Obituary Listing

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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