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Wanita Lewis

Wanita Lewis

Feb 10, 2017

Wanita W. Lewis, aged 102, of the A. O. Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta, N.Y., formerly of Delhi, N.Y., died on February 10, 2017. She was born on August 27, 1914 in Trout Creek, N.Y., the daughter of Clair L. and Mildred (Drake) Whitaker. She was married on September 13, 1933 in Delhi to Donald H. Lewis who died on...

Harold Collins

Harold Collins

Feb 5, 2017

Harold "Pete" Collins, 77, currently of Stamford, but a lifelong resident of Hobart, passed away on Sunday evening, February 5, 2017 at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, New York Born on November 16, 1939 in the Town of Stamford, Pete was the son of the late Louie and Genevieve (Roe) Collins. Mr. Collins was a supervisor at Deltown Specialties in...

Anna Mcculley

Anna Mcculley

Feb 4, 2017

Anna N. McCulley, 87, of Stamford, formerly of Davenport, passed away peacefully, early Saturday morning, February 4, 2017 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home, Stamford. Born on February 2, 1930 in Cairo, NY, Anna was the daughter of the late Leslie and Hattie (Matthews) McLain. She was married to the late John G. "Jack" McCulley on September 21, 1947 a...

Linda Oblinski

Linda Oblinski

Jan 23, 2017

Linda J. Oblinski of East Meredith passed away early Monday morning, January 23, 2017 at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, following complications from a long battle with diabetes. Born in Brooklyn, Linda was the daughter of the late Al and Marion (Balaker) Selwyn. She was raised in Commack, Long Island, and graduated from Commack High School. Mrs. Oblinski received a...

Clayton Palmatier

Clayton Palmatier

Jan 23, 2017

Clayton L. Palmatier, 80, of DeLancey, went to be with the Lord on Monday morning, January 23, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. Born on October 11, 1936 in Hale Eddy, Clayton was the son of the late Horace and Ena (Sprague) Palmatier. Mr. Palmatier proudly served in the US Army, and following his honorable discharge he continued...

Shirley Frandsen

Shirley Frandsen

Jan 22, 2017

Shirley "Marnie" Frandsen, daughter of the late Millard and Sadie Allen of Delhi, died on Sunday, January 22, 2017 from complications of ALS. She graduated from Delaware Academy, class of 1951. Shirley was a stay at home mom, raising her three daughters. In the fall of 1979 she entered Delhi Tech's nursing program, graduating with honors in 1980 and...

Louis Miele

Louis Miele

Jan 21, 2017

Louis R. Miele passed from this mortal earth into immortality on Saturday January 21, 2017 at O'Connor Hospital in Delhi. Louis was born on April 1, 1934 in Rahway, NJ, the son of Louis A. Miele and Frances Garafolo Miele. He grew up on the family farm, working in the fields from the time he was a young boy,...

Leslie Hood

Leslie Hood

Jan 20, 2017

Leslie D. (Ambler) Hood, 57, of Hobart, passed away on Friday morning, January 20, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on August 10, 1959 in Seattle, WA, she was the daughter of the late Warren and June (Morgan) Ambler. Mrs. Hood proudly served in the US Army from 1977 until her honorable discharge in 1978 She...

Florence Govern

Florence Govern

Jan 19, 2017

Florence Ann Govern, 99, of Stamford, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 following a short illness. Born on September 12, 1917 in Stamford, Florence was the daughter of the late Matthew A. and Harriet (O'Brien) Govern. She was a graduate of Stamford Seminary School and Ithaca College. Following her graduation, she became a physical education teacher for over...

Candice Debias

Candice Debias

Jan 16, 2017

Candice Jean DeBias, 61, of Andes, N.Y. passed away January 16, 2017 in Albany, N.Y. Candy lived in Andes with her partner Jay Govendo and their fur babies. Candy loved taking walks through the park and anything having to do with family and friends. Candy was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Pauline Collins, and life partner...

