Obituary Listing

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...

Barbara Wright

Barbara Wright

Aug 10, 2011

COBLESKILL- Barbara A. Wright, 60, of Campus Drive, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Barbara was born January 28, 1951 in Cobleskill, NY and was the daughter of Fred H. and Melva (Dietz) Wright. At one time, she was employed at Schoharie County ARC, but for most of her life, she was a...

Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs

Aug 3, 2011

Carlisle- Raymond D. Briggs, 87, of Rock District Road, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at his son's home with his loving family at his side Born April 19, 1924 on the family farm in Carlisle, he was the son of George and Eva (Dristle) Briggs. Raymond was a lifelong area resident and received his bachelor's and master's degree in education...

Julia Bufo

Julia Bufo

Aug 2, 2011

Cobleskill- Julia Mae Bufo, 88, formerly of Cobleskill, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Albany Medical Center. Born June 13, 1923 in Seward on the family farm, she was a daughter of Alice Chase. Julia was a ;ifelong area resident and graduated from the former Cobleskill Central School in 1941. She worked for the Cobleskill Community Hospital for a short...

Douglas Ackerley

Douglas Ackerley

Aug 1, 2011

Gilboa: Douglas L. Ackerley, 73, of Flat Creek Road, died suddenly, Monday August 1, 2011. Douglas was born in Margaretville, NY, on September 16, 1937, a son of Marjorie (Faulkner) and William P. Ackerley. He graduated form South Kortright Central School in 1956 and served in the United States Army from 1956 -1958. Douglas worked for the Delaware Electric Co-Op...

LeForest Lawyer

LeForest Lawyer

Jul 31, 2011

Cobleskill- LeForest "Lee" Lawyer, 102, of Maple Road, died Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford, NY after a brief illness. Lee was born June 25, 1909 in the Town of Carlisle, NY and was the son of Foster and Ethel (Shaffer) Lawyer. He was employed by SUNY in Cobleskill as a stationary engineer for many years until...

Antoinette Elling

Antoinette Elling

Jul 29, 2011

Broome- Antoinette (Toni) M. Elling, 74, of Kramer Road, died Friday, July 29, 2011 unexpectedly as her residence. Born Antoinette Marie Elling in Manhattan on February 18, 1937, she spent many years in Bellmore, on Long Island where she grew up, married and raised her family before moving to the beautiful Schoharie Valley in 1981. In 1970 she co-founded the...

Albert Erland

Albert Erland

Jul 15, 2011

Richmondville- Albert R. Erland, "Al B', 81, of High St., died Friday, July 15, 2011 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany following a short illness. Born March 21, 1930 in Port Jefferson, NY, he was the son of Charles E. and Elsie (Smith) Erland. Albert was raised on the family farm on Long Island and moved to Schoharie County to...

Lisa Blodgett

Lisa Blodgett

Jul 13, 2011

Cobleskill- Lisa M. Blodgett, 40, of East Main St., died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford, NY following a long illness. Born November 4, 1970 in Cobleskill, she was the daughter of David Blodgett and Mary Ann (Bozzy) McCoy. Lisa attended Middleburgh Central School and was a homemaker. She enjoyed arts and crafts. A loving...

Claudia Weatherford

Claudia Weatherford

Jul 12, 2011

Richmondville- Claudia A. Weatherford, 67, of Main St., Richmondville, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born March 21, 1944 in Schenectady, Claudia was the daughter of Donald and Marjorie (Lowe) Sommers. She retired from NYS Tax and Finance Dept., where she was a data entry clerk. Claudia was of evangelical faith. She is...

Maureen Valls

Maureen Valls

Jul 11, 2011

Goshen - Maureen A. Valls, 67, of Goshen, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 11, 2011 at Orange Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Born September 30, 1943 in the Bronx, she was a daughter of Thomas and Eileen (Brown) O'Brien. Maureen had been a longtime resident of Goshen and was a homemaker and loved animals. She was of...

Elda Terry

Elda Terry

Jul 8, 2011

Cobleskill- Elda M. Terry, 101, of Jefferson Ave., died Friday, July 8, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born May 17, 1910 in Jefferson, NY, she was a daughter of Ward and Maude (Stewart) Mann. Elda lived most of her life in Cobleskill and at one time was a seamstress at the former Cobel's Sportswear in Cobleskill....

Albert Bartolis

Albert Bartolis

Jul 4, 2011

Middleburgh- Albert J. Bartolis, 80, of Bixby Road, died Monday, July 4, 2011 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford, NY Born December 27, 1930 in New York City, he was a son of Albert J. and Mary (Lanney) Bertolisi. Albert was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving from 1951 until receiving an honorable discharge in 1953....

Donald Bird

Donald Bird

Jul 3, 2011

Summit- Donald Bird, 74, of Meadow Drive, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 at his residence with his family by his side. Born November 23, 1936 in Brooklyn, he was the son of Joseph and Eva (Moore) Bird. Donald was a United States Marine Corps. veteran proudly serving his country from 1954 until receiving an honorable discharge in 1956. He had...

Patrick Flood,

Patrick Flood,

Jul 1, 2011

Warnerville - Patrick D. Flood, Sr., 63, of Tinkley Hollow Road, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at his residence with his loving family at his side. Born April 16, 1948 in New York City, he was the son of the late Eugene L. Flood and Josephine (Maloney) Flood, who survives him. Patrick was a graduate of William Cullen Bryant High...

Timothy Pasieka

Timothy Pasieka

Jun 26, 2011

Sloansville- Timothy Pasieka, "Wild Man Tim", 64, of State Route 20, died Sunday, June 26, 2011, at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. Born September 4, 1946 in Manhattan, he was the son of Stanley and Clara (Wisniewski) Pasieka. Tim was a United States Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam War, until receiving an honorable discharge. He was employed for thirty-two...