Obituaries
Local Obituaries
John Peter Ballard, Jr.
Jun 2, 2022
John Peter Ballard, Jr., 85, of Davenport passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday afternoon, June 2, 2022, surrounded by his family. Born on December 29, 1936, on the family farm in Davenport, he was the son of the late John Peter and Jennine (Kosier) Ballard. John was a dedicated husband to his wife Barbara Lee (Fingar) Ballard...
Henry Aldrich
May 30, 2022
Henry M. Aldrich, 62, of Stamford, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2022, at Bassett Medical Center following a short illness. Born on February 18, 1960, in Sidney, He was the son of the late Murton and Alice (Shaver) Aldrich. Henry was a loved farming and caring for the land and animals, He was a career Dairy Farmer, running...
Laverne "Vern" Hadley
May 29, 2022
Laverne (Verne) Paul Hadley went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 29, 2022, due to a sudden heart attack. He was 65. Verne was born on October 2, 1956, to Cecil and Violet (Zindle) Hadley in Delhi, NY in the old hospital on Franklin Street. He was raised in the Delhi area and graduated from...
Danielle Mullinnex Smith
May 28, 2022
"Gone too soon but we loved you enough for a lifetime" Danielle, beloved daughter and sister passed away in her home unexpectedly on Saturday 5/28/22. She is survived by her loving parents, James and Kathy Mullinnex, her sister Jessica Mullinnex-Rusin (Stash Rusin), her therapy cat Luna, her Grandmother Laura Mullinnex, a special Great Aunt Marge Houck, her Uncle Billy...
Lillian J. Romer
May 28, 2022
Lillian J. Romer, 82, of Davenport, formerly of Middletown, NY, passed away on May 28, 2022 at AO Fox Memorial Nursing Home, Oneonta. Born on February 2, 1940 in Newburgh, NY, Lillian was the daughter of the late Ralph Bushfield and Josephine (Costello) Olsen. Lillian was a Law Office Manager until her retirement in 2018 following 37 years of...
Thomas E. Strzeszewski
May 23, 2022
Thomas E. Strzeszewski, 68, of Stamford, passed away at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born on October 19, 1953 in Glen Cove, NY, Thomas was the son of the late Edward and Edna Strzeszewski. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corp. from 1975-1980 being honorably discharged as a Sergeant. Thomas was an Insurance Investigator for several years...
Mark S. Finch
May 22, 2022
Mark S. Finch, 48, of Delhi, passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at O’Connor Hospital following complications from end stage kidney disease. Born on February 20, 1974 in Cooperstown, he was the son of Leland Johnson, Jr. and Wanda Platt. Mark loved being outdoors, he worked as a logger for several local logging companies and loved hunting...
Helmut Hamedl
May 22, 2022
“He lived a good life.” Helmut Hamedl, 86, of Stamford, NY passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday morning, May 22, 2022. Helmut was born on December 12, 1935 in Tobaj, Austria, the youngest son of the late Josef and Anna (Yautz) Hamedl. After growing up on his parents’ farm, he worked in the coal mines of Germany...
Louis J. O'Connor
May 21, 2022
Louis James O’Connor, 78, of Stamford, NY, passed away, Saturday, May 21, 2022 at his home. Louis was born August 6, 1943 in Yonkers, NY to Joseph and Ida (McCue) O’Connor. He graduated from Cairo High School in 1961 and from Albany College of Pharmacy in 1966. He was a lifelong Stamford resident. He owned his own business, O’Connor...
Robert E. Hull
May 17, 2022
Robert E. Hull, 86 of Fultonham, formerly of Johnson Hollow Road, Grand Gorge, New York, passed away peacefully into the hands of the Lord on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, surrounded by his family and the caring doctors and nurses of Albany Medical Center. Robert (Bob) was born on May 25, 1935 in Johnson Hollow to Robert B. Hull and...
Daniel H. Bower
May 17, 2022
Daniel Herbert Bower, 84, of Bloomville passed away on May 17,2022 at Delhi Rehabilitation Center. Born on February 24, 1938 in Summitville, NY, Dan was the son of the late Charles W. and Rose (Dewitt) Bower. After his parents moved to Bloomville Dan attended South Kortright Central School. Dan then enlisted in the US Army, serving overseas and attaining...
Shirley D Whispell
May 16, 2022
Shirley D. Whispell, 84, of Hobart, passed away suddenly at her home on Monday, May 16, 2022. Born on February 24, 1938 in Hobart, Shirley was the daughter of the late Theodore and Edith (Smith) Whispell. Shirley enjoyed trips to play bingo, playing Take 5 and watching her “hot westerns” on TV. She was a member of the church...
Gerald Maxwell
May 13, 2022
Gerald “Jerry” Maxwell was a loving brother, husband, and father. He never met anyone he didn’t ‘know’ and was a friend to everyone. He went to be with his parents on May 13, 2022, at the age of 85. He was born to Walter and Mary (Reynolds) Maxwell on December 31, 1936. Jerry met his wife Joan Gould while...
Harriet E. Raeder
May 13, 2022
Harriet E. Raeder, 82, of Hobart, passed away at her home on Friday, May 13, 2022. Born on September 6, 1939 in Hobart, Harriet was the daughter of the late Leslie and Mary Jane (Whispell) Kelsey. Mrs. Raeder was a homemaker, raising her children and grandchildren along with watching several other children over the years. She was married to...
Larry Soule
May 12, 2022
Larry Soule, 79, of Bloomville, passed away on Thursday afternoon, May 12, 2022 at Westchester Medical Center following a short illness. Born on April 28, 1943, in Stamford, NY, Larry was the son of the late Harold and Evelyn (Hellijas) Soule He attended Stamford Central School and proudly served in the US Army from 1961-1964, following his service he...
Elsie Skovsende
May 2, 2022
Elsie Skovsende, 84, of Andes, New York passed away suddenly at home on Monday, May 2, 2022. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on March 7, 1938, the daughter of the late William and Kathe (Anderson) Meyer. In 1957 she married her husband Viggo “Joe” Skovsende, a union that lasted nearly 60 years until Joe’s passing in 2015. Elsie...
John T. Seward
May 2, 2022
John T. Seward, 61, of Delhi, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, May 2, 2022. Born on September 10, 1960 in Landstuhl, Germany, John is the son of John W. Seward and the late Gisela (Milz) Seward. John was a talented carpenter and was a local contractor for many years. He was an avid outdoorsman; John had...
Devyn T. Clum
May 1, 2022
Devyn T. Clum, 27, of Bloomville, passed away suddenly on Sunday evening, May 1, 2022 at Albany Medical Center. Devyn was born on July 30, 1994 in Oneonta, NY, he was a lifelong resident of Delaware County, he attended the Heavy Equipment program at BOCES. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, photography, logging and four wheeling. One...
Richard "Dick" Wilbur
May 1, 2022
On May 1, 2022, Richard (Dick) L. Wilbur passed into the loving arms of his Savior surrounded by family at home following a courageous, well-fought battle with cancer. He was born October 27, 1938 to Lewis and Emma Wilbur in Delancey, NY where he grew up on the family farm on Back River Rd. He then met and married...
Elizabeth Mcguire
Apr 24, 2022
Elizabeth Ann “Beth” McGuire, 71, passed away on Sunday morning, April 24, 2022 at her home in Milford, NY. Born on August 30, 1950, to James D McGuire and Dorothy (Offnick) McGuire in Detroit Michigan. She one of four daughters. Elizabeth was predeceased by her father in 1986, mother in 1998 and her sister Sharon Catherine Barnett from Michigan...
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