Obituary Listing

Jan 11, 2020

Kimberly J. Bever, 54, of Shad Point Road, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. Born August 19, 1965 in Cobleskill, Kim is predeceased by her father James Bever. Kimberly attended Cobleskill-Richmondville Central High School. She was employed as a home health aide until the onset of her illness. She enjoyed going to the...

Jan 4, 2020

James Thomas Drew, 90, of Cobleskill New York, died January 4, 2020.

Dr. Drew was born on December 27, 1929, in New York, NY to James Drew and Peggy O’Neil .  He was predeceased by his siblings; Margaret and Joseph.

He attended high school at Fordham Prep in New York City, NY and continue on to...

Jan 1, 2020

Howes Cave - Glen J. “Jake” Gallup, 49, died January 1, 2020, at his residence.

Jake was born March 2, 1970 in Newburyport, MA and was the son of Glen D. and Linda Marie (Socci) Gallup.

He was worked as a laborer for Superior Housing in Howes Cave for many years.  Jake loved music and...

Dec 30, 2019

Cobleskill- Suzanne H. Whitney, 60, of Washington Ave., died unexpectedly on Monday, December 30, 2019 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady.

She was a beloved music educator at the Cobleskill-Richmondville School District for 37 years and an audio engineer for over 20 years. Before her teaching career began, she had the honor of singing at the 1980 Olympics...

Dec 20, 2019

Root- Gerard “Jerry” M. Rooney, Jr., 69, of West Corbin Hill Road, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 20, 2019.

Born December 7, 1950 in Valley Stream, he was the son of Gerard M. and Dorothy (Daly) Rooney, Sr.  Raised on Long Island, Jerry was a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Key Club in Mastic, NY....

Dec 17, 2019

Nancy D. Beechler, 89, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on December 17, 2019. She was born March 20, 1930, the fourth of ten children of Frank and Esther (Wesling) Donnellan of Olean, New York. She will be forever held in loving memory by her son, Jim Fahey, and his wife, Alicia; daughter, Bethmarie Fahey; grandson, Gabriel...

Dec 13, 2019

Cobleskill- Lowell M. Greene, 91, of Early Woodlands, died Friday, December 13, 2019 at Palatine Nursing Home following a brief illness. Born June 28, 1928 in New Berlin, NY, he was the son of Merle and Ina (Holdridge) Greene.

On November 19, 1945 he married Jean Mayne who predeceased him on June 27, 2019. While living in...

Dec 9, 2019

Richmondville- Esther (Terri) M. Downie, 85, formerly of Richmondville, died Monday, December 9, 2019 at Ellis Hospital following a brief illness.

Born June 27, 1934 in Cooperstown, she was the daughter of Joseph and Ruth (Hanscom) Horton.  She was a graduate of Otego High School and continued her education, receiving a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Columbia...

Dec 8, 2019

Hyndsville- June A Mahar, 58, of Clove Road passed away at her home on Sunday, December 8th, 2019 with her sister, Linda and friend, Jeff at her side.

June was born in Cobleskill NY on June 11, 1961. She was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Cobleskill Central School.  June enjoyed bingo, softball and...

Dec 3, 2019

Richmondville- John J. Sokolowski, 71, of High Street, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at his ARC home with beloved family members at his side. Born December 1, 1948 in New York City, he was the son of John and Joan (Store) Sokolowski. Without the ability to see, John’s hearing allowed him not only to listen, but also experience...

Nov 21, 2019

Cobleskill- Eugene Gallagher, 76, died Thursday, November 21, 2019.

Gene was a United States Air Force Veteran, serving from 1963 until honorable discharged in 1965.  He was a real estate broker for many years.

A graveside service with military honors will be held at 2:30 PM on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Gerald B.H. Solomon...

Nov 16, 2019

Cobleskill- Karen L. Wilson, 79, of Jay St., passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at her home while under the loving care of her family.

Born December 9, 1939 in Albany, she was the daughter of George W.  and Mildred M. (Collins) Mesick.  Karen was raised in Seward, NY, attended the one room schoolhouse located in...

Nov 15, 2019

Richmondville- Aranka (Cookie) V. Lawyer, 84, of Robert Street died Friday, November 15, 2019 at home surrounded by her family.  She was born on June 4, 1935 in New York City, the daughter of Frank and Aranka (Kubinyi) Vincze.  In 1947, her family moved from New York City to Laurens, NY, where they lived on and operated a dairy...

Nov 7, 2019

O’Rhea T. Karker, 91, formerly of Richmondville and most recently of Cobleskill died on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at The River Ridge Living Center in Amsterdam. Born in Albany, NY, on May 1, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ida M. (Wandres) Quinn. She was predeceased by her husband, Maurice Karker in 1987 and son,...

Nov 6, 2019

Cobleskill- Martha van Wagenen Ivins, 91, of State Route 145 passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the home of her birth, under the loving care of her family.

Born January 13, 1928 in the hamlet of Lawyersville, she was the daughter of Jared vanWagenen III and Marion Louise (Potts) van Wagenen. Martha attended Cornell University in...

Nov 2, 2019

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Gene passed away after a hard and courageous battle with cancer at home with his family by his side.  He fought hard until the very end. He will be greatly missed by so many. His father was in the Air Force, so Gene traveled around a lot in his youth to...

Oct 31, 2019

Maryann V. Puglia, 78, formerly of Eminence, NY and most recently of Chestnut Nursing and Rehab Facility in Oneonta, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Utica. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, on August 8, 1941, and was the daughter of Anthony and Helen (Martonik) Mytych. Maryann was predeceased...

Oct 22, 2019

Ina Herold Jones, noted writer and Cobleskill’s poet laureate since 2010, died on October 22 after a brief illness. She was 99.

Born in the rural eastern German village of Unterrissdorf, Ina immigrated to the United States in 1928 with her parents Frederick and Martha Herold. Ina vividly recalled her German childhood, her eighth birthday celebration aboard...

Oct 18, 2019

George William Kleinberger, 65, of Sharon Springs, NY entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 18, 2019. He is survived by Debra, his wife, two sons, Staff Sergeant Calvin Kleinberger and Hans Kleinberger. He is preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Rosita Kleinberger and brother Ronald Kleinberger. He is survived by his siblings, Paul II (Miriam), Andrew (Terrie), John,...

Oct 9, 2019

Carlisle- Dorwin “Lyle” Harrington Jr., age 75, of Carlisle found eternal peace and went home with the Lord on October 9, 2019 with his loving wife and son by his side.

Lyle was born in Worcester, NY, December 15, 1943, the son of Dorwin and Pearl (Roe) Harrington Sr. After graduating Cobleskill Central High School in 1962...