IN MEMORIAM: Lois F. Warrell, 89; Teacher, Served On Pathfinder Board COOPERSTOWN – Lois F. Warrell, 89, a teacher who retired to Cooperstown with her superintendent husband in 1989 and became fully involved in community life, died Friday evening, July 12, 2019, at the Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center in Troy. Born Sept. 24, 1929, in Queens, Lois was the daughter of Edward P. and Doris (Whiting) Robinson. She was raised in Lynnbrook and graduated from Lynnbrook High School in the…
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IN MEMORIAM H. Karl Chandler, 82, Oneonta; Investigator In Ricky Parisian Case ONEONTA – H. Karl Chandler, 82 of Oneonta, who rose to lead the Troop C Major Crimes Division in 38 years with the state police, died peacefully at home on July 10, 2019, after a nine-year battle of cancer. Senior investigator in the case of Ricky Parisian, the state trooper shot during a 1993 holdup in a Southside supermarket, Karl was born on Jan. 17, 1937, in Sayre,…
IN MEMORIAM: Harold P. Sorensen, 82; NJ Native Raised Sheep On Morris Farm MORRIS – Harold Peter Sorensen, 82, a New Jersey native who raised sheep on moving to a farm here, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on Feb. 6, 1937, in Plainfield, N.J., the son of Harold and Eleonora (Christensen) Sorensen. He married the love of his life, Theresa Caravella on May 5, 1956 in Edison, N.J. They had a blessed…
IN MEMORIAM: Bertha H. Johnson, 85; Active In Salvation Army; 2 Sons Survive ONEONTA – Bertha Johnson, 85, active in the Salvation Army here and in Michigan, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the Chestnut Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 21, 1934, to the late George P. and Anna Bell (Short) Harris.…
IN MEMORIAM: Erich M. Wilkens, 76; Decorated Marine Served In Vietnam War ONEONTA – Erich M. Wilkens, 76, of St. James Place, a Marine and decorated Vietnam War veteran, died Wednesday July 10, 2019, at his residence with his family at his side. Survivors include a daughter in West Oneonta. He was born Oct. 17, 1942 in Oceanside, Long Island, son of the late John and Ilse Sperling Wilkens. Erich was a veteran of the Marine Corps, having been awarded…
IN MEMORIAM: Barbara A. Hayes 84; Amsterdam Native Moved Here In 1998 ONEONTA – Barbara A. Hayes, 84, who move to Oneonta, where her son and his family lives, in 1998, passed away July 9, 2019 at the Fox Hospital. Born in Amsterdam on Nov. 29, 1934 she was the daughter of the late William and Edna (Tullar) Godden. She was married to Norman H. Loucks in 1957, he passed away in 1969. She then married Robert H. Hayes in 1976…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas J. Korenyik, 66; 1970 Unatego Graduate, Automotive Expert INDIAN LAKE – Thomas J. Korenyik, 66, a 1970 Unatego Central School graduate, passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at his home in Indian Lake. Tom was born Oct. 10, 1952, in Ridgewood, NJ, the son of Tibor and Virginia (Filer) Korenyik. His automotive expertise (especially with Chevys), work ethic, sense of humor, and “gift of gab” will be missed by those whose lives he touched. Tom is survived…
IN MEMORIAM: Joyce A. Hickling, 71; League Moderator Had Wide Interests NORTH EDMESTON – Joyce H. Hickling, a woman of wide interests, passed away on July 8, 2019, in the loving arms of family, and friends at her home on Sunnyview Dairy in North Edmeston. Joyce was born was born on Aug. 14, 1947, in Syracuse, raised in Manlius, and educated at Fayetteville-Manlius Central School in Manlius. Joyce attended Eastern Baptist College in St. Davids, Pa., where she met her…
IN MEMORIAM: Frances Lamb Griffiths, 91; Pioneered Computers; Raised Tiny Donkeys MILFORD – Frances Elizabeth Whitman Lamb Griffiths, 91, Town of Maryland, who first used computers locally to track herd and farm expenses at Hemlock Valley Farm here, and was also known for raising miniature donkeys, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at the Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta, surrounded by family. Frances was born on January 28, 1928, in East Brooklyn, in northeast Connecticut, the daughter of William Arthur…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Ann Benjamin, 90; 22-Year Teacher At Center Street School ONEONTA – Mary Ann (Georgeson) Benjamin’s life ended peacefully, surrounded by family at her residence on June 23, 2019. Mary was born to Nicholas and Christina Georgeson on July 21, 1928, in Oneonta, and spent the first years of her life in Oneonta. At age 5, while her father remained in America, Mary moved with her mother to her parents’ homeland of Zoupana, Greece, for a year. Believing…