IN MEMORIAM: Juel S. Luscomb, 82; Teacher, Tri-Town Theatre Standout SIDNEY – Juel Smith Luscomb, an English teacher who filled starring roles at the Tri-Town Theatre in Bainbridge in the 1960s, entered paradise on Jan. 9, 2019. The daughter of Robert E. Smith and Evelyn Stark Smith, she was born in Waverly, Pa., in 1936 and graduated from high school in Sidney in 1954. She married Douglas A. Luscomb, formerly of Walton, in 1959. He predeceased her in November 2016.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Jack Hazen, Sr., 78; GM Supervisor Before Moving Here SOUTH NEW BERLIN – Jack Albert Hazen, Sr., 78, a supervisor at the General Motors plant in Clark, N.J., before moving here in 1982, passed away in the comfort of his home with his loving wife, children and grandchildren by his side on the morning of Jan. 6, 2019. Jack was born on Oct. 19, 1940, in Phillipsburg, N.J., a son of the late Marinus Peters and Bertha (Reigel)…
IN MEMORIAM: Marshal ‘Mickey’ Wilsey, 53 CHERRY VALLEY – Marshal W. “Mickey” Wilsey, 53, passed away Jan. 9, 2019, from complications with his illness. Born Dec. 16, 1966, in Stamford, was truly a jack of all trades when it came to working. From carpentry to roofing to lining nuclear stacks with fiberglass he did it all. He cherished having a cold one and his family.…
IN MEMORIAM: Virginia Wilson, 71; Teacher, Active In Community Life ONEONTA – Virginia Hughes Wilson, 71, a teacher active in civic life whose honors included receiving Saturday Bread’s Saturday’s Bread Apron Award for exceptional service, passed away peacefully Jan. 6, 2019, surrounded by family after an extended illness. She was born in Boonville and spent her early years in Utica and Lyons Falls. She attended the one-room schoolhouse in Collinsville diagonally across the street from her family’s farm. She had…
IN MEMORIAM: Sandee H. Alpern, 71; Spinner, Weaver, Potter, Teacher COOPERSTOWN – Sandee Hillman Alpern, 71, a spinner, weaver and potter, as well as Cooperstown Elementary teacher, passed away this morning, Jan. 10, 2019, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Oneonta. She had lived in Cooperstown since 1976.…
Henry Quackenbush, 82; After Retiring, Enjoyed Family Camp On Afton Lake ONEONTA – Henry L. Quackenbush, Jr., a New York Telephone employee who enjoyed retirement at his Afton Lake camp, passed away at home on Dec. 30, 2018. He was born Oct. 5, 1936, in Oneonta, the son of Henry and Eloise (Congdon) Quackenbush. Hank was a graduate of Oneonta High School, Class of 1955. He married Carolyn Bossio on Aug. 16, 1959, at St. Mary’s Church in Oneonta. He retired…
Althea ‘Allie’ Gennarino, 82; Teacher Leaves Husband, 5 Children ONEONTA – Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Althea “Allie” Gennarino, 82, a retired teacher in Unadilla, passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2019 with her family by her side at Bassett Hospital. Allie was born on July 5, 1936, in Hancock, to Fred and Minnie Alma Beecher, the second youngest of their five daughters. Allie met Lawrence “Butch” Gennarino, her husband of 62 years, in Oneonta. The couple was married on…
Elinor ‘Jane’ Montgomery, 84; Organist At Milford Church MARYLAND – Elinor “Jane” Montgomery, 84, who played organ at Milford Center Community Bible Church for many years, passed away Jan. 5, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was born May 15, 1934, in Treadwell, the daughter of Vernon and Gladys (Diihr) Townsend. Elinor was married toMillard D. “Zip” Montgomery for 40 years, prior to his passing on July 6, 2008. She was employed as an ER technician at Fox…
Betsy Hayes, 70, Toddsville; Focus Family Council Chair COOPERSTOWN – M.E. “Betsy” Hayes, 70, Toddsville, long active in public health initiatives, and most recently in the news as president of the Centers at Cooperstown (former Focus) Family Council, passed away on Jan. 2, 2019, from complications of a recent illness. Born in Plainfield, N.J., to Norma and Dick Wagner, Betsy cherished the memories of her early childhood in the South Jersey town of Delanco, moved to metropolitan Cranford, N.J., in…
Earl N. Buffett, 94; Trooper Headed Clark Family Security COOPERSTOWN – Earl Nathaniel Buffett, Jr., 93, a retired state trooper and former head of security for the Clark family interests,passed away, Jan. 1, 2019, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Oneonta. A native of Long Island himself, he was born May 9, 1925, in Huntington, a son of Earl Nathaniel and Estelle May Conklin-Buffett. After graduating from high school, Buffett enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March…