All Obituaries

Dale W. Goodstal of Swan Lake, NY, a retired teacher for Monticello Central School District, Monticello, NY and a long time area resident, died Sunday April 14, 2019 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center,  Harris, NY.  He was 78. Funeral services will be private. Memorial contributions in Dale’s name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Swan Lake Hose Company #1, 52 Stanton Corners Rd., Swan Lake, NY...

Robert A. Carlock of Hurleyville, NY, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at his home.  He was 70. The son of the late Benton A. and Irene McShane Carlock, he was born December 8, 1948 in Jamaica, NY. Robert proudly served Our Country in the US Army; he had worked as an auto mechanic and had been a supervisor for commercial laundry businesses; he enjoyed boating.  Robert was always willing to help people in his community. Survivors include his sister, Patricia Orzano and her husband...

Ruth Ann Pless Pomeroy of Roscoe, New York, formerly of White Lake, N.Y. went to her final home, The Great Ballroom of Heaven on April 5, 2019, at the feisty age of 97.  She is survived by her sons, Frank (Karen) of Mars Hill, NC, Peter (Monica) of Fernandina Beach, FL; and one daughter, Penny Constant (Jeff) of Neversink, NY; one brother, Robert Pless of Smallwood, NY; 10 Grandchildren, 18 Great Grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by the love of her...

Ethel Dotten of Ferndale, NY, a home maker and a long time area resident, died Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center,  Harris, NY.  She was 91. The daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Kennedy Deans, she was born December 17, 1927 in New York City, NY. Survivors include her children, Ann Smyth of Kingston, NY, Elizabeth Kleingardner and her husband Randy of Ferndale, NY, and Gary Dotton of Liberty, NY; many grandchildren including, Catherine Spicer...

Brenda Fay Wofford was born on March 22, 1952 to the late Ann Covington and Bill Africa in Fuquay, North Carolina. Brenda, known as Fay, went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 29, 2019 at 2:50 am at the Sarah Neumann - The New Jewish Home in Mamaroneck, NY. Fay worked as a Candy Striper in Knickerbocker Hospital in Harlem. She then went on to pursue a career in Home Health Care. She provided care to the ones she loved for several years until she was unable and had to...

Karen D. Zurawski of Albany, NY, formerly of Liberty, NY, passed away March 29, 2019 as a result of a long illness. The daughter of the late Frank and Myrtle (Sager) Zurawski, she was born on February 2nd , 1953 in Liberty, NY. She was a graduate of Liberty High School, and achieved her Bachelor’s Degree in English and Secondary Education from Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. Subsequently, she worked in New York State, California, and New Mexico pursuing various interests.  New...

Gustav John Olson of Monticello, NY a retired farmer and a long time area resident, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at his home.  He was 92. The son of the late Gustav Walfrid and Kathleen Dogherty Olson, he was born April 15, 1926 in Astoria, NY. Gustav proudly served Our Country in the US Marines during World War II. Graveside services with military honors will be in the Rural Valley Cemetery, Cuddebackville, NY in the spring. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Harris...

            Harry Jones Jr., 94, of Downsville passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019 concluding a long life filled with love, joy and dignity.             Harry was born at home on December 28, 1924 in Stony Point, NY. Only weighing two pounds at the time of his birth, he spent his first night on Earth wrapped in cotton and placed in a shoebox on the oven door. Although he wasn’t expected to live...

              Delinda "Linda" Gordon Bonin of Beaverkill, NY, a retired teacher from the Wayne, NJ School District and longtime area resident died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at her home.  She was 85.             The daughter of the late Norman and Marjorie Lawrence Gordon, she was born March 2, 1934 in Newark, NJ. She grew up in East Orange and Mendham, NJ,...

Halina Szymczak of Honesdale, PA, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019 at her home.  She was 78. The daughter of the late Michal and Janina Pokrzywinska Szymczak, she was born February 23, 1941 in Poland. Halina had been a self-employed Antique and Vintage Saleswoman; and she was a fashionista.  Halina had been a waitress in New York City at various restaurants and diners. She was a communicant of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Liberty, NY. Survivors include her...