Obituaries

Dec 19, 2008

John O'Keeffe, 53 of Margaretville, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, December 19, 2008 in Walton.

John was born in the Bronx on September 18, 1955 the son of the late James O'Keeffe and Joan (Hagen) Spatadafino. He was employed for many years at Con Edison, Queens as a mechanic, retiring due to ill health. He attended St. John...

Dec 14, 2008

Helen I. Jones 86, a long time resident of Walton, passed away early Sunday morning, December 14, 2008 in the Delaware Valley Hospital, after a long illness.

Helen was born in the town of Meredith on October 30, 1922 the daughter of the late Oliver and Irene Ackerly Jubar. On August 5, 1943 she married Lewis C....

Dec 13, 2008

Irene Woelfel, 82 of Walton, passed away Saturday afternoon, December 13, 2008 in the Delaware Valley Hospital, Walton, NY, after a long illness. .

Irene was born in Bethpage, NY on August 24, 1926 the daughter of the late Charles and Stella (Wiencko) Sokolski. She married Walter H. Woelfel in Bethpage.

Irene was employed for...

Dec 10, 2008

Lorraine J. Norton, 61, of the town of Colchester, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY

Lorraine was born on March 21, 1947 in the Bronx, NY, the daughter of the late Samuel and Helen Dubiel Amato. On June 24, 1985 she married James Norton at Colchester. Lorraine worked as a...

Dec 7, 2008

Frederick Predmore, Jr., 43, of Walton, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, December 7, 2008 at his home in Walton.

Fred was born in Pompton Plains, NJ on October 13, 1965, the son of Frederick and Elaine (Hartmann) Predmore, Sr. Fred was a self employed carpenter.

Fred was a member of The Sons of the...

Dec 6, 2008

Sherman A. Armstrong, 79, of Downsville, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Delaware Valley Hospital.

Sherm was born on November 30, 1929 in Walton the son of the late Frank and Irene McLaughlin Armstrong. He played Walton football on the 1948 championship team. On December 30, 1952 he married the former Doris I. Babcock. Sherm...

Dec 3, 2008

Clarabel Closs, 76 a life long resident of Walton, passed away Wednesday evening, December 3, 2008 at home following a short illness.

Clarabel was born in Walton on January 11, 1932 the daughter of the late Clair and Carrie (Puffer) Gray. On January 1, 1951 she married Elton P. "Slim" Closs in Walton. He died on August...

Dec 1, 2008

Ricky L. Zimmerman, 53 of Walton, passed away Monday, December 1, 2008 at home surrounded by his loving family.

Ricky was born in Teaneck, NJ, on March 30, 1955 the son of the late Harold and Barbara Scudder Zimmerman. As a young child he and his family moved to Walton. He was a graduate of Walton High...

Nov 29, 2008

Frank J. Ruiz 28, of Walton, passed away Saturday morning, November 29, 2008 as a result of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident on State Route 10 north of Walton.

Frank was born in Brooklyn on May 24, 1980 the son of the late Carlos Ruiz and Milagros "Millie" Candido. Frank married the former Helen Rosa....

Nov 21, 2008

Lenora Maggiore, 76 of Walton, passed away Friday morning in the Binghamton General Hospital, Binghamton, after a long illness.

Lenora born in Brooklyn the daughter of the late Dominick and Zena Auci. On March 6, 1947 she married Salvatore Maggiore. Lenora enjoyed taking care of her family.

Lenora is survived by her husband, Salvatore, three...

Nov 20, 2008

Stanton W. "Stub" Hogan, 91 of Walton, passed away Thursday evening, November 20, 2008 in the Delaware Valley Hospital, after a long illness.

Stub was born in Bushnellville, NY on August 11, 1917 the son of the late Roscoe and Phoebe (Whitney) Hogan. On October 28, 1940 he married the former Helen R Hammond in Oneonta. She...

Nov 20, 2008

John E. "Jack" Laidlaw, Sr., 81 of Walton, passed away Thursday evening at his hunting camp in the town of Colchester.

Jack was born in Delhi on March 18, 1927 the son of the late Veyrill and Kathryn (Flynn) Laidlaw. On June 24, 1950 he married the former Patricia Hoerning in St. Peters, Delhi. He was employed...

Nov 20, 2008

Philip Mills, 81 of Walton, passed away early Thursday morning, November 20, 2008 at home.

Philip was born in Queens on December 20, 1926. He married the former Marilyn Dawson. She died on November 14, 2000. He was a Auto Body Repairman, employed by Mid County Body for many years. He and Marilyn moved to Walton from...

Nov 18, 2008

Raymond G. Clyons Jr. 61 of East Branch, passed away at Delaware Valley Hospital on Tuesday, November 18, 2008.

Arrangements are incomplete.

Nov 18, 2008

Edith Loker, 87 a life long resident of Walton, passed away Tuesday evening, November 18, 2008 in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, after a long illness.

Edith was born in Walton, on June 21, 1921, the daughter of the late Robert and Madge (Wilson) Tweedie. She was a graduate of Walton High School and Albany Business School. On December...

Nov 16, 2008

Rudolph Leigh Jr. 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at his home. Rudy was born July 30, 1930, in Walton on the family farm on Route 206. He was the son of Rudolph Leigh Sr., and Jessie Northrup Leigh. After attending Walton schools, he enlisted in the US Navy in 1948 and trained at the Mine...

Nov 15, 2008

Robert J. Czyzewski 55 of Walton passed away on Saturday evening, November 15, 2008 at Northwoods Nursing Home, Cortland after a long illness.

Bob was born in Passaic, NJ on September 26, 1953. He lived in the Walton and Andes area for many years. He was a veteran of the US Navy. He was employed as a...

Nov 11, 2008

Norman R. Scherer, 82 of Walton, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the Countryside Care Center, Delhi, after a long illness.

Norm was born in Milanville, Pennsylvania on March 31, 1926, the son of the late John and Myrtle (Conklin) Scherer. He married the former Audrey Brazee on July 17, 1949 in Walton. Norm worked many...

Nov 11, 2008

Dorothy V. Horton, 84 of Delhi formerly of Walton passed away on Tuesday evening, November 11, 2008 at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City.

Born in Binghamton on June 8, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Linda (O'Dell) Gibson.

Dottie was a faithful employee of Breakstone's in Walton. She served them for...

Nov 9, 2008

Duane Welch, 53 of Walton, passed away Sunday morning, November 9, 2008 at home.

Duane was born in Walton on May 25, 1955 the son of Bert and Thelma Lewis Welch. He was a graduate of Walton Central School class of 1974. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He was a Engineer, employed by Tetrapac...