Mary Keesler
Nov 19, 2015
Mary Keesler, 61, of Hancock, NY, died on Thursday, November 19th, 2015 at home. She was born on March 2nd, 1954, in Scranton, PA, the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Pease) Wignall.Mary married Joel R. Keesler. She was a member of the Hancock Fireman's Auxiliary.Surviving are husband, Joel, 3 children, Gregory A. Keesler, Melissa and husband Ward Dunlap, and Daniel...
Patricia A. Mead
Nov 15, 2015
Patricia A. (Skurski) Mead, 71, of Poyntelle, PA, died on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on November 11, 1944 in Susquehanna, PA, the daughter of Joseph and Helen Skurski. Patricia married Bentley L. Mead on June 29, 1963. She retired in 2006 from Camp Poyntelle, where her and Bentley were caretakers...
Constance W Schild
Nov 13, 2015
Constance Walsh Schild, 91, of Apex, Hancock, NY, died on Friday, Novenber 13, 2015 at home. She was born on November 26th, 1923 in Brockton, MA, the daughter of John H. and Mary (Riley) Walsh. Constance married Fred Schild in August of 1945. Constance was a U.S. Veteran, serving in the Marine Corps from 1942-1945. She enlisted under the "Free...
Frederick A. Schild Jr.
Oct 20, 2015
Frederick Albrecht Schild Jr., 92, of Apex, Hancock, NY, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at home. He was born on March 1st, 1923 in Middletown, NY, the son of Frederick A. and Josephine (Reilly) Schild. Fred married Constance Walsh in August of 1945.Fred was a U.S. Veteran, serving in the Marine Corps from 1942-1945. He was assigned to the...
Erasmo F. Valdes
Oct 7, 2015
Erasmo "Omar" Flietes Valdes, Retired Animal Shelter owner 102.Born March 8th 1913, he went peacefully to be with his Lord at home with those whom he loved by his bedside on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Born in Cuba, he was orphaned by his mother and raised by his grandmother in Guantanamo Bay Cuba. His first real job was caring for...
Frank P. Possemato Sr.
Oct 7, 2015
Frank P. "Pielo" Possemato, 86, of Hancock, NY, died on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY after a short illness. He was born on November 23, 1928 in Cadosia, NY, the son of Rocco and Elizabeth (DeSerio) Possemato.Frank married Elizabeth "Duke" Possemato on October 6, 1955 in Hancock, NY, and she predeceased him on December 17, 2012....
Richard A. Dillon
Sep 28, 2015
Richard A. Dillon, 76, of Hancock, NY, died on Monday, September 28, 2015 at Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, after a short illness. He was born on April 7, 1939 in Bath, NY, the son of William and Bertha (Shaw) Dillon. Richard married Joan Van Wickle on October 7, 1961 in Worchester, MA. He served in education for 55 years and retired...
Frederick V. Arnold
Sep 21, 2015
Frederick V. Arnold, 67, of Bainbridge, formally of Hancock, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015 at home. He was born on December 20, 1947 in Binghamton, NY, the son of Frederick O. and Ann (Willkinson) Arnold. Fred worked as a Toolmaker at Amphenol Corp. for over 30 years. He was a member of the Sidney American Legion and the...
Rita M. Argiros
Sep 20, 2015
Rita M. Argiros died after a short illness on Sunday September 20, 2015. She was born in Suffern, New York on August 26, 1957 to Anthony E. (Tony) Argiros and Rita E. (Betty) Argiros. She earned a B.A., M.A. and PhD from Binghamton University and served on the faculty of SUNY Cortland and later St. Cloud State University in Minnesota....
Allan K. Skinner
Sep 12, 2015
Allan K. Skinner, 89, of East Branch, NY, died on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Ideal Senior Living Center, Endicott, NY. He was born on October 27, 1925 in Centerville, NY, the son of Louis and Vera (Lewis) Skinner. Allan joined the US Navy at age 17 and served during WWII. When he returned home, he married Joyce Owen and...
