Obituary Listing

Elsa Klenow

Elsa Klenow

May 13, 2007

Elsa M. Klenow, 63, of Stoney Brook Road, died Sun. May 13, 2007 at Bassett Healthcare Center in Cooperstown, NY, following a lengthy illness. Ms. Klenow was born in Stamford, NY, on Aug. 6, 1943, a daughter of Fritz and Dorothy Wayman Klenow. Ms. Klenow was employed, as an aide, at the Middleburgh Central School. She is survived by: Sons:...

Edna Sperbeck

Edna Sperbeck

May 13, 2007

Worcester- Edna M Sperbeck, 82, of Brooker Hollow Road, died Sunday, May 13, 2007 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Edna was born August 28, 1924 in Richmondville, NY, the daughter of Andrew and Frances (Hayes) Sperbeck. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1942 graduate of the former Richmondville High School. For 25 years, Edna was a seamstress for VanDeusen...

Loretta Latta

Loretta Latta

May 7, 2007

Loretta Latta, 74, died Mon. May 7, 2007 at the Countryside Care Center in Delhi, NY, after a brief illness. She was born in Albany, NY on Jan. 28, 1933 a daughter of Almon and Maude Bailey Haskin, and lived nearly her entire life in Gilboa, NY. She was married on Oct.25, 1955 to Wilfred Latta, who predeceased her on...

Earl Mudge

Earl Mudge

May 3, 2007

Richmondville- Earl Grover Mudge, 85, of High Street, died Thursday, May 3, 2007 at the ARC residence. Earl was born April 25, 1922 in Sloansville, NY, the son of Wilbert and Pearl (Cleveland) Mudge. He was a lifelong area resident, living in Carlisle and Cobleskill. Earl married Hilda Mudge Nov. 18, 1979 in Fort Myers, FL, and she predeceased him...

Richard Paliwoda

Richard Paliwoda

Apr 30, 2007

Cobleskill - Richard Paliwoda, 59, of Kings Lane, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown. Richard was born April 16,1948 in Jamaica, NY, the son of Chester and Caroline (Giordano) Paliwoda. For the past ten years he was employed at Taco Bell in Cobleskill. Richard was a member of the Saturday Night Nascar Bowling League in Middleburgh....

George Walker

George Walker

Apr 22, 2007

George B. Walker, 93, of Fulton Hill Road, died Sunday, April 22, 2007 at his residence. George was born August 18, 1913 in Huntington, Long Island, the son of George E. and Lillian (Johnson) Walker. He was a United States Army veteran, serving from 1942 to 1946 when he received an honorable discharge. After the service, he purchased a service...

Robert Spickerman

Robert Spickerman

Apr 19, 2007

Robert N. Spickerman, 88, of Cliff Street, died Thurs. April 19, 2007 peacefully, at his home. Mr. Spickerman was born in Middleburgh, NY on Oct. 4, 1918 a son of the late Clark and Edna Nethaway Spickerman. He graduated from Middleburgh Central School and went on to graduate from Cornell University with a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering. Mr. Spickerman...

Gurtrude Porter

Gurtrude Porter

Apr 19, 2007

Broome- Mrs. Gurtrude C. Porter, 92, of Stone Store Road, died Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown. Mrs. Porter was born September 30, 1914 in the Town of Broome, the son of Burton and Alice (Warner) Proper. She was a lifelong area resident and had been a housekeeper at the Livingstonville Hotel. Mrs. Porter had also been...

Gerald Jones

Gerald Jones

Apr 15, 2007

Cobleskill - Gerald R. Jones, 79, of Lawyersville Road, died Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Samuel Stratton Veterans Administration Hospital in Albany. Mr. Jones was born November 13, 1927 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Roy H. and Maude G. (Hartford) Jones. He resided in Cobleskill since the early 1960's after moving from Fort Plain. He was employed as a...

Patrick Mcgowan

Patrick Mcgowan

Apr 7, 2007

Warnerville- Patrick Francis McGowan, 64, of Leland Lane, died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at his residence. Mr. McGowan was born August 7, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Joseph and Florence (Donato) McGowan. Pat graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1962 and then joined the United States Navy as a Fireman Second Class aboard the USS Calvert out of...

