Obituaries

Jun 25, 2016

Dorothy Mae (Hoosier) Eckert, 80 yrs. old of Cobleskill, NY passed away on June 25, 2016 at MIB Hospital, Cooperstown, NY.

Dorothy was born on December 27, 1935 in South Kortright, NY the daughter of Edward & Eunice (Crandall) Hoosier.  Her childhood was spent in the Mt. Upton, NY area.  She was employed at Kmart...

Jun 9, 2016

Michael Milton Davis, 58 yrs. old of Gilbertsville, NY passed away on June 9, 2016 at MIB Hospital, Cooperstown, NY.

Michael was born on November 17, 1957 in New Berlin, NY the son of Milton E. & Janet K. (Sprague) Davis.  His childhood was spent in Edmeston, NY where he attended Edmeston Central School.

Jun 1, 2016

Minnie Swayer, 96 yrs old of Edmeston, NY passed away at Chase Health Care in New Berlin, NY on June 1, 2016 after a long illness.

Minnie Dina Harberts was born on the family farm on Jacobs Rd., Burlington Green, NY to William and Tillie (Tjden) Harberts on February 14, 1920.  She married Cary Roscoe...

May 31, 2016

Deborah Ann Mehlhorn (nee Crozier) passed on to Glory Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at the home of her parents, Vince and Bonnie Jean Bauer, where she had been blessed by the constant care of her family and Chenango County Hospice, in New Berlin, NY for the past several weeks following a year long battle with cancer at her home...

May 26, 2016

Clyde Eugene Barker 79 yrs. old of New Berlin, NY passed away on May 26, 2016 in Hamilton, NY.

Clyde was born on October 22, 1936 in Columbus, NY the son of Harold Fuller Barker & Josephine Bell (Winton) Barker.

His childhood was spent in New Berlin, NY where he attended New Berlin...

May 1, 2016

Larry Hubert Daniels 84 yrs. old of the Town of Columbus; passed away on May 1, 2016 at the Chase Nursing Home in New Berlin, NY.

Larry was born on June 2, 1931 at the family farm in the Town of New Berlin the son of Hubert Charles & Gladys Wightman Daniels.    He married Madeline...

Apr 18, 2016

Edward L. Logan 81 yrs. old of Pittsfield, NY passed away on April 18, 2016 at his home.

Ed was born in Mission Hill, Boston, MA the son of Hubert & Muriel (Blake) Logan.  On June 17, 1978 he married Helene (Bernier) Logan who predeceased him on May 2, 2013.

Ed was the...

Apr 16, 2016

The Very Reverend Charles G. Taylor “Father Chuck” 64 yrs. old of New Berlin, NY, rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, New Berlin and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, South New Berlin and Priest of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Norwich, NY, passed away as a result of a tragic accident on April 16, 2016 at his cottage on Chenango...

Apr 9, 2016

Joan B. Barr of New Berlin, New York died on April 09, 2016.

She was born on September 21, 1924 in White Plains, New York.

She was married to Charles Yerger Barr, late of New Berlin, on November 16, 1946, of Yonkers, New York, on November 16, 1946.

Her parents were...

Apr 6, 2016

Louis C. Bonanno Jr., 53 yrs. old of New Berlin, NY passed away on April 6, 2016 at MIB Hospital, Cooperstown, NY.

Louis was born on February 15, 1963 in Bay Shore Long Island the son of Luigi C. & Agusta (Brusca) Bonanno.  His childhood was spent in Long Island where he attended local schools....

Mar 28, 2016

Gerald William Pittsley, 86 yrs. old of the Town of Pittsfield, NY passed away on March 28, 2016 at MIB Hospital, Cooperstown, NY.

Gerald was born on December 25, 1929 in Pittsfield, NY the son of Clyde & Pearl (Montgomery) Pittsley.  His childhood was spent in the Pittsfield area.  He served in the US Navy...

Mar 18, 2016

Carol Kinne , 14 December 1942 - 18 March 2016 Born in New Hartford, NY. Her parents were Thomas Kinne and Rosemary Allen Kinne.

Carol Kinne was an artist, teacher, farmer, dog lover and citizen.  She received a BFA from Hunter College, CUNY, and an MA from Bennington College. Artist Kinne was a painter, draftsman,...

Mar 15, 2016

Edward W. Ray, 81 yrs. old of West Winfield, NY went to be in the Lord’s loving arms on March 15, 2016.

He was born on April 13, 1934 in the Town of Butternuts, Gilbertsville, NY to Charles and Florence Ray.  He attended Richfield Springs Central School.

Ed was self-employed for 12 years...

Feb 4, 2016

Carol G. Brand, 81 yrs. old of New Berlin, NY passed away on February 4, 2016 at Chase Nursing Home, New Berlin, NY.

Carol was born on September 20, 1934 in Ilion, NY the daughter of Ransford P. & Gladys (Clark) Angell.  Her childhood was spent in the New Berlin area where she attended New...

Jan 25, 2016

Clara Burdick, 92 yrs. old of New Berlin, NY entered Heavens Gates on January 25, 2016.

Clara was born on March 12, 1923 in Burlington Flats, NY the daughter of William and Alice (Montgomery) Ramsey.  Her childhood was spent in the Burlington Flats and Richfield Springs area where she attended local schools.  Her later life...

Jan 21, 2016

Joseph Michael Vunk, 38 years old of Edmeston, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 21, 2016 in New Berlin, NY. He was born in Cooperstown on December 3, 1977 son of John (Jack) and Donna (Wilcox) Vunk. His childhood was spent in the Edmeston area where he attended and graduated from Edmeston Central School.  He began...

Jan 13, 2016

Robert Curtis, 54 yrs. old of Norwich, NY passed away on January 13, 2016 in Cooperstown, NY.

Robert was born on June 8, 1961 in New Berlin, NY the son of Carl and Barbara (Williams) Curtis Lilley.  His childhood was spent in Pittsfield, NY.  He was a 1979 graduate of New Berlin Central School and...

Jan 9, 2016

Aubrey E. Lamphere, 82, of New Berlin, New York, passed away on January 9, 2016 at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Binghamton.  He was the son of Guy and Florence Lamphere and he spent his childhood in the Holmsville area and attended South New Berlin School.

He married Joan M. Rose on March 20, 1970 in Edmeston, N.Y.and together...

Dec 25, 2015

Harry Alfred Dunham, 78 , died on Friday, December 25, 2015 at the NYS Veterans’ Home in Oxford, NY with family at his side.

“High School,” as he was known, was born May 19, 1937 in the Town of Pittsfield.  He was a graduate of New Berlin Central School and an honorable veteran of the...

Dec 25, 2015

Edwin A. Davis, 70 yrs. old of West Edmeston, NY passed away on December 25, 2015 at his home.

Edwin was born on February 6, 1945 in Utica, NY the son of Frank Edwin Oliver & Laurel Davis Pierce.  His childhood was spent in Miller Mills and Brookfield, NY.  He served in the US Army...