Obituaries

Nov 13, 2019

Middleburgh – Barbara S. Harding, 77, of VFW Lane found eternal peace on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.

Barbara was born on November 17, 1941 in Stanford, CT to Gladys (Burns) and Emory Caldwell and graduated from High School in New Jersey before attending college and working as a procurement officer with the Department of Defense in Philadelphia...

Nov 13, 2019

Oneonta – Candace L. Timm, 65, of County Highway 11, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Albany Medical Center, surrounded by her family.

Candy was born on June 13, 1954 in Troy to Hilda (Brand) and Rudolph Timm.  She graduated from Gilboa-Conesville Central School and went on to attend the Ellis School of...

Nov 10, 2019

Gilboa – William L. Snyder, 89 of South Gilboa Road, died peacefully in the warmth of his home on Sunday, November 10, 2019.

Born October 27, 1930 in Grand Gorge to Mary (Erma) Yanson and Erwin Snyder, Bill grew up attending Gilboa and Grand Gorge central Schools and worked on his family's farm, leaving school...

Oct 31, 2019

Livingstonville – Gerard "Jerry" G. Fitzpatrick, 88, of Stone Store Road, found eternal peace on Thursday, October 31, 2019, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Jerry was born on July 16, 1931 in Queens Village to Frances (Steiner) and Hugh Fitzpatrick.

He was drafted...

Oct 23, 2019

Warnerville – Linda M. Stephens, 71, of West Fulton road was welcomed home to Heaven on Wednesday, October 23, 2019.

Linda was born on December 4, 1947 in Malone, NY to Mollie Mae (Keyser) and Frank Nolette.

Growing up in a large family herself, Linda was a spitfire and raised her children with warmth, love...

Oct 17, 2019

Middleburgh – Stephen Lee DeWitt, Sr. 73, of Middleburgh New York, found peace from the labors of earthly life on Thursday, October 17, 2019.

Born in Gerritsen Beach Brooklyn on April 16, 1946 to Claude and Mildred DeWitt, Stephen grew up being one of 9 children and learned the meaning of hard work early.

Oct 8, 2019

Gloversville- Life changes instantly and with it brings new, unwritten chapters that few are ready for.  William R. "Billy" Wissert was taken away too soon on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 and joins his mother Claudia and his sister Deborah who each predeceased him.

Born on April 6, 1961 in Queens, Billy grew up in and...

Oct 7, 2019

Middleburgh - Lawrence "Larry" Cowles passed unexpectedly on October 7, 2019, after a brief illness. He was 70 years old.

Larry was born in Corinth, NY, later moving to Schenectady, NY and was a 1968 graduate of Linton High School.  Larry enlisted in the United States Navy and was deployed to Vietnam where he proudly...

Oct 3, 2019

Middleburgh- Keith A. Chichester, 63, of Main Street, died unexpectedly on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital.

Keith was born on June 23, 1956 at the former Stamford Hospital, a son of Thelma (Scutt) and Paul M. Chichester.

Keith retired from NYS DOT in Cobleskill where he worked on highway maintenance. ...

Sep 25, 2019

Middleburgh- Daniel D. DeLaet, 70, of Smith Road, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 25, 2019.

Daniel was born in Kearney, NE to Audrey (Sterley) and the late Kenneth DeLaet.

A chance introduction by friends became almost love at first sight and Dan eventually made his way to New York with his best friend...

Sep 23, 2019

Middleburgh- Roger Farrell, 77, of Blueberry Hill Road, found eternal peace Monday, September 23, 2019 at Ellis Hospital, surrounded by the love of his family.

Roger was born on October 5, 1941 to Mary M. (Kelly) Farrell and Patrick J. Farrell in Brooklyn, NY

Roger worked as an auto body repairman and was very talented...

Sep 23, 2019

Middleburgh- Joanne Hoelldobler, 50, of Railroad Avenue, found eternal rest from this life on Monday, September 23, 2019.

Born on March 21,1969 in Freeport to Rosemary (Whitley) and Joseph Hoelldobler, Joanne eventually found her way to Middleburgh and has made it her home for almost 20 years. She worked many side jobs and was eventually an office...

Sep 18, 2019

Schoharie – Beverley M. Wainwright, 75, of Charles Court, died Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Ellis Hospital from declining health.

Born at home, in Schoharie, on March 9, 1944, Beverley was a daughter of Lillian K Wainwright and Harvey King.

Beverley enjoyed cooking whether at home or when she...

Aug 30, 2019

Middleburgh – Vaughn S. Crewell, Jr., 83, of Sunnyside Road, died peacefully on Friday, August 30, 2019 in the company of his family.

Vaughn was born on April 24, 1936 in Cherry Valley, to Loretta (Whiteman) and Vaughn S. Crewell, Sr.

Instilled with a strong work ethic early on,...

Aug 28, 2019

Gilboa - James Dennis O'Meara found eternal peace on Wednesday August 28, 2019 in Cooperstown, New York.

James was born in Winsted, Connecticut on October 11,1943 to the late James R. and Arlene M. O'Meara.

James is survived by his beloved and dedicated wife, Judith (Dudley) and spent fifty-four loving years together. James...

Aug 23, 2019

Middleburgh – Karen A. Toften, 69, of Posson Hill Road, found eternal peace on Friday, August 23, 2019, wrapped in the warmth of her family and her home.

A beautiful girl, born on February 10, 1950 in Sharon Hill to Dorothy (Caldwell) and Millard Cole, Karen attended Jefferson Central School and went on to greet visitors and...

Aug 15, 2019

Middleburgh - Howard Thurman Meschutt Jr. went to his eternal rest with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and was reunited with his lifelong love Gladys on Thursday August 15, 2019 in Cooperstown, NY only a week after celebrating his 97th birthday.

Thurm, as he was best known, was the 6th child of...

Jul 24, 2019

Middleburgh – Richard David Chancey, passed away peacefully, after a long illness, on July 24, 2019.

He was born September 3, 1955 in Cincinnati, OH, to Charles C. and Carol R. (Casto) Chancey, Jr.

David received his B.S. degree in Sociology at Miami University in Oxford, OH, in 1977...

Jul 7, 2019

Middleburgh – Robert W. Spiers, 89, of Campbell Hill Road found eternal peace on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at his son's home.

Born on August 4, 1929, Bob graduated school and went on to serve 10 years in the United States Naval reserves from 1947 – 1958.  Bob worked for many years at...

Jun 28, 2019

Middleburgh – Mary S. Cahill, 74, of Windy Ridge, died peacefully on Friday, June 28, 2019 from declining health.

Mary was born in Brooklyn on March 27, 1945 to Beatrice (Thall) and Anthony C. Yung, Sr. She attended and graduated from Middleburgh Central School in 1962 and went on to work at various...