Obituaries
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John Tryon
Nov 2, 2013
STAMFORD John "Bub" W. Tryon, 74, of Stamford, died Saturday, November 2, 2013 at AO Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta. He was born on April 30, 1939 in Hobart, the son of John E. and Lillian (Collins) Tryon. He married Diana Madore on July 31, 1976 in Bloomville. John attended South Kortright Central School and helped his father with...
Clyde Harder
Oct 31, 2013
Clyde Francis Harder. 61, a 21-year Walton resident, died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, Oct 31, 2013, at his home. Clyde was born July 24, 1952 in Delhi, the son of Maurice W. and Catherine E. (Brown) Harder. He grew up in Treadwell and Delhi, graduating from Delaware Academy, Delhi, in 1971, and married Joanne M. Nault, May 21, 1977. A...
Deborah Armstrong
Oct 17, 2013
Deborah Marie Armstrong, 59, of Delhi, passed away peacefully, Thursday afternoon, Oct 17, 2013, at Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, following a short illness. A lifelong Delhi resident, "Debbie" was born here, June 21, 1954, attended Community Living Skills Program, Walton, and was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Bloomville. A happy and loving lady, she enjoyed many things;...
Steven Nolan
Oct 13, 2013
Steven Finley Nolan, 66, a 40-year area resident, died unexpectedly, Oct 13, 2013, at his home in DeLancey. "Steve" was born Nov 5, 1946 in New York City, the son of Philip and Louise (Foster) Nolan. He grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, where he graduated high school before moving to Delaware County, and received his formal education at Delhi College....
Walter Oelschlager
Oct 12, 2013
Walter E. Oelschlager, 76, a 21-year Delhi resident, passed away peacefully, Saturday evening, Oct 12, 2013, at the home of his daughter, Karen LaFever, after a short illness. He was born Nov 29, 1936 in Long Island City, Queens, the son of Louis D. and Frances (Kueffner) Oelschlager, and married Grace M. Dinga, March 18, 1961 in West Islip....
Nancy Zwerlein
Oct 11, 2013
Hobart Nancy Zwerlein, 34 of Hobart, New York passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013 at O'Connor Hospital, Delhi, NY after an extended illness. She was born June 22, 1979 in Suffern, New York the daughter of Frank and the late Amy (Clark) Zwerlein. She enjoyed employment as a salesperson for Sears Roebuck in Middletown, NY. A lover of...
Stanley Mikolajczak
Oct 9, 2013
Stamfor Stanley E. Mikolajczak, 62 of Stamford, New York passed away at home Wednesday, October 9, 2013. He was born April 3, 1951 in Cobleskill, NY the son of Edward and Mary Ann (Wise) Mikolajczak. He married Margaret Swart. Stanley was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving from 1969-71. A lifelong area resident he worked as a...
Ernest Toften
Oct 9, 2013
Ernest P. "Ernie" Toften, 74, a 40-year Delhi resident, passed away peacefully, Wednesday night, Oct 9, 2013, at home, with his loving family at his side. Born Sept 21, 1939, in New Rochelle, the son of Ernest and Marie (Kenyon) Toften, he graduated from New Rochelle High School (1957), served in the U.S. Navy, aboard USS Davis (1962-1966), and...
Betty Oles
Oct 4, 2013
DELHI Betty H. Oles, 91, of Delhi, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2013 at O'Connor Hospital in Delhi. Betty was born in Downsville on April 15, 1922, the daughter of Raymond and Addie (Lindsay) Horton and was raised on their family farm. She was Valedictorian of the first graduating class of Downsville Central School. She earned her degree...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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