Funeral Services

ONEONTA - The committal service for Frances G. Bliven who passed away Feb. 4, 2024, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the J.D. Lewis Cemetery, County Route 18, Oxford, NY, with the Rev. Dr. Cynthia Walton-Leavitt officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to the First United Presbyterian Church, 2 Walling...

ONEONTA - The interment with military honors for James E. Sawyer, 80, who passed away on Jan. 27, 2024, will be at 11 a.m., Friday, April 26, in Oneonta Plains Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the Oneonta Fire Department, Rescue Fund, 81 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820.
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MORRIS - Marilyn Whitney Crumb, loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and friend to all whose lives she touched, passed away peacefully at her home in Morris, on Monday, March 11, 2024.
Marilyn's memorial service will be held at the United Methodist Church, 17 Church St., Morris, at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 13,...

Mandy A. Burlison, 47, of Burlington Flats, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024, at her home.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 14, at Delker and Terry Funeral Home 30 South St., Edmeston.
Services will be private, at the family's convenience.

ONEONTA - Ralph H. Miller II, 73, of Oneonta, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, at Albany Medical Center.
Calling hours will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at Main Street Baptist Church, 333 Main St., Oneonta. A celebration of life service will follow with the Rev. Phil Livermore officiating.
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PORTLANDVILLE - Richard W. Eichler, 88, of Portlandville, passed away peacefully, on Feb. 16, 2024, at home, surrounded by his loving family.
A graveside memorial service will be held in the spring in Milford Center Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.
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AFTON - Gerald F. DeMott Jr., 59, of Afton, passed away Jan. 17, 2024, at home, surrounded by his loving family and friends.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 22, at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney. Private burial will be at a later date in Glenwood Cemetery, Afton.
Arrangements are...

Calling hours for Barbara Pautler, from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, and a service at 3 p.m., will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 96 Main St., Stamford.
Donations requested to Heart of the Catskills Humane Society, P.O. Box 88, Delhi, NY 13753.

Donald V. Oblinski, 77, of East Meredith, passed away at Bassett Medical Center on Dec. 27, 2023.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Sacred Heart Church, Stamford, followed by burial with full military honors in Sacred Heart Cemetery. A celebration of Don's life will follow...

BAINBRIDGE - Anne E. Terzo, 81, of Bainbridge, passed away Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, at Binghamton General Hospital.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 27, at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney. A prayer service will follow at 7 p.m. at the funeral chapel.
Burial will be private in...

Calling hours from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, at MacArthur Funeral Home, 15 Buntline Drive, Stamford, will be followed by a funeral service. Spring burial will be in Harpersfield Cemetery.

Calling hours for Lee Dudley of Treadwell, from 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 5, will be followed by an 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 funeral service, both at MacArthur Funeral Home, Stamford.

SIDNEY - Lester E. Gregory, 100, passed away on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, heading home from a wonderful week away with family.
A complete obituary will follow in The Daily Star.
Friends are invited to call from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 30, at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney.
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Visitation from 5 to 8 p.m., Nov. 30, at Hall & Peet Funeral Home, 134 Main St., Delhi, will be followed by a Mass at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at St. John the Baptist Church, 25 Benton Ave., Walton.

A Requiem Mass for Dr. Timothy Newton will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 18, at St. James' Episcopal Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta. All are welcome.

Calling hours will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 8, at The Salvation Army of Oneonta, River Street. Memorial services will follow at 1 p.m.
Share condolences at www.bookhoutfuneralhome.com.

Noel Elliott St. John, 45, a lifelong resident of Sidney, passed to the eternal on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at Albany Medical Center.
Visitation will be at C. H. Landers Funeral Home, 21 Main St., Sidney, from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21.
Burial service and a celebration of Noel's life will be held at 11 a.m.,...

Visitation for family and friends will be held from 11 a.m. until noon, Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Hynes Funeral Home Margaretville. A funeral service will follow with burial in Shavertown Cemetery.

A graveside service with full military honors will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, in Stamford Cemetery, Stamford.
Contributions may be made to Catskill Mountain Little League, PO Box 291, Hobart, NY.
Visit www.macarthurfh.com for condolences.

A graveside service with military honors for Robert W. Potter, 74, of Hartwick, who died Aug. 29, 2023, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, in Hartwick Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will follow at the Hartwick Veterans Club.
Arrangements by Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown,...

ONEONTA - Gerald Richard Finley, 78, passed away on Aug. 17, 2023, in Oneonta.
Services will be announced at a later date, along with an obituary.
Arrangements are entrusted with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St.

