David N. Colliton
Dec 21, 2006
David N. Colliton, 94, passed away Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, in his home, peacefully, with his family by his side. He was the son of Lena B. (Dugan) and Fred J. Colliton. David was born April 12, 1912, in Jefferson. He attended Davenport High School and Schenectady Vocational School, where he trained to be a welder. On Nov. 17, 1947,...
Joanne Petronis
Dec 21, 2006
Joanne Petronis During the early hours of Thursday, December 21, 2006, Joanne Petronis passed away peacefully with her mother and son at her side. Joanne was born on October 12, 1949 in Brooklyn, the daughter of Pasquale and Pauline Manginelli. Soon after graduating from Jamaica High School in 1967, Joanne went on to marry her husband of 36 years, retired...
Giacomina May Poliseno
Dec 20, 2006
Giacomina"May"Poliseno WESTFORD – Giacomina "May" Poliseno, 93, passed away unexpectedly on December 20, 2006 at the Otsego Manor. She was born September 5, 1913 the daughter of Gerald and Angela (Iacovelli) Desantis in New York City. May married Vito Poliseno on December 6, 1936 in Brooklyn NY, he predeceased her in 1994. May was a life long homemaker and a...
Charles H. Barnes
Dec 9, 2006
ONEONTA – Charles H. Barnes, 93, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2006 at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta. He was born December 3, 1913 in Oneonta, the son of Howard & Harriett Ida Barnes. Charlie married Lucy Wilber on August 20, 1934 in Oneonta. He worked for D&H Railroad, Scintilla, Grand Union Groceries, than retired from Oneonta Grocery at...
Evaline P. Schultheis
Dec 6, 2006
Oneonta – Evaline P. Schultheis, 83, passed away Wednesday, December 06, 2006 at the A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was born April 23, 1923 in Oneonta, the daughter of Harry Hitchcock Sr. and Pearl (Sickler) Hitchcock. She married Merritt Schultheis on October 11, 1975 in Morris. Evaline drove a mail truck in the early and late 1960's and...
Leona Sperbeck
Dec 6, 2006
Loena Sperbeck Worcester – Loena Sperbeck 86, Passed away on Wednesday December 6, 2006 at the Otsego Manor. She was born November 29, 1920 in Worcester, NY; the daughter of Charles W. and Grace (Dingman) Sperbeck. Loena was a life long resident of the Town of Worcester. She enjoyed cooking, embroidering, reading, gardening and spending time with her family. Her...
Betty C. Smith
Dec 5, 2006
Norwich, NY Betty C. Smith After an extended battle with cancer, Betty Colleen Smith went to be with the Lord on December 5, 2006. Betty lived in the Norwich area for about 35 years. Eighteen of those years she worked for Procter & Gamble as a porter. Betty loved to fish, tend her garden and was a happy CBer with...
Marian Jeschke
Dec 3, 2006
Worcester – Marian (Barker) Jeschke, 96, passed away quietly, Sunday, December 3, 2006 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Elmira. She was born July 16, 1910 in the town of Kortright, the daughter of Forman and Rachel (Hitt) Barker. Marian attended a one room school house in the township of Kortright and then moved to the City of Oneonta when the...
Edwina May Parker
Nov 25, 2006
DECATUR – Edwina May (Wilcox) Parker, born May 23, 1929 in Ridgebury Township, Bradford County Pennsylvania, died November 25, 2006. She is survived by her husband, Roy C. Parker, who she married June 4, 1949 in East Worcester. She had three children, a son, Harold "Butch" Parker who passed on December 1, 2003, his wife, Kathy and Butchie's son, Roy...
Donald N. Fletcher
Nov 20, 2006
Donald N. Fletcher of Oneonta went to be with his heavenly father and rejoin his earthly father on November 20, 2006. Mr. Fletcher was born July 17, 1938 in Oneonta, N.Y., son of the late Clarence D. and Catherine H. Fletcher. Don was a retired schoolteacher who lived and worked in the Oneonta area all his life He was a...
