Obituaries
Frances E Benedict
Mar 10, 2010
East Berne - Frances E. Benedict, an optimistic, compassionate, charitable and hard-working woman, died on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Our lady of Mercy life Center. She was 94. Mrs. Benedict was born on April 6, 1915 on the family farm in East Berne, the youngest daughter of the late Adelbert and Mary (Snyder) long. She met her late husband,...
Evelyn R. Sanford
Mar 9, 2010
Guilderland Center- Evelyn R. Sanford 93, formerly of Rose Court, Albany, NY died March 9, 2010 at Guilderland Center Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the past three years. She was born on Nov. 16, 1916 the daughter of Eugene and Evelyn (nee Foll) Sanford in Albany, NY. She was predeceased by her sister Margaret Hout and...
Norma Bohl
Mar 6, 2010
Guilderland - Norma Bohl, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday March 6, 2010 at home with her family by her side. She was born on November 17, 1923 daughter of the late DeForest Sr. and Irene Deitz. Norma grew up on a farm in Berne with her extended family. At age 17, she joined the Army to further the war...
Olive Van Auken
Mar 3, 2010
Altamont - Olive (Burke) VanAuken, born January 24, 1931, entered into eternal rest on March 3, 2010 at Albany Memorial Hospital surrounded by family after a long battle with COPD. She lived most of her life in Altamont. She was was a devoted wife, homemaker and mother who enjoyed gardening, cooking, reading, taking day trips and most of all caring...
Helen K. Cusack
Feb 27, 2010
Guilderland Center- Helen K. Cusack, 91, died on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center. Born on June 22, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Bertha Klett. She supported the war effort in WWII by working at the Watervliet Arsenal. She retired from the Guilderland Central School District where she worked as...
Barbara J. Pollock
Feb 27, 2010
Knox - Barbara J. Pollock, 88, died on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at home surrounded by her family after a long illness. Born on May 27, 1921 in Messina, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Sarah Patrie. She was a 1939, graduate of Cathedral Academy; following graduation she entered the Albany School of Practical Nursing. She...
Frances M. Moshier
Feb 25, 2010
Altamont- Frances M. Moshier, 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 25, 2010 at home with her family by her side. She was formerly Dennis, Massachusetts, and Port Charlotte, Florida. She was born on February 19, 1918, 3rd of7 children of David and Amanda Peterson of Bertrand, Nebraska. She moved to Stamford, NY in 1930, was a graduate of Stamford...
William M. Haines
Feb 24, 2010
Obituary for William Michael Haines DOD 2-24-2010 From Decker FH Windham NY Please run in Friday 2-26-10 edition Windham - William Michael Haines 58,died on Feb. 24,2010 at Albany Medical Ctr. He was born on Sept. 19,1951 the son of Leonard and Marie Haines in Stamford NY. He is survived by his wife Gail (nee Welch), his sons Peter and...
Ruth E. Schultz
Feb 10, 2010
New Scotland- Ruth E. Schultz ,95 a lifetime resident of New Scotland, NY died on Feb. 10,2010 in Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY. She was born on Feb. 18, 1914 the daughter of Allen R. and Lula(nee Becker) Hurst in New Scotland, NY. She was predeceased by her husband Foster C. Schultz on July 28, 2002. She is survived by her...
Rose M De Cinto
Feb 3, 2010
Guilderland- Rose M. DeCinto, 76, died on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Albany Medical Center. She was predeceased by her husband David DeCinto on April 25, 2005. She was born on April 13, 1933 in Schenectady; she was the daughter of the late Freeman and Mary Violette. She is survived by her children David Wieber, Cynthia Lareau and Tina Jelinski....
Virginia M. Clickman
Feb 2, 2010
Knox - Virginia "Chick" Clickman, 86, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at St Peter's Hospital. She was a long time member of the Knox Reformed Church where she served as the organist. She was active in Knox Reformed Church couples and social clubs. She was a life member of the Knox Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She was a licensed agent...
Martha Longacker
Jan 31, 2010
East Berne - Martha Longacker, 89, died on Sunday January 31, 2010 at Albany Medical Center. Born on June 18, 1920 in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late Makary and Laura Kolakowski. She was a member of the Thompson's Lake Reformed Church where she served on the consistory in many positions. She worked as a nutritionist for...
Sandra Enides
Jan 29, 2010
Altamont - Sandra Enides, 66, died suddenly on Friday January 29, 2010 at St Peter's Hospital. She was born on February 10, 1943 in Troy, daughter of the late George and Alice (Kane) Hamilton. She was a 1960 graduate of Shenendehowa High School. She devoted her life to her family; her late husband, children and grandchildren. Sandra is survived by...
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...
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...
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...


