IN MEMORIAM: Philip Ford, 84; Proprietor Of CV Burner Service CHERRY VALLEY – Philip Arthur Ford, 84, proprietor of Phil’s Burner Service for many years, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016, at the Palatine Nursing Home, with his wife by his side. He was born Feb. 28 1932, in Fairfield, Conn., to Arthur Ford and Helen (Lockwood) Ford.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Shirley Bridger, 88; Ran Springfield Farm With Husband EAST SPRINGFIELD – Shirley E. Bridger, 88, who operated a farm with her husband until his passing, died peacefully Sunday morning, June 12, 2016, with her family present. Shirley was born July 9, 1927, at Fox Hospital, the daughter of Robert and Marian (Rowe) Salisbury. Growing up, she attended the one-room school house in Cooperstown Junction, then the two-room school house in Westville, later graduating from Milford Central School as…
IN MEMORIAM: Sean Ronald Streek, 47; Served In Army, County Probation Office COOPERSTOWN – Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday for Sean Ronald Streek, 47, of Cooperstown, who died unexpectedly Saturday night, June 11, 2016. He was born March 25, 1969, in Cooperstown, the son of Ronald Max and Robelle Edith (Polson) Streek. A 1988 graduate of Cooperstown Central School, Sean attended Nazareth College and later earned a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oneonta.…
IN MEMORIAM: Sean Ronald Streek, 47 COOPERSTOWN – Sean Ronald Streek died unexpectedly Saturday night, June 11, 2016. He was 47. He was the husband of Betsy, father of Sydnie, stepfather of Matt and Jenny Burch, and son of Ron and Susie Streek of Cooperstown. Arrangements are pending with Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.…
IN MEMORIAM: Anne Bookhout, 68; Founded Ithaca Public Health Agency ONEONTA – Anne Bookhout, an Oneonta native who, with an Ivy League education and a nursing degree from Hartwick College, launched a county-wide public health agency in Tompkins County, died unexpectedly May 28 at her Brooktondale horse farm. She was 68. Bookhout was born March 23, 1948, in Oneonta, the fourth child of Judge Richard J. and Florence Fieg Bookhout. She attended Bugbee School and Oneonta public schools, graduating from Oneonta…
Gary Dunbar’s Memorial Service June 25 COOPERSTOWN – A memorial service for Gary Seamans Dunbar (June 8, 1931 – Aug. 16, 2015), UCLA professor emeritus who retired to Cooperstown, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at the First Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the New York State Historical Association, The Farmers’ Museum, the First Presbyterian Church or to a charity of your choice.…
IN MEMORIAM: Minnie Swayer, 96; Repaired TV, Radios With Husband EDMESTON – Minnie Swayer, 96, who operated Rock Swayer TV & Radio Repair with her husband, then their son passed away on June 1, 2016, at Chase Health Care in New Berlin after a long illness. Minnie Dina Harberts was born on the family farm on Jacobs Road, Burlington Green, to William and Tillie (Tjden) Harberts on Feb. 14, 1920. Minnie attended the one-room Basswood School in Burlington Green. She married…
IN MEMORIAM: Alice Brandofsky, 76; Worked In Family’s Oaksville Florist COOPERSTOWN – Alice M. Brandofsky, who worked in Brandofsky’s Florist, Oaksville, for several years, died peacefully on May 16, 2016, at home in Baltimore, Md., surrounded by her family, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 76. Alice Brandofsky was born on Jan. 13, 1940, in Brooklyn, to her parents, Emil Groesser and Marie Groesser née Schaeffer. At age 10, her family moved to the Cooperstown area, where…
IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy Bly, 98; Retired Little Falls Funeral Director COOPERSTOWN – Dorothy A. Bly, 98, who retired to Cooperstown with her husband after operating a funeral parlor in Little Falls for a quarter century, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 28, 2016, at Valley Health Services in Herkimer. She had been residing at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home. Born Oct. 7, 1917, in Rochester, she was a daughter of Dea W. and Hazel (Roberts) Hess. The first born of three…
IN MEMORIAM: John Dillenbeck, 74; Marine, Retired Amphenol Employee WEST ONEONTA – Funeral services for John C. Dillenbeck, 74, of West Oneonta at retired Amphenol employee, will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Westcott-Madden Funeral Home in Unadilla. Mr. Dillenbeck died died Sunday, May 22, at Fox Hospital. He was born on June 25, 1941, in Binghamton, to Harold and Leah (Nichols) Dillenbeck. He married the former Viola M. (Brown) Butler on March 26, 1964.…
