathy, Willard II and Erich and his wife Anita; along with her great-grandchildren, Nicole, Michael, Whalen and Andrew.

There will be no calling hours. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, July 23, 2005, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church in Port Henry, N.Y. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Moriah, N.Y.

Memorial donations may be made to High Peaks Hospice, Port Henry, N.Y.

Green Valley, Ariz. — Jean D. (Dodd) Cox, 77, of Green Valley, Ariz., passed away on July 18, 2005.

She was born Nov. 11, 1927, in Midway, Del.

Jean graduated from the Beebe Hospital School of Nursing in Lewes, Del., and worked there until her marriage to Phillip L. Cox in 1956. The couple moved to Oklahoma where Mrs. Cox was a nurse in a doctor's office until 1960 when she retired from nursing to become a full-time mother and homemaker.

Jean spent many happy years in Rouses Point, N.Y., cherishing her close circle of friends there. A lifelong Democrat, she often volunteered at the League of Women Voters. When her husband retired in 1991, they moved to Green Valley, Ariz., where she found enjoyment in a close community of neighbors, golfing and exploring her new state. Jean delighted in showing guests her Arizona discoveries. In Green Valley, Jean was a Lady of the Elks and a member of the Tri-State Club.

Her flair for fashion, home decorating, cooking and entertaining enriched the lives of family, friends and neighbors alike. Gifted with a sharp mind and an even sharper wit, she was an avid reader and crossword puzzle enthusiast. She had a passion for travel, taking trips within the continental U.S., to Canada, the Caribbean, Spain and her particular favorite, Hawaii, which she visited repeatedly.

Jean is survived by her husband of 49 years, Phillip L. Cox Sr.; her daughter, Penelope (Penny) Campbell of Wakefield, Mass.; her son, Phillip L. Cox Jr.; daughter-in-law, Myrna; granddaughter, Cameron, all of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; and her sister-in-law, Mildred Wells of Millsboro, Del., her four nieces, nephew, neighbors and friends, will also miss her.

Following cremation, a private, family memorial service will be held and her ashes will be scattered in locations dear to her.

Contributions in her name may be made to the Carondelet Foundation.

For more information call (520) 875-5000 or online at www.carondelet.org/foundation/Donations.html.

Please designate Carondelet Inpatient Unit Hospice Services, 1802 W. St. Mary's Road.