IN MEMORIAM: Chris Kepner, 55; Judge’s Son Worked For Bruce Hall COOPERSTOWN – Christian Taylor Kepner, 55, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after a series of health issues. He was born June 18, 1961, at Fox Hospital in Oneonta, to Susan Noakes Kepner and George S. Kepner, Jr., a retired Otsego County Surrogate Court judge. After graduating from Cooperstown High School, Chris attended school to become a farrier. He worked for Aufmuth’s in Fly Creek for a few years and…
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IN MEMORIAM: John W. Tuetjer, 71; Spent Last Years At Hampshire House ONEONTA – John W. Tuetjer, 71, who spent his last years at Hampshire House, passed peacefully at Fox Hospital Nursing Home Friday morning, Jan. 6, 2017. Born in Long Island on Oct. 11, 1945, he was the son of the late Peter and Edna (Kaiser) Tuetjer. John was a p0orter for the Long Island Jewish Medical Center for over 35 years, until an injury in the early 1990s…
IN MEMORIAM: Denise E. Arnold, 49; 13-Year Employee at NYCM Insurance EDMESTON – Denise E. Arnold, 49, a 13-year employee of NYCM Insurance, passed away unexpectedly Thursday Jan. 5, 2017 in Cooperstown. Denise was born on May 13, 1967 in Sidney, the daughter of Dennis and Delilah Butts Wagner.…
IN MEMORIAM: Jane Potrikus, 89; Owned Cooperstown Dry Cleaners COOPERSTOWN – Jane Spraker Potrikus, 89, of Harwich, Mass., mother of 11 and past owner of Cooperstown Dry Cleaners, died Jan. 6, 2017, in Harwich, Mass., after a brief battle with cancer. Her life centered on devotion to her family and to her Catholic faith. She was a communicant of and proud alto for the choir at Holy Trinity Parish in West Harwich where, until November 2016, she volunteered weekly for the Perpetual…
IN MEMORIAM: Patricia Silvernail, 49, Unadilla UNADILLA – Patricia Dianne Silvernail, 49, of Unadilla, unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at Bassett Hospital. She was born on June 6, 1967, daughter of George and Carol (Eckler) Thayer in Oneonta.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Butler, 87; Entrepreneur, Community Leader ONEONTA – Mary Elizabeth (nee Doty) Butler, 87, who assisted her husband in a number of businesses, including bringing the first Burger King to Oneonta, passed away, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Born July 27, 1929, in Freeport, L.I., she graduated from Freeport High School and attended SUNY Oneonta, where she met the love of her life, William (Bill) B. Butler.…
IN MEMORIAM: Elaine M. Emrich, 75; Survivors Include 11 Great-Grandchildren RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Elaine M. Emrich, 75, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Jan. 3, 2017, at Bassett Hospital. She had the comfort of her loving family at side. She was born on Sept. 6, 1941 in Leonardsville, daughter of the late Mark and Bertha Innes Mahardy. She graduated from Richfield Springs High School, Class of 1960.…
IN MEMORIAM “Well done, good and faithful servant … enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” St. Matthew 25:23 Father John R. Roos, 86, Pastor At Cooperstown, Other Parishes Retired Bishop Hubbard To Preside At Cooperstown Funeral Editor’s Note: This is the complete obituary for Father John R. Roos, released a few minutes ago by the funeral directors. COOPERSTOWN – Father John R. Roos, 86, of Cherry Valley, who served Catholic churches in Cooperstown, Cherry Valley, Springfield Center and Sharon…
IN MEMORIAM Father John Roos, 86; Pastor In Cooperstown, Cherry Valley COOPERSTOWN – Father John R. Roos, 86, passed away Tuesday night, Jan. 3, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica following a brief illness. Father Roos is a former pastor of St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church in Cooperstown. More recently, he served at St. Thomas the Apostle in Cherry Valley, An Albany native, before coming to Otsego County he served at the cathedral in…
IN MEMORIAM: Red Gibson; Teacher Served On Eisenhower’s Color Guard ONEONTA – Brainard “Red” Gibson, a retired teacher who while in the Army served on President Eisenhower’s Color Guard, died peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 27, 2016, at his home in Oneonta. He was born May 10, 1930, in Inman, S.C., to Brainard Sr. and Alliene Hipp, the school principal and the English teacher. As a schoolboy he worked as a custodian and bus driver, stoking the woodstoves early…
