Carole L. Bigler

Carole L. Bigler was born on October 16, 1940. She lost her battle with lung cancer on April 18, 2009.

Obituary

The following obituary ran on Tuesday April 21, 2009 in the Leader(Corning, NY), the Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY), the Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY), and the Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA).

Carole L. Bigler age 68, of 12018 Churchill Place, Big Flats, died Saturday April 18, 2009 at home in Big Flats surrounded by her family. Carole was born in Kingston, PA on October 16, 1940, the daughter of the late Hans and Irene (Papp) Lindemann. She married William Charles Bigler in 1963.

Carole was an honors graduate in music from Syracuse University, where she studied piano with Sidney Sukoenig, George Pappa-AStavrou, and Ernst Bacon, and organ with Arthur Poister. Upon graduation she taught music in the New York school system for two years and did graduate work at Ithaca College with further graduate studies at Cornell University and Elmira College. She taught piano pedagogy, philosophy, and the psychology of learning around the world at music institutes and workshops, and was co-founder and vice president of More Than Music, Inc., a Canadian company that has run a summer music festival in Kingston, Ontario for more than thirty years. Carole was also the author of several books on music pedagogy and repertoire.

Carole had a private piano studio at her home and was the organist for the First Congregational Church, Corning, from 1967 to 2006. She also performed in professional concerts on both piano and organ and as pianist in a chamber music ensemble.

She is survived by her husband: William Charles Bigler; her mother Irene Lindemann of Painted Post; her daughter Pamela (Chris) Hendrickson of San Diego, CA; her son: Jeffrey (Nancy Gilman) Bigler of Boston, MA; her grandchildren: Jonathan, Benjamin, Margaret, and Laura; two nephews, one niece, and several great nieces and nephews. Carole was predeceased by her sister, Eleanore Weisman.

There will be no prior calling hours. Friends are invited to a memorial service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 171 West Pulteney Street, Corning, NY on Sunday May 3^rd at 2:00pm with the Reverends Robert Lester and David Ashby officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 171 West Pulteney Street, Corning, NY, 14830.

Memorial Service Information

The memorial service for Carole will take place on:

• Date: Sunday, May 3, 2009
• Time: 2:00pm
• Location: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 171 West Pulteney Street (at the corner of Pritchard Ave.), Corning, NY. (See map below.)

Hotels

For out-of-town guests, we recommend the following hotels:

• Hilton Garden Inn, 35 Arnot Road, Horseheads (near the mall); (607) 795-1111.
  The Hilton Garden Inn is a nice hotel. The mother of two of Carole's piano students works there and always takes good care of us when we visit. Tell them you're there for Carole Bigler's funeral to receive a rate of $89/night.
• Comfort Inn: 66 W. Pulteney St., Corning; (607) 962-1515.
  This is the closest hotel to the church. Tell them you're coming for Carole Bigler's Memorial Service to receive a rate of $75/night.