IN MEMORIAM: Loretta G. Buell, 84, Raised 6 Children In Richfield Springs RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Loretta Georgianna Buell, 84, passed away Wednesday evening Dec. 14, 2016, in Bassett Hospital, with her family by her side. She is the mother-in-law of Anna Buell, longtime president of the Otsego County Historical Association. Loretta was born on Oct. 14, 1932, in Cooperstown, daughter of the late Florence and Mabel Goodrich Kinney. She was raised in Schuyler Lake and was a graduate of Richfield Springs…
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IN MEMORIAM: John B. Wagner, 86; Home Builder Leaves Local Daughter ONEONTA – John B. Wagner, 86, who immigrated from Germany and founded a construction company that bears his name, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. Local survivors include his daughter, Linda Dillon, and her husband Steve, in Oneonta. He was born on Feb. 16, 1930, in Finsing, Germany, the son of Josef and Frieda (Schwartmuller) Wagner.…
IN MEMORIAM: Marion Lawhead, 96; NYSEG Bookkeeper Led Vibrant Life ONEONTA – Marion Lawhead, a NYSEG retiree who lived a vibrant life in Bainbridge, Cooperstown and Oneonta, died on Dec. 12, 2016, at Chestnut Park Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was 96. Marion Jean Hill was born to Henry and Edith Hill on March 12, 1920, in Bainbridge, and grew up on Pearl Street there with an older brother Bruce and a younger sister Joan. She graduated from Bainbridge High School…
IN MEMORIAM: Muriel Holstead Dix, 96; Episcopalian, Office Manager At Bresee’s SIDNEY – Muriel Mary (Wilson) Holstead Dix, 96, a former office manager at Bresee’s Department Store and devout member of St. James Episcopal Church in Oneonta, died Dec. 8, 2016, in Sidney, where she had lived the past 21 years. Born in 1920 in The Bronx and raised in Valley Stream, L.I., Muriel had resided in the Greater Oneonta area for 54 years. She was an active church woman…
IN MEMORIAM: Diana L. Roseboom, Oneonta ONEONTA – Diana L. Roseboom, 71, who raised four children locally, passed away on December 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. Diana was born in Meridale on Aug. 7, 1945, to Homer and Blanch (Payne) Loucks. She married Morgan Roseboom in Oneonta in 1963.…
IN MEMORIAM: Shawn Hoag, 35; Chef In Cooperstown Restaurants ROSEBOOM – Shawn “Duke” D. Hoag, 35, a chef in Cooperstown restaurants, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 9, 2016, in his home. Shawn was born Feb. 12, 1981, son of Lorraine Nelson and the late James Hoag. He graduated from Cherry Valley-Springfield Central, Class of 2000, and attended BOCES for culinary Arts. He then went on working at various restaurants in Cooperstown, most recently at Alex’s Bistro as a cook. He…
IN MEMORIAM Russell A. Southard Sr., 96; WWII Vet Supervised Major Construction Projects OTEGO – Services are planned later this month for Russell Anderson Southard Sr., 96, a WWII veteran who helped build the Downsville Dam and supervised other major construction projects while raising six daughters and a son in Otego. He died Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at the Oxford Veterans Home. He was born Sept. 11, 1920, one of four sons of Lou and Bethel (Anderson) Southard. He married…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Bassler, 94; Worked For 28 Years At Otesaga COOPERSTOWN – Mary Caroline Elwood Bassler, 94, who worked for decades at The Otesaga, passed away on Dec. 4, 2016, at Woodside Hall, Cooperstown, where she had lived since 2013. Mary was born on Oct. 23, 1922, in Cherry Valley, daughter of Ellis and Mary (Yost) Elwood. She graduated from Cherry Valley High School, and in 1941 married John Bassler. They had three children, Edwin, Mary, and David.…
IN MEMORIAM: Edward McKinley, 15; Unatego Student-Athlete Struck By Car UNADILLA – Edward A. McKinley III, 15, of Unadilla, a student-athlete at Unatego Central School, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, when he was struck by a car. He was born on June 14, 2001, in Cooperstown, son of Pamela D. (Vroman) McKinley & Edward A. McKinley II. He was a 10th grade student at Unatego Central School, where he played soccer, basketball and track. He also played soccer at…
Russell A. Southard Rites Prepared ONEONTA – Funeral arrangements for Russell A. Southard, father of Common Council member (and former Acting Mayor) Russ Southard, are being handled by the Bookhout Funeral Home. A full obituary will be forthcoming.…
