Obituaries

Feb 2, 2018

Dorothy A. Weiss, 89, of Oneonta, NY passed away at Fox Hospital, Friday February 2, 2018, after a brief illness.

Born on November 18, 1928 in NYC, she was the daughter of Mary & John Bennetti. Dorothy had a long career as a mortgage officer at Beacon Federal Savings & Loan Association in Baldwin, NY. She was...

Jan 26, 2018

Andrew Vas, 86, of Downsville passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018 at home, following a long illness.

Andrew was born on August 2, 1931 in Hungary, the son of Andras and Anna Vas. On August 20, 1957 he married the former Teresa Protar in Budapest.

Andrew was a Civil Engineer working for Parson Brinckerhoff...

Jan 25, 2018

Willa B. Houck, 93, of Walton, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 25, 2018 at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home.

Willie was born on March 20, 1924 in Wayne County, WV, the daughter of the late Jesse and Esther (Lambert) Hall. She was a graduate of Credo-Kenova HS.

Willie met her future husband when he was...

Jan 19, 2018

Harold E. "Bud" Caffery, 85, a lifelong resident of Walton, passed away Friday evening, January 19, 2018 at home, following a long illness. Bud was born on April 6, 1932 in Downsville, the son of the late Lester and Mabel (Croop) Caffery. He married the former Helen Jones on December 10. 1955 at Walton. He was employed by Bendix...

Jan 17, 2018

Roger H. Kinch, 66, of Walton passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, NY.

Roger was born January 25, 1951 in Walton, NY the son of the late James Richard and Florence (Benedict) Kinch.

Roger retired after working for S.J. Bailey and Sons as a shipping clerk and later for...

Jan 14, 2018

Lawrence K. Underwood, Sr., 75, of Walton passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at home in Walton, following a long illness..

Larry was born on August 5, 1942 in Walton, the son of the late Kenneth and Shirley (Jump) Underwood. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Air Force. On April 22, 1963 he...

Jan 14, 2018

Thelma E. Burlingame, 77, of Downsville, passed away Sunday morning, January 14, 2018 at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home following a long illness. Thelma was born on October 11, 1940 in the Town Of Tompkins, the daughter of the late Robert W. and Alma (Rickard) Jaycox. She married Charlie Burlingame on December 30, 1988 at the Downsville Alliance Church....

Jan 12, 2018

Denise D. Murphy, 51, of Colchester passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, following a long illness.

Denise was born on December 30, 1966 in Walton, the daughter of Alfretta "Sis" Doig.

Denise enjoyed taking care of children as she was known as the community babysitter. She would...

Jan 10, 2018

Viola Luehmann, formerly of Rockroyal, New York, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2018 in Venice Florida at the age of 96.

She was born Viola Aldridge on August 2, 1921 to William and Augusta (Winterhalter) Aldridge in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was the second child with three brothers and one sister. She graduated from Hackensack High...

Jan 9, 2018

Destyni Jade Twyman began her memorable journey on August 10, 1999. She was brought into this world by Jaclyn Calabrese and Philip Twyman. She quickly grew into a beautiful little girl. She was destined for great things with her tremendous personality, loving spirit and heart of gold. When her little sister came home to be by her side, she...

Jan 4, 2018

Arthur Chester Cocks, Jr., 103, formally of Port Washington, NY and of Downsville, NY, passed away on Thursday morning, January 4, 2018 at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home.

Arthur was born on October 30, 1914 in Port Washington, NY, the son of the late Arthur C. and Susan (Honey) Cocks, Sr. He married the former Ann Dick,...

Jan 3, 2018

Duane G. "Moon" Hime, 63, of Walton passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at home in Walton following a long illness.

Moon was born on December 13, 1954 in Walton, the son of the late Gary and the late Melba (Granger) Hime. He was a graduate of Walton Central School. He was employed for many years...

Jan 1, 2018

Violet J. Vail, of Kerrville, TX, formerly of Walton, passed away Monday morning, January 1, 2018 at the Villagio in Kerrville, TX, following a long illness.

Violet was born on September 21, 1922 in Tabor, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of the late T. George and Marjorie (Shapley) Johnston. She married Willard F. Vail on May 15, 1943...

Dec 28, 2017

Eugene E. Maritato a lifelong resident of Walton, passed away on December 28, 2017. He'd been in failing health and had resided at Mountainside Residential Center in Margaretville for the past year.

Gene was born on February 4, 1920 to Fred and Mary Dagnello Maritato. He was a lifelong Walton resident, occupying the family home on New...

Dec 26, 2017

Arthur V. Rickard, 93, of Lake Wales, Florida died peacefully Tuesday, December 26, 2017 after a brief hospitalization.

He was born April 4, 1924 the youngest son of Amasa and Katherine (Dick) Rickard in Walton, NY.

Art and his first wife Marie (Baker) had three lovely daughters; Peggy with whom he lived recently, Christine and...

Dec 25, 2017

Ann S. Jones, 82, of Mohawk, passed from this life Christmas afternoon, December 25, 2017, surrounded by her family at the home of her son, Rodney, in Walton.

Ann was born on January 19, 1935 in Ilion. She is the daughter of the late Kendall and Harriet (Ellis) Smith. On July 3, 1954, she and Donald R....

Dec 21, 2017

Chyanne D. Allen, 34, of Downsville, died tragically, Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Albany Medical Center of Albany, as a result of a MVA in the town of Franklin.

Chyanne was born on July 10, 1983 in Walton, the daughter of Robert Allen and Terry (Mills) Allen. She was a graduate of Downsville Central School and SUCO,...

Dec 18, 2017

Gerardo E. Perez, 85, of Walton passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at Roscoe Community Nursing Home following a long illness.

Gerardo was born on September 24, 1932 in Santa Rita, Cuba. The son of the late Aladino and Guillermina (Aguero) Perez. On June 15, 1957 he married the love of his life, Dora Rosado, in Havana...

Dec 15, 2017

James Robert Sherman, 72 of Columbus, GA, formerly of Walton, NY passed away Friday morning December 15, 2017 after a long illness with family by his side.

Jim was born October 8, 1945 in Walton, the son of the late Henry and Mary (Fitch) Sherman. He worked on the family farm before and after being drafted to...

Dec 14, 2017

Kenneth R. Fuller, 73, of Downsville passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at home surrounded by his family, following a short battle with cancer. Ken was born on June 2, 1944 in Walton, the son of the late Kenneth and Dorothy (Tuttle) Fuller. He was a graduate of Downsville Central School, Class of 1962. He proudly served his...