obituaries
Gerald David Lynch
Mar 9, 2019
MOHAWK-Gerald David Lynch, age 94,of Oneida Castle,formerly of Mohawk ,passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon March 9, 2019 in Faxton-Saint Lukes Medical Center. He had the loving comfort of his family at his side. He was born on August 15, 1924 in Mohawk, son of the late James D. and Bertha Douglass Lynch. Gerald was raised in Mohawk and was...
Dorothy E. Miller
Mar 3, 2019
COOPERSTOWN Dorothy Miller, age 96, of Cooperstown formerly of Richfield Springs, passed away on Sunday March 3, 2019 in Focus Otsego. She was born on September 22, 1922 in VanHornesville a daughter to the Late Owen D. and Marion Ostrander Miller. She was raised and educated in VanHornesville and a graduate of VanHornesville High School. Dorothy was a secretary for...
David O. Hight
Mar 2, 2019
MOHAWK David O. Hight, age 61, of Vrooman Road passed away peacefully on Saturday March 2, 2019 in his home. David was born December 24, 1957 in Herkimer a son to the late Otto L. and Mary June McCaw Hight. He was raised and educated in Mohawk as well as a lifelong area resident. He was a Marine Engineer with...
Richard J. Teachout
Feb 27, 2019
RICHFIELD SPRINGS Richard J. Teachout, age 97, of Johnson Street, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, February 27, 2019 in his home. He had the comfort of his loving family by his side at the time of his passing. Richard was born February 22, 1922 in Schenectady a son of the late Oscar Carl and Isabel Antis Teachout. He was...
Eleanor L. Wightman
Feb 25, 2019
SCHUYLER LAKE - Eleanor L. Wightman, age 78, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 25, 2019 at Valley Health Services, Herkimer, with the loving support of her family at her side. She was born on July 22, 1940 in the town of New Lisbon, a daughter of the late Norman and Zida Underwood Chase. She was born in New Lisbon...
Rose Pabes
Feb 23, 2019
MOHAWK - Rose Pabes, age 80, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, February 23, 2019, in Upstate University Medical Center, Syracuse. She was born on May 28, 1938, in Herkimer, daughter of the late Michael and Carmela Fiorentino Moschetto. Rose was raised in Herkimer, where she graduated from Herkimer High School. For seventeen years, she was employed as a clerical...
Charlene Ann Putch
Feb 22, 2019
ILION Charlene Ann Putch, age 66, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, February 22, 2019 in St. Elizabeths Medical Center, Utica with the support and comfort of her family at her side. She was born on August 3, 1952, in Herkimer, a daughter of Shirley (Furcha) Abeline and the late Charles A. Abeline. A lifelong area resident, she attended Herkimer...
John Geraghty
Feb 12, 2019
ROCHESTER-John (Tex) Geraghty, age 93, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2019, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. John was born in McKeever, in the town of Webb on April 14, 1925, son of the late John and Maude (Farmer) Geraghty. He was raised and educated in Herkimer. John enlisted in the United States Navy on October 8, 1942, and...
Gregory L. Hext
Feb 12, 2019
RICHFIELD SPRINGS Gregory L. Hext, age 74, passed away peacefully on Tuesday Evening February 12, 2019 in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. Greg was born on September 28, 1944 in Herkimer, a son to the late Gerald and Florence Price Hext. He was raised in educated in Richfield Springs. After high school he served our country in the United States Navy...
John Garbera, Ii
Feb 1, 2019
John Garbera, II Gobbie age 72 of Johnson St, Richfield Springs, passed away Friday evening February 1, 2019 in his home with the comfort of his loving family by his side. He was born on August 15, 1946 in Little Falls. A son of the late John and Ann Spytko Garbera. A life long resident of Richfield Springs where he...
Alfred J. Miller, Sr.
Jan 29, 2019
RICHFIELD SPRINGS Alfred J. Miller, Sr., age 88 of US Highway 20, passed away on Tuesday Morning January 29, 2019, with his family by his side, in Alpine Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Little Falls. Alfred was born on September 17, 1930 in East Rutherford, New Jersey a son to the late Jacob and Margaret Vander Ploeg Miller. He was raised...
Mildred W. Hubiak
Jan 28, 2019
HERKIMER Mildred W. Hubiak, age 92 formerly of Travis Road, Jordanville, passed away on Monday morning, January 28, 2019, at Folksbrook, Herkimer. She was born on August 27, 1926, in Gloversville, the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth (Miller) Winchell. She was a graduate of Gloversville High School and S.U.N.Y. Oneonta.For thirty-five years she worked as an area educator...
Mary R. Falk
Jan 27, 2019
HERKIMER - Mary R. Falk passed away peacefully on the morning of January 27, 2019 at the age of 95. She was born May 22, 1923 the daughter of the late Gertrude (Metz) and Carl Falk. Having lived most of her life in Herkimer at the family home at 321 Henry Street, she attended St. Francis de Sales School and...
Jeanne Belle Castle
Jan 26, 2019
The Castle family lost their matriarch on Sunday, January 26, 2019 when Jeanne Belle Aberson Castle passed away after a short illness at Sr. Lukes Hospital in New Hartford, NY. Jeanne was born on March 7, 1927 to Sim and Rose (Savasky) Aberson in Syracuse, NY. She spent her early childhood in Syracuse until she moved with her parents and...
Barbara Ann Smith-Plever
Jan 25, 2019
Barbara Ann Smith Plever, died unexpectedly at her home near Jordanville, on Friday, January 25. She was born on July 23, 1942 in Little Falls, a daughter of the late Dorothy Nestle Smith (Moore) and Olin R. Smith. She was in the Owen D. Young Central Schools Class of 1960. After spending her early years on the family farm in...
Alan W. Babcock
Jan 24, 2019
Alan W. Babcock, age 68, of No Mans Land Road passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019, in his home of natural causes. Alan was born on April 6, 1950, in Cooperstown, first born son of the late Gerald W. and Edna M. (Young) Babcock. He was raised on the family farm in Burlington Flats and educated atRichfield Springs Central...
Barbara Helen Manning
Jan 23, 2019
JORDANVILLE - Barbara Helen Manning, age 81, passed away peacefully on her birthday January 23, 2019, after a day of celebrating with her loving family. Barbara was born on January 23, 1938 in Lebanon, CT. to the late Arnold and Lilly (Krause) Bender. She was raised in Lebanon and graduated from Lyman Memorial High School, where she was chosen for...
Laura J. Duncan-Bachanas
Jan 13, 2019
RICHFIELD SPRINGS Laura J. Duncan-Bachanas, age 39 of Bronner Street, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Sunday January 13, 2019 in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. She had the comfort of her loving family by her side at the time of passing. Laura was born on February 8, 1979 in Cooperstown, she was raised by her mother Peggy Roberts...
Ethel M. Riccoboni
Jan 5, 2019
NEWPORT Ethel M. Riccoboni, age 75, of White Creek Road passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 5, 2019 in her home. She had the comfort of her loving family by her side at the time of her passing. She was born on May 21, 1943 in Herkimer a daughter to the late Abraham and Flossie St. Onge DeCarr. She was...
Chester Collins, Jr.
Jan 3, 2019
RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Chester Skip Collins, Jr., age 73, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at his home. He was born on July 27, 1945, in Cooperstown, son of Phyllis (Walrath) Collins of Springfield, and the late Chester M. Collins, Sr. A lifelong area resident he was a graduate of Owen D. Young High School with the class...
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