IN MEMORIAM Susan (Ford) House Plantz, 84; Early City Leaders’ Descendant ONEONTA – Susan (Ford) House Plantz, descendant of Oneonta’s earliest leading citizens, passed away on July 22, 2018, at O’Connor Hospital in Delhi. She was 84. Susan was born in Oneonta on Sept. 12, 1933, the daughter of Alice (Ford) House and Dr. Leroy S. House. She was the granddaughter of Dr. Merton L. Ford who, in business with his father, Newton Ford, owned and operated Oneonta’s first drugstore.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Neomia Smith, 85; Nurse At Fox, Amphenol Inspector ONEONTA – Neomia Smith (Lemon) was born in 1933 to Viola (Boyd) and Norman Lemon in Dorchester County, S.C. Neomia was the oldest of eight siblings. She learned at the early age of 12 to cook for her entire family and also helped alongside her siblings to tend the family gardens. Cooking and gardening would end up being her most cherished pastimes during her lifetime. Neomia had three children from…
IN MEMORIAM: Virginia Mae Ethington, 95; From One-Room School To Nursing Career CHERRY VALLEY – Virginia Mae (Oliver) Ethington, 95, who rose from a one-room schoolhouse to Syracuse University and a nursing career, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Centers Health Care in Cooperstown. Born on Feb. 13, 1923, in Summit, she was the daughter of James and Hilda (Sperbeck) Oliver.…
IN MEMORIAM: Richard L. Collins, 88; Retired D&H Stationmaster, Dispatcher ONEONTA – Richard L. Collins, 88, a former D&H stationmaster and dispatcher, passed away July 14, 2018, at his home. He was born Aug. 27, 1929, and Central Bridge, the son of Leland and Frances (Neville) Collins. He married Jean Duham on July 15, 1950, in Glen Cove. She predeceased him on Sept. 27, 2012.…
IN MEMORIAM: JoAnn K. Gravelin, 70; Office Manager At Oneonta Rent-A-Wreck LAURENS – JoAnn Gravelin, 70, of Laurens, office manager at Rent-A-Wreck until her retirement, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2018, at Bassett Hospital. JoAnn was born on April 7, 1948, daughter of the late Benjamin and Marian (Harris) Keator. JoAnn married her high school sweetheart, David Gravelin, on April 22, 1967, in Laurens. JoAnn loved to cook, garden and have family gatherings during the holidays. Her family was…
IN MEMORIAM Michael H. Seigel, 83; Chaired SUNY Psychology Department ONEONTA – Michael H. Siegel, 84, who chaired SUNY Oneonta’s Psychology Department for almost three decades, passed away July 6, 2018. He had lived in Oneonta and Unadilla. He retired in 2002 after 28 years as department chair, becoming professor emeritus. A research psychologist rather than a clinician, his original area of expertise was color vision, but expanded to include perception generally and memory.…
IN MEMORIAM: Esther Henley, 96; Noted Singer Helped Save Church MILFORD – Esther Henley, 96, a noted singer locally who was honored for her successful efforts to save the Milford Presbyterian Church (now the Upper Susquehanna Cultural Center), died peacefully following a long illness. Esther Henley was born to Barney and Minna Phillips. Her father was the town doctor, making house calls and having admitting privileges at Fox Hospital.…
IN MEMORIAM: David Lantz Roy, 90; Celebrated Dairyman Retired In County ROSEBOOM – David Lantz Roy, 90, a celebrated dairy farmer who retired to Otsego County, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2018, with his family at his side. David, son of Insley Hilbler Roy and Josephine Lantz Roy, was born on Aug. 15, 1927, in Sussex, N.J. He was a graduate of Rutgers University with degrees in agriculture and economics. As a young man, David was a 4-H member…
IN MEMORIAM: Alice E. Thomson, 86; Unadilla Town Clerk Worked At Astrocom UNADILLA – Alice E. Thomson, 86, former Unadilla town clerk, passed away July 4, 2018 at the Post Acute Medical Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She was born Aug. 31, 1931 in the Town of Maryland, the daughter of Albert and Susan (Ritchey) Dubben. Alice married Gilbert “Gibby” Thomson on July 4, 1951.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Pier, 86; Schenevus; For Years, Ran M&R Grocery With Husband SCHENEVUS – Mary L. Pier, 86, who operated the M&R Grocery here for many years with husband Rich, passed away peacefully July 4, 2018, at the Wilkinson Residential Health Care in Amsterdam. She was born June 23, 1932 in Schenevus, the daughter of Charles and Louise (Nellis) Hubbard. She married Richmond Pier on June 7, 1952 at the Schenevus United Methodist Church.…