William Mccabe
Nov 18, 2006
Worcester - William "Pop" McCabe, 89, of Worcester, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2006 at his residence after a long battle with cancer. He was born on November 25, 1916 in Worcester, the son of Edward J. and Mary (Murphy) McCabe. William married Barbara E. Gallup on April 28, 1945 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Oneonta. He was...
Brian Makofske
Nov 17, 2006
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA - Brian Makofske, 38, formerly of Maryland, NY passed away, unexpectedly, Friday, November 17, 2006. He was born July 18, 1968 in Port Jefferson, NY, the son of Jacob and Carol (Lash) Makofske. Brian was a United States Navy veteran, serving from 1988 to 1990. He married Melissa K. Southworth in August 8, 1992 in Massena, NY....
Ruth Miller
Nov 16, 2006
OONEONTA – Ruth Miller, 90, formerly of Oneonta, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2006 at Valley View Manor Nursing Home in Norwich. She was born May 31, 1916 in Morris, the daughter of Nelson and Ella Jane (McWilliams) Miller. Ms. Miller was the Librarian at Hartwick College in Oneonta for many years. She was a member of St. James Episcopal...
Charles Sonny H. Burton
Nov 14, 2006
Charles "Sonny" Henry Burton, age 70, passed away with his daughters, Minnie and Connie by his side at his daughter's home in Windsor on Tuesday, November 14, 2006. He was predeceased by his father, Charles William Burton and his mother, Minnie (Peeters) Burton. Sonny lived most of his life in the Westford area. He was born in Westford, and grew...
Sonya Vasko
Nov 8, 2006
SONYA VASKO Oneonta – Sonya Vasko, of St. James' Manor, Oneonta, and formerly of St. James and Glen Cove, Long Island, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at A.O. Fox Nursing Home. She was born March 13, 1919, in New York City, to Anna and Alexander Sadowsky. She married Joseph F. Vasko on October 2, 1949. He predeceased her November...
Pearl T. Hamilton
Nov 5, 2006
Pearl T. "Polly" Hamilton Schenevus- Pearl T. "Polly" Hamilton, 89, passed away with her beloved son by her side on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown. Polly was born in Scranton, PA, the daughter of Arthur and Mae (Davis) Jones. She married Douglas Hamilton in Scranton on June 10, 1940. Douglas predeceased her in 1959. Polly was a...
Betty Irma Laitsch
Nov 1, 2006
ONEONTA – Betty Irma Laitsch, 77, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at her home with her family by her side. She was born June 12, 1929 in Manhattan, the daughter of Emil and Hirta (Boule) Jacques. Betty married Gottfried Carl Plaag on January 30, 1950 in Manhattan. He predeceased her on August 1, 1984. She then married John...
Guy Terry Parsons, Iii
Oct 29, 2006
ONEONTA – Guy Terry Parsons III, 59, passed away, unexpectedly, Sunday, October 29, 2006 at his home in Oneonta. He was born January 7, 1947 in Los Angeles, CA, the son of Guy Terry Parsons Jr. and Deane Parsons. Guy lived in Delhi before moving to Oneonta. He was a disc jockey for the Hartwick College WRHO. He is survived...
Walter C. Ball
Oct 21, 2006
SCHENEVUS – Walter C. Ball, 86, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2006 at A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. He was born January 27, 1920 in Chicago, Ill., the son of Walter K. and Ethel (Mighall) Ball. Walter was an United States Army Air Corp. veteran, serving during World War II. He married Evelyn Carroza on April 21, 1946 in...
Earl C. Smith
Oct 15, 2006
On October 15, 2006, Heaven called our loved one home, Earl C. Smith, our "Bud." As a loving father of sons, Max, Donald, Douglass, and daughter, BettyLou, and proud grandfather of Matthew, Joseph, Samantha, Brandi, Cameron, Katrina, Aletha, Alexis, Ethan, Abigail and Regan, and great-granddaughter, Autumn; Earl's heart will forever shine as their "special" angel. Earl's spirit will forever touch...
