Ethel Drake
Jan 22, 2013
FRANKLIN — Ethel B. Drake, 92, formerly of Bloomville, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Hobart. She was born Aug. 11, 1920, in Cannonsville, the daughter of Clinton and Lena Blackman. She married Frank L. Drake on May 5, 1946. He predeceased her Dec. 13, 1991. Mrs. Drake was employed and retired from both Agway, Bloomville and Countryside...
Paul Vogel
Jan 21, 2013
SOUTH KORTRIGHT — Paul Vogel Sr., 81, of South Kortright, passed away on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at home with his family. He was born July 31, 1931, in Brooklyn, the son of Joseph A. and Adelaide (Cline) Vogel. He married Margaret Swaine Vogel on July 25, 1953, in Central Islip. A veteran of the United States Army, Paul...
Joan Schmidt
Jan 9, 2013
DAVENPORT — Joan Irene Johnson Schmidt, 86, of Davenport, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at Robinson Terrace, Stamford. She was born Aug. 14, 1926, in New York City, the daughter of Erick Herman Norberg Johnson and Sylvia (Selva) Nelson. Her husband, William Schmidt, predeceased her. Joan worked for 10 years for Dr. James Elting in Oneonta. She...
Nancy Turk
Jan 3, 2013
EAST MEREDITH Nancy J. Turk, 79, passed away January 3rd, 2013, at her home in East Meredith. She was born March 16, 1933 in Stamford, the daughter of Charles C & Lottie J (Burdick) Martin. She married Claude R. Turk on August 22, 1954 at the Gilchrist Church in Kortright Center. A lifelong resident of Delaware County, Nancy was...
Leila Bassani
Dec 23, 2012
Leila M. Bassani DAVENPORT — Leila M. Bassani, 86 of Davenport, New York, passed away Dec. 23, 2012, at Teresian House in Albany, N.Y. She was born Oct. 10, 1926, in the town of Milford, N.Y., the daughter of William and Fannie (O'Dell) Davis. She married Leno Bassani; he predeceased her September 1988. A lifelong area resident, she was...
Larry Vamosy
Dec 20, 2012
GEORGIA — Larry (Luke) A. Vamosy, 66, formerly of Stamford, passed away in Georgia on Dec. 20, 2012. He was born June 11, 1946, the son of Carl Vamosy and Virginia Wayman. An avid NASCAR and Yankees fan, he loved to play his guitar whenever he got a chance. He is survived by his girlfriend, Linda Radcliffe; a son,...
Evelyn Bedient
Dec 20, 2012
DELHI Evelyn M. Bedient, 74, a life-long Delhi resident, passed away Thursday, Dec. 20. 2012, at home in Delhi. She was born on March 10, 1938 in Delhi, the daughter of Donald and Anna (Close) Cantwell. She married William H. Bedient on November 24, 1979 at the First Presbyterian Church, Delhi. Growing up in Delhi and graduating from Delaware...
Helen Tyrrell
Dec 19, 2012
DELHI — Helen Tyrrell, 84, passed away at Robinson Terrace, Stamford, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. She was born Oct. 23, 1928, in Bovina, the daughter of James and Edith (Barnhart) Boggs. She was married to the late Maurice Tyrrell, Jr. A lifelong area resident, Mrs. Tyrrell worked for Delhi Telephone Co. as a switchboard operator. She belonged to...
Leona Ballard
Dec 14, 2012
DAVENPORT Leona Ballard, 99, of Davenport, died on Friday, December 14, 2012 at the AO Fox Memorial Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was born on April 16, 1913 in Davenport, the daughter of Charles and Minnie (Crandall) Kenyon. She married Cecil Ballard on April 25, 1931 in North Kortright. He predeceased her on September 22, 1974. A life-long area...
John Stiber
Dec 13, 2012
SOUTH KORTRIGHT John J. Stiber, 62, of South Kortright, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. He was born on February 8, 1950 in Stamford, the son of John and Katherine (Myers) Stiber. He married Mary Kay Roupp on June 16, 2000. A life-long area resident, John was a veteran of the USMC, serving during...
