IN MEMORIAM: Marian Rathbun, 91; CCS Board Clerk, Secretary To Principal COOPERSTOWN –Marian Ruth Rathbun, 91, a long-time secretary to the principal at Cooperstown Central School and clerk of the CCS board, passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. She lived in Pierstown. Born April 18, 1925, on Irish Hill in Cooperstown, Marian was one of seven children of Joel L. and Anna (Lee) Rathbun.…
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IN MEMORIAM Bill Smith, 88, Civic, Business Leader In Cooperstown, Norwich Ran Dealerships, Raced Cars, On Boards Of Colleges, Banks COOPERSTOWN – Harry William (Bill) Smith Jr., civic leader, racing enthusiast, and an owner or partner in Ford dealerships in Cooperstown, Norwich and Burlington, Vt., died on Aug. 10, 2016, at his home in Cooperstown. He was 88. He was born Oct. 22, 1927, in Utica, and raised in Richfield Springs and Cooperstown. He was the son of Evelyn Watley Wheeler of Cooperstown…
IN MEMORIAM: Marge Gregory, 82; Leaves Survivors Throughout County EDMESTON – Marjory Jean “Marge” Gregory, 82, who leaves survivors throughout Otsego County, passed away Aug. 8, 2016, in Cooperstown. Marge was born Oct. 4, 1923, in Oneida, the daughter of the late Walter and Edith (Krebser) Haggerty. She attended Clayville and Schuyler Lake schools through sixth grade, then moved to Wiley Town, where she attended a one-room schoolhouse (District 13) for two years. She graduated from Cooperstown Central School in…
IN MEMORIAM: Richard Gohde, 72; Dies One Week After Brother Kim MILFORD – Richard Earl Gohde, 72, Tansey Hill Road, Milford, who retired from Bassett Hospital after 25 years as a painter there, passed away Sunday morning, Aug. 7, 2016, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. His passing occurred less than a week after that of his brother, former Middlefield Fire Chief Kim Gohde, who suffered a heart attack at the Otsego County Fair. Richard was born Aug. 17, 1943,…
IN MEMORIAM: Sara Mizerak, 88; Richfield Architect Firm Secretary RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Sara Mizerak, 88, longtime secretary for James Jordan Architects and his father, Myron, who preceded him, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at The Commons in Auburn. She previously resided on East Main Street here. Sara was born on Nov. 22, 1927, in the Town of Warren, daughter of the late Titko and Tekla Papach Plaskon. She grew up in Richfield Springs and graduated from Richfield Springs High…
IN MEMORIAM: Harold Stevens, 91; Father Of 7 Operated Family Farm Harold H. Stevens, 91, of Franklin, a father of seven who operated a family farm, passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Harold was born on Sept. 25, 1924, in Worcester, the son of the late Howard and Pearl (Banks) Stevens. He married Leona I. Walley, who predeceased him on Jan. 8, 2013.…
IN MEMORIAM: Edward Schneider, 102; Met, Married Huntington’s Chief Librarian ONEONTA – Edward Schneider, 102, an educator whose career included working for the Huntington Memorial Library, where he met and married the chief librarian, passed away peacefully on Aug. 4, 2016 at the Fox Nursing Home. Born Feb. 2, 1914, in Bovina Center, to Emil and Margaretha (Butler) Schneider, he was educated at Coulter Brook School and graduated from Delaware Academy in Delhi. He then graduated from the Oneonta Normal…
IN MEMORIAM: Anna Vandermark, 93; Celebrated Her Polish Heritage Whole Life ONEONTA – Anna Marie Zaczek Morley Vandermark, who moved on her retirement to Oneonta, where a daughter lives, passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. She born on the Zaczek farm in Cannonsville, Delaware County, on Nov. 20, 1922.…
IN MEMORIAM: Emalyn S. Bidwell, 89; Mother Of 5 Worked At SUNY Oneonta SIDNEY – Emalyn S. Bidwell, 89, who retired from SUNY Oneonta Ancillary Services, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich. She was born on Jan. 21, 1927, in Santa Monica, Calif., daughter of the late Frank I. and Edna Elizabeth (Risley) Smith. Emalyn went to Hancock High School and Albany College.…
IN MEMORIAM Kim M. Gohde, 64, Middlefield; ‘Chief’ Stricken Working At Fair MIDDLEFIELD – Kim M. Gohde, 64, of Gatley Road, Town of Middlefield, a carpenter and former Middlefield fire chief, died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. He suffered a heart attack at the Otsego County Fair, where he was volunteering, as he had for hundreds of hours over many years. Born June 5, 1952, at Bassett Hospital, Kim was the son of Earl and Dorothy (Butler) Gohde of Middlefield.…
