All Obituaries

  Cobleskill- Mary P. Eckel , age 89, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Daughters Of Sarah Nursing Home in Albany, NY after long decline with dementia. She had previously lived in Saratoga Springs for most of her adult life before moving to Cobleskill to be near family. Born in Pelham, MA, on May 20, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Ernestine (Thornton) Pryor. Mary acquired a Masters Degree in Library Science. She was employed as a research librarian at...

Cobleskill- Margaret L. Karker, age 77, of Cobleskill, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was born on November 2, 1941 in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Merton D. and Margaret L. (Ottman) Karker. Margaret was a graduate of Cobleskill schools and received her Bachelor’s Degree from St. Lawrence University. She attended Maria College and then obtained her Master’s Degree from Suffolk University in...

Cobleskill- Stanley J. Rahmas, 42, formerly of Cobleskill, and lately of Albany, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Albany Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born January 8, 1977 in Cobleskill and is the son of Stanley and Janet (Basso) Rahmas. He was a 1995 graduate of the former Cobleskill Central School and later received his Associate Degree in Applied Science from SUNY Cobleskill. For the past several years Stanley was a Senior IT Operations Technician at MetLife in...

Fuquay-Varina N.C.- Arthur J. VanNatten, age 71, passed away on July 29, 2019.  A memorial service will be conducted on Thursday August 15, 2019 at 6:30 P.M. with visitation prior to the service from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home 171 Elm Street, Cobleskill. A funeral service was held at Wake Chapel Christian Church, Fuquay-Varina on August 6, 2019. Interment was at Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens. Arthur was a graduate of Cobleskill Central School with the class...

Cobleskill- Charles Collins Jr., 90, of Flintlock Way, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2019, peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family. Born August 10, 1928 in Conesville, NY, he was the son of the late Charles and Ivalene (Maybie) Collins Sr. Upon graduation, Charles worked as a laborer for the Town Of Cobleskill Highway Department. Earlier in life Charlie enjoyed riding his motorcycle and snow-mobiling, he also enjoyed going camping and was an avid golfer. He is predeceased...

Cobleskill- James J. Bopp, 85, of Cobleskill, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford, NY. Born August 12, 1933 in Yonkers, NY, he was the son of the late Edward and Helen (Walden) Bopp. James was raised in the New York City area, where he worked as a painter for the City of Yonkers.  He has been a resident of Schoharie County for the last 25 years, in his retirement years he enjoyed spending time with his beloved cat, painting,...

Cobleskill - William J. Pope, 89, of Cobleskill, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 14, 2019 surrounded by his loving family at Palatine Nursing Home. He was born on October 4, 1929 in Bronx, NY and was the son of the late William J. and Sarah (Feldman) Pope and brother to Mabel (Joe) Soro and Caroline (Joe) Cruz. William attended St. Augustus High School and upon graduation served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1951-1953. After being Honorably discharged, he...

Cobleskill- Richard C. Hamm, 86, formerly of Cobleskill, died on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at his home in Ocala, FL with his daughter and friend, Susan Kennedy Riquier, at his side. Born November 23, 1932 in Cobleskill, he was the son of Kenneth and Elizabeth (Radliff) Hamm. Dick graduated from the former Cobleskill Central School and was a truck driver for Teamsters Local 294 of Albany for 26 years, retiring in 1994.  Active in our community, he served 13 years as the Cobleskill Town and...

Warnerville- Pauline Campbell Huse, 93, of Karker Road, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Beebe Hospital in Lewes, DE following a brief illness. Born February 18, 1926 in Oto, IA, she was the daughter of Samuel Wesley and Marie Irene (Grafford) Campbell. Known as Cam by most people, she graduated from University of Iowa with her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.  Cam was a supervisor for Catholic Charities Home Health Care Aide. On November 4, 1950 she was united in marriage to...

Cobleskill- R. Carsten Sibbern, 84, of Cobleskill, quietly and peacefully entered into the arms of God, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, leaving this life and those he so loved. The only child of Rudolph Sibbern and Helen (Lynch) Sibbern was born April 9, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY.  Carsten was raised in Packanack Lake, NJ.  He graduated first in his class in the first graduating class (1953) of Wayne (NJ) High School.  A degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of...