Obituary Listing

Betty Patterson

Betty Patterson

Sep 16, 2012

Carlisle - Betty M. Patterson, 88, of Little York Rd., died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born August 3, 1924 in Schoharie, she was the daughter of Stanley and Mildred (Blanchard) Ostrander. Betty retired in 1988 from the Cobleskill Regional Hospital, where she was head housekeeper for twenty-six years. She was also a volunteer for...

Donald Louis

Donald Louis

Sep 14, 2012

Worcester- Donald J. St. Louis, 69, of Smith Road, died Friday, September 14, 2012 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany after a brief illness. He was born March 4, 1943 in Gloversville, NY, and was the son of Edward and Eva (Dupont) St. Louis. Don was a veteran of the United States Army receiving his Honorable Discharge in June of...

H. Wilder

H. Wilder

Sep 9, 2012

Sharon Springs- H. Douglas Wilder, 66, of Washington St., died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1946 in Albany and was the son of Douglas C. and Margaret (Wilder) Cornish. Doug received his Associate's in Applied Science degree from Hudson Valley Community College and retired after thirty-nine years of service as a switching technician...

Lois Kling

Lois Kling

Sep 8, 2012

Breakabeen- Lois J. Kling, 83, of Clauverwie, died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at her residence. Born November 29, 1928 in Breakabeen, she was the daughter of Howard D. and Ethel (Lloyd) Kling. She was a descendent of David Ellerson, a Revolutionary War Patriot. Lois was a graduate of Middleburgh Central School and received her Bachelor of Arts degree and Master...

Angelo Ferrara

Angelo Ferrara

Sep 6, 2012

Clifton Park- Angelo R. Ferrara, 84, formerly of the Catskill area, died at his residence on Thursday, September 6, 2012 following a long illness. Born May 16, 1928 in Barletta, Italy, he was a son of Gaetano and Nunzia (Calo) Ferrara. As a youngster escaping the Nazi Camps, Angelo immigrated to the United States in 1955. He was worked in...

Charles Vroman

Charles Vroman

Sep 5, 2012

Richmondville- Charles, "Bill" L. Vroman, 82, of Richmondville, died Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford, where he had been a resident for the past year. Born January 2, 1930 in Harpersfield, NY, he was the son of Erwin and Bertha (Armstrong) Vroman. Bill retired from General Electric where he worked in the maintenance department for...

Maria Armlin

Maria Armlin

Aug 31, 2012

Oneonta- Maria E. Armlin, 47, of River St., died Friday, August 31, 2012 at the Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Maria was born on August 13, 1965 in Cobleskill, to Patricia A. (Yung) Rogers and Thomas D. Armlin. She was most recently employed as a cashier at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta. Maria enjoyed reading, cooking, ceramics and collecting Native...

Valerie Haslun

Valerie Haslun

Aug 28, 2012

Cobleskill- Valerie L. Haslun, 77, of North Street, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at her residence with her family at her side. Born August 12, 1935 in Harpersfield, NY, she was a daughter of Thomas and Florence (Dibble) Terk. Valerie was raised in the Cobleskill area and upon retirement she moved back to this area in 1982. She was a...

Elizabeth Horton

Elizabeth Horton

Aug 28, 2012

Jackson, MI- Elizabeth (Betty) M. (Patterson) Horton passed away on August 28, 2012 at home with her family at her side in Jackson, MI. Born in Cobleskill, NY to Maisie (Lawyer) and Olin Patterson, she attended Cobleskill Central Schools and obtained her bachelor of art degree and masters in Public Health Education in Chicago, IL. Betty worked at Albany Medical...

Phillip Johnson

Phillip Johnson

Aug 28, 2012

Middleburgh- Phillip H. Johnson, 64, of Coons Den Road, died suddenly on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Born August 16, 1948 in Suffern, he was a son of Harold and Ethel (Ward) Johnson. Phillip was an equipment operator at Sterling Forest Corp. in Monroe before becoming a service technician for Sears. For the past ten years he...

Helene Spickerman

Helene Spickerman

Aug 27, 2012

Middleburgh- Helene Trautwein Priester Spickerman, 89, of MTP Path, died Monday, August 27, 2012, at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born January 27, 1923 in Saratoga Springs, she was the daughter of Jacob E. and Helene (Trautwein) Priester. Helene was a graduate of Albany Business School and had attended Russell Sage College. For over twenty years she was...

Maurice Miller

Maurice Miller

Aug 23, 2012

Cobleskill- Maurice E. Miller, 69, of Kennedy Road, died Thursday, August 23, 2012 at his residence with his loving family at his side. Born July 8, 1943 in Cobleskill, he was the son of Leland and Marion (James) Miller. Maurice was a lifelong area resident and retired in 2005 from NYS Department of Transportation after twenty-five years of service. He...

Joseph Hoelldobler

Joseph Hoelldobler

Aug 18, 2012

Middleburgh- Joseph J. Hoelldobler, 71, of Prospect Street, died Saturday, August 18, 2012. Joe was born January 24, 1941 in Queens, NY and was the son of Joseph and Barbara (Beer) Hoelldobler. He worked for the Oceanside Sanitation Department in Oceanside, Long Island, NY until his retirement in 1996. In 1998, Joe and his wife moved to Middleburgh. Joe is...

Herbert Natten

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...