At the request of the family, funeral services will be private with the Rev. Lin R. Quinlan, co-pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow and Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown. Mr. Cleaveland was a machinist at Bendix in Sidney. Graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family at the Hamden Cemetery. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Franklin Emergency Squad.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Delhi.
A lifelong Richfield Springs resident, he was educated in Richfield Springs Central School. For more than 20 years, he worked for his brother at Bill's Garage in Springfield Center, retiring in 1989. Gerald was an avid bowler, stock car racing fan and took great pride in the antique car that he had restored. Interment will follow in Springfield Center Cemetery. She married John C. Kostbar on May 8, 1927.