Obituary Listing
Arnold Manzer
Jan 11, 2014
Levanna- Arnold "Jack" Manzer, 76, of Levanna, passed unexpectedly with his family by his side on Saturday, January 11, 2014. Born June 11, 1937 in Gelatt, PA, he was the son of Arthur and Mary Manzer. Jack was a truck driver for over 40 years, most recently with Barr Trucking. He was a member of Aurora Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed...
Duane Palmer
Jan 11, 2014
Middleburgh- Duane S. Palmer, of Middleburgh, passed away at the Hospice Care Center in Edgewater, FL on January 11, 2014 after a long struggle with kidney failure. He was born in the town of Broome, now the Parker Farm, on March 26, 1928 and was the son of the late Sheridan and Hilda (Cotton) Palmer. Duane attended Middleburgh Central School...
Edward Bartos
Jan 9, 2014
Richmondville- Edward C. Bartos, 66, of Brooker Hollow Rd., died Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born May 8, 1947 in Fountain Springs, PA, he was the son of Edward R. and Sarah F. (Rokocy) Bartos. Ed received his bachelor's degree from Bloomsburg State College in Pennsylvania and continued his graduate studies at SUCO. In 1991...
Marjorie Patrick
Jan 8, 2014
Richmondville- Marjorie H. Patrick, 82, formerly of Richmondville and Schenectady, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Craneville Place in Dalton, MA where she has been a resident for the past several years. Born January 1, 1932 in Richmondville, she was the daughter of Stanley and Helen (Shaw) Patrick. Marjorie was valedictorian for the 1949 Richmondville Central School graduation class. She...
Marietta Lawyer
Jan 7, 2014
Cobleskill- Marietta Lawyer, 105, of Elm St., died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at her residence. Born November 5, 1908 in Seward, she was the daughter of Charles and Jenny (Houghtaling) Baxter. Marietta was a lifelong area resident and retired from General Electric in Schenectady where she was a Senior Editor of the IBM System. She was a member of the...
Margaret Richards
Jan 2, 2014
Cobleskill- Margaret Richards, at the age of 96, passed away gracefully, on her own terms, to be with her Lord, her husband, Phil, and son, Bob, on January 2, 2014. Margaret left this world a better place by her generosity to many charities, her love of family, and commitment to her faith. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Phil,...
William Vajda
Jan 1, 2014
Richmondville- William R. Vajda, 89, of Brooker Hollow Road, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born June 23, 1924 in Dumont, NJ, he was the son of Stephen and Anna (Yurina) Vajda. Following high school, Bill proudly joined the United States Army Air Force and was an armored gunner in World War II. In 1946,...
Augusta Clair
Dec 29, 2013
Richmondville- Augusta M. Clair, 90, formerly of Richmondville and Cobleskill, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home, Stamford, NY, where she had been a resident for the past four years. Born March 2, 1923 in Cobleskill, she was the daughter of Martin and Emma (Dingman) Bishop. Augusta resided most of her adult life in Oriskany Falls, but...
Paul Chacho
Dec 23, 2013
Carlisle- Paul A. Chacho, 95, of Carlisle, died on December 23, 2013 of natural causes while spending the winter in Melbourne Beach, FL. Paul was born to the late Alexander Chacho and Ewhenia Mikulak on July 15, 1918 in Hillside, PA. At the age of 3, he left with his mother to grow up in Poland until returning to the...
Edward Keller
Dec 21, 2013
COBLESKILL- Edward J. Keller, 60, of Hubb Shutts Road, died at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY on Saturday, December 21, 2013 after a courageous battle against cancer. Ed was born September 5, 1953, in Cobleskill, NY and was the son of the late Karold and Ethel Rose (Hayden) Keller. He worked for years as a farm hand at Kellcreek...
Harold Peterson
Dec 21, 2013
Gilboa- Harold S. Peterson, 93, of Guinea Road, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 at Albany County Nursing Home, where he had been a resident since 2012. Born December 9, 1920 in Sweden, he was the son John and Ida (Erlandson) Peterson. Harold was a United States Army veteran, proudly serving his country from 1944 until receiving an honorable discharge in...
Evelyn Wilcox
Nov 26, 2013
Cobleskill - Evelyn L. Wilcox, 85, of Cobleskill, passed away November 26, 2013 at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida after a short illness at her winter residence in Brooksville Wesleyan Village, Brooksville, Florida. Mrs. Wilcox was born January 19, 1928 in Roseboom, a daughter of James and Elsie (Burger) Willoughby. She graduated from Sharon Springs Central School, and...
Anton Nirschl,
Nov 26, 2013
Howes Cave: Anton "Tony" Nirschl, Jr., 84, of Sagendorf Corners Road went to his Heavenly home Tuesday, November 26, 2013. He was born in Patria, NY on March 3, 1929, the oldest of twelve children of Elinor (Stanton) and Anton Nirschl, Sr. Anton attended the one room school in Patria and graduated from Coynn Electrical in Chicago. He was drafted...
Harry Radliff
Nov 25, 2013
Richmondville: Harry Radliff, 87, of River Street died Monday, November 25, 2013 at his home following a brief illness. He was born on February 23, 1926 in Richmondville, to Edith (Reese) and Peter Radliff. Harry worked in the maintenance department at Cobleskill Regional Hospital for twenty seven years. Prior to that, he worked as a contractor with Charlie Righi and...
Vivian Belding
Nov 24, 2013
Cobleskill- Vivian M. Belding, 72, of Pewter Lane, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born April 17, 1941 in Poughkeepsie, she was the daughter of Joseph and Edna (Aldrich) Briehof. Vivian and her husband moved to Cobleskill from Poughkeepsie twenty-three years ago. She was employed at Burger King for several years before retirement....
Roland Hayes
Nov 23, 2013
Middleburgh: Roland "Choo" Hayes, 70, of Creekside Lane, died Saturday November 23, 2013 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany following a brief illness. "Choo" was born on September 28, 1943 to Bertha (Mickelle) and Clarence Hayes He worked as a carpenter for the Carpenter's Local #291 in Albany for many years. "Choo" enjoyed hunting ducks, deer, trap shooting and playing...
Sadie Nikolaus
Nov 22, 2013
Cobleskill- Sadie J. Nikolaus, 82, formerly of Cobleskill and Middleburgh, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford, NY following a long illness. Sadie was born July 10, 1932 in Middleburgh, NY to Evaleen (Lawyer) and Hezekiah Rivenburg, Sr. She attended Middleburgh Central School and went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree. She began her career as a...
Richard Coons
Nov 21, 2013
Goodyear Lake- Richard (Dick) P. Coons, 80, of Lakeshore Drive North, died Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown following a brief illness. Born December 12, 1932 in Cobleskill he was the son of Willard R. and Vera (Putnam) Coons. Richard was a 1950 graduate of the former Cobleskill Central School. He was a United States Army...
John Elkan
Nov 20, 2013
John B. Elkan, 86, of Cobleskill, passed on November 20, 2013 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. Born in Dusseldorf, Germany, his family moved to Vineland, NJ when John was 13. He graduated from Vineland HS and served in the Army as a Paratrooper from 1945 to 1946. He earned his degree in Animal Husbandry from the Long Island Agriculture and...
Jeffrey Kennedy
Nov 19, 2013
Ocala, FL -Jeffrey "Jeff" Joel Kennedy, 56 of Ocala, Fl. passed away on Tuesday Nov 19, 2013 at MRMC in Ocala. Jeff was born in Cobleskill, NY and moved to the Ocala area over 20 years ago. Jeff was the President of Sullivan Automotive Group in Ocala. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and the outdoors and playing his guitar and...
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