IN MEMORIAM John Kirk Clemens, 77; Led Leadership Institute ONEONTA – John Kirk Clemens, Hartwick College professor emeritus of business administration, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 8, from complications due to Alzheimer’s’ disease. John began his professorial career at Hartwick College in 1980. In addition to teaching, a passion he held throughout his 34-year career, he established the Hartwick Humanities in Management Institute as a result of receiving a substantial grant from the Kellogg Foundation to fund the creation…
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IN MEMORIAM: Thomas W. Eklund, 70; Vietnam Vet Built Cabinets, Homes, More MARYLAND – Thomas W. Eklund, 70, whose creativity ranged from building houses and cabinets to building guitars, passed away at home after a long struggle with cancer on Jan. 13, 2018. Thomas was born on Dec. 5, 1947 in Stamford, son of Robert and Pauline Eklund. Tom grew up in Davenport and graduated from Stamford Central School. He then attended drafting school prior to joining the Navy and…
IN MEMORIAM: William Fairhurst, 86, Oneonta; Chaplain Of Unadilla Quakers ONEONTA – William “Bill” Standish Fairhurst III, chaplain of the Society of Friends (Quaker) of Unadilla, passed away Jan. 5, 2018, at Fox Hospital following a short illness, with loving family members present.…
IN MEMORIAM: Josephine Colburn; Craftswoman; Raised Goats, Ponies BURLINGTON FLATS – Josephine Elizabeth Jacobs Colburn, 87, Burlington Flats, who raised goats and ponies with her late husband, passed away Monday Jan. 8, 2018, in Cooperstown. Josephine was born on Dec. 16, 1930, on Christian Hill in Fly Creek, the daughter of the late Charles Eugene and Myrtie Thompsons Jacobs.…
CLICK HERE FOR TEXT OF LETTER Walton High School Student Dies Suddenly WALTON – A senior at Walton High School died suddenly this morning, after she suffered a medical emergency in the hallways, according to a letter sent home to parents.…
IN MEMORIAM Harriet C. Lyon, 97; Active With Scouting COOPERSTOWN — Harriet C. Lyon, 97, a Queens native who moved to East Springfield in her retirement, died peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at home with her daughter Melissa and her family by her side. Born on June 9, 1920 in Brooklyn, to Christina and Harry Brunn, Harriet grew up in Queens. After graduating from high school, she went to work at Metropolitan Life. Harriet married Charles F. Lyon IV on Nov.…
IN MEMORIAM: Johanna Golia, 89; She, Husband Farmed For 62 Years WORCESTER – Johanna Alex Golja, 89, who with her husband, Frederick, farmed for 62 of their 67 years of marriage, passed away at home Jan. 6, 2018, in the loving company of her family. She also worked in the Worcester Central School main office for many years. Born April 18, 1928, in New York City, she was the daughter of William and Anna (Senica) Alex. She grew up in…
IN MEMORIAM Gene Thaw, 90, Helped Reinvent The Fenimore COOPERSTOWN – Nationally renowned art collector Eugene Thaw, whose donation of his Native American art collection reinvented The Fenimore Art Museum in the 1990s, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at his home in Cherry Valley. His wife and collaborator, Clare, a Cherry Valley native, passed away last June 29. Eugene Thaw was also a foremost collector of European old master art, and a benefactor of the Morgan Library. His personal collection…
IN MEMORIAM: Victor (Vic) Sinnott, 87 COOPERSTOWN – Victor (Vic) Sinnott, 87, passed away on Thursday Jan. 4, 2018. He was born April 6, 1930 in Brooklyn, and moved to Cooperstown in 1983.…
IN MEMORIAM: Margaret A. Sorrentino, 92; Moved Here From Long Island 40 Years Ago NEW LISBON – Margaret Ethel Antaly Sorrentino, 92, who lived in New Lisbon for the past 40 years, passed away peacefully on Dec. 31, 2017, surrounded by family and close friends. She was born in Woodbridge New Jersey on Aug. 24, 1925, the daughter of the late Ethel (MacVassey) Antaly and Andrew Antaly. Margaret lived on Long Island in her earlier years before moving here in the…