Obituary Listing

Clifford Michalski

Clifford Michalski

Nov 18, 2014

Warnerville- Cliff J. Michalski, 59, originally of Little Ferry, NJ, passed away at his home in Warnerville, NY, the place he loved, after a long battle with cancer. He fought hard until the end. Born April 14, 1955 in Teaneck, he was the son of John and Agnes (Cebula) Michalski. Cliff married Paula Bedkowski on Sept. 2, 1989, and she...

Edward Becker Jr

Edward Becker Jr

Nov 17, 2014

Seward- Edward C. Becker, Jr., 55, of Clove Road, died Monday, November 17, 2014 at Albany Medical Center due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle/pedestrian accident. Born January 1, 1959, he was the son of the late Edward C. Becker, Sr., and his mother, who survives, Margaret (Nirschl) Becker. Ed was a 1978 graduate of the former Cobleskill Central...

Marie Moore

Marie Moore

Nov 16, 2014

North Blenheim- Marie J. Moore, 96, formerly of North Blenheim died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home where she has resided for the past few years. Born August 22, 1918 in South Gilboa, she was the daughter of Stephen and Irene (Conro) Harris. She was a homemaker all her life and lived in North Blenheim for fifty-nine...

Edmund Terk

Edmund Terk

Nov 7, 2014

Seward- Edmund Richard Terk, 68, of State Route 10 died Friday, November 7, 2014 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born September 21, 1946 in Cooperstown, he was the son of Leon and Shirley (Dauley) Terk. Ed was a lifelong area resident and retired from SUNY Cobleskill where he was a stationary engineer. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, woodworking, and...

Debra Kiel

Debra Kiel

Nov 5, 2014

Breakabeen- Debra S. Kiel, 53, of State Route 30, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Community Hospice Inn, Albany. Born Nov. 22, 1960 in Newburgh, she was the daughter of Howard and Eleanor (Kurz) McMullen of Breakabeen. Debra enjoyed spending time on the computer doing work, playing games, and Facebook. She had taken care of the grounds at Country Roads...

Christopher Williams

Christopher Williams

Nov 3, 2014

Charlotteville -Christopher M. Williams, 47, of Meade Road, died Monday, November 3, 2014 at Albany Medical Center. Chris was born May 14, 1967 in the Bronx, NY. He was an Auto Body Technician and for over 20 years was proprietor of Collision Recovery, Inc. in Delmar. He loved working on cars, was treasurer of the Capital District Auto Body Association...

Jo-Ann Kaplan

Jo-Ann Kaplan

Oct 24, 2014

Grants Pass, OR- Jo-Ann K. Kaplan, 68, of Grants Pass, died Friday, October 24, 2014. Born June 20, 1946, she was the daughter of William G. and Goldie (Ennis) Heller. Survivors include her brothers: John Heller, William Heller, and Robert Heller all of Grants Pass, OR. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014...

Joseph Tokash

Joseph Tokash

Oct 21, 2014

Seward- Joseph M. Tokash, 57, of Park Ave., died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Born October 2, 1957, he was the son of the late Frank and Helen (Cain) Tokash. For most of his life, Joe resided in the New York City area until just last year when he and his wife...

Clinton Fancher

Clinton Fancher

Oct 17, 2014

Canajoharie- Clinton P. Fancher, 74, of Mapletown Rd., died Friday, October 17, 2014 at Mountian Valley Hospice in Gloversville. Born March 2, 1940, he was the son of Percy J. and Elizabeth (Strong) Fancher. He worked on the family dairy farm starting at a young age and was then employed at Distributors Unlimited in Guilderland Center for many years. In...

George Hall

George Hall

Oct 17, 2014

Richmondville- George Thomas Hall, 63, of Trout Haven Road, died Friday, October 17, 2014 at Community Hospice Inn, Albany, with his loving family at his side. Born December 5, 1950 in Albany, he was the son of the late George T. and Anna Marie (Cunningham) Hall. George attended Hudson Valley Community College, where he was president of his fraternity, Kappa...

