IN MEMORIAM: Jake Muehl, 91; Farmer With Array Of Interests WORCESTER – While Jakob (Jake) G. Muehl, 91, who passed away Nov. 4, 2015, of congestive heart failure, spent his career as a farmer, he pursued a wide array of interests. He carried his a noteworthy sense of humor into music, chess and teaching. He learned to fly small planes, drove school bus, substitute taught and had a chess club at Worcester Central School. He attended SUNY Oneonta, and taught…
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IN MEMORIAM: Robert W. Smith, 77; Oldest Transplant Survivor In Nation COOPERSTOWN – Robert Whitehill Smith, this country’s oldest living heart transplant patient, passed away Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2015, at Whitehill Cottage, his home in the Town of Middlefield, after a valiant struggle against cancer. He was 77. Born Feb. 2, 1938, in Flushing, Queens, Bob was a son of Charles and Theodora (Miller) Smith. After graduating from Bay Side High School, he enlisted in the Air Force on…
IN MEMORIAM: Niles Eggleston, 99; Milford Benefactor, Historian, Author MILFORD CENTER – Niles Ward Eggleston 99, a community benefactor, local history enthusiast and author of “Eva Coo Murderess,” passed away Tuesday Nov. 3, 2015, at his residence in Milford Center. He was born at home on Eggleston Hill in the Town of Middlefield on May 27, 1916, the first of eight children born to J. Ward and Maria (Osborn) Eggleston. He graduated from Milford High School in 1935. On June 9,…
IN MEMORIAM: Fannie A. Navarra, 100; Operated Beauty Shop In Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Fannie A. Navarra, 100, who ran a Main Street beauty parlor and barbershop with her husband, died peacefully Friday Oct. 30, 2015. Born Aug. 14, 1915 in Brooklyn, Fannie was the fourth of four children of Salvatore and Ninfa (Dippa) Stallone, who had immigrated to America in 1905. She grew up in Brooklyn where her father was a barber and enjoyed summers at the family cottage near…
IN MEMORIAM: Daniel Heath, 76; Accident Victim Was Army Veteran ONEONTA – The Oneonta man struck by a car in downtown Oneonta last Wednesday was an Army veteran and an active in the Nader Towers Tenant Association, according to his obituary. Daniel Heath, 76, passed away that evening, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at Bassett Hospital.…
IN MEMORIAM: Geraldine J. Kassler, 86; Former East Meredith Resident For 24 Years EAST MEREDITH – Geraldine Janet (Dockery) Kassler, 86, who lived in East Meredith for more than two decades while her husband taught at SUNY Oneonta, passed away peacefully in the home of her family. On March 28, 1929, Gerri was born in Detroit, Michigan. Her parents, Pauline and Emmitt Dockery, eventually moved the family to Crutchfield, Ky., where her father worked for the railroad. She met the man…
IN MEMORIAM: Ida A. Orlando, 98; Swiss Native Leaves Many Survivors HARTWICK SEMINARY – Ida A. Orlando, 98, the mother of five whose survivors include 18 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Born Jan. 5, 1917, in Zurich, Switzerland, Ida was the fifth of six children born to August and Anna (Neukomm) Haegi. She grew up in the countryside and mountains of Switzerland and always had a strong affection and pride in her…
IN MEMORIAM: Joseph S. Penksa, 72; Hartwick Graduate; Wall Street Trader ONEONTA – Joseph S. Penksa, 72, a retired Wall Street trader, passed away on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 at the Chestnut Park Nursing Home. Joseph was born on March 7, 1943 in Yonkers, the son of the late Joseph S. and Frances (Dedek) Penksa.…
IN MEMORIAM: Walter VanDeusen, 70; Hartwick Retiree ONEONTA – Walter A. VanDeusen, 70, a Hartwick College retiree and avid bowler and golfer, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Fox Hospital.…
IN MEMORIAM: Al O’Brien, 84; Proprietor Of Cooperstown Motel COOPERSTOWN – Albert K. O’Brien, 84, proprietor of the Cooperstown Motel, died Oct. 23, 2015, after a long battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable adult inherited infirmity. He was born Feb. 12, 1931, in the Methodist-Episcopal Hospital in New York City. He was raised in Springfield Center in the family’s four generation home as well as in several different sections of New York City. While attending high school as a…
