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Armed with a strong commitment to make a difference and a more-than-healthy dose of sarcastic wit, Rich never shied away from doing the work, keeping to the schedule and inspiring others to greatness in all his endeavors. He was the first one to call you out on a not-fully-fleshed-out idea and make you think it through until you landed on the changes that made it make sense.…
Betty Sabella Low, 96, of Albany and formerly of Milford, Oneonta, and Cooperstown, New York, died peacefully on December 9, 2024 with her family by her side. She was born in Queens, New York on February 15, 1928 to Anthony Sabella and Diana (Curreri) Sabella. She was the youngest daughter among seven children. She was a 1946 graduate of Richmond Hill High School and, in 1949, she graduated at the top of her class at Mary Immaculate Hospital School of…
Edward Gozigian, of Cooperstown, New York, passed away Monday with his beloved wife by his side. He was born in Syracuse, New York on November 9, 1931, the son of Katchperooni and Shooshanig Gozigian. Edward attended Syracuse University undergraduate school, where he was a letterman on the diving team. After graduating in 1954, he joined the United States Army and, as luck would have it, he was stationed at Schofield Barracks in Honolulu, Hawaii.…
Richard M. McCaffery, 72, passed away on December 2, 2024 at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Oneonta. He was born April 22, 1952 to John Arthur McCaffery and Marie Schiavone McCaffery. In keeping with Rich’s wishes, there will be no services or gathering.…
COOPERSTOWN—Brian A. Alexander, 73, visiting professor of museum administration at the Cooperstown Graduate Program, passed away unexpectedly on November 27 at Albany Medical Center. Born March 25, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois, Brian was the son of Arnold George Alexander and Norma Jean (nee Hoffman) Alexander. A celebration of Brian’s life will be held at the Cooperstown Graduate Program at 5838 State Route 80, Cooperstown.…
Reid T. Nagelschmidt, a life-long resident of Cooperstown who was well-known as a local barber, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. A beloved son, father, brother, uncle and nephew, he was 47.…
Lt. Colonel Eric P. Ehrmann, age 66, an Army veteran, of State Highway 28 passed away on Sunday evening November 17, 2024 at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown.…
Donald Lee Bailey, 98, of Cooperstown, New York and previously of Leonardsville, New York, passed away October 28, 2024 at the Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. Donald was born October 12, 1926 in the Town of Plainfield, Otsego County, the son of Herbert Lee Bailey and Helen Penner Bailey.…
Emily Ann Morris, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and sister, entered into eternal rest late Friday night, November 8, 2024 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, North Carolina. She was 95.…
Clyde G. Yakos, 86, of Fly Creek Valley, peacefully entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, November 4, 2024, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born March 23, 1938 at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, one of two children of Tony and Anna (Hribar) Yakos. Raised on the family dairy farm in Fly Creek Valley, he graduated from Cooperstown High School with the Class of 1957.…