Obituary Listing

Marion Marshall

Marion Marshall

Mar 23, 2010

Cobleskill- Mrs. Marion I. Marshall, 90, of Valley Court, died Tues., March 23, 2010 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born June 6, 1919 at the Beekman Mansion family farm homestead in Sharon Springs, she was a daughter of Burdette and Ella (Mattice) Hotaling. Mrs. Marshall graduated from the former Cobleskill Central School and was employed at the...

R. Mace,

R. Mace,

Mar 22, 2010

Mr. Donald R. Mace Sr., 84, of Walhalla Road died Monday, March 22, 2010 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford, NY following a long illness. Don was born in Gilboa, NY on April 13, 1925, a son of the late Gladys (Lemon) and Stanley V. Mace. He attended Gilboa Central School before leaving to serve his country. Don served in the...

Esther Bond

Esther Bond

Mar 18, 2010

View Video Tribute Cobleskill- Esther A. Bond, born November 20, 1928 in Hanover, N.H., died peacefully at home March 18, 2010 with her husband, Donald, daughter and granddaughter by her side. She is survived by her husband, Donald, her daughter Debra (Bruce) Wollaber of Nashville, TN and Summit, NY, four grandchildren: Allan (Carrie) Wollaber of Oak Park, Il., Diane (Rajan)...

Tina Petty

Tina Petty

Mar 18, 2010

Cobleskill- Tina Marie Petty, 47, of High Street, died Thursday, March 18, 2010 at her residence following a brief illness with her loving family at her bedside. Tina was born May 15, 1962 in Camp Lejeune, NC. She had resided in Cobleskill since 1984 where she had been employed at McDonald's. In her spare time, Tina enjoyed scrapbooking and watching...

Peter Babcock

Peter Babcock

Mar 18, 2010

Cobleskill- Peter L. Babcock, 69, formerly of Grovenors Corners Road, died Thursday, March 18, 2010 at River Ridge Nursing Center in Amsterdam where he had been a resident for the past 9 months. Born November 2, 1940 in Suffern, NY, Peter was a son of Peter and Helen (Katchmar) Babcock. He retired from SUNY Cobleskill, where he was employed as...

James Spickerman

James Spickerman

Mar 16, 2010

Middleburgh- James C. Spickerman, 87, of Frisbieville Road, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at his residence. Born October 28, 1922 on the family dairy farm in Middleburgh, he was a son of Clark and Edna (Nethaway) Spickerman. Jim was a lifelong area resident, graduating with the class of 1939 from Middleburgh Central School. He continued with the family farm until...

Albert Dugas

Albert Dugas

Mar 14, 2010

Blenheim - Albert R. Dugas, 97, of Dugas Road, died Sunday, March 14, 2010 at his residence. Born September 5, 1912, in New York City, Al was the son of Stefan and Mary (Puztay) Dugas. Al married his high school sweetheart, Katherine George, on September 5, 1933. They bought the former Felter Farm in Blenheim in 1945, and continued to...

Donald Buddle

Donald Buddle

Mar 11, 2010

Summit (Schoharie County)- Donald E. Buddle, 74, of Coyote Drive, passed away on March 11, 2010 at the Samuel Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany after a year long battle with cancer of the esophagus. Born May 21, 1935 in Dover, NJ, he was a son of Russell and Emily (Rowe) Buddle. Don served our country with the United States...

Elizabeth Harragan

Elizabeth Harragan

Mar 9, 2010

Dorloo- Mrs. Elizabeth Harragan, 82, of State Route 165, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at her residence following a brief illness. Born March 3, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of Frank and Jennie (Portoghese) LaRocca. Mrs. Harragan married George A. Harragan on January 22, 1955 and they moved to this area in 1959. She was employed as...

Richard Scholet

Richard Scholet

Mar 8, 2010

Richmondville- (Schoharie County) - Richard L. Scholet, 91, of Brooker Hollow Road, passed on Monday, March 8, 2010 at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, NY. Born February 11, 1919 in Ogdensburg, NY, he was a son of Leo J. and Ethel (Haller) Scholet. Mr. Scholet was owner of Scholet Furniture, which originated in Cobleskill. In 1984 he sold the...

