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January 2017 - Page 16

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FULL OBITUARY: Father John R. Roos, 86, Catholic pastor

IN MEMORIAM “Well done, good and faithful servant … enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” St. Matthew 25:23 Father John R. Roos, 86, Pastor At Cooperstown, Other Parishes Retired Bishop Hubbard To Preside At Cooperstown Funeral Editor’s Note:  This is the complete obituary for Father John R. Roos, released a few minutes ago by the funeral directors. COOPERSTOWN – Father John R. Roos, 86, of Cherry Valley, who served Catholic churches in Cooperstown, Cherry Valley, Springfield Center and Sharon…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JAN. 5

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JAN. 5 Meet Area Professionals NETWORKING – 6-7:30 p.m. Monthly networking mixer with the Young Professionals Network. B-side Ballroom, 1 Clinton Plaza Dr., Oneonta. Info, www.facebook.com/YoungProfessionalsNetworkYPN/ SKYPE CLASS – 1-4 p.m. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St, Oneonta. Info, hmloneonta.org COLLEGE PLANNING – 6-7:30 p.m. For Juniors, Auditorium, Cooperstown Central School, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstowncs.org FOMA MEETING – 7-8 p.m. Cooperstown High School Faculty Room, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstowncs.org CLICK FOR MORE HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO…

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Wilbur B. Carr, 91; WWII Vet Invaded Via Omaha Beach

IN MEMORIAM: Wilbur B. Carr, 91; WWII Vet Invaded Via Omaha Beach ONEONTA – Wilbur B. Carr, 91, SUNY Oneonta’s chief custodian and a World War II veteran who participated in the Normandy invasion, passed away quietly on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, at Bassett Hospital.  He had been living at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing. He was born Dec. 26, 1924, in Cooperstown, the son of the late David M. and Martha (Baumes) Carr. During World War II, he entered France…

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Father John Roos, 86; Pastor In Cooperstown, Cherry Valley

IN MEMORIAM Father John Roos, 86; Pastor In Cooperstown, Cherry Valley COOPERSTOWN – Father John R. Roos, 86, passed away Tuesday night, Jan. 3, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica following a brief illness. Father Roos is a former pastor of St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church in Cooperstown.  More recently, he served at St. Thomas the Apostle in Cherry Valley, An Albany native, before coming to Otsego County he served at the cathedral in…

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CLARK RULES! (AT LEAST IN ’17)

CLARK RULES! (AT LEAST IN ’17) Chair Turns Back Challenge, But Colleagues Are Divided By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Four-year Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, was elected to another year on the helm of the county Board of Representatives, but it was ugly. She ended up with 3,341 weighted votes, comfortably above the 3,115 majority, but hardly a landslide. Three of the eight Republicans on the board didn’t vote for her:  her challenger, Len Carson, Oneonta, voted nay, and…

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Carson Offers Plan Of 2017 Priorities

  COUNTY BOARD TO VOTE ON CHAIR Carson Offers Plan Of 2017 Priorities COOPERSTOWN – In asking his colleagues to elect him chairman of the county Board of Representatives, county Rep. Len Carson, R-Oneonta, laid out a detail plan of goals to strive for in 2017. The county board is scheduled to vote on the chairmanship at its reorganizational meeting at 10 a.m. today. Here is a copy of the the Carson plan.…

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Accused Killer Appears In Court

New Year’s Day Murder Accused Killer Appears In Court ONEONTA – Weeping, shaking and making a small wave to family gathered in the courtroom, Joshua P. Underwood, 25, made his first court appearance since his Monday morning arraignment on the charge that he bludgeoned Mark J. Morrison, 52, to death on New Year’s Day.…

Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

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