IN MEMORIAM: Saidy Toufic Maalouf, 72; Survivors Include Cooperstown Physician COOPERSTOWN – Saidy Toufic Maalouf, a native of Lebanon currently residing in Cooperstown with her daughter and family, passed into eternal life Thursday evening, June 20, 2019, at her daughter’s home, surrounded by family. She was 72. Born Aug. 15, 1946, in Hadath, Balbeck, Lebanon, she was a daughter of Toufic and Farida Maalouf. On May 6, 1971, she married Gebrail “Gaby” Abou Zeidan in Ablah, Lebanon.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Bill Lane, 88, Cherry Valley CHERRY VALLEY – William A. Lane of 6 Maple Lane, Cherry Valley, died June 21, 2019, while under the care of the Palatine Nursing Home since April 2018. He was born Dec. 6, 1936, in Little Falls, to Theron (John) Lane and Madolyn Granger Lane.…
IN MEMORIAM: Doug MacArthur, 77; Unadilla Athlete Founded Trucking Firm UNADILLA – Douglas Alexander MacArthur, 77, a professional truck driver who eventually founded his own company, MacArthur Trucking, passed away peacefully at home in Wellington, Colo., on June 4, 2019, surrounded by his family in Northern Colorado. Doug was born in Sidney on Jan. 11, 1942, to Mary Beardsley and John MacArthur. He spent most of his childhood in Riverside, Calif., where he enjoyed working in the orange groves with his…
IN MEMORIAM: Roberta A. Morley, 85; R.N. Retired From County Public Health COOPERSTOWN – Roberta “Bobbie” A. Morley, 85, formerly of Cooperstown, a registered nurse who retired from Otsego County Public Health, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019, at the Allerton House in Hingham, Mass., where she lived. Born Dec. 22, 1933, in Newark, N.J., she was the daughter of Leonard and Viola (Smalley) Schilling. Bobbie attended Immaculate Conception High School and the State University of New York at Delhi…
IN MEMORIAM: Ronald C. Ketchum, 68; Contractor Lifelong Gilbertsville Resident GILBERTSVILLE – Ronald C. Ketchum, 68, a lifetime resident of Gilbertsville and proprietor of Ron’s Building Maintenance, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Ron was born on June 8, 1951, in Sidney, a son of the late Morris and Ruth (Latham) Ketchum. Ron was a jack of all trades and had the work ethic of a mule.…
IN MEMORIAM: Harold F. Lent, 96; Services Saturday For Bendix Retiree ONEONTA – The graveside service for Harold F. Lent, 96, who spent his career at Bendix Corp. (now Amphenol), will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Otego. He passed away Nov. 4, 2018, at Fox Hospital. Harold was born Jan. 14, 1922, on Colburn Avenue in Otego, the son of Frank George and Nancy Ulena (Hammond) Lent. He graduated from Otego Central School in…
IN MEMORIAM: Nettie Hotalen Scarzafava, 94; Raised Family Locally, Including Attorney Son ONEONTA – Nettie Hotalen Scarzafava, 94, passed away Feb. 5, 2019, in Raleigh, N.C. She was married to Francis Scarzafava and they raised their family in Oneonta, including John Scarzafava, the well-known local attorney, who predeceased her in 2014.…
IN MEMORIAM: Doren Slade, 74, Avid Traveler, Writer UNADILLA – Doren L. Slade, 74, who authored the book “Making The World Safe For Existence,” died on June 11, 2019. Doren was born on Jan. 17, 1945 . She was a woman of great scholarship receiving her Ph.D. in Anthropology in 1973 and becoming a certified psychoanalyst in 1986. She wrote the book Making the World Safe for Existence…, and has been published in psychanalytic journals. Doren was an avid traveler…
IN MEMORIAM Clifford Roger Silliman, 97; Oneonta Native, Air Force Officer ONEONTA – Word has been received of Oneonta native and career Air Force officer Clifford Roger Silliman, recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, and survivor of a harrowing air crash at sea during World War II, has died at his home on the Pacific Coast, two and a half weeks shy of his 98th birthday. The news of his passing was delayed due to the remoteness of…
IN MEMORIAM Anne Cromartie Reynolds, 98; Built Home On Otsego Lake SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Anne Cromartie Reynolds, 98, who built a house on Otsego Lake with her husband, the late John M. Reynolds, passed away on June 5, 2019. She was born in Garland, N.C. on Aug. 29, 1921 to Dr. Robert Samuel Cromartie and Mary Blanche Jester. She went to Queens College in Charlotte, N.C. for 2 years and then went on to graduate from the University of North…