Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
submitted by Bev McClave
Despite the winter-like weather the Sounds of Spring organ concert warmed the hearts of the more than forty people who attended. On Sunday. May 4, at the Immaculate Conception Church in New Lebanon, five very talented organists from throughout the area played to the delight of all. [Read more…] about Sounds Of Spring Concert At The Immaculate Conception Church In New Lebanon
Cherry Plain – Caroline C. Crandall Perkins, 97, died February 27, 2014. She was the wife of the late Andrew H. Perkins, the mother of Ann and her husband Marc Woodroe, Lorraine and her husband Joe Schiff, Carol Wagar and Patricia and her husband David Shuhart. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 10, at 1 pm at the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh, NY, with visitation prior to the service from 11 am to 1 pm. A lunch will follow in the Berlin Methodist Church.
Berlin/New Lebanon – John M. Saunders, 54, of New Lebanon, NY, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. Born in North Adams, MA, John was the son of the late Robert F. and Elizabeth May Bentley Saunders.
John recently resided in New Lebanon but had been a resident of Berlin, NY, for most of his life. He was a correctional officer for over 25 years working at several correctional facilities, recently retiring from the Hudson Correctional Facility where he had been employed for the past 20 years. John was a member of the Catskill Masonic Lodge #468. He loved fishing, hunting, trapping and spending time in Daytona Beach, FL. He will be truly missed.
John is survived by his cherished children, Joshua Saunders of New Lebanon and Marcella Saunders of Agawam, MA, and his devoted brother, William R. Saunders.
Family and friends are invited to a celebration of John’s life that will be held on Sunday, May 11, at the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, 457 Rte. 43, Stephentown, NY, from 1 to 3 pm.
Berlin – Helen E. Thomas, 75, passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2014, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls, NY, surrounded by her loving family.
Helen was born in New Lebanon, NY, and retired from W.J. Cowee, Inc. in Berlin, NY, where she worked in manufacturing floral picks.
She is pre-deceased by her husband, Alonzo R. Thomas, and her siblings, Floyd Whitman and Gertrude Whitman. Survivors include her children, Susan Walters and Michael Thomas, Sr., her grandchildren, Meagan Hall, Michael Thomas, Jr. and Valarie Thomas, her great-grandchildren, Austin and Derek Tremblay, and her sister, Alice Hobson. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was on Thursday, May 8, at 12 pm at the Cherry Plain Community Christian Church, Cherry Plain, NY, with burial to follow in the Berlin Community Cemetery. Viewing hours were on Thursday from 10 to 12 at the Church.
For online condolences please visit, www.parkerbrosmemorial.com.
Stephentown – Stephen K. Bobik, a longtime resident of Moore Hill Road in Stephentown, NY, passed away peacefully at the age of 69 on April 22, 2014, after a long illness. He was able to remain with his wife Judy until the very end, which is all he ever asked for the entire time.
Born in Schenectady, NY, Stephen attended Mohonasen and Linton High Schools, Hudson Valley Community College and went on to receive his Master’s Degree from Union College. He was employed as a Mechanical Engineer at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory for many years, retiring in 2006. An avid fisherman and hunter, he was founder and president of the Knolls Fishing Club at KAPL.
After residing for many years in Rotterdam, NY, Steve lived in Castleton-on-Hudson, NY, and then Stephentown. He was well known locally as a true outdoorsman who found his greatest joy in living among nature’s splendor and sharing his lifelong passion for the conservation of its resources. He was also an accomplished cross-country runner, awarded for his achievements in high school, at Hudson Valley CC and in numerous marathons.
Survivors include his wife, Judy of Delmar, NY, his daughter, Patricia Sezna and her husband Steven of Los Angeles, CA, his sister, Suzanne Whelan and her husband Charles of Ocala, FL, his grandsons, Randall Bobik and Christopher Bobik, both of Rotterdam, as well as several aunts, nephews and cousins. He is pre-deceased by his son, Stephen M. Bobik.
