Obituary of Timothy L. Gumaer

On November 4, 2016 Tim Gumaer, 68, of Gumaer Mountain in Port Crane lost his courageous battle with glioblastoma. Tim was predeceased by his parents Glen and Eleanor Gumaer and his sister Glenda Pennay . Tim is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 39 years Donna a.k.a. "sweet cheeks" as Tim always called her. Also surviving are his caring children Lisa (Chris) Hritcko, Buddy (Amy) Allen and Chris (Bonnie) Allen. Tim will be forever known as Papa to Kyle and Griffin Hritcko, Taylor and Lauren Allen, CJ and Noah Allen and new additions to the family Joey and Emma Renda and Sidney Hoover. Also surviving him are special brother-in-law and sister-in-law George and Patricia Clark, his siblings Richard, Peter and Tom Gumaer, many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles, and his beloved fur babies Daisy and Morris. Tim will be greatly missed by his childhood friends Chip (Flash) and Kathy Brown, long time friends Norm and Karen Montgomery and his Tuesday morning breakfast club. Tim graduated from Chenango Forks in 1966, played football for the school and loved to reminisce about those days. Tim worked as a truck driver for over 40 years and then was an instructor at Sage Trucking School. He was a member of the Teamsters Union. He loved working in his garage and tending to his land, which his children referred to as Stonehenge due to all the rock formations he loved to build. Tim always had an infectous laugh and could make or fix anything in "20 minutes". Thank you to Dr Galyon, Dr Haq, Dr Readling, Hospice and all the caring staff at UHS. Funeral Services will be held at the J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home, 141 Main Street, Binghamton, Monday at 1p.m. Rev. Msgr. John Putano will officiate. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. The family will receive friends at the McCormack Funeral Home, Monday from 11-1 p.m.