Obituaries
Aletha Marie Hoagland-VanValkenburgh
Jan 24, 2010
Jan.25,2010 Prattsville NY Aletha Marie Hoagland-VanValkenburgh,89, passed away Jan. 24,2010 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. She was born on Sept. 30,1920 to Clarence and Hilda Cross Brandow in Prattsville NY. After graduating from Gilboa High School, she married Charles A. Hoagland and they had three children. Surviving is her daughter Barbara Cooke(Randy). She was predeceased by her husband...
Annette R. Brown
Jan 24, 2010
Annette R. (Koehn) Brown, 84, passed away on Sunday, Jan.24th. Annette was born in Brooklyn, NY and grew up in West Hempstead on Long Island. She spent much of her youth at their family summer home in Cragsmoor, NY where she met her future husband, David J. Brown. As newlyweds they moved to Nanuet, NY and raised their family for...
Marshall C. Vinehout
Jan 22, 2010
Altamont- Marshall Vinehout, 90, died on Friday, January 22, 2010 at St. Peter's Hospice Inn. Born in Altamont, he was the son of the late Charles and Julia (Tabor) Vinehout. He was a decorated World War II veteran. Marshall is survived by Kathy Vinehout, Betty Spadaro, Joseph Spadaro, cousin Blanche Tubbs, uncle of Gladys Short, Linda Schrom, Brenda Hewitt, Charles...
Mildred E. Motschmann
Jan 20, 2010
Berne - Mildred Motschmann, 88, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at home on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 after a brief illness. Mildred was born June 20, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of the late Lawrence and Elizabeth Taffner. Mildred was a fun loving person; as a girl she loved to play baseball and write poetry. She was...
Ernest J. Ecker
Jan 17, 2010
Delray Beach, FL - Ernest J. Ecker, 87, formerly of Knox died on Sunday January 17, 2010. He was a graduate of the Berne Knox Westerlo High School where he taught for 30 years retiring in 1984. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Elena (nee Martin) Ecker; children, Michael (Patti) Ecker, Vaughn (Rita) Ecke, Gina (Tom) Slater...
Gertrude E. Case
Jan 14, 2010
Guilderland - Gertrude E. Case, 89, died on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at home. She was born in Middletown, NY, daughter of the late John and Kathryn Smith. She was a graduate of the Middletown High School and then went to work for the F. W. Woolworth Company. In 1940, she married the late Russell C. Case Jr. and moved...
Edward C. Ziehm
Jan 9, 2010
New Scotland - Edward C. Ziehm, 86, died on Saturday January 9, 2010 at Guilderland Center Nursing Home. He was born on March 14, 1923 in Albany, to the late Charles and Lena Ziehm. He grew up working on his brother George's dairy farm on Krumkill Road. He then went to live with his sister Helen and became a part...
Thomas M. Tubbs
Jan 7, 2010
Knox - Thomas M. Tubbs Sr., 60, died on Thursday, January 7, 2010 surrounded by his family at Albany Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on July 20, 1949, son of Rosemary and late Merlin Tubbs. He was a 1969 graduate of the Berne Knox Westerlo High School, after which he served in the Army as a...
Michael B. Grinmanis
Dec 20, 2009
Altamont - Michael B. Grinmanis, 19, was taken tragically in a car accident early Sunday morning December 20, 2009. He was born on January 11, 1990 in Birmingham, AL son of Michael and Maxine Grinmanis. He is also survived by his sister Stephanie Grinmanis; a grandfather Elmer (Karen) Grinmanis; three uncles, Raymond (Karen) Grinmanis, Danny Grinmanis, and Michael Maxwell; four...
Frederick B. Enides
Dec 20, 2009
Altamont - Frederick B. Enides Jr., 67, died suddenly on Sunday December 20, 2009 at St Peter's Hospital. He was born on August 30, 1942 in Albany, son of Florence and the late Frederick Enides Sr. He was a 1960 graduate of Albany High School. He served his apprenticeship in Local 669 (Sprinkler Fitters Union) where he worked until 1971....
