Bethlehem Central Deceased - District-wide Non-teachers

This webpage contains an incomplete list of deceased Bethlehem Central employees who were not solely a staff member of a particular school. Subject supervisors are not included here. They are with the webpage of teachers at the High School & Middle School, because during certain periods they were required to teach a class in addition to their other duties.

Deceased staff members on this webpage include business office personnel, musical instrument instructors, Bus drivers, bus garage personnel, Professional Service providers (Psychologist, Speech, Reading, Social Worker, etc.).

Employees who worked for the school district, but the location of employment is unknown to me, are included on another webpage.

Please use the email address above to inform me of other deceased staff members who should be added to this list. If you know the year of death, it will help me locate an obituary.

Note: A name in parentheses ( ) at the end of a female's name is her maiden name.

Deceased Bethlehem Central District-wide Staff Who Served Students and/or Staff at Multiple Schools. Bus drivers and Bus Garage Personnel are duplicated in a Separate Table Below. (87)
NAME	DEATH DATE	POSITION & SCHOOL	COMMENTS
			Obit
			Obit
*Adams, Frank F.	2002 Apr 7	Bus driver 10 yrs, retired 1997	Obit-TU
Adams, Jean Lorraine (Frey)	2015 Mar 30	Business Office (payroll) 1963-1988	Obit (photo) 1936 YB
*Ames, Harold W.	1993 May 11	Bus driver in the 50s	Obit below w. YB photo Also 1945 graduate
Auerbach, Philip	1996 Jul 3	Director of Pupil Personnel Services	Obit-TU
Behrens, George R.	1999 Nov 20	Speech Pathologist over 30 years	Obit-TU
Bernard, George E.	1993 Nov 21	custodian for Business Office, 1987-1993	Obit below
*Betor, Michael A. Sr.	2010 Oct 17	Bus driver	Obit
*Blodgett, Donald Edgar	2018 Nov 7	Bus driver 30+ years	Obit
Boehm, Catherine	1996 Jun 12	Librarian in several Elem. schools	Obit-TU
Bookbinder, Harold E.	2006 Oct 13	District Curriculum Coordinator	Obit & photo
Bookbinder, Kathryn	2005 Jan 16	Psychologist?	Obit
Bookhout, Hamilton H.	1976 Aug 18	HS Supervising Principal (1938-1964). Superintendent of BCSD.	Obit
Brown, Justin T.	2018 Sep 23	IT Manager and Senior Network & Systems Engineer	Obit Article (photo)
*Brown, Richard I.	2016 Nov 16	Bus driver and aide	Obit
Carhart, Lynne (Carey)	2003 Jul 11	Reading & writing BCSD, 1998-2000	Obit
Collins, Thomas Raymond	2014 Jan 25	Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator	Obit age 95
*Cross, Patricia	2018 Oct 10	Bus driver 39 years	Obit
Dahl, Marjorie Claire (Knowles)	2013 Jan 16	Senior accounting clerk 25 years, BCSD	Obit below
Daniels, Dorothy Pitt	1998 May 16	Professional services unit secretary	Obit below
*DeGrush, Charles H.	1986 Aug 2	Bus driver, retired 1984	Obit below
*Ditton, Leonard B.	2022 Jan 25	Bus driver 16 years	Obit (photo)
Dolder, Patricia A. (Wallace)	2009 Sep 4	bus monitor for special needs students	Obit 1956 grad.
Duffy, Barbara (Adams)	2019 Mar 15	Secretary, Business Office	Obit
Everett, Delmer E.	1978 May 4	Business Manager, BCSD	Obit
Foy, Thomas Jr.	2011 May 17	Operating Engineer, BCSD	Obit
Frueh, Gail M. (Curtis)	2008 Nov 18	Special Education Aide, school?	Obit (photo)
Greenfield, Norman A.	2022 Jun 29	Crossing guard	Obit (photo)
*Grippin, Harold B.	2023 Sep 21	Bus Driver	Obit (photo)
*Groesbeck, Wilbur J.	1999 Apr 19	Bus mechanic, Bus driver - 23 years	Obit-TU Retired 1983
Guzior, Eloise	2024 Jan 30	School Psychologist 32 years (1977-2009)	Obit Also below. 3/8/2024
Haege, Kathy Lou (Weeden)	2021 Feb 22	administrative assistant 33 years	Obit (photo)
*Hansen, Harry R.	1996 Sep 11	Bus driver	Obit-TU YB 1955 No Mil.
Hobbs, Virginia (Meschutt)	2011 Jul 25	Bookkeeper in the BC District Office - 1960s [Source: daughter via Richard Vanderbilt]	Obit
Hermance, Wilson H.	2001 Nov 27	Supervisor of Transportation and Buildings and Grounds, 20 years, retired 1973	Obit-TU 1966 YB photo
Hogan, Clara M. (Lounsbury)	1998 Apr 19	Aid at Clarksville Elementary	Obit-TU
