IN MEMORIAM: Leah Waits, 97, Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Leah Maxine Henry Waits, 97, of Cooperstown, formerly of Springfield, Ohio, passed away on Dec. 14, 2015. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and Philip Washburn of Cooperstown. Born to the late Lucinda (Lula) Hubbard Henry and Carl Henry of Chicago, Ill., Aug. 6, 1918, in St. Louis, Mo., Leah graduated from Milan High School in 1938 and attended Trenton Junior College, now North Central Missouri College, Trenton, Mo.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Mary E. Higgins, 61; With Leatherstocking Corp. Since 1994 HARTWICK – Mary E. Higgins, 61, wife of Hartwick Town Justice Orrin D. Higgins, passed away Monday, https://www.allotsego.com/19011-2/Dec. 14, 2015, at Bassett Hospital with her family by her side following a long illness. Born Dec. 26, 1953, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Mary was one of nine children of James H. and Kathleen M. (Healy) Millea. She graduated with the Class of 1972 from Cooperstown Central School. She was first employed…
IN MEMORIAM: Marjorie L. Ofer, 85; Teacher COOPERSTOWN – Marjorie L. Ofer (née Betulius) passed away on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at Focus Otsego. She was 85. Her trajectory from a small farm in southern Indiana to retirement on the Upper West Side of Manhattan attests to her inviolable strength and belief in the possible. After graduating from Evansville College with a degree in education, she taught elementary school in Evansville, Ind.. Later in her career she obtained her librarian’s…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris H. Fahy, 95; Rang Handbells At National Level SIDNEY – Doris H. Fahy, 95, of Sidney, a teacher in Norwich City Schools and avid bellringer, including 10 years with the Buckingham Ringers at Oneonta’s First United Methodist Church, passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 10, 2015, at Tri-Town Regional Hospital. Doris was born on March 9, 1920, daughter of the late Frank Waldo and Georgia Effie (Smith) Howe in Sidney. She graduated from Sidney High School in 1938…
IN MEMORIAM: Lois Itzen, 88; Raised Sheep In Milford Center COOPERSTOWN – Lois L. Itzen, 88, who raised sheep, spun yarn and knitted at her Milford Center farm, passed away Friday morning, Dec. 11, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. She had been living at Woodside Hall. She was born Lois Laura Nelson on April 26, 1927, in Montpelier, Vt., a daughter of Richard and Mable (Potter) Nelson. On Nov. 17, 1946, Lois married Victor Itzen in Wyckoff, N.J. The family moved…
IN MEMORIAM: Richard Vineyard, 47; Raised Here COOPERSTOWN – Richard Hamilton Vineyard, 47, who spent his childhood in Cooperstown, died Nov. 15, 2015. He resided in Lake Arrowhead, Calif., at the time of his passing. He was the son of Jack Vineyard of Cooperstown and Mary Lou Johnson; beloved brother to Jim and Peter Vineyard. Rich leaves behind his wife, Taryn Leigh, and daughters Emma Leigh Riene and Olivia Dale Caldwell Vineyard.…
IN MEMORIAM: Rodney Jones, 59; NYSEG Veteran ONEONTA – Rodney Stephen Jones, 59, a 40-year NYSEG electrical field planner, passed away on Dec. 9, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. He was born April 17, 1956, in Walton, the son of Richard and Catherine (Stanton) Jones. Rodney graduated from Walton Central School, Class of 1974. He went on to SUNY Morrisville and attained an associate degree in electrical engineering in May 1976. He joined NYSEG in September 1976 and was working there…
IN MEMORIAM: Bruce A. Shipman II, 55; Ancestor Model For Cooper’s Bumppo ILION – Bruce Andrew Shipman II, 55, of Ilion, passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 23, 1960, in Ilion, the son of Bruce Shipman and the former Carole Watson, and was a graduate of Mohawk High School. On Oct. 1, 1988, he was united in marriage with Dawn Allen in Conklinville. His family is descended from David Shipman (1729-1813), the woodsman…
IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy Beams, 89; Last Mayor Of Village Of Schenevus SCHENEVUS – Dorothy R. Beams, 89, the last mayor of the former Village of Schenevus, passed away peacefully Dec. 4, 2015, at Kingsway Manor in Schenectady. In addition to serving as mayor in 1991-94, when the village was dissolved into the Town of Maryland, she was a trustee and village treasurer. She was born May 10, 1926, in Cooperstown, the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Skillen) VanCuren. She married…
IN MEMORIAM: Erica Wickham, 31; Oneonta Native Accredited Dietitian ONEONTA – Erica L. Wickham, 31, an Oneonta native and accredited dietitian, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at the Bassett Hospital Intensive Care Unit after a courageous fight with a long illness. She was born on May 16, 1984, in Oneonta, a daughter of James and Merry Lou (Fuller) Wickham of Oneonta. Erica graduated from Myrtle Beach (S.C.) High School, and went on to earn a degree in…
