All Obituaries

Cambridge (Town of Jackson)-Leta Bentley Tully, of Cambridge passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 five days short of her 96th birthday at the Pine Valley Home in Hoosick Falls. Leta was born February 24, 1923 at the family farmhouse in Lyndonville, NY where she was raised.  She was the daughter of the late Stanley and Flora (Miller) Bentley.  Leta looked forward to her yearly visits to her childhood home in which the farm is still being operated by family. Leta...

Hebron, NY - William Rodger Van Dyk, age 82, of Hebron, NY and previously of Franklin Lakes, NJ, went to be with the Lord, peacefully at home with his family, on Thursday, February 14, 2019. Bill was born on November 26, 1936 in Paterson, NJ to Amozina “Teenie” (Vermeulen) and Barney Van Dyk of Hawthorne, NJ.  Bill grew up in Hawthorne, Glen Rock, and Wyckoff, NJ. He graduated from Lincoln Middle School in Hawthorne, NJ. He attended Ramsey High School, he then transferred...

Cossayuna - William C. "Bill" Sebast, 76, of Cossayuna died on Monday, February 4, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer.  He leaves behind those he cherished most, his wife of 55 years, Janey Mae Sebast of Salem, two sons, Greg Sebast and his wife Cheryl of Salem and Allen Sebast of Dannemora, NY; three grandchildren, Amber Sebast and her companion Tina, Kaila Sebast, and Cody Sebast and his companion Tonya; five...

Greenwich-Marion C. Mullen, 90, formerly of Greenwich, passed away Saturday night, February 2, 2019 at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls. Born September 13, 1928 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Eva (McKane) Olson. Marion was a 1947 graduate of Greenwich High School.  Marion was a homemaker and loved animals, gardening and cooking.  She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cambridge.  Marion was also...

Cambridge-Franklin “Frank” Roy Hansen, 83, of Cambridge, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls following a long illness. Frank was born September 4, 1935 in Fort Edward and was the son of the late Niels and Mildred (Whittaker) Hansen. He worked for over 35 years at H.E. Ignition in Cambridge as a machine operator and in maintenance.  Frank loved his job and knew the complete operations of H.E. Ignition like the...

Cambridge-Margaret Helen Hunt, 82, of Cambridge, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at her residence with her family by her side.  Born March 18, 1936 in Hoosick Falls, she was the daughter of the late Oliff and Ida (Weber) Harwood.  Margaret attended a one room schoolhouse in Buskirk and was a seamstress most of her working life having worked for Chelseys Designs in Cambridge for more than 25 years. Margaret had a passion for watching and feeding the birds, fishing, working on...

Cambridge-Robert J. “Mort” Culver, 81, formerly of Cambridge, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls. Born March 3, 1937 in Wilson, PA, he was the son of the late Richard and Jennie (Keller) Culver. He graduated from Cambridge Central School and worked at Oak Industries in Hoosick Falls and then went to work at ChemFab in North Bennington as the Maintenance Manager retiring in 1999 after 20 years of service. Robert...

Salem-Catherine L. McEachron (Kay), 95 passed away surrounded by family at her home on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 after a short illness. She was born in Schenectady, NY on November 12, 1923. The daughter of the late Andrew M. and Edna T. Levey and the wife of the late Leon (Ben) McEachron. Kay was a graduate of Draper High School and received her bachelor’s degree in home economics from Russell Sage College. Upon graduation, she was a 4-H agent in Broome County for one year. After her...

Salem-Beatrice “Bea” Eleanor Chadwick, 79, of Salem, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at her residence with her family by her side. Bea was born May 13, 1939 in Benson, VT the daughter of the late Westol and Eleanor (Forkey) Slater.  At a young age, Bea worked to help support the family.  She loved to cook her working life was working in the restaurant business.  Bea cooked at Connie’s Village Diner in Salem and owned Bea’s Breakfast...

Cambridge-Mary Keys Powers, 90, a longtime resident of Cambridge, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at her residence. Born September 25, 1928 at home in Hebron, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Mabel (Goodell) Keys.  Mary attended a one room schoolhouse in Hebron and graduated from Salem Washington Academy.  Mary worked as a waitress many years for many local restaurants and she last worked at the Paradise Restaurant in Bennington, VT and...