William Crabill

William Crabill

Oct 16, 2014

Middleburgh- William E. Crabill, 72, of Guinea Road, died Thursday, October 16, 2014, at his residence following a long illness. Born October 1, 1942 in Dover, DE, he was the son William Wood and Rosalyn (Fisher) Crabill. Bill was a United States Navy veteran proudly serving his country from 1961 until receiving an honorable discharge 1967. For many years, Bill...

Barbara Becker

Barbara Becker

Oct 12, 2014

Esperance: Barbara E. Becker, 66, of Feuz Terrace, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2014 at Albany Medical Center, after a brief illness. Barb was born on August 5, 1948 in Schenectady, NY, the oldest daughter of Doris (Dunster) and Lionel (Jim) Liggett. She graduated from Mont Pleasant High School in 1966 and went on for a degree at SUNY...

Daniel DeNinno

Daniel DeNinno

Oct 12, 2014

Middleburgh: Daniel J. DeNinno, 54, of Main Street, died Sunday October 12, 2014 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, following a long illness. Daniel was born on June 4, 1960 in Little Falls, NY to Gail and Frank DeNinno. Daniel was a cook by trade and worked in many restaurants, most recently at the Best Western in Cobleskill. He enjoyed...

Frank Mazzariello Jr

Frank Mazzariello Jr

Oct 8, 2014

Cobleskill- Frank J. Mazzariello, Jr., 78, of Barnerville Road, died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, following a brief illness. Frank was born on August 14, 1936 in Staten Island, NY to Theresa (Albana) and Frank J. Mazzariello, Sr. He attended the McKee Vocational Technical High School in Staten Island. Following graduation, Frank served...

Donald Smigiel Sr

Donald Smigiel Sr

Oct 7, 2014

Huntersland: Donald K. Smigiel, Sr., 67, of Huntersland Road, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family. Donald was born in Queens, NY the son of Johanna Baier. Donald worked many places, most recently at PJ Food Service in Rotterdam. He enjoyed metal detecting, collecting loose change off the sidewalks of Middleburgh, playing cards, collecting baseball...

Lisa Trombley

Lisa Trombley

Oct 6, 2014

Breakabeen: Lisa M. Trombley, 45, of Clauverwie, died unexpectedly on Monday October 6, 2014 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Lisa was born on April 30, 1969 in Cooperstown, NY, a daughter of Bonnie (Stanton) Schultz and Robert F. Benson, Sr. Lisa graduated from Milford High School and went on to attend the SUNY Cobleskill Liberal Arts program. She worked as a...

Richard Diamond

Richard Diamond

Oct 4, 2014

Middleburgh: Richard Diamond, 86, of Mill Valley Road, died Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Albany Medical Center following a brief illness. Dick was born at home, in West Middleburgh, on May 18, 1928 the son of Marion Diamond. He graduated from Middleburgh Central School and later enlisted in the United States Army, serving from 1950 to 1952. Following his honorable...

Sofia Makar

Sofia Makar

Sep 28, 2014

Cobleskill- Sofia Makar, 86, of Barnerville Road, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Palatine Nursing Home in Palatine Bridge, where she had been a resident for a brief time. Born November 15, 1927 in Ukraine, the daughter of Stanislaw and Eva (Oleksandrivna) Haleszyn. Sofia lived in New Jersey most of her adult life and worked in housekeeping at Prudential Life...

Evelyn Hotaling

Evelyn Hotaling

Sep 27, 2014

Richmondville- Evelyn Hotaling, 91, of Richmondville, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born December 14, 1922 to Albertus and Amelia Burnside in Charlotteville, one of five children. Evelyn married Martin Hotaling in May of 1940. They were married for 64 years until his passing in 2004. She was employed...

Norva Munford

Norva Munford

Sep 26, 2014

Cobleskill: Norva R. Munford, 85, of Pleasantview Drive, died Friday, September 26, 2014 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, following a brief illness. Norva was born in Ithaca on September 25, 1929, a daughter of Margaret E. (Woodling) and Harry E. Havens. Norva received her Master's degree in Library Science from Syracuse University. She worked at the Mohawk Valley Community...