Holmgren, Margaret (French)	2018 Aug 9	Elementary teacher at Elsmere & Hamagrael over 30 years	Obit w. 2 photos
*Houck, Raymond N.	2004 Sep 29	Bus driver 21 years	Obit Also Grad. 1954
Houghton, Bruce Alfred	2012 Jun 5	Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds	Obit 30 years BCHS grad.
*Johnson, John L. Sr.	2001 Mar 14	Bus driver 28 years	Obit-TU
Kawczak, Michael	2015 Jun 3	Custodian 21 yrs, HS & Clarksville Elem.	Obit YB 1947 graduate
*Kawczak, Stephen	1992 Mar 29	Bus mechanic	Obit pg 26
*Klein, Burton A.	2014 Mar 12	bus driver	Obit
*Kleinke, Henry L.	1998 Nov 8	Bus driver and mechanic	Obit pg 22
*Lenhardt, Dennis	2022 Jul 16	Bus driver for decades	Obit (photo)
Lornell, Betty Jane "BJ"	2017 Aug 18	District Social Worker	Obit
*Lottinville, Mrs. Daniel C.	1970 Sep 20	Bus driver	Obit below.
*Marsh, Howard J.	1968 Jun 12	Bus driver, 19 years	Obit below.
Mattox, Elizabeth (MacCulloch)	2011 Dec 30	Taught English to homebound students	Obit
*McCammon, Schuyler E. Jr	2016 Dec 17	Bus driver, 1996-2008	Obit
*Miller, Donald J. Sr.	2015 Oct 15	Bus driver and aide	Obit (photo)
Miller, Elizabeth (Grout)	2015 Oct 31	Secretary, Business Office	Obit (photo)
*Minshell, LeRoy	1992 Mar 4	Bus driver, retired 1976	Obit
*O'Hare, Terrence Michael	2014 Oct 23	Bus driver	Obit (photo)
O'Shea, Steven F.	2008 Oct 23	Assistant Superintendant of Business	Obit
Paddock, Eloise F.	2006 Oct 7	Taught Music (school not stated)	Obit (photo) Obit-TU
*Penk, Paul O.	1995 Feb 16	Bus driver > 20 yrs	Obit-TU
Pillot, Ralph Jr.	2017 Oct 17	Facilities and maintenance dept, BCSD	Obit (photo)
Pittz, Seward J.	2010 May 28	maintenance BCSD	Obit (photo) Obit-TU 1951 grad.
Ringler, Kathryn E. (McArdle)	2009 Mar 20	cafeteria (several schools)	Obit (photo)
Schmitz, Mary O.	2015 May 31	Book keeper BCSD	Obit
*Schramm, John Sr.	2017 Aug 17	head mechanic and Bus driver	Obit
*Sheehan, Thomas F.	2004 Jan 1	Bus driver 18 years	Obit
Sill, Nancy C. (Bleau)	2017 Nov 7	Food service 2002-2017. At Clarksville Elem., Hamagrael Elem., HS and MS	Obit
Smith, Grace Hallagan	2001 Jul 17	Primary grades	Obit-TU
*St. John, Homer H.	2015 Dec 10	Bus driver & mechanic	Obit
Stephany, Ray W.	1976 Dec 1	Principal Clarksville Elementary	Obit
Stadler, John	1971 Oct 8	groundskeeper BCSD	Obit in Altamont Ent.
*Storm, Sherman Richard	1997 Oct 28	Bus driver	Obit-TU
*Tanner, Gardiner W.	2012 Dec 26	Superintendent of Transportation	Obit Obit2
Tibbetts, Mary E. (Simmons)	1997 Jun 2	Reading Specialist, BCSD	Obit-TU
Tice, Timothy M.	2012 Feb 23	mechanic	Obit
*Tracey, Thomas W.	2008 Apr 5	Bus driver; noon aide at Slingerlands Elem.	Obit (photo)
*Trianni, Salvator	2013 Oct 16	Bus driver	Obit
Van Amerongen, Adele (Parker)	2014 Feb 18	Executive secretary to Superintendent 1939-1971.	Obit (photo)
VanHoesen, Ronald S.	2014 Sep 3	BCSD electrician 40 years	Obit (photo) Also a 1957 graduate.
*VanKempen, Bernard	2000 Feb 27	Bus driver 27 years till 1978	Obit-TU
*VanNatten, William C. Sr.	2004 Feb 2	Bus driver	Obit (photo) Obit-TU Also a 1951 graduate.
*Van Wormer, George A.	1998 Apr 17	Bus driver	Obit-TU
*Vitillo, Cherise Marie (Majewski)	2016 Oct 31	worked at bus garage	Obit
Vitillo, Mary E. (Michele)	2014 Mar 10	cook & baker 20+ years	Obit
Voorhees, Ruth (Smith)	2005 Jul 7	secretary, Business Office	Obit below with photo
*Walsh, Jean Mary (Prichard)	2021 Sep 23	Bus driver	Obit age 80. Photo
*Ward, Fred	2010 Dec 14	Bus driver	Obit below (photo)
*Ward, George	2017 Feb 21	Bus driver	Obit below (photo)
*Waylett, George E.	2010 Feb 20	bus driver	Obit
Welch, Karyn Lee (Schneider)	2017 Jul 2	Worked with the physically challenged	Obit (photo)
Whitney, Dorothy (Sullivan)	2013 Feb 19	Reading Specialist (1974), then principal & Kindergarten Teacher at Clarksville Elem., then principal of Elsmere Elementary. Retired 2003.	Obit (photo)
Williams, Julie (Kellam)	2014 Jun 11	food service director	Obit (photo)
Wilson, Everett I.	2004 Sep 26	head of maintenance	Obit
*Winne, John Louis Jr.	1997 May 1	Bus driver	Obit-TU YB photo 1937 grad.
Wratten, Martha (Rogers)	1995 Dec 17	Art Supervisor	Obituary
*Wright, William Edgar Jr.	2017 Aug 21	Bus driver, retired 1998	Obit (photo)

