Obituary Listing

May 20, 2021

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.

May 18, 2021

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...

May 14, 2021

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...

May 6, 2021

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...

May 4, 2021

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,...

Apr 29, 2021

Richmondville- Bonita (Bonnie) Bowes, 83, of Summit Street, died Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following years of declining health.

Born July 23, 1937 in Cortland, NY, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Rebecca (Vincent) Brone.

Bonnie was raised in the Rochester area, graduating from East High School and continued...

Apr 24, 2021

Judith L. Mann, 61, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at her home in Seward.

Born May 6, 1959 in Cobleskill, she was the daughter of the late Alan and Martha Mann. Judith graduated from Cobleskill Central School and continued her education at Barnard College before receiving a Master’s of Divinity from Bangor...

Apr 10, 2021

Cobleskill- Alice Boynton, 89, of State Route 10 died Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland where she has been a resident since 2019.

Born August 21, 1931 in Seward, NY, she was the daughter of Frederick and Elda (VanBuren) Sperbeck.

Alice had worked at Grand Union in Cobleskill...

Apr 6, 2021

Sharon- Ruth E. Mereness, 93, of Sharon died Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center in Schenectady where she had been a resident since 2018.

Born July 29, 1927 in Jefferson, NY, she was the daughter of Roy and Mary (Kenyon) Webster.

Ruth was a 1944 graduate of the former Cobleskill Central School...

Apr 4, 2021

Dorothy M. Ostrom, 93, formerly of Richmondville, died Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 in the comfort of her home with her loving family at her side.

Born May 11, 1927 in Summit, she was the daughter of Ford E. and Marguerite (Hogensen) Dauley.

She married John William Ostrom on March 30, 1945.  Dorothy was a...

Mar 26, 2021

Cobleskill- Erika Mazzetti, 76, of Woodland Drive entered eternal peace on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown following a brief illness.

Born in Munich, Germany on May 26, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Elaine (Isumow) Murnek.

Erika lived on Long Island for many years where she...

Mar 12, 2021

Richmondville- Bruce Emerson Knapp, 85, of Harroway Road died unexpectedly in his sleep on Friday, March 12, 2021 in the comfort of his home.

Born November 11, 1935 in Shrub Oak, NY, he was the son of Gilbert and Camilla (Odell) Knapp.

Bruce was a 1955 graduate of the former Richmondville Central School.  He married...

Mar 7, 2021

Seward- Clinton “Clint” J. Spaulding, 87, of State Route 10 died peacefully in the comfort of his own home with his loving family at his side on Sunday, March 7, 2021.

Born April 11, 1933 in Hensonville, NY, he was the son of Arthur L and Fannie (Tompkins) Spaulding.

Clint loved spending time with family...

Mar 2, 2021

Hyndsville- Sebashtian N. Cambridge, 28, of State Route 10 died on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 after being medically stricken at his residence.

Born April 1, 1992 in Albany, he is the son of Karen (Cambridge) Barner and Roger W. Barner.  Sebashtian was a 2010 graduate of Cobleskill Central School.

He had been self-employed, owning, and...

Feb 22, 2021

Howes Cave- Charlotte E. Bortell, 100, died on Monday, February 22, 2021 at A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta where she had been a resident for the past several years.  Prior to that she lived on Barnerville Road for numerous years.

Born December 9, 1920 in Oneonta, she was the daughter of Jay Gould and Catherine (Smith)...

Feb 16, 2021

Cobleskill- Edith B. Dixon, 85, of Warnerville Cut Off, died Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at her residence with her loving family caring for her.

Born March 17, 1935 in Greenport, NY, she was the daughter of the late Walter S. and Gladys (Griffing) Ruland.

Edith was a homemaker all her life and took great pleasure...

Feb 14, 2021

Warnerville-Marion A. Spencer, 98, formerly of Warnerville spent the first part of her Valentines Day with her family by her side and then went to Heaven to spend the rest of the day with her Valentine, Leonard J. Spencer, who predeceased her in 2007 and her son, Mark Leonard Spencer, who died in 1980.

Born in Richmondville...

Feb 12, 2021

East Cobleskill - Clayton R. Willman, 82, of East Cobleskill passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021, at the Van Rensselaer Manor Nursing Home.

He was born on October 3, 1938, in Central Bridge, NY and was the son of the late Merwin and Minnie (Clapper) Willman.

Upon graduating from high school, Clayton enlisted in...

Feb 10, 2021

David Aaron VanDerwerken, 77, of Lincolnton, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at Atrium Health – Lincoln. Born July 3, 1943, in Schoharie County, N.Y., he was the son of the late Donald Edgar VanDerwerken and Virginia Ottman VanDerwerken. He was also preceded by his only sibling, Donald Edgar VanDerwerken Jr. Left to cherish his memory are his loving...

Feb 8, 2021

Cobleskill- Mary Lou Schowe, 77, formerly of Cobleskill, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021 at The Ellis Residential and Rehabilitation Center in Schenectady.

She was born September 30, 1943 in Cobleskill and was the daughter of Kenneth and Mabel (Tillapaugh) Bellinger.

Mary Lou was a 1961 graduate of the former Cobleskill Central School and...