Paul S. Early
Sep 11, 2015
Paul S. Early, 88, passed away on September 11, 2015. He was born on his beloved farm to Robert and Louse Early in 1927 and lived on the farm in Sherman, PA for his whole life. Paul left high school to take over the family farm when his father passed. After selling the livestock in 1963, he worked briefly in...
Joyce S. Thomas
Sep 9, 2015
UPDATED SERVICE INFORMATION:A funeral service for Joyce will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 11:30AM. There will be a visitation from 10AM until the service, all to be held at the Emory United Methodist Church, Hancock. Final resting place will be alongside her husband, Rodney, at the Riverview Cemetery in Hancock. Joyce Thomas, 82, peacefully passed away on...
Theodore G. Darling
Aug 31, 2015
Theodore G. (Ted) Darling, 100, of Hancock, NY, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015 after a short illness. He was born on October 27, 1914 in Youngsville, PA, the son of Charles and Emma (George) Darling. Ted married Virginia Grant on December 23, 1939 in Youngsville, PA. She predeceased him on January 30, 2002. Ted came to Hancock, NY,...
George W. Lewis Iii
Aug 21, 2015
George W. Lewis III, 46, of Lakewood, PA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 21, 2015 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA. He was born on May 28, 1969 in Susquehanna, PA, the son of George W. Jr. and Maude (Bush) Lewis. George married Kelly Rowe on November 22, 2014. He was a laborer at...
Virginia G. Snyder
Aug 10, 2015
Virginia (Green) Snyder, 75, of Hancock, died peacefully after a decade long battle with a chronic illness, on Monday, August 10, 2015 at Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY. She was born on March 15, 1940 in Scranton, PA, one of nine children of John E. Sr. and Elizabeth (Griffith) Green. Although her given name was Virginia, most knew her as "Ginny",...
Everett C. Rhinebeck Sr.
Aug 10, 2015
Everett C. Rhinebeck Sr., 79, of Hancock, NY, passed away August 10, 2015 from various medical conditions. He was born in Kelsey, NY, the son of Charles and Genavie Rhinebeck on August 24, 1935. After graduating from Hancock Central School in 1955, he entered the Army with two other neighbors under the Buddy Program. During their three years of service...
David B. Menhennett
Jul 27, 2015
David B. Menhennett, 55, of Hancock, died on Monday, July 27, 2015 at home. He was born on October 12, 1959 in Weatherford, TX, the son of David E. and Sharon (Somers) Menhennett. Dave married Patti Jung on May 9, 2009. Dave was definitely a people person. No matter how sick or how bad he felt he will be remembered...
Dr. James R. Gay
Jul 20, 2015
Dr. James Roland Gay of Lakewood, Pennsylvania, passed away on July 20, 2015, in Waymart, Pennsylvania at the age of 101. James was born on June 23, 1914, to Ruth Lenington and Owen Weiss Gay, in Dunmore, Pennsylvania.Dr. Gay graduated from The Virginia Polytechnic and State University in 1935 and earned an M.D. degree from The Johns Hopkins University School...
Karen D. Ramburg
Jul 18, 2015
Karen (Wahl) Ramburg Klinegardner, 58, of Horton, NY, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at home, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on March 16, 1957, the daughter of Doug and Meg (Green) Wahl, in Oneida, NY. Karen worked as a Head Start Teacher for Delaware Opportunities for 25 yrs. Surviving are her husband, George,...
August E. Andersen
Jul 4, 2015
August Erik Andersen,86, "Maverick of the Catskills", lifelong farmer and woodsman, died on July 4th, 2015 at his home in Long Eddy, NY. The son of Danish immigrants, August P. and Dorthea (Hopner- Petersen) Andersen, was born May 19, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY. In 1936, his parents moved to the farm in Long Eddy. He graduated from Callicoon High School...
