District-wide Employees of the
Bethlehem Central School District,
Delmar, Albany County, New York
by Clifford Lamere November 18, 2014
Last Revised : December 12, 2024
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.
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Bethlehem Central Deceased (webpages) |
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Non-teachers - HS & MS (administrators, guidance counselors, office personnel, secretaries, teachers' aides, custodians, cafeteria personnel, hall monitors, etc.) |
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Deceased Employees not at HS or MS 1) Elementary Teachers and Non-teachers 2) District-wide Non-teaching Staff (business office personnel, Bus drivers, bus garage, district-wide specialized fields, musical instrument instructors, etc.) Includes people who worked for the BC School District, but whose job and school were not mentioned in their obituary (so they are unknown at the present time). Please help with these. |
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Graduates - proof of death is mostly obituaries, but may be other sources like Social Security Death Index |
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Alumni Directory of 1993 named 413 Deceased Graduates. At least two were alive in 2019, however. |
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Students - died while attending Bethlehem Central |
Visit my Bethlehem Central website to also access Yearbooks,
Spotlight issues, Spotlight obituary index, and much more.
Bethlehem Central School District - official district website
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ABBREVIATION OR ICON |
MEANING |
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BETHLEHEM CENTRAL |
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BCSD |
Bethlehem Central School District |
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HS |
High School |
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MS |
Middle School (formerly the Junior High School) |
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YB |
Yearbook |
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ICONS |
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Veteran of the United States military (Army, Navy, Air Force & Coast Guard). The lack of a flag does not mean that the person did not serve. |
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Photo of the person |
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The person's name was added to this webpage recently, or an obituary or other information was added after a name. These get removed after 3 months. |
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OTHER |
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Obit |
Obituary |
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Obit-TU |
Pre-2001 obituary from archive of the Times Union (Albany, NY). The text of the obituary was copied to a separate webpage when 60 links got broken. |
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SSDI |
Social Security Death Index - 1962-2014 (not digitized prior to 1962) |
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unknown information |
Note: A name in parentheses ( ) at the end of a female's name is her maiden name.
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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. (90)
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NAME |
DEATH DATE |
POSITION & SCHOOL |
COMMENTS |
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*Adams, Frank F. |
2002 Apr 7 |
Bus driver 10 years, retired 1997 |
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Adams, Jean Lorraine (Frey) |
2015 Mar 30 |
Business Office (payroll) 1963-1988 |
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| Allen, Dianne E. | 2024 Dec 3 | Transportation 28 years |
Obit |
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*Ames, Harold W. |
1993 May 11 |
Bus driver in the 50s |
Obit below w. YB photo
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Auerbach, Philip |
1996 Jul 3 |
Director of Pupil Personnel Services |
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| Austin, Bruce A. | 2024 Dec 9 | Taught Physical Education at Hamagrael & Glenmont Elem., then a HS Guidance Counselor, then a BC bus driver. | |
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Behrens, George R. |
1999 Nov 20 |
Speech Pathologist over 30 years |
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Bernard, George E. |
1993 Nov 21 |
custodian for Business Office, 1987-1993 |
Obit below |
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*Betor, Michael A. Sr. |
2010 Oct 17 |
Bus driver |
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*Blodgett, Donald Edgar |
2018 Nov 7 |
Bus driver 30+ years |
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Boehm, Catherine |
1996 Jun 12 |
Librarian in several Elem. schools |
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Bookbinder, Harold E. |
2006 Oct 13 |
District Curriculum Coordinator |
Obit & photo |
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Bookbinder, Kathryn |
2005 Jan 16 |
Psychologist? |
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Bookhout, Hamilton H. |
1976 Aug 18 |
HS Supervising Principal (1938-1964). Superintendent of BCSD. |
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Brown, Justin T. |
2018 Sep 23 |
IT Manager and Senior Network & Systems Engineer |
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*Brown, Richard I. |
2016 Nov 16 |
Bus driver and aide |
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Carhart, Lynne (Carey) |
2003 Jul 11 |
Reading & writing BCSD, 1998-2000 |
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Collins, Thomas Raymond |
2014 Jan 25 |
Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator |
Obit age 95 |
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*Cross, Patricia |
2018 Oct 10 |
Bus driver 39 years |