STAMFORD - Flora Trappenburg, 101, of Stamford, passed away Tuesday evening, Aug. 15, 2023.
A full obituary will be published soon.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 24, at First Presbyterian Church, 96 Main St., Stamford.

STAMFORD - Ruth Ann Madore passed away peacefully on Aug. 11, 2023, at the age of 82.
Friends and family are invited to attend visiting hours from noon until 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18, at MacArthur Funeral Home, 15 Buntline Drive, Stamford, followed by a burial ceremony in Stamford Cemetery.
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N. FT. MYERS, FLA. - James T. Serrao, 84, passed away on June 17, 2023.
The service to celebrate Jim's life will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz Street, Oneonta. Immediately following will be a graveside service at Oneonta Plains Cemetery, Oneida St.,...

A burial service for Roland Dyer will be held in Hartwick Seminary Cemetery at 11 a.m., Aug. 4.
A celebration of life will follow in Briggs Pavilion at Gilbert Lake State Park.

Graveside services for Richard C. Arnold, "Dick," will be held at 1 p.m., July 29, in Maryland Cemetery.
Donations are requested to Toys for Tots, www.toysfortots.org, or a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, Worcester.

HOBART - Robert Titch passed away Dec. 14, 2022. Margaret Titch passed away Jan. 3, 2023.
Graveside services for Robert and Margaret will be held at noon, Saturday, July 22, in Locust Hill Cemetery, Hobart.
Share condolences with the Titch family online at www.macarthurfh.com.

A Celebration of Life service for Carolyn Sturgess Pardy will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 8, at Township United Methodist Church, 3835 Town Brook Road, Hobart.

Inurnment of ashes at 11 a.m., July 15, in Brookside Cemetery, Reservoir Road, Gilbertsville, followed by memorial picnic with friends and family, noon, Centennial Park, Spring Street, Gilbertsville.

SIDNEY - A celebration of life service will be held for Nancy Sue Burns, at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 1, at the United Methodist Church, 12 Liberty St., Sidney.

OTEGO - Ferrissa M. Sheldon, 75, of Otego, passed away on Jan. 13, 2023.
A gathering to celebrate her life will be held at the American Legion on Willow Street in Otego, from noon until 2 p.m., Sunday, July 2, with light fare and drinks provided.
We look forward to hearing and sharing stories with you to honor our...

DELHI - A celebration of Joel's life will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 17, at United Ministry of Delhi, Church Street, Delhi, with the Rev. Catherine Schuyler. Burial will take place in Glenwood Cemetery in Ashby, Massachusetts.
Please visit www.macarthurfh.com to share a condolence with the Kazmierski family.

ONEONTA - Edward H. Uhlig, 82, of Oneonta passed away March 30, 2023.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until noon, Friday, June 16, at Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta. A celebration of life service will follow at noon with the Rev. Stephen D. Fournier officiating. Burial will be in Oneonta Plains...

STAMFORD - Holly and Tony Turner will host a "celebration of life" for their father, Robin W. Turner, from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5, at Stamford Golf Club on Taylor Road in Stamford. Appetizers and drinks will be provided.

Helen M. Svec, 95, of DeLancey, passed on June 5, 2023, in East Meadow.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, June 11, at Hall & Peet Funeral Home, 134 Main St., Delhi, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday.
Direct memorial contributions to Heart of the Catskills Humane Society, P.O....

Helen Elizabeth Hamm Rickard Holmes, 99, who entered into eternal rest with family at her side on Nov. 28, 2022, will be celebrated with a service on Wednesday, June 7, at First Christian Church of South Valley with visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Cobleskill...

Graveside services and burial for Charles and Marian Calhoun will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 3, in Andes Cemetery, Andes.
Please visit www.hallandpeet.com to share a condolence with their family.

FRANKLIN - graveside committal services, with military honors, for James B. Cleaveland, 80, of Franklin, who passed away on Jan. 14, will take place at 11 a.m., Friday June 2, in Ouleout Valley Cemetery, Franklin.

ONEONTA - Andrea N. Moore, 88, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in Duanesburg on Feb. 1, 2023.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., June 2, at Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta.
Services will be at 11 a.m. June 3, at Charlotte Valley Presbyterian Church, 15673 State Highway...

WORCESTER - Committal services for Burton B. Borst, 94, who passed away on Jan. 17, 2023, will be held at noon, Friday, May 26, in Schenevus Cemetery.
Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, Worcester.