Gerald Rider
Dec 6, 2012
DELHI — Gerald R. Rider died Dec. 6, 2012, at his home in Delhi after a valiant fight with cancer. He was born in Delhi on Nov. 5, 1940, to Basil and Myrtle Rider. Gerald was raised in Delhi and graduated from Delaware Academy in 1959. As a survivor of childhood polio, he never stopped pushing forward. As a...
Marjorie Balcom
Nov 30, 2012
MARGARETVILLE - Marjorie J. Balcom, 80, formerly of Margaretville, passed away at Robinson Terrace, Stamford, Nov. 30, 2012. She was born Jan. 13, 1932, in Margaretville, the daughter of Frank and Mildred (O'Brien) Balcom. Marjorie enjoyed playing bingo, coloring, drawing and making craft projects. She is survived by her daughters, Millie Cronk of Delhi and Dottie Mattice of Stamford;...
Donald Hussey
Nov 29, 2012
DELHI Donald S. Hussey, 86, of Delhi, died on November 29, 2012 at AO Fox Hospital, Oneonta. He was born on May 29, 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Stephen R. and Mabel C. (Parks) Hussey. He married Buelah Phoenix on June 10, 2000. Donald was a Veteran of WWII, serving in the US Navy. He was employed...
William Merwin
Nov 22, 2012
JEFFERSON William Merwin Sr., 65, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Clarabelle Graham; his mother, Pauline Tooley; a sister Shirley Cole; six children, Jill and Richard Wyble, Lucille and Joseph Wyble Jr., William and Kerri Merwin Jr., Cindy and Leo Trujillo, Timothy and Britt...
Mary Muthig
Nov 21, 2012
STAMFORD — Mary E. Muthig, 77, beloved wife of Gene Muthig, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown. She was born Aug. 3, 1935, in Bloomville, the daughter of Kenneth (Skiddy) and Mary Skidmore. She married Gene Muthig on Sept. 20, 1953. She is survived by her husband, Gene of 59 years; a brother, Robert (Skiddy)...
Libera Bassani
Nov 21, 2012
DAVENPORT — Libera Lena Bassani, 89, of Davenport, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta. She was born the daughter of John and Anna (Lira) DeMarchi on Dec. 16, 1922, in Arsie, Italy, coming to New York City, at the age of 5. She married August Bassani on June 17, 1944. He predeceased her...
Arthur Davis
Nov 18, 2012
DELHI Arthur E. Davis, DVM, 92, of Delhi died November 18, 2012 at Bassett Memorial Hospital, Cooperstown, NY. Arthur was born May 19, 1920 in Olivebridge, NY. He was one of five children born to LeRoy and Anna Oakley Davis. Arthur graduated from Kingston High School in 1938. He attended and graduated from New York State Agricultural College at...
Frank Hornbeck
Nov 17, 2012
STAMFORD — Frank Henry Hornbeck, 82, of 138 West Main St., Stamford, went to the loving arms of Jesus, his Savior, on Nov. 17, 2012, at his residence. Frank was born Dec. 23, 1929, in Harpersfield, the son of Henry and Dorothy (Wickham) Hornbeck. Frank graduated from Stamford Central School in 1949, a chartered-member of the Oquaga Chapter of...
John Magnuson
Nov 16, 2012
DELHI _ John Patrick Magnuson, 81, a longtime resident of Delhi and a faculty member at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Delhi, passed away on Nov. 16, 2012. Family and friends are invited to join in a celebration of John's life at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 2012, at the State University of New York at Delhi...
John Anderson
Nov 1, 2012
DELHI John H. Anderson, 79, of Delhi, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Delaware Valley Hospital in Walton. He was born on May 23, 1933 in Andes, the son of Henrik and Sigrid (Jacobsen) Anderson. He married Alberta Kingsbury on March 28, 1953 in Bloomville. A lifelong area resident, John was employed as a heavy equipment operator for...