Deceased Bethlehem Central Bus drivers & Bus Garage Employees (42)
NAME	DEATH DATE	POSITION & SCHOOL	COMMENTS

Adams, Frank F.	2002 Apr 7	Bus driver 10 yrs, retired 1997	Obit-TU
Ames, Harold W.	1993 May 11	Bus driver in the 50s	Obit below w. YB photo Also 1945 graduate
Betor, Michael A. Sr.	2010 Oct 17	Bus driver	Obit
Blodgett, Donald Edgar	2018 Nov 7	Bus driver 30+ years	Obit
Brown, Richard I.	2016 Nov 16	Bus driver and aide	Obit
Cross, Patricia	2018 Oct 10	Bus driver 39 years	Obit
DeGrush, Charles H.	1986 Aug 2	Bus driver, retired 1984	Obit below
Ditton, Leonard B.	2022 Jan 25	Bus driver 16 years.	Obit (photo)
Grippin, Harold B.	2023 Sep 21	Bus Driver	Obit (photo)
Groesbeck, Wilbur J.	1999 Apr 19	Bus mechanic, Bus driver - 23 years	Obit-TU Retired 1983
Hansen, Harry R.	1996 Sep 11	Bus driver	Obit-TU YB 1955 No Mil.
Houck, Raymond N.	2004 Sep 29	Bus driver 21 years	Obit Also 1954 graduate
Johnson, John L. Sr.	2001 Mar 14	Bus driver 28 years	Obit-TU
Kawczak, Stephen	1992 Mar 29	Bus mechanic	Obit pg 26
Klein, Burton A.	2014 Mar 12	bus driver	Obit
Kleinke, Henry L.	1998 Nov 8	Bus driver and mechanic	Obit pg 22
Lenhardt, Dennis	2022 Jul 16	Bus driver for decades	Obit (photo)
Lottinville, Mrs. Daniel C.	1970 Sep 20	Bus driver	Obit below.
Marsh, Howard J.	1968 Jun 12	Bus driver, 19 years	Obit below.
McCammon, Schuyler E. Jr	2016 Dec 17	Bus driver, 1996-2008	Obit
Miller, Donald J. Sr.	2015 Oct 15	Bus driver and aide	Obit (photo)
Minshell, LeRoy	1992 Mar 4	Bus driver, retired 1976	Obit
O'Hare, Terrence Michael	2014 Oct 23	Bus driver	Obit (photo)
Penk, Paul O.	1995 Feb 16	Bus driver > 20 yrs	Obit-TU
Schramm, John Sr.	2017 Aug 17	head mechanic and Bus driver	Obit
Sheehan, Thomas F.	2004 Jan 1	Bus driver 18 years	Obit
St. John, Homer H.	2015 Dec 10	Bus driver & mechanic	Obit
Storm, Sherman Richard	1997 Oct 28	Bus driver	Obit-TU
Tanner, Gardiner W.	2012 Dec 26	Superintendent of Transportation	Obit Obit2
Tracey, Thomas W.	2008 Apr 5	Bus driver; noon aide at Slingerlands Elem.	Obit (photo)
Trianni, Salvator	2013 Oct 16	Bus driver	Obit
VanKempen, Bernard	2000 Feb 27	Bus driver 27 years till 1978	Obit-TU
VanNatten, William C. Sr.	2004 Feb 2	Bus driver	Obit (photo) Obit-TU Also a 1951 graduate.
Van Wormer, George A.	1998 Apr 17	Bus driver	Obit-TU
Vitillo, Cherise Marie (Majewski)	2016 Oct 31	worked at bus garage	Obit
Walsh, Jean Mary (Prichard)	2021 Sep 23	Bus driver	Obit age 80. Photo
Ward, Fred	2010 Dec 14	Bus driver	Obit below (photo)
Ward, George	2017 Feb 21	Bus driver	Obit below (photo)
Waylett, George E.	2010 Feb 20	bus driver	Obit
Wilcox, Roy C.	2020 Aug 31	Bus driver	Obit
Winne, John Louis Jr.	1997 May 1	Bus driver	Obit-TU YB photo Also a 1937 graduate.
Wright, William Edgar Jr.	2017 Aug 21	Bus driver, retired 1998	Obit (photo)

