Obituary Listing

Dorothy Kane

Dorothy Kane

Nov 20, 2008

: Dorothy "Dotty" C. Kane, 61, of Ward Rd., died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at her home, following a long illness. Dotty was born on March 26, 1947 in Queens, NY, a daughter of the late Raymond J. and Claire (Kouffmann) Simeon. She was a graduate of Maxwell High School in Queens, NY and enjoyed ceramics, scrapbooking and camping. Mrs....

Arthur Kerr

Arthur Kerr

Nov 17, 2008

Howes Cave- Arthur W. Kerr, 81, of Barnerville Road, died on Monday, November 17, 2008, at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown following a brief illness. Arthur was born May 29, 1927 in Boston, MA, the son of James and Nancy (Johnson) Kerr. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II, and then enlisted in the United States Navy. In...

Henry Whitbeck

Henry Whitbeck

Nov 15, 2008

Henry Beach Whitbeck of Cobleskill and Cherry Valley, a leader in area civic organizations during the last half of the twentieth century, died November 15, 2008, at his daughter's home in Cobleskill. A Richmondville resident and attorney for many years, he was 94 years old. Henry was born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, on August 15, 1914, to Marion Beach...

William Henry

William Henry

Nov 11, 2008

MIDDLEBURGH- William "Dave" D. Henry, 78, of Sunnyside Road, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Henry was born October 8, 1930, in Northvale, NJ and was the son of Thomas G. and Emily R. (Patterson) Henry. He was a 1948 graduate of Roxbury High School in Roxbury, NJ and was a United...

Jennie Kniskern

Jennie Kniskern

Nov 10, 2008

Richmondville- Mrs. Jennie Kniskern, 82, of Court Street, died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown. Mrs. Kniskern was born December 12, 1925 in the Town of Seward, the daughter of Ray and Bessie (Diamond) Proctor. She was a lifelong area resident and retired the Mart Cleaners in Cobleskill where she was a seamstress for many years. Mrs....

Rose Kaufman

Rose Kaufman

Nov 8, 2008

Cobleskill- Mrs. Rose E. Kaufman, 82, of Hammerstone Village Apartments, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital Mrs. Kaufman was born May 9, 1926 in Rome, NY, the daughter of Fred L. and Agnes (McCarthy) Clark. She retired from St. Anne's Institute for Girls in Albany, where she was a child caregiver. Prior to that, Rose...

Helen Smith

Helen Smith

Nov 7, 2008

Cobleskill - Helen Smith, 84, of Rte 145, Cobleskill, died Friday, November 7, 2008 at home where she resided with her daughter. Helen was born April 29, 1924, daughter of Arkel and Margaret (Jones) Fancher in the town of Richmondville, NY She lived in this area all her life and was a graduate of Cobleskill Central High School. She worked...

Salvador Garcia,

Salvador Garcia,

Nov 6, 2008

Cobleskill- Salvador Garcia, Sr., 96, formerly of Early Woodland Apartments, died Thursday, November 6, 2008 at the Dutch Manor Nursing Home & Rehabilitation in Rotterdam where he had been a resident for the past year. Salvador was born January 25, 1912 in Puerto Rico, the son of Juan and Juana Garcia. Most of his adult life was spent in the...

Richard Daley

Richard Daley

Nov 5, 2008

Richard A. Daley, 72, of Waterbury Rd., died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, NY, following a brief illness. Mr. Daley was born in Union City, NJ on June 13, 1936 a son of the late William and Elsie (Kugleman) Daley and served in the United States Army from 1957-1958. He was employed as a machinist and...

Kurt Dragone

Kurt Dragone

Nov 5, 2008

Charlotteville- Kurt Dragone, 49, of Clapper Hollow Road, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Kurt was born October 2, 1959 in Queens, NY, the son of Thomas and Rose (Amann) Dragone. He retired from Tyco Healthcare of Hobart, NY where he was employed as a tabulator. He was a member of the First Baptist Church...

