Richard A. Perry
Aug 4, 2009
UNADILLA _ Richard A. Perry, 52, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at home, with his family by his side. He was born Dec. 17, 1956, in Oneonta, the son of Samuel and Pauline (McMullen) Perry. Dick married Cindy Seeger in 1986 in Wells Bridge. He was employed by the D&H Railroad for 10 years, helping lay the local...
Richard W. Cole
Aug 3, 2009
ONEONTA – Richard W. Cole, 81, passed away Monday, August 3, 2009 at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta. He was born February 3, 1928 in Oneonta, the son of Julian and Beatrice (Campbell) Cole. He was a 1946 graduate of Oneonta High School. He married Pauline Lasher on October 16, 1948 at the Portlandville Methodist Church. During World War...
Robert "Rj" John Stedtler Sr.
Jul 31, 2009
DAVENPORT - Robert John Stedtler, Sr., aka "RJ", 78, passed away Friday, July 31, 2009 at his home after a long illness. He was born January 31, 1931 in Hackensack, NJ, the son of Frederick and Helen (Margreither) Stedtler. He was formerly married to Roberta Ann Price. He served in the New Jersey National Guard with the Service Battery 165th...
Agnes M. Adolfsen
Jul 21, 2009
SCHENEVUS – Agnes M. (Evans) Adolfsen, 87, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, July 21, 2009. She was born February 21, 1922 in Valley Stream, the daughter of Thomas H. and Elsie Agnes (Lorenz) Evans. She married Ralph Adolfsen Sr. on September 12, 1942 in Valley Stream. He passed away December 23, 1997. Mrs. Adolfsen was a member of...
Roy C. Parker
Jul 16, 2009
DECATUR – Roy C. Parker, 83, born August 22, 1925, died July 16, 2009 with his family at his side after a courageous battle with several illnesses. He was a United States Navy veteran serving in World War II with the Pacific Fleet. Roy was a member of the Schenevus VFW, the Worcester American Legion, the East Worcester Fish &...
Ninon Elie
Jul 16, 2009
Ninon Elie, 72, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Oneonta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be private at the convenience of the family. On line condolences may be made at www.lhpfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta.
Ralph J. Vanderhoef
Jul 15, 2009
Ralph J. Vanderhoef, 78, of Worcester passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown. He was born August 27, 1930 in Bronx; the son of Peter and Annoinette (Zarro) Vanderhoef. Ralph married Bridget Tulumello on October 6, 1951 in Manhattan. She predeceased him on May 26, 2009. He served in the United States Army during the Korean...
Ella Virginia Lasell
Jul 13, 2009
SMITHVILLE FLATS – Ella Virginia Lasell. 92, passed peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 13, 2009 at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton. She was born August 9, 1916 in Oneonta, the daughter of Benjamin and Laura (Lathrop) Voorhees. She married C. Chester Lasell in November of 1936. He predeceased her in 1954. Mrs. Lasell was a life member of the...
Marion G. Walrath
Jul 4, 2009
MARYLAND – Marion G. Walrath, 79, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2009 at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta. She was born December 18, 1929 in Maryland, the daughter of William and Minnie (Livingston) Sutton. Marion was a Registered Nurse for several facilities and hospitals, retiring from the ARC in Hartwick. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling and doing crafts. Marion...
Ward M. Sperbeck
Jul 2, 2009
DAVENPORT – Ward M. Sperbeck, 79, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2009 at his home. He was born January 28, 1930 in Summit, the son Orville and Vylonio (Woodbeck) Sperbeck. He married Katherine May Pitt on May 29, 1947. She predeceased him on October 1, 1997. Ward worked 30 years at Worcester Creamery and 10 years at Roxbury Milk Plant...
Marilyn R. Slawson
Jul 1, 2009
GREENE – Marilyn R. Slawson, 52, lost her battle with cancer on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta. She was born July 19, 1956 in Oneonta, the daughter of Leonard and Lurlene Betty (Llewellyn) Murphy. Marilyn married Stephen Slawson on July 30, 1988 in Schenevus. He predeceased her on July 12, 1994. She was employed...
George E. Zimmerman
Jul 1, 2009
George E. Zimmerman, 88, of Oneonta, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2009 at his home after a brief illness. George was born February 14, 1921 in Berwindale, Pennsylvania to George E. Zimmerman, Sr., a mining engineer, and Genevieve Zimmerman, née Straw. As a youth, George had summer jobs in the mines for the R&P Coal Co. and was working...
Helen Kaminsky
Jun 26, 2009
DECATUR – Helen Kaminsky, 98, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown . She was born October 25, 1910 in Szentpeterfa, Austria-Hungary, the daughter of Andrew and Theresa (Jurasits) Temmel. Helen grew up in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. She left home at an early age to become a nanny for a family on Long Island, and later was...
Sylvia A. Schaefer
Jun 23, 2009
EAST WORCESTER – Sylvia A. Schaefer, 66, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. She was born January 5, 1943 in Nyack, the daughter of Nicholas P. and Edith I. (Risch) Dezago. Sylvia married William W. Schaefer on May 23, 1964 in Nyack. She and her family moved to East Worcester in 1981 from Northvale, NJ. She work for...
Olga Squaires
Jun 20, 2009
ONEONTA – Olga Squaires, 87, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at the Otsego Manor. She was born August 20, 1921 in Oneonta, the daughter of Logan and Agnes (Kostiska) Panko. Mrs. Squaires worked at the Oneonta High School in the cafeteria for several years. She was a member of St. James Episcopal Church in...
Richard A. Couch
Jun 20, 2009
ONEONTA - Richard A. Couch, 61, died of a fatal heart attack on Saturday, June 20, 2009 while playing golf, the game he loved, at the Oneonta Country Club, Oneonta, New York. Richard was born on January 22, 1948 to Neal Emerson and Madeline Louise (Bemis) Couch in Sabetha, Kansas. He married Nancy Bondurant 22 years ago on June 27,...
Harriet Babcock
Jun 16, 2009
EAST WORCESTER – Harriet Babcock, 84, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at The Otsego Manor. She was born June 28, 1924, in Oneonta, the daughter of Dayton E. and Clarice (Hughson) Babcock. Harriet was educated in the East Worcester and Worcester School systems. She then went onto the United States Cadet Nurse Corp at Hartwick College, being in the...
Leona M. Reed
Jun 15, 2009
ONEONTA – Leona M. Reed, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 15, 2009 at her home. She was born December 23, 1915, in Hobart, the daughter of Benjamin and Lena (Dexter) VanHoesen. She married Edwin W. Reed on April 25, 1935 at the West Oneonta Baptist Church. He passed away in January of 1951. After the tragic loss of...
Mary H. Bobnick
Jun 12, 2009
Mary H. Bobnick WORCESTER – Mary H. Bobnick, 93, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on Friday, June 12, 2009. She was born July 13, 1915 in Davis, WV, the daughter of James and Mary (Anzelc) Milavec. She married Joseph Bobnick on August 19, 1933 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Worcester. Mary was a member of the...
Emma Mae Ball
Jun 11, 2009
EAST WORCESTER – Emma M. Ball, 93 of East Worcester, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2009 at home with her loving family surrounding her. Emma was born in Fultonville on May 17, 1916, the daughter of Howard and Olive Borden. She married Frederick C. Ball on December 24, 1934. Emma was a homemaker and lived her life for her family,...
