All Obituaries

Warnerville- Donna L. Phelan, 58, of West Fulton Road, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born September 28, 1961 in Glens Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Donald C. and Patricia F. (Breen) Larkin. Donna was a 1979 graduate of the former Cobleskill Central School and spent 39 years working in the financial institution of banking. Happiest when spending time with her children and family, Donna also enjoyed...

Richmondville- Roberta "Robin" Ann Mattice, 72, of Main Street died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at her residence. Born November 15, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius Mattice and Leora (Sperbeck) Mattice Ridgeway. A resident of Richmondville all her life, she lived in the same house for 57 years.  Roberta was a graduate of the former Richmondville Central School and was a founding member of the Richmondville Volunteer Emergency Squad. Her life...

Summit- Charles “Sandy” M. Fisher, III, 78, of Lake Edge Lane, died suddenly at his home Friday, September 11, 2020. Born November 15, 1945 in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of Charles M. and Agnes (Engelbrecht) Fisher. Sandy married Betty in 1964 and they celebrated 56 years together.  Other survivors include their sons:  Scott Alan Fisher and Christopher Alan Fisher; their daughters-in-law: Heather and Adeena; and two grandsons: Oliver and Eddie. He was an avid...

Richmondville- Josephine Matey, 72, of High Street died Friday, September 11, 2020 at Albany Medical Center following a brief illness. Josey was born December 12, 1947 in Puerto Rico and has been a Schoharie County resident for many years.  She enjoyed western and old classic movies, listening to Elvis Presley and country music and was a food connoisseur.  Josephine loved wearing leopard print clothing and costume jewelry, having her hair primped and a nice manicure. She was a...

Richmondville- Sarah (Saveria) L. Lushkevich, 94, passed peacefully on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at her daughter’s residence surrounded by her family. Born January 25, 1926 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of Francisco and Rose (DelGrippo) Tavella. Survivors include her loving husband of sixty-nine years, Alexander Lushkevich; her two daughters:  Alexis (Bill) Lighthall of Warnerville and Anna Needleman of Richmondville;  three sons:  Peter (Penny) Lushkevich of...

Richmondville- LeRoy H. Moon, Jr., 74, of Ploss Road, died unexpectedly at his residence on Monday, September 7, 2020. Born October 27, 1945 in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late LeRoy H. and Mildred (Mann) Moon, Sr. LeRoy was a proud United States Army veteran receiving an honorable discharge in 1968.  He retired as meat manager at the former P&C Foods in Cobleskill. LeRoy’s greatest treasure was the time he spent with his grandchildren and family.  He enjoyed...

Cobleskill- Helen K. Mackey, 92, passed away peacefully at The Weston County Manor in Newcastle, Wyoming with her daughter and son-in-law by her side on September 4, 2020.  Helen, previously a resident of Cobleskill, New York moved to The Manor in 2015 where she would be closer to family. Helen was born to Otto and Wilhelmine Kopf on January 14, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY.  Helen married LeRoy Mackey on June 10, 1950 in Carlisle, NY. Upon arriving in Cobleskill, Helen first worked at...

Sloansville- Billy Rivenburgh, Jr., 50, of Beckers Corners Road, died unexpectedly at his residence on Saturday, August 29, 2020. Born April 24, 1970 in Cobleskill he was the son of Linda A. Mattice and the late Billy Rivenburgh, Sr. Billy graduated from the former Cobleskill Central School in 1988 and attended Hudson Valley Community College.  He has been a longtime employee of Walmart for 23 years with his career mainly as an auto technician, but most recently a clerk at the...

John Pangman of Cobleskill died August 24, 2020. He was born in Howes Cave, a busy cement town, on December 20, 1931 to parents Donald and Agnes (Pat O’Brien) Pangman. John attended Howes Cave and Bramanville Schools. He moved to Cobleskill in 1940 and graduated from the former Cobleskill Central School in 1949. He graduated from Morrisville Ag and Tech (SUNY) in 1951 with a degree in Automotive Technology. John met Lorraine Thomas in 1948 at Warnerville Skating Rink and they were...

Seward- Louis R. Schnell, 63, of Hill Road, died suddenly on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Born December 18, 1956 in Bronx, NY,  he was the son of the late Virginia (Celentano) Schnell and Arthur Schnell, who survives him. Louis was the Service Advisor at Lia Honda in Albany.  He enjoyed gardening and lawn work along with hiking.  Most of all, Louis took great pleasure in family time, especially with the grandchildren. Survivors include his...