Obituary Listing

Ivan King

Ivan King

Oct 30, 2011

Sharon Springs- Ivan King, 83, formerly of Sharon Springs, died Sunday, October 30, 2011 at his daughter's residence in Broadalbin where he and his wife had lived the past few years. Born June 6, 1928 in Cobleskill, Ivan was a son of Claude and Flossie (Dibble) King. Ivan was a lifelong area resident and was a self employed carpenter. His...

Sofia Kollisch

Sofia Kollisch

Oct 28, 2011

Conesville- Sofia "Sherry" Kollisch, 89, of Bull Hill Road, died Friday, October 28, 2011 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford, NY, where she had been a resident for the past month. Born August 17, 1922 in Morristown, NJ, she was the daughter of Steve and Olga (Karman) Chwat. Sherry and her family moved to Conesville in 1965 from the...

Elizabeth Handy

Elizabeth Handy

Oct 22, 2011

Sharon Springs- Elizabeth "Liz" Handy, 54, of Washington St., died Saturday, October 22, 2011 at her residence with her loving family at her side. Born August 13, 1957 in Manhattan, she was a daughter of Irene (Blaney) Boyle and the late John H. Boyle. Treasured most in Liz's life was time spent with her family as she was a loving...

Janet Leveski

Janet Leveski

Oct 19, 2011

Summit- Janet K. Leveski, 53, of Rossman Fly, died unexpectedly on Wed., Oct. 19, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Born June 24, 1958 in Queens, she was a daughter of William and Kathleen (Thomson) Kerr. Janet was a secretary for Atty. Lee Hartijen in Cobleskill. Survivors include her two sons: Michael G. Leveski, Jr. of Summit, and John Leveski of...

Verna Persons

Verna Persons

Oct 18, 2011

Richmondville- Verna F. Persons, 63, of Ford Hill , died Tuesday, October 18, 2011 following a long battle with cancer. Born November 13, 1947 in Cortland, NY, she was the daughter of Arthur and June (Tupel) Freelove. Survivors include her husband, Michael G. Persons, whom she married October 22, 1983; two children: Alison Younes of Cortland and Todd (Sara) DelMarter...

Zachary Burke

Zachary Burke

Oct 16, 2011

Middleburgh- Zachary E. Burke, 23, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Born April 13, 1988 in Niskayuna, he was a son of Stanley and Janet (McCoy) Burke. Zachary was raised in Middleburgh and Schoharie and was a lifelong area resident. He was an operator for his brother's business, Northeast Specialist. He enjoyed snowboarding, four-wheeling, and...

Virginia Felter

Virginia Felter

Oct 15, 2011

Howes Cave- Virginia V. Felter, 85, formerly of Howes Cave, died Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Saratoga Hospital following a long illness. For the past four years, she was a resident at Saratoga County Maplewood Manor in Ballston Spa. Born December 16, 1925 in Summit, she was a daughter of Harry and Eva (Woodbeck) Roe. Virginia was a homemaker who...

Brian Miller

Brian Miller

Oct 15, 2011

Howes Cave- Brian R. Miller, 33, of Shady Tree Lane, died peacefully on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at his residence. Born June 11, 1978 in Cobleskill, he was the son of Gale (Homburger) Miller. Brian graduated from Capital District BOCES Living Program and attended day treatment services at Schoharie County ARC where he enjoyed his membership with the friendship club....

Ida Lobdell

Ida Lobdell

Oct 15, 2011

Middleburgh-Ida M. Lobdell, 96, of Railroad Ave., died Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born June 28, 1915 in Summit, she was the daughter of Delonue and Julia (Chandler) Rifenbark. Ida was a lifelong area resident and was a seamstress at the former Canajoharie Dress Factory. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in...

Christine Dickerson

Christine Dickerson

Oct 14, 2011

Christine Dickerson, wife of Paul M. Turner, of Summit, New York passed away at her home on Friday, October 14, 2011. Christine was born at Elm Home Hospital, in Cobleskill, NY on October 14, 1947. She graduated from Middleburgh Central School in 1965. Following graduation, she attended the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY. She graduated from Central College...

