IN MEMORIAM: Jeanette Hansen, 93; First Drum Majorette At Oneonta High COOPERSTOWN – Oneonta native Jeanette Baldwin Hansen, 93, passed away Thursday in Cooperstown, where she had resided at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home. She was born Feb. 24, 1922, in Oneonta , the daughter of Edna and Paul Baldwin. Jeanette grew up on East Street and graduated from Oneonta High School in 1940. She was a member of the National Honor Society, voted most popular in her class and…
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IN MEMORIAM: Madalyn A. Cimino, 82; Dartmouth Administrator, Village Trustee COOPERSTOWN – Former village trustee Madalyn A. Cimino, who in 1972 the first woman to be named an administrative officer at Dartmouth Medical School, died yesterday morning at Bassett Hospital. She was 82. A native of Cooperstown, Madalyn was born June 14, 1932, at Bassett, a daughter of Jack and Maria née Falzarano Cimino. She first attended Cooperstown schools and later the Knox School for Girls, graduating from there in…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert Mason, Jr., 94; Newspaperman, AT&T Exec, WWII Vet VAN HORNESVILLE – E. Robert Mason Jr., retired director of employee communications for AT&T and a former newspaperman, died at his home here on Feb. 27. He was 94. Born in Orange, N.J., Bob Mason graduated from Columbia High School and Lafayette College, earning a B.A. in English with honors. Immediately after college, he served in the Naval Reserve as a communications officer, participating in the invasions of Normandy, southern…
IN MEMORIAM: Fabian Bressett, 76; Served 33 Years On CV Town Board CHERRY VALLEY – Fabian John Bressett III, who served on the Cherry Valley Town Board for 33 years, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at home with his wife by his side, after a brief and courageous battle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). He was 76. Fabian was born in Cooperstown on July 30, 1938, the son of the late Fabian Jerome & Iva Nancy (Walker) Bressett. …
IN MEMORIAM: Jacquie Gibson, 50; Former Aide To Senator Jim Seward ONEONTA – Jacqueline “Jacquie” Gibson, 50, well-known in Oneonta and beyond as a former aide to state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Jacquie was born on Jan. 21, 1965, in Sidney, the daughter of John and Dorothy (Klee) Thomas. She married Douglas Gibson on Oct. 17, 1987. He predeceased her on Oct. 24, 2009. She was a legislative assistant in the senator’s…
IN MEMORIAM: Catherine Bartlett, 82; Bassett Nurse SPRINGFIELD – Catherine Frances Powers Bartlett, a nurse at Bassett Hospital for many years, died peacefully Tuesday evening, Feb. 24, 2015, at Bassett, with her family by her side. She was 82. Born March 11, 1932, in Brooklyn, Catherine was a daughter of Allen and Margaret F. (Murphy) Powers. She married Robert A. Bartlett, Sr. on Jan. 20, 1957, in Cooperstown, and lived in their home on Bartlett Road, Town of Springfield, for the…
IN MEMORIAM: Bill Bowes, 89, Survived WWII Kamikaze Attack COOPERSTOWN – William Morris Bowes, 89, who witnessed a kamikaze attack on the USS Santee during World War II, died Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3, 2015, at Fulton Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare in Gloversville. Born May 12, 1925, in Albany, he was the son of Thomas C. and Margaret (Dilts) Bowes. Raised in Oneonta, he attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Oneonta High School. On May 8, 1943, he entered the…
IN MEMORIAM: Douglas J. Welsh, 85; Played 3 Sports For Coach ‘Red’ Bursey COOPERSTOWN – Douglas John (Lovey) Welsh, who played under “Red” Bursey, the legendary high school coach, and pursued in career in carpentry and masonry on historic buildings, passed away Feb. 5, 2015. He was 85.…
IN MEMORIAM: Patricia Dornburgh, 82; Cooperstown Native Daughter Dies In R.I. COOPERSTOWN – Patricia Butler Dornburgh, a Native Daughter of Cooperstown, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island’s Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, R.I. Born on Aug. 21, 1932, she was the daughter of Harold and Patricia (Bracelyn) Butler, who predeceased her in 1967 and 1989 respectively. A 1949 summa cum laude graduate of Cooperstown Central School, she went on to earn a B.A.…
IN MEMORIAM: Margaret R. Hage, 95; Montgomery County Home Administrator COOPERSTOWN – Margaret R. Hage, 95, whose family members have played key roles in Cooperstown civic life in recent years, passed away peacefully late Friday night, Jan. 23, 2015, at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home. She was affectionately known her whole life by family and friends as Peggy or Peg. A funeral mass was Tuesday. The complete obituary was released today by Connell, Dow and Deysenroth Funeral Home.…