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.…
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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…
Former Mayor Jim Georgeson, 95, Dies ONEONTA – Former Oneonta mayor James N. Georgeson, 95, passed away Wednesday at the Focus Otsego Manor. He served in 1960-62, before the mayoral term was extended to four years. Arrangements are pending with the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy Lewis, 92, First Oneontan To Enlist In WAVES ONEONTA – Funeral services are Saturday for Dorothy Moore Lewis, 92, who during World War II became the first woman from Oneonta to enlist in the WAVES (the Navy’s Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), who passed away Sunday at the Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 24, 1922, in Oneonta, the daughter of George F. and Nellie (Thomas) Moore. She graduated from Oneonta High School in 1940…
IN MEMORIAM: Kittie Johnson, 57; Folk