Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Hancock, NY
Kathleen A. Antidormi
May 3, 2017
Kathleen A. "Kate" Antidormi, 69, of Lakewood, PA, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA, after a short illness. She was born on June 22, 1947 in Bronx, NY, the daughter of John and Marie (Ahearn) Barry. Kate married Daniel A. Antidormi on February 14, 1987. She was a member of St. Paul the Apostle...
Beatrice H. Kaplan
Apr 27, 2017
Beatrice "Bea" Kaplan passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Vestal, N.Y., two days before her 91st birthday. Bea was born April 29, 1926 in Long Eddy, N.Y. Her parents, Samuel and Ida (Levy) Kaplan, immigrated from the Province of Minsk, Belorussia to Ellis Island, NYC in 1908, and after several years in...
John 'Jack' M. Holland
Apr 25, 2017
John Michael "Jack" Holland left this earthly ground to be with the Lord on April 25, 2017.He was born in Hancock on June 17, 1950 to John and Lois (Williams) Holland. His Dad predeceased him in 1961.Jack graduated from Susquehanna Community High School in 1968. He joined the Air Force right after graduation and served for four years.He had a...
Hilda R. Malinski
Apr 9, 2017
Hilda R. Malinski, 90, of Lake Como, PA, died on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Barnes Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA, after a short illness. She was born on April 20, 1926 in Lake Como, PA, the daughter of Wilbur and Rose (Murtha) Hunt. Hilda married Thomas Malinski Jr. on November 24, 1949 in Rock Lake, PA, and he predeceased her...
Charles E. Grant
Apr 6, 2017
Charles E. Grant, 93, of Livingston Manor, died on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Roscoe Nursing Home, Roscoe, NY. He was born on December 29, 1923 in Cadosia, NY, the son of George and Mary (Dibble) Grant. Sonny served in the US Army during WWII and the European War from 1943-1946. He married Virginia Morgan on September 29, 1950 in...
Cathy A. Fuller
Mar 11, 2017
Cathy A. Fuller, 63, of Hancock, NY, died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, after a short illness. She was born on June 8, 1953 in Callicoon, NY, the daughter of Gerald and Vera (Taft) Black. Cathy married John Fuller on November 4, 1972.Surviving are her husband, John, her mother, Vera, 2 sisters, Cindy...
Leslie A. Kellam
Mar 8, 2017
Leslie A. Kellam, 89, of Starlight, PA, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. He was born on July 28, 1927 in Abrahamsville, PA, the son of Albert and Freida (Mitchell) Kellam. One of nine children, Les grew up on the family farm in the Equinunk, Wayne County, PA, area....
Edward John Adamski
Mar 8, 2017
Edward John Adamski, son of Bronislaw and Anna Mary (Lewonski)Adamski, was born June 22nd, 1924, in Naugatuck, Connecticut and died atWestview Acres in Leon, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at age 92.Edward was a Merchant Marine for about a year before enlisting intothe United States Army in 1942. While in the Merchant Marines he survivedone torpedo attack off of...
Catherine Tucker
Mar 7, 2017
Catherine Amanda Tucker, 59, of Lake Como, PA, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 after a short illness. She was born on September 3, 1957 in Carlsbad, NM, the daughter of Robert and Constance (Chaney) Tucker. Cathy was a legal secretary for the Law Offices of James D. Ward for the last 12 years, and for the previous owner,...
George Harvey Snyder
Mar 2, 2017
George Harvey Snyder passed peacefully on Thursday, March 2, 2017, surrounded by loved ones. Born August 8, 1921 to A.L.Snyder and Kathryn Lepulica Snyder, George married Jessica Smoley (of Smoleys Logarithm Tables) in 1942. After Jessicas death in 1988, he married Jitka Langer Klimchok in 1991 (d. 2015.) He adored both of his wives and always made them feel cherished....
Nellie Joyce Mead
Feb 24, 2017
Nellie J. Mead, 85, of Preston Park, PA, died on Friday, February 24, 2017 at home, after a short illness. She was born on January 20, 1932 in Scott Center, the daughter of Floyd and Eliza (Hallstead) Whitmore. Nellie married Ralph Mead on January 16, 1949 in East Ararat, PA, and he predeceased her on March 2, 1992. Nellie was...
Doris 'Ramona' Cook Moretz
Feb 19, 2017
Doris "Ramona" Cook Moretz, 89, of Scottsdale, Arizona, beloved mother and grandmother, peacefully passed into the loving arms of Jesus on February 19, 2017. Born February 2, 1928, in Hancock, NY, Ramona was the younger daughter of Raymond and Dorothy (Sands) Cook. She moved to Scottsdale, AZ, from Bainbridge, NY, with her husband and children in 1965. Ramona was a...
Louis M. Carey Jr.
Feb 17, 2017
Louis M. "Doug" Carey Jr., 57, of Laurence Harbor, NJ, died unexpectedly on February 17, 2017 at home. He was born on May 11, 1959 in Carbondale, PA, the son of Louis M. and Gwendolyn (Ellett) Carey. Doug was a lifetime member of the Laurence Harbor Fire Department as well as an EMT for Laurence Harbor and in previous years,...
Carolyn M. Davis
Feb 10, 2017
Carolyn Marie Davis, 77, of Starlight, PA, went to be with the love of her life on Friday, February 10, 2017. She passed away at her home after a very courageous battle with cancer. Her children were at her bedside as she peacefully left this earth. Carolyn was born on June 4, 1939, to Ottorino "John" and Lucille Bracchy. She...
Beverly G. Cicio
Jan 22, 2017
Beverly G. Cicio, 81, of Binghamton, NY passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Mercy House in Endicott, NY after a battle with cancer.Beverly was born on August 29, 1935 in Albany, NY to Jesse and Irma (Fox) Anderson. Beverly married Benjamin Cicio on December 20, 1974 in East Branch, NY.She loved spending time with her family and...
Clare A. Skinner
Jan 15, 2017
Clare Skinner, 70, of Hancock, NY, returned home to God on January 15, 2017 with her family by her side. Clare had been battling Alzheimers disease for the last few years. Clare was born in Johnson City, NY, to Russell and Mary Homer on May 22, 1946. She graduated from Hancock Central School in June 1964 and shortly after married...
Gloria H. Paquet
Jan 6, 2017
Gloria Hardy Paquet, of Hancock, NY, went from the Palm of the Lord's Hand into His Arms on Friday, January 6, 2017 at the Roscoe Regional Rehabilitation and Residential Health Care Facility in Roscoe, NY. She was 74. She was born on August 13, 1942 in St. Johnsbury, VT, the daughter of Wendell Hardy and Mildred Frances (Piper) Hardy. She...
Stanley Masten
Dec 31, 2016
Stanley Masten, 84, of Harvard, NY, died on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at home after a long illness. He was born on September 29, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Max and Esther (Pocter) Masten. Stan quit school, ran away from home at a young age, and worked on the docks where he was injured. He eventually received his...
Esther Merwin
Dec 24, 2016
Esther W. Merwin, 94, of East Branch, NY, died on Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY, after a short illness. She was born on August 22, 1922 in Carney's Point, NJ, the daughter of William and Virginia (Hewitt) Hillman. Esther marrried Kenneth Merwin and he predeceased her on April 4, 1998.Surviving are 3 children, Grant...
Sally J. Burrows
Dec 13, 2016
Sally J. Burrows, 69, of Starlight, PA, died on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on March 16, 1947 in Hale Eddy, NY, the daughter of Holbert and Charlotte (Geer) Burrows. Sally loved to gamble and always enjoyed trips to the casino. She also enjoyed just mowing...


