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Joseph Hoffman

Joseph Hoffman

Nov 29, 2017

Joseph L. Hoffman, 69, of Harpersfield, passed away early Wednesday morning, November 29, 2017 at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown following a short but hard fought battle with cancer. Born on January 5, 1948 in Brooklyn, He was the son of the late George and Estell (Jochum) Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman proudly served in the US Navy where he received a...

Helen Mchugh

Helen Mchugh

Nov 27, 2017

~~Helen M. McHugh, 88, of Delhi, passed away on Monday morning, November 27, 2017 at Fox Hospital Nursing Home in Oneonta. Born on November 17, 1929 in Roebling, NJ, She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Julia (Bogda) Kollar. Helen was married to Richard McHugh, he passed away in 1992. She had worked as a technician for...

Marion Keyser

Marion Keyser

Nov 17, 2017

Marion M. Keyser, 92, of Davenport passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Chestnut Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oneonta. Born on January 27, 1925 in Jefferson, she was the daughter of the late Perry and Alma (Dross) Craft. Mrs. Keyser was married to Bernard Keyser, he passed away on August 11, 1967. Marion was a talented...

Stanley Dibble

Stanley Dibble

Oct 27, 2017

Stanley J. Dibble “Stan”, 92 of Hamden, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017 at O’Connor Hospital, Delhi, surrounded by his family. Stanley was born in Andes on November 23, 1924, the son of the late Frank and Dora (Wilcox) Dibble. Stanley was raised on Dibble Road in Andes. He married Virginia “Ginny” Condon on May 19, 1945, the...

Donna  Torma

Donna Torma

Oct 24, 2017

~Donna H. Torma, 72, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Albany Medical Center following a brief illness. Born on December 8, 1944 in Delhi, Donna was the daughter of the late Harvey Hafele and the late Frances(Cobbe) and Robert Decker. A proud 1962 graduate of Delaware Academy, Donna kept a close relationship with her high school classmates...

Christine Comfort

Christine Comfort

Oct 24, 2017

Christine A. Comfort, 64, of Bovina Center, passed away October 24, 2017 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown surrounded by her family. Born on September 12, 1953 in Margaretville, She was the daughter of Lester and Janet (Havens) Stewart. Christine has worked for over 43 years at O’Connor Hospital where she started in 1973. She was married to John...

Alexander  Newkerk Gastman

Alexander Newkerk Gastman

Oct 19, 2017

~~Alexander Louis Newkerk Gastman was born July 2, 1985 to Deborah Newkerk and Michael I. Gastman. Alex passed away after complications from a pulmonary embolism on October 19, 2017. He was surrounded by a large group of family and friends who shared their love with him before he passed. He is survived by his wife, Shawna Rosen, and his...

Frances Brooks

Frances Brooks

Sep 30, 2017

~~Frances Grace Brooks, 97, a lifetime resident of Stamford, NY, died Saturday morning, September 30, 2017 at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer. Frances Brooks was born on April 10, 1920, the daughter and only child of Lena and John McClelland. She grew up on the chicken farm working hand in hand with her parents each and...

George Adams

George Adams

Sep 30, 2017

~~DAVENPORT — George Joseph Adams, 81, died at his home in Davenport, of natural causes on Sept. 30, 2017. George's son, Tim cared for him at the end of his life. Born in Brooklyn, George moved to Gramercy Park in Manhattan with his mother, Mary Walsh. He received his education from Brooklyn Preparatory School, New York and Boston College,...

Daniel Reed

Daniel Reed

Sep 25, 2017

Daniel Patrick Reed, 27, of Stamford, passed away suddenly on September 25, 2017 from injuries sustained during an ATV accident. Born on September 14, 1990 in Oneonta, He was the son of John D. Reed and Cheryl L. Burke. Daniel worked for the last few years in the Parts Department at Eklund Farm Machinery in Stamford, where Danny considered...

