Obituary Listing

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

Emily Rorick
Mar 3, 2007
Middleburgh: Emily K. Rorick, 94, of Straub Lane died Sat. March 3, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Rorick was born on Feb. 28, 1913 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of the late August and Catherine Meckel. Mrs. Rorick was employed at Kresge's department store in Brooklyn, before moving to Middleburgh and opening the Greenpoint Farm boarding house on Rte....

Donna Schaeffer
Feb 27, 2007
Sharon Springs- Donna Lee Schaeffer, 61, of Sharon Springs, died Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at home in her sleep. She was born September 11, 1945 in Springfield, MA, the daughter of Arthur and Pearl (Jernberg) Raymond. Donna was predeceased by her husband, Garland Schaeffer, her parents, brothers, Arthur and William Raymond, and her sisters, Janet Hocking and Judith Beardsley. Survivors...

Willard Shafer
Feb 20, 2007
Middleburgh-Willard "Bill" D. Shafer, 81, of Clauverwie, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. He was born January 3, 1926 in West Fulton, the son of Charles W. and Emma (Cole) Shafer. Bill was a lifelong area resident and retired from Hertz-Penske in Albany where he was a diesel mechanic. He was secretary for the union at the...

Ludwig Soah
Feb 18, 2007
Richmondville- Ludwig A. Soah, Jr., 69, of Beards Hollow Road, died Sunday, February 18, 2007 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital after being stricken at his residence. Mr. Soah was born December 3, 1937 in Sag Harbor, NY, the son of Ludwig A. and Vera (Flowers) Soah, Sr. He moved from Long Island to Richmondville in May of 1980. Mr. Soah retired...

Clarence Loucks
Feb 18, 2007
Middleburgh- Clarence R. Loucks, 76, of Grove Street, died Sunday, February 18, 2007 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. Clarence was born July 13, 1930 in Middleburgh, the son of Walter and Elnora (Tallman) Loucks. He retired from the Schoharie County Highway Department where he was a motor equipment operator. Clarence had been employed by the Town of Middleburgh...

Donald Laspaluto
Feb 15, 2007
Middleburgh, NY: Donald A. LaSpaluto, 59, of Huntersland Road, died on Thurs., Feb. 15, 2007 at the home of his brother, David, in Middleburgh, following a short illness. Don was born in Jamaica, NY on Sept. 1, 1947, a son of Donald P. and Claire Noe LaSpaluto. He grew up in Queens Village, NY and was educated at Incarnation Elementary...

Mary Shufelt
Feb 14, 2007
Mary C. Shufelt, of Oakdale, CT, formerly of Middleburgh, NY, died on February 14, 2007 at Orchard Grove Specialty Care Center in Montville, CT. She was born on April 26, 1911 in Dun Loaghaire, Ireland. In 1920 she came to America on the Cunard Steamship-Imperator out of Liverpool, England. She and her parents settled in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from...

Philip Jameson
Feb 11, 2007
COBLESKILL - Philip W. Jameson, 80, of Hubb Shutts Rd, died Sunday, February 11, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Jameson was born August 21, 1926 in Manhattan, NY and was the son of Philip A. and Mabel (Marrifeld) Jameson. He was a U.S. Naval veteran serving from 1945 and being honorably discharged as Fireman 2nd Class in 1946. He was...

Nicola Turturo
Feb 6, 2007
Summit- Nicola "Nick" Turturo, 78, of Bear Gulch Road, died Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at Countryside Care Center in Delhi, NY Mr. Turturo was born April 6, 1928 in Howes Cave, the son of Vincenzo and Teresa (Marzello) Turturo. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from Penn Dixie Cement Plant where he was a crane operator. Mr Turturo...
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