Obituary Listing

Elena Mauro

Elena Mauro

Jul 20, 2008

Cobleskill- Mrs. Elena C. Mauro, 96, formerly of Cobleskill, died Sunday, July 20, 2008 at Otsego Manor, Town of Otsego, NY. Mrs. Mauro was born April 24, 1912 in New York City, the daughter of Vincenzo and Carmela (Palladino) Massimino. She retired from Ronkonkoma Wallpaper of Long Island, NY, where she had been a secretary for many years. She and...

Frances VanNatten

Frances VanNatten

Jul 20, 2008

COBLESKILL- Mrs. Frances L. VanNatten, 85, of Candlelight Way, died Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY. She was born January 19, 1923 in the Town of Seward, NY, and was the daughter of Olin M. and Maisie (Lawyer) Patterson. Mrs. VanNatten was a 1941 graduate of the Cobleskill Central Schools and was employed as a beauty...

Maurice Schrader

Maurice Schrader

Jul 19, 2008

RICHMONDVILLE- Maurice "Whitey" Schrader, 85, formerly of Main Street in Richmondville, died Saturday, July 19, 2008. Mr. Schrader was born December 31, 1922 in Sharon, NY and was the son of Harvey and Marian (Mallett) Schrader. He was the owner of Whitey's Water Wells in Sharon, NY and prior to that was employed at Harder Silo, erecting silo's throughout the...

Fletcher Suchocki

Fletcher Suchocki

Jul 17, 2008

RICHMONDVILLE- Fletcher "The Magic Man" Suchocki, 60, of Trout Haven Rd., died at his residence surrounded by family and loved ones, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Mr. Suchocki was born January 1, 1948, in Newark, NJ, and was the son of Victor and Geraldine (Hopkins) Suchocki. He was a graduate of the former Richmondville Central School and was employed...

Barbara Kelley

Barbara Kelley

Jul 13, 2008

Barbara A. "Ma" Kelley, 74, of Main St., died Sunday, July 13, 2008 at the Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Cobleskill, NY, following a brief illness. Mrs. Kelley was born in Syracuse, NY on April 6, 1934 a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Edith R. (Huntley) Marangone. She was married to James Kermit Kelley, Sr., on December 15, 1956 and...

Myrtle Keene

Myrtle Keene

Jul 10, 2008

Myrtle E. Keene, 90, formerly of Harrington Rd., died Thurs. July 10, 2008 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford, NY following a brief illness. Mrs. Keene was born on June 13, 1918, in Johnson City, NY, a daughter of the late Arthur G. and Bertha (Coon) Phelps. Mrs. Keene enjoyed working. She was housekeeper by trade, throughout the area, before going...

Clayton Ryder

Clayton Ryder

Jul 9, 2008

Clayton "Johnny" Ryder, 87, of Franzen Road, Richmondville, died Wednesday, July 9, at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. He had been ill for many weeks. Clayton was born March 15, 1921 on the family farm in the town of Summit, the son of Burnett and Florence (Sperbeck) Ryder. He was a graduate of Richmondville Central School, Class of 1940, and a veteran...

Jane Pleickhardt

Jane Pleickhardt

Jul 9, 2008

Richmondville-Mrs. Jane M. Pleickhardt, 52, of Summit St., died Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Pleickhardt was born July 25, 1955 in Gouverneur, NY, the daughter of Dolman and Helena (Briggs) Prescott. She retired from Schoharie County ARC where she had driven bus for two years. Prior to that, she was a bus driver for the former K...

Marion Bruce

Marion Bruce

Jul 7, 2008

Cobleskill- Mrs. Marion A. Bruce, 89, of Hubb Shutts Road, died Monday, July 7, 2008 at her granddaughter's home. Mrs. Bruce was born July 3, 1919 in Barnerville, the daughter of Clifford L. and Rosa (Slater) Chase. She was a lifelong area resident and retired from the former Van Deusen Dress Factory in Cobleskill where she was a seamstress. She...

Elizabeth Wood

Elizabeth Wood

Jun 27, 2008

Elizabeth A. Wood, 91, of Union St., died Friday, June 27, 2008 at her home following a brief illness. Mrs. Wood was born in Schenectady, NY on January 30, 1917 a daughter of the late George C. and Rosa S. (Hamman) Scheile. She was married to Lawrence C. Wood on Sept. 21, 1940 and together they co-owned and operated Woody's...

