Obituaries

Jan 2, 2008

Walton

Major Robert J. Dutcher (US Army Ret), 71, of Country Meadow Loop, passed Wednesday evening, January 2, 2008 at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown.

Robert was born on September 3, 1936 in Walton, he was the son of the late Maxwell E. and Marjorie (Jackson) Dutcher.

He was a Walton Central School Graduate. In...

Dec 28, 2007

Florence "Flossie"Snyder 82 of East Branch, passed away on Friday evening, December 28, 2007, following a brief battle with pneumonia.

Flossie was born on May 15, 1925 and lived in Newburgh, NY with her parents, William and Jennie June Snyder and her two brothers. She came to live in Delaware County 37 years ago, residing in the...

Dec 25, 2007

Darwin L. Dean, 49 a life long resident of Walton, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2007 in the Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, after a long illness.

Darwin was born in Walton, on January 27, 1958 the son of the late Virgil and Charlotte (Rutherford) Dean. He was a graduate of Walton Central School, class of 1976....

Dec 19, 2007

Faye L. Szczepczynski, 68 of Walton, passed away Wednesday evening, December 19, 2007 in the Delaware Valley Hospital. Faye has now found peace after a long struggle with illness.

Faye was born in Walton on March 8, 1939 the daughter of the late Hugh and Ramona (Davidson) Bodiot. On February 27, 1959 she married Norbert Szczepczynski at...

Dec 14, 2007

Arthur M. "Barney" Wood 78, a lifelong area resident passed away unexpectedly Friday evening, December 14, 2007, at Delaware Valley Hospital.

Barney was born in the town of Walton on September 24, 1929 the son of the late Clarence and Wanda M. Tuttle Wood. He worked for many years at the Walton Foundry. Barney loved to go...

Dec 9, 2007

Austin "Butch" Wormuth, Jr. passed away unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday Dec. 9, 2007, his birthday. He was born Dec. 9, 1953 in Walton and was 54 years old.

Austin was the son of Austin and Margaret (Eberhart) Wormuth. He spent his early years on the family farm in Merrickville, attending Franklin Central School. The family then...

Dec 7, 2007

Avyola E. Bishop passed away peacefully on December 7, 2007 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Avyola was born in the Netherlands on February 26,1928 to her parents, Jons Viruly and Dina M.T. Viruly-VanHattum.

She was pre-deceased by her parents and two brothers, Maarten and Olaf.

Avyola was an airline stewardess for KLM Royal Dutch...

Nov 29, 2007

Lorna McCook Fancher, 85 of Hamden, passed away Thursday evening, November 29, 2007 at home following a short illness.

Lorna was born in Highland Park, Michigan the daughter of the late Frank W. and Mildred Randall McCook. Her mother died when she was six weeks old of spinal meningitis. Lorna and her brother, William were then cared...

Nov 27, 2007

Robert McDougal 83 of Sidney Center passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2007.

Friends are invited to call at the Clark, Winter & Courtney Funeral Home, 25 Townsend St., Walton on Friday morning, November 30, 2007 from 9:30 AM to 10 AM where services will be held at 10 AM.

Nov 26, 2007

Jennifer Hope, 31 of Walton, passed away Monday, November 26, 2007 at home.

Jennifer was born in Walton, on March 26, 1976 the daughter of Joyce Seward and the late Lester Hope of Sidney. She was a graduate of Walton Central School. Jennifer worked for a nursing home in Sidney and Walton before her illness.

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Nov 22, 2007

Iona Walley 98, a life long resident of the Walton area, passed away Thursday morning, November 22, 2007 in Countryside Care Center, Delhi, after a long illness.

Iona was born in Rock Royal on February 28, 1909, the daughter of the late Hiram and Minnie Mullinex. On November 16, 1927 she married David Walley in Cannonsville. He...

Nov 20, 2007

Evelyn M. Palmer, long-time Walton resident, passed away at Countryside Care Center in Delhi on November 20, 2007 after a brave battle with cancer.

Evelyn was born on November 5, 1928 in Noxen, Pennsylvania. Her father, Rev. William F. Miller, was pastor of the Noxen-Eatenville United Methodist charge at the time. Later the family moved to New...

Nov 12, 2007

Arnold Brown, 77 of Walton, passed Monday evening, November 12, 2007 in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, after a long illness.

Arnold was born on December 18, 1929, in Greentown, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Arthur and Florence (Rake) Brown. Arnold served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1952. He worked for NYSEG for 35 years, retiring...

Nov 11, 2007

Theodore D. Cardillo, 94 a resident of Walton since 1987, passed away early Sunday Morning, November 11, 2007 in the Countryside Care Center, Delhi.

Ted was born in Brooklyn on April 27, 1913 the son of the late Charles and Concetta Cardillo. Mr. Cardillo married the former Natalie M. Mineo in July of 1949 at Brooklyn. He...

Nov 10, 2007

Florence A. Shaffer, 78 a life long resident of Colchester, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2007 in Countryside Care Center, Delhi, after a long illness.

Florence was born in the town Of Colchester, on September 22, 1929 the daughter of the late Leon and Ada (Fuller) Signor. Mrs. Shaffer married Stanley Shaffer on June 8, 1957 at...

Nov 9, 2007

Richard C. Terry, 58 of Walton, passed away unexpectedly, Friday evening, November 10, 2007 in the Delaware Valley Hospital.

Richard was born in Walton on August 15, 1949, the son of the late Clayton and Gladys (Nichols) Terry. He was a graduate of Walton Central School, Class of 1967. He proudly served his country during Vietnam War...

Nov 9, 2007

George A. Bushell, 65, of Sidney Center, passed away Friday, November 9, 2007 at Delaware Valley Hospital, Walton.

Born in Ossining, NY, George was the son of the late George A. and Lucy (Barbado) Bushell Sr. He married Rose E. Lannon on December 31, 1961 at St. Ann's Church, Ossining, NY. George and Rose moved to this...

Nov 5, 2007

Marguerite Elliott, 86 of Delhi, passed away on Monday evening, November 5, 2007, at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. She was born the second of fourteen children in Beemerville, NJ on May 11, 1921, the daughter of the late Harris and Pauline Kinney Elliott.

Prior to her stay at the Countryside Care Center, Marguerite resided with the Fryer Family...

Nov 2, 2007

David H. James, 66 of Sidney Center, passed away Friday afternoon at home, unexpectedly.

David was born in the town of Franklin on February 27, 1941, the son of the late Aubrey and Evelyn (Fleming) James. He was a graduate of Delaware Academy, class of 1959 and later attended Albany State. On June 1, 1968 he married...

Nov 1, 2007

Robert Voltzow, 77 of Hamden passed away Thursday morning at home following a long illness.

Bob was born in East Paterson, New Jersey on September 28, 1930 the son of the late Benjamin and Anna (Toth) Voltzow. He was a graduate of Lodi High School, class of 1948. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army...