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Michael Ackerman

Michael Ackerman

Sep 22, 2013

BLOOMVILLE Michael "Mikey" J. Ackerman, 18, of Bloomville was called home to be with our other Angels on Sunday, September 22, 2013. He was born on July 22, 1995 in Warwick, the son of Michael M. and Myrna (Farkas) Ackerman. A 2013 graduate of South Kortright Central School, he was currently attending SUNY Delhi. Michael touched many hearts and...

Rollie Kirby

Rollie Kirby

Sep 9, 2013

DELHI - Rollie C. Kirby, 89, a longtime Delhi resident, died Monday evening, Sept 9, 2013, at his home, following an extended illness. Born Feb 15, 1924, in Ketchum, Oklahoma (Indian Territory), the son of Cyrus and Versia (Robertson) Kirby, he was proud of his Native American heritage. A WW II Army Air Corps veteran and retired, self-employed house...

David Ackerman

David Ackerman

Aug 27, 2013

Otego David E. Ackerman, 73 of Otego, New York passed away at home on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. He was born May 29, 1940 in Hackensack, New Jersey the son of the late Melvin and Muriel (Worth) Ackerman. David was a Veteran of the United State Air Force having served three years. He was a dairy farmer for 18...

Michael Jacobs

Michael Jacobs

Aug 24, 2013

Stamford Village Mayor and prominent local attorney Michael Arthur Jacobs, 65 of Stamford, NY passed away unexpectedly at Delaware Valley Hospital in Walton, NY on Saturday August 24, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Born on February 26, 1948 in New York City, Michael was the son of Elias Herbert Jacobs and Minette Diamond Jacobs. He married Donna Louise...

Marcy Barr

Marcy Barr

Aug 24, 2013

Hobart Marcy Barr, 70, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at her home in Hobart, NY. Marcy was born on February 1, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY to Leo and Harriet Parente. Marcy was preceded in death by her loving daughter, Karen Barr Seymour of Lake Royale, NC and her sister, Renee Meltzer of Napa, CA. While growing up...

Dorothy Gagne

Dorothy Gagne

Aug 20, 2013

DELHI Dorothy F. Gagne, 87, of Delhi, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at home in Delhi. She was born on June 25, 1926 in Salsbury Mills, the daughter of Alfred and Anna (Johnson) Wright. She married Henry J Gagne. Dorothy was employed as a food service supervisor for SUNY Delhi for 30 years. She enjoyed cooking and spending...

Mary Eckert

Mary Eckert

Aug 17, 2013

DeLANCEY — Mary Eckert, 89, of DeLancey, passed away peacefully Aug. 17, 2013, at Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville. Mary was born April 13,1924, in Whiting, Ind., daughter of George and Mary (Pekala) Firment. Mary grew up in Shavertown and graduated from Andes Central School. She married John E. Eckert in 1942, in Arkville. Together they operated dairy...

Theodora Mclean

Theodora Mclean

Aug 10, 2013

BLOOMVILLE — Theodora McLean (Teddy), 86, of Bloomville, went to Heaven exactly 55 years to the day to join her beloved mother, Cassie Joslin (Aug. 10, 1958) on Aug. 10, 2013. Theodora was born July 5, 1927, in a Model-T car, daughter of Andrew and Cassie Joslin. Theodora was a lifetime resident of the Bloomville area. She was for...

Robert Schoen

Robert Schoen

Aug 4, 2013

ROBERT W. SCHOEN Robert William Schoen of Hobart died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 4 after a brief illness. He was 56 years old, the husband of the former Carol Sue Dewey of Andes, and father of Maria Theresa Schoen of Garner, NC, Darlene (Jonathan) Van Tilburg of Hobart, and John Nathaniel Schoen, also of Garner, NC. The son of...

Carrie Ingram

Carrie Ingram

Aug 4, 2013

WEST DAVENPORT — Carrie Ingram, 78, of West Davenport, passed away on Aug. 4, 2013, at Chestnut Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with her family by her side. She was born on June 16, 1935, in Andes, to Gregg and Irene Little. In 1955, at age 19, she married Bruce Ingram. Later in her life, she became companions with...