Kay Phelan

Kay Phelan

Oct 9, 2011

Warnerville - Kay C. Phelan, 70, of West Fulton Road, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Albany Medical Center following a brief illness. Born August 12, 1941 in Albany, she was the daughter of Arthur R. and Madeline (Klauser) Clissold. Kay was a lifelong area resident, graduating from Middleburgh Central School in 1959. She had been employed at the former...

Mary Hodder

Mary Hodder

Oct 5, 2011

Cobleskill- Mary Margaret (Duren) Hodder, 72, of Clinton Circle, Cobleskill, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. She was born September 29, 1939 in Milwaukee, WI, the only daughter of Albert and Lorna (Montanye) Duren. She was a 1957 graduate of Solomon Juneau High School in Milwaukee, WI. Mary graduated valedictorian from Alverno College in 1961 with a...

Marie Riquier

Marie Riquier

Sep 18, 2011

Carlisle- Marie L. Riquier, 75, of Evergreen Road, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 at her residence. Born March 19, 1936 in Dumont, NJ, she was a daughter of Walter and Louise (Stengel) Koelln. In 1970, Marie and her family moved from Nutley, NJ to Cobleskill. She retired from the former P&C Foods in Cobleskill where she was price maintenance. Marie...

Virginia Bouck

Virginia Bouck

Sep 16, 2011

Middleburgh- Virginia H. Bouck, 78, of Valley Court Sunnyside Road, died Friday, September 16, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Born January 5, 1933 in Schoharie, she was the daughter of Victor and Dorothy (Wood) Foland. Virginia was a lifelong area resident and had retired from the former Eden Park Nursing Home in Cobleskill where she was employed in the housekeeping...

Mary Bellinger

Mary Bellinger

Sep 10, 2011

Middleburgh- Mary E. Bellinger, 78, of Armlin Hill Road, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born March 20, 1933 in Summit, she was a daughter of Byron and Nellie (Dauley) Fancher. Mary was a lifelong area resident, assisting daily on the Bellinger Dairy Farm, and was also a homemaker. She enjoyed canning throughout...

Alice Burtzlaff

Alice Burtzlaff

Sep 7, 2011

Fultonham- Alice Burtzlaff, 89, of Partridge Nest Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at her residence following a long illness. Born January 4, 1922 in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of Alfred and Ida (Kagi) Ronick. Alice grew up in Jamaica,NY and was a graduate of Jamaica High School. She was married to Arthur Burtzlaff for over fifty years and...

Louie Falzarano

Louie Falzarano

Sep 1, 2011

Louie George Falzarano, 85, formerly of Cobleskill, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at his residence in Inverness, FL. He was born September 5, 1925 in Richmondville, and was the son of Tommaso and Giulia (Santoro) Falzarano. Louie was a United States Marine Corps veteran who served his country during WW II and was a survivor of the battle of Iwo...

Derrick Franqui

Derrick Franqui

Aug 15, 2011

Richmondville- Derrick Wheat Franqui, 23, of Robert Street in Richmondville, NY, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY after a brief illness. Derrick was born July 4, 1988 in the Bronx, NY and moved to the Richmondville area in 1989. He is survived by his biological family: his mother, Jamiese Manning of Baltimore, MD; his...

Leta Radliff

Leta Radliff

Aug 12, 2011

Richmondville- Leta E. Radliff, 83, of Palmer Road, died Friday, August 12, 2011 at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta following a long illness. Born December 24, 1927 in Lutheranville, NY, she was a daughter of Norman and Mary Jane (Boughton) Johns Leta was a lifelong area resident and graduated from the former Richmondville Central School. She retired from SUNY Cobleskill...

Beatrice Valkenburg

Beatrice Valkenburg

Aug 11, 2011

Breakabeen - Beatrice Mae Van Valkenburg, 81, of Nelson Lane, died Thursday, August 11, 2011 at her daughter's home where she came during the summers. She wintered in Blythe, GA. Born April 17, 1930 in Lackawanna, PA, she was the daughter of Chris and Besse (Durfee) Knowles. Beatrice retired from the Watervliet Arsenal where she had been employed as a...