IN MEMORIAM Corinne Hillman, 98; Teacher, Cooperstown Cotillion Mainstay COOPERSTOWN – Corinne Hillman, 98, a retired teacher known to a generation of Cooperstown Area eighth graders for teaching them to ballroom dance for the annual Cotillion at The Otesaga, passed away on Friday Feb. 15, 2019, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She was born on Jan. 1, 1921, and grew up in New York City. She attended Hunter College and New York University, and earned her master’s degree…
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IN MEMORIAM: Douglas R. Moore, 91; WWII Veteran Worked At Amphenol UNADILLA – Douglas R. Moore, 91, a World War II veteran who worked at Amphenol, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at his home. He was lovingly cared for by His wife, his four daughters, and his sister, Jeannie and her husband, Bobby. He was born on Dec. 14, 1927, to Otto and Evelyn (Earl) Moore in Unadilla. He married Beverly F. Schofell on Jan. 21, 1946, his bride…
IN MEMORIAM: Gregory L. Hext; Vietnam Vet Worked At Remington RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Gregory L. Hext, 74, a Vietnam veteran who worked for Remington Arms, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Feb. 12, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Greg was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Herkimer, a son to the late Gerald and Florence Price Hext. He was raised in educated in Richfield Springs. After high school, he served in the Navy during Vietnam.…
IN MEMORIAM: Kim J. Hughes Wiltsie, 62; Mother Of 4 Was Gilbertsville Valedictorian OTEGO – Kim Joy Hughes Wiltsie, 62, lost her battle with pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure, on Feb.13, 2019. She was born in Ilion, to William and Ellinor Hughes. Kim was a 1975 graduate of Gilbertsville Central School and class valedictorian. She loved to read, travel and be with her family.…
IN MEMORIAM: Carolyn Williams, 88; Longtime Farmer In Town of Maryland MARYLAND – Carolyn Beverly Ross Williams, 88, of Maryland, a lifelong farmer and lover of animals, passed away Feb. 11, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta. She was born on Oct. 13, 1039. A graduate of A.S. Draper High School, Schenevus; Carolyn married Thomas H. Williams in 1949 and spent time in Florida and Indiana before they returned to New York. …
IN MEMORIAM: Sherry Ann Earl, Unadilla UNADILLA – Sherry Ann Earl, 71, passed away on Feb. 12, 2019, at Albany Medical Center. She was born on Oct. 1, 1947, daughter of the late Ivan and Anna (Sorensen) Pearson. On Dec. 14, 1994, she was married to Gary Earl who survives.…
IN MEMORIAM: Betty Schlee, 76; Wilber Bank Senior Vice President WEST LAURENS – Elizabeth “Betty” A. Schlee of Laurens, 76, who rose to senior vice president during 30 years at Wilber National Bank, passed away Feb. 10, 2019, following a brief illness. She was born in Oneonta, on Jan. 21, 1943, the daughter of the late Robert and Wilma Schlee. Betty graduated from Laurens Central School. She wpent more than three decades at Wilber before her retirement.…
IN MEMORIAM: Sally P. Sanford, 78; Worked At Bassett Hospital For Years GLOVERSVILLE – Sally P. Sanford, 78, an Oneonta native who worked for many years at Bassett Hospital, passed away peacefully with her daughters at her side Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at the Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville. She was born in Oneonta on March 12, 1940, and lived in Cooperstown, Sun City, Ariz.,, and most recently in Northville in the Adirondacks.…
IN MEMORIAM Graham Duncan, WWII Veteran, 35-Year SUNY Oneonta Professor ONEONTA – Graham Duncan, a published poet and 35-year SUNY Oneonta English professor who, with the 87th Infantry during World War II, witnessed Buchenwald’s liberation, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, following a brief illness. He was in his 90s. His wife of 69 years, Evelyn Duncan, was at his side at his passing.…
Harold Ray, 75; Honored For Overcoming Life’s Obstacles ONEONTA – Harold Ray, formerly of Oneonta, the inaugural recipient of The Arc Otsego’s Reach for the Stars Award in 2016, passed away on Jan. 26, 2019, at his nephew’s home in Oxford. The award honored Harold – known to many as a dapper gentleman, always dressed in his suit and tie – for overcoming obstacles in his life and continuing to strive to help others. Harold was born on Nov. 6,…