Deceased Students and Non-graduates of NLCS

This webpage contains 1) a table of deceased persons who attended NLCS or NLHS, but probably did not graduate from there, and 2) students who died while attending NLCS or NLHS. Links are provided to offsite obituaries, but in some cases the obituaries appear below.

Also see my New Lebanon Central website including information for over 490 deceased graduates and over 120 deceased teachers and non-teaching staff members. http://clifflamere.com/NewLebanon/

He is survived by his parents Charles W. and Margaret Scheidt Banker; three brothers, Charles of Taiwan; David William and Sherman all of Lebanon Springs, one sister Mrs. Kathryn Shipman of Syracuse; paternal grandfather Frank Banker of Melrose, N.Y. Maternal grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Scheidt of Rochester. Funeral services were held in the Hall and Higgins Funeral Home, Stephentown, N.Y. Friday October 8th, 1971 at 9:30 a.m. and at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church where a Requiem High Mass was offered at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas Tooher the celebrant.

Brown, Charles J. -- [Published November 3, 1995 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]
WEST SAND LAKE Charles J. Brown, 76, of Route 150 died Thursday at his residence. He was born in the town of Lebanon.
    Mr. Brown had resided since 1965 in West Sand Lake, and was educated at New Lebanon Central Schools. He was a laborer for U.W. Marx General Contractors in Troy for 19 years before retiring in 1979. Mr. Brown was an Army veteran of World War II, and served in the South Pacific. He was a member of the First Bible Baptist Church and the American Legion.
    The widower of Dorothy R. Chittenden Brown, Mr. Brown's survivors include two sons, Richard C. Brown of Stephentown and David C. Brown of West Sand Lake; a sister, Florence Hall Vellotti of Brunswick; and five grandchildren.
    A service will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday in the First Bible Baptist Church, Route 150. Contributions may be made to the First Bible Baptist Church, Route 150, Box 503, West Sand Lake, NY 12196. Arrangements by the DeGraaf-Bryce Funeral Home.

Chittenden, Roger Raymond

Donnelly, Richard L. -- [Published May 7, 2002 in Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA]

Richard Donnelly, 74, World War II veteran

NEW LEBANON, N.Y. -- Richard L. Donnelly, 74, of Route 22, Lebanon Springs, died Sunday evening at Springside of Pittsfield, Mass. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 18, 1927, son of Frank and Blanche Bournal Donnelly, he was a lifelong resident of New Lebanon and attended New Lebanon Central School.
A veteran of World War II, he enlisted in the Navy and served on the battleship USS Iowa and in Operation Crossroads, the first nuclear weapons test in 1946 at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. He was honorably discharged in 1947.

    He and his wife, the former Alfreda R. Reynolds, owned and operated Springs Liquor and Wine. They formerly owned Springs Market for many years. In his younger years, he had been employed by GE in Pittsfield and the Columbia County Highway Department. Mr. Donnelly was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church. He was a member of the Canaan Veterans of Foreign Wars and enjoyed hunting and fishing, gardening and his birdhouses.
    Besides his wife, whom he married in March 1943, he leaves two sons, Richard L. Donnelly Jr. and John F. Donnelly, both of Lebanon Springs; a daughter, Teresa M. Keith of Austerlitz, N.Y.; a sister, Marie Fredette of Albany, and a brother, Peter Donnelly of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. A daughter, Patricia A. Donnelly, is deceased.
    FUNERAL NOTICE -- The funeral for Richard L. Donnelly will be Thursday at 6 p.m. from HALL & HIGGINS FUNERAL HOME, 457 NY 43, Stephentown, N.Y., with the Rev. Lee Smith, chaplain of Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, officiating. Cremation will follow at Gardner Earl Crematorium in Troy, N.Y. Calling hours will be Thursday from 3 to 6. Contributions may be made to the LVPA Ambulance Fund in care of the funeral home. He was predeceased by two brothers, Alfred and James Donnelly.

Drowne, Richard D. -- [Published May 7, 1999 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]

ALBANY -- Richard D. Drowne, 58, of Edgewood Acres, died Wednesday at Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Drowne born November 14, 1940 in Chatham is the son of the late Donald R. Drowne, 1990 and Dorothy (Stever) Drowne of Old Chatham. He attended New Lebanon High School.

Mr. Drowne was employed with Kinderhill Farm for many years as a security guard and was employed with O'Dell Fuel of Old Chatham for 15 years as a serviceman and delivery of fuel before he was stricken with a heart attack and could no longer work. He was a long time resident of Old Chatham before moving to Chatham.