Ames, Harold W. -- [Published 5/26/1993 in the Spotlight, Delmar, NY]

Bernard, George E. -- [Published 11/23/1993 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]
    George E. Bernard, 59, of Delmar died Sunday in Albany Medical Center Hospital after a short illness.
    Mr. Bernard was born in Albany. He graduated from St. Teresa of Avila School and Christian Brothers Academy.
    Before his retirement in 1976, he owned and operated the Bernard and Blanchard Wholesale Grocers and a salt-distributing business in Albany. From 1987 until his death, Mr. Bernard was a custodian for the Bethlehem Central School District business office. He was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Delmar.
    Survivors include his wife, Marcia Sehl Bernard; two daughters, Laura Morris of Jackson Heights, Queens, and Patricia Troy of Albany; a brother, Conrad P. Bernard of Latham; and three grandchildren.
    Services will be held at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday in the Daniel Keenan Funeral Home, 490 Delaware Ave., Albany, and at 11 a.m. in St. Thomas the Apostle Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Waterford. Calling hours will be 4-8 p.m. today in the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Albany County Unit, 1450 Western Ave., Albany, NY 12203.

Coons, Heth G. -- [Published 1/25/1943 in the Evening Recorder, Amsterdam, NY]

Dahl, Marjorie Claire (Knowles) -- [Published 1/18/2013 in the Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL]

RINGGOLD - Marjorie Claire Dahl, 86, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at her residence with her family present.
    She was a retired senior accounting clerk for 25 years with Bethlehem Central School District, Delmar, N.Y. Mrs. Dahl was a member of Boynton United Methodist Church.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, George Dahl; and brother, Raymond Knowles. Survivors are daughter, Barbara Pulver, Ringgold; brother, Alfred Knowles, Hannacroix, N.Y.; sisters, Doris Bode, West Palm Beach, Fla., Virginia Buel, Cairo, N.Y.; grandchildren, Erin Pulver (Andrew) Pringle, Marietta, Ga., Tracy Pulver (Brandon) Cruse, Rossville, and Carly Pulver, Woodstock, Ga.; her precious angels, great-grandchildren, Beckham Cales Cruse and Cannon Kurt Cruse; several nieces and nephews.
    Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort with the family and view the memorial tribute.
    The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at the funeral home. Private family services will be held in New York at a later date.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway

Daniels, Dorothy Pitt -- [Published 5/17/1998 in the Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL]

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Dorothy Pitt Daniels, 86, of Coronado Cove, a retired professional services unit secretary for the Bethlehem Central School System, Delmar, N.Y., died Saturday at home.
Mrs. Daniels was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came to this area in 1971 from Delmar. She was a member of Grace Community Church, the Artist's Workshop, and was a volunteer aide for eight years for the Oceanview Nursing Home.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Whitman; a son, Jefferson, Clifton Park, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange 32119. Baldwin-Hughey is in charge.

