Obituary Listing

Jean Slater

Jean Slater

Jan 30, 2013

Central Bridge- Jean A. Slater, 80, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at her residence following a long illness. Born August 25, 1932, in Amityville, she was a daughter of Henry and Irene (Palmer) Kurdt. Jean retired as a long distance telephone operator for AT & T where she had worked for many years. She was a lifetime member of the...

Christine Rivera

Christine Rivera

Jan 28, 2013

Gilboa- Christine E. Rivera, 61, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2013, following a long illness. Born on April 10, 1951,in Staten Island, she was the daughter of Francis and Evelyn (LaForge) Loblein. Christine was the youngest of ten children. She was a devoted wife and mother to her family. Christine is survived by her husband of forty-three years: Joseph...

Therese Henry

Therese Henry

Jan 28, 2013

Middleburgh- Therese M. Henry, 81, of Sunnyside Road, died Monday, January 28, 2013 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital with her loving family at her side. Born Nov. 2, 1931 in Brooklyn, she was a daughter of Vincent and Rosalie (Schiavo) Cooper. She was a 1949 graduate of Roxbury High School in New Jersey and later in life received her associate degree...

Jane Merwin

Jane Merwin

Jan 28, 2013

Sloansville- Jane A. Merwin, 64, of State Highway 20, died Monday, January 28, 2013 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown following a long illness. Jane was born September 4, 1948 in Cooperstown, NY and was the daughter of Charles and Guelli Maria (Hulds) Dufresne. She was employed at the Walmart Distribution Center in Sharon Springs, NY as a receiving de-caser...

Betty Kingsley

Betty Kingsley

Jan 28, 2013

Pikeville - Betty Jean Kingsley, 72, went to be with her Lord on Monday at her home. Betty Jean was born in Hobart, NY on November 10, 1940 to the late Raymond Kingsley and Lavilla Maybie Kingsley. She had been an employee of the daycare at Second Baptist Church and later worked at Wayne Christian School. Betty Jean was a...

Erna Olbert

Erna Olbert

Jan 26, 2013

Livingstonville- Erna Olbert peacefully passed away at home on January 26, 2013. She was born in Heidelsheim, Germany, on September 19, 1919, a daughter of Ernst Rudolf and Luise Margarete Jaeger. Erna attended and graduated from a Catholic Convent School in Bruschsal, Germany, where she received her associate degree in pediatric nursing. She immigrated to the United States in 1937,...

Helen Proper

Helen Proper

Jan 21, 2013

Helen Ruth Laraway Proper, 91, formerly of Berne, NY passed away on January 21, 2013 at Rockingham County Hospice in North Carolina after a brief illness. Helen was the daughter of the late Carver and Ruth Weidman Laraway. Helen was predeceased by her husband, Freeman Proper and her grandson David Laxton in 1991. Survivors include her daughter, Chyrl Laxton and...

Alice Palmer

Alice Palmer

Jan 20, 2013

Lawyersville- Alice M. Palmer, 97, of Lawyersville Road, died Sunday, January 20, 2013 at her residence following a long illness. Born May 14, 1915 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of Olin and Maize (Lawyer) Patterson. Being a farmer's wife, she assisted in the daily chores and activities on the Palmer Farm. Alice had also been a store clerk at...

Anthony Piragnoli,

Anthony Piragnoli,

Jan 19, 2013

Middleburgh- Anthony E. Piragnoli, Jr., 50, of Squaw Trail, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Albany Medical Center. Born February 9, 1962 in Bronx, he was the son of Anthony and Emma (Bottlio) Piragnoli, Sr. Tony had lived in Middleburgh most of his adult life. For over thirty years, he was a truck driver for Mayflower. Most recently...

Howard Stauble

Howard Stauble

Jan 18, 2013

Cobleskill- Howard J. Stauble, 85, of Parkway Drive, died peacefully at his home on Friday, January 18, 2013. Born March 11, 1927 in Kingston, he was a son of Francis and Margaret (Howard) Stauble. Raised and educated in Kingston, Howard was employed by Olive Co-op Insurance Company (later known as Colonial Co-op Insurance Co.) from 1947 until 1969. In 1969...

