Obituary Listing

Larry Babcock

Larry Babcock

Dec 18, 2008

Cobleskill- Larry G. Babcock, 63, of Anthony Circle, died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at his residence. Larry was born December 13, 1945 in Cobleskill, a son of the late William S. Babcock, and Dorothy G. (McLaury) Babcock, who survives him. He has been a lifelong area resident, retiring from Verizon in 1996, as a lineman. Larry was a United States...

Kenneth Gault

Kenneth Gault

Dec 15, 2008

Davenport Center- Kenneth J. Gault, 40, of State Route 23, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 as a result of a snowmobile accident. Ken was born March 22, 1967 in Morristown, NJ, the son of John R. and Joyce M. (Burd) Hoffman. He was raised by his stepfather, Daniel Hoffman, as his father predeceased him when he was just a toddler....

Elizabeth Callahan

Elizabeth Callahan

Dec 15, 2008

Cobleskill- Mrs. Elizabeth, "Lillian", Callahan, 87, of Jay Street, died Monday, December 15, 2008 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown after a brief illness. Mrs. Callahan was born November 8, 1921 in College Point, NY, the daughter of Roland and Lizzie (Kenny) Hoffelder. Living most of her life in Queens, she and her husband resided in Rensselaerville and then Lillian moved...

Mildred Chichester

Mildred Chichester

Dec 14, 2008

Mildred A. Chichester, 85, died Fri. Dec. 14, 2007 at her home. Mildred was born in the Town of Broome on May 16, 1922 a daughter of the late Harold and Lena (Foland) Cain. She graduated from Middleburgh Central School and resided in the Town of Broome with her husband Arthur, who predeceased her on Sept. 14, 1999 after 58...

Amanda Dostie

Amanda Dostie

Dec 12, 2008

Cobleskill- Mrs. Amanda S. Dostie, 87, of Meadow Lane, died Friday, December 12, 2008 at her residence following a brief illness. Amanda was born October 5, 1921 in Worcester, NY, the daughter of Charles E. and Ethel (Platts) Simmons. She resided in the Cobleskill community many years and retired from the Cobleskill Town Clerk's Office, where she was an assistant....

Florence Hayes

Florence Hayes

Dec 12, 2008

RICHMONDVILLE- E. Florence Hayes, 85, of High Street in Richmondville, NY, died peacefully at home on December 12, 2008. Florence was born on March 4, 1923, in North Braddock, PA and was the daughter of Nestor and Esther (Semensky) Tylavsky. She received a Master's Degree from Albany State Teachers College in 1946 and taught at the former Richmondville Central School...

Michael Moreo

Michael Moreo

Dec 10, 2008

Michael A. Moreo, 68 of Mohawk Drive died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, NY. Mr. Moreo was born on February 19, 1940 in Bronx, NY, son of the late Michael T. and Paolina (Zeoli) Moreo. He served in the United States Army from 1962-1964 and was stationed in Bootsbach, Germany. Mr. Moreo worked at the General...

Edward Palmatier

Edward Palmatier

Dec 9, 2008

Edward R. Palmatier, 57, of Cliff St., died Tuesday December 9, 2008 at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany NY after being stricken. Mr. Palmatier was born on May 2, 1951 in Schenectady, NY, a son of the late Edward L. and Golden M. (Hallenbeck) Palmatier. He graduated from Middleburgh Central School and worked as a distributor for RKB in Elmira, NY...

Fred Desena

Fred Desena

Dec 8, 2008

Cobleskill- Fred, "Sonny" DeSena, 82, formerly of Brooklyn, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown following a brief illness. Sonny was born March 12, 1926 in Brooklyn, a son of Ferdinand and Concetta (Ciglia) DeSena. He resided in Brooklyn most of his life, moving to Cobleskill just three months ago. He retired from Peerless Trucking Company of...

Jacqueline Churchill

Jacqueline Churchill

Dec 7, 2008

Cobleskill- Mrs. Jacqueline "Jackie" Churchill, 67, of Elm Street, died Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown following a short illness. Jackie was born on March 4, 1941 in Batavia, NY, the daughter of Todd and Dorothy (Will) Coward. She grew up in the Syracuse area, graduating from Cazenovia High School in 1959. She received an AAS degree...

