All Obituaries

  September 5, 1940 - August 1, 2020 Whitehall-Stephen Joseph Vladyka, 79, passed peacefully on August 1, 2020, at his home in Whitehall, NY.  Mr. Vladyka was preceded by his mother, Dorothy, father, Stephen, and sister, Gloria Rich. He is survived by his wife, Jean (Lowell) Vladyka; his daughter, Teresa (Vladyka) Jero and her husband John of Fort Anne, NY, and their children Taylor and Diana; his daughter Sharon (Vladyka) Shoemaker and her husband Tom of Southborough, MA and...

WHITEHALL –Rose M. Gordon (“Rosie”) went into the arms of the lord unexpectedly on July 11, 2020 at the Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga.  Rose was born on August 10, 1932 in Whitehall, the daughter of the late Thomas Martin and Anna (Luse) Martin-DuBeau.                On September 16, 1956 Rose married her high school sweetheart Leslie Gordon at Notre Dame des Victories Church.  Together they were lifelong residents...

Whitehall-Donald Herman Herbst, 81, of Champlain Ave., passed away peacefully at the Glens Falls Hospital, after a valiant fight with cancer.  Born in Whitehall on June 17, 1939, he was the son of the late Herman and Edna (Shinvier) Herbst. Don graduated from Whitehall High School, Class of 1958. Upon graduation, he immediately enlisted in the US Navy. He often regaled with family the details of his military service and recognized his enlistment date every year. Following his discharge...

HAMPTON - Maureen Doris (Lynch) Young was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 28, 1954 to Daniel and Doris (Stoodley) Lynch. She died peacefully on June 1, 2020. She grew up in Medford MA and attended Arlington Catholic High School and Mass Bay Community College, where she earned her Associate in Science in 1974.  While she was working in a summer internship as a Veterinarian Tech in Bomoseen, VT, she met a dashing young motorcyclist at a party one night, James Patrick Young. The two...

Whitehall-Francis George Norton, 80, of Lafayette Street passed away on May 31, 2020, at the Rutland Regional Medical Center, with his loving wife by his side. Francis was born in Glens Falls, New York on April 2, 1940 to the late George and Genevieve (Whalen) Norton. He was a graduate of Whitehall High School, Class of 1958. After graduation, Francis attended Albany Business College and graduated with an Associates Degree in Accounting, Class of 1960. Upon his graduation, he returned...

Whitehall- Thomas A. Chaplin, 82, formerly of Saunders St, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020, at the Slate Valley Center in Granville following a short illness.     Born February 2, 1938, in Dresden he was the son of the late Ira and Marion (Neddo) Chaplin. Thomas married Glenda Olson on August 17, 1968 in Glens Falls at The Church of Messiah. They had two children, Glen and Derek and were married 46 years. Thomas graduated from Whitehall Central School in 1957. He...

Katherine “Kitty” Matte, 93, of Whitehall, New York, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, May 21, 2020. She was born Katherine Elizabeth Kovalosky on September 25, 1926 on Maple Hill Farm, Clark Hollow Road, East Poultney, Vermont, She was the daughter of Jacob Kovalosky of Warsaw, Poland and Anna Zovistoski of Hampton, New York. She attended school in a rural one-room schoolhouse where there were two other “Catherines” in...

Whitehall-Barbara A. (Ellis) Leddick. 85, passed away on Wednesday May 13, 2020 in the Glens Falls Hospital, after a brief illness.  Born in Mineville, NY on December 12, 1934, the daughter of the late Jacob Ellis and Isebelle (Crowningshield) Ellis. She is predeceased by her husband Carl L. Leddick Jr, they were married on August 29, 1953 in Whithehall, NY.  Besides her parents and husband she is also predeceased by her son Donald Leddick Sr, daughter Salina Lampkins, Brothers;...

Edith L. (Walstrom) Perkins, 93, received her wings in Heaven on May 8, 2020. Born on October 10, 1926 in Springfield Massachusetts, raised in Whitehall, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles Walstrom and Josephine (Campney) Walstrom.                                  Edith is predeceased by her husband Albert W. Perkins, dsughter Helena L. Perkins, sisters; Lena Pratt, Clara M. VanGuilder,...

    Olive Ann (Hildreth) Belden went into the arms of the Lord on May 6, 2020 at the Glens Falls Center, a victim of Covid 19 virus. Olive was born on August 15, 1929 in Whitehall, New York the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth Hildreth, one of twelve children. Olive married Robert William Belden June 26, 1948 in Whitehall, NY.  She was predeceased by her husband, her grandson Cody Miller, five brothers and all five sisters.  Olive is survived by her children, Jeffrey...