Obituary Listing

Oct 13, 2018

Cobleskill- Rossiter “Ross” J. Lighthall, III, 27, of Cobleskill, died at his residence unexpectedly on Saturday, October 13, 2018.

Born July 15, 1991 in Cobleskill, he was a graduate of Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School.  Ross had been working at Golub Corporation as a laborer.

As a young boy, he played baseball and then would join his...

Oct 13, 2018

Hyndsville-Leslie D. Brown, Jr. went to heaven with his wife and a caregiver by his side on Saturday, October 13, 2018.

He was the son of Leslie D. Brown, Sr. and Antoinette (Zulch) Brown.  Les was born on August 14, 1924 at his family home in Hyndsville.  He had a hard childhood working on family farms in the...

Oct 3, 2018

Cherry Valley- Leon Edwin Black, 65, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home.

Born December 7, 1952 in Oneonta, New York, he was the son of the late Arnold J. and Elfriede (Schulte) Black.

Over the course of his life, he worked many jobs,...

Oct 3, 2018

Warnerville- John F. Shear, 81, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home.

Born December 29, 1936 on the family farm in Argyle, NY, he was the son of the late John L. and Helen (Foster) Shear.

A graduate of Argyle High School, he joined...

Oct 2, 2018

Warnerville- Victor W. Brown, 79, of Mickle Hollow Road, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, surrounded by his family in the comfort of his home.

Born August 12, 1939 in Delhi, New York, he was the son of Kenneth and Mary (Buel) Brown.

Victor married Patricia Bouck on May 29, 1966 and they raised...

Sep 20, 2018

Carlisle- Dolores V. Kramkowski, 80, of Crommie Road died peacefully on Thursday, September 20, 2018, surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home.

Born January 1, 1938 in Greenport, Long Island, she was the daughter of Watson T. and Stefny (Berkoski) Dobec.

Dolores married Robert S. Kramkowski on May 6, 1956 and they...

Aug 29, 2018

Cobleskill- George H. Lape, 91, of Mineral Springs Road, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford where he was a resident for six weeks.

Born April 22, 1927 in Richmondville, he was the son of Harold and Jennie (Sperbeck) Lape.

George was a longtime farmer, most recently making...

Aug 27, 2018

Cobleskill- Elizabeth Z. Simpson, 93, of State Route 10, died Monday, August 27, 2018 at St. Johnsville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she had been a resident for the past ten days.

Born July 6, 1925 in Liverpool, NY, she was the daughter of Arnold J. and Lena (Jenny) Zurbruegg.  Proud of her Switzerland heritage, she was...

Aug 22, 2018

Cobleskill- Kenneth D. Graves, 91, of Hill Road, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Our Lady of Mercy Nursing Center in Guilderland.

Born October 27, 1926 in Cobleskill, he was the son of Harry M. and Golda (Strait) Graves.

Ken was a United States Army veteran, proudly serving our country during World War II until...

Aug 14, 2018

Cobleskill- Constance “Connie” M. Strobeck, 80, of Gillmore Drive, died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown.

Born April 18, 1938 in Binghamton, she was the daughter of Raymond and Edna (Morgan) Rivenburgh.  For several years, Connie worked at St. Catherine’s Center for Children in Albany in housekeeping.

Connie cherished her time...

Aug 10, 2018

John DiCocco, 82, formerly of Jefferson, NY, lately of Schenectady, NY, died August 10, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.

John was born February 24, 1936 in Schenectady, NY, to Elena (Ferro) and John DiCocco.

John had 39 years of service to New York State; first as an officer with the Capitol Police then as...

Aug 8, 2018

Emma Jean (Wright) Annis, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

She was born on April 16, 1933, in Sharon Springs, NY and was the daughter of the late Sidney C. Wright and Mildred (Cole) Wright.

She graduated from Sharon Springs Central School in 1950.

She was the wife of Clayton C....

Aug 8, 2018

Clifton Park—Joan Lillian (Tauriello) Betts, 76, of Clifton Park, NY, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY.

She was born on October 30, 1941, in Long Island City, NY and was the daughter of the late Gilbert Tauriello and Lillian (Nash) Tauriello.

She graduated from Cobleskill High...

Aug 5, 2018

East Worcester—Joan N. Winchell, 77, formerly of East Worcester, died on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at A.O. Fox Hospital.  She had been a resident of Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta, NY.

She was born on July 28, 1941, in Oneonta, NY and was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Mildred (Salisbury) Winchell.

Joan...

Aug 4, 2018

Howes Cave--Bernice E. Christman, 98, formerly of Barnerville Road, Howes Cave, died on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Cooperstown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Otsego, where she had been a resident for the past three years.

She was born on May 30, 1920, in Milford, NY, and was the daughter of Floyd and Ethel (Wilson) Beach....

Jul 25, 2018

Kyle K. Stanton, 49, of Canajoharie, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018 due to complications of diabetes.

Born April 10, 1969 in Albany, he was the son of George and Barbara (Senecal) Stanton, who both survive him.

Kyle was a graduate of Canajoharie High School and had been employed as an auto body painter at Elmo’s...

Jul 22, 2018

Sharon- Paul S. Kleinberger, 90, of Slate Hill Road, died Sunday, July 22, 2018 at his residence in the care of his family and caretakers.

Paul Stewart Kleinberger was born in New York City on October 16, 1927 to Joseph, an architect, and Anna, a nurse.  He joined his sisters, Ruth and Eleanor when the family moved...

Jul 20, 2018

Cobleskill- Charles M. Cohen, 80, of Pleasantview Drive, died at his residence on Friday, July 20, 2018.

Born July 2, 1938 in New York City, Charlie moved to Schoharie County forty years ago.

He has lived in the care of Schoharie County ARC and had been a laborer at Toe Path Industries when his health...

Jul 17, 2018

Cobleskill- Milagros Diaz, 78, entered paradise on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

Milagros was born on March 16, 1940 at Bellevue Hospital in New York City to the late Fructuoso and Petra Seda Rodriguez.  She is predeceased by her husband of 35 years, Mariano Colon Diaz; her brothers, Rudy Walmart and Ruben Rodriguez; and her sister, Ruth LaSalle. ...

Jul 10, 2018

Cobleskill- Sanford M. Loucks Baer, 59, of High Street, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.

Born October 25, 1958 in Rockville Center, NY, he was the son of Doris (Mernoff) Baer and the late Leonard Baer.

Sanford received his bachelor’s degree at University of Buffalo and was currently a Sr. Loan Specialist for USDA...