Elizabeth Baskerville

Elizabeth Baskerville

Apr 2, 2007

Summit- Mrs. Elizabeth M. Baskerville, 87, of Summit, died Monday, April 2, 2007 at Eden Park Healthcare Center in Cobleskill. Mrs. Baskerville was born July 4, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth (Russell) Alexander. She was a homemaker and since the 1940's her family had spent their summers in Summit and then moved here permanently in...

Marjorie Nash

Marjorie Nash

Apr 2, 2007

Cobleskill- Mrs. Marjorie Rose Nash, 74, of Hammerstone Village Apartments, died Monday, April 2, 2007 unexpectedly at her residence. Mrs. Nash was born March 14, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Niles and Matilda (Nelson) Tillquist. She was the office manager for Nash Brothers Inspections in Cobleskill. Mrs. Nash was dedicated to her sons and grandchildren. Survivors include her...

Walter Ruland

Walter Ruland

Mar 31, 2007

COBLESKILL- Walter Smith Ruland, 99, of Warnerville Cut Off, died Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Ruland was born June 16, 1907 in Middle Island, NY, the son of Elbert E. and Maude C. (Robinson) Ruland. He was an oil burner man and plumber for Chapman's Garage in East Moriches, NY until retiring...

Bertha Mann

Bertha Mann

Mar 29, 2007

Bertha C. Mann, 93, formerly of Middleburgh, died Thurs. March 29, 2007, at the Eden Park Healthcare Facility in Cobleskill, NY. Mrs. Mann was born in Elizabeth, N.J., on March 23, 1914 a daughter of the late Frank and Bertha Boop Cypra. She was a former member of the Middleburgh Volunteer Fire Dept. Ladie's Auxiliary and she enjoyed sewing. Mrs....

Everett Engle

Everett Engle

Mar 22, 2007

Everett R. Engle, 77, of State Route 30, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 at the Cobleskill Regional Hospital in Cobleskill, N.Y. Mr. Engle was born in Schoharie, NY on April 5, 1929 a son of the late Levi and Grace Staulker Engle. He was employed by the Local 157 of Schenectady before retiring in 1992 after approximately 25 years of...

Bruce Fink

Bruce Fink

Mar 13, 2007

Bruce W. Fink, 46, of Baker Ave, died Tues. March 13, 2007 at the Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Cobleskill, NY, with his family at his side. Mr. Fink was born in Albany, N.Y., a son of Ralph and Mildred Fink. He worked for Aaron's Electric in Middleburgh and also volunteered at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. He was an avid motorcycle fan...

Harmon Porter

Harmon Porter

Mar 13, 2007

Harmon Porter Jr, 51, of Baker Ave, died Tues. March 13, 2007 at the Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Cobleskill, NY, after a long illness. Mr. Porter was born in Niskayuna, N.Y., on Aug. 1, 1955, a son of the late Harmon Porter Sr. and Agatha Swint Porter. He graduated from Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School in 1974. He was employed as a custodian...

Mildred Jackson

Mildred Jackson

Mar 11, 2007

Cobleskill- Mrs. Mildred Bresee Jackson, 94, of Hammerstone Village Apartments, died Sunday, March 11, 2007, at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a long illness. Mrs. Jackson was born October 18, 1912, in Sherberne, NY, the daughter of Russell and Eva (McQuad) Bresee. She graduated from Earville High School in 1928, Norwich High School in 1929, and Albany Business College in 1930....

Nina Righi

Nina Righi

Mar 11, 2007

Cobleskill- Mrs. Nina Elizabeth Righi, 83, of Stone View Heights, died Sunday, March 11, 2007, at her residence. Mrs. Righi was born November 3, 1923 in Hagan,VA, the daughter of Thomas H. and Grace (Rouse) Harris. Mrs. Righi was a cook at Fernando's Lounge in Cobleskill for many years. She was a communicant of St. Vincent de Paul Church. On...

John Smith

John Smith

Mar 11, 2007

Richmondville- John E. Smith, 64, of Main Street, died Sunday, March 11, 2007 at Albany Medical Center following a long illness. Mr. Smith was born April 14, 1942 in Diviner, MO, the son of William and Cora (King) Smith. He had lived in the area since the late 1970's and was employed as a laborer for the former Sossei Moving...