Obituary Listing
Herbert Natten
Aug 17, 2012
Cobleskill- Herbert L. Van Natten, 92, of Cobleskill, died Friday, August 17, 2012. He was born May 5, 1920 in Schoharie and was the son of Harold and Alta Ruth (Luckey) Van Natten. Herb worked for many years as a self-employed carpenter, and also worked for Righi Brothers. He retired in 1983as a machinist from General Electric in Schenectady. He...
Carolyn Bellinger
Aug 11, 2012
Lawyersville- Carolyn O. Bellinger, 95, formerly of Lawyersville, died Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. Born November 16, 1916 in Carlisle, NY, she was the daughter of Schaeffer and Lena (Karker) Ottman. Carolyn was raised in Carlisle and lived in Lawyersville after she was married. She moved to Troy, PA and resided with her son...
Bernice Andrews
Aug 10, 2012
Rotterdam - Bernice Iva Andrews (Fancher) went peacefully home to the Lord on Friday, August 10, 2012. She was born on March 28, 1927 in Richmondville, NY, the daughter of Sanford and Ella (King) Fancher. Graduating from Cobleskill High School and what is now SUNY Cobleskill, with a degree in child guidance, she worked with children in Watervliet, NY and...
Donald LaSpaluto
Aug 2, 2012
Middleburgh- Donald P. LaSpaluto, 97, of Pine Street, died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at his daughter's residence. Born May 22, 1915 in Brooklyn, he was the son of Francesco and Desiderata (Ingargiola) LaSpaluto. After forty years of working at United Features Syndicate in Manhattan where he was sales manager, he retired in 1980. He and his wife resided in Queens...
Harry Clapper
Jul 30, 2012
West Fulton- Harry J. Clapper, 91, of West Fulton, died Monday, July 30, 2012 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born December 22, 1920 in Fairland (West Fulton), he was a son of Timothy J. and Ethel I. (Fancher) Clapper. Harry attended the one room schoolhouse and subsequently graduated from Middleburgh Central School. He was also an active...
Perecillia Mahar
Jul 28, 2012
Hyndsville- Perecillia (Pressy) M. Mahar, 90, of Clove Road, died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford where she had been a resident for the past year. Born October 8, 1921 in Roswell, NM, she was a daughter of Juan and Solome (Moreno) Iniges. Pressy was a United States Army veteran, proudly serving with WAC during...
Joseph Duncan
Jul 22, 2012
Cobleskill - Joseph C. Duncan, 60, of Pine Street, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at his residence following a long illness. Born December 13, 1951 in Brooklyn, he was the son of Jewell and Margaret (Weinman) Duncan. Joe moved to the Cobleskill area in 1989 and was of Catholic faith. He loved horses and enjoyed friends and food. Survivors include...
Clara Meka
Jul 19, 2012
Root- Clara T. Meka, 65, of Darrow Road, died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at her residence. Born October 6, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Ottmar and Elizabeth (Swartz) Sterk. She was currently employed as a clerk at Temper in Fultonville, and had previously worked at Beechnut for twenty-eight years. Clara was a member of...
Barbara Porter
Jul 18, 2012
Broome- Barbara D. Porter, 71, of Stone Store Rd., died Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at her daughter's home in Gilboa. Born June 3, 1941 in Middleburgh, she was a daughter of Harley and Jennie (Slater) Schrom. Barbara was a lifelong area resident and retired after many years of employment at Stiefel Laboratory in East Durham. Following retirement, she was a...
Mandar Gebhard
Jul 17, 2012
Oneonta- Mandar S. Gebhard, 25, formerly of Milford, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Born May 24, 1987 in Puna, India, he was the son of Kathleen Sabia and Michael Gebhard. Mandar had a love for baseball and while playing in the Milford Little League, he was selected as Rookie of the Year. He continued his...
John Baumgarten
Jul 16, 2012
Schoharie- John C. Baumgarten, 82, of State Route 30, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at the Wilkinson Residential Healthcare Facility in Amsterdam following a long illness. John was born on April 26, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Elizabeth (Burher) and Fred Baumgarten. John graduated from Huntington High School and later attended Broome Tech. He served honorably in the...
William Crapser
Jul 13, 2012
Cobleskill- William "Oliver" Crapser, 87, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2012 at Ellis Hospital following a long illness. He was born on September 22, 1924 in Cobleskill and was the son of the late William A. and Olive (King) Crapser. William worked for thirty-six years for the General Electric Company in Schenectady as a steamfitter, until his retirement. He...
Philip Sheehan
Jul 12, 2012
Cobleskill- Philip J. Sheehan, 78, died Thursday, July 12, 2012 at home from cancer. He was born Oct. 4, 1933 in St. Albans, NY, the son of Thomas and Emma (Terski) Sheehan. He graduated from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School and received an Associate Degree from SUNY Farmingdale. Philip was a Korean War veteran, serving with the First Marine Aircraft...
Dolores Rosa
Jul 12, 2012
Esperance- Dolores A. Rosa, 69, of Priddle Road, died Thursday, July 12, 2012 at The Community Hospice at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. Born September 25, 1942 in Schenectady, she was the daughter of Gennaro and Angelina (Bandy) Ciccone. Dolores enjoyed dancing, traveling and attending flea markets. Survivors include her children: Anne (Larry) Markley of Carlisle, Rose (Kelly) Evarts of...
Richard Townsend
Jul 10, 2012
Middleburgh- Richard E. Townsend, 64, of Main Street, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, following a seven-month courageous battle with cancer. Born June 24, 1948 in Bridgeport, CT, he was the son of the late Rosalie (Kovar) Townsend and Paul A. Townsend, who survives him. Rick grew up in Dallas, Texas and later moved to...
Charles Masick
Jul 7, 2012
Cobleskill- Charles Vincent Masick, 69, of State Route 10, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, surrounded by his loving wife and family. Charles was born March 28, 1943 at the former Elm Home in Cobleskill, and was the son of Albert and Alma (Maxwell) Masick. Charles grew up in Middleburgh and was...
Leslie Gorman
Jul 4, 2012
Middleburgh- Leslie Gorman, 66, of River Street, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at Albany Medical Center following a courageous battle against cancer. Born June 23, 1946 in Syracuse, Leslie was a daughter of George W. and Ruth (Slack) Brinck. She was raised in Buckeye, AZ, and graduated from Buckeye Union High School. She and her husband had resided in Costa...
Christopher Morey
Jul 1, 2012
Richmondville- Christopher L., "McGyver" Morey, 50, of Beards Hollow Road, died Sunday, July 1, 2012 in the comfort of his own home. Born June 29, 1962 in Cobleskill, he was a life long area resident. For the past few years, Chris was a milling operator for Hudson River Construction of Albany. Known as McGyver to many, he was continually helping...
Leonard Barbara
Jul 1, 2012
Warnerville- Leonard Barbara, 89, of West Fulton Road, died Sunday, July 1, 2012 at his residence following a short illness. Born October 26, 1922 in Brooklyn, he was the son of Augustus and Marie Barbara. Upon completing high school, Leonard enlisted in the U.S. Army. He proudly served his country during World War II as a rifleman in the infantry....
Ivan Karp
Jun 28, 2012
Charlotteville- Ivan Karp died at 86 on June 28th, 2012 of natural causes. He was born on June 4, 1926 and was raised in Brooklyn, New York. During WWII he served in the U.S. Air Force in the South Pacific. In 1948-1949 he attended the New School and the New Institute for Film on the G.I. Bill and in 1954...
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