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Dahl, Marjorie Claire (Knowles) |
2013 Jan 16 |
Senior accounting clerk 25 years, BCSD |
Obit below |
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Daniels, Dorothy Pitt |
1998 May 16 |
Professional services unit secretary |
Obit below |
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*DeGrush, Charles H. |
1986 Aug 2 |
Bus driver, retired 1984 |
Obit below |
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*Ditton, Leonard B. |
2022 Jan 25 |
Bus driver 16 years |
Obit (photo) |
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Dolder, Patricia A. (Wallace) |
2009 Sep 4 |
bus monitor for special needs students |
Obit 1956 grad. |
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Duffy, Barbara (Adams) |
2019 Mar 15 |
Secretary, Business Office |
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Everett, Delmer E. |
1978 May 4 |
Business Manager, BCSD |
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Foy, Thomas Jr. |
2011 May 17 |
Operating Engineer, BCSD |
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Frueh, Gail M. (Curtis) |
2008 Nov 18 |
Special Education Aide, school? |
Obit (photo) |
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Greenfield, Norman A. |
2022 Jun 29 |
Crossing guard |
Obit (photo) |
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*Grippin, Harold B. |
2023 Sep 21 |
Bus driver |
Obit (photo)
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*Groesbeck, Wilbur J. |
1999 Apr 19 |
Bus mechanic, Bus driver - 23 years |
Obit-TU Retired 1983 |
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Guzior, Eloise |
2024 Jan 30 |
School Psychologist 32 years (1977-2009) |
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Haege, Kathy Lou (Weeden) |
2021 Feb 22 |
administrative assistant 33 years |
Obit (photo) |
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*Hansen, Harry R. |
1996 Sep 11 |
Bus driver |
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Hobbs, Virginia (Meschutt) |
2011 Jul 25 |
Bookkeeper in the BC District Office - 1960s [Source: daughter via Richard Vanderbilt] |
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Hermance, Wilson H. |
2001 Nov 27 |
Supervisor of Transportation and Buildings and Grounds, 20 years, retired 1973 |
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Hogan, Clara M. (Lounsbury) |
1998 Apr 19 |
Aid at Clarksville Elementary |
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Holmgren, Margaret (French) |
2018 Aug 9 |
Elementary teacher at Elsmere & Hamagrael over 30 years |
Obit w. 2 photos |
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*Houck, Raymond N. |
2004 Sep 29 |
Bus driver 21 years |
Obit Also Grad. 1954 |
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Houghton, Bruce Alfred |
2012 Jun 5 |
Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds |
Obit 30 years BCHS grad. |
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*Johnson, John L. Sr. |
2001 Mar 14 |
Bus driver 28 years |
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Kawczak, Michael |
2015 Jun 3 |
Custodian 21 yrs, HS & Clarksville Elem. |
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*Kawczak, Stephen |
1992 Mar 29 |
Bus mechanic |
Obit pg 26
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| *Keenan, John Thomas Jr. | 2013 Jun 4 | Bus driver |
Obit
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*Klein, Burton A. |
2014 Mar 12 |
bus driver |
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*Kleinke, Henry L. |
1998 Nov 8 |
Bus driver and mechanic |
Obit pg 22 |
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*Lenhardt, Dennis |
2022 Jul 16 |
Bus driver for decades |
Obit (photo) |
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Lornell, Betty Jane "BJ" |
2017 Aug 18 |
District Social Worker |
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*Lottinville, Mrs. Daniel C. |
1970 Sep 20 |
Bus driver |
Obit below. |
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*Marsh, Howard J. |
1968 Jun 12 |
Bus driver, 19 years |
Obit below.
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Mattox, Elizabeth (MacCulloch) |
2011 Dec 30 |
Taught English to homebound students |
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*Mazzara, Joseph - born c.1922 so very likely deceased. |
1973 Jul 3 |
Bus driver, in 7 YB's 1956-1965. I believe that he had 4 daughters and 1 son graduate from BCHS (they are in yearbooks). |
Obit-NF Died 1973
Jul 3.
YB (5th from right end) Not Sp, AE, OA, SSDI
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*McCammon, Schuyler E. Jr |
2016 Dec 17 |
Bus driver, 1996-2008 |
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*Miller, Donald J. Sr. |
2015 Oct 15 |
Bus driver and aide |
Obit (photo) |
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Miller, Elizabeth (Grout) |
2015 Oct 31 |
Secretary, Business Office |
Obit (photo) |
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*Minshell, LeRoy |
1992 Mar 4 |
Bus driver, retired 1976 |
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*O'Hare, Terrence Michael |
2014 Oct 23 |
Bus driver |
Obit (photo) |
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O'Shea, Steven F. |
2008 Oct 23 |
Assistant Superintendant of Business |
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Paddock, Eloise F. |
2006 Oct 7 |
Taught Music (school not stated) |
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*Penk, Paul O. |
1995 Feb 16 |
Bus driver > 20 yrs |
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Pillot, Ralph Jr. |
2017 Oct 17 |
Facilities and maintenance dept, BCSD |
Obit (photo) |
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Pittz, Seward J. |
2010 May 28 |
maintenance BCSD |
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| Rhone, Dorothy | 2023 Mar 3 | 16 years. Noon Aide, School Bus Attendant, and School Monitor in HS Media Center. |
Article in Spotlight Mar
15, 2023 (2023 not online yet).