Mary Sloan

Mary Sloan

Mar 4, 2010

West Fulton (Schoharie County)- Mary Louise Sloan of West Fulton died on March 4, 2010 after a short illness. Better known as MiMi to family and friends, she was 64 at the time of her death. MiMi was born in Syracuse, but lived most of her adult life in Guilderland. She also resided in the Washington, DC suburb of Silver...

Victor Foland

Victor Foland

Feb 27, 2010

Stamford, N.Y.: Victor E. Foland, 90, formerly of Breakabeen, NY, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Robinson Terrace, following a long illness. Victor was born on January 1, 1920 in the Town of Fulton, NY, a son of the late Edna (Briggs) and William A. Foland. Victor graduated from the Middleburgh Central School as Valedictorian of his class, in 1935,...

Ray Montane

Ray Montane

Feb 26, 2010

Cobleskill- Ray T. Montane, 74, of Clinton Circle, died Friday, February 26, 2010 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown after being stricken at home. Born July 6, 1935 in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of Thomas and Emilia (Yarrish) Montanye. He was a graduate of Garfield High School in New Jersey and continued with his education, taking various college...

Frank Stubbs,

Frank Stubbs,

Feb 26, 2010

Middleburgh, N.Y.: Frank W. "Bill" Stubbs, Jr., 84, of Gridley Rd., died suddenly Friday, February 26, 2010 at the Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Cobleskill, N.Y. Frank was born in Riverhead, N.Y. on November 21, 1925, son of the late MayBelle (Field) and Frank W. Stubbs, Sr. He left high school in eleventh grade, with his parents' permission, to enlist in the...

Edward Becker,

Edward Becker,

Feb 24, 2010

Hyndsville, NY-(Schoharie County) - Edward C. Becker, Sr., 77, of State Route 10, died suddenly at Cobleskill Regional Hospital on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Born September 24, 1932 in Summit, NY, he was a son of Claude and Ruth (Sperbeck) Becker. Ed was a lifelong area resident and retired after 20 years of owning and operating Triangle Ridge Dairy Farm...

Ewald Wurzer

Ewald Wurzer

Feb 17, 2010

Middleburgh, NY: Ewald "Ed" Wurzer, 73, of Lower Rd., died Wednesday February 17, 2010 at his home, following a brief illness. Ed was born in Austria on October 31, 1936 a son of the late Mariana (Sivec) and Thomas Wurzer. Ed had resided in Queens, NY, prior to moving to Middleburgh 20 years ago. He was a self-employed carpenter most...

Sue Kupres

Sue Kupres

Feb 15, 2010

SEWARD, NY-(Schoharie County) Sue Kupres, 98, formerly of Seward, died Monday, February 15, 2010 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford where she had been a resident for a short time. She was born August 30, 1911 in Lansford, PA and was the daughter of Steve and Sophie (Krynak) Zupko. Ms. Kupres spent most of her life in New York State, residing...

Gail, Packard

Gail, Packard

Feb 11, 2010

Rensselaerville- Gail Owen Packard, "Skip", 64, of County Route 12, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2010 at home due to complications of Agent Orange. Born April 28, 1945 in Albany, he was a son of the late Ruth (Saddlemire) and Raymond Packard. Skip was a graduate of Middleburgh Central School. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving...

Curtis Byrd

Curtis Byrd

Feb 9, 2010

Cobleskill- Curtis L. Byrd, 53, of Hidden Lane, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at his residence. He was born February 18, 1956 in Macon, GA, a son of Harry and Mattie (Lewis) Byrd. Curtis resided in Cobleskill for the past 17 years, when he moved here from Brooklyn. He was a second degree Black Belt in Karate and...

Calvin Erland

Calvin Erland

Feb 2, 2010

Richmondville (Schoharie County)- Calvin D. Erland, 84, of Bear Gulch Road, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born July 11, 1925 in Port Jefferson, NY, he was a son of Charles and Elsie (Smith) Erland.. Calvin was a veteran of the United States Navy serving from 1942 until receiving an honorable discharge in...