Emma Cornell
Dec 19, 2009
Prattsville, NY Emma "Petie" LaGasse Cornell ,71 loving mother,grandmother, greatgrandmother,aunt and friend passed away suddenly at home on Sat.Dec.19,2009. She was born on Sept. 17,1938 the daughter of Clifton and Elaine (nee Turk) LaGasse in Rome ,NY.She was predeceased by her husband Gordon ("Foxy") Cornell on May 25,2004. They were married on April 30,1960. She was also predeceased by her...
Marion H. Amsler-Burns
Dec 17, 2009
Marion Amsler-Burns, fondly called "Omi" by her grandchildren, passed away on December 17, 2009. She was 82 years old. Marion was a 9 year resident of East Berne, NY. She died peacefully at St. Peter's Hospice in Albany, NY after a valiant battle with cancer. Her family was by her side. Marion was born on March 2, 1927 in Spandau,...
Mary Ellen Donato
Dec 17, 2009
Altamont - Mary Ellen Eck Donato, 84, died on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at St. Peter's Hospital. Mary was a warm, lovely lady with a big heart, a large family, and many friends. She ran a successful antique and collectible business for years in Altamont. She took pleasure in cooking, baking, playing bingo and playing cards with Clare, Lisa and...
Gertrude L. Ezick
Dec 8, 2009
Duanesburg - Gertrude L. Ezick, 92, found peace on December 8, 2009 at the St. Peter's Hospice Inn after a brief illness. She was a graduate of the Binghamton General Hospital as a registered nurse. In 1939, she married her husband of 24 years the late Thaddeus Ezick. Together they raised three daughters in LaFayette, NY; Jorene (Ray) Taylor, Carol...
Joyce Ann Meyer
Dec 5, 2009
Joyce Ann Meyer December 24, 1932 - December 5, 2009 Joyce Ann Meyer, aged 76, ended her year-long struggle with small cell lung cancer and pneumonia in peace, surrounded by her family and loved ones, in her home in Twilight Park. Joyce grew up in Michigan with her parents, Effie and Harry Garey, and older brother Barre. Ever the tom...
Elmer Thomas Ogaard
Dec 3, 2009
Knox- Elmer T. Ogaard, 69, died at home on, Thursday, December 3, 2009. He was born on August 27, 1940 and raised in Brooklyn, NY to the late Elmer and Adeline Ogaard. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1961 where he served for four years after, which, he moved upstate. In the early 1970's he went to work for...
Thelma J. Dearstyne
Dec 1, 2009
Thelma J. Dearstyne, 74, of Thomaston CT, died on Tuesday December 1, 2009 at Waterbury Hospital in Connecticut. She was born on June 12, 1935 to the late Jarvie and Florence Jansen. She was a 1953 graduate of the Berne Knox Central School. In 1955 she married her husband of 54 years Robert Dearstyne. She enjoyed gardening, the outdoors and...
Florence Callimanis
Nov 22, 2009
Efrosoni (Florence) Callimanis July 28, 1921-November 22, 2009 Florence, 88, died on Sunday after a short stay in the hospital. A lifelong New Yorker, she was born and raised in the Bronx, where she lived and raised her own family. Florence moved to Hensonville with her husband Costas in 1982 to be near her sisters Mary and Irene, her brother-in...
Ivan Empie Baker
Nov 18, 2009
Castleton - Ivan E. Baker, 85, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Delanson on January 29, 1924 to the late Merrill and Ollie Baker. In 1942 he graduated from the Berne Knox Central High School and then served in the US Army during WWII. In 1943 he married his wife...
Thomas Patrick Meehan
Nov 15, 2009
T. Patrick Meehan, the Windham town supervisor for 38 years and an influential political presence well beyond town borders, died Sunday while fighting complications resulting from surgery. He was 61. Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 9, 1948, he graduated in 1966 from Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School. He joined the Hudson Valley Carpenter's Union Local #19 in 1981, later signing...
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