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Ringler, Kathryn E. (McArdle) |
2009 Mar 20 |
cafeteria (several schools) |
Obit (photo) |
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Schmitz, Mary O. |
2015 May 31 |
Book keeper BCSD |
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*Schramm, John Sr. |
2017 Aug 17 |
head mechanic and Bus driver |
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*Sheehan, Thomas F. |
2004 Jan 1 |
Bus driver 18 years |
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Sill, Nancy C. (Bleau) |
2017 Nov 7 |
Food service 2002-2017. At Clarksville Elem., Hamagrael Elem., HS and MS |
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Smith, Grace Hallagan |
2001 Jul 17 |
Primary grades |
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*St. John, Homer H. |
2015 Dec 10 |
Bus driver & mechanic |
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Stephany, Ray W. |
1976 Dec 1 |
Principal Clarksville Elementary |
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Stadler, John |
1971 Oct 8 |
groundskeeper BCSD |
Obit in Altamont Ent. |
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*Storm, Sherman Richard |
1997 Oct 28 |
Bus driver |
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*Tanner, Gardiner W. |
2012 Dec 26 |
Superintendent of Transportation |
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Tibbetts, Mary E. (Simmons) |
1997 Jun 2 |
Reading Specialist, BCSD |
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Tice, Timothy M. |
2012 Feb 23 |
mechanic |
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*Tracey, Thomas W. |
2008 Apr 5 |
Bus driver; noon aide at Slingerlands Elem. |
Obit (photo) |
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*Trianni, Salvator |
2013 Oct 16 |
Bus driver |
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Van Amerongen, Adele (Parker) |
2014 Feb 18 |
Executive secretary to Superintendent 1939-1971. |
Obit (photo) |
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VanHoesen, Ronald S. |
2014 Sep 3 |
BCSD electrician 40 years |
Obit (photo)
Also a 1957 graduate.
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*VanKempen, Bernard |
2000 Feb 27 |
Bus driver 27 years till 1978 |
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*VanNatten, William C. Sr. |
2004 Feb 2 |
Bus driver |
Also a 1951 graduate. |
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*Van Wormer, George A. |
1998 Apr 17 |
Bus driver |
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*Vitillo, Cherise Marie (Majewski) |
2016 Oct 31 |
worked at bus garage |
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Vitillo, Mary E. (Michele) |
2014 Mar 10 |
cook & baker 20+ years |
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Voorhees, Ruth (Smith) |
2005 Jul 7 |
secretary, Business Office |
Obit below with photo |
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*Walsh, Jean Mary (Prichard) |
2021 Sep 23 |
Bus driver |
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*Ward, Fred |
2010 Dec 14 |
Bus driver |
Obit below (photo)
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*Ward, George |
2017 Feb 21 |
Bus driver |
Obit below (photo) |
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*Waylett, George E. |
2010 Feb 20 |
bus driver |
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Welch, Karyn Lee (Schneider) |
2017 Jul 2 |
Worked with the physically challenged |
Obit (photo) |
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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) |
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Williams, Julie (Kellam) |
2014 Jun 11 |
food service director |
Obit (photo) |
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Wilson, Everett I. |
2004 Sep 26 |
head of maintenance |
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*Winne, John Louis Jr. |
1997 May 1 |
Bus driver |
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Wratten, Martha (Rogers) |
1995 Dec 17 |
Art Supervisor |
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*Wright, William Edgar Jr. |
2017 Aug 21 |
Bus driver, retired 1998 |
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Deceased Bethlehem Central Bus drivers & Bus Garage Employees (43)
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DEATH DATE |
POSITION & SCHOOL |
COMMENTS |
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Adams, Frank F. |
2002 Apr 7 |
Bus driver 10 yrs, retired 1997 |
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Ames, Harold W. |
1993 May 11 |
Bus driver in the 50s |
Obit below w. YB photo
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Betor, Michael A. Sr. |
2010 Oct 17 |
Bus driver |
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Blodgett, Donald Edgar |
2018 Nov 7 |
Bus driver 30+ years |
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Brown, Richard I. |
2016 Nov 16 |
Bus driver and aide |
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Cross, Patricia |
2018 Oct 10 |
Bus driver 39 years |
