Obituaries

Jul 20, 2017

Middleburgh:  Carolyn G. Becker, 72, of Prospect Street, died Thursday, July 20, 2017 at her residence.

Carolyn was Born in Cobleskill on October 17, 1944 to Edwin and Edith (Van Nostrand) McCoy

She graduated Middleburgh Central School in 1963 and worked as a Developmental Aide for O.D. Heck in Schenectady.

Carolyn...

Jul 19, 2017

Livingstonville: Edward A. Wogan, 85, of Mattice Road and Englewood, FL, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Albany Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Queens, NY on June 30, 1932 to Edward A Wogan and Florence (Farrell) Wogan, Ed grew up and attended school in the Bronx before graduating.

Ed...

Jul 15, 2017

Livingstonville:  Elizabeth Louise. DeWitt, 66, died Saturday, July 15, 2017 peacefully in her home.

Elizabeth, also known as Betty-Lou, was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 3, 1950 to Sarah (Simpkins) and Richard Jones, Elizabeth remained there for many years until moving to Livingstonville in 2005.

Elizabeth was a very talented women. She...

Jul 13, 2017

Middleburgh: Patti-Lee Miller, 52, of Archery Lane, found peace in the arms of her Savior, Thursday, July 13, 2017.

Patti was born on October 20, 1964 in Plainfield, NJ to Lee (Patti) and Richard Schoettler.

She graduated from Middleburgh Central School in 1983 and attended college for early childhood and development classes, eventually working as...

Jul 8, 2017

Middleburgh: William E. Gates, Jr., 83, of Armlin Hill Road, died Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady.

Bill was born on July 7, 1934 in the Town of Fulton to Mildred (Boughton) and William E. Gates, Sr.

He graduated from Middleburgh Central School and proudly served in the United States...

Jun 19, 2017

Schoharie- Stephen A. Shako, 72, of Knox Road, died Monday, June 19, 2017 at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany from an extremely rare form of bile duct liver cancer.  His liver and kidneys were selflessly  donated to medical science to help learn more. There will be a medical journal article re: his carcinoma.

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Jun 6, 2017

Ridge, NY- Charlotte M. Brouwer, 55, of Ridge, NY died June 6, 2017 after a courageous fight against cancer.

She was born in Stamford, NY on January 3, 1962 to Charlotte (Dunscombe) and Jacob Brouwer.

Charlotte graduated from Middleburgh Central School in 1980 and Southampton University in 1984.

Charlotte served 30 years in...

May 29, 2017

Honoring all of the men and women that have served in the Armed Forces, especially those that we have cared for in the last year.  Thank you all for protecting our freedom and helping to make America the greatest nation.  God Bless you, your families and God Bless America!

May 25, 2017

Hobe Sound, FL - George J. McCarthy, 86, formerly of Middleburgh, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, May 25, 2017.

Born in the Bronx, NY, George was the son of the late Joseph McCarthy and Irene Crotty.  In 1951 he married the love of his life, Marie Bafaro.

From 1952 through 1954...

May 9, 2017

Fultonham- Elizabeth "Betty Boop" Adams, 99, of Fultonham and Delmar passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 surrounded by members of her loving family. Betty was born in Syracuse, NY on August 4, 1917 to Charles H. Sanford and Bessie S. Blyth.

Betty attended Bethlehem Central High School where she met the love of...

May 8, 2017

Middleburgh: Ellen M. Bauers, 75, of M.T. Path, died peacefully at her home on Monday, May 8, 2017.

Ellen was born on July 11, 1941 in Schenectady to Frances (Joslyn) and Richard H. Bauers.

Ellen worked as the Operations Manager for Right On Casuals in Yonkers and was active with the Ridge Runners...

May 7, 2017

Fultonham- Audrey Tryon, 74, of State Route 30, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, following a brief illness.

Audrey was born on September 15, 1942 in Cobleskill to Pearl (Bevins) and Thomas Tryon.

She graduated from Middleburgh Central School and worked as a Supervisor with New York State...

May 6, 2017

Fultonham- Frances E. Cittadini, 86, of Chapman Road, died peacefully Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital.

Frances was born on November 22, 1930 in Hudson, to Virginia (St. Clair) and Stanley Super.

She worked for many years at Verizon in Hempstead as a Supervisor before retiring.

Frances loved ballroom...

May 1, 2017

Gilboa-  Matthew J. Young, 43, of Guinea Road, died unexpectedly at his home on May 1, 2017.

He was born on March 20, 1974 in Oneonta to JoAnn (Bellinger) and Gary Young.

Matthew was a graduate of Gilboa Central School and SUNY Cobleskill.  His last position was as Office Manager for Dan Tait...

Apr 29, 2017

Middleburgh- Christopher E. Costello, son, brother, grandson, nephew, uncle, cousin and friend, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 29, 2017.

Christopher was born on September 25, 1995 in Orlando, FL to Sandy (Disbury) and Patrick Costello.

He attended Middleburgh Central School, earned his GED in 2014 and most recently worked as a Café Attendant...

Apr 28, 2017

Middleburgh- Avery Rose Morrell was born silently at Albany Medical Center on Friday, April 28, 2017 to Kendall Wood and Brandon Morrell.

Their joys will be greater, their love will be deeper and their lives will be fuller because they shared her moment.

Along with her parents, Avery's family includes her maternal grandmother,...

Apr 24, 2017

Middleburgh- Anne Randaisi, 74, of Main Street, passed away on Monday April 24, 2017, peacefully at her home.

Anne was born in Arum Friesland, Holland, to Peter and Anna Kooyenga on January 3,1943.

Anne graduated from Garfield high school in 1961, married and moved to Montgomery, NY. Anne was a

dedicated...

Apr 19, 2017

Lexington, NC: Spencer Eldred Coltrain, 90, of High Rock Lake, and formerly of Trinity, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 19, 2017.

He was born on August 5, 1926, the son of John R. and Lydia B. Coltrain, in Williamston, Martin County, NC, and attended school there. He was the last survivor...

Apr 15, 2017

Conesville: Betty L. Buel, 74, of Bearkill Road, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, following declining health.

Betty was born in Potsdam, NY to Betty May (White) and Eric Dahlberg.

She graduated from Gilboa Conesville Central School, received her Bachelor degree in Music Education in 1964 and Masters...

Apr 12, 2017

Schoharie: Jesse A. Polak, 69, of Sunnyside Road, died suddenly, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital.

Jesse was born in Schoharie on May 9, 1947 to Frances J. (Smolarski) and John A. Polak.

He graduated from Schoharie Central School and then served in the United States Navy from 1967-1971.

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