Obituaries

Frances Rosenberg, a long-time area resident passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2019. She was 97. The daughter of the late David and Edith Rosenthal Karp, Frances was born on January 12, 1922 in Newark, NJ. Frances had a love of reading and made weekly trips to the library. She took pride ... read more

Graveside services for Walter R. Gries, who died on February 21, 2019, will be held on Wednesday May 22, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at Hillside Cemetery, Damascus, PA Pastor Lane Jones will officiate. Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home 845-482-4280 stewartmurphyfh.com.

Clare E. Hembdt, a homemaker and former resident of Mongaup Valley, passed away on May 9, 2019 in Troy, NY at the age of 93. The daughter of the late Francis Seargent and Fannie Robinson Seargent, she was born in Monticello on October 28, 1925. She was the widow of George Hembdt whom she married o ... read more

Elizabeth (Betty) Leah Gibber Berman, a long-time resident of Liberty and Monticello, NY passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019 surrounded by family and friends, at her daughter's home in Niskayuna. Elizabeth was born in East Orange, New Jersey on December 17, 1930, to Abraham and Rose Gibber. A lifel ... read more

Adelaide M. Schadt, of Jeffersonville, NY a homemaker and lifetime area resident passed away peacefully on Sunday May 12, 2019 at her home, she was 107 years old. The daughter of the late George and Wilhelmina Hauser Lindt, she was born July 1, 1911 in Kenoza Lake, NY. She was the widow of Frederic ... read more

Lawrence Bruce Edge, age 69, passed away May 9, 2019. Born and raised in the bucolic countryside of the Catskill mountains of New York State life became an adventure when his mother married a World War II war hero who participated in the D-Day invasion. By the time he left home at 18 with nothing bu ... read more

Wayne DeForrest Cargill II of Woodbourne, NY, a lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the age of 54. He was born on August 23, 1964 in Sidney, NY to Wayne DeForrest Cargill I and Ruth Decker Cargill. Wayne proudly served Our Country in the US Army, where he was stationed ... read more

Mrs. Renee Friedman, a retired and well-known Math Teacher for 25 years with the Liberty Central School District passed away peacefully at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Plano, TX on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. She was 77. The daughter of the late Nat and Eve Butler Levine, Renee was born o ... read more

She was born in Passaic, NJ on January 21, 1936 to Jack Waldas & Sarah Ginenthal-Waldas-Mallon. Elvira played an instrumental role as matriarch to her family and the family farm. While continuing both these roles she earned her business degree from SUNY Binghamton. She applied her skills as a busin ... read more

Kristin Suzanne Erickson Crover was born on Long Island, NY to George J. and Vera (Nystrom) Erickson and was raised in Merrick. She passed away in Liberty, NY on March 2, 2019. She graduated from Calhoun H.S. and earned a BA from Long Island University- Stony Brook Campus. Kristin married Richard ... read more

Edward Decker of Monticello, a retired local banker and bartender, passed away on January 1, 2019 at the Roscoe Regional Rehab & Residential Health Care Facility. He was 69. The son of the late Edward & Mary Clara Decker, he was born April 2, 1949 in New York City. He is survived by many area fri ... read more

Kathleen A. Deckelman of Roscoe, NY, a home maker and a long time area resident, died Sunday, April 28, 2019 at her home. She was 82. The daughter of the late Edward and Alice Brothers McKervey, she was born December 31, 1936 in Queens, NY. Survivors include two daughters, Christina Bowers and her ... read more