Obituary Listing

Ralph Powe
Dec 22, 2007
Ralph E. Powe, Esq., retired Civil Rights Attorney, whose cases include the espionage trail of Julius and Ethel Rosenburg, to the legendary Brown vs. The Board of Education, died in the early morning hours of December 22, 2007 in Cobleskill, NY. Born to Ralph and Jessie Powe, July 7th, 1914 in Cheraw, SC. Mr. Powe is survived by his loving...

Marian Latham
Dec 21, 2007
Cobleskill- Mrs. Marian V. Latham, 93, of Spring Street, died Friday, December 21, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Latham was born July 12, 1914 in Cobleskill, the daughter of George and Lulu (Groff) VanBuren. She was a lifelong area resident, graduating in 1933 from the former Cobleskill Central School. She continued her education and graduated from Elly Business Institute in...

Paul Thorington
Dec 6, 2007
Cobleskill- Mr. Paul "Smiley" A. Thorington, 71, of Mineral Springs Road, died Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown. Paul was born December 11, 1935 in Broome, NY, the son of Frank and Esther (Cammer) Thorington. He was a lifelong area resident, graduating from Middleburgh Central School in the class of 1954 and then joined the United States...

Virginia Nelson
Dec 2, 2007
Mrs. Virginia M. Nelson, 75, formerly of Preston Hollow, died Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown. Mrs. Nelson was born January 21, 1932 in Rome, NY, the daughter of Earl and Edith (Mabb) Dunn. She was a homemaker all her life and was a member of the Salvation Army Church in Albany. Mrs. Nelson was predeceased by...

Mary Iorio
Dec 1, 2007
Cobleskill- Mrs. Mary L. Iorio, 88, of Madison Ave., died Saturday, December 1, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Iorio was born January 20, 1919 in Geneva, NY, the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Gallagher) Lesnau. Mrs. Iorio was a graduate of St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Jersey City, NJ. She served in World War II as a Lieutenant...

Charles Manon
Nov 28, 2007
Charles, "Chuck" R. Manon, 56, of Bear Ladder Road, died suddenly on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Mr. Manon was born August 17, 1951 in Jefferson, NY a son of Harry and Frances (Moore) Manon. He was a 30 year member of Local 157 in Schenectady, working as a laborer in construction. Chuck enjoyed fishing and hunting...

Donald Wayman
Nov 28, 2007
Donald "Donny" W. Wayman, 63, of Pleasant Valley Rd., died Wed., Nov. 28, 2007 at Albany Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Wayman was born in Fultonham, NY on Oct. 3, 1944 a son of Walter and Gladys (Coons) Wayman. Don was a 1962 graduate of Middleburgh Central School and a member of the Fultonham Union Church. He enjoyed...

Vera Coons
Nov 25, 2007
Vera B. Putnam Coons (98), of Broadalbin, Amsterdam and Cobleskill, N.Y, passed away on Sunday November 25, 2007 at Mt. Loretto Nursing Home, Amsterdam ,N.Y. She was born May 31, 1909 in Sidney, New York, the daughter of Harry and Elsie Harris Putnam. She attended Saratoga High School in Saratoga, N.Y. Mrs. Coons had a long and colorful life. Her...

Lawrence Resue
Nov 24, 2007
Richmondville- Lawrence A. ReSue, 64, of Palmer Road, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown. Mr. ReSue was born February 11, 1943 in Cobleskill, the son of Ernest and Virginia (Clapper) ReSue. He was employed at Disneyland in Orlando, FL in the maintenance department before taking leave due to a disability. Mr. ReSue moved back to this...

Frank Sirena
Nov 22, 2007
Frank Sirena, formerly of Port Chester, NY, died Thurs., Nov. 22, 2007 at Robinson Terrace, where he had resided since 1998. Mr. Sirena was born on April 5, 1922 in Bari, Italy a son of the late Antonio and Giulia (Altomare) Sirena. He served in the Italian Merchant Marines from 1938-1945 before coming to America in 1946. He worked in...

