IN MEMORIAM Thomas G. O’Neil, 99, Sidney; Lawyer, Mayor, Civic Leader SIDNEY – Calling hours are Monday for attorney Thomas G. O’Neil, former Sidney village mayor, Tri-Town Chamber president and president of the Sidney Hospital Board of Directors, who passed away July 29, 2016, at the state Veterans’ Home in Oxford. He would have been 100 on Oct. 25. A lifelong Sidney resident, he attended Hartwick College, married Gertrude Keeler, earned his law degree at Albany Law School, and served…
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IN MEMORIAM Julia (Judy) Wertenbaker, 80, Cherry Valley; Lifelong Teacher CHERRY VALLEY – Julia TenEyke Cannon Wertenbaker (who preferred to be called Judy), a lifelong teacher, most recently at Brookwood, passed away on July 27, 2016, at Glensfoot in Cherry Valley, two days after her 80th birthday. Her connection to Otsego County was deep: Glensfoot has been Judy’s family’s home for many generations. As a child, Judy rode horses in the fields around Londonderry farm and Glensfoot farm in the…
IN MEMORIAM: Mark Zimmerman, 43; Manager At Oneonta’s Royal Chrysler ONEONTA – Mark Stephens Zimmerman, general sales manager at Royal Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Oneonta, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2016. He was 43. Born March 30, 1973, in Buffalo, Mark was the son of Greg Zimmerman and Barbara (Zauner) Reinhardt. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High School.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mark Zimmerman, 43; Sales Manager At Royal Chrysler ONEONTA – Mark Stephens Zimmerman, a native of Buffalo and formerly of Hartwick, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The general and sales manager at Royal Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Oneonta, he was 43. Friends may call at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, 82 Chestnut St., Cooperstown 2-5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, when Mark’s family will be in attendance.…
IN MEMORIAM: Julia Georgia, 98; Oneonta Native Raised 11 Children ONEONTA – Oneonta native Julia Agnes Georgia, 98, who raised nine daughters and two sons in Unadilla, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 20, surrounded by her daughters. Julia was born in Oneonta on May 29, 1918. She married Harold Georgia in Inglewood, Calif., in 1943. While he served in World War II, in part as a prisoner of war, she lived at her parents’ home in Oneonta. When he was…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris Tiffany, 77; Operated Coachlines With Husband ONEONTA – Doris Marie Tiffany, 77, a partner with her husband in Pathfinder Coachlines, peacefully passed away in her sleep early Sunday morning, July 24, 2016 at the Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin. She was born on May 8, 1939, in Oneonta, a daughter of the late Ken and Marie (Leonard) Harvey. Doris grew up in Oneonta and attended Oneonta schools. On Dec. 29, 1956, Doris married Jack M.…
IN MEMORIAM: Flo Folensbee, Local Cancer Society Executive UNADILLA – Oneonta native Florence “Flo” Folensbee, 79, local American Cancer Society executive director for many years, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at home in Unadilla, surrounded by her family. Flo was born June 28, 1937, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Earl and Nellie M. (Hilsinger) Carr. She married Robert Folensbee in January 1984. In addition to her work for the Cancer Society, she retired in 1999 from…
IN MEMORIAM: Edwin Van Hensbergen, 94; Father, Grandfather Of Local Naples Family ONEONTA – Edwin Van Hensbergen of Castleton, whose survivors include Oneonta’s Jean Naples and her five sons, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, July 21, just shy of his 95th birthday. He was born on his grandfather Hoffman’s Farm in Castleton-on-the-Hudson on Aug. 1, 1921, and spent the rest of his life there. He graduated from Maple Hill High School where he played basketball. Ed served his country during…
IN MEMORIAM: Kenneth R. Stiefel, 93; Retired From Oneonta City Department ONEONTA – Kenneth R Stiefel, 93, who retired from the maintenance department at Oneonta City Hall, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at Albany Medical Center. Kenneth was born in Oneonta on Oct. 9, 1922, to Mabel (Moon) and Frederick Stiefel. He married Esther Coats on Oct. 31, 1953. They raised a family of four children and shared 47 years together before her passing in 2010.…
IN MEMORIAM: Bill Gott, 80; Former Edmeston Supervisor EDMESTON – William (Bill) Gott, 80, former Edmestown town supervisor, passed away July 19, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. He was born May 16, 1936 in North Edmeston, the son of Harry and Marian (Cooper) Gott. He married Andrea Fitch on May 17, 1958. Bill attended the North Edmeston through fourth grade, and graduated from Edmeston Central School as class president in June 1955. He was honored with the Empire Farmers Degree &…
