Obituary Listing

Mar 19, 2022

ONEONTA - Margaret Ann (Maggie) Morales passed away peacefully on March 19, 2022, following an extended illness. A lifetime Oneonta resident, Margaret was born on January 15, 1952 to Paul S. and Margaret T. (Adams) Farmer.

A graduate of Oneonta High School, Maggie spent her life caring for others, especially the ones that she loved. She spent...

Mar 14, 2022

ONEONTA – Lois I. Brenner, 89, passed away peacefully at home on March 14, 2022.

Lois was born November 3, 1932 in Brooklyn, the daughter of Henry and Isabel (Corry) Erickson.

Lois graduated from Fort Hamilton High School in 1950.  Following graduation, she worked in the financial district in New York City at Hanover Bank...

Mar 13, 2022

We are sad to announce that on March 13, 2022, at the age of 89, Patricia Locke DuBois passed away.  She was surrounded by family as she took her last steps from this world into her forever home with her beloved Elliott.

She was loved and cherished by many people, including her parents, Frank and Alice Locke...

Mar 13, 2022

Laurens – Thomas E. Davis, 71, passed away at home on March 13, 2022, with his beloved wife Dawn, and his canine buddy Emma at his side.

He was born June 20, 1950, in Oneonta, the son of Frank and Eunice (Sitts) Davis, and graduated from Charlotte Valley Central School, Class of 1969. After school, he joined...

Mar 12, 2022

Unadilla, NY - Alice T. Welch, 93 passed away peacefully at home on March 12, 2022.

She was born March 27, 1928 in Bronx, NY. The daughter of Edward and Catherine (Carroll) McLeer.

Alice Married Richard Welch February 13, 1955. They moved to Schenevus, NY in 1969.

Alice moved to Unadilla, NY in...

Mar 8, 2022

Gloversville - Martha M. Morell, 77, passed away peacefully at her home on March 8, 2022.

She was born August 6, 1944 in Cobleskill, grew up in Hyndsville, and was the daughter of Everett and Florine (Newberry) Shaver.

Martha married Ronald E. Morell on March 11, 1973 at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Cobleskill.

Mar 4, 2022

ONEONTA – David W. Brenner, 90, passed away March 4, 2022 at Cooperstown Center Rehabilitation and Nursing Home.

David was born December 20, 1931 in Blooming Grove, NY, the son of Lee D. and Henrietta (Maxwell) Brenner.  He was the oldest of 10 children.  The family lived in various towns in and around Newburgh, NY.

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Mar 2, 2022

Lawrence A. Mirarchi, 81, of Oneonta passed away on March 2, 2022, in Westchester, NY.

Larry was born in Brooklyn on April 25, 1940, to Frank Mirarchi and Mary (Marrano) Mirarchi, who had immigrated to New York from southern Italy.

Larry grew up speaking Italian and surrounded by a large extended family in Prospect Heights....

Feb 28, 2022

Sally D Ferris, 74 passed away peacefully Sunday February 28, 2022.

Sally was born in Oneonta, New York and was the daughter of the late Robert and Emma (Debloom) Wing and was predeceased by her sister Nancy Bibeau.

Sally graduated from Oneonta High School on June 28, 1965 as the first graduating class of its...

Feb 26, 2022

ONEONTA - Thomas M. Hughson, 88, died peacefully in his sleep at the Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing on February 26, 2022. He is survived by his beloved spouse of almost 30 years, Susan M. Hughson.

Tom was born in Oneonta, New York on November 17, 1933. The son of Thomas P. and Doris M. Hughson,...

Feb 21, 2022

David William Ring, 74, of Oneonta, New York passed away peacefully in his home from natural causes on February 21, 2022.

The son of George Francis Ring, Jr. and Ellen Donohoe Ring (nee Smith), he was born on September 30, 1947 and was raised in Norwich, Connecticut where he graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 1965. David...

Feb 17, 2022

Robert Edward Flaherty, 79, of New Port Richey, FL passed away on February 17, 2022.

He was born on February 18, 1942 to Charles and Louise LeBaron Flaherty in the Bronx, NY. At the age of seven he moved with his family to Worcester, NY and graduated from Worcester Central Class of 1960.

He married...

Feb 16, 2022

Ms. Shirley Ester Skinner, 106, passed away peacefully in her home in Schenevus, NY, on February 16, 2022.

She was born on her family farm on Badeau Hill, in Westford in the Town of Maryland, NY. She is the descendent of Pierre Badeau who homesteaded in the area in the 1700's.  Shirley is...

Feb 16, 2022

Maryland – John R. Miskell, Jr., 73, passed away peacefully February 16, 2022 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown after a long illness.

He was born June 26, 1948 in Oneonta, the son of John R. Miskell, Sr. and Joan (Ackley) Miskell.

John married Darlene VanDeusen on August 25, 1972 at the Elm Park Methodist...

Feb 11, 2022

WORCESTER - Winifred Ellen Lehenbauer passed away on February 11, 2022, after an extended illness.

She was predeceased by her parents, Roena R. Messner and Frederick George Messner, and by her former husband, Winfred Lehenbauer.

She is survived by her children, Christopher (Lori) Lehenbauer of Worcester, NY, Karl (Nancy) Lehenbauer of Lebanon, TN, and Ruth...

Feb 7, 2022

Oneonta – Catherine L. Chase, 63, passed away February 7, 2022 at Chestnut Park Nursing Home, Oneonta.

She is survived by her children, Harold and wife, Grace Stilson and Jolene and husband, Bill Thompson; grandchildren, Kristalene, Harold, Starlene, Kayla, Selena, Natalie and Caitlyn; siblings, Lenna Hultman, Sandy Engelhardt, and Herbert Wenck; many nieces and nephews; and beloved...

Feb 4, 2022

Roger L. Gurney 74 passed away peacefully February 4, 2022 at his home in Oneonta which he shared with his dear friend, Linda.

He was born on July 26, 1947 in Kearney Nebraska.  He was the only child of Kenneth and Iris Gurney.  When Roger was 2 years old, he and his parents moved to Cherry Valley,...

Jan 30, 2022

Oneonta – Lloyd H. Johnson, 83, passed away January 30, 2022 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown from complications of Covid and underlying health conditions.

He was born April 24, 1938 in Halcott Center, the son of Milbert and Edna (Simmons) Johnson. He married Rosanne Brickwedde on November 17, 1956 at St. Mary's Church in Oneonta. Together...

Jan 28, 2022

Minnie Naples Cerra passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family in Baldwinsville, NY on January 28, 2022. She was two days shy of her 101 birthday.

She was born in East Worcester, NY on January 30, 1921, the daughter of Frank Naples and Theresa (Stellato) Naples. She married Bernard F. Cerra on October 13,...

Jan 26, 2022

Oneonta – Patrick J. Delaney, 77, passed away January 26, 2022 at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta.

Pat was born February 7, 1944 in Oneonta, the son of Francis and Helen (Fullington) Delaney.

He attended Mitchell Street Elementary and Chestnut Street schools, participating in Little League, Pony League and Babe Ruth League Baseball.

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