IN MEMORIAM: Raymond C. Lawlor, 73; Retired Electrician Umped At Dreams Park COOPERSTOWN – Raymond C. Lawlor, 73, a career electrician who umpired at Dreams Park after retiring to Cooperstown in 2000, passed away early Saturday morning, July 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital, due to complications from an illness. Born in Jersey City, N.J., on May 23, 1943, Ray was a son of John and Harriet (Arps) Lawlor. At a young age his family moved to Florida where he spent…
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IN MEMORIAM Michael R. Donnell, 85; Deacon In Catholic Church For 30 Years FRANKLIN – Michael Raymond Donnell, Sr., who for 30 was a permanent deacon in the Roman Catholic Church, serving the faithful in Franklin and Sidney, died peacefully at home on July 9, 2016. He was born in Springfield, Mass., on June 12, 1931, son of Raymond F. and Alma (Kreiger) Donnell. He was raised in Darien, Conn., and graduated from Darien High School in 1949 and Suffield…
IN MEMORIAM: Raymond C. Lawlor, 73; Retired Electrician Umped At Dreams Park COOPERSTOWN – Raymond C. Lawlor, 73, a career electrician who umpired at Dreams Park after retiring to Cooperstown in 2000, passed away early Saturday morning, July 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital, due to complications from an illness. Born in Jersey City, N.J., on May 23, 1943, Ray was a son of John and Harriet (Arps) Lawlor. At a young age his family moved to Florida where he spent…
IN MEMORIAM: Arthur P. Saggese, 66; Worked 20 Years With Oneonta Schools ONEONTA – Arthur P. Saggese, 66, a retired Oneonta School District custodian, passed away July 9, 2016, at home with his beloved family by his side. He was born Feb. 20, 1950 in Troy, the son of Ralph and Elinor (Pratt) Saggese.…
2 Musicals, Plus ‘Scalia/Ginsburg,’ Featured By Glimmerglass In 2017 COOPERSTOWN – As the Glimmerglass Festival opens its 2016 season this weekend, it announced its 2017 season, which will include two favorite American musicals, Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” Also, the repeated visits of Supreme Court Justic Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be honored with the production of “Scalia/Ginsburg,” based on her opera-based friendship with her ideological foe, who passed away earlier this year. It will star 2017…
The Many Flags At Dreams Park At Half-Staff After Presutti Dies…
IN MEMORIAM Lou Presutti, 75; Lifelong Quest Led To Dreams Park Editor’s Note: This is Mr. Presutti’s official obituary, prepared by Guenther Funeral Home in Olean. COOPERSTOWN – Louis A. “Coach” Presutti II, 75, of Salisbury, N.C., Cooperstown Dream Park founder, died peacefully Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Cooperstown. Born and raised in Olean, the son of Louis and Lena DiCerbo Presutti, Louis attended Olean High School before enlisting and serving in the Army for four years.…
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IN MEMORIAM Blake Dean Hayes, 66; Preservationist, Author CHERRY VALLEY – Blake Dean Hayes, 66, author and historic preservationist at nationally known museums and sites, passed away peacefully at his home in Cherry Valley, on July 7, 2016, among family and friends. He was born on March 28, 1950, to Gerald (Gerry) Hayes and Harriette Hayes, of Sidney. He graduated from Sidney High School (1968) and received a B.A. in history from SUNY Albany. He then studied preservation technology at…
Springfield Board Unanimous: Farm Credit East Plan Is A ‘Go’…