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DeGrush, Charles H. |
1986 Aug 2 |
Bus driver, retired 1984 |
Obit below |
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Ditton, Leonard B. |
2022 Jan 25 |
Bus driver 16 years. |
Obit (photo) |
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Grippin, Harold B. |
2023 Sep 21 |
Bus Driver |
Obit (photo)
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Groesbeck, Wilbur J. |
1999 Apr 19 |
Bus mechanic, Bus driver - 23 years |
Obit-TU Retired 1983 |
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Hansen, Harry R. |
1996 Sep 11 |
Bus driver |
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Houck, Raymond N. |
2004 Sep 29 |
Bus driver 21 years |
Obit Also 1954 graduate |
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Johnson, John L. Sr. |
2001 Mar 14 |
Bus driver 28 years |
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Kawczak, Stephen |
1992 Mar 29 |
Bus mechanic |
Obit pg 26
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| Keenan, John Thomas Jr. | 2013 Jun 4 | Bus driver |
Obit
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Klein, Burton A. |
2014 Mar 12 |
bus driver |
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Kleinke, Henry L. |
1998 Nov 8 |
Bus driver and mechanic |
Obit pg 22 |
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Lenhardt, Dennis |
2022 Jul 16 |
Bus driver for decades |
Obit (photo) |
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Lottinville, Mrs. Daniel C. |
1970 Sep 20 |
Bus driver |
Obit below. |
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Marsh, Howard J. |
1968 Jun 12 |
Bus driver, 19 years |
Obit below.
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Mazzara, Joseph - born c.1922 so very likely deceased. |
1973 Jul 3 |
Bus driver, in 7 YB's 1956-1965. I believe that he had 4 daughters and 1 son graduate from BCHS (they are in yearbooks). |
Obit-NF Died 1973
Jul 3.
YB (5th from right end) Not Sp, AE, OA, SSDI
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McCammon, Schuyler E. Jr |
2016 Dec 17 |
Bus driver, 1996-2008 |
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Miller, Donald J. Sr. |
2015 Oct 15 |
Bus driver and aide |
Obit (photo) |
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Minshell, LeRoy |
1992 Mar 4 |
Bus driver, retired 1976 |
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O'Hare, Terrence Michael |
2014 Oct 23 |
Bus driver |
Obit (photo) |
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Penk, Paul O. |
1995 Feb 16 |
Bus driver > 20 yrs |
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Schramm, John Sr. |
2017 Aug 17 |
head mechanic and Bus driver |
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Sheehan, Thomas F. |
2004 Jan 1 |
Bus driver 18 years |
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St. John, Homer H. |
2015 Dec 10 |
Bus driver & mechanic |
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Storm, Sherman Richard |
1997 Oct 28 |
Bus driver |
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Tanner, Gardiner W. |
2012 Dec 26 |
Superintendent of Transportation |
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Tracey, Thomas W. |
2008 Apr 5 |
Bus driver; noon aide at Slingerlands Elem. |
Obit (photo) |
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Trianni, Salvator |
2013 Oct 16 |
Bus driver |
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VanKempen, Bernard |
2000 Feb 27 |
Bus driver 27 years till 1978 |
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VanNatten, William C. Sr. |
2004 Feb 2 |
Bus driver |
Also a 1951 graduate. |
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Van Wormer, George A. |
1998 Apr 17 |
Bus driver |
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Vitillo, Cherise Marie (Majewski) |
2016 Oct 31 |
worked at bus garage |
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Walsh, Jean Mary (Prichard) |
2021 Sep 23 |
Bus driver |
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Ward, Fred |
2010 Dec 14 |
Bus driver |
Obit below (photo)
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Ward, George |
2017 Feb 21 |
Bus driver |
Obit below (photo) |
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Waylett, George E. |
2010 Feb 20 |
bus driver |
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Wilcox, Roy C. |
2020 Aug 31 |
Bus driver |
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Winne, John Louis Jr. |
1997 May 1 |
Bus driver |
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Wright, William Edgar Jr. |
2017 Aug 21 |
Bus driver, retired 1998 |
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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.
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[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.
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.
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[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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