Obituary Listing

Vera Alford

Vera Alford

Feb 22, 2011

Stamford: Vera C. Alford, 86, formerly of Schenectady and Albany, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta following a brief illness. Most recently, she resided at Robinson Terrace in Stamford, NY Vera was born in West Fulton, NY on February 14, 1925 to the late Della (Swart) and Wallace English. She graduated from Middleburgh Central School...

Florence Kalos

Florence Kalos

Feb 20, 2011

Franklinton(Town of Broome, Schoharie County) - Florence Emma Kalos, 76, of Gates Hill Road in the Town of Broome, died Sunday, February 20, 2011 after a brief illness. She was born on March 14, 1934 in Cleveland, OH and was the daughter of Joseph and Angela (Marincic) Siskovich. Florence attended the Cleveland Conservatory of Music from age 6 until 15....

Dianna Murphy

Dianna Murphy

Feb 20, 2011

Waleska, GA - Dianna Sue Cornell Murphy, 58, of Waleska, Georgia, died Sunday, February 20, 2011. She was born May 10, 1952 at Elmholm Hospital in Cobleskill, and was the daughter of Lyndon B. and Fanchon (Dewell) Cornell of North Blenheim. During her junior and senior years at Gilboa-Conesville Central School, she was named an Outstanding Teenager of America; she...

Donna Arnold

Donna Arnold

Feb 13, 2011

Cobleskill- Donna Lee Arnold, 61, of Pine Street, died Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Born November 4, 1949 in Cobleskill, she was a daughter of the late Willard Arnold and Margaret (Pape) Arnold, who survives her. Donna was employed at Schoharie County ARC for several years, working in various capacities at the Toe Path Industries in Schoharie....

Neora Jorgensen

Neora Jorgensen

Feb 12, 2011

Cobleskill- Neora "Nicki" E. Jorgensen, 55, of Shad Point Road, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany with her loving family at her side. Born April 2, 1955 in Summit, she was a daughter to the late Oraien and Nellie (Foote) Cole. Nicki was a lifelong area resident, graduating in 1973 from the former Richmondville Central...

Stewart Mace

Stewart Mace

Feb 12, 2011

Gilboa: Stewart G. Mace, 87, of Mace Rd., died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at his home following a brief illness. Stewart was born on September 25, 1923 in Gilboa to the late Gladys (Lemon) and Stanley Mace. Stewart was a 1941 graduate of Gilboa Central School and attended Cornell University before returning home to work on the family farm. The...

Walter Erland

Walter Erland

Feb 5, 2011

Summit- Walter L. Erland, 90, formerly of Summit, died Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford, NY where he had been a resident for the past few years. Born March 5, 1920 in Port Jefferson, NY, he was the son of Charles R. and Elsie (Smith) Erland. While living on Long Island, Walter was a former...

Laura Butler

Laura Butler

Feb 4, 2011

Richmondville- Laura Yoshiko Butler, 73, of Richmondville and Brooklyn, NY, died on February 4, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital of liver disease. Born on December 10, 1937 in Oita, Japan, she was the daughter of Yoshihito and Chiyoko Aso. She worked as a secretary in Naha, Okinawa, Japan where she met her husband, Philip M. Butler. They were married on...

Alvin Tripp

Alvin Tripp

Jan 29, 2011

Carlisle- Alvin D. Tripp, 81, of Grovenors Corners Road, died Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born October 8, 1929 in Bristol, CT, he was a son of Percy and Rena (Bunnel) Tripp. Alvin worked on the Eureka Farms in Cobleskill for many years. He enjoyed hiking, picnicking, attending college basketball games and was an avid...

Shirley Brooker

Shirley Brooker

Jan 29, 2011

Cobleskill- Mrs. Shirley J. Brooker, 78, formerly of Richmondville, died Saturday, January 29, 2011 at her residence in Cobleskill with her family at her side. Born November 21, 1932 in East Cobleskill, she was the daughter of Charles and Lela (Tator) Terpenning. Shirley resided in Richmondville most of her married life, moving to Cobleskill in 1997. She first was a...

