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Kenneth Wilson
Oct 26, 2011
DELHI _ Kenneth (Buck) R. Wilson, 90, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. He was a lifelong resident of Delhi, living most recently at Countryside Care Center, but also at Leisure Village and before that at his residence on Meredith Street in Delhi. He was born June 25, 1921, in Delhi, son of Robert...
James Powell
Oct 23, 2011
WALTON James Richard Powell, 83, of Walton, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville. He was born Nov. 12, 1927, in Gilboa, the son of Jacob and Annis (McMurdy) Powell. James worked as a dairy farmer and was employed by several farms throughout Delaware County. He is survived by a daughter, Millie Cronk of...
George Matthews
Oct 15, 2011
NORTH NORWICH George H. Matthews, 80, of North Norwich, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich. He was born July 12, 1931, son of the late George E. and Marion (Rosa) Matthews in Margaretville. George worked as a standardizer for Sheffield Dairies, Bloomville, was a plant manager and inspector for Sealtest and National Dairy...
Raymond Garcia
Oct 9, 2011
DELHI Raymond Garcia, 61, of Delhi, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011 at AO Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta. He was born on August 31, 1950 in Ventura, California, the son of Joe and Carmen (Zaragoza) Garcia. He married Barbara Schmiedel on December 29, 1996 in Oneonta. A resident of the area since 1988, Raymond was employed by the Delhi...
Kenneth Sandin
Sep 22, 2011
Bloomville - Kenneth C. Sandin, 79 of Bloomville succumbed after a battle with colon cancer on Thursday September 22, 2011. He was born the son of Gustav and Ellen Sandin in Brooklyn, New York on July 17, 1932. Kenneth graduated in 1951 from Newtown High School, where he was affectionately crowned in his senior year as "the hot rod...
Alex Markus
Sep 21, 2011
EAST MEREDITH _ Alex S. Markus, 69, of East Meredith, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 15, 1942, son of the late Joseph and Barbara Markus. He was also predeceased by his brother, Joseph and his brother, Steven Sr., and his wife, Lillian. Alex served in the U.S....
Alyce Zimmermann
Sep 21, 2011
DELHI _ Alyce B. Zimmermann, 101, of Delhi, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. Alyce was born July 5, 1910, to Robert and Martha Bolles on Betts Hill, Delhi and grew up on Platner Brook where she attended a one-room school. She completed her nurses training at St. Mary's Free Hospital for Children and Society of the...
Martin Hait
Sep 13, 2011
HOBART Martin E. Hait, 95, of Hobart, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Fox Hospital in Oneonta. He was born in the Town of Stamford on June 21, 1916 on the Roses Brook family homestead, the oldest son of John and Florence (Atwater) Hait. He married Vera Burton on April 16, 1949 in the Westville Baptist Church. They celebrated...
Elizabeth Guntert
Sep 10, 2011
EAST MEREDITH Elizabeth A. Guntert, 91, better known as "Betty," of East Meredith, died Saturday September 10, 2011. She was born April 18, 1920 at her parent's home in East Meredith, the daughter of Sebastian and Albertine (Eisele) Mathis. She married Karl F. Guntert on December 16, 1945, in St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church of Delhi when Karl returned...
Donald Perry
Sep 10, 2011
SOUTH KORTRIGHT Donald B. Perry, 58, of South Kortright, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at O'Connor Hospital in Delhi. He was born on December 27, 1952 in Margaretville, the son of Bernard and Helen (Rockefeller) Perry. He married Jo Ann Sidorowicz on October 3, 1981 in Andes. A life-long area resident, Don was employed at the Allen Residential Center...
Harry Nolf
Aug 24, 2011
FRANKLIN Harry L. Nolf, 91, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at home. He was born Sept. 5, 1919, in Gloucester, Mass., the son of Roland and Ethel (Sampson) Nolf. He married Celia Rambis in Berlin, Conn., she predeceased him in 2006. Mr. Nolf owned and operated a construction business in Franklin, retiring to Tavernier, Fla. He...
Robert Sargent
Aug 24, 2011
DELHI A graveside service with military honors for Robert C. Sargent Sr., 88, of Irish Hill, Delhi, who passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, will take place on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in Woodland Cemetery, Delhi. Arrangements are by the MacArthur Funeral Home of Delhi. DELHI Robert C. Sargent Sr., 88, of Irish Hill, Delhi,...
Jane Eglin
Aug 23, 2011
ONEONTA Jane L. Eglin, 81, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at Ellis Hospital, Schenectady. She was born on Jan. 6, 1930, in Astoria. Jane was employed by Grumman Aerospace in Bethpage, where she resided before moving to Stamford in 1987. She most recently resided at "The Plains" in Oneonta. Her husband Ernest Eglin predeceased her in 2009. She...
Ruth Sturgess
Aug 10, 2011
Hobart Township Ruth Sturgess of Hobart Township passed away August 10, 2011 at home. She was born in Treadwell, New York, a Christmas preasent to her parents, Earl and Eva (Miller) Decker on their first Anniversary, December 25, 1913. She graduated from A.L. Kellogg School and attended Delhi Ag. & Tech. She found employment at the Sheffield Creamery in...
Torescia Badal
Aug 7, 2011
SOUTH KORTRIGHT Early Sunday morning, August 7, Torescia "Tor" Badal, 47, of South Kortright, went home to be with her beloved husband Bissundeo. Tor and her family moved to South Korthright from their native home of Trinidad 19 years ago. Tor was employed as a residence hall custodian at SUNY Delhi. She will be remembered best for her cheerful...
Roy Adams
Jul 24, 2011
DELHI Roy G. Adams, 85, of Delhi, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at home in Delhi. He was born on July 24, 1926 the son of Walter and Grace Adams. Graduating from Delaware Academy in 1948, Roy served in the US Navy from 1945 to 46. Roy is survived by sister in law, Mable Adams; along...
James Burns
Jul 21, 2011
WETHERSFIELD, Conn. _ James E. Burns, 71, of Wethersfield, Conn., formerly of Bovina Center, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2011, in Hartford, Conn. He was born Sept. 26, 1939, in Delhi, the son of James L. and Helen (Bower) Burns. He married Karen Stratton, she predeceased him in 1996. On May 12, 2001, he married Edith Bryden and...
Charles Collins
Jul 8, 2011
Charles L. Collins, 74, of Hobart, New York passed away on Friday, July, 8, 2011 at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, New York. He was born June 30, 1937 in Hobart, New York the son of Louie and Genevieve (Roe) Collins. He married Joann Harpur, December 16, 1961. A lifelong Hobart resident Charles was a graduate of South Kortright Central School;...
Ethel Edwards
Jun 29, 2011
ANDES Ethel E. Edwards, 105 of Andes, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at her home in Andes, surrounded by her family. She was born on July 12, 1905 on Dingle Hill in the Town of Andes, the daughter of Grant and Annabelle (Butler) Brisbane. She married Clide H. Edwards on October 9, 1926 in Delhi. They celebrated 50...
Anna Buel
Jun 11, 2011
DELHI Anna O'Hara Buel, 82, of Delhi, passed away at Countryside Care Center, Delhi, on Saturday, June 11, 2011, after a long illness. She was born July 17, 1928, in Deposit, the daughter of William and Vivian (Thomas) O'Hara. She married Louis E. Buel on July 6, 1947, in Delhi. He predeceased her in August 1985. Anna enjoyed employment...
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