Obituary Listing

Barbaranne Manzer

Barbaranne Manzer

Apr 15, 2006

Aurora, NY: Barbaranne C. Manzer, 67, of Aurora, died Sat. April 15, 2006 at the Ithaca Hospital, following a brief illness. Mrs. Manzer was born on Feb. 7, 1939, in New York, NY, a daughter of Anna T. Buckenberger Gallagher and the late Daniel J.Gallagher. She graduated from Middleburgh Central School in 1957 and SUNY Oneonta in 1962. She taught...

Roger Smith

Roger Smith

Apr 15, 2006

Richmondville- Roger P. Smith, 53, of Brooker Hollow Road, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County in Cobleskill. Mr. Smith was born May 16, 1952 in Cobleskill, the son of Arthur L. and Helen G. (Banks) Smith. He was a graduate of State University College of Oneonta and a member of the honor society. For the...

Henry Olbert

Henry Olbert

Apr 15, 2006

Livingstonville, NY; Henry K. Olbert, 86, of Livingstonville , died Sat. April 15, 2006 at his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Olbert was born on June 2, 1919, in Helmhof, Germany, a son of the late Wilhelm and Luise Ohnmacht Olbert. Mr. Olbert worked for Schaller & Weber in Astoria, NY as a Master Butcher, retiring after 22years of...

Eleanor Foland

Eleanor Foland

Apr 14, 2006

Schoharie- Eleanor "Jum" Ruth Foland, 72, of Katie Lane, passed away Friday, April 14, 2006 at home surrounded by her family, after a long illness. Mrs. Foland was born January 6, 1934 in Schoharie, the daughter of the late Deforest and Martha (Borst) Lamont. She was predeceased by 2 brothers: Maurice Lamont and Orsen "Jim" Lamont; 4 sisters: Marion "Brownie"...

Morris Bolster

Morris Bolster

Apr 8, 2006

Seward- Morris F. Bolster, 91, of Borst Road, died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at Eden Park Healthcare Center in Cobleskill. Mr. Bolster was born April 27, 1914 in Voorheesville, the son of George and Millie (Page) Bolster. Mr. Bolster received his master's degree from Union College and retired as an engineer from General Electric. He moved to Seward in 1970....

Clarence Rorick

Clarence Rorick

Apr 8, 2006

Middleburgh- Clarence E. Rorick, 89, of Straub Lane, died Saturday, April 8, 2006, at Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County in Cobleskill, after being stricken at his residence. Mr. Rorick was born April 15, 1916 in West Middleburgh, NY, the son of Celer and Frances (Plough) Rorick. He was a lifelong area resident and a 1937 graduate of Middleburgh Central School....

James Brown

James Brown

Apr 4, 2006

James H. Brown, 77, of Breakabeen, died Tues. April 4, 2006. He was born in White Plains, NY on April 11, 1928. He was predeceased by his Step Mother, Step Father and his birth parents. He is survived by his companion, Josephine Cleveland, son James D. Brown, grandchildren, Ricky M. Brown, Wendy and Selena and his former wife, Ethel M....

Edgar Maurice

Edgar Maurice

Apr 2, 2006

RICHMONDVILLE- Edgar G. Maurice, 78, of Depot Street, died Sunday, April 2, 2006 at Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County in Cobleskill. Mr. Maurice was born August 23, 1927 in Fitchburg, MA, the son of Eugene and Regina (St. Laurent) Maurice. Mr. Maurice retired from REM's Plastic in Richmondville, where he was a tool and dye maker. He was a United...

Randall Becker

Randall Becker

Apr 1, 2006

Randall F. Becker Sr., a long-time resident of Middleburgh and President and Chairman of the Board of the Middleburgh Telephone Company (MTC), passed away on Saturday, April 1 after a short illness. He was 84. Born in Rensselaerville in 1921, Randy was the son of Frank and Olive Becker and spent his early years in Huntersland, NY. A graduate of...

Richard Buffo

Richard Buffo

Apr 1, 2006

Carlisle- Richard F. Buffo, Sr., 65 of Mickle Road, died Saturday, April 1, 2006 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. Born in Cobleskill, he was a lifelong area resident of Schoharie County. Dick was a United States Navy veteran and worked at Orange Motor Co. as a transmission specialist for 18 years. He was the owner and operator of Buffomatic...