He was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Malden Bridge, NY. Besides his mother Dorothy of Old Chatham, he is survived by his wife, Phyllis (Miller) Drowne of Old Chatham; two sons, Richard R. Drowne of Ghent, NY, David F. Drowne of Chatham; sister, Cheryl Lewis of Old Chatham; dear friend, Barbara Lauster of Chatham. Also survived by five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be Monday 12:00 p.m. from the Wenk Funeral Home, Chatham with the Reverend Robert Zittell officiating. Calling hour will be Monday 11:00-12:00. Interment will be in the North Chatham Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church, Malden Bridge, NY 12115 or Hospice Inn, 315 South Manning Blvd., Albany, NY 12208. WENK FUNERAL HOME 21 Payn Avenue Chatham, NY 12037 518-392-2909

Survivors in addition to his parents include three brothers, Leonard B. VanVorst III, Brandon L. VanVorst and Eric D. VanVorst all of Averill Park; his stepfather, Leonard VanVorst Jr. of Averill Park; his stepmother, Allison Maloney of Brainard; his maternal grandmother, Carol Denue of Rensselaer; his paternal grandmother, Gertude Hall of Hoags Corners; his great grandparents, Gertrude Chatfield of Hoags Corners and David and Hilda Brust of Cabool, MO; his stepsister, Alica 'Dolly' Maloney; his stepbrother, Thomas J. Maloney, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Raymond was the grandson of the late Donald J. Hall and William E. Jones.

Funeral Tuesday 9:15 a.m. at the Perry-Komdat Funeral Chapel, 2691 NY 43 at Glass Lake, Averill Park and 10:00 a.m. at St. Henry's Church, Averill Park where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the funeral chapel on Monday 4-8 p.m. Spring Interment in Hillside Cemetery, West Stephentown, NY. Donations in memory of Raymond J. Hall Jr. may be made to the Hoags Corner Ambulance, P.O. Box 218, East Nassau, NY 12062 if desired.

Kalinsky, Dorothy G. -- [Published April 16, 1998 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]

HANCOCK, MA -- Dorothy G. Kalinsky, 73, of Main Street, died at her residence on Tuesday. Born June 2, 1924 in Hancock, MA, she was the only child of the late John and Grace May Crandall Kalinsky and a life long resident of Hancock.

Miss Kalinsky attended New Lebanon High School and worked at the L.H. & S. Mill in Hancock before going to work for the Eaton Paper Company in Pittsfield in 1947. She retired in 1978. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Stephentown.

Survivors include two cousins, Norman Bailey of FL, Bruce Bailey of Chesire, MA and her dear friend, Evelyn R. McSorley of Hancock.

Funeral services will be on Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. from the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, 457 NY 43, Stephentown and at 10 o'clock at St. Joseph's Church (across from the funeral home) where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Joseph Halloran. Burial will follow in the Hancock Cemetery. Calling hours will be at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department in care of Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, P.O. Box 9, Stephentown, NY 12168.

WEST LEBANON/ STEVENTOWN [sic] -- Shane R. Kroboth, 11, of Stoney Brook Lane, West Lebanon and Grange Hall Rd., Stephentown died Tuesday at the Berkshire Medical Center as a result of an accident. Born in Pittsfield on November 24, 1990 he was the son of Alfred Kroboth Jr. and Shirley Coons Kroboth.

He was a graduate of the Walter B. Howard Elementary School and a member of the chorus and band at school and also was a member of the D.A.R.E. program. He enjoyed swimming, motorcycles, fishing, working outdoors and doing mechanical work. Shane was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church in New Lebanon.

Survivors besides his father of West Lebanon and his mother of Stephentown, include a sister, Ashley M. Kroboth; his paternal grandparents, Janet Kroboth and Alfred A. Kroboth Sr. both of West Lebanon; his maternal grandparents, Russell and Dolores Coons of Lenox, MA; his stepfather, Michael Piche of Stephentown; stepmother, Vicki Cary Kroboth of West Lebanon; stepbrother, Michael Piche of Burlington, VT; two stepsisters, Harriet Piche of Burlington, VT and Kelly Piche of Shelburne, VT; a step-grandfather, Charles Cary of Rotterdam, NY and step-grandmother, Harriet Piche of Shelburne, VT. Shane also leaves many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. Shane was predeceased by a step-grandmother, Helen Cary.

