All Obituaries

          Alfred Joseph Giacinto born February 5, 1926, of Roosevelt New York passed away on June 10, 2021, in Cobleskill, NY.  The son of Dominic Giacinto and Laura Pomaro-Giacinto, Fred lived a fulfilling, vibrant 95 years.             He proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII and married the beautiful Anne Depinto in 1955. Together they raised three sons:  Tony...

Cobleskill- Frances Amodeo, 74, of Heron Road, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown due to declining health issues. Born June 27, 1946, in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late Benedetto and Mary (Giamarino) Amodeo. Frances moved upstate from Baldwin, NY to attend SUNY Oneonta and then moved to Cobleskill.  She earned a Master’s of Arts from Empire College and was a Professor of Computer Science at SUNY Cobleskill from 1981 until retiring...

Cobleskill- Dorothy C. “Dottie” Dikeman, 87, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021, at Robinson Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation in Stamford, NY after a brief illness. She was born on July 4, 1933, in Honolulu, HI and was the daughter of Manuel and Agnes (Mahiai) Coelho. Dottie proudly served in the United States Marine Corp from 1953 until her honorable discharge in 1954.  She married fellow Marine, Richard Dikeman on September 11, 1954.  He predeceased her on...

Summit–Janet L. Foote, 87, of Enid Road died Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home following hospitalization. Born March 4, 1934 in Jefferson, she was the daughter of Howard and Ada (Mabey) Bailey. She grew up on a small dairy farm and attended Stamford Central School, where she graduated as class salutatorian in 1952. After graduation from Cobleskill College with a degree in food science and nutrition, Janet served as dietician for Jeffersonville schools. At that...

Cobleskill- E. Jane (Janie) Taylor, 96, formerly of Cobleskill passed away peacefully on Monday, January 11, 2021 at A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. Born September 21, 1924 in Cobleskill, NY she was the daughter of Floyd and Susie (VanValkenburg) Christman, in a family of 14 children. Jane graduated from Cobleskill Central School in 1942 and married Foster W. Taylor in 1947.  She worked for Cobleskill Central School District Food Service for many years before she retired in...

Janet Murray-Liberti passed into God’s arms early on May 18th, aged 69. Jan was pre-deceased by her father, Thomas Murray Sr., and her loving and devoted husband, Louis Liberti Sr. She fought a brave battle with Multiple Myeloma for over eight years. She leaves behind two daughters, Margaret Liberti and Amanda Ridings; her grandson (and reason to have continued her fight) Keaton; sister Jeanne Doolittle and brother Thomas Murray Jr.; along with many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Jan...

Cobleskill- Jeffrey L. Kniskern, 61, of Barnerville Road, died Friday, May 14, 2021 at Albany Medical Center following a decline in his health. Born December 31, 1959 in Cobleskill, he was the son of the late William and Reta Mae Kniskern. Jeff was a graduate of Canajoharie Central School and completed his Auto Tech Course at Montgomery VoTech during high school. He was especially proud of his ASE 5 Star Chrysler Tech Certification that he achieved during his 40-year career.  Jeff was...

Sharon Springs- Josephine E. King, 88, formerly of Sharon Springs, died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Wilkinson Rehabilitation Health Care Facility in Amsterdam where she had been a resident for the past four years. Born May 24, 1932 in the Town of Fulton, she was the daughter of Anton and Eleanor (Stanton) Nirschl.  Josephine retired in 1977 from the Town of Sharon where she had been elected to the Town Clerk’s position. Her hobbies include playing scrabble and card games, growing...

Cobleskill- Kayla I. Winnie, 27, formerly of Cobleskill died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Ellis Hospital following ongoing health issues. Born October 4, 1993 in Cooperstown, she was the daughter of Sherri (Proctor) Winnie and Laverne Winnie.  Kayla graduated from Sharon Springs Central School, class of 2011.  She continued her education at Schenectady Community College, earning an associate degree in Culinary Arts as well as one in Business Administration.  For...

Cobleskill-Amy Ruth Nissen, 94, passed away on January 20, 2021, at St. Peter’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Amy was born in the Bronx on December 1, 1926, to Gustav Neels and Matilda (Hittorff) Neels, but the family moved to Kent, Connecticut when she was young.  She graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Kent in 1944.  In 1948, she graduated from the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA,...