All Obituaries

Cambridge-Mary Carmen D’Amato Filer, born August 3, 1936 to Raphael D’Amato and Lila (Martindale) D’Amato in Cambridge NY, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at The Pines at Glens Falls, NY.  She was 82 years old. Mary resided in Salem, NY and attended Salem Washington Academy. She worked for 30 years at the Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge retiring 20 years ago. Mary spent several years volunteering with the Salem Rescue Squad. She enjoyed camping with her...

Cambridge-Edward Crosby Beckett, Jr., 68, of Cambridge, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at his residence. Ed was born March 14, 1951 in Whitehall, he was the son of Claude and Doris (Clark) Beckett.  Ed attended school in Whitehall and he served in the U.S. Navy.  He was an owner/operator of Digby Southwest Trucking in Tucson, AZ. Ed is survived by his wife of nearly 44 years, Diane Slater Beckett.  They were married April 25, 1975.  He is also...

Bennington, VT-Genevieve Rose Leone, 94, of Bennington, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at her residence. Gen was born October 26, 1924 in Seneca Falls, NY and was the daughter of the late Conrad and Rose (Bouslack) Sabatini. Gen received her high school diploma from Mynderse Academy in Seneca Falls, NY. She earned her BA from SUNY Albany and her MS in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. While at the University of Illinois, Gen was inducted into the Illinois...

  West Rupert, VT-Donald William Lourie, Sr, 98, passed peacefully from this life on April 3, 2019 in Bella Vista, Arkansas. Donald is preceded in death by his parents, Allie May Peck and John T. Lourie, his wife June Huggins and sister Elsie Lourie Buck. Donald was born at home on March 3, 1921. He is survived by sisters Frances Campbell, Niagara Falls, NY; and Anna Jones, Topsham, Maine and brothers Arthur Lourie, Rupert, VT; Robert and Evan Lourie, Cambridge NY. Donald was a dairy...

Salem-Paul John Skidmore, 68, of Salem, passed away suddenly Friday, March 29, 2019 at Glens Falls Hospital. Paul was born March 6, 1951 in Cambridge the son of the late Chauncey Peters and Marion Skidmore.  He was a 1970 graduate of Salem Washington Academy.  Paul enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1970 and was honorably discharged in 1972. Paul’s career was a truck driver having worked for Tracy’s Material in East Greenwich which eventually became affiliated with...

Schuylerville-Sue Wilbur, 73, of Schuylerville, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at Saratoga Hospital.  Born October 28, 1945 in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of John and Genevieve (Warren) Kilpatrick. Sue graduated from Plattsburgh High School and received her RN BS Degree from SUNY Plattsburgh. Sue was the Head Nurse in the Pediatric Ward at Glens Falls Hospital.  She then worked at the Hudson Falls Central Schools as the Head Nurse Teacher, she was also the secretary...

Shushan-Marilyn Liljeberg, 85, of Shushan, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 25, 2019 in her home.  She was loved by her family, Eileen Patten (Don), Elaine Brown (Bob), Lynn Wilbur (Peter) John Franklin (Kathy), and Gage Slade (Roger), along with her grandchildren; Shane Franklin (Annie), Regan Archambault (Brandon), Keya Porter (Alex), Meghan Barney (Chris), Josh Franklin (Bree), Jade Colling (Kurt), Emily Slade and Andrew Slade, along with her step grandchildren, Rory (Sarah)...

Cambridge-Joseph A. Bounds, 83, of Cambridge, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Glens Falls Hospital. Born in White Creek May 22, 1935, he was the son of the late Joseph and Eliza (Baldwin) Bounds. Joe had served in the U.S. Army National Guard and worked for the NYS DOT in the early 1960’s.  He also was a machinist at Collamer’s Paint Brush Co.   Joe then worked at Peabody & Bates, Inc. as a masonry foreman.  He poured many foundations in...

Cambridge-Debra Lynn Stewart, 54, of Cambridge, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 23, 2019 at her residence. Born in Ocala, FL on April 23, 1964, she was the daughter of Carl and Patricia (Walker) Collins.  Debra graduated from Dunnellon High School in Dunnellon, FL and had served in the U.S. Army.  Debra worked as a cook at the New Skete Monastery in Cambridge and loved gardening, especially vegetables and flowers.  She was known for her amazing gardens. In addition...

Seattle, WA- Jean Muriel Cully Briggs, 92 passed away March 21, 2019 in Seattle, WA.  She was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 21 1926 to the late John and Margaret Cully. Jean graduated from Girl's Commercial High School in Brooklyn and Union University School of Nursing as a registered nurse.  Upon graduation she started her career at Albany Hospital, then later transferred to Albany Veteran's Hospital. It was there that she met the love of her life, the late George...