IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Fisk, 85; Piano Teacher, Organist At Oneonta Churches ONEONTA – Dorothy Louise Fisk, 85, a piano teacher and church organist, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at the Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Index. “Dottie”, as she was universally known to family and friends, was born on Nov. 26, 1930, in Newark, N.J., to the late Howard Simeon and Louise Adelaide (Morrison) Lasslett. On June 28, 1958, she married Robert Weldon Fisk of Oneonta at Main Street…
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IN MEMORIAM: Glenn Wilson, 79; P&G Retiree, New Lisbon Fireman NEW LISBON – Glenn Robert Wilson, 79, a Procter & Gamble retiree and charter member of the Garrattsville Fire Department, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at Fox with his family by his side. Survivors include a son in Oneonta.…
Mayor Katz Prepares To Name Trustee Joan Nicols’ Successor COOPERSTOWN – Expressing appreciation for Village Trustee Joan Nicols’ contribution, Mayor Jeff Katz said today he will seek to appoint her successor before deliberations begin in early January on the 2016-17 village budget. Mrs. Nicols, who resigned Monday, said her husband, Hank, the former village police chief and Democratic county chairman, will be recuperating from a rotator-cuff operation over the next few months in a warmer climate, so she would have been unable…
IN MEMORIAM: Julie Hopper Fiora, 67; Daughter Of Minas Oil Field Discoverer COOPERSTOWN – Julie Hopper Fiora, whose father was involved in the discovery of the largest oil field in Southeast Asia, died unexpectedly Monday night, Nov. 30, 2015, at the lakeside summer home of her brother, Dr. William Hopper. She was 67. Born July 26, 1948, Julie Frances Hopper was the daughter of the late Dr. Richard Hutchinson Hopper, a native of California, and Renèe May Rudd, a Swiss-educated…
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DIVIDED, COUNTY BOARD ADDS JOBS, OK’S BUDGET COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County’s $100 million budget for 2016 was approved today, but by a badly split vote. Those voting “nay” including county Board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, and county Rep. Don Lindberg, R-Worcester, who chaired the board’s Budget Review Committee. “Next year’s going to be a very tough year,” predicted Lindberg, who is leaving the board at year’s end to become Worcester town supervisor. “There’s nothing in the future that’s going to bring…
IN MEMORIAM: Irene W. Judkins, 96; Clerked In City Stores, Including Gallin’s ONEONTA – Irene W. Judkins, 96, a former saleslady at Gallin’s Jewelry Store (now the Oneonta History Center) and an antique-car buff, peacefully passed away on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at the Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center . She was born on Feb. 20, 1919, in Cherry Valley, a daughter of the late George and Ina (Morton) Whiteman. On June 29, 1938, Irene married Ralph L. Judkins…
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