IN MEMORIAM: Pati Ann (Ainslie) Sloan; With Husband, Ran Farm In Gilbertsville GILBERTSVILLE – Pati Ann (Ainslie) Sloan, an Oneonta native who operated a dairy farm her with her husband, passed away from this life Thursday, May 30, 2019, after a short stay at Bassett Hospital. Pati was born in Oneonta in 1953, raised in Hartwick, graduated from Cooperstown Central School and attended the LPN course at Fox Hospital. She was a hard worker, always learning by doing on the…
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IN MEMORIAM: Bonnie Beach Jones, 66; Farmer’s Wife, Baby-Sitter, Beloved Mom WEST EDMESTON – Bonnie J. Beach Jones, 66, of West Edmeston, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday May 30, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Bonnie was born in New Berlin, the daughter of the late Rupert and Elizabeth Ryan Beach. In addition to her parents, Bonnie was predeceased by her twin brother Myron Beach. She married John Jones on Aug.…
IN MEMORIAM: David J. Barker, 65; Oneonta Native Served In U.S. Army MOUNT VISION – David J. Barker, 65, of Mount Vision, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, with his loving family by his side. He was born March 9, 1954, in Oneonta, the son of the late Lloyd E. and Mildred (Laing) Barker. He was a life-long area resident. Following high school, David served in the Army, then in the Army National Guard for…
IN MEMORIAM: Caroline A. Sarafin, 74; Operated Jordanville Farm With Husband COOPERSTOWN – Caroline A. Sarafin, 74,who ran a dairy farm in Jordanville with her husband, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning Nov. 21, 2018, in the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home in Cooperstown. She was born on July 15, 1944, in Herkimer, daughter to the late Frank and Eleanor Kroll. Caroline was raised and educated in Richfield Springs graduating Richfield Springs Central School with the Class of 1962. On July…
IN MEMORIAM: Maude Baldo, 83; Oneonta Native, Lifelong Resident ONEONTA – Maude Baldo, 83, a native of Oneonta who lived there most of her life, passed on May 28, 2019, with her loving family at her side at Bassett Hospital. She was born Feb. 21, 1936, in Oneonta, the daughter of Edgar L. and Rosetta (Utter) Perry. Maude grew up on Liberty Street in Oneonta. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Oneonta. She loved playing bingo,…
IN MEMORIAM: Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Nelson, Oneontan Was East Meredith Postmistress ONEONTA – Veronica A. Nelson, 91, Oneonta native and former East Meredith postmistress, passed away May 26, 2019 at her home. She was born Oct. 21, 1927 in Oneonta, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Deambrosine) Pizza. Ronnie graduated from Charlotte Valley Central School and also from Albany Business College. She was employed with Earl Roberts Insurance Agency, Pizza Brother’s Mill, and retired from the East Meredith United States Postal…
IN MEMORIAM Bonnie Jo Farmer, 86; Pastor Mel Farmer’s Wife WEST DAVENPORT – Bonnie Jo Farmer, 86, the wife of Pastor Mel Farmer and the former Sunday school superintendent at River Street Baptist Church, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home. Bonnie was born on February 10, 1933 in Evansville, Indiana, a daughter of the late Genevieve Runau. It was there that she met the love of her life,…
IN MEMORIAM William Walter Dornburgh, 87; Banker Predicted Focus’ Failure COOPERSTOWN – William Walter Dornburgh, 87, a community leader whose grounding in banking enabled him to predict the sale of Otsego Manor, the county’s nursing home, to Focus Otsego was doomed to fail, died Sunday morning, May 26, 2019, at his home. He was born Sept. 26, 1931, in Jersey City, N.J., a son of Edmund and Elizabeth (Meehan) Dornburgh. Bill attended Jersey City public schools, where he was high…
IN MEMORIAM: Dean C. Bolton, 59; Lifelong ‘Quintessential Country Boy’ BURLINGTON – It saddens us to announce the death of Dean Charles Bolton, a loyal, native Burlington Son, on the rainy morning of May 24, 2019. All of us share a common desire to be remembered when we are gone, and hope that our lives somehow made the world a better place. Upon our demise, it is customary to write an obituary, a brief re-telling of who we were, where…
IN MEMORIAM: Richard S. Westcott, 75; NYSEG Lineman Active In Community Life LAURENS – Richard S. Westcott, 75, a 35-year NYSEG lineman who was active in Laurens community life, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin. Richard was born in Little Rock, Ark., to Sylvester M. and Luella A. (Towsley) Westcott. He worked for Sampson Floors for seven years, and as a SUNY engineer before joining NYSEG.…