Obituary Listing
Jane Morris
Dec 18, 2014
Middleburgh- Jane M. Morris, 91, formerly of Middleburgh, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Otsego Manor where she had been rehabilitating for the past month. Born July 16, 1923 in Queens, she was the daughter of John and Marguerite (Hutchings) Mulz. Jane and her family resided in Hauppauge, Long Island for many years before moving to the Middleburgh area in...
Betty Urrey
Dec 16, 2014
Middleburgh: Betty E. Urrey, 89, of Clauverwie, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital after being stricken at her residence. Born April 5, 1925 in Middleburgh, she was the daughter of Frederick and Edna (Nolte) Urrey. Betty was a 1943 graduate of Middleburgh Central School. She retired in 1987 after twenty-six years of being a statistical clerk at...
Mary McCullough
Dec 15, 2014
Hagaman- Mary Jo M. McCullough, 54, of County Highway 132, formerly of Middleburgh, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam. Born October 13, 1960 in Schenectady she was the daughter of Betty (Fuchs) Karlau and George Weaver. Mary Jo graduated from Middleburgh Central School and continued her education receiving a Bachelor's of Science degree in Psychology....
Richard Deusen
Dec 9, 2014
Cobleskill- Richard Van Deusen, 87, of State Route 10, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Otsego Manor. Born August 19, 1927 in Decatur, he was the son of Harry Van Deusen and Golda "Lucy" Van Deusen Terpening. Richard worked twenty-two years at Schoharie County Co-Op prior to retiring from NYS Dept. of Transportation where he was a construction equipment operator....

Merton Karker
Dec 8, 2014
Cobleskill- Merton D. Karker, 96, of Washington Ave., died Monday, December 8, 2014 at his residence. Born March 31, 1918 in Cobleskill, he was the son, Charles M. and Margaret (Jones) Karker. Merton was a 1936 graduate of the former Cobleskill Central School and attended Cobleskill Agriculture and Technical College. His career began with Cobleskill Village Water Department where he...

Richard Lancie
Dec 3, 2014
Cobleskill- Richard K. Lancie, 80, of Mohawk Drive, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Born December 4, 1933 in Westfield, MA, he was the son of Charles E. and Marion G. (Fox) Lancie. Richard was a United States Army Veteran, proudly serving his country from 1951 until receiving an honorable discharge in 1954. He retired from Sikorsky...

Donald Mont
Dec 1, 2014
Middleburgh: Don was born in Middleburgh on September 4, 1935 and passed away in Fresno, California on December 1, 2014 after a 26-month courageous battle with cancer. He was the son of the late William and Ethel La Mont of Middleburgh. Don is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Patricia (Gnat) La Mont of Fresno, CA; his brother,...

Jeanette Silvernail
Nov 30, 2014
North Blenheim: Jeanette N. Silvernail, 95, formerly of North Blenheim, died Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford, where she had resided for the last two years. Jeanette was born in North Blenheim on November 14, 1919 to Daisy (Kingsley) and Leon Neer. She graduated from Gilboa-Conesville Central School and went on to graduate from the Eastman Dental...

Donald Durfee
Nov 28, 2014
Gallupville: Donald G. Durfee, 83, of Sellick Road, died Friday, November 28, 2014 at the Capital Living Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Schenectady, following a brief illness. Donald was born on August 31, 1931 in Middleburgh, a son of Lily D. (Turner) and George W. Durfee. Donald served in the United States Army from 1956-1958. He was a hay dealer...

Annette Scorzelli
Nov 24, 2014
Howes Cave: Annette A. Scorzelli, 73, of State Route 7, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital, following a brief illness. Annette was born in Manhattan, NY on December 29, 1940 a daughter of Marianna (Guglielmo) and George J. Scorzelli, Sr. Annette graduated from Central Commercial Business School and worked as a professional typist. She typed articles and...
Elizabeth Ostrander
Nov 23, 2014
Middleburgh: Elizabeth "Betty" Ostrander, 83, formerly of Middleburgh, passed away peacefully, at Baptist Nursing Home on November 23, 2014. Betty was born in Albany, on May 26, 1931 to Mary (Lumley) and Alfred L. Platt. She was raised in Cobleskill and graduated from Cobleskill High School in June of 1949 with many honors, including Salutatorian of her class. Betty had...

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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