John Griffis

John Griffis

Oct 30, 2008

Florida- John D. Griffis, 60, of Merry Road, died unexpectedly on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. John was born April 20, 1948 in Manhattan, NY, the son of Clarence and Miriam (Taroni) Griffis. Formerly of Lindenhurst, NY, John had been employed as a computer technologist for various banks, including EAB, Chase, NEC, Fleet, Bank of...

Dennis Myers

Dennis Myers

Oct 30, 2008

Carlisle-Dennis W. Myers, 49, of South Crosby Road, died Thursday, October 30, 2008 at his residence following a long illness. Dennis was born June 19, 1959 in Albany, the son of Ronald W. and Alice (Lawson) Myers, Sr. He was a lifelong area resident and was a mechanic for Harvest Homes of Delanson for over ten years. Dennis was an...

Flossie Jones

Flossie Jones

Oct 26, 2008

Cobleskill - Mrs. Flossie M. Jones, 73, of East Main Street, died Sunday, October 26, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Jones was born June 10, 1935 in Roseboom, NY, the daughter of Ervin and Mary L. (Taylor) Bell. She lived in this area all of her life and was employed as a laborer for Schoharie A Company of Schenectady. She...

Carol L.

Carol L.

Oct 21, 2008

Middleburgh- Carol L. Lee, 64, formerly of the New York City area, most recently of Huntersland Road, died Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Countryside Care Center in Delhi, NY, where she had been a resident for the past month. Born October 18, 1944 in Brooklyn, Carol was the daughter of William E. and Myrtle (Feeley) Lee. She attended Queens College...

Willard Foland

Willard Foland

Oct 20, 2008

Willard T. Foland, 91, formerly of Breakabeen, NY, died Monday, October 20, 2008 at the Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta, NY where he had been a resident since November of 2007. Mr. Foland was born in the Town of Fulton, NY a son of the late William A. and Edna (Briggs) Foland. Mr. Foland worked for many years as a...

Leon Uniszkiewicz

Leon Uniszkiewicz

Oct 18, 2008

Cobleskill - Leon (Leo) Maryan Uniszkiewicz, 77, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2008. He was born the youngest of six children to Polish immigrants Maryan and Bronislawa (Kujawski) Uniszkiewicz. He was predeceased by his parents as well as brothers, Joseph, Henry, and Chester, and sister Jeannie. He is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Antonette and their...

Kurt Neumann

Kurt Neumann

Oct 16, 2008

Altamont- Kurt Neumann, 83, of Altamont Road, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at St. Peter's Hospice Inn, Albany, NY, following a brief illness. Mr. Neumann was born May 14, 1925 in Solingen, Germany the son of Heinreich and Auguste (Gruner) Neumann. Mr. Neumann was employed as a mechanic for the United States Parcel Service, in Latham, NY. He was a...

Robert Domanski

Robert Domanski

Oct 16, 2008

RICHMONDVILLE- Robert L Domanski, Jr., 49, died suddenly on October 16, 2008. Mr. Domanski was born October 29, 1958 in San Francisco, CA, the son of the late Margaret A. (Thomas) Domanski and Robert L. Domanski, Sr. Mr. Domanski was a residential caretaker for Residential Resources of Cobleskill. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoyed woodworking , oil painting, and eating....

Vincent Tompkins

Vincent Tompkins

Oct 13, 2008

Richmondville- Vincent J. Tompkins, 80, of 402 Main Street, died Monday, October 13th at home, surrounded by his beloved family. Vincent was born October 30, 1928 in New York City, the son of William and Marion (Gilmore) Tompkins. He was a United States Navy Veteran, serving from 1946 until 1949 when he was honorably discharged. For many years he was...

Regina Spaulding

Regina Spaulding

Oct 12, 2008

Cobleskill- Mrs. Regina J. Spaulding, 89, of Lawyersville Road, died Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Mrs. Spaulding was a born March 5, 1919 in Schenectady, NY, the daughter of Charles and Bernice (Bronislawa) Karis. She was a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School and had been a trimmer for the former Van Deusen Dress Factory in Cobleskill....