IN MEMORIAM: Brian Jacobson, 59; Cooperstown Native Dies In Arizona COOPERSTOWN – Brian Richard Jacobson, 59, a businessman and 1976 CCS graduate who was related to several well-known Cooperstown families, passed away on Saturday Oct. 15, 2016. Brian was born on March 28, 1957, at Bassett Hospital, a son of Richard (Dick) M. Jacobson and Joan Worrall White, former Cooperstown business owners of the Smart Shop, Village Squire and Lofty’s Night Club.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Jeanne Fleury, 69; Mother Of Former City Councilman ONEONTA – Jeanne Louise Fleury, 69, Nanuet, Rockland County, mother of former Oneonta Common Council member Chip Holmes, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, after a long illness. Jeanne grew up in Andes, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Anne Fleury. She formerly lived in Oneonta.…
IN MEMORIAM: Russell Hoag, 73, Carpenter; In Retirement, Captained ‘Rusty Nail’ In S.C. ONEONTA – Russell Harvey Hoag, 73, of Cape Carteret, N.C., who raised his family and practiced his carpentry trade in Oneonta, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House, Newport. Mr. Hoag was born in Delhi to William Harvey Hoag and Olive Easson Hoag. Hoagie was raised in Delancey. He was trained to be a master carpenter by his Grandfather Harvey and he took…
IN MEMORIAM: Willis Wightman, 78; Stock Car Hall Of Fame 2012 Inductee RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Willis Lee Wightman, 78, a welder and a member of the Midstate Antique Car Association Hall of Fame, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, Oct. 24, 2016, at Bassett Hospital, with his family by his side. He was born on Aug. 19, 1938, in Cooperstown, son of the late Leo and Vera Rose-Wightman, and raised on the family farm in Schuyler Lake.…
Kyle Burch, 31; Succumbs To Leukemia ONEONTA – Kyle Burch, 31, a SUNY Oneonta alumni recently diagnosed with leukemia, passed away today, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Burch, who recently joined the SUNY Oneonta Student Accounts Office, was the focus of a GoFundMe drive after the diagnosis. Arrangements are pending with Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, Oneonta, and a full obituary will be forthcoming.…
IN MEMORIAM: Lynette Marie Dibble, 63; Former Village Clerk Worked For Arc Otsego HARTWICK – Lynette Marie Dibble, 63, a former Richfield Springs village clerk and a community service provider for Arc Otsego, passed away peacefully on a beautiful Fall Sunday afternoon, Oct. 23, 2016, with her two sons and closest friends by her side. She was born Oct. 31, 1952, in the Town of New Berlin, a daughter of the late Stanley G. and Lolita V. (Mead) Clark. She graduated…
IN MEMORIAM: George Petroff, 90; Worked For Fine Hotels In New York ONEONTA – George Petroff, 90, for many years doorman at fine hotels in New York City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, at Fox Hospital. He was born on Feb. 9, 1926, in Brooklyn, the son of Constantine and Mary (Provaznik) Petroff. George was a wonderful husband and father. He was a sweet, kind, and gentle man. An avid sports fan, he had a special love…
IN MEMORIAM: Pauline ‘Polly’ Cole, 86; Town Tax Collector, News Correspondent ONEONTA – Pauline “Polly” Ellen Lasher Cole, 86, longtime Town of Maryland tax collector who wrote a community news column for the former Worcester Times, passed away Oct. 25, 2016, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born March 6, 1930 in Oneonta, the daughter of Smith and Evelyn (Masker) Lasher. Polly married Richard Cole on Oct. 16, 1948, at the Portlandville Methodist Church.…
IN MEMORIAM: John P. Shulkie, 70; Decorated Vet Worked At Remington TODDSVILLE – John Paul Shulkie, 70, a decorated Vietnam War veteran who later spent his career at Remington Arms in Ilion, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 25, 2016, at his home on Greenough Road. He was born Aug. 22, 1946, in Queens, and spent his early years at New York Foundling Hospital. Through the kindness of Francis and Anna Kenney of Cooperstown, John came to live with and…
IN MEMORIAM Robert Lane LaDuke, 77; Native Son, CCS Redskin COOPERSTOWN – Robert Lane LaDuke, born at Bassett Hospital on Oct. 22, 1939, passed away peacefully at Bassett Hospital on Oct. 24, 2016, just two days after his 77th birthday. Bob was the first child of Harry (Dutch) LaDuke, Jr. and Marion (Maisie) Lane LaDuke. He enjoyed the innocence of growing up in “old” Cooperstown and all of the freedoms and fun it offered. He had lots of memories and…