Funeral services will be Friday, August 9 at 10 a.m. from the Dwyer Funeral Home, Pittsfield, MA with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church in New Lebanon, NY celebrated by Rev. Lee Smith chaplain at Berkshire Medical Center. Burial will follow in the Cemetery of the Evergreens. Calling hours will be at the funeral home on Thursday, August 8 from 4 to 7. If friends desire donations may be made to the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Dept. or to the American Heart Association care of the Dwyer Funeral Home in his memory.

Name:	Shane Russell Kroboth[Shane R Kroboth]
Gender:	Male
Birth Date:	24 Nov 1990
Birth Place:	Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Death Date:	6 Aug 2002
SSN:	081783341
Birth Certificate Number:	12090041625
Citizenship or Alien Status:	U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim:	Birth record established before age of 5.
Notes:	21 Feb 1991: Name listed as SHANE RUSSELL KROBOTH; 13 Aug 2002: Name listed as SHANE R KROBOTH

Lapp, Verna Marie (Ziemlak) -- [Published Wednesday September 15, 1999 in The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA]

Verna M. Ziemlak, 74, former GE employee
    PITTSFIELD -- Verna Marie Ziemlak, 74, of 15 Edward Ave. died Monday afternoon at Laurel Lake Center For Health and Rehabilitation in Lee.
    Born in Stephentown, N.Y., on March 17, 1925, daughter of Vernon and Anna Gauer Lapp, she graduated from New Lebanon High School.
    A homemaker, she was employed at General Electric during the war years. She also worked at the former Frank's Lunch on Woodlawn Avenue for several years.
    She leaves her husband, Theodore Ziemlak, whom she married Dec. 9, 1948; a daughter, Mrs. Irene L. McMahon of Pittsfield; three sons, Francis J. Butler of Dalton, Vernon J. Butler of Germany, and Joseph M. Ziemlak of Cheshire; a sister, Mrs. Marion Mullett of Pittsfield; two brothers, Donald Lapp of Petersburg and Harold Lapp of Ojai, Calif., and eight grandchildren.
    FUNERAL NOTICE -- Funeral services for Mrs. Verna M. Ziemlak, 74, of Pittsfield, who died Sept. 13, will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at DERY FUNERAL HOME, with the Rev. James K. Joyce, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery, North Adams, with the Rev. Thomas Begley, pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Cheshire, offering prayers at the grave. Calling hours at Dery Funeral Home, 54 Bradford St., Pittsfield, will be Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her memory may be made to Hospice Care of the Berkshires.

Moon, Russell -- [Source: stephentowngenealogy.com. An obituary without an original source or date.]
STEPHENTOWN, NY -- Russell Moon, 78, of 68 School St. Westerly, R.I. died Thursday May 22, 1997 at Westerly Nursing Home.
Born in Stephentown on Dec. 9, 1918, the son of Charles and Clara Houghtling Moon, he was a graduate of New Lebanon High Schoool and a World War II Army veteran.
Mr. Moon was employed by United Airlines as a mechanic.
He leaves his wife, the former Marion Currier; three sons, Stephen Moon of Westerly; Phillip Moon of Stockton, Calif.; and David Moon of Northfield, N.H.; a daughter, Ruth Johnson of Hopkinton, R.I.; a brother, Lewis (Moon) Cooley of Queensbury, R.I.; a sister, Agnes (Moon) Cleveland McClamma of Largo, Fla., and 16 grandchildren.

Sharpe, Kenneth -- [Published June 9, 1977 in Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA]

Sweener, Donald E. -- [Published November 26, 2001 in The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield MA]

Mr Donald E Sweener Sr, 66
Donald E. Sweener Sr.; was longtime carpenter
    STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. -- Donald E. Sweener Sr., 66, of Garfield Road yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., after being stricken at home.
    Born in Stephentown on Aug. 26, 1935, son of Ulysses and Elizabeth Travis Sweener, he attended New Lebanon Central High School.
    Mr. Sweener had been a carpenter since the age of 16, working out of Carpenters' Union Local 78 of Troy. He also worked for the Rensselaer County Highway Department and retired from Troy Cabinets in 1997.
    He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church and a former member of the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department.
    He leaves his wife, the former Linda K. Hoffman, whom he married July 23, 1966, in St. Joseph's Church; three sons, Donald E. Sweener Jr. of Pittsfield, Craig Sweener of Lenox, Mass., and Kevin Sweener of Stephentown; three sisters, Ruth Reiger, Phyllis "Curly" Hoffman and Stella Hoffman, all of Stephentown; two brothers, Ulysses "Junior" Sweener and Lawrence Sweener, both of Stephentown, and seven grandchildren.
    FUNERAL NOTICE -- Donald E. Sweener Sr. died Nov. 25, 2001. He is also survived by his loving grandchildren, Epiphani, Rebekah, Demitryia, Cameron, Montana, Trevor and Jadyn. He was predeceased by a grandson, Donald E. Sweener III; a sister, Blanche Toolan, and a brother, Leo Sweener. A Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 by the Rev. John L. Close at St. Joseph's Church, across from the funeral home. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours will be tomorrow from 5 to 8 at HALL & HIGGINS FUNERAL HOME, 457 NY 43, Stephentown, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Church.

