ROBINA VICTORIA SUTHERLAND STARTUP, PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK

Robina Victoria Sutherland Startup, age 86, late of Port Jervis, NY, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis, NY.She was born in Port Jervis, NY on February 28, 1922, the daughter of the late Hugh and Anna E. Guinan Sutherland.She graduated from Port Jervis High School in 1940 with Honors. She married William George Startup on May 30, 1941, in the Deerpark Dutch Reformed Church in Port Jervis. Robina worked as a desk clerk and Food and Beverage Steward at the Hotel Minisink in Port Jervis.She traveled to San Diego CA in 1943 to join her husband who was stationed there with the U.S.M.C. She worked at the U.S. Naval Supply Depot as a clerk in stock upkeep. Robina returned to Port Jervis in 1945. After her husband's honorable discharge in 1946, they bought property in Cuddebackville, NY, and together they built their home.She enjoyed gardening, freezing and canning the produce, sewing, cooking, baking, developing new recipes, and refinishing antique furniture. She taught Sunday School at the Cuddebackville Reformed Church and served as Sunday School Superintendent for 12 years. In 1967, she took a part time job at the Cuddebackville Post Office. When the PostMaster retired in 1969 she was placed in charge and subsequently appointed PostMaster. Retiring in 1987, she and her husband sold their property in Cuddebackville and bought a home in Granville Summit, PA.She was predeceased by her husband, William George Startup. Survivors include her two sons, William H. Startup and his wife, Frances of Cincinnati, OH, David Startup of Saugerties, NY; four grandchildren: Cheryl, Jennifer, Elizabeth and Beverly; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by her son, Robert Startup, and two brothers, Wilfred Bruce Sutherland and Donald Wallace Sutherland.Private Services will take place at the convenience of the family. Interment will be at Rural Valley Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made to the Bradford County Library, RR 3 Box 320, Troy, PA 16947.Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. For information, directions or to send a condolence, please visit Knight-Auchmoody.com or call 845-856-3312.