Helen Soules

Helen Soules

Aug 2, 2013

Oneonta Helen Soules, 84 of Oneonta, NY passed away August 2, 2013 at Olean General Hospital, Olean, New York. She was born February 19, 1929 in Bloomville, NY the daughter of Perry and Elma (Dross) Craft. She married Raymond Soules May 15, 1953 in Downsville, NY. He predeceased her, August 14, 1974. Helen worked as an Adult Caseworker for...

James Wright

James Wright

Jul 28, 2013

DeLANCEY James R. Wright, 67, of DeLancey, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at the Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville. He was born on May 10, 1946 in Delhi, the son of Edmund and Florence (Eadie) Wright. A life-long area resident, James was a Veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the US Army. Being self-employed in...

William Nesbit

William Nesbit

Jul 26, 2013

South Kortright William E. Nesbitt, Jr., 58 of Oakland, California passed away on July 26, 2013 in Oakland. He was born January 25, 1955 the son of the late William E. and Lorna M. (Crandall) Nesbitt, Sr. William graduated from Walton High School and immediately entered in the United States Navy and was assigned to the cryptology section in...

Mary Gray

Mary Gray

Jul 22, 2013

DELHI Mary E. Gray, 93, of Delhi, passed away Monday, July 22, 2013 at AO Fox Hospital Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was born August 7, 1919 in Delhi, the daughter of John and Mary Isabel (Bundy) Everett. She married Cecil E. Gray on August 25, 1935. Mary retired as head housekeeper of Countryside Care Center in Delhi. She...

David Loucks

David Loucks

Jul 22, 2013

Hobart David J. Loucks, 63 of Hobart, NY died July 22, 2013 at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. He was born November 29, 1949 in Stamford, the son of Clarence and Jane (Pickton) Loucks. He was an United States Army Veteran. He was a truck driver in Windsor, NY. David is survived by his sister Diane Shafer of Stamford, NY. Burial...

Marianne Formica

Marianne Formica

Jul 12, 2013

DELHI Marianne E. Formica, 86, of Delhi, died Friday, July 12, 2013 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford. She was born October 31, 1926 in Maspeth, the daughter of Carl and Elsie (Rossol) Gestal. She was employed as a medical secretary in Hempstead. She is survived by her son, Thomas and Marlene Formica of Delhi; a granddaughter, Sarah; a grandson,...

Marjorie Maccracken

Marjorie Maccracken

Jul 10, 2013

DAVENPORT — Marjorie June MacCracken, 88, of Davenport, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Chestnut Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Oneonta. She was born June 3, 1925, in the town of Davenport, the daughter of Walter and Mima (Butts) Gildersleeve. She married Durward MacCracken Jr. on June 14, 1947, in Davenport Presbyterian Church; he predeceased her. June first...

John Loseth

John Loseth

Jul 9, 2013

LAKE DELAWARE - John Fredrick Loseth, 68, 19-year Lake Delaware (Town of Bovina) resident, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at home. He was born Feb 5, 1945, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Orville and Ferne (Paulus) Loseth, receiving his formal education at Concordia College, Morehead, and MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis. Certified by the American Board of...

Tyler Barbara Secord

Tyler Barbara Secord

Jul 7, 2013

MORAVIA — Dr. Tyler and Barbara Secord, ages 67 and 65, passed away unexpectedly on July 7, 2013, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Dr. Secord was born on July 3, 1946, in Delhi, the son of Raymond and Verna (McFarland) Secord. Mrs. Secord was born on May 19, 1948, in Delhi, the daughter of Basil and...

Raymond Kearns

Raymond Kearns

Jul 4, 2013

ANDES Raymond, "Ronnie" Kearns passed away at his home on Big Pond, Andes, on July 4, 2013. The son of Ray and Marjorie (Martin) Kearns, he was born December 5, 1936 in Hobart. Ronnie attended South Kortright Central School and at the age of 17, commenced a 23 year US Army career. Retiring as Master Sergeant, he served in...

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