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Norman E Porter

Norman E Porter

Apr 11, 2020

Norman E. Porter, 84 of Jefferson passed away Saturday evening, April 11th , 2020 at the Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville. He was born August 7th , 1935 in Yonkers NY the son of the late Grace and William Porter. Norman was wed to his beloved wife Pauline on October 12th, 1957. Norman’s life was a life dedicated...

Mary E. Williams

Mary E. Williams

Apr 11, 2020

Mary E. Williams, 73, of Stamford, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home. Born on July 30, 1946 in Margaretville, Mary was the daughter of the late Paul and Catherine Mabey. Mary was married to John Gary Williams of Hopewell Junction on October 7, 1972 in Stamford, NY She was a 1964 graduate of...

William B Fingar, Jr.

William B Fingar, Jr.

Apr 9, 2020

William B. Fingar, Jr, 76, of Davenport, passed away at home on April 9, 2020, his wife Jacqueline, daughter Laurie and her partner Darryl Degraff were with him. Born on February 17, 1944 in Binghamton, William was the son of the late Marjorie (Calhoun) Fingar. William was a graduate of Charlotte Valley School and in 1964 enlisted in the...

Leon A. Czaja

Leon A. Czaja

Apr 9, 2020

Leon A. Czaja, 77, of Bloomville, passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday afternoon, April 9, 2020. Born on April 26, 1942 in Middletown, CT, Leon was the son of the late Carl and Helen Czaja. He graduated from University of Connecticut in 1962 and awarded Best Young Dairy Farmer in 1963. Leon owned and operated his own...

Alice R. Vroman

Alice R. Vroman

Apr 7, 2020

Alice R. Vroman, 83, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Fox Hospital Nursing Home in Oneonta. Born on June 12, 1936 in Stamford, Alice was the daughter of the late Leona and Alta (VanDusen) Smith. She worked for several years as a blender at the former Graham Laboratory (Mallindkrodt) in Hobart, retiring in 2002. Alice volunteered on...

Edward A. Slavinski

Edward A. Slavinski

Apr 7, 2020

Edward A. Slavinski, 82, formerly of South Kortright, died Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford surrounded by his loving family. Ed was born in Bloomville on January 29, 1938, the son of the late Sigmund and Sophie (Doroski) Slavinski. He married Gloria Firment of Delhi on August 29, 1959. Ed retired from the Allen...

Hilda Avery

Hilda Avery

Apr 3, 2020

Hilda Avery, 97, of East Meredith passed away on April 3, 2020 at Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta. She was born on December 25, 1922 in Delhi, to William and Emma (Jones) Watson. On September 21, 1946 she married Eugene Avery. They had several farms and Hilda love the work including milking the cows and bailing hay. She also enjoyed...

Clara Northcraft

Clara Northcraft

Apr 1, 2020

Clara Krivonyak Northcraft, 89, of Hobart and Zepherhills, FL, passed away on April 1, 2020 at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. Born on January 28, 1931 in Ohio, Clara was the daughter of the late Michael and Margaret (Petreczky) Krivonyak. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Stamford. Mrs. Northcraft graduated from Keuka College in 1953 with...

Doris J. Wentworth

Doris J. Wentworth

Mar 29, 2020

Doris J. Wentworth, 77, passed away on Sunday afternoon, March 29, 2020 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford following a long illness. Born on October 17, 1942 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Mary Jane (Whispell) Kelsey. Doris was strong person and would often share her honest opinion with family and friends. She enjoyed word...

Shirley M. Yeary

Shirley M. Yeary

Mar 27, 2020

Shirley M. Yeary, 87 of Delhi, passed away on the morning of March 27, 2020 at Delhi Rehabilitation and Nursing Center following a long illness. Born on January 22, 1933 in Kelly Corners, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (VanSteenburg) Sprague. Shirley worked for the Delhi Telephone Company for over 32 years. Mrs. Yeary was...