Bettie Evans

Bettie Evans

Jan 28, 2011

Sharon Springs- Bettie Marie Evans, 44, of Rotterdam, formerly of Sharon Springs, died Friday, January 28, 2011 at her residence with her family at her side. Born September 28, 1966 in Cobleskill, she was a graduate of the former Cobleskill Central School. Bettie had been employed as a dispatcher for the past few years at Railex in Rotterdam. Prior to...

Linda Shumway

Linda Shumway

Jan 25, 2011

Richmondville- Linda S. Shumway, 61, of West Richmondville Road, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at her residence with her family by her side. Born August 18, 1949 in Huntington, NY, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ethel (Tackee) Tindell. Linda was a graduate of Northport High School and had moved to Schoharie County in 1979. Linda had...

Virginia Acker

Virginia Acker

Jan 24, 2011

Fultonham: Virginia Acker, 79, of Bear Ladder Road, died Monday, January 24, 2011 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford, N.Y. following a brief illness. Virginia was born May 26, 1931 in Franklinton, N.Y. to the late Myra (Whitbeck) and Howard Acker. Virginia enjoyed painting ceramics and working outside around her property. She retired from Audio Sears in Stamford, N.Y. Virginia is...

Charlotte Brouwer

Charlotte Brouwer

Jan 18, 2011

Mrs. Charlotte M. Brouwer, 79, formerly of Middleburgh, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, Long Island following a brief illness. Charlotte was born June 20, 1931 in Fort Totten, NY, to the late Jennie (McCarthy) and Leslie A. Dunscombe. She worked for many years with the Schoharie County ARC, lastly as a residential manager...

Margaret Karker

Margaret Karker

Jan 17, 2011

Cobleskill- Margaret L. Karker, 89, of Washington Ave., died Monday, January 17, 2011 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born September 5, 1921 in Carlisle, NY and was the daughter of Schaeffer and Lena (Karker) Ottman. Margaret was a longtime member of the Cobleskill United Methodist Church and a charter member of the hospital auxiliary. A homemaker...

Elman Faulknham

Elman Faulknham

Jan 16, 2011

Fultonham, NY - Elman "Al" H. Faulknham, 88, formerly of Fultonham, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Palmetto-Richland Health Services in Columbia, SC. He was born January 19, 1922 in Watertown, NY and was the son of Maude (Wyeth) and Horace Dee Faulknham. Al served in the United States Army from 1944 to1945 and was decorated with a Bronze Star,...

Gertrude Gallo

Gertrude Gallo

Jan 16, 2011

Stamford - Gertrude Haddon Gallo, 89, formerly of Stamford, NY, passed away Jan. 16, 2011 at her home in Ocala, FL following a brief illness. Gertrude was born November 17, 1921 in Grand Gorge, NY and was the daughter of Albert and Elsie (Moseman) Haddon. She was a homemaker for most her life. Gertrude and her mother, Elsie, moved from...

Ernest Kuhn

Ernest Kuhn

Jan 13, 2011

Sloansville, NY: Ernest D. "Butch" Kuhn, 67, of Beckers Corners Road, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y. following a brief illness. Butch was born in Cobleskill, NY on July 17, 1943, a son of the late Mary (DeCator) and William Kuhn. His father predeceased him while serving in the military during WW II. Later...

William Rettie

William Rettie

Jan 12, 2011

William H. Rettie, 75 of Cobleskill passed away peacefully at home January 12, 2011, surrounded by his family. Born in Yonkers, NY, to his parents, Kathleen (Hillsinger) Rettie and William H. Rettie II, Bill lived in Cobleskill most of his life. After graduating from Cobleskill High School, he spent 2 years in Japan serving in the U.S. Army before meeting...

Edith Hadsell

Edith Hadsell

Jan 11, 2011

Cobleskill- Edith I. Hadsell, 71, of North Street, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital after being stricken at home. Born January 15, 1939 in Richmondville, she was the daughter of Lester and Elda (Clapper) Hadsell, Sr. Edith was a lifelong area resident and was a member of the Cobleskill Wesleyan Church. For twenty-five years she worked as...