OBITUARIES

Sep 10, 2022

Michael E. McKeon of Liberty, NY, a retired heavy equipment operator for the Town of Liberty and a lifelong area resident, died Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Garnet Health Medical Center, Harris, NY.  He was 74.

The son of the late James and Gertrude Braisted McKeon, he was born November 9, 1947 in Liberty, NY.

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Sep 9, 2022

Ida Grisel Alvarez of Liberty, NY a Medicaid Service Coordinator for ARC in Liberty and Monticello, NY and a long time area resident, died Friday, September 9, 2022 at her home after fighting a long battle with illness for the past four years.  She was 72.

The daughter of the late Domingo and...

Sep 7, 2022

Raymond J. McNamara, Jr. of Woodbourne, NY, a retired Golf Course Superintendent at the Homowack Hotel in Spring Glen, NY and a lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at the Care Center at Sunset Lake, Liberty, NY. He was 87.

The son of the late Raymond Sr. and Viola Crowfoot McNamara, he was born April...

Sep 6, 2022

Heaven gained a special angel on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 when Paul N. Johnson of Liberty, NY, passed at the age of 85 (15 years short of his 100 year goal).  He died at home under the care of his family and hospice.  Paul was born in Liberty, NY and had been a lifelong resident.

He was...

Sep 6, 2022

Betty J. McNamara of Woodbourne, NY, a retired horticulturist at the Pines Hotel in South Fallsburg, NY and a lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at Garnet Health Medical Center, Harris, NY. She was 88. The daughter of the late Chester A. and Edna Marie Hall Foster, she was born August 7, 1934 in Middletown, NY. Betty was...

Aug 24, 2022

Floyd K. “Tim” Darbee, Jr. of Roscoe, NY, a retired Registered Nurse, died Wednesday August 24, 2022 at the Roscoe Regional Rehabilitation and Residential Health Care Facility in Roscoe, NY.  He was 61.

The son of the late Floyd K. and Kathleen Whitehill Darbee, he was born November 22, 1960 in Roscoe, NY.

Tim worked...

Aug 20, 2022

Theodore C. “Ted” Fonda, Jr. of Downsville, NY, a retired Detective Sergeant with the New York City Police Department and a longtime area resident died Saturday, August 20, 2022 at the Delhi Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Delhi, NY.  He was 83.

The son of the late Theodore C. and Pauline Moszumanski Fonda, he was born March...

Aug 15, 2022

Alexa G. “Gabby” Rodriguez of Liberty, NY, a customer service employee and a longtime area resident, died Monday, August 15, 2022 at her home. She was 33.

The daughter of Freddy Rodriguez and Maria D. Torres, she was born September 12, 1988 in Brooklyn, NY.

Gabby was a Communicant of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Liberty,...

Aug 13, 2022

Princessa Curbelo of Swan Lake, NY, a house keeper and a long time area resident, died Saturday, August 13, 2022 at her home.  She was 38.

The daughter of Demetria Curbelo, she was born May 7, 1984 in Harris, New York.

Princessa loved to cook, she loved K-Pop and dancing and singing; she enjoyed gardening,...

Aug 12, 2022

With great sadness the family of Alice I. LaChance announces her passing on August 12, 2022 at the Alice Center, Malone, NY.  The daughter of the late Arthur and Mina Cox Goyea, she was born March 11, 1929 in North Bangor, NY.  She was 93.

Alice had many hobbies including quilting, sewing, knitting and crocheting. She was...

Aug 9, 2022

Evelyn Cox passed away peacefully with family by her side on August 9, 2022. She was born on January 14, 1929 to Rose and Charles Gross.

Evelyn spent some of her youth living in Hungry with her grandmother and sister Irma.  Evelyn and Irma came to New York on the Queen Mary when she was nine and...

Aug 7, 2022

Waddell Davis of Liberty, NY, a longtime area resident died Sunday, August 7, 2022 at the Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty, NY.  He was 80.

He was predeceased by his wife Evelyn Carroll Davis in 2018.

Visitation will be Friday, August 12, 2022 from 9-10 AM in the Harris Funeral Home West St....

Aug 7, 2022

Walter “Edd” Edward Terry of Hamden, NY, a lifelong area resident, died Sunday August 7, 2022 at his home.  He was 86.

The son of the late John Calder Terry and Maribelle Hall Terry, he was born May 11, 1936 at his family home on Cal Terry Road in Hamden, NY.

Edd’s life was busy. ...

Aug 4, 2022

Lucille W. Hewitt of Callicoon, NY, a retired registered nurse and longtime area resident died Thursday, August 4, 2022 at her home.  She was 66. The daughter of the late Henry and Geraldine McGuire Kaminski, she was born August 22, 1955 in Brooklyn, NY.

Lucille was a woman of faith and was a member of the Lighthouse Ministeries...

Aug 3, 2022

William G. Hoyle of Woodbourne, NY, an automobile mechanic and longtime area resident died Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at the Sutton Park Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in New Rochelle, NY.  He was 51.

The son of the late George J. and Laverne S. Call Hoyle, he was born August 25, 1970 in Suffern, NY.

Bill had worked...

Aug 3, 2022

Allan B. Mears of Livingston Manor, NY, a retired Welder for Electric Boat Co. in Groton, CT., and a longtime area resident died Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at his home.  He was 71.

The son of the late Kenneth R. and Betty I. Gransbury Mears, he was born March 24, 1951.  Allan was a member of the...

Aug 2, 2022

Violet Louise Evans of Kingston, NY, a retired Rural Mail Carrier for the US Postal Service in Highland, NY and a lifelong area resident died Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at her home. She was 79.

The daughter of the late Tracy and Sarah Kilpatrick Evans, she was born June 26, 1943 in Santee, SC.

Violet...

Jul 31, 2022

John Joseph Hannon of Loch Sheldrake, NY, a retired electrician and a long time area resident died Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. He was 87.

His wife, Mariette Hannon-Meeus predeceased him in July, 2020. The son of the late Francis Sheldrake and Lillian Mornweig Hannon, he was born December 13,...

Jul 20, 2022

Ethel was born in Auburn, New York on December 27th, 1926. She grew up on a small farm in the beautiful countryside of the Finger Lakes, with parents Stella and Edward Switzer; three brothers Earl, Charles and Clarence; and two sisters Minnie and Barbara. Ethel’s great grandfather was a famous civil war veteran: the Reverend A.F. Beebee, who lived...

Jul 16, 2022

James M. Forshay of Liberty, NY, a retired taxi driver for Sureway Taxi, died Saturday, July 16, 2022 at his home.  He was 81.

The son of the late James M. and Anna Toth Forshay, he was born July 20, 1940 in Montvale, NJ.

James proudly served Our Country in the United States Army.  He...