Obituary Listing
Kathryn Phillips
Mar 5, 2026
Kathryn (Kathy) Phillips, beloved mother, grandmother, friend, and lifelong advocate for peace and kindness, passed away peacefully and beautifully on March 5th, 2026. She is preceded in death by her adored husband, Jesse Phillips and is survived by her three children — Sean Mahoney (Chrissy), Jennifer Dennie, and Sarah Phillips (Earnie Moehlau) as well as her eight adored grandchildren and...
Coleman W. Vickary
Mar 2, 2026
Coleman W. Vickary, 79, formerly of Canajoharie, died Monday, March 2, 2026, at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center in Schenectady, with his loving wife of 54 years by his side, following a courageous battle with LBD.Born on December 19, 1946, in Amsterdam, NY, he was the son of Eugene P. Vickary and Jane (Manolini) Vickary. He had been a resident of...
Harold John Loder Sr.
Feb 24, 2026
Harold John Loder, Sr., 96, of Beards Hollow Road, Richmondville, New York died Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at his home.Born on November 21, 1929, in Whitestone, NY, he was the son of Harold Edwin Loder and Helen J. (Kral) Loder. He was a graduate of Richmondville Central School, Class of 1947 and Cobleskill Ag & Tech, Class of 1949. He...
Robert F. Praetorius
Feb 23, 2026
Mr. Robert Frank “Bob” Praetorius, 75, most recently of Shasta Ave., Chico, California died Monday morning, February 23, 2026, at his home, following a 6-month battle with cancer.
Born on March 26, 1950, in Gloversville, NY, he was the son of Everett Praetorius and Ruth Fikes Praetorius. He was a graduate of Johnstown High School and SUNY Oneonta, where he received...
Donald J. Hopper
Feb 21, 2026
Donald J. "Duke" Hopper, 70, passed away on February 21, 2026, in Bloomington, Illinois, with his children and sister by his side. Born on Long Island, New York, and raised in Kingston, Don-known as "Duke" to so many- carried his East Coast roots with him wherever he lived. He graduated from Kingston High School in 1973, where he was part...
Joyce C. Bushey
Feb 18, 2026
Joyce C. Bushey, 79, of Hillside Road, Pattersonville, New York died Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at River Ridge Living Center in Amsterdam.Born on December 28, 1946, in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of Jacob Bortscheller and Mary Corrigan Bortscheller.Joyce received her Master's degree from SUNY Albany.She was a Special Education Teacher for Cohoes School District, retiring in 2017.She was...
John F. Murray, Sr.
Feb 15, 2026
John Frederick Murray Sr. of Watervliet, NY (formerly of Cobleskill, NY) passed away peacefully on February 15, 2026, with his loving family at his side. He was a resident of Schoharie County for 90 years.
John was born on September 16, 1930, to the late Lena (Linster) and Miles Murray of Mineral Springs, NY. John was also predeceased by his brother,...
Larry Jason Bever
Feb 14, 2026
Larry Jason Bever, 58, of Altamont, formerly of Schoharie County, died suddenly at Albany Medical Center. Born in Cobleskill on September 16, 1967, Larry was the son of Robert and Kathleen (Mickle) Bever. He had been a resident of Schoharie County from birth to 1993, when he then moved to Albany County. Larry graduated from Cobleskill High School, Class of...
Dorothy Marie Winkler
Feb 8, 2026
Dorothy Marie Winkler, 92 formerly of Cobleskill, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 8th after a brief illness. Born in Middleburgh on March 10, 1933, Dorothy was the daughter of William and Martha (Wierstead) Pape.Dorothy grew up on a farm in Schoharie County with animals that she loved. After graduating from Middleburgh High School, she moved to Schenectady to attend the Bellevue...
David Charles Almas
Feb 3, 2026
David Charles Almas, 57, of Richmondville, New York died Tuesday, February 3, 2026.He was born on July 7, 1968 in Queens, NY. Prior to moving to Richmondville, David lived in Georgia.He is survived by his friend, George Lacitignola.No services are scheduled at this time.
