OBITUARIES

Jul 16, 2014

Barbara J. Schifano of Liberty, NY, a retired Clerk for the Jersey Journal, Jersey City, NY and a long time area resident died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Achieve Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility, Liberty, NY. She was 80.

The daughter of the late William and Clara Robert Foley, she was born March 9, 1934 in Jersey City,...

Jul 11, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" J. Sullivan Spiro Grossman of Roscoe, NY, a teacher and a long-time area resident, died Friday, July 11, 2014 at UHS Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY. She was 78.

The daughter of the late Joseph Vincent Sr. and Elizabeth L. Patterson Sullivan, she was born April 6, 1936 in Yonkers, NY.

Betty...

Jul 5, 2014

Ralph S. Graves of Roscoe, NY, a retired building maintenance mechanic for AT&T in Queens, NY, and a long time area resident, died Saturday July 5, 2014 at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center, Liberty, NY. He was 74.

The son of the late Herbert Spencer and Muriel Hart Graves, he was born February 19, 1940 in...

Jun 28, 2014

Edgar Washington of Monticello, NY, a welder and cook for the Achieve Rehab and Nursing Facility, Liberty, NY, and a long time area resident, died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. He was 65.

The son of the late Edgar and Dorothy Driver Sterling, he was born December 6, 1948 in...

Jun 25, 2014

Linda Banuet of Jeffersonville, NY, a long time area resident died Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. She was 68.

The daughter of the late LeRoy and Evelyn Banks Cashdollar, she was born May 29, 1946 in New York.

Survivors include her daughter, Mary Husson; her son, David H....

Jun 23, 2014

Eugene Defranco of Glen Spey, NY, died Monday, June 23, 2014 at his home. He was 75.

He was born July 18, 1938; he proudly served Our County in the US Army from 1962-1964.

Funeral services were private.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Harris Funeral Home West Street at Buckley, Liberty,...

Jun 22, 2014

Judith M. Bivins of Woodbourne, NY, a home maker and a lifelong area resident died Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. She was 71.

The daughter of the late William and Mabel Cutler Bivins, she was born September 23, 1942 in Liberty, NY.

Funeral services will be private.

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Jun 19, 2014

Elaine Hansen of Ferndale, NY, a long time area resident died Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. She was 67.

The daughter of the late Richard K. and Anneliess Muller Hansen, she was born October 10, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY.

Funeral services were private.

Arrangements have been...

Jun 13, 2014

Leona E. Sherwood of Livingston Manor, NY, a retired spray booth operator at Sherwood Mill's Ten Pin factory in Livingston Manor and a lifetime area resident died Friday, June 13, 2014 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. She was 87.

The daughter of the late Allan and Permelia Biggs VanLoan, she was born March 30,...

Jun 6, 2014

Joan E. Barkley of Liberty, NY, a retired Vice-President - Claims Manager for Frontier Insurance, Rock Hill, NY, and a lifelong area resident died Friday, June 6, 2014 at her home. She was 75.

The daughter of the late James A. and Anne E. McCormack McGuire, she was born May 28, 1939 in Liberty, NY.

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Jun 6, 2014

Rita A. Harris of Liberty, NY, a former clothing designer for Montesand & Pruzan Garments in NYC and a long time area resident, died Friday, June 6, 2014 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. She was 84.

The daughter of the late Salvatore and Sophie Trentacost Perniciaro, she was born October 12, 1929 in Bronx,...

Jun 3, 2014

Marcus G. O'Dell of Roscoe, NY, a retired Postmaster for the United States Postal Service, Livingston Manor, NY, and a lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at UHS Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY. He was 72.

The son of the late Ralph Marcus and Mildred Eck O'Dell, he was born October 31, 1941 in...

Jun 3, 2014

Connie M. Bulzone of Liberty, NY, a retired employee for American Can Company, Brooklyn, NY, and a long time area resident died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. She was 85.

The daughter of the late Joseph and Filomena Riccio Fiore, she was born July 29, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY.

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May 28, 2014

Eileen A. Olsen of Liberty, NY, a mechanical draftsman and a long time area resident, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at her home. She was 56.

The daughter of Timothy and Eileen Loughnane Murphy, she was born April 14, 1958 in New York City, NY.

Funeral services will be private.

Arrangements have been...

May 23, 2014

William Aukema, a retired self-employed dairy farmer and a long time area resident, died Friday, May 23, 2014 at the Roscoe Regional Rehabilitation and Residential Health Care Facility, Roscoe, NY. He was 74.

The son of the late Gerben and Jeanette Feenstra Aukema, he was born April 13, 1940 in Holland.

Survivors include his sister,...

May 21, 2014

Today we dwell among the memories of our mother, Ethel C. (Harris) Heins and her "little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love"*. The daughter of the late Fred and Mae (Rogers) Harris, Mom was born March 27th, 1914, in a farm house in Harris, NY --- named after her grandfather Issac Harris. She passed away on May...

May 15, 2014

Joan L. Van Ginhoven of Long Eddy, NY died on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at her home.

Joan was born in Callicoon on September 28, 1966 to Earl Van Ginhoven and Eloise McKeon. She was a rare and special person and her death has come unexpectedly and unnecessarily. She was not average, she was not ordinary, she...

May 11, 2014

Thomas P. Wade of Liberty, NY, a retired food service provider at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center and a lifelong area resident, died Sunday, May 11, 2014 at his home. He was 59.

The son of the late George, Sr. and Marion Reasin Wade, he was born November 10, 1954 in Liberty, NY.

Tom...

Apr 27, 2014

Beverly A. Flynn of White Sulphur Springs, NY, a homemaker and a long time area resident died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. She was 73.

The daughter of the late Walter and Catherine Kilpatrick Stechmann, she was born October 2, 1940 in Staten Island, NY.

Beverly was a communicant...

Apr 21, 2014

Donald E. Knack of Liberty, NY, a logger for Klein and Sons Logging, White Sulphur Springs, NY and a long time area resident, died Monday, April 21, 2014 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh, NY. He was 65.

The son of the late Bernard A. and Bessie Lee Herrin Knack, he was born July 9, 1948 in...