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Isabelle Fenton
Jun 1, 2016
Mrs. Isabelle Bentley Fenton, 94, of Juno Beach, FL, died peacefully at home early Wednesday morning, June 1, 2016. Isabelle was born in New Rochelle on May 13, 1922, the daughter of Bertram and Louise (McCumber) Bentley. She grew up in Bellmore, Long Island, but spent much of every summer visiting her grandmother, Jennie McCumber, in Andes, the village...
Joan Grogan
May 25, 2016
Joan Ellen Grogan, 91, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, May 25, 2016 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford. Born on November 20, 1924 in New York City, NY, Joan was the daughter of the Phillip and Martha (Johnson) Griesbach. She was married to the late Francis "Frank" Grogan, who passed away on April 19, 2016. She enjoyed summer...
Marjorie Barry
May 24, 2016
Marjorie Barry, 93, formerly of Benjamin Rd. in Stamford, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home following a long illness. Born on March 17, 1923 in Gilboa, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Alice (Stevens) Mattice. Marjorie was married to John H. Barry on September 8, 1940 in the Grand Gorge...
Thomas Townsend
May 9, 2016
Thomas J. Townsend, 69, of Delhi passed away on Monday evening, May 9, 2016 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born on May 4, 1947 in Delhi, the son of the late Grover C. and Jean (Every) Townsend. Thomas was a 1965 graduate of Delaware Academy where he participated in a variety of sports including Tennis, Track and Wrestling....
Marcella Myers
May 6, 2016
Marcella A Myers (Krom),73, residing in Otego, went home to be with the Lord, after a short, courageous battle with cancer, May 6, 2016 while visiting family in Bel Air, Maryland Born in Durham on December 21, 1942 , she was the daughter of James and Myrtle Krom. Marcella was well known for her career in advertise sales at...
Joseph Harper
May 3, 2016
Joseph F. Harper, went home to be with the Lord in Kingsport, TN on May 3,2016 at the age of 87. The son of Ferdinand and Leta Cook Harper, longtime residents of Harpersfield. Joseph is survived by his wife, Delilah; a sister: Evelyn Waldron; one son: Gary; daughters and son-in-laws: Joe and Deb Seeley, Pam and Jim Clark; 8...
Carl Stoesser
Apr 30, 2016
Carl L. Stoesser, 84, of South Kortright, passed away on late Saturday evening, April 30, 2016 at Mohawk Nursing Home, Illion. Born on October 18, 1931 in Delhi, He was the son of the late Heimer Stoesser and the late Viola Shaw Stoesser Vroman. Carl proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was employed for...
Lincoln Abrams
Apr 28, 2016
Lincoln D. Abrams was born on April 28, 1922, in Patchogue, NY, and peacefully passed away on April 28, 2016, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta, NY. Lincoln served in the 84th infantry division from 1942-1946. After seeing combat all over Europe during World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge, Lincoln was honorably discharged. He and his...
Francis Grogan
Apr 19, 2016
Francis "Frank" Grogan, 93, of Oneonta passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford. Born on January 8, 1923 in Mt. Kisco, Frank was the son of the late Michael and Edith (Sands) Grogan. Frank served in the US Navy during World War II, following his honorable discharge he continued to work for...
Janet Stoop
Apr 19, 2016
Janet M. Stoop, 54, of Hamden, passed away suddenly at Albany Medical Center early Tuesday morning, April 19, 2016. Born on May 2, 1961 in Margaretville, she was the daughter of the late James A. Lame and the late Naomi G. Pardee Calhoun. She was employed by the Delaware County ARC in Hamden as a life coach, a job...
Rhoda Kakar
Apr 16, 2016
Rhoda Kakar (née Dordi) passed away on Saturday, April 16th of complications following a stroke. Born on September 18th, 1936, in Indore, India, Rhoda moved to London where she married Sushil Kakar on February 24th, 1962 and, when Sushil was offered a position in New York City, the two of them then moved to America. They moved to San...
David Hildreth
Apr 11, 2016
David John Hildreth died from complications from Alzheimer's at Mountainside Residential Care in Margaretville, NY, on April 11, 2016 at the age of 73. He was born October 29, 1942 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Robert and Emma (Turley) Hildreth. David married Elizabeth Hamilton on August 13, 1966 in Glen Rock, NJ. He and his wife and baby...
Phyllis Rebel
Apr 7, 2016
Mrs. Phyllis L. Rebel, 72, of Harpersfield, formerly of Long Island, passed away early Thursday morning, April 7, 2016 at her home. Born on January 12, 1944 in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Emily Rebel. She was a florist, Phyllis owned and operated Hedges Florist and Garden Center in Roslyn Heights, Long...
George Eighmie
Apr 4, 2016
George B. Eighmie, 76, of Stamford, passed away suddenly on Monday morning, April 4, 2016 at his home. Born on August 9, 1939 in Whitehall, he was the son of the late Borden C. and Gladys (Sachs) Eighmie. He was a graduate of SUNY at Delhi with a degree in Civil Engineering, he then went on to a career...
Melville Macarthur
Apr 4, 2016
MELVILLE HEBBARD MacARTHUR, passed away on April 4, 2016 in California. Hebbard was born in Davenport Center, New York on September 10, 1914. He was the son of Alexander Law MacArthur, a dairy farmer and Mary Hebbard MacArthur, a one room schoolhouse teacher and the first person in her family to earn a college degree. Hebbard is survived by...
Burnett Burnside
Apr 1, 2016
Burnett A. Burnside, 70, of Bloomville, passed away on Friday morning, April 1, 2016 at his home. Born on May 17, 1945 in Cooperstown, He was the son of the late Burnett and Edith (Johnson) Burnside. He worked as a truck driver for various companies including Ryder Truck and Leo Searles Trucking, he then worked for the Town of...
Lillian Tiffany
Mar 30, 2016
Lillian M. Tiffany, 97, a lifelong Delhi area resident, passed away late Wednesday evening, March 30, 2016 at her home. Born on October 6, 1918 in Delhi, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Lula (McPhail) Stewart. She was a graduate of Delaware Academy and Oneonta Normal School, Lillian taught in the rural schools in the area....
Marion Govern
Mar 28, 2016
Marion H. Govern, 92, of Stamford, passed away early Monday morning, March 28, 2016 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford. Born on July 20, 1923 in Grand Gorge, she was the daughter of the late William and Grace (Newcomb) Jones. Marion was a lifelong area resident and a 1941 High School Graduate. She married Thomas Govern on November 20, 1948,...
Fumi Kawamoto
Mar 25, 2016
Born in Fresno, CA. Graduated HS in LosAngeles. Interred at Manzanar Relocation Center during WWII with her parents, Masana and Karu Kato. Her sister Masako was there with her son Sadao and husband Ted Yotsukura. When she was released, she went to NYC for a secretarial position at Presbyterian Church. She moved to Landsdale, PA for the American Chick...
Betty Dougherty Barnett
Mar 24, 2016
Betty Ann Barnett, 61 of Moscow, Idaho passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Gritman Medical Center. Betty was born August 10, 1954 to Richard and Margaret (Yearry) Dougherty in Oneonta, NY. She grew up in Delhi and graduated from Delaware Academy class of 1972.She moved to Washington in the early 1980"s and married James Thomas Barnett in Yakima...
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