IN MEMORIAM: Stella ‘Skip’ Linney, 89; Retired From County Social Services COOPERSTOWN – Stella “Skip” C. Linney, 89, who retired from the county Department of Social Services, passed away on Aug. 29, 2016, after an extended illness. She was born on Oct. 12, 1926, in Utica, the daughter of Stanley and Mary (Zurakowski) Czuprynski.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Janet F. Benavides, 78; Hartwick Graduate Missionary In Texas ONEONTA – Janet Phyllis Fleischer Benavides, 78, a former missionary in Texas, died Aug. 30, 2016, at the Fox Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 6, 1938, in The Bronx, the daughter of the late Philip and Frieda (Peck) Fleischer. Janet graduated from Hartwick College, majoring in Christian education and Spanish. During missionary work in San Antonio, Texas, she met her husband, Steve A. Benavides, who has predeceased her,…
IN MEMORIAM: Salvatore Nigrelli, 78; On Retirement, Barber Moved To Oneonta ONEONTA – Salvatore Nigrelli, who moved to his wife’s hometown of Oneonta on his retirement, passed away Aug. 27, 2016, at Bassett Hospital after a long illness. He was born Aug. 28, 1938, in Jersey City, N.J., to Albert and Angelina (Mazzoni) Nigrelli. He graduated from Union Hill High School in June 1957. He served in the Army, and on returning home to Union City joined his father in…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas Herring, 63, Sidney; Toolmaker At Amphenol Corp. SIDNEY – Thomas R. Herring, 63, of Unadilla, a career-long toolmaker, passed away on Aug. 27, 2016 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton. A brother’s family and nieces survive in Oneonta. Tom, who many knew as “Hoby,” was born in Stamford to Hobert and Helen Herring on Dec. 9, 1952. He graduated from Unatego Junior/Senior High School in 1970 and went on to earn a certificate in toolmaking from…
IN MEMORIAM: Rochelle Semel; Taught Labor Relations At Cornell HARTWICK – Rochelle Semel, artist, social and labor activist, teacher, and all around lover of life, died peacefully Aug. 27, 2016, after a short, but serious illness. She will be deeply missed by her children Danny and Lani, her daughter-in-law Amelia, and her other family and dear friends. Rochelle was born in 1933 in The Bronx to Joseph and Julia Posner, and after many travels, eventually settled in Hartwick with her…
IN MEMORIAM: Harry B. Edmonds Jr.; Farmed In Cherry Valley For 45 Years CHERRY VALLEY – Harold B. Edmonds Jr, 78, who farmed for more than 45 years in Cherry Valley, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loved ones, following a long battle with cancer. He was born March 25, 1938, in Malverne, on Long Island, son of the late Catheline and Harold Edmonds Sr. The family moved to Cherry Valley in 1946 and he graduated from Cherry…
IN MEMORIAM: Veteran Wesley Osborne, 55 MARYLAND – Wesley D. Osborne, 55, an Army veteran most recently employed at Wightman’s Lumber in Portlandville, passed away Aug. 24, 2016, at Fox Hospital. He was born Nov. 25, 1961 in Blossburg, Pa., the son of Harvey Osborne Jr. and Shirley (Scarborough) Osborne.…
IN MEMORIAM: Terri Ann Smith, 60; Husband, Four Children Survive Her COOPERSTOWN – Terri Ann Smith, 60, a mother of four well known through waitressing in local restaurants, died Tuesday at her home on Route 28 in Pierstown, surrounded by her family. Born in Ilion on May 28, 1956, Terri was the daughter of David Hribar and Betty (Bachanas) Hribar. Her father worked at the Remington Arms plant in Ilion, but later moved his family back to the Hribar property…
IN MEMORIAM George R. Dolezel, 67, Stonemason Active In Community Life, Academe OTEGO – George Rudolph Dolezel, 67, a stonemason, SUNY Delhi faculty member, Otego Town Board member, past president of the Sixth Ward Athletic Club, and exalted ruler of the Oneonta Elks, passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at home, with his beloved family by his side. George was born on May 1, 1949, in Sidney, the son of George Charles (Kovar) Dolezel and Virginia (Mac Arthur) Dolezel. He graduated from Unatego High School in 1967. During his formative years, George worked hard as a mason’s apprentice under the mentorship…
DR. ‘DA’ HENDERSON DIES Smallpox-Fighting Physician Long Connected With Bassett By JOHN S. DAVIS, M.D.…