Norma Woodbeck
Nov 21, 2007
Millerton, NY - Mrs. Norma E. Woodbeck 83, formerly of Cobleskill, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at Sharon Health Care Center, Sharon, Ct. Mrs. Woodbeck was born June 15, 1924 in Cobleskill, the daughter of Cyrus D. and Marion (Oliver) Elliott. She was raised in Cobleskill and moved to Millerton, NY in 1957. She was a machine operator at Beck...

Gertrude Cary
Nov 20, 2007
Cobleskill- Mrs. Gertrude M. Cary, 91, formerly of Cobleskill, died Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at the Lake Worth Manor Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Lake Worth, FL. Mrs. Cary was born December 29, 1915 in East Worcester, NY, the daughter of Emerson and Myra (Truax) Acker. She was a lifelong area resident of Cobleskill before moving to be with her...

Carl Slater
Nov 20, 2007
Carl H. Slater, 77, formerly of Middleburgh, NY died Tues., Nov. 20, 2007 at his home following a brief illness. Mr. Slater was born in Middleburgh, on Jan. 16, 1930, a son of the late Homer and Aletha William Slater. He attended Middleburgh Central School and was a former member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. He was a devoted family...

Katherine Dugas
Nov 19, 2007
Mrs. Katherine A. Dugas, 95, of Dugas Road, Blenheim, died Monday, November 19, 2007 at Albany Medical Center following a brief illness. Mrs. Dugas was born July 4, 1912 in New York City, the daughter of John and Mary (Duschak) George. She has resided in this area since 1945 when she and her husband began working their dairy farm in...

George Hoop
Nov 17, 2007
George G. Hoop, Jr., 79 of State Route 30, died Sat. Nov. 17, 2007 at his Granddaughter's home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Hoop was born Dec. 25, 1927 in New York, NY a son of the late George G. Hoop, Sr. and Gertrute Peterson. Mr. Hoop served in the Army, during Word War II and later worked in the...

William C.
Nov 16, 2007
East Cobleskill- Mr. William C. Mau, 81, of State Route 145, died Friday, November 16, 2007 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a short illness. Mr. Mau was born April 21, 1926 in Brooklyn, the son of William and Harriett (France) Mau. He was a lifelong area resident, graduating from the former Cobleskill High School in 1944. A crane operator at...

Josephine Ottman
Nov 15, 2007
Albany- Mrs. Josephing E. Ottman, 95, formerly of Cobleskill, died Nov. 15, 2007 at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home in Albany where she had resided the past two years. Josephine was born October 15, 1912 in Three Rivers, MA, the daughter of Joseph and Helen (Zienkiewicz) Michalski. She resided in the Cobleskill for 52 years and was the widow of...

Dorothy Fedyk
Nov 15, 2007
Sharon Springs- Mrs. Dorothy M. Fedyk, 94, formerly of Cohoes, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at her daughter's residence. Mrs. Fedyk was born September 19, 1913 in Cohoes, NY, the daughter of Fred and Sidney (Teal) LaCross. She was educated in Cohoes and married Nicholas P. Fedyk, October 30, 1937. In 1953 they moved to Boght Corners where she was...

Nancy Radliff
Nov 14, 2007
Cobleskill- Mrs. Nancy S. Radliff, 80, of North Grand Street, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Radliff was born January 5, 1927 in Bennington, VT, the daughter of Walter and Zada (Nichols) Senecal. She graduated from the former Cobleskill Central School in 1945, was a 1948 graduate of Ellis Hospital Training School for Nurses and from 1948...

Shirley Potter
Nov 10, 2007
Summit- Mrs. Shirley A. Potter, 70, of Cottage Lane, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, NY. Mrs. Potter was born July 4, 1937 in Elizabethtown, NY, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Corbett) Mitchell. Mrs. Potter was a driver for Schoharie County Public Transportation and she assisted others. Shirley had two dear friends, Mary and Pat,...
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