Richmondville- Merritt Jackson, Sr., 88, of Franzen Road, died Monday, May 20, 2013 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born July 26, 1924 in Cobleskill, he was a son of John and Daisy (Rockafeller) Jackson. Merritt was a life long area resident and retired from NYS Department of Transportation in Cobleskill as a heavy equipment operator. Merritt's hobbies included that of gardening, wood cutting, caring for his...

Albany- Janice Eva Pechtel, 73, of Hudson Ave., died Monday, May 20, 2013 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany following a brief illness. Born April 20, 1940 in Schenectady, she was a daughter of Lewis and Geraldine (Legere) Bushey. Janice was a graduate of Middleburgh Central School and had retired from the Department of State, where she had been a data entry machine operator. She found much pleasure in attending social activities with her...

Fultonham- James D. Bouck, Sr., 62, of Howard Mann Road, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the Cobleskill Regional Hospital, following a brief illness. James was born on August 13, 1950 on Bouck's Island in the Town of Fulton, to the late Beatrice (Henness) and Erving Bouck, Sr. He worked at Shaul Farms in Fultonham for forty nine years. James enjoyed fishing, hunting and collecting antique firearms. Besides his parents, James was...

Cobleskill- Dorothy Smith Smalley passed away May 15, 2013 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 14, 1921 in New Bern, NC to the late William James Smith and Callie Williams Smith. Dorothy graduated from Bridgeton, NC High School in 1938. In 1942, she graduated from Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC, majoring in chemistry and mathematics. After college, she worked at the State Laboratory of Hygiene in Raleigh,...

Schoharie- Les Hendrix, a wayfaring newsman who became a sagely fixture in his adopted and beloved Schoharie County, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown after a long, valiant battle with cancer. He was 71. Lester Elmer Hendrix Jr. was born Dec. 20, 1941, the son of Lester and L. Roberta (Loyster) Hendrix. He was raised in Cazenovia, outside of Syracuse, NY. He was a graduate of the Pennington School in New...

Carlisle- Vivian E. Matranga, 84, of Highway Route 20, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born September 25, 1928 in Evington, VA, she was the daughter of John and Nettie (Chatman) Harless. Vivian lived in Brooklyn for many years and moved to Cobleskill fifteen years ago. For the past three years she has resided with her daughter in Carlisle. A homemaker all her life, she enjoyed reading in her...

Middleburgh- Susan A. Monroe, 58, of Cliff Street, died peacefully Wednesday, May 8, 2013 surrounded by her family at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, NY. Susan was born on March 18, 1955 in Cortland, NY, a daughter of the late Beverly (Morris) and Cristopher Lowell. Locally, Susan worked as a Clerk for the Middleburgh Library. She was a member of the Middleburgh Century Club and the former Director of the Christopher S. Best...

Cobleskill- Henry "Hank" Bellinger Mattice, 94, of Cobleskill died on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at his residence where he loved living, in part because while there he led a song group. He was born in Schenectady on July 30, 1918, the son of George and Elda (Noxon) Mattice and the brother of Mrs. Gerelda (Chris) Christman and Mrs. Beatrice (William) Call, all deceased. Hank graduated from Cobleskill Central School in 1935 and, after a year of...

Richmondville - John A. Navilio, 85, of Franzen Road, died with his loving family at his side on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown following a brief illness. Born September 3, 1927 in Cliffside Park, NJ, he was the son of Anthony and Anna (Trotta) Navilio. John resided in New Jersey until moving to Richmondville in 1992 following retirement. He was the owner of Navilio Custom Cabinets, operating most of his...

Cobleskill- Ilene Campbell Sichart, 81, formerly of Cobleskill, entered into eternal rest and peace on Sunday, May 5, 2013 in the arms of the good Lord at Palatine Bridge Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the past six years. Ilene was born February 12, 1932 in the Town of Broome on East Hill near Middleburgh, daughter of the late Virtil E. Campbell and Florence (Conklin) Campbell Briggs. She graduated from Middleburgh Central...