Elizabeth Reed Kabelac

Elizabeth Reed (Lyon) Kabelac, 93, most recently of Auburn, died May 21, 2006, after several months of declining health. She was born in the village of Aurora on July 12, 1912, the daughter of Sanford Gifford Lyon, an Aurora businessmanand civic leader, and Josephine (Head) Lyon, a school teacher. She spent most of her life in Aurora, graduating from Cayuga Lake Academy in 1930. She graduated from Elmira College in 1934 and the Syracuse University Library School in 1938. On April 19, 1941, in Ithaca, she married Edward Kabelac of Rochester. He predeceased her after 58 years of marriage in 1999. During her work career, she was employed as a librarian at Cornell University, Sherwood Central School, and Wells College. One of her hobbies was genealogy, and she was a 50-year member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. When her children were in school, she was active in the Sherwood PTA. She was a longtime member of the Aurora Literary Thursday Club. She was also an active member of the former St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Aurora and then the United Ministry of Aurora. In her retirement years, she and her husband enjoyed a number of Elderhostel programs. She is survived by her brother, Malcolm Gifford Lyon of Fernandina Beach, FL; four sons, Karl of Rochester, Kurt (Penelope Evans) and Edward (Linda) of Ithaca, and Kenneth (Linda) of Aurora; four grandchildren, Nathan, Karen, Julie and Lori Kabelac; and several nieces, a nephew, and cousins. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at the Shakelton Funeral Home, 418 Main St., Aurora, NY. A service will be held at 10 a.m at the United Ministries Church, Main St., Aurora, NY, on Thursday, May 25, 2006, with the Reverend Robert Hugh French officiating and the Reverend Robert Herst co-officiating. Interment will be in Oak Glen Cemetery, Aurora, where she will join her husband, her parents and generations of other relatives and ancestors. Memorial contributions may be made to the Aurora Free Library, Main St., Aurora, NY 13026, in memory of Mrs. Kabelac. information from the Shakelton Funeral Home An obituary was published in The Syracuse Post Standard on May 24, 2006 and in The Ithaca Journal on May 23, 2006