Maynard, William -- [Published March 31, 2002 in the Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA]

William Maynard, 54; worked at logging firm
    NEW LEBANON, N.Y. -- William C. Maynard, 54, of Ski Lodge Trailer Park died Thursday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on July 25, 1947, son of William S. Maynard and Doris Moore, he attended New Lebanon Central High School.
    Mr. Maynard enlisted in the Army and served during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged in 1967. He worked with his brother, Bruce G. Maynard, in his brother's logging business, Liberty Fuelwood in Stephentown, until his illness last year. He enjoyed fishing.
    Besides his father of Hancock, Mass., his mother of New Lebanon, and his brother of Stephentown, he leaves two daughters, Billie Joe Henault and Jessie Maynard, both of Pittsfield; his longtime companion, Diane Scutt of New Lebanon; another brother, Frederick M. Maynard of Stephentown, and two grandchildren.
FUNERAL NOTICE -- A memorial service for William C. Maynard will be held in the Friendship Hall of Church of Our Saviour, Route 22, New Lebanon, on Thursday at 7. Cremation will take place at Gardner Earl Memorial Crematorium in Troy. There will be no calling hours. Mr. Maynard also leaves a nephew, Fred Maynard of Stephentown. Arrangements are under the guidance of HALL & HIGGINS FUNERAL HOME of Stephentown.

Provost, Cecil Russell -- [Published June 24, 1994 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]

STEPHENTOWN -- Cecil Russell Provost, 75, of Provost Road died Wednesday in his home after a brief illness.
    Mr. Provost was born on the Carpenter family farm. He attended New Lebanon High School. He worked on the farm until 1940, when he purchased the former Wheeler Farm on what is now Provost Road. He established Provost Farm Supply in 1946 and operated it for many years. In 1969, he began work as a mechanic for General Electric, Pittsfield, Mass., retiring in 1987.
    Mr. Provost was a communicant of the Stephentown Federated Church for many years, and later St. Joseph's Church. He was a former member of the Stephentown Grange, the Pastime Riding Club and the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Dept.
    He was the widower of Mary Wood Provost. Survivors include a son, Cecil R. Provost Jr. of Saratoga Springs; and a daughter, Colleen Nixon of Palm Bay, Fla.
    A service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph's Church, Main Street, with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today in the Perry-Komdat Funeral Chapel, Routes 43 and 66 at Glass Lake, Averill Park. Contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Church, Stephentown, NY 12168.

Teen-Ager Killed When Tractor Hit by Truck

EAST NASSAU, N.Y. -- A 13-year-old student at New Lebanon Central School was killed yesterday afternoon, when the tractor he was driving on Route 66 was struck by a trailer truck. According to East Greenbush state police, Stephen York of Garfield Road was driving north on Route 66 and was making a left turn into Tsatsawassa Road when the rig, being driven south by Clifford Legere, 28, of Schenectady, collided with the tractor.

York was pronounced dead at the scene. Two companions, Hal Metzler, 16, of Tsatsawassa Road and Edward Andreas, 17, of Thais Road, who were riding on the hood of the tractor, received minor injuries. They were treated at the Albany Medical Center and released.

Police reported that the three youths were hurled about 60 feet by the force of the impact.

No charges have been brought as a result of the accident, which is still under investigation.

York, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. York, had attended the East Nassau and New Lebanon Central schools. He is survived by five brothers and sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 2 Saturday at the LeClair Chapel. Burial will be in the East Nassau Cemetery.