Sylvia Newkerk

Sylvia Newkerk

Sep 22, 2017

~~Sylvia Anne Doenges Newkerk, 84, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, September 22, 2017, surrounded by her family. Born June 25, 1933 in Delhi, NY to Ida Quinn Doenges & Albert Joseph Doenges Siblings included Loretta Doenges Burkich (deceased), Richard (Margaret) Doenges of Edmeston NY, Stephen (Elaine) Doenges of Delhi and Susan (Russell) Waring of South Hero,...

Jean Baldwin

Jean Baldwin

Sep 15, 2017

~~Jean went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, September 15, 2017. Jean was a 33 year resident of Delhi, having moved here from Long Island in 1984. She was a member of St. John’s Church where she had been been treasurer for ten years. She is survived by her four daughters: Nancy Truscott, Carol...

Margaret  Finch

Margaret Finch

Sep 13, 2017

~~Margaret C. “Peggy” Finch, 79, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, September 13, 2017 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home, Stamford. Born on February 11, 1938 in Bovina, She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary (Thornington) Tuttle. She worked for over 24 years as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home until her retirement in 1996....

Dornora Misner

Dornora Misner

Sep 9, 2017

~~The much-loved Dornora Ellen Misner of East Meredith got her wings unexpectedly on Saturday, September 9, 2017, and family and friends hold her close in memories that will live forever. Dornora was born on September 7, 1962 to the late Paul and Faith Wright Titch, and grew up in Andes. Dornora is survived by her “Dove” William A. Misner...

George Knapp

George Knapp

Sep 7, 2017

~~George W. Knapp, 91, of Andes, passed away at his home on Thursday afternoon, September 7, 2017 Born on January 17, 1926 in Sidney Center, He was the son of the late Edward and Evelyn (Rosa) Knapp. Mr. Knapp was married to the former Marion Bordeau, she passed away in 1989 and later was married to Sarah Fuller, who...

Wilber Haynes

Wilber Haynes

Sep 5, 2017

~~Wilber C. Haynes, 89, of Bloomville passed away on Tuesday morning, September 5, 2017. Born on December 7, 1927 in Bloomville, he was the son of the late John and Jessie (Cleveland) Haynes. He was married for 70 years to his high school sweetheart Marjorie (Reynolds) Haynes on September 14, 1947. Wilber was a dairy farmer all his life....

Thomas Camb

Thomas Camb

Sep 5, 2017

~~Thomas G. Camb, 87, formerly of Bovina Center, beloved father and grandfather passed peacefully into the hands of his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Tom was born May 12, 1930, the son of Thomas and Alice (Burns) Camb. Tom was born and raised in NJ. While on a trip to Bloomville NY to visit his mother...

Ford Burdick

Ford Burdick

Sep 5, 2017

~~Ford A. Burdick, 72, of Bloomville, passed away suddenly Tuesday morning, September 5, 2017 at O’Connor Hospital, Delhi. Born on October 29, 1944 in Bloomville, He was the son of the late Frank and Gladys (Hitt) Burdick. Mr. Burdick worked on many local farms as a farm hand and mechanic, retiring from Burns Brothers Farms in Bovina Center. He...

Paddy Magnuson

Paddy Magnuson

Sep 4, 2017

Mrs. Paddy Shaw Magnuson, a longtime Delhi resident, passed away in her home on September 4, 2017. She was 92. Born Phyllis Constance Shaw in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1925, and known as Paddy from infancy, Mrs. Magnuson was the fourth of six children born to Ethel Dorman Shaw, a businesswoman, and James Wesley Shaw, a celebrated motorcycle racer....

Leo Parys

Leo Parys

Sep 3, 2017

~~Leo C. Parys, 90, of Stamford, passed away early Sunday morning, September 3, 2017 at Robinson Terrace. Born on April 9, 1927, Leo was the son of the late Peter and Florence (Moore) Parys. He was raised in the Stamford area and attended Stamford Central School. Leo proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. Following his...

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