Obituary Listing
Shirley Lawyer
Jan 21, 2016
Middleburgh- Shirley J. Lawyer, 81, of Straub Lane, died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Johnstown following a brief illness. Shirley was born on February 28, 1934 in Middleburgh to Marjorie (Rivenburgh) and George Diamond. Shirley worked as an aide at Early Woodlands in Cobleskill and enjoyed doing private duty care. Shirley was...
Robert Bowen
Jan 18, 2016
Cobleskill- Robert F. Bowen, 88, of Quarry St., died Monday, January 18, 2016 at his residence. Born March 14, 1927 in Brooklyn, he was the son of James and Pasqualena (Martini) Bowen. A United State Army veteran, Robert served during World War II from 1945 until receiving an honorable discharge in 1948. For many years, Robby was employed as a...
Frank Decker
Jan 10, 2016
Cobleskill- Frank A. Decker, 92, of St. Christopher Place, died Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady following a short illness. Born May 15, 1923 in Gilboa, he was the son of Arthur B. and Mary Grace (Hamm) Decker. Frank attended the Shew Hollow School House and then graduated from the former Cobleskill Central School in 1942. He...
Ann Bascomb
Jan 9, 2016
Central Bridge- Ann Marie Bascomb, 58, of North Main St., died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Born June 18, 1957 in Cobleskill, she was the daughter of the late Lorraine (Porath) Robarge and Richard T. Robarge who survives her. Ann was a 1975 graduate of the former Richmondville Central School and continued her education...
Helen Brown
Jan 9, 2016
Cobleskill- Helen F. Brown, formerly of Cobleskill, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Palatine Bridge Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the past five years. Helen was born May 28, 1921 in Cobleskill, the daughter of Claude and Frances (Foland) Gorse. She graduated from the former Cobleskill Central School in 1940. Helen was a long time member...
Julius Katchur
Jan 8, 2016
Middleburgh- Julius "Joe" Katchur, 89, of Wells Ave., died Friday, January 8, 2016 at Baptist Health Nursing and Retirement Center in Scotia where he has been a resident for the past few months. Born December 23, 1926 in Manhattan, he was the son of John and Esther (Danko) Katchur. A United States Army veteran, Joe proudly served his country from...
Michael Cobbins
Jan 5, 2016
Albany- Michael D. Cobbins, 64, of Williamsburg Court, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born on July 11, 1951 in Hudson, NY, he was the son of the late Augustus and Dorothy (Crank) Cobbins. Michael earned his A.A.S. degree in...
Theodore Brinkman
Jan 3, 2016
A Great Man We Call Dad "He was a wonderful man; A wonderful father; A wonderful friend. He was a wonderful husband. He was the best husband in the whole world.".... (MaryEllen Brinkman) Theodore Brinkman was born August 12,1931 in Newark, New Jersey to William Brinkman and his beautiful wife Mary (Bohlsen) Brinkman, two German immigrants that had come to...
Joyce Rieff
Jan 2, 2016
Middleburgh- Joyce Ann Rieff, 70 of Middleburgh died January 2, 2016 in Manhattan. Born August 15, 1946 in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of Boyd Hartman, who resided on Clay Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Joyce and her previous husband purchased property in Middleburgh in 1971. Following their divorce she met John Rieff, who was an elevator constructor. They married and had...
Franklin Merwin
Dec 30, 2015
Sloansville- Franklin K. Merwin, 70, of Highway Route 20, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Born October 31, 1945 in Harpersfield, he was the son of Elmer and Blanche (Rivenburgh) Merwin. Franklin was a self-employed carpenter and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and demolition derbies. He married Jane Dufresne October 29, 1966, and she predeceased him on January...
Marion Bascomb
Dec 24, 2015
Cobleskill - Marion A. Bascomb, 83, of Campus Drive, died peacefully Thursday, December 24, 2015 at her residence with her loving family at her side. Born April 14, 1932 in Schenectady, she was the daughter of Clarence and Margaret (Fitzgerald) Rickard. Marion was a lifelong area resident and retired after twenty-nine years of employment at Cobleskill Regional Hospital, where she...
Ella Belden
Dec 19, 2015
Middleburgh- Ella Belden, 77, of Dolan Lane, died Saturday at her residence with her family at her side. Born September 11, 1938 in Summit, she was the daughter Louis and Ethel (VanBuren) Woodbeck. Ella retired from Walmart in Cobleskill as a deli clerk. She enjoyed crafts and working their booth at the Sunshine Fair, along with cooking, baking, crocheting and...
Cindy Jackson
Dec 3, 2015
Richmondville: Cindy L. Jackson, 62, of Smith Road died Thursday, December 03, 2015 at her home following a brief illness. Cindy was born in Cobleskill on July 29, 1953 to Virginia (Miller) and Orville Chandler. She graduated from the former Richmondville Central School in 1971 and lived her entire life in Richmondville. Cindy worked as a letter carrier for the...
Doris Dyke
Dec 3, 2015
Middleburgh- Doris W. Van Dyke, 91, of Clauverwie, died Thursday, December 03, 2015 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Doris was born in Middleburgh on December 29, 1923 to Edna I. (Joslyn) and Harry J. West. She graduated from Middleburgh Central School in 1941. Doris worked as a private secretary to "Prof Smith" at MCS, a bookkeeper for...
Christine Polak
Dec 2, 2015
Middleburgh: Christine E. Polak, 70, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at her home on Middle Fort Road, surrounded by family members, following a two year battle with cancer. Born in Albany on June 6, 1945, she was the daughter of John E. and Barbara J. (Moot) Palmer. On Dec. 22, 1979 she married her loving husband, Jerome A."Jerry"...
Nathaniel Southworth
Nov 12, 2015
Seward- Nathaniel "Dick" Southworth, 77, of Gardnersville Road, died Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY. Born May 2, 1938 in Seward, he was the son of Nathaniel R. and Marie (King) Southworth. A lifetime area resident, Dick retired from NY State Department of Corrections in Summit as a motor vehicle resident. Prior to that, he had...
Franklin Fancher
Nov 11, 2015
Cobleskill- Franklin D. Fancher, 84, formerly of Cobleskill, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Wilkinson Residential Health Care Facility in Amsterdam, where he has been a resident for the past few years. Born July 17, 1931 in Summit, he was the son of Byron and Nellie (Dauley) Fancher. Franklin was a lifelong area resident, growing up on the Fancher Home...
James Nellis
Nov 9, 2015
Middleburgh- James A. Nellis, 80, of Wells Ave., died Monday, November 9, 2015, at his residence. Born July 8, 1935 in Middleburgh, he was the son of Earl and Nellie (Garner) Nellis. Jim was a lifelong area resident, graduating from Middleburgh Central School and enlisting in the United States Army in 1954. He proudly served his country until receiving an...
Nancy Lyons
Nov 1, 2015
Richmondville- Nancy D. Lyons, 71, of West Main St., died Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Albany Medical Center. Born March 25, 1944 in Cobleskill, she was the daughter of Wendell and Irene (Bowers) Schwartz. Nancy was a lifelong area resident, graduating from the former Cobleskill Central School. Nancy was employed at the former Ace Glove Factory in Richmondville of thirty...
Howard Klein
Oct 29, 2015
Schoharie- Howard W. Klein, 76, of Sunnyside Road, died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at his home following a brief illness. Howard was born on September 2, 1939 in Worcester, MA to the late Goldie (Feldman) and Edwin Klein. Howard worked in the maintenance and security departments at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester, MA before retiring. Howard was of Jewish...
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