Deceased Persons who attended NLCS, but have no senior photo in a yearbook. They probably did not graduate from NLCS. (35)
GRADUATION NAME	MARRIAGE NAME	DEATH DATE	BIRTH DATE	AGE	EXPECTED GRADUATION YEAR	COMMENTS

Moon, Russell		1997 May 22	1918 Dec 9	78	c. 1936	Obit below. Not found as a Junior or Senior in YBs [S: CJF]
Brown, Charles J.		1995 Nov 2	1919 Feb 6	76	c. 1937	Obit below. Not in any YB 1934-1939. [CJF] SSDI
Sanford, Charles A.		1995 Dec 14	1919 May 15	76	c. 1937	Obit below. Not in YBs 1934-1938 [CJF]
Wadsworth, Kelton M.		1999 May 2	1917 Jul 10	81	c. 1937	Obit below. Junior in 1936 YB. Not in 1937 YB. [S:CJF]
Provost, Cecil Russell		1994 Jun 22	1919 Feb 20	75	1938	Obit below. Junior in 1937 YB. Not in a YB after that. [CJF] SSDI
Hadsell, Vera	Wilson	2016 May 10	1920 Feb 21	96	1939 [S]	Obit [S: LS] Got married the year before graduation [S: CJF].
Lambeth, Mary	Koch	2017 Aug 16	1923 Jun 23	94	c. 1940	Obit Not mentioned in any class 1938-1943 YBs. [CJF]
Bushey, Alma Mae "Gigi"	Wixsom	2015 Jul 17	1924 Mar 6	91	c. 1942	Obit Listed as a grade school student in 1939 YB. No YB after that. Probably did not graduate. [S: CJF]
Hadsell, Kenneth W. Sr.		2004 Apr 26	1924 Jul 15	79	1942	Obit Not in 1937 - 1945 yearbooks [S: CJF]
Ketcham, Gertrude D.	Baker	2010 Feb 16	1924 Mar 6	85	1942 [S]	Obit 'Attended' NLCS. Almost certainly did not graduate.
Welch, Ruth E.	Shamblen	1999 Mar 29	1924 Jul 20	74	c. 1942	Obit below. Not in yearbooks 1940-1943.
Jones, Isabelle Mary	Corbosiero	2014 Mar 7	1924 Oct 29	89	c. 1943	Obit (photo) Of YB 1938-1945, 1941 suggests class of '43. Not mentioned in others. [S: CJF] SSDI
Lapp, Verna Marie	Ziemlak	1999 Sep 13	1925 Mar 17	74	c. 1943	Obit below. Not in YBs 1941-1945. [S: CJF]
Kalinsky, Dorothy Genevieve		1998 Apr 14	1924 Jun 2	73	1944	Obit below. Sophomore in 1942 YB. Not in YB after that; not on 1944 commencement program. [CJF] SSAC
Sharpe, Kenneth		1958 Jul 8	c. 1927	c. 31	c. 1945	Obit below. Sophomore in 1943 YB. Not in 1944-46 YBs [CJF] Prob. left school to join Navy. [Not SSAC, SSDI]
Whitman, Floyd J. Jr.		2004 Nov 9	1927 Jul 30	77	c. 1945	Obit Not in YBs 1943-1946 [CJF] custodian for 18 years
Donnelly, Richard L.		2002 May 5	1927 Sep 18	74	c. 1945	Obit below. Not in YB 1943-1946 [CJF]
Sherman, Reginald L. Jr.		2003 Aug 18	1928 May 22	75	c. 1946	Obit In only 8th grade in 1946 YB. Not mentioned 1947-1951. [CJF]
Gary, William Edward Sr.		1980 Jun 24	1929 Mar 30	51	c. 1947	Obit Not in a YB 1942-1948 in any class. [CJF]
Whitman, Gertrude L.		2008 Jan 22	1932 May 14	75	1951	Obit SSDI Freshman in 1948, not in 1949-1951 YBs. [CJF]
Gagnon, Pauline D.	Clark	2021 Oct 6	1936 Aug 24	85	1955	Obit (photo) Eighth grade in 1951 YB
Sweener, Donald E.		2001 Nov 25	1935 Aug 26	66	1954	Obit below. Freshman in 1951. Not mentioned in YBs 1952-1955. [CJF]
Donnelly, Peter		2007 Jul 5	1938 May 21	69	c. 1957	Obit Obit #2 Freshman in 1954 YB. Not in later yearbooks. [CJF]
Van Deusen, William W.		1970 Jun 27	1940 Feb 16	30	1957	Obit [S: LS] Junior in 1957. Not in 1958 or 1959 YBs or commencement programs. [S: CJF]
Asher, John Paul "Paul J."		2014 Jul 30	1940 Apr 7	74	1959	Obit (photo) Although he is listed as John Paul Asher in the yearbook, he left NLCS during senior year and graduated from a private school. Source: Barbara Benson ('59)
Drowne, Richard D.		1999 May 5	1940 Nov 14	58	1960	Obit below. Not in YBs 1958-60 [CJF]
Palmer, Hanley David		2016 Apr 4	1943 Oct 7	72	c. 1961	Obit Obit #2 Not in YBs 1959-1961 [CJF]
Schoenherr, Elizabeth T.	Thomas	2014 Nov 22	1943 Aug 3	71	1961	Obit A junior in 1960 YB, not in 1961 or 1962. [CJF]
Walker, Philip John "Coach"		2015 Jul 25	1943 Mar 22	72	c. 1961	Obit (photo) Obit #2 Obit says he attended NLCS, but Wendy McLean, an ex-relative, says he actually graduated from Chatham High.
Maynard, William C.		2002 Mar 28	1947 Jul 25	54	c. 1965	Obit below. Not in YBs 1961-1966 [CJF]. "I know for certain he didn't graduate." [CJF]
Lawton, Alice I.	---	2021 Aug 28	c. 1948	73	c. 1966	Obit Obit says grad of NL, but she is not in any YB or commencement program from 1963-69 [CJF].
Mittnight, Linda	Beason	1985 Dec 31	1954 Dec 16	31	c. 1972	Obit [S: LS] Not in 1969 or 1970 YBs, nor in 1971 & 1972 commencement programs. [CJF]
Bankston, Arvall Jr.		2011 Aug 30	1960 Jan 20	51	c. 1978	Obit (photo) SSDI Not in a yearbook from 1976-1980 [CJF]
York, William Wendell		2002 Apr 1	c. 1960	c. 42	c. 1978	Obit [S: LS] "Pictured as a junior in the 1977 yearbook, but is not in the 1978 or 1979 yearbooks, nor is he listed as graduating in the 1978 or 1979 commencements." [CJF]
Peace, Christopher F.		2005 Aug 22	1964 Jul 21	41	c. 1982	Obit Not in 1978-1983 YBs or commencement programs. [CJF]
Bingham, Karen	---	2007 Dec 1	c. 1968	39	c. 1986	Obit [S: LS]
Crawley, Adam D.		2011 Nov 23	c. 1981	30	c. 2002	Obit Obit #2 He was a freshman in 1999 YB, but was not in later YBs [CJF]. School District confirmed that he did not graduate.