A graveside service for Cynthia Marie Starr, 62, who passed away on March 12, 2023, will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 24, in Cook Cemetery in West Oneonta.
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Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m., Friday, May 19, at Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta, will be followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Stephen D. Fournier officiating and burial in Charlotte Valley Cemetery, West Davenport.

Memorial services to celebrate the life of Darwin Taft, who passed away on Dec. 12, 2022, will be held at noon, May 20, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Bainbridge.
Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.
Share condolences and memories online at www.landersfh.com.

A graveside committal service for Vivian S. Groat, 97, of Franklin, who died Feb. 21, 2023, will take place at 11 a.m., Friday, May 19, in Ouleout Valley Cemetery, Franklin.

Graveside committal services for Betty V. Shaw, who passed away Jan. 18, 2023, will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, May 15, in Oneonta Plains Cemetery with the Rev. Cynthia Walton-Leavitt officiating.
Arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home.

UNADILLA - Graveside services for Betty D. Wood, of Unadilla, who passed away on Dec. 10, 2022, will be at 11 a.m., May 9, in Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Unadilla.
Share condolences at www.landersfh.com.

MARYLAND - Committal services for Meta M. Currie will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in Maple Grove Cemetery, Worcester.
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Friends of Jeanne Hults may call from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, April 27, at Miller Funeral Home, Roxbury.
Father Paul Mijas will officiate a Catholic Mass at 10 a.m., Friday, April 28, at Sacred Heart Church, Stamford.

WORCESTER - Vera A. Head, 99, passed away April 23, 2023.
A full obituary will follow.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 28, at Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, 155 Main St., Worcester. A funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 201 Main St., Worcester.
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Friends and family members of Wayne Maxim may visit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, April 24, at Hynes Funeral Home, Margaretville. Burial will immediately follow in Clovesville Cemetery, Fleischmanns.

On Feb. 17, 2023, Pastor Donald E. Yarborough passed into glory a short time after learning he had bone marrow cancer. Don pastored Community Gospel Church in Oneonta for 46 years.
A service to celebrate his life will be held at Community Gospel Church, 12 Grove St., Oneonta, at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 4.
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Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Hynes Funeral Home, Margaretville.
A Catholic Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Church, Margaretville, at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 22, with Father Paul Mijas officiating.

A gathering to celebrate Peg's life will be held at 2 p.m., Feb. 11, at Main Street Baptist Church, 333 Main St., Oneonta.
Peg was big on parties so wear bright colors and bring your stories!

Patrick Fronckowiak's friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Hynes Funeral Home, Margaretville.

MILFORD - Calling hours for Ruth V. Martin, 98, who died Dec. 20, 2022, have been rescheduled from 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday Jan. 4, at Tillapaugh Funeral Home, 28 Pioneer St., Cooperstown, and her funeral service has been rescheduled to 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, at Milford United Methodist Church, 113 N. Main St.,...

UNADILLA - Robert Michael "Mick" Connor, 73, of Unadilla, passed away at home on Nov. 26, 2022.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m., Dec. 26, at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Dec. 27, at the funeral chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be...

Military services will be held at the Gerald B.H. Solomon National Cemetery, Schuylerville, at 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 16.

BLOOMVILLE - Richard T. Lutz passed away at home surrounded by his family on Nov. 3, 2022.
Services to honor the life of Richard will include calling hours from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, at MacArthur Funeral Home, 15 Buntline Drive in Stamford, as well as a celebration of his life from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m....

There will be a Celebration of Life luncheon for Ruth E. Baker at 2 p.m., Nov. 13, at the Presbyterian Church in Gilbertsville.
Attendees are requested to bring a special memory of Ruth that they are willing to share with the family. It can simply be a picture of something they may have received or have been made...

DELANCEY - Charles Calhoun, 91, of DeLancey, passed away on Dec. 11, 2020, in Oneonta.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5, at Hall & Peet Funeral Home, 134 Main St., Delhi, with the Rev. Connie Stone.
Visit www.hallandpeet.com to share condolences.

Calling hours from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10, and a celebration of life service at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 11, will be held at Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St. Burial will follow in Otego Evergreen Cemetery.
A full obituary will appear in Saturday's paper.
Arrangements are by Lester R. Grummons...

ONEONTA - The life of Phyllis J. Estes will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the West Davenport Free Baptist Church, 191 Charlotte Creek Road, Oneonta. The family will greet friends one hour before services. www.delkerterryfh.com