Theresa Hamilton

Theresa Hamilton

Jan 13, 2017

Theresa "Te" L. Hamilton, Delhi, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at A.O. Fox Memorial Nursing Home, with her family by her side. Born November 16, 1925, Theresa was married to John "Jack" T. Hamilton for 61 years. Theresa was born in Plattsburgh, NY, graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh, moved to Delhi and was a Home Economics teacher at Delaware...

Harriet Mattice

Harriet Mattice

Jan 10, 2017

Harriet E. Mattice passed away on January 10, 2017 at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, following a long illness. Harriet was born on June 19, 1939 to Carl and Helen (Stickles) Brenn of Grand Gorge, NY. She graduated from Grand Gorge Central School in 1957 and embarked on a career in bookkeeping. Most notably, Harriet served as District Treasurer for...

John Tuetjer

John Tuetjer

Jan 6, 2017

John W. Tuetjer, 71, passed peacefully at Fox Hospital Nursing Home in Oneonta on Friday morning, January 6, 2017. Born in Long Island on October 11, 1945, He was the son of the late Peter and Edna (Kaiser) Tuetjer. John worked as a Porter for the Long Island Jewish Medical Center on Long Island for over 35 years, until...

Erma Martin

Erma Martin

Jan 1, 2017

Erma Grace (VerNooy) Martin, 86, was escorted by angels to heaven on January 1st, 2017. She is now reunited with her beloved siblings Wilber VerNooy, Gladys Rowe, Hattie Dougherty, Pete VerNooy, Margaret Ranker, and Helen Walker. Erma was born to the late Demmon and Gladys (Condon) VerNooy in Kelsey, NY on March 21, 1930, and following Gladys' passing, Erma...

Russell Tait

Russell Tait

Jan 1, 2017

Russell W Tait, 59, of Terry Clove Road, DeLancey, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. Born on August 5, 1957 in Delhi, Russell was the son of Jacob W. and Lois N. (Thompson) Tait. He graduated from Downsville Central School in 1975. Russell was a talented mechanic and enjoyed working on small...

Lillian Kohnken

Lillian Kohnken

Dec 31, 2016

Lillian Jean Kohnken, 91, resident of Hamden NY and more recently Poughquag, NY, passed into the Kingdom of God on Dec. 31, 2016. She was born on Nov. 16, 1925 to Joseph and Lillian (nee Briggs) Gillow, and grew up in New York City. On May 3, 1952, she married Henry Edwin Kohnken. Together they lived in East Meadow,...

Earl Hebbard

Earl Hebbard

Dec 27, 2016

Earl W. Hebbard, 86, of Delhi, passed away, Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016 at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. Born on February 15, 1930 in Davenport, Earl was the son of the late Harry and Lucy (Davis) Hebbard. Earl proudly served as a Combat Medic during the Korean War in the US Army from 1951 until his honorable discharge...

William Austin

William Austin

Dec 26, 2016

William H. "Bill" Austin, 73, of Davenport, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016 at his home following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on September 11, 1943 in Harpersfield, He was the son of the late Harold and Virginia (Harris) Austin. Mr. Austin was married on September 19, 1964 to Patricia A. O'Donnell. Bill worked for the...

Mary Shoemaker

Mary Shoemaker

Dec 25, 2016

Mary F.L. Shoemaker, 68, of Bovina Center passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Mountainside Care Center in Margaretville following a long illness. Born on August 13, 1948, she was the daughter of the late John and Erika (Koenig) Weber. Mary was a 1967 graduate of Andes Central School. She worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation as...

Jean Elwood

Jean Elwood

Dec 24, 2016

Jean C. Elwood, 90, of Delhi, a long-time resident of Sidney, Town of Unadilla, Otsego County, and more recently of The Plains in Oneonta, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at AO Fox Nursing Home. She was born May 11, 1926 at West Platner Brook, Delhi, the daughter of the late William E. and Helen (Feake) Cobbe, and received her...

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