IN MEMORIAM: Melanie McKenna, 62; Oneonta Native Raised With 8 Siblings ONEONTA – Oneonta native Melanie Margaret McKenna, 62, of Broadway, Va., who was active in German Shepherd rescues, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at her home. Melanie was born and raised in Oneonta and was one of six daughters and three sons of the late James Asbury and Alyce Trimm Foley Fawcett. She graduated OHS in 1974, attended Mount Ida Junior College and SUNY Brockport. She was a…
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IN MEMORIAM: Andrea Schleicher, 73; Retired Teacher, Oneonta UMC Member EAST MEREDITH – Andrea A. Schleicher, 73, a retired school teacher, passed away on July 26, 2019, at her home after a battle with cancer. Her family was by her side. She was born Sept. 12, 1945, in Mount Vernon, the daughter of John Andrew and Agnes Cowan (Rawstron) Schleicher. In 1963, Andrea graduated from A.B. Davis High School in Mount Vernon, and in 1967 received a bachelor’s degree from…
IN MEMORIAM Shirley Fisher, 96, Teacher Who Ran B&B, Dies In St. Augustine ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – When Hillary didn’t get elected, it was time for me, Shirley Davidson Fisher, to go, and I did just that on July 17, 2019, at 96 years of age. Sadly, I was predeceased by beloved daughter, Donna Schick, grandson Joel Carson and husband, Jack Fisher. I am survived by daughter, Suzanne (Robert) Davis and younger sister Blanche Fletcher, nieces, nephews and other relatives.…
Joe Campbell’s Service Saturday At Elks Club Popular Coach, Teacher, ‘Voice of Oneonta’ ONEONTA – The funeral service for Joe Campbell, “The Grand Old Man of Oneonta Radio,” Mr. C and Coach Campbell, is at 11 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday, July 27), at the Elks Club on Chestnut Street. Friends are welcome. Age 91, he passed away March 6, 2019, while listening to “The Campbells Are Coming” on The service will include a eulogies by his son, Joseph Jr., by DJ…
IN MEMORIAM KellyAnn Wolner, 54, 30-Year Coach, Phys-Ed Teacher At Unatego Central BINGHAMTON – KellyAnn Wolner, 54, an award-winning 30-year teacher and coach at Unatego Central School, died at her home in Binghamton, on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, after an 18-month battle with colon cancer. Born on Oct. 24, 1964, in Spain at Naval Station Rota, Kelly lived in a variety of places before her family settled in Rome, N.Y. She graduated from Westmoreland Central School in 1982 and went…
IN MEMORIAM: Matthew J. Dobler, 54; Chief Of Maintenance At Fox Hospital MOUNT VISION – Matthew J. Dobler, 54, Fox Hospital’s chief of maintenance, passed away suddenly on July 17, 2019, at the hospital. He was born Jan. 7, 1965, in Oneonta, the son of William J. and Eileen T. (McCabe) Dobler. Matt graduated from Laurens Central School and Mohawk Valley Community College. He married Teresa DeSilva on Aug. 10, 1996, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Oneonta.…
IN MEMORIAM Millie Jennings, 88, Cooperstown; Pioneered Switchboard At Bassett COOPERSTOWN – Mildred “Millie” L. Jennings, retired chief switchboard operator at Bassett Hospital, died Wednesday evening, July 17, 2019, with her loving family beside her at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was 88. Mildred Lucy Bridger was born Jan. 29, 1931, at home in Middlefield, one of 13 children of Orlando and Nellie Mary (Page) Bridger. Raised in Middlefield, she attended school there. On Aug. 27, 1950, she married…
IN MEMORIAM: Bill Naragon, 73, Oneonta; Laurens Teacher, Wife Bought, Sold Jewelry ONEONTA – William “Bill” Paul Naragon, 73, a retired Laurens teacher who developed a business in fine jewelry with his wife, passed away peacefully at his home on July 12, 2019. William was the husband of the late Claudia B. Naragon. Bill and Claudia shared 48 years of marriage together. He was the son of Francis E. Naragon and Dora I. Naatz, born on April 13, 1946.…
IN MEMORIAM: Allan L. Fraser, 55; Father Of 2 Fought Cancer 20 Years MOUNT VISION – Allan L. Fraser, 55, who fought cancer since 1999, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019, with his family by his side in the home that he built. Allan was born on Feb. 2, 1964 and was a son of the late Winnard and Rose (Marano) Fraser. On Sept. 28, 1991 he married the former Margaret Boudreau in Laurens. Allan was employed as operations foreman…
IN MEMORIAM Steven C. Naatz, 67; Forester, Outdoorsman, Entrepreneur SCHENEVUS – Steven C. Naatz, 67, formerly of Goodyear Lake, a forester who could identify every tree and animal by its Latin name and proprietor of Naatz Excavating & Forestry, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019, with family by his side. Steve was born on Sept. 30, 1951, at Fox Hospital in Oneonta to Audrey V. (Baumann) and William M. Naatz of Emmons, the middle of five children. He graduated…