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Virginia J. Scott
Mar 3, 2017
LAURENS - Virginia J. Scott, 65, went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2017 at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta. She was born January 4, 1952 in East Meadow, NY, the daughter of Calvin and Louise (Abrams) Figgs. She married Ernest Scott who predeceased her. Virginia loved the Lord and Savior. She is survived by her two...
Lillian S. Beams
Feb 28, 2017
Maryland – Lillian S. Beams, 79, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2017, after a long illness. She was born December 4, 1937 in Cobleskill, the daughter of Harley & Evelyn (Coons) Slater. Lillian graduated from Cobleskill High School. She married George "Buddy" Beams on November 21, 1971 at the Richmondville United Methodist Church. Lillian worked in the health industry...
Anna E. Taggart
Feb 21, 2017
On February 21, 2017 Anna E. Taggart passed away peacefully at home surrounded by the family that she loved and cherished. She was 94 years, 364 days and 12 hours old, just 12 hours shy of 95. Anna was born February 22, 1922 in Richfield Springs, NY, the daughter of Lawrence Graves and Etta Bouton. She married Willis B. "Jiggs"...
Raymond L. Tallman, Jr.
Feb 19, 2017
Decatur - Raymond L. Tallman, Jr, 62, passed away February 19, 2017 at home after a short illness, with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born to Raymond L. and Ada (Weiman) Tallman on September 10, 1954 in Canal Zone, Panama where his father was stationed in the United States Army. The Tallman family moved to Decatur...
John D. Guntert
Feb 16, 2017
Davenport - John D. Guntert, 68, passed away at his home on February 16, 2017. He was born October 11, 1948 in Stamford, NY the son of Ernest and Jean (Wiltsie) Guntert. John was a United States Marines veteran serving in Vietnam. He married Joanna Irwin on June 29, 1991 in Binghamton. They have been friends since the Ninth grade....
William J. Amos
Feb 7, 2017
Oneonta - William J. Amos, 70, died February 7, 2017 at Chestnut Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Oneonta. He was born February 6, 1947 in Perth Amboy, NJ, the son of Clinton and Florence (Brown) Amos. Bill graduated from Worcester Central School in 1968. He was employed with F.M. Burt in Cobleskill, NY. He liked cars, and enjoyed spending...
Eleanore L. Smith
Jan 30, 2017
Oneonta – Eleanore L. Smith, 96, a resident of The Plains at Parish Homestead in Oneonta, passed away January 30, 2017. She was born March 11, 1920 the daughter of Raymond and Cora (Munroe) Holbrook near Cooperstown. Eleanore married the love of her life, Stuart P. Smith on January 18, 1941 at her parents' home in Whig Corners. They were...
Mildred "Millie" Davis
Jan 28, 2017
WORCESTER – Mildred R. "Millie" Davis, 81, passed away peacefully at A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta, January 28. She was born April 28, 1935 in Central Bridge, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Muehl) Milavec. Millie grew up in Worcester. She graduated from Worcester Central School and then Hartwick College in Oneonta. She married Robert F. "Moose" Davis on...
Barbara Joan Simmons-Hungerford
Jan 26, 2017
Oneonta - Barbara Joan Simmons-Hungerford, 73, past away January 26, 2017 at her home. She was the daughter of Lawrence and Blanche (Austin) Marshall. Barbara was the co-owner of Black Sheep Antiques in the Duanesburg for 17 years. Barbara love to travel. She is survived by her husband, Frederick J. Hungerford of Oneonta; two sons, Scott Simmons and his wife,...
Mary Jane Mcgowan
Jan 23, 2017
ONEONTA - Mary Jane McGowan passed on to the arms of the LORD and to join Dean her loving husband in eternity on January 23, 2017 at the age of 90 years and 8 months. Mary Jane Smallin McGowan was born in May 1926 in Oneonta, NY the daughter of Percy and Edna Hazard Smallin. She attended Bugbee School –...
Walter G. "Bill" Stevens
Jan 20, 2017
Worcester Walter G. "Bill" Stevens, 78, passed away at home Friday, January 20, 2017. He was born on March 16, 1938; the son of Howard and Pearl Alice (Banks) Stevens the first. Bill had many talents; working on cars, tractors and equipment, playing guitar by ear and woodworking. He worked for years doing many jobs but always came back to...
Vera Elizabeth Thayer
Jan 20, 2017
Those we love do not go away, they walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear. The family of Vera Thayer cordially invites you to join in celebrating her life on Saturday, May 20, 2017, 11:00 am, at Main Street Baptist Church in Oneonta, NY. A reception will be held following...
Marie E. Webster
Jan 9, 2017
Oneonta - Marie Webster, 85, passed away January 9, 2017 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Arrangements are pending with the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta
Gertrud Wilhelm
Dec 31, 2016
Gertrud Wilhelm, 76, Schenevus, lost her life to lung cancer on Saturday morning December 31, 2016 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, New York. Prior, she was also treated for lung cancer by St. Peter's Hospital Cancer Care Center in Albany. Gertrud was born in Siegen, Westphalia, Germany on September 29, 1940 to Wilhelm Friedrich Wilhelm and Hedwig Schäfer-Wilhelm, and is...
Doris M. Rock
Dec 30, 2016
Worcester - Doris M. Rock, 79, formerly of Worcester, passed away at Holy Redeemer Hospice, Meadowbrook, PA on December 30, 2016 surrounded by her family. Doris was born on July 13, 1937 to George and Beatrice (Wilsey) Rock in Worcester. She married Paul Gasbara in 1958 and is survived by their three children; Paula (Houghtaling) of Horsham, Pa; Dr. Mark...
John B. Wagner
Dec 12, 2016
Oneonta John B. Wagner, 86, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. He was born on February 16, 1930 in Finsing, Germany; the son of Josef and Frieda (Schwartmuller) Wagner. John married Elisabeth Fakundiny in 1957 in Byram, CT. She predeceased him in 2007. John came to the United States in 1952. He worked as...
John E. Wilcox
Dec 3, 2016
Fly Creek John R. Wilcox, died December 3, 2016 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Formerly of Westford and Worcester, he was born April 15, 1935; the son of John E. and Dorothy A. (Thomas) Wilcox at Cooperstown. He attended school in Schenevus and Worcester and was a graduate of Worcester Central. In October 1958 he married Dawn Hillis at...
Beatrice Bensink Loftus
Nov 30, 2016
MOUNT VISION - Beatrice Bensink Loftus, 80, passed away suddenly on November 30, 2016 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. She was born August 17, 1936 in Corry, PA, the daughter of George and Lucille (Carroll) Bensink. Bea graduated in 1960 from Mansfield State Teachers College. She proceeded to spend the next 50 plus years sharing her talents as a...
Gordon A. Daley, Sr.
Nov 26, 2016
ONEONTA - Gordon A. Daley, Sr., 91, passed away November 26, 2016 at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a lengthy illness. Gordon was born February 7, 1925 in Oxford, NY, the son of Leo and Edna (McMullen) Daley. Gordon married Beverly Baker on August 16, 1946 at Elm Park United Methodist Church in Oneonta. A veteran of the...
Adrian M. Shrodo
Nov 26, 2016
LAURENS - Adrian M. Shrodo, 51, died on November 26, 2016 at his home in Laurens. Adrian was born in Norwich, England and moved to the United States when he was two years old. He is survived by his parents and step parents: Fiona Dejardin and her husband, Terry Slade of Schenevus; Stanley Shrodo and his wife, Virginia of Bridgewater,...
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