Elbridge Smith

Elbridge Smith

Dec 7, 2008

ELBRIDGE MILTON SMITH, of 115 Madison Terrace, Cobleskill, NY, [2572 Lemon Road, Apt. #806, Honolulu, Hawaii] died Sunday morning, December 7, 2008, in Honolulu. In his 96th year, he is survived by wife Edna Wright Smith, a son Elbridge Wright Smith and wife Diane Akie Smith, a daughter Priscilla Smith Davis and husband Ronald, and three grand children: Elbridge Zenichi...

Julia Foote

Julia Foote

Dec 6, 2008

Cobleskill- Julia Danforth Foote, 96, of Jay St., died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at her home with her family at her side. Mrs. Foote was born February 16, 1912 in Jefferson, NY, a daughter of Everett and Anna (Cooper) Danforth. She was from a family of seven children, four of which have predeceased her, Eloise Danforth Weaver, Grace Davenport, Alice...

Gloria Schillinger

Gloria Schillinger

Dec 4, 2008

Schoharie- Mrs. Gloria F. Schillinger, 68, of Westfall Road, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Schillinger was born July 4, 1950 in Brooklyn, the daughter of Samuel and Maria (Esposito) Hernandez. She moved to Schoharie County a few years ago and had been employed as a housekeeper at the Tersian House in Albany. Survivors...

William Frye

William Frye

Dec 4, 2008

East Worcester, NY- William J. Frye, 79, of State Route 7, died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. He was born September 9, 1929 in Altoona, PA, the son of Joseph and Anna (Campbell) Frye. Bill lived in East Worcester for many years and served as a volunteer fireman with the East Worcester Volunteer Fire Department. He retired...

Sandra Tiedemann

Sandra Tiedemann

Dec 3, 2008

Esperance, NY: Sandra Tiedemann, 64, of State Route 162 died Wednesday December 3, 2008 at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY, following a brief illness. Sandra was born on January 11, 1944 at home, in the Town of Middleburgh, a daughter of the late George and Margie (Rivenburgh) Diamond. She attended Middleburgh Central School and was employed as a seamstress for...

Marguerite Earls

Marguerite Earls

Dec 1, 2008

Marguerite Earls, 98, of Cliff St., died peacefully, Monday, December 1, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Earls was born in New York, NY on March 21, 1910 a daughter of the late Hans and Julie (Courvoisier) Meier. She grew up in the hamlet of Franklinton and taught music and Sunday school in both the Franklinton and Middleburgh Methodist Churches. She...

Teresa Fornoff

Teresa Fornoff

Nov 29, 2008

Teresa Angeline "Angie" Fornoff, 88, of Rte 145, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Baptist Health Systems in Scotia, following a long illness. Mrs. Fornoff was born on September 20, 1920 in Niagara Falls, NY the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Maria (Arcadipane) Farina. Mrs. Fornoff was a civilian employee in the military during World War II where she...

Arthur Sternheimer

Arthur Sternheimer

Nov 29, 2008

Richmondville- Arthur C. Sternheimer, 68, of McDonald Road, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Albany Medical Center. Arthur was born January 22, 1940 in Passaic, NJ, the son of Arthur and Josephine (Lalomia) Sternheimer. He was raised in Richmondville, and then raised his family in New Jersey and New York, before moving back to Richmondville upon his retirement in 2003....

Thelma Falzarano

Thelma Falzarano

Nov 25, 2008

Richmondville- Mrs. Thelma Mae Falzarano, 81, of Snyder Lane, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at St. Peter's Hospice Inn following a brief illness. Thelma was born October 18, 1927 in Cobleskill, the daughter of Edwin and Myrtle (Silvernail) Cain. She was one of twelve children and had resided in this area all her life. At the age of 15, Thelma...

Jacques Marie

Jacques Marie

Nov 23, 2008

Jacques R. Marie, 69, of West Fulton Queens, died Sunday, November 23, 2008 at his home. Jacques was born November 27, 1928 in Paris, France, a son of Marthe and Raymond Marie. The family came to the United States in 1951 and lived in Hyndsville before moving to New York City. Jacques served with honor in the United States Marine...