Robert Chase

Robert Chase

Mar 26, 2006

Richmondville- Robert D. Chase, 76, of State Route 7, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 at Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County in Cobleskill. Mr. Chase was born July 27, 1929 in Roxbury, NY, the son of David B. and Ella (O'Brien) Chase. He was a lifelong area resident and retired after 39 years from the Agway Feed Store in Cobleskill where...

Frances Hillmuth

Frances Hillmuth

Mar 26, 2006

West Fulton- Mrs. Frances M. Hillmuth, 94, of West Fulton Road, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 at Eden Park Healthcare Center in Cobleskill. Mrs. Hillmuth was born June 19, 1911 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Morrison) Thomas. Mrs. Hillmuth retired from the Pearl Assurance Company, where she was a secretary. She was a member of the...

Stanley Palmer

Stanley Palmer

Mar 25, 2006

Richmondville- Stanley Palmer, Sr., 87, of Beards Hollow Road, died Saturday, March 25, 2006 at Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County in Cobleskill. Mr. Palmer, Sr. was born May 31, 1918 in East Worcester, NY, the son of Warren J. and Goldie Mae (All) Palmer. He was a lifelong area resident, owning and operating the Stan-Pal Farm since 1952. Mr. Palmer,...

Ruth Warner

Ruth Warner

Mar 22, 2006

COBLESKILL-Ruth Jean Lawrence Warner, 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2006, from pulmonary fibrosis, at her daughter's home in Cobleskill. She was born in Rochester, NY, November 19,1921, moving to North Miami, Florida in 1926, and graduated from Miami Edison High School in 1939. She was the daughter of Earl D. and Hazel Bowman Lawrence. She married Max J....

Walter Truesdell

Walter Truesdell

Mar 20, 2006

Gilboa- Walter George Truesdell, 62, of Parsonage Hill Road, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 20, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Truesdell was born January 4, 1944 in Catskill, NY, the son of George and Mary (Wayman) Truesdell. He was a lifelong area resident and had worked construction all his life. Mr. Truesdell was a member of the National Guard earlier...

Richards Richards

Richards Richards

Mar 13, 2006

Seward- Felix (Phil) L. Richards, 92, of State Route 145, passed away Monday, March 13, 2006, at Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County in Cobleskill. Born January 4, 1914 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Ladislaus and Cathanna (Ozaruecka) Rydzewicz. Mr. Richards was a United States Army Veteran, serving from 1943 until 1946 when he received an honorable discharge....

Peter Craft

Peter Craft

Mar 9, 2006

Cobleskill- Peter J. Craft, 77, of Hallenbeck Road, formerly of Wayne Ave. Verplanck, NY, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 at Samuel Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany. He was born on January 17, 1929 in Ossining, NY to the late John Walter Craft, Sr. and Mary Elsie Scott Craft. Mr. Craft served in the United States Army. He was a...

Alice Urschel

Alice Urschel

Mar 8, 2006

Alice Urschel 68, a long time resident of Schoharie County died 3/8/06 at the Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County, Cobleskill, NY after a long and beautiful life. Alice was born 4/10/37 in the Bronx. She was the only child of John and Alice (Cunningham) Urschel. She lived with her family in the Bronx and Greene County until 1980. Alice then...

Gertrude Cole

Gertrude Cole

Mar 1, 2006

Cobleskill- Mrs. Gertrude B. Cole, 94, formerly of Cobleskill, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County in Cobleskill. Mrs. Cole was born May 30, 1911 in Blenheim, NY, the daughter of Albert J. and Rose (Mackey) Stevens. She was a graduate of Schenevus Central School. Mrs. Cole had resided at Marchand Manor in Sharon Springs the...

Carl Averill

Carl Averill

Mar 1, 2006

Cobleskill- Carl P. Averill, 88, of Edgewood Drive, died Wednesday, March 1, at his son's residence after being stricken. Mr. Averill was born April 21, 1917 in Kingman, Maine, the son of Fay and Viola (Rich) Averill. He was raised in Maine and was a graduate of Lee Academy, Lee, Maine. Mr. Averill was a decorated Air Force Veteran, serving...