Obituary Listing

Edward Keller

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Elizabeth Decker

Elizabeth Decker

Nov 19, 2013

Middleburgh- Elizabeth H. Decker, 86, formerly of Middleburgh, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Otsego Manor where she had been a resident for the past six years. Born May 12, 1927 in South Valley, she was the daughter of Spencer and Marcia (Yager) Brown, Sr. Betty resided in Middleburgh for many years, and also Sharon Springs. She was employed as...

Jerry Bouffier

Jerry Bouffier

Nov 17, 2013

Richmondville- Jerry L. Bouffier, 53, of High Street, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at St. Peter's Hospice in Albany. Born June 28, 1960 in Queens, he was the son of the late Jean (Romaine) Bouffier and Raymond J. Bouffier, who survives him. Jerry and his family moved to Richmondville several years ago from Shirley, NY. He was a mechanic at...

James Doyle

James Doyle

Nov 14, 2013

Middleburgh- James W. Doyle, 87, of Clauverwie, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at his residence following a long illness. Born July 21, 1927 in Flushing, he was the son of William and Mary Elizabeth (Golden) Doyle. Jim received his high school education in Brooklyn and continued at New York University. He was a United States Navy Veteran, proudly serving his...

Marguerite Bolster

Marguerite Bolster

Nov 12, 2013

Seward- Marguerite B. Bolster, 91, formerly of Borst Rd., died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Baptist Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Scotia where she has been a resident for the past few years. Born November 26, 1921 in Rensselaer, she was the daughter of Harry and Marion (Earle) Barton. Marguerite retired from Physicians' Laboratory in Schenectady, where she was a...

Matthew Ingraham

Matthew Ingraham

Nov 7, 2013

Warnerville- Matthew Charles. Ingraham, 40, of Warnerville, died following a brief illness on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, with his loving family at his side. Matthew was born October 16, 1973 in Cobleskill, a son of Harry and Dawne (Campbell) Ingraham. He graduated from the former Cobleskill Central School and had worked for Pete's Refuse....

Doris Vrooman

Doris Vrooman

Nov 6, 2013

Colonie- Doris W. Vrooman, 92, of Myers Court, formerly of North Blenheim, NY in Schoharie County, died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Albany after a brief illness. She was born January 23, 1921 at home in Blenheim, NY and was the daughter of Walter H. and Mollie D. (Mattice) Vrooman. She was predeceased by her parents and...

William Kniskern,

William Kniskern,

Nov 6, 2013

Blenheim- William J. Kniskern, Sr., 77, of State Route 30, died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown following a brief illness. Born March 12, 1936 in Oneonta, he was the son of Harold and Gertrude (Shafer) Kniskern. He retired from New York Power Authority where he was chief mechanic. Prior to which he worked on the...

Magdalena Zayas

Magdalena Zayas

Nov 4, 2013

Cobleskill- Magdalena, "Mandy", Zayas, 87, of Cobleskill, died Monday, November 4, 2013, at Albany County Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the past four years. Born July 22, 1926 in Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of Juan and Maria (Laureano) Rosario. Mandy and her husband, Michael, move to the Cobleskill area in 1990 and were residents...

Gladys Mulbury

Gladys Mulbury

Nov 2, 2013

Schoharie- Gladys Mulbury, 94, formerly of Schoharie, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 2, 2013 at her granddaughter's home following a brief illness. Born July 31, 1919 in Freehold, she was the daughter of Frank and Lottie (Bates) Hilliker. During her married life, she and her husband lived in Schoharie and operated apple orchards on Rickard Hill. She was a member...