Vivian G. Rampe

Vivian G. Rampe

Mar 23, 2020

Vivian Gloria Rampe, 96, of Stamford, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020 at O’Connor Hospital in Delhi. Born on December 18, 1923 in Auburn, NY, Vivian was the daughter of the late Stanley and Anna (Lawnicziak) Chayka. She grew up in Auburn and moved to the Stamford area in 1960. She was married to the late Harrison Rampe,...

Patricia "Pat" Jefferson

Patricia "Pat" Jefferson

Mar 17, 2020

Patricia Jefferson 78, of Walton NY, passed away on Tuesday March 17th, 2020 surrounded by her family. Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, friend,...she was, and is, so much more to so many people. She was the beloved wife of Angelo Peppe, and they were together for over 30 years. She was born on October 7th, 1941 in Rockaway Beach...

Elizabeth "Betty" Stines

Elizabeth "Betty" Stines

Mar 12, 2020

Elizabeth M. Stines, 92, of Oneonta, passed away on March 12, 2020 at NYS Veterans Home in Oxford. Born on February 3, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, Elizabeth was the daughter of the late Rudolph and Elizabeth (Weber) Melichar. Elizabeth was married to William H. Stines in 1950, the couple enjoyed 54 years of marriage until his passing in 2004....

Hildegard "Hilde" Fink

Hildegard "Hilde" Fink

Mar 12, 2020

Hildegard “Hilde” Fink, 87, of Hobart passed peacefully with her family at her side on March 12, 2020. Born January 8, 1933 in Freistadt, Austria, Hilde was the daughter of the late Johann and Franziska Mader. It was when she moved to the United Kingdom that she met and fell in love with her late husband Alois “Louie” Fink....

Sonja E. Slicer

Sonja E. Slicer

Mar 12, 2020

Sonja E. Slicer, 84, of Stamford, went to be with the lord on Thursday, March 12, 2020 following a long illness. Born February 15, 1936 in Albany, N.Y., the daughter of the late James and Evelyn Berg. Sonja enjoyed gardening, birds, line dancing, playing bingo and was an avid reader. Her greatest passion was her family, she was a...

Clarence "Bud"  Carpenter

Clarence "Bud" Carpenter

Mar 9, 2020

Clarence “Bud” Carpenter, 92, of Delhi passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, March 9, 2020. Born on November 2, 1927, He was the son of the late Lyle and Edith (Hunt) Carpenter. He proudly severed in the United States Navy during World War II. Clarence was married to Vivian Rosa Carpenter on July 1, 1950, she passed...

James Reeves

James Reeves

Mar 7, 2020

Mr. James Reeves, 80, son of the late James and Ruth Reeves of Winfield Park, NJ, passed away quietly at home in Jefferson, NY, early Saturday morning, March 7, 2020 following a long illness. James joined the US Navy at the age of 17. While stationed in Florida, he met his wife Ada Reeves, they married on August 5,...

Clifford L. Burgin

Clifford L. Burgin

Mar 5, 2020

Clifford L. Burgin, 87, of Bovina, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Wilson Hospital, Johnson City. Born on February 28, 1933 in Delhi, He was the son of the late Edwin and Mary (Brown) Burgin. A lifelong resident of Bovina, Clifford was a 1951 graduate of Andes Central School. Clifford worked on the family farm along with...

Barbara Marie Cook

Barbara Marie Cook

Mar 4, 2020

“The loons of Little Kildare are calling her Home." Barbara Maria Cook died peacefully and with a giggle - her daughter, Anne, nearby - on March 4, 2020, at the age of 78. She passed over into the arms of her beloved family who had gone before her - her husband, Frank, daughter, Jenn and son, Ike. Barb’s loving,...

Thomas Jaquish

Thomas Jaquish

Mar 3, 2020

Thomas Jaquish, 92, of Delhi passed away Tuesday evening, March 3, 2020. He was the son of George and Margaret Jaquish, also of Delhi. He worked as an engineer for over 18 years with United Technologies but started his career as an educator. Thomas began his own education in a one-room schoolhouse, later graduated from Delaware Academy, and then...

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