IN MEMORIAM: Mimi Lehman, 96; Taught At Cooperstown For 30 Years ONEONTA – Mildred W. “Mimi” Lehman, who taught for three decades at Cooperstown Elementary School, passed away Friday evening, Feb. 2, 2018, in her residence at St. James’ Manor in Oneonta. She was 96. A native of Delaware County, she was born Nov. 2, 1921, in Trout Creek, one of six children of Clair L. and Mildred (Drake) Whitaker.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Norman Saunders; Town Justice, Instructor At BOCES MILFORD – Norman Saunders, former Milford town justice and for years an auto-mechanics instructor at ONC BOCES, passed away Jan. 31, 2018, at home, peacefully and unexpectedly. Norman was born the son of Emily and Archie Saunders. He married Ruthie (Ruth) Jones on Nov. 11, 1950.…
IN MEMORIAM Brian Hall, 56; Musician, Helped Found Local Brewery COOPERSTOWN – Brian Hall, 56, a musician and co-founder with his father of Cooperstown Brewing Company, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at home in Missoula, Mont., surrounded by his wife Tuire; son Sampo and daughter Seidi. Brian was born Oct. 21, 1961, in Schenectady, to Jewel and Stanley E. Hall. He married Tuire Reinivaara on Oct. 18, 1985, in Tampere, Finland. Brian was a brewer, stay-at-home dad, musician, disc jockey and hockey…
IN MEMORIAM: Martha M. Fish, 99; Worked At Homer Folks For 23 Years ONEONTA – Martha M. Fish, 99, who worked for almost a quarter-century at Homer Folks Hospital, passed away Monday morning, Jan. 29, 2018, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born in Otego on Sept. 12, 1918, to Frank and Leita (Danforth) Shalor. Martha was a resident of West Oneonta for 85 years, moving to The Plains in 2011.…
Cooperstown’s Bill Parsons, 65, Has Passed Away, Son Reports COOPERSTOWN – Bill Parsons, the Cooperstown native who operated a masonry and restoration business out of his home in Farmington, Conn., has passed away at age 65, according to a Facebook post by his son, Dan, just a few minutes ago “Dad was the kindest, most friendly person I’ve ever known. It seemed like no matter where he was, it was his personal mission to have a friendly interaction with any…
IN MEMORIAM Paulette Pugliese, 94, Cooperstown; 70-Year Seamstress, Native Daughter COOPERSTOWN – Paulette (Paula) Pugliese, 94, of Cooperstown, died Sunday morning, Jan. 28, 2018, at Woodside Hall, surrounded by her family. She was born on Dec. 8, 1923, in Tréves, Germany, under the French Embassy, the daughter of Capt. Alphonse and Raphaëlle Bonnet. She was the third of five children. She married Angelo J. Pugliese on Jan. 19, 1946, at St. Augustine Church in Algiers, Algeria.…
IN MEMORIAM Elizabeth M. Westcott, 76; Unadilla Funeral Director UNADILLA – Elizabeth M. Westcott, 76, who operated the Westcott Funeral Home here with her husband, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at Fox Hospital in Oneonta. She was born on July 10, 1941, in Brooklyn, to the late George A. and Inger C. (Mogensen) Kinsella. She was a 1960 graduate of Unadilla Central Schools.…
IN MEMORIAM: Helen Mockovciak, 84; Retired From Kraft Foods After 37 Year EDMESTON – Helen P. Mockovciak, 84, of Edmeston, who retired from Kraft Foods after 37 years as a machine operator, passed away on Wednesday Jan. 24, 2018, in New Hartford. Helen was born on March 30, 1933, in Edmeston, the daughter of the late Julius and Susanna Chczakavitch Pylinski. A lifetime resident of the area, Helen married John Mockovciak at St. John’s Catholic Church on Feb. 17, 1951.…
IN MEMORIAM: Ronald J. Pavlus, 71; Vietnam Vet, Jordanville Postmaster RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Ronald J. Pavlus, 71, of Division Street, Richfield Springs, Vietnam veteran and retired Jordanville postmaster, passed away Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at Albany Medical Center, Albany. He was born on Oct. 28, 1946, in Cooperstown, son of the late John and Anna (Devan) Pavlus. He graduated from Owen D. Young High School, Van Hornesville, with the Class of 1964.…
IN MEMORIAM: Ernest E. Whitney, 80; Taught At SUNY, In Franklin, Florida FRANKLIN – Ernest Eugene Whitney, 80, who taught at Franklin Central and SUNY Oneonta’s Migrant Tutorial Program before finishing his career in Florida, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at O’Connor Hospital in Delhi. He was born in Bennington, Vt., to Ralph and Dorothy (Andrews) Whitney in 1937, and attended a two-room schoolhouse in North Charlestown, N.H., through sixth grade before his family moved in 1949, to…