DeGrush, Charles H.

Guzior, Eloise -- [Published 1/31/2024 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]

NISKAYUNA - Eloise Guzior died on 1/30/24 at the age of 70. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Leonard Hoss, son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Andrew Hoss and Jennifer Hoss, two grandsons, and many other loving family and friends.
    Eloise grew up near Syracuse, NY. She graduated from Cornell University and went on to graduate school at SUNY Albany, earning a Masters degree in School Psychology. She was a dedicated and well respected school psychologist for Bethlehem Central School District for 32 years
    Eloise was an avid quilter and part of a quilt group of close friends that for years met regularly. She donated many of her quilts to local nursing homes, hoping to provide some extra comfort to residents. This was one of many examples of her compassion and generosity.
    There will not be a memorial service. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the American Cancer Society

Lottinville, Dorothy -- [Published 11/30/1994 in the Spotlight, Delmar, NY]

Bethlehem School Bus driver Dies At 31

Mrs. Daniel C. Lottinville, 31, of 5 McMillen Pl., Delmar, a Bus driver for the Bethlehem Central schools, died Sunday at Albany Medical Center hospital after an illness of several weeks.

Born in Albany, she was the former Dorothy McMillen Houck and had lived in Delmar for most of her life. She was a member of the Bethlehem Central Bus drivers association and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Delmar Volunteer Fire department.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Terrie Louise Houck; a son, Timothy Roger Houck; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David McMillen; and her grandfather William McMillen, all of Delmar.

Funeral services were conducted at 9:30 a. m. Wednesday at the Applebee Funeral Home, Delmar, and at 10 a. m. at the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle. Burial was in Bethlehem cemetery in Delmar.

Marsh, Howard J. -- [Published 6/14/1968 in the Knickerbocker News, Albany, NY]

Voorhees, Ruth S. -- [Published 7/10/2005 - 7/11/2005 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]

SLINGERLANDS -- Ruth S. Voorhees, of Slingerlands, passed away July 7, 2005 at Camp Journey's End, her family's camp at Arnold Lake in Milford, N.Y.

Ruth was born in Albany on June 11, 1930, the daughter of the late Earl W. and Marian (Hoffman) Smith and attended Albany High School.

She worked as a secretary for the New York State Law Department, the Slingerlands United Methodist Church, the Bethlehem Youth Employment Service and retired as the secretary to the assistant superintendent of instruction for the Bethlehem Central School District. After retirement, she continued her education at HVCC and Russell Sage College. Her memberships included the Bethlehem Garden Club, the Delmar Progress Club, the Bethlehem Beautification Committee, the D.A.R., the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the Slingerlands United Methodist Church. Ruth enjoyed gardening and her home, loved working with flowers and doing crossword puzzles and was an avid reader. She loved to write and had won several awards for her works.

She is survived by her husband, Henry V. Voorhees; a son, Jeffrey E. (Gail) Voorhees of Glenmont; a daughter, Alison V. (Nicholas) Kurtessis of Delmar; a sister, Marian S. (Albert) Davis of Slingerlands; four grandchildren, James Kurtessis of N.C., Katherine R. Kurtessis of Delmar and Robert H. and Katherine A. Voorhees, both of Glenmont; a special cousin, Nancy Hoffman of Delmar; many nieces, nephews, cousins and her beloved dog, Rosie.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Applebee Funeral Home, 403 Kenwood Ave., Delmar. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Delmar Reformed Church, 386 Delaware Ave., Delmar. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery. Those who wish may send a remembrance in her name to the Bethlehem Garden Club, P.O. Box 485, Delmar, NY 12054.

Ward, Fred -- [Published 12/17/2010 in the Times Union, Albany, NY] [Link to same.]

Ward, George -- [Published 2/21/2017 in The Altamont Enterprise, Altamont, NY]

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ABBREVIATION OR ICON	MEANING
BETHLEHEM CENTRAL
BCSD	Bethlehem Central School District
HS	High School
MS	Middle School (formerly the Junior High School)
YB	Yearbook
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SSDI	Social Security Death Index - 1962-2014 (not digitized prior to 1962)
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