Michael M. Salvatore Jr.
May 2, 2022
Michael Maurice Salvatore, beloved son, brother, father, uncle and friend, passed away at Wilson Hospital on May 2, 2022, at age 57. Michael, fondly referred to as "Mikie" was born November 17, 1964, to Michael and Teresa (Gorton) Salvatore. He graduated from Hancock Central School in 1983. He worked most of his life at construction sites, until a debilitating accident...
James H. Macdonald
May 2, 2022
James (Jim) H. MacDonald, age 84, of Hancock, NY died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, May 2, 2022. Jim was a life-long resident of Cadosia, NY. He was born in Hancock, NY on March 10, 1938, the son of James H. MacDonald and Pauline (Possemato) Warfield. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years Doris...
George H. Elwood
Apr 30, 2022
Utica, NY - George Haddow Elwood, 94, died at 3:54 pm Saturday, April 30, 2022 at St. Lukes Hospital in Utica, NY. He was surrounded by his wife and family. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the Emory United Methodist Church, Hancock, NY, with The Reverend Dr. Roxy Moses officiating. There...
Edward R. Werner
Apr 19, 2022
Edward R. Werner, 74, of Fishs Eddy, NY, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on January 17, 1948 in Hancock, NY, the son of Bernard and Frieda (Mangels) Werner. Ed enjoyed traveling, playing horseshoes, and was an avid camper who always had a funny story to share with friends and...
Vernon C. Brown Sr.
Apr 8, 2022
Vernon C. Brown Sr., Walton, NY, went to be with our Lord on April 8th, 2022 with his family by his side, after a brief illness at Garnet Health Medical Center, Harris, NY. Vernon was a school bus driver in his earlier years and a farmer. He married Arline Black on March 24, 1957 and resided on their farm in...
Edward R. Akselrad
Apr 8, 2022
Edward R. Akselrad, 67, of Hancock, NY, died suddenly on Friday, April 8, 2022 at home. He was born on August 25, 1954 in the Bronx, NY, the son of Izak and Diana Akselrad. Ed was a simple man. He enjoyed bowling in his earlier years. In recent years, he was content to sit on his friends porch and sell...
Margaret Brunner
Apr 4, 2022
Margaret D. Brunner, 87, died on Monday, April 4, 2022 at her home in Endicott, NY. She was born on July 7, 1934 in Teaneck, NJ, the daughter of James and Margaret (Luber) Brunner. Margaret was a pleasant lady who made the people around her laugh. She was loved by all her caregivers she had throughout the years. Surviving are...
Eileen W. Banicky
Apr 3, 2022
Eileen W. Banicky, 80, of Orson, PA, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, April 3, 2022 after a long illness. She was born on October 20, 1941 in Hancock, NY, the daughter of Russell and Winifred (Doyle) Neild. Eileen married the love of her life, George J. Banicky on June 16, 1962 at the Orson United Methodist Church, Orson, PA....
Sharon Brush
Apr 1, 2022
Sharon Brush, passed away on April 01, 2022 following a stroke. She was born November 06, 1953 to parents Franklin Sisson Bowers and Jeane Eva (Sherwood) Bowers of Cortland, NY. Sharon graduated from McGraw High School in 1971, and went on to attend the Practical Bible College before receiving a degree in Business Administration from Sullivan County Community College. Among...
Paul W. Cornell
Mar 28, 2022
Paul W. Cornell, 64, of Elgin TX, passed away unexpectedly on March 28, 2022 at home. He was born on February 19, 1958 to Howard and Eleanor (Summers) Cornell. Paul graduated from Hancock Central School and eventually moved to TX. He lived there for many years and was working as a fork lift operator. Surviving are his mother, Eleanor; brother,...
Heather J. Miner
Mar 19, 2022
Heather J. Miner, 42, of Afton, NY, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on February 6, 1980 in Carbondale, PA. Heather loved animals and the outdoors but she especially loved her family. She would go above and beyond for anyone who needed help....
Bonnie L. Jenson
Mar 9, 2022
Bonnie (Pomeroy) Jenson died unexpectedly Wednesday March 9, 2022, at home. She was 64. Bonnie was born in Walton on November 15, 1957. The youngest child of Earl and Janet (Brannen) Pomeroy. Bonnie graduated from Walton Central School, Class of 1975. She worked at the Walton Bakery, Downsville Central School, SUNY Delhi, SUNY Oneonta and retired in 2017 from Binghamton...
Scott D. Ostrander
Mar 7, 2022
Scott Dietz Ostrander, beloved husband, father, brother, Grampy, uncle, and friend, passed away unexpectedly on March 7th, 2022, in Cocoa Beach, Florida. He was born on December 24th, 1946, in Fishs Eddy, NY, to Harold and Shirley Ostrander. He married Cheryle Wurfer in 1967. His first 8 years of school were in the Fishs Eddy two-room schoolhouse, and he graduated...
Margaret J. Todd
Mar 3, 2022
Margaret J. Todd, 71, of Hankins, NY, died on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Westchester Medical Center, after a short illness. She was born on August 2, 1950 in Hancock, NY, the daughter of Raymond and Margaret (Coddington) Johnson. Peggy was a free spirit and she lived her life the way she wanted. Being outside was something she really enjoyed....
Vikki Vanatta
Mar 3, 2022
Vikki Vanatta (Giordano), 64, from Hancock NY, passed away on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, after an arduous battle with cancer. Vikki the daughter of Phyllis Haynes was born on August 04, 1957. Vikki influenced many lives on her journey in life. She was a free spirit, a warm caring and loving person. She was known as mom to many throughout...
Bernard A. Kaplan
Feb 23, 2022
Bernard A. Kaplan, educator, lifelong learner and father, died February 23, 2022 at Foxdale Village Retirement Community in State College, Pennsylvania. He was 95. Kaplan grew up in Hancock, N.Y., the youngest of five children. His parents, Samuel and Ida Kaplan, were Russian Jews who fled from Minsk to escape pogroms. "Kap" as he was called by friends, graduated from...
Bette Jo O'Brien
Feb 13, 2022
Bette Jo Dirig O'Brien, 67, of Hancock, NY, died on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY, after a brief illness. Bette was born at the Hancock Hospital (the big white house, not Read Memorial) on July 30, 1954, the middle child and only daughter of John Francis Dirig and Marjorie Elizabeth Maxson Dirig. Her brothers...
Carol Dabrescia Walker
Feb 13, 2022
Carol DaBrescia Walker of Hancock, NY, danced her way into the heavens on February 13, 2022. As a free-spirited teenager, Carol ran away to attend the Woodstock Music Festival; she strived to live a life which embodied the magical, generous, and loving spirit of the renowned festival ever since. Carol was born on April 17th, 1955 and raised in Hancock...
Laura Phillips
Feb 7, 2022
Laura Phillips of Shehawken, PA, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022. She was 89 years young. She was predeceased by her parents, Glenn and Carola White; husband, W. Douglas Phillips, brother Lewis White; and sister Louise Bennett. Laura is survived by her four children; Gayle Milko and her husband Michael, Doug Phillips and his wife Sharon, Charlie Phillips and...
Viola Rhodes
Feb 1, 2022
Viola Rhodes, 90, of Hancock, NY, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at the home of her daughter, Brenda, after an illness. She was born on July 11, 1931 in Staten Island, NY, the daughter of Louis and Rose Pascarella. Viola married Donald H. Rhodes Sr. on June 6, 1953 in Staten Island, NY, and he predeceased her on...
