Obituaries

Clayton Cook, of Grahamsville, passed away on July 30, 2020 at home. He was 62. He was the son of Elinor M. (VanKeuren) Cook and the late Walter Wesley Cook, born on September 5, 1957 in Liberty, NY. Clayton worked as a Corrections Officer at Woodbourne Correctional Facility for 26 years. After h ... read more

Devoted to Presbyterian Church, Masons, Family Donald M. Lare of Jeffersonville, New York entered into rest with his family by his side on Tuesday August 11, 2020. Don was born in Liberty Maimonides Hospital 85 years ago to the late Amelia (“Millie”) and J. Edgar (“Eddie”) Lare. Don was married t ... read more

Catherine Scanna of Grahamsville, NY, a long-time area resident, died Monday, August 10, 2020 at her home, with her family at her side. She was 70. The daughter of the late William and Dorothy Martin Penny, she was born October 8, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY. Catherine enjoyed clipping coupons and shoppi ... read more

Milton H. LaBar (Milt) of Leesburg, Florida passed away on August 10, 2020. He was born in Callicoon, New York on March 8, 1942 to the late Milton J. and Minnie A. Campbell LaBar. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Jean, and his nine siblings - Alice Scott (Pennsylvania), Jenett Abbott (Pennsyl ... read more

Garry W. Rutledge, a lifelong farmer of Rutledgedale, PA, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 4, 2020 after a long illness. He was born on January 19, 1941 to the late Harriet (Cade) and Alfred Rutledge. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Clara (Howell) Rutledge, his bro ... read more

Edward O. Fuchs of Palenville, NY went to join his wife Helen in Heaven on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Ed was born in Ellenville, New York on August 24, 1925 to Fred B. and Therese Meyer Fuchs. On March 24, 1951 he married Helen Prott of Brooklyn, New York. They lived at Masten Lake for the majority ... read more

Carolyn J. Hinkledire of Roscoe, NY a clerk at the Mobil Station and a lifelong area resident, died Friday, August 7, 2020 at her home. She was 65. The daughter of the late Fred, Sr. and Arvilla M. Warren Knapp, she was born September 4, 1954 in Livingston Manor, NY. Survivors include two daughter ... read more

Gloria Seitel died peacefully on July 30th, 2020 in her home in Seattle, Washington with family members by her side. Gloria was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 2, 1928, to Isidor and Rose Barkin. When she was eleven years old, her family moved for two years to a farm in Connecticut where Glori ... read more

Enid C. Roosa of Liberty, NY, a retired bookkeeper for ARC Sullivan County and a lifelong area resident, died Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the Skilled Nursing Unit at Garnet Health, Harris, NY. She was 90. The daughter of the late Percy and Mabel Cross Wilfert, she was born December 23, 1929 in Nev ... read more

Thomas J. Abplanalp of Mountaindale, NY a skilled laborer for Kiewit Corp. Local #17, Newburgh, NY and a lifelong area resident, died Thursday, August 6, 2020 at his home. He was 38. The son of Daniel and Carol DeGroot Abplanalp, he was born April 3, 1982 in Harris, NY. Tom lived his life “full th ... read more

Peter Farrell, age 80, of Liberty, New York, passed Thursday, July 30, 2020. Peter was born to Maurice and Shirley Farrell, June 21, 1940, in Unadilla, New York. He graduated from Liberty High School in 1958. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as an aviation and communication mechanic. He was hon ... read more

Clayton Price Jones of Queensbury, NY passed into eternal life the day before his 89th birthday. He was born in Rutland, Vermont on August 3, 1931 to Thomas Price Jones and Catherine W. (Thomas) Jones. He was proud to be one of seventeen children and being raised on the family farm in Poultney, Verm ... read more