OBITUARIES

Sep 25, 2014

Barbara Jane Smith of Roscoe, NY, a retired nurse's assistant at the Roscoe Regional Rehab. & RHCF, Roscoe, NY, and a lifelong area resident, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. She was 75.

The daughter of the late Ivan S. and Elizabeth Wright Ackerley, she was born January 21, 1939 in...

Sep 23, 2014

Bethyl A. Sheable of Livingston Manor, NY, a retired nurse's assistant and a long time area resident died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at her home. She was 87.

The daughter of the late Henry and Flossie Martin Barrows, she was born April 8, 1927 in Maine, NY.

Bethyl was a member of the White Sulphur...

Sep 23, 2014

Kathleen Greenthal of Roscoe, NY, a homemaker and a long time area resident, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. She was 82.

The daughter of the late John and Mary Mollaney Regan, she was born May 12, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY.

Kathleen had worked for many years at...

Sep 17, 2014

Elizabeth Marie Flynn, 93, of Liberty, NY, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at the Presbyterian Home. Elizabeth was born on January 3, 1921, in Newark, NJ, the daughter of Joseph and Regina (Freibott) Bien.

On April 26, 1952, she was married to Joseph T. Flynn of Phillipsburg, NJ, who predeceased her in 1973. Elizabeth was the...

Sep 10, 2014

Elizabeth A. Hanofee of Liberty, NY passed away peacefully on September 10, 2014 after a ten year challenge with cancer. Elizabeth Ann Pauline Carpenter was the daughter of former British film star Lorna Duveen and cinematographer Lee Roy Carpenter. She was born in Newark, New Jersey on September 7, 1937 and spent most of her younger years in her...

Sep 7, 2014

Florence E. Johnson of Roscoe, NY, a retired registered nurse and longtime area resident, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at the Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. She was 76.

The daughter of the late Albert Charles and Ethel Dutfield Goodwin, she was born September 18, 1937 in New York City, NY.

Florence was a...

Sep 6, 2014

Warren A. Geyer of Grahamsville, NY, a retired civil engineer for New York State Department of Transportation, Binghamton, NY, and a long time area resident, died Saturday, September 6, 2014 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. He was 80.

The son of the late Andrew and Beverly Wicks Geyer, he was born May 31, 1934...

Sep 2, 2014

Dorothy Carol Ward of Liberty, NY, a retired social worker at Woodbourne Correctional Facility, Woodbourne, NY, and a long time area resident, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at her home. She was 76.

The daughter of the late Daniel Charles and Dorothy Carol Hitchcock Ward, she was born May 22, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY.

Visitation...

Aug 26, 2014

Catherine Mary Dalconzo of Hankins, NY, a former employee of the New York City School Board of Education and a former New York City Police Officer, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at her home. She was 51.

The daughter of Lawrence and Catherine M. Herold Dalconzo she was born June 18, 1963 in Staten Island,...

Aug 21, 2014

William (Billy) Sharpless, age 48, of Nineveh, NY died suddenly on August 21, 2014 following a tragic automobile accident.

Billy was born on November 26, 1965 in New York, New York. He grew up in Bedford Hills, NY and graduated from Hobart College in 1988. After graduation, Billy worked in advertising and marketing at Katz Communications, and...

Aug 14, 2014

Norman E. Niemann of Ferndale, NY, a retired heavy equipment operator for the Village of Liberty and a lifelong area resident, died Thursday, August 14, 2014 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. He was 66.

The son of the late Charles Frank and Martha Cross Niemann he was born July 13, 1948 in Liberty, NY....

Aug 6, 2014

Nora Constance Harris Arquit of Ithaca, NY, passed away at the age of 91 on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. The daughter of the late Samuel Elton George and Esther Gillen Harris, she was born on June 30, 1923 in Brushton, NY.

Nora received her BS and MS degrees in Music Education from Ithaca College and lived in...

Aug 6, 2014

Dorothy Quick of Roscoe, NY, a retired seamstress and longtime area resident, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the Delaware Valley Hospital, Walton, NY. She was 87.

The daughter of the late Thomas F. and Matilda Frisbie Clark, she was born August 21, 1926 in Jessup, PA.

Dorothy was a communicant of the Gate of...

Aug 5, 2014

David E. Pabst of Roscoe, NY, a long time area resident, died, Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at the Roscoe Regional Rehab. & RHCF, Roscoe, NY. He was 67.

The son of the late Edward and Frances Scharf Pabst, he was born March 7, 1947 in Lancaster, NY.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law,...

Aug 4, 2014

Gloria Mae Sprague of Livingston Manor, NY, a teachers aide at the Livingston Manor Elementary School and a lifelong area resident died Monday, August 4, 2014 at the Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. She was 65.

The daughter of Ella Mae Akerly Charter and the late Arthur Stickle she was born May 13, 1949 in Hurleyville,...

Aug 2, 2014

Albert F. Birkett of Liberty, NY, a retired service technician for Verizon in Fallsburg, NY and a long time area resident, died Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. He was 78.

The son of the late Donald and Helen Felts Birkett, he was born July 15, 1936 on Birkett Street in...

Jul 29, 2014

Hilary Jensen of Downsville, NY, a retired nurse's assistant and a long time area resident, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY. She was 78.

The daughter of the late Jack and Marie Ganer Schweizer, she was born March 23, 1936 in Paterson, NJ.

Hilary grew up in Fairlawn, NJ. She...

Jul 21, 2014

Mable A. Burns of Clermont, FL, formerly of Livingston Manor, NY, a retired school board administrator died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Winter Park Towers, Winter Park, FL. She was 91.

The daughter of the late Preston and Ruth Morton Ward, she was born June 26, 1923 in Livingston Manor, NY.

Survivors include her son,...

Jul 19, 2014

Penelope B. Shaw of Deland, FL, and Lew Beach, NY, a retired freelance artist, died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. She was 70.

The daughter of Ralph W. Shaw, Jr. and the late Elizabeth Purdy Shaw, she was born January 9, 1944 in Mt. Kisco, NY.

Penelope was...

Jul 17, 2014

George G. Nichols, Jr. of Liberty, NY, formerly of Nashville, TN, a master carpenter, died Thursday, July 17, 2014 at his home. He was 60.

The son of the late George Sr. and Pearl VanGorden Nichols, he was born December 14, 1953 in Callicoon, NY.

George proudly served Our Country in the US Maine Corp....