Obituaries

William E. Koberlein, a former resident of Sullivan County, passed away at his home in Durham, NC on Saturday June 24, 2017 after battling lung cancer for five years. He was 61 years of age. William was born in Liberty, NY on January 7, 1956 to the late Ernest and Ruth Koberlein of Swan Lake, NY. ... read more

Gene Louis Barbanti of Liberty, NY, the owner and president of the Barbanti Group, Liberty, NY and a long time area resident, died Saturday, June 17, 2017 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. He was 92. The son of the late Jean Francis and Sophie Balestra Barbanti, he was born May 1 ... read more

Cora Mae Greene of Liberty, NY, a lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Achieve Rehab. and Nursing Facility, Liberty, NY. She was 94. The daughter of the late Francis Andrew Hamilton and Grace Laverne Hall, she was born June 14, 1923 in Grahamsville, NY. Cora had a love of fishi ... read more

Sylvia Miller of Monticello, NY passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Achieve Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Liberty. She was 97 years old. The daughter of the late Jacob and Lena Bizinsky, Sylvia was born on February 23, 1920 in Hartford, Ct. but lived and attended school in th ... read more

Patrick J. Castiglia, of Jeffersonville, NY, a retired construction worker with Excavators Union local #731 New York City, died on Monday, June 12, 2017 at his home. He was 91. The son of the late Rosario and Angelina Calderone Castiglia, he was born December 26,1925 in Brooklyn, NY. He is the hus ... read more

The Lord received another beautiful soul. Helen D. DeGroot of Liberty, NY, a retired School Bus Driver for the Liberty Central School District and a longtime area resident, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at her home. She was 91. The daughter of the late George T. and Helen H. Statts Morris, she was bo ... read more

Jack D. VanDermark of Findlay, Ohio passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017 at the Laurels of Toledo Rehabilitation Center. He was 74. He was born in Monticello, New York on November 30, 1942 to George and Mildred VanDermark. Jack attended Monticello High School, graduating in 1961. After graduation he ... read more

Jean Ann Bader of Loch Sheldrake, NY, a co-owner and secretary for Getec, Inc. in Ferndale, NY and a long time area resident, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. She was 66. The daughter of the late James and Margaret Harding Fowler, she was born Dece ... read more

Phyllis Lipkowitz passed away on Sunday, June 4th, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. She was 93 years old. Mrs. Lipkowitz was the daughter of the late Henry and Sarah Soloway of New York City. She and her husband George Lipkowitz, now deceased, lived in Sullivan County for most of their lives. She is su ... read more

Anna Lubniewski, a longtime Mongaup Valley resident, passed away at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center in Liberty, NY on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at the age of 89. Born on May 28, 1928 in Jessup, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Anna Skalsky. Anna had been a waitress at Bernie's H ... read more

Marian E. Fries of Youngsville, NY, a retired customer service representative for New York State Electric & Gas Co. in Monticello and Liberty, NY, died Wednesday evening, June 7, 2017 at her home in Youngsville. She was 88. The daughter of the late Fred A. and Augusta Vakiener Fries, she was born ... read more

Muthig, Raymond, 84, of the Town of Neversink, NY, died February 13, 2017. Graveside services and burial with military honors will be Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 1 p.m. in the Hodge Cemetery, Neversink, NY. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Harris Funeral Home, West St. at Buckley, Libert ... read more