All Obituaries

Cobleskill- Filippo Pedone, 96, formerly of Cobleskill died Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford, NY. Born September 25, 1922 in Bloomfield, NJ, he was the son of Antonino and Rosina Pedone.  He later moved to Palermo, Italy, where he was raised, and then returned to the United States at age 16. Filippo served in the United States Army from 1942 until receiving an honorable discharge in 1943. He lived most of his life in Brooklyn and Farmingdale,...

Summit- Jane A. Lerhinan, 72, of Rossman Valley Road, died Monday, October 15, 2018 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany with her loving family at her side. Born January 11, 1946 in Astoria, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Dorthea (O’Connell) Bruntrager. Jane was a graduate of New Hyde Park Memorial High School.  For many years, she was employed at Long Island Jewish Hospital as a data processor. She married Joseph in 1975 and they moved to Summit in...

Cobleskill- Rossiter “Ross” J. Lighthall, III, 27, of Cobleskill, died at his residence unexpectedly on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Born July 15, 1991 in Cobleskill, he was a graduate of Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School.  Ross had been working at Golub Corporation as a laborer. As a young boy, he played baseball and then would join his friends at Teen Town for basketball games.  He liked the beach, loved to eat, play video games, and just be with his...

Hyndsville-Leslie D. Brown, Jr. went to heaven with his wife and a caregiver by his side on Saturday, October 13, 2018. He was the son of Leslie D. Brown, Sr. and Antoinette (Zulch) Brown.  Les was born on August 14, 1924 at his family home in Hyndsville.  He had a hard childhood working on family farms in the area where the adult male workers expected him to do the same work they were doing.  He talked many times of playing and fishing in the nearby creek, ice skating...

Warnerville- John F. Shear, 81, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home. Born December 29, 1936 on the family farm in Argyle, NY, he was the son of the late John L. and Helen (Foster) Shear. A graduate of Argyle High School, he joined the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard” protecting President Dwight D. Eisenhower and serving at Arlington National Cemetery. After receiving Bachelor's and...

Cherry Valley- Leon Edwin Black, 65, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home. Born December 7, 1952 in Oneonta, New York, he was the son of the late Arnold J. and Elfriede (Schulte) Black. Over the course of his life, he worked many jobs, first for the Otsego County Forestry.  He did factory work for Interknitting.  He was a farmer, car dealer, mechanic and his final employment was at Tops in Cooperstown as a stock...

Warnerville- Victor W. Brown, 79, of Mickle Hollow Road, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, surrounded by his family in the comfort of his home. Born August 12, 1939 in Delhi, New York, he was the son of Kenneth and Mary (Buel) Brown. Victor married Patricia Bouck on May 29, 1966 and they raised their family in Warnerville.  He worked at Price Chopper, formerly Grand Union, until he retired at age 70. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; a son, Carter (Gabby) Brown; a...

Carlisle- Dolores V. Kramkowski, 80, of Crommie Road died peacefully on Thursday, September 20, 2018, surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home. Born January 1, 1938 in Greenport, Long Island, she was the daughter of Watson T. and Stefny (Berkoski) Dobec. Dolores married Robert S. Kramkowski on May 6, 1956 and they raised their family in Southold.  She worked in the medical billing department at Greenport Hospital for many years.  Prior to that, she was a professional...

Cobleskill- George H. Lape, 91, of Mineral Springs Road, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford where he was a resident for six weeks. Born April 22, 1927 in Richmondville, he was the son of Harold and Jennie (Sperbeck) Lape. George was a longtime farmer, most recently making maple syrup after building his own sap house and running lines.  He was vigilant about watching the fire and boiling sap all day long.  George enjoyed his...

Cobleskill- Elizabeth Z. Simpson, 93, of State Route 10, died Monday, August 27, 2018 at St. Johnsville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she had been a resident for the past ten days. Born July 6, 1925 in Liverpool, NY, she was the daughter of Arnold J. and Lena (Jenny) Zurbruegg.  Proud of her Switzerland heritage, she was the youngest of eight children and the last surviving of them. Betty graduated from Sidney High School.  She retired after many years of working in...