All Obituaries

Robert D. Hemstreet, 88 of Quaker St. passed peacefully on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Ellis Hospital. A lifelong Quaker St resident, Robert graduated from Duanesburg High School in 1952. He served in Korea and Japan with the US Army and was honorably discharged in 1954. He was employed for many years as a repairman and driver with Suburban Propane.  Robert was devoted to his community.  He served as the Assistant Chief with the Quaker St. Vol. Fire Dept. was a Lieutenant with the...

Town of Wright - Marianne E. Duda, 91, entered into eternal peace on Saturday, August 31, 2019 with her daughter Julie Anne at her side.   She was predeceased by her beloved husband Julius A. Duda.  Married for 64 years, their love for each carried them through life's trials and tribulations with grace and courage.  She is the beloved mother of Julie Anne and her husband Fred Crisafulli, the son she never had.  She is the cherished aunt of Catherine...

DELANSON- Nancy Westfall, 97, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 with her loving family by her side. She was born on December 22, 1921 in Canastota, NY. She was the daughter of Alfio and Rosa Licciardello. She was married to Allen Westfall. They were happily married for 73 years. She devoted her life to her family, god, and her country. She will be remembered for the amount of love and pride she had for her entire family. With a natural green thumb, she loved tending to her...

Delanson- John Thomas Pacuk of Delanson NY and St. Petersburg FL lived to the fine old age of 80.  After a lengthy illness and a hard strong fight, he entered eternal life on August 15, 2019.  John was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in his late 20's, but he did not let this progressive neurological disease identify him. John maintained an optimistic attitude with unrelenting perseverance. John always lived in the present and had an unyielding faith in God. John was born in...

Heaven received another angel on June 27, 2019. Barbara was the fourth child of Dennis O. and Mary (Wright) Norton born in Plattsburgh, NY. Barbara married the love of her life, David J. Remling in 1988, they enjoyed a beautiful, adventurous life together for 25 years prior to David’s passing in 2013. They are survived by their beloved daughter Erica Jeanne of Delanson, NY. Barbara grew up in Ellenburg Depot, NY along with her sister and brothers, Cathie (JR) Davenport, Mooers, NY....

Delanson – Madeleine Hebert, 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 20, 2019 surrounded by her loving children. She was born in Compton, Canada, in 1926, the daughter of the late Ovide Godbout and Amandine Savage. She was a welcoming and loving woman but foremost a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She was a hardworking farmer’s wife, happy to be a stay at home working mom, while raising her five children.  Her faith was very important to...

Guilderland – Joan Goodwin, 81, passed away on June 9th, 2019 at Ellis Hospital. Joan was born in Northvale, NJ to the late Kenneth and Mildred (Fawcett) Proske. A devoted wife and homemaker, Joan took great pride in raising her family and loved her husband and children dearly. No one was more ecstatic than Joan when she became a grandmother. Joan and her husband, Bert, moved from New Jersey to New York in the 1990s and Joan quickly made friends. For many years she bowled in...

Francis R. “Frank” Lynch, 92, of Delanson, passed peacefully at his home on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Frank was born in Hartford, CT. and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering. He served in the Army from 1943-1946 and in the  Army Reserves with the Army Corps of Engineers later.  He was employed as an Electrical Engineer with General Electric Aerospace Division in Utica for 37 years retiring in 1987.  He worked as...

Esperance – Mrs. Florence “Mickie” Klopman, nee’ Westerhoff, 91, of Esperance, NY, passed away peacefully at home (following a brief illness) on the evening of February 28, 2019. Born July 11, 1927 in Paterson, NJ, she married her loving husband Lambert in December 1948, and moved to her dream farm in 1969. Mickie enjoyed farming and gardening, reading and writing, sewing and quilting, and worshipping with her church family. She was a loving wife, mother,...

Duanesburg - Donald Stuart Holmes, was born Oct 21, 1923, and died at 95 in his home in Duanesburg, NY, on February 15, 2019. He was the second and longest-lived of four sons of Martha Andres and Edward Delroy Holmes. He is survived by his three sons, Donald Stuart Holmes, Jr. (and wife Lee), Peter Mason Holmes, and David Mason Holmes (and wife Cynthia); his grandchildren Christopher Holmes (and wife Bridget), David A. Holmes, Marieke Holmes, Jenna Zimmerman (and husband Jereme), and his...