All Obituaries

Donald Henry Hess passed away peacefully in his sleep in the Beechwoods on July 7, 2020. Born February 21, 1925 to Frederick and Mathilda (Buddenhagen) Hess in Hortonville, NY, Don spent the first half of his life in Hortonville working the family dairy farm alongside his wife of 61 years, Marjorie (Hankins) Hess and their seven children. They were married at the Hortonville Presbyterian Church on February 19, 1949. Don graduated from Delaware Valley Central School, and lettered in track. He...

Hollye L. Schulman November 6, 1944-June 28,2020 Hollye L. Schulman, 75 of Cochecton,NY passed away June 28,2020 at Westchester Medical Center . Hollye was born November 6,1944 in Easton, PA to the late Arvonia Johnson Smith. Hollye graduated from Pen Argyl High School class of 1962. She helped her husband Richard operate H & R Poultry  Farm for over 20 years. She served as the Town Clerk of the Town Of Cochecton for more than two decades. Hollye was a member of the Order of...

Arthur Robert Jahrling June 4, 1948 – June 1, 2020 Arthur “Art” Robert Jahrling of Youngsville, NY passed away peacefully on June 1, 2020 at Catskill Regional Medical Center. The son of the late Arthur and Margaret Jahrling, he was born on June 4, 1948 in Monticello, NY. He was a 1966 graduate of Monticello High School. After high school, Arthur enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served proudly for four years during the Vietnam war. Following his honorable...

Edwin A. Mueller of Beach Lake, Pennsylvania and formerly of Bethel, NY, a retired dairy farmer and lifetime area resident died on Tuesday June 9, 2020 at Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale, PA . He was 86. The son of the late Julius and Ida Drewien Mueller he was born August 25, 1933 in Callicoon, NY. Ed was a member of the Sullivan County Farm Bureau , The Cooperative Extension Service of Sullivan County and  served on the board of the Sullivan County Soil and Water Conservation...

                     Cecelia "Sis" Malone   January 26, 1933-June 7, 2020   Cecelia Malone of Youngsville NY, formerly of Roscoe NY, passed away on June 7, 2020 at the Roscoe Nursing Home.  She was 87 The daughter of the late Alvoid and Frances Campbell, she was born in Manhattan, NY on January 26, 1933. She was predeceased by her husband Herbert Malone, her sister Patricia Vitale and her...

Neil David Rapkin of Youngsville,NY, a retired  bus driver for Rolling V Bus Company  died on Tuesday June 2,2020 at Catskill Regional Medical Center Harris, NY, he was 82. The son of the late Samuel and Betty Wormser Rapkin he was born August 17, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY. He was a member of the US Army Reserves. Neil is survived by his wife of 38 years Shirley Schloss Rapkin  at home , two sisters: Joan Kowal and her husband Bodan,  and Michelle Steinbarger, his brother...

Veronica Denner, a lifelong resident of Obernburg, died peacefully at the age of 84 on Wednesday, May 27, at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home. She is mourned by her surviving family member, Loretta Denner, of Obernburg and Westchester County.   Veronica was well known locally as the Obernburg postmaster, succeeding both her mother and her father, who were the postmasters for seven decades before her. She was a devoted member of St. Mary’s Church, Obernburg, and until retirement...

Leslie Krum, Jr. North Branch, NY August 29,1938-May 22, 2020 Born to Leslie Krum, Sr. and Ethelyn Hackett Krum in Neversink, NY. Les attended Tri Valley Central School  and SUNY Delhi where he earned an associates degree. His life long career was at Delaware Valley  Central School  in Callicoon for 35 years as a transportation specialist from 1968-2003. Les is survived by two daughters: Sandy Fay- Settler (Alan) of Brentwood, NY and Karen Skelly (Mike) of  North Branch,...

  John C. Gain II passed away on May 21, 2020 after a short bout with cancer.  He was 80 years old.   Born:  Sept. 7, 1939 in Glendale, CA to Cameron E Gain and Virginia Lu Felton Gain Lived in Burbank for seven years then moved to Jeffersonville Married Pearl L. Tibbetts in 1960.   · Served in the Coast Guard for four years between 1958 and 1962 · Past Master of Callicoon Masonic Lodge #521 · Present member of Liberty Masonic Lodge...

John L. Smith of Swan Lake, a retired Heavy Equipment Operator for New York State DOT, died Sunday May 18, 2020. He was 89. John was born February 12, 1931 in  Livingston Manor, the son of the late James and Alice Miller Smith.      John was a US Army Veteran serving during the Korean War.      John is survived by three sisters Doris Roberts and Alice Bose of Livingston Manor; Marie Lumbard of Rocklin, CA; one brother James Smith of Monticello;  his...