Horace William Hod Whiteley, Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Horace William "Hod" Whiteley Jr. MD, 84, of Chestertown, Maryland, and Lyman Island, Charleston Lake, Ontario, died Wednesday July 31, 2013 peacefully at his home. He was the son of Dr. Horace Whiteley and Sylvia Baker Whiteley of Jordan, NY. Horace graduated the Manlius School, University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse Medical School. He trained in surgical oncology at Memorial Hospital in New York and went on to become a true pioneer in the surgical treatment of cancer at Sloane Kettering. After retiring from active practice he served as a surveyor/consultant with The Joint Commission. He deeply enjoyed playing his piano, reading History and downhill skiing in the course of his full life. Horace was predeceased in 2002 by his wife of 48 years, . Elizabeth Surprenant Whiteley. He is survived by his loving wife of 10 years, Sihn Ja Whiteley; son, Horace William Whiteley III; and granddaughters, Dana Elizabeth Whiteley, Lynn Marie Whiteley, Paige Kathleen Whiteley of Newtown Square, Pa.; sister, Ann Tracy of Bristol, Ct; brother, Daniel Whiteley of Gallipolis, OH; and many other loving nieces, nephews and relatives. The funeral services will be held on Monday, August 5, 2013, 10 a.m. in Christ Church, 25 N. Main St., Jordan, NY with the Rev. Joseph Bergin officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Jordan. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Washington College, 300 Washington Avenue, Chestertown, MD 21620. Arrangements by B.L. Bush & Sons Funeral Home, Camillus. Please sign the guestbook at www.BLBUSH.com