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Richard Mulliken, Phd

Richard Mulliken, Phd

Dec 23, 2018

Richard Champlin Mulliken, PhD, beloved husband of Teresa C. Mulliken, passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 at home with his family in North Harpersfield NY. He was 83.Born on November 25, 1935, in Fall River, MA, Dick was the son of Champlin Burritt Mulliken of Pelham Manor, NY and Katherine Beck Mulliken of Milwaukee, WI. Dick grew up on...

Francis Quackenbush, Jr.

Francis Quackenbush, Jr.

Dec 22, 2018

Francis D. Quackenbush, Jr., 72, of Bloomville, passed away at AO Fox Hospital in Oneonta on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Born in Bloomville on March 2, 1946, the son of the late Francis D. and Evelyn (Hitt) Quackenbush, Sr. Francis worked in his earlier years with his father logging and also worked at a local farm and also did...

Mabel Hubbard

Mabel Hubbard

Dec 10, 2018

Mabel H. Hubbard, 86, of Hamden, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018 at Bassett Medical Center. Born on April 3, 1932 in Morris, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Beatrice Bailey. She was married to David B. Hubbard who passed away on June 2, 1992. Mabel worked for the Bookstore at SUNY Delhi for over...

Earl Luquer, Sr.

Earl Luquer, Sr.

Dec 10, 2018

Earl David Luquer Sr passed peacefully Monday December 10, 2018 at AO Fox Hospital with his devoted wife and family by his side. Earl was a long time resident of Deleware County, born September 14, 1946 in Delhi NY. Earl graduated from Treadwell Central School and immediately joined the workforce. He held many jobs over the years including working...

Evelyn (Bettiol) Weidmann

Evelyn (Bettiol) Weidmann

Nov 29, 2018

Evelyn Vivian (Bettiol) Weidmann, formerly of Loudonville NY, passed away on November 29th, 2018 at the age of 85 years. She was born June 24th, 1933 in Kortright, New York. Evelyn is survived by son Kurt (Courtney), and their children Campbell and Augusta; and son, Brian (Lisa) and their children Ian and Emma. She is also survived by brother...

Betty Bender

Betty Bender

Nov 29, 2018

Betty H. Bender, 92, of Delhi, passed away on Thursday morning, November 29, 2018 at A. O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta, surrounded in love by her family. Born on August 25, 1926 in Addison, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Alma (Claus) Housel. Betty was married to her husband of 70 years, Kenneth F. Bender,...

Karin Birkeland

Karin Birkeland

Nov 26, 2018

Karin Janet Birkeland, 83, of Delhi, NY passed away peacefully at the Delhi Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Monday morning, November 26, 2018. Born November 15, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of Norwegian Immigrants, Gustav and Ellen (Klem) Sandin. During her high school years, the family along with brother Kenneth Sandin moved to Delaware County, NY where she graduated...

Chief Petty Officer Richard Loucks, Jr.

Chief Petty Officer Richard Loucks, Jr.

Nov 26, 2018

Richard Howard Loucks, Jr. was born on January 19, 1967 in Stamford, New York to Richard Howard Loucks, Sr. and Shirley Mattice. Together, they raised Richard in the town of Bloomville. He did his schooling as a student at South Kortright Central School. He later earned a higher education from Columbia College. In November of 1985, at 18, Richard...

Deborah Misner

Deborah Misner

Nov 22, 2018

Deborah K. Misner, 72, of Delhi, passed away early Thursday morning, November 22, 2018 at Albany Medical Center. Born on September 16, 1946 in Port Jervis, Debbie was the daughter of the late Alfred J. and Anna 'Nancy' (Miller) Kirk. Debbie attended SUNY Delhi and upon graduation married George A. Misner III on June 17, 1967 in Madison, New...

Jamie Hughs

Jamie Hughs

Nov 21, 2018

Jamie R. Hughs, 42, of Delhi, formerly of Walton, passed away suddenly on Wednesday evening, November 21, 2018 at O’Connor Hospital after suffering a heart attack. Born on April 4, 1976 in Sidney, he is the son of the late Richard J. Hughs, Sr. and Sandra G. (Decker) Wright. Jamie enjoyed drawing and was a gifted artist, he also...

