IN MEMORIAM: Robert Harder, 89; Oneonta Barbershop Chorus Founder ONEONTA – Robert (Bob) Harder, 89, of Oneonta, retired X-ray technician and founder of the first Oneonta Barbershop Chorus, passed away Oct. 19, 2015, at Fox Nursing Home, following a brief illness. He was born in Syracuse on May 29, 1926, Bob was raised in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, where during his high school years he excelled in basketball and baseball. He also served as class president during his senior year.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Oneonta Native Dick Swadey, 60 ONEONTA – Richard “Dick” Swadey, 60, of Mesopotamia, Ohio, whose family lives in Oneonta, passed away Sept. 20, 2015. He was born in Cleveland on Dec. 31, 1954. In his boyhood, Dick took joy in neighborhood games of touch football in the street and creating activities with his sister and other children such as carnivals, day camps, libraries, plays and inventive backyard games. As a teen he excelled at soccer, wrestling, making people…
IN MEMORIAM: Laura Margaret Kane, 88; Ran Hartwick Restaurant, On Town Board MOUNT VISION – Laura Margaret Kane, 88, of Mount Vision, former proprietor of Laura’s Restaurant in Hartwick and a past Town Board member, passed away early Sunday morning, Oct. 18, 2015, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Otsego. She was born June 27, 1927, in Barneveld, a daughter of John and Mary Irene (Barnes) Rowlands. At age 5, she and her family moved to Edmeston, where she…
IN MEMORIAM: Bridget Macaluso, 94; Has Survivors In Cooperstown, Oneonta COOPERSTOWN – Mrs. Bridget M. Macaluso, 94, of Cooperstown, passed away peacefully Friday morning, Oct. 16, 2015, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Oneonta. Born Aug. 11, 1921, in Hoboken, N.J., on a tugboat, she was the daughter of Patrick and Rita (Patterson) Bracken. She met her husband Joseph Robert (Bob) Macaluso in the Navy and married him Feb. 26, 1949, at the Church of St. Raymond in…
IN MEMORIAM: Elmer L. Baldwin, 84; In 82nd Airborne, Worked For County CHERRY VALLEY – Elmer Lee Baldwin, 84, who worked for the county Highway Department for a quarter-century, passed away Oct. 14, 2015, at the Folts Home, Herkimer, where he had lived for a year. He was born in New Lisbon on March 20, 1931, to Claude H and Bertha (Porath) Baldwin. He married Vivian Myers on Sept. 21, 1957, in the Presbyterian Church, Cherry Valley; she predeceased him…
IN MEMORIAM: Blaine L. Davis, 83, Otego; Army Veteran Ran Sawmill, Trucked Cattle OTEGO – Blaine L. Davis, 83, of Otego passed away on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. Blaine was born in Westford, the son of Orville Davis and Marjorie (Calhoun) Davis. He served in the Army, and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He he was self-employed in two activities he enjoyed most: owning and operating his sawmill and trucking cattle.…
IN MEMORIAM: Steven D’Esposito, 65; Celebration Of Life Planned On Nov. 1 COOPERSTOWN – A celebration of life for Steven J. D’Esposito, 65, is planned at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Main Street B&B. Steve passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 27, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. He leaves behind his wife, Patti, owner of Rose & Thistle B&B. He was born Aug. 3, 1949, in Mountain Lakes, N.J. He attended Paul Smiths College, but soon joined his…
IN MEMORIAM: Pastor Tom Gratton, 80; Expert On Tending Multi-Racial Churches SCHENEVUS – Pastor Tom A. Gratton, who over a long career developed strategies to successfully tend multi-racial congregations, past away early Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. He was 80. Born Oct. 9, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pa., he was a son of James and Minnie (Ross) Gratton. Raised in Pittsburgh, he later moved to Rhode Island. Called to the ministry, Pastor Tom brought countless people to the…
IN MEMORIAM: Leland W. Utter, 87; Navy Veteran Leland W. Utter, 87, of Lake City, Fla., and formerly of Schenevus, passed away Oct. 11, 2015, at the New York State Veterans Home, Oxford. He leaves survivors in Oneonta and Cooperstown. He was born Nov. 14, 1927, in the Town of Maryland, the son of William H. and Ruby (Ritchey) Utter.…
IN MEMORIAM: Elaine Beck Schaeffer, 62; Formerly With Interior Design Firm In NYC COOPERSTOWN – Elaine Beck Schaeffer of Cooperstown passed away suddenly at Bassett Hospital on Thursday evening, Oct. 8, 2015. She was 62. The funeral service is Thursday. Elaine was the loving wife of Charles and beloved mother of Scott and Elyssa. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Phyllis Beck. Elaine spent her early formative years with her family in Nice, France. She was educated…