The family is so grateful to all the people of Stephentown who helped us through this difficult time. We will never forget the amazing optimism he carried within him even in the face of his greatest challenge.
A funeral service was held Monday morning, April 28, at Daly Funeral Home in Schenectady with interment at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Memorial donations in Steve’s name may be made online or by check to the Natural Heritage Trust for New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation Education Camps. For details please visit the website www.dec.ny.gov/education/96461.html.
East Poestenkill – A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 17, at 1 pm at the Woodside Cemetery on Fifty Six Road, Poestenkill, NY, for Elaine W. Goodermote of Plank Road, Averill Park, NY. Elaine died on December 21, 2013, after a long illness. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Sunday, June 26, 1831: Today our hired girl Fanny Roberts rode one of my horses and went home. I paid her two dollars in cash.
Monday: We hoed in the garden and piled wood in the wood house. Today I sent thirty dollars by Ephraim Pierce to Stephen Van Rensselaer to pay rent. Some rainy today.
Tuesday, June 28: Today I reckoned with Rachel Hall and she quit. I paid her up at 62 days per.
Wednesday: This afternoon I took the wagon and my wife rode with me. We went to see Esther Sheldon and to Mr. Nilses to get his daughter but not made a bargain with none.
Saturday, July 2: This morning I walked to Lebanon and engaged cake of Squ John Bull for Brother Sylvester to peddle to Independence. From there I went to John Smith’s to see when he would come and build the chimney in my cheese house. He would not agree to come certain. We drew stone for the foundation.
Sunday: Today I took the single wagon and carried my wife and two eldest daughters to a Universalist meeting at the Select School house near Doc Elijah Graves. We came home by the way of Isaac Newtons and took tea. I called up to Grindman Stafford’s and bargained with Martha Kittle to come and work for us.
Monday: We began to hay, and Asa Sheldon began his month’s work for his rent.
Thursday: We worked at our hay drying and got in two loads and some showery. Said Sheldon worked in the forenoon and this afternoon Row Danford took said Sheldon with an assault and battery pretending said Sheldon struck Harriot Carr, but said Danford and Sheldon settled their difficulty by said Sheldon’s paying the cost, which was two dol and fifty cts.
Wednesday, August 3: Today my wife started for Rome. Andrew Clark carried my wife to Troy and I paid him 59 cts and then she took passage in the canal boat with her brother Simeon and wife.
Monday: We hayed on my Rodgers farm and finished mowing but we did not get it in. It was rainy and tonight high wind, it blew off fruit.
Saturday: We hayed and open and spread spring rye to dry that was wet last Tuesday.
Sunday: I was necessitated to bibe my rye and get it into the barn for fear it would take damage again.
Thursday: We hayed it. This evening my wife returned home, her journey from Rome. She came from Troy in the Lebanon Stage, and her expenses was five dollars.
Friday: This evening I took the single wagon and rode to Lebanon to Amos Broad’s and got my wife’s baggage that she left the stage returning home from her journey.
HAYC3 Sponsored Meeting Well Attended
by Bea Peterson
Heroin use is an epidemic in this country, this state, this area, this community, this very minute. A panel of experts in various fields, including law enforcement, mental health, social media and addiction recovery, addressed the crowd of more than 100 people who attended the HAYC3 sponsored Town Meeting on Wednesday, April 23. [Read more…] about Hoosick Meets On Heroin
by Thaddeus Flint
Brendan Hoffman, the 22 year old Stephentown man found guilty of vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of a 2012 accident, received a sentence of 5 to 15 years at his sentencing hearing on April 25.
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Police Chief Robert Ashe said that on Saturday, April 26, Officers from the Department responded to a report of shots fired in the area of River Street. When they arrived they noticed “unknown subjects” fleeing from the area. The Officers located bottles on the ground that appeared to have exploded. Officers located two juvenile males who admitted they had been setting off “Bottle Bombs.”
