Estella Jenny

Estella Marie Neff Jenny, 79, of Callahan Dr., Morrisville, NY, died Monday, November 15, 2010 at the Crouse Community Center, Morrisville.
She was born April 25, 1931 in Madison, NY, a daughter of L. Duane and Ethel Holmes Neff and was a graduate of Madison Central School in 1948. On October 8, 1949, Estella married Rodney Franklin Jenny in the Madison United Methodist Church. She lived on a dairy farm for most of her life. Estella, her husband, Rodney and his brother, Roy, operated the family farm until their retirement. For over 40 years, Estella was a volunteer and leader of the Madison County 4-H. She also worked for Madison County in the Assessment Department and with the Election Bureau for several years. She was a volunteer at the Morrisville-Eaton Elementary School library and expressed her love of flowers by tending her beautiful gardens. She also loved to travel and add details to her Victorian-era dollhouse.
Surviving is her husband of 61 years, Rodney; her children, Donald Jenny and his fiancée, Janet Roome of Moravia; John Jenny of Sherrill; Susan and Roy Armenta of Farmington, NM; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lucian and Kathy Neff of Clinton; Ronald and Viola Neff of Madison; a brother-in-law Roy W. Jenny and his companion, Barbara Vetter of Belleview, FL; her beloved grandchildren, William Todacheene, Cpl. Robert Todacheene, U.S.M.C., Heidi Todacheene, and David Jenny; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Ann Neff, and a sister-in-law, Jean Neff.
Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Saturday, November 20, 2010, at the Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 31 Cedar St., Morrisville with interment in the Morrisville Cemetery.
Friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Friday from 5-8 PM.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Crouse Community Center, 101 South St., Morrisville, NY 13408.