IN MEMORIAM: Janet F. Benavides, 78; Hartwick Graduate Missionary In Texas ONEONTA – Janet Phyllis Fleischer Benavides, 78, a former missionary in Texas, died Aug. 30, 2016, at the Fox Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 6, 1938, in The Bronx, the daughter of the late Philip and Frieda (Peck) Fleischer. Janet graduated from Hartwick College, majoring in Christian education and Spanish. During missionary work in San Antonio, Texas, she met her husband, Steve A. Benavides, who has predeceased her,…
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IN MEMORIAM: Salvatore Nigrelli, 78; On Retirement, Barber Moved To Oneonta ONEONTA – Salvatore Nigrelli, who moved to his wife’s hometown of Oneonta on his retirement, passed away Aug. 27, 2016, at Bassett Hospital after a long illness. He was born Aug. 28, 1938, in Jersey City, N.J., to Albert and Angelina (Mazzoni) Nigrelli. He graduated from Union Hill High School in June 1957. He served in the Army, and on returning home to Union City joined his father in…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas Herring, 63, Sidney; Toolmaker At Amphenol Corp. SIDNEY – Thomas R. Herring, 63, of Unadilla, a career-long toolmaker, passed away on Aug. 27, 2016 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton. A brother’s family and nieces survive in Oneonta. Tom, who many knew as “Hoby,” was born in Stamford to Hobert and Helen Herring on Dec. 9, 1952. He graduated from Unatego Junior/Senior High School in 1970 and went on to earn a certificate in toolmaking from…
Zephyr Teachout, Congressional Candidate, Weds Over Weekend Zephyr Teachout, the Democratic candidate for Congress for Otsego County, married Nick Juliusburger on Saturday in a small ceremony with family and friends in Dover Plains. Rev. Megan Sanders of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Pleasant Valley, officiated. The couple released the following statement: “We are thrilled and grateful to share our commitment to each other with those closest to us, and the community we love.”…
IN MEMORIAM: Rochelle Semel; Taught Labor Relations At Cornell HARTWICK – Rochelle Semel, artist, social and labor activist, teacher, and all around lover of life, died peacefully Aug. 27, 2016, after a short, but serious illness. She will be deeply missed by her children Danny and Lani, her daughter-in-law Amelia, and her other family and dear friends. Rochelle was born in 1933 in The Bronx to Joseph and Julia Posner, and after many travels, eventually settled in Hartwick with her…
Accused In Wife’s Death, Suspect Is Back In Court COOPERSTOWN – Casey J. Callahan, 50, who was arrested in June, accused of killing his wife Elizabeth 16 years before in Pennsylvania, is in court for a hearing at this hour. While the case had been handled in Pennsylvania, District Attorney John M. Muehl concluded that, since Callahan, a Unadilla native, originated the plan to kill his wife while they were living in Goodyear Lake, he has jurisdistion. Muehl is alleging…
IN MEMORIAM: Harry B. Edmonds Jr.; Farmed In Cherry Valley For 45 Years CHERRY VALLEY – Harold B. Edmonds Jr, 78, who farmed for more than 45 years in Cherry Valley, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loved ones, following a long battle with cancer. He was born March 25, 1938, in Malverne, on Long Island, son of the late Catheline and Harold Edmonds Sr. The family moved to Cherry Valley in 1946 and he graduated from Cherry…
Common Council Asked To Join Hartwick Students In ‘Get Scoop’ ONEONTA – Southside Mall manager Luisa Montanti has invited Common Council and City Hall department heads to participate in “Get the Scoop,” an ice-cream social and free movie the mall and Hartwick College are hosting next Sunday, the afternoon of the 4th. At the suggestion of Paul Patterson, Oneonta Public Transit director, the officials have been invited to get on the OPT bus at 3:45 p.m., before it picks up the…