OBITUARIES

Mar 17, 2016

Neil Blackman of Rock Hill, NY, a retired employee for the Paramount Hotel, Parksville, NY, and a long time area resident, passed away Thursday March 17, 2016 at the Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. He was 57.

The son of Marilyn J. Gasthalter Blackman and the late Myron Blackman, he was born November 6, 1958 in...

Mar 7, 2016

Sarah E. Henley, of Monticello, NY, died Wednesday, March 7, at Orange Regional Medical Center, after a long illness. She was 30.

The daughter of Marcus D. Henley and Sohnnie L. Best-Henley, she was born on December 17, 1981 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The family lived in Maryland, Arkansas,...

Mar 5, 2016

Loretta M. Madison of Fallsburg, NY, a home maker and a lifelong area resident, died Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Achieve Rehab. and Nursing Facility, Liberty, NY. She was 72.

The daughter of the late Abraham and Loretta Slater MacEntee, she was born June 29, 1943 in Margaretville, NY.

Survivors include her companion, Donald Hallenbeck;...

Mar 4, 2016

Asya Krasoviskaya of Brooklyn, NY, a self-employed cosmetologist and hairdresser died Friday, March 4, 2016 in Brooklyn, NY. She was 69.

The daughter of the late Joseph and Miriam Atington Zhitnitsky, she was born January 24, 1947 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.

Survivors include her husband, Yakov Krasovitsky, at home; and two sons.

Graveside services...

Mar 2, 2016

Bernice E. Ford of Roscoe, NY, a homemaker and a long time area resident, passed away, Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at her home. She was 91.

Born in North Oxford, MA on May 13, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Laura B. Stafford Sanderson.

Bernice was a graduate of Chester...

Feb 29, 2016

Alice Jean Arden Hodge, the grande dame of the Beaverkill and member of the 1936 U.S. Olympic track team, passed away peacefully and without pain at her home in Craig-e-Clare on Wednesday, February 29. She was 97.

Alice was born in Philadelphia on July 23, 1914, the daughter of Thomas Ray and Jean Arden. Her...

Feb 28, 2016

Lori Ann Schneider of Parksville, NY, a bookkeeper for Yaun Company, Liberty, NY and longtime area resident died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. She was 53.

The daughter of Alberta P. Federico Schneider and the late Thomas M. Schneider, she was born October 13, 1962 in Brooklyn, NY.

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Feb 28, 2016

Warren E. Travis of Kerhonkson, NY, a retired self-employed construction worker at WET Construction, Middletown, NY, and a long time area resident, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Achieve Rehab. and Nursing Facility, Liberty, NY. He was 81.

The son of the late Edson and Blanche Comfort Travis, he was born October 17, 1934 in Milford, PA....

Feb 26, 2016

Carl J. Bonin of Beaverkill, NY, a retired Assistant Vice President for George A. Fuller Corporation, New York City, NY, and a long time area resident, died Friday, February 26, 2016 at the Roscoe Regional Rehab. and Residential Health Care Facility, Roscoe, NY. He was 84.

The son of the late Joseph and Anna Foscato Bonin, he...

Feb 20, 2016

Raymon L. "Sonny" Bull, Jr. of Roscoe, NY, a retired Watershed Inspector for the City of New York Board of Water Supply and a lifelong area resident, died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at his home. He was 84.

The son of the late Raymon L., Sr. and Helen O'Connor Bull, he was born February 27, 1931 in...

Feb 17, 2016

Elinor J. France of Horton Brook, NY, a homemaker and a lifelong area resident died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY. She was 91.

The daughter of the late Glenn R. and Mable E. Gregory Harris, she was born February 25, 1924 in the Town of Sanford, NY.

Elinor...

Feb 17, 2016

Susan I. Savage of Swan Lake, NY, a Licensed Practical Nurse and a lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. She was 51.

The daughter of Robert J. and Irene I. Keator Savage, she was born March 23, 1964 in Sullivan County, NY.

Susan had been employed...

Feb 14, 2016

Re Marks of Springfield, NJ and Roscoe, NY passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on February 14, 2016 after complications from a heart condition. She was 68 years old.

Re was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Roscoe with her family in 1949. In 1965, she graduated from Roscoe Central School. Re received a...

Feb 10, 2016

Charles J. "Chuck" Buchholz of the Town of Fremont, Roscoe, NY, a retired self employed logger and a long time area resident died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at his home. He was 65.

The son of Anita Pedalino Buchholz and the late William F. "Wally" Buchholz, he was born August 29, 1950 in Queens, NY.

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Feb 4, 2016

Gerald Francis Jock of Fort Covington, NY, a lifelong area resident died Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone, NY. He was 89.

The son of the late George and Martha Walsh Reardon Jock, he was born April 2, 1926 in Bombay, NY.

Gerald attended Bombay High School; he had worked at...

Feb 2, 2016

Emily Sheehan, 59, of Liberty, NY found peace after a lengthy struggle with liver disease on February 2, 2016.

Emily was born on August 9, 1956 in Brooklyn, NY to parents, George Balaban and Pauline Sussman. A member of the class of 1974, she graduated from Cardozo High School in Bayside. She spent much of her early...

Feb 1, 2016

Iris May Pedreira of Liberty, NY, a retired secretary for Consolidated Insurance Company in Brooklyn, NY, and a longtime area resident, died Monday, February 1, 2016 at Achieve Rehab. and Nursing Facility, Liberty, NY. She was 79.

The daughter of the late William and Freda Hatcher, she was born June 16, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY.

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Jan 15, 2016

Laurie Beimler of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Liberty, NY, a human resource officer for Open Text Corporation, Tucson, AZ, died Friday, January 15, 2016 at her home. She was 58.

The daughter of the late Rev. George and Ruth Eggert Beimler, she was born April 18, 1957 in Danbury, CT.

Survivors include her brother, Gregg...

Jan 9, 2016

Arthur C. Shaver, 80, of Downsville, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at his family's winter home in Mocksville, NC.

Art was born on July 21, 1935 the son of the late Earl and Maude (Shultis) Shaver in Shavertown where he lived his childhood up until the...

Jan 3, 2016

George D. Pappas of Roscoe, NY, a retired corrections officer at Sullivan Corrections Facility, Woodbourne, NY, and a lifelong area resident, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at his home. He was 64.

The son of Barbara Lake Pappas and the late Henry Pappas, he was born October 24, 1951 in Liberty, NY.

Survivors include his...