IN MEMORIAM: ‘Mickie’ Howard, 93; WWII Veteran ONEONTA – Elva “Mickie” Howard, 93, a WAAC during World War II and later cook for 20 years in the Laurens Central School cafeteria, passed away on Wednesday morning at Fox Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. Mickie was born on Oct. 22, 1921, in Blaine, Miss., the daughter of the late Clarence and Bertha (Barrett) Mitchell. She married Robert V. Howard on March 6, 1944. She enlisted in the Women’s Army Air…
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IN MEMORIAM: Leslie Quackenbush, 89; WWII Veteran ONEONTA – Leslie T. Quackenbush, 89, a World War II veteran and ECD Bendix retiree, passed away on Wednesday at Fox Hospital.…
IN MEMORIAM: Shirlene Ouimet, 66; Retired From Job Corps ONEONTA – Shirlene M. Ouimet, 66, who worked for the Oneonta Job Corps for 34 years, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 at the Chestnut Park Nursing Home. Shirlene was born on May 12, 1948 in Oneonta, the daughter of the George W. and Ann M. Oliver. She married Alfred H. Ouimet on Aug. 3, 1996, in Oneonta.…
IN MEMORIAM: Madeline Steiner, 92; Sold Real Estate OTEGO – Madeline Rometta Steiner, 92, who sold real estate for 25 years with her husband Roger, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday at Fox Nursing Home.…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris M. Winne, 92; Ran Cooperstown Diner For 20 Years ONEIDA – Doris M. Winne, 92, who operated the Cooperstown Diner for more than 20 years with her sister, passed away at home on Friday. She was born in Gilboa on Dec. 24, 1921, the daughter of Arthur and Anna May Mattice Davis. She attended Cooperstown High School and married George W. Winne in Cooperstown on Sept. 15, 1944. The couple moved to Oneida in 1950. He died…
IN MEMORIAM: James A. Atcher, 61; Retired From SUNY OTEGO – James A. Atcher, 61, employed in SUNY Oneonta maintenance for 20 years before his retirement in 1996, passed away on Friday at Bassett Hospital.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dee Mahalick, Food Pantry Founder CHERRY VALLEY – Glora K. (Dee) Mahalick , 71, founder of the Daily Bread Food Pantry here, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 at Bassett Hospital.…
IN MEMORIAM: Muriel J. Close, War Bride, Active In American Guild Of Organists (AGO) ONEONTA – Muriel Joy Close, 90, Oneonta, a native of Great Britain who met her husband in the British Isles during World War II, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 at the Chestnut Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Oneonta. She was born Jan. 30, 1924, in Westminster, London, the daughter of the late William J. and Daisy L. (Ball) Wheeler. Muriel grew up in Greenford, Middlesex,…
IN MEMORIAM: Susan S. Rodd, 72; She Co-Authored Book On Grieving FLY CREEK – Susan Stickland Rodd, 72, who after her husband’s death in 1977 co-wrote “Beyond Loss: A Practical Guide Through Grief to Meaningful Life,” died peacefully in Cooperstown on Oct. 28, 2014. She was 72.…
IN MEMORIAM: Jim Georgeson, 95; Former Oneonta Mayor, Civic Leader ONEONTA – One of Oneonta’s foremost citizens, James Nicholas Georgeson, 95, a former mayor, businessman and SUNY Oneonta official, passed away Wednesday at Focus Otsego Manor. In recent years, he lived in Oneonta and Green Valley, Ariz. Jim was born Oct. 4, 1919, in Oneonta, the son of Christina Vlahos and Nicholas Georgeson, both natives of Greece. He married Charlotte Lunn of Oneonta in 1951. Jim was a lifetime resident…