Ronald Cittadini

Ronald Cittadini

Jan 14, 2013

Fultonham- Ronald J. Cittadini, 74, of Chapman Rd., died Monday, January 14, 2013 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born June 1, 1938 in Brooklyn, he was the son of Anthony and Gloria (Defreitas) Cittadini. Ronald was employed as an iron worker for Local 40 in Manhattan for many years before retiring and moving from Brentwood to Fultonham in 1988....

Lloyd Minton,

Lloyd Minton,

Jan 14, 2013

Cobleskill- Lloyd T. Minton, Jr., 65, of State Route 165, died Monday, January 14, 2013 at Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Niskayuna following a long illness. Born April 4, 1947 in Tampa, FL, he was a son of Lloyd and Neliese (Bertrand) Minton. Lloyd was an United States Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam War and receiving an honorable...

Agnes Pieringer

Agnes Pieringer

Jan 13, 2013

Carlisle- Agnes Marie Pieringer, 84, formerly of Ravena, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at her daughter's residence in Carlisle following a brief illness. Born August 21, 1928 in Albany, she was the daughter of Milton and Agnes B. (Clark) Van Bergen. Agnes had lived in Ravena for forty years until moving to her daughter's over a year ago. She worked...

Cynthia Spicer

Cynthia Spicer

Jan 9, 2013

Cobleskill- Cynthia J. Spicer, 61, of Elm Street, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at her residence following a long illness. Born June 21, 1951, she was the daughter of Wallace and Norma (Lyman) Trafton. Cyndie had been employed as a nurse's aide for several years at Marchand Manor Home for Adults in Sharon Springs. Her three grandchildren were the light...

Shirley Seward

Shirley Seward

Jan 9, 2013

Carlisle- Shirley Seward, 75, of State Route 20, died Wednesday, January 9, 2012 at The Villages Regional Hospital in Florida. Born October 28, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Julia (Hadsell) Clapper. For several years Shirley was a supervisor at the former W.T. Grant Co. in Cobleskill, retiring in 1976. It was then that she became...

William Cary,

William Cary,

Jan 7, 2013

William D. Cary, Sr., 88, of Cobleskill died Monday, January 7, 2013 at his residence in the company of his loving family. Born June 26, 1924 in Fort Edward, NY, he was the son of A. Heywood and Mary (Henderson) Cary. Bill proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1944 until receiving an honorable discharge in 1946....

Marion King

Marion King

Jan 6, 2013

Barnerville - Marion T. King, 87, of Barnerville, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta. Born November 4, 1925 in Cobleskill, Marion was the daughter of Charles and Lela (Tator) Terpening. She was a lifelong area resident, raising her family in Barnerville. Marion retired after many years working in the clerical department of the former Kenneth...

Floyd Weis

Floyd Weis

Jan 5, 2013

Cobleskill- Floyd Weis, 84, of Berry Lane, died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at his residence following a brief illness. Born April 4, 1928 in Durham he was the son of Henry and Lydia (Cleveland) Weis. Floyd was a lifelong area resident and at a young age began his farming career. Later in life he was employed for over twenty years...

Betty Aller

Betty Aller

Jan 5, 2013

Sharon Springs- Betty A. Van Aller, 73, of State Highway 10, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Born October 31, 1939 in Grovenors Corners, she was a daughter of Elmer and Jennie (Matthias) Freed. Betty was a graduate of the former Cobleskill Central School. For several years she was the secretary at Calvary Assembly of...

William Vines

William Vines

Jan 3, 2013

West Nyack- William E. Vines, 90, formerly of West Nyack, died peacefully on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at his daughter's residence in Summit, NY where he had resided since 2010. Born June 29, 1922 in Clayville, NY, he was a son of Christopher and Frances (Barnes) Vines. Bill moved from Clayville to West Nyack at the age of 13 and...