All Obituaries

Cambridge-John Henry Sheaff, 86, of Cambridge, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at his residence. Born December 31, 1932 in Merrick NY, he was the son of the late Edmund Howard and Wilhelmina Riecke Sheaff.  John graduated from Baldwin High School in Baldwin, Long Island, NY.  He graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT and earned his Master’s Degree from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY. John was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving his country from 1956 to...

Cambridge-Margaret G. Ast, 96, of Cambridge, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at Saratoga Hospital. Born November 11, 1922 in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Gerenscer) Garger.  Margaret graduated from Bayside High school and attended Hunter College in Queens.  She met her husband Charles while working for American Airlines as a ticket agent.  She then worked at Bloomingdale’s in New York City in the Statistics Department for many...

    Cambridge- It is with profound sadness that the family of Patricia Ernst Jennings announces her passing on Sunday, October 27, 2019.  Patricia was born on the family farm in Johnsonville, N.Y. on December 21, 1935 to her parents Wilhelm and Martha Ella Elisabeth Ernst.  She was the youngest of their 5 children.       Patricia began her education in a one room school on the family farm, but graduated as salutatorian from Cambridge Central...

Buskirk, NY-Washington County-Wade Andrew Williams, 43, of Buskirk, passed away suddenly Saturday, October 19, 2019 at his residence. Born in Amsterdam November 7, 1975, he was the son of Deborah Roberts Williams and the late Edward Thomas Williams. Wade was a 1993 graduate of Amsterdam High School and following graduation he began working at Mazzarella Pizza in Scotia. He then went to work for Ace Hardware in Wilton as a truck driver for the last 16 years. Wade loved the outdoors and...

Cambridge-Robert J. Rozell, 76, of Cambridge, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, October 19, 2019 at his residence with his family by his side. Born August 12, 1943 in Glens Falls, he was the son of the late James and Jane (Tracey) Rozell. Bob graduated from Glens Falls High School in 1961 and attended Mohawk Valley Technical Institute. Bob worked for Montgomery Wards as the Operations Manager in New York and New Hampshire.  He then worked at Finch Pruyn in Glens Falls as a...

Shushan-James P. “Groovy” McKeighan, 66 of Shushan, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 19, 2019 at his residence. Born September 18, 1953 in Granville, he was the son of late John Sterling and Meta (Haskins) McKeighan.  Jim attended school in Rupert and graduated from Salem Washington Academy in 1972 and attended Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.  While in High School, he played football and his team was undefeated in 1970 and Jim was the first wrestler...

Cambridge-Carolyn Louise LeGrys, 87, of Cambridge, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Elderwood at Ticonderoga. Carolyn was born in Cambridge July 11, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Helmer and Dorothea (Abrahamson) Thygesen. Carolyn graduated from Greenwich High School in 1950 and earned her bachelor’s degree from Plattsburgh State.  She was an elementary school teacher at the Cambridge Central School prior to her retiring. Carolyn was very spiritual and was a...

Cambridge-The Hoyt children are saddened to announce the passing of their father, Bunch on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the age of 89 at Fulton Center Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Gloversville from complications due to Alzheimer’s Disease.  Born G. Everett Hoyt, Jr, April 18, 1930 to G. Everett and Cynthia “Sis” Hoyt.  Growing up in Fairfield, CT, he went to Fairfield Country Day School and graduated from the Lawrenceville School, Lawrence,...

Cambridge-John J. Svitak, 84, of Cambridge, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at the Centers for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington. Born June 14, 1935 in the Bronx, he was the son of the late William & Catherine (Pedro) Svitak.  John moved to Cambridge in 1946 and graduated from Cambridge Central School in 1955.  While in high school, he worked part-time performing lawn care with Tony Barratto and also worked at the A & P Store.  John also worked at McGee...

Salem-Julian P. Bolden, 74, of Salem, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady following an extended illness. Julian was born June 12, 1945 in Hinsdale, NH the son of the late Raymond and Laurette (Corbin) Bolden.  He graduated from Hinsdale High School and had owned and operated a sporting goods store in New Hampshire.  Julian relocated to Salem where he began a career in real estate owning and operating Bolden Realty in Salem for many years. Julian...