Charlotte Rose Murray
Jan 26, 2026
Charlotte Rose Murray, 80, of Richmondville, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2026. Born on October 21, 1945, and raised in Astoria, New York, she moved to Richmondville in 1981.
Charlotte worked for the Cobleskill-Richmondville School district from 1984 until her retirement in 2008, which she took great pride in. Charlotte worked at Radez Elementary, Aker and retired from the Golding...
Bruce Wollaber
Jan 18, 2026
Bruce Wollaber, 74, died Sunday, January 18, 2026, in his home, surrounded by family, in Summit, NY from end-stage ALS. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Debra Wollaber, his two children, Allan (Allison) Wollaber, Diane (Raj) Chudgar; his sisters, Pam Wollaber, Mary Ann Wollaber-Bryan, and Stephanie Jock, sister-in-law, Jeanette, and his six grandchildren, DoBin and YooJin Wollaber,...
Jill Carpenter
Jan 17, 2026
Jill Alison Carpenter, 47, of Cobleskill, New York, passed away unexpectedly on January 17, 2026, from sudden health complications. A beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, Jill lived her life with an energy and warmth that illuminated every room she entered.Born on September 4, 1978, in Port Jefferson, New York, Jill was the cherished daughter of Thomas and Thea...
Maxine Christman
Jan 10, 2026
Maxine Jane Van Deusen Christman, 78, of Western Turnpike, Delanson, New York died Saturday, January 10, 2026, at her home, with her husband by her side.Born on May 22, 1947 in Cobleskill, NY, she was the daughter of Richard Van Deusen and Frances Proctor Van Deusen. She was a graduate of Cobleskill Central School, Class of 1965 and SUNY Cobleskill,...
Patrick Ramback
Jan 2, 2026
Patrick Joseph Ramback, 73, of Hampshire House in Oneonta, NY, previously of Buffalo, NY, died Friday, January 2, 2026.Patrick was born in Thelmath, MA. He was the son of Raymond and Frances Ramback. He married the love of his life, Sharon Wagner, in 1983.Patrick honorably served in the United States Army from 1972-1974 and earned the National Defense Service Medal.He loved...
Toria Righi
Jan 2, 2026
It is with deepest sadness that we share the passing of our sister, Toria Ann Righi. She passed away peacefully in Cooperstown Bassett Hospital on January 2, 2026, after a year's bout with illness. Toria was a lifelong Cobleskill resident who loved her life in the town she was born in and it's small-town coziness. She was predeceased by her...
Sandra Howland
Dec 31, 2025
Sandra Howland, 77, of Cobleskill, New York died Wednesday, December 31, 2025.Born on March 19, 1948, in Oneonta, NY, she was the daughter of Everett Westcott an Margaret Bender Westcott. She graduated from Franklin Central School, Class of 1966.She was the manager of numerous convenience stores in Cobleskill.Sandra had been a resident of Cobleskill since 2007, previously residing in Franklin,...
Evelyn Falsarella
Dec 28, 2025
Evelyn J. (Monton) Falsarella, 90, of Mickle Road, Sprakers, New York died Sunday, December 28, 2025.Born and raised in Bergen County, NJ, she was the daughter of Joseph A. and Evelyn Marie (Schrieks) Monton. She attended St. Leo's Grammer School in East Paterson, NJ, graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Paterson, NJ, and attended Bergen Community College in Paramus,...
Kenneth Olcott
Dec 26, 2025
Kenneth W. Olcott, 94, passed away on December 26, 2025. Born May 15,1931, the son of Wayne and Theresa (Mann) Olcott, Ken grew up on the family farm in Fabius, NY, where he graduated from high school in 1948.
Kenneth earned Bachelor of Science and Master's Degrees in Agricultural Education from Cornell University. He worked on the family farm before beginning...
Elizabeth Patterson
Dec 26, 2025
Elizabeth A. Patterson, 83, of Little York Road, Cobleskill, New York died Friday, December 26, 2025, at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.Born on August 21, 1942, in Cobleskill, NY, she was the daughter of Wanda (Smith) Myers. She was a graduate of Richmondville Central School, Class of 1960. She was a lifelong resident of the local area. She grew up in...
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