Anthony Drago

Anthony Drago

Jun 26, 2008

Anthony J. "Winky" Drago, 50, of Clauverwie Rd., died Thursday June 26, 2008 at his residence, unexpectedly. Mr. Drago was born in Schenectady, NY on April 3, 1958, a son of the late Edward and Sarah (Cottone) Drago. He graduated from Middleburgh Central School and worked as a technician for the Schindler Elevator Company in Manhattan, NY. Mr. Drago enjoyed...

Claudia Wissert

Claudia Wissert

Jun 22, 2008

Claudia Wissert, 69, of Huntersland Rd., died Sun. June 22, 2008 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, following a brief illness. Mrs. Wissert was born in Queens, NY on July 16, 1938, a daughter of the late Richard and Claudia (Falco) Walsh and worked as the manager of Barkley Manor in Newburgh before retiring. She enjoyed traveling, puzzles, candles, visiting and...

Jerry Tryon

Jerry Tryon

Jun 18, 2008

Cobleskill- Jerry Frank Tryon, 85, of Union Street, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at the residence of his youngest son, Bruce, surrounded by loved ones. Mr. Tryon was born Sept. 25, 1922 in Middleburgh, NY, the son of Gordon C. and Ethel Louise (Rickard) Tryon. He was a 1940 graduate of Schoharie Central School and in1943 graduated from General Electric...

Evelyn Jacobs

Evelyn Jacobs

Jun 14, 2008

Cobleskill- Mrs. Evelyn A. Jacobs, 88, of Early Woodland Apartments, died Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford, NY. Mrs. Jacobs was born August 14, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Charlie and Anna S. Christensen. She had retired from Aid Association for Lutherans of Stamford, CT, where she was employed as an insurance agent....

Marria Banks

Marria Banks

Jun 12, 2008

Marria E. Banks, 82, of Earls Rd. and also of Manhattan, died Thurs. June 12, 2008, peacefully at her home. Mrs. Banks was born in Utica, NY a daughter of the late Domenick and Marie (Gioia) Coriale. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of San Jose, in California and worked as a bookkeeper at the Robinowitz-Boudien Law Firm...

Mary Proctor

Mary Proctor

Jun 10, 2008

Richmondville- Mrs. Mary J. Proctor, 72, of Richmondville, died suddenly at home on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. She was born July 17, 1935 in Saratoga, NY, the adopted daughter of the late Trevor and Muriel (Fetterly) Cuydendal. A graduate of Ithaca High School, she briefly attended SUNY Cobleskill. She married Ray Proctor, Jr. on Christmas Eve 1957. He Predeceased her...

Lee Schoettler

Lee Schoettler

Jun 5, 2008

Lee E. Schoettler. 72, of Lorraine Drive, died Thursday, June 5, 2008 at her home, following a brief illness. Mrs. Schoettler was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 4, 1936 the daughter of the late Dorothy (Nelson) and Henry Patti. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed cooking, collecting bears and spending time with her family. Mrs. Schoettler was a member...

George La

George La

Jun 5, 2008

George De La Osa,Jr., 77 of North St. died Thurs. June 5, 2008 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford, NY following a brief illness. Mr. De La Osa was born in Jan. 23, 1931 in Tampa, FL. A son of the late George De La Osa, Sr. and Lizzie (Mills) De La Osa. Mr. De La Osa served in the United...

William Mastenbrook

William Mastenbrook

May 31, 2008

William E. Mastenbrook, 71, of Route 30, died Sat. May 31, 2008 at the Bassett Healthcare Center in Cooperstown, NY. Bill was born in Ridgewood, NJ on Nov. 15, 1936 a son of the late Gene Mastenbrook Scheck. He was a self-employed carpenter by trade who moved to NY in 1970. He was a quiet, simple family man who's greatest...

Freddie Sperbeck

Freddie Sperbeck

May 20, 2008

Richmondville- Freddie Sperbeck, 87, of Richmondville, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Palatine Bridge Nursing Home. Mr. Sperbeck was born April 8, 1921, the son of Fred and Elda (Van Buren) Sperbeck. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from Chemical Leaman, Howes Cave, as a truck driver and mechanic. His hobby was that of stock car driving. He...