Students who died while attending New Lebanon Central School (10) (alphabetical by surname)
NAME	DEATH DATE	BIRTH DATE	AGE	EXPECTED GRAD. CLASS	COMMENT

Aldrich, Glenna Rose	1971 Nov 14	1954 Jul 29	17	1972	Article below. Linda Durfee: "Glenna Aldrich, Class of 1972, died in a fire in November 1971." Photo
Chittenden, Roger Raymond	1958 Jul (8?)	1943 Jan (4?)	15	1961	Obit below. [Not SSAC or SSDI]
Engwer, Charles	1962 Jan 19	1946 Aug 21	15	1964 [CJF]	Obit below.
Banker, Frank G.	1971 Oct 4	1955 May 26	14	1973	Obit and YB memorial below. Obit says that he was in 10th grade at the time of death, but he had to be in 11th grade unless he failed a year.
Hall, Raymond J. Jr.	2000 Feb 12	1983 Apr 16	16	2001	Obit below.
Ketchum, David	1961 Dec 10	1947 Sep 2	14	1967 [CJF]	Obit below
Kroboth, Shane R.	2002 Aug 6	1990 Nov 24	11	2008 [CJF]	Obit & SSAC below. Graduate of Walter B. Howard Elementary. Memorial in 2008 YB [CJF].
Pinney, Gordon W.	1969 Dec 30	c. 1955	14	1973	Obit 9th grader. YB Memorial below. [S: LS] [Not SSDI or SSAC]
Powell, Keith David	1954 Aug 10	1948	6	1966 [CJF]	Obit below [Not SSAC or SSDI]
York, Stephen Arthur	1971 Apr 14	c. 1958	13	1975	Article/Obit below [S: LS]. Driving tractor on highway. Barbara York said: "Stephen Arthur York DOD 4/1971 (age 13) would have been Class of 1977 if memory serves." Roscoe Peace Sr. said: "Stephen would have graduated with me in 1975. He was my best friend."