All Obituaries

Colleen E. Banks Of Oneonta New York Colleen E. Banks of Oneonta passed away surrounded by her family on Thurs. Oct. 1, 2020 at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta.  She is survived by her husband, Jesse Banks, her children: Laurie Sheley , Jessie Lipari, Catherine Boice, Wanda Banks, 15 Grandchildren, 18 Great grandchildren.  Colleen is the daughter of the late Catherine and Warren Wood of Kingston NY. She was a graduate of Kingston High school and an animal advocate in her community....

Betty J. DeForest Of Unadilla   Betty J. DeForest, 74 of Unadilla passed away Fri. Aug. 14, 2020 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.  She was born on Oct. 24, 1945 in Clifton Springs, NY to Willis P. & Gladys (Lehman) Pfromer.  She married Bernard A. DeForest on April 10, 1976 in Macedon, NY, who predeceased her.  She was a former Leader with the Girl Scouts and member of the Auxiliary of Unadilla Fire Dept. She is survived by her 3 sons, David Dealph, IN, Bernard...

Albert I. Shellman, of Unadilla NY, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020 at Wilson Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.   Albert was born Nov. 6, 1931 in Roscoe NY to Jasper & Jennie (McAdams) Shellman.  As a young man, he learned to work hard, be it on a farm, or digging graves with his dad. As an adult he also painted houses, mowed cemeteries and continued hand digging graves for years, whatever was necessary to support his family. Later he was employed by the...

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Helen Nielson of Hughson, Calif., died June 19, 2020. Born Helen Allyce Spiegelberg on March 22, 1916 in Ladysmith, WI. She graduated from Mount Upton High School in the class of 1932, and worked as household help, a secretary, and laboratory technician in Binghamton, Norwich, and Mount Upton, NY.  In later years she served as Tax Collector for the Town of Guilford. She was active in volunteer work including as a Cub Scout leader and knitting hats and mittens for children in need. She...

Harriett M. Smith Of Maryland   Harriett M. Smith, 81 of Maryland died peacefully on Mon. June 15, 2020 at home.  She is survived by her sons, Garry (Deborah) & Paul (Tracey), her siblings, Barb, Iva, Gordon, Regina, Rosemary, Deb, Steve & Mark, 6 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren. A Celebration of Her Life will be held at a later date.  Online condolences may be made at:    www.wmaddenfh.com.  Arrangements by the Westcott-Madden Funeral Home...

Polly L. Davis Of Sidney Center   Polly L. Davis, 98, of Sidney Center passed away Sun. May 17, 2020 at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford. She was the widow of Harry VanderMark. She Retired from Tie Co. of Unadilla in 1984. She is survived by a son & daughter-in-law, Stephen & Carol VanderMark, Canton, NY, grandson, Ryan (Christina) VanderMark, Harrisburg, PA., and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by parents William, Bessie Linkroum, Hancock, NY,...

William P. Marszal Of Unadilla William P. Marszal, 80 of Unadilla passed away unexpectedly on Mon. May 11, 2020 at his home.   He was born in Aug. 19, 1939 in Yonkers, NY.  He married the former LaVerne Anderson in Nov. of 1964 on Staten Island, NY.  He is survived by his wife of 56 years, LaVerne Marszal, 2 sons, William L. Marszal, Unadilla, Kurt G. Marszal, Unadilla, 3 grandchildren, Lauren (Ben) Morris, Schenevus, Tyler Marszal, Oneonta, Ryan Marszal, Oneonta, 1...

Johnelle Lea Griffith, 30, born Sept 20, 1989. Died peacefully in her sleep on April 21, 2020 after a long battle of addiction.  She was loved by her parents, John and Toni Griffith.  She had such a love for animals so any donations may be made to the Susquehanna SPCA in her memory.

William :Bill” Truscott Of Milford William “Bill” Truscott passed away peacefully, Saturday night February 1, 2020, surrounded by his family at home after a long battle with MS.  He was born on August 17, 1945, son of Howard and Alice (Buel) Truscott in Delhi, NY.  After graduation from Laurens Central School, Class of 1964, he served in the US Navy aboard the USS Mississinewa out of Newport, Rhode Island for 4 years.  On March 18, 1967, he married Gloria...