Andrew Pace

Andrew Pace

Nov 19, 2018

Andrew V. Pace was born December 6,1944 in Waterbury Ct. to Vito Pace and Teresa Cretella Pace. Andrew was survived by his wife of 25 years Holly Reher Pace and his children MaryEllen, (Jimmy)Barnes of Essex,CT; Crissy Pace of Decatur, AL, Michael (Cristina) of Essex, CT; Lori,(Michael III) Lapia of Stratford,CT and Michael Pollock of Seymour). Andrew was known...

Elinor Lavell

Elinor Lavell

Nov 16, 2018

Elinor (Ellie) Lavell passed away early in the morning of Friday, November 16, 2018 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford. She was born on April 23, 1927 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan to her parents Charles R. and Pauline (Markham) Merritt, the second of their seven children. Her family homesteaded in Canada until 1935, at which time they returned to...

Olive C.  Gile

Olive C. Gile

Nov 15, 2018

Olive C. “Petie” Gile, 88, of Delhi, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Fox Hospital Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Born on February 7, 1930 in Hamden, Petie was the youngest daughter of eight children of the late Elmer J. and Mattie “Oliver” Clark. Petie was married to Edison H. “Ed” Gile on January 29, 1950...

Neil Rohner

Neil Rohner

Nov 14, 2018

Neil Alonzo Rohner, 59 of Delhi, passed away early Wednesday morning, November 14, 2018 at O’Connor Hospital following a courageous battle with appendix cancer. Born on June 24, 1959 in Delhi, he was the son of the late Nicholas J. and Claudine F. (Hait) Rohner. Neil was a self-employed entrepreneur, a franchise owner of several Sub-Way locations in the...

Louise Messina

Louise Messina

Nov 12, 2018

Louise Colaluca Messina, born December 27, 1932 in Sette Fratti, Providence of Frosinone, Italy, has passed away into the arms of the Good Lord this day of November 12, 2018. Born to Donata Colarossi Colaluca Cantalupo and Alfred Colaluca, who predecease her. Wife of Philip D. Messina, Sr., whom she married on October 5th, 1952 in Port Chester, NY....

Beatrice Nichols

Beatrice Nichols

Nov 10, 2018

Beatrice Chichester Nichols, 87, of Bloomville, passed away at home Saturday morning, November 10, 2018 surrounded by her family. Beatrice was born on December 8, 1930, the daughter of the late Inda and Guy Chichester. She Graduated from South Kortright Central School in 1948 and Methodist Hospital School of Nursing, Brooklyn, NY in 1951 with degree in Registered Nursing....

Ruth Darling

Ruth Darling

Nov 9, 2018

Ruth L. Darling, 90, of DeLancey, passed away on Friday evening, November 9, 2018 at O’Connor Hospital, Delhi. Born on July 13, 1928 in Andes, She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mildred (Clark) Dowie. Mrs. Darling was married to Robert Darling, who predeceased her on May 15, 2007. She was co-owner/operator the family dairy of Dar-View...

Janis Reynolds

Janis Reynolds

Nov 8, 2018

Janis, Elizabeth Reynolds, 87, of Andes, entered her Heavenly home on November 8, 2018 at Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville. She was born November 19, 1930, the daughter of the late Alfred and Bertha Wight Reynolds. She attended and graduated from Andes Central School, where she excelled in academics and music. Janis worked as a nurses’ aide at...

Ronald Mullenix

Ronald Mullenix

Nov 5, 2018

Ronald R. Mullenix, 72, of Delhi, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on June 3, 1946 in East Orange, NJ, Ronald was the son of the late Raymond and Frances (Crane) Mullenix. Ron proudly served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam...

Harold Bedford

Harold Bedford

Nov 1, 2018

Harold E. Bedford, 95, of North Harpersfield, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford, following a brief illness. Born on May 3, 1923 on the family farm in North Harpersfield where he spent his entire life, the son of the late Ora E. and Nettie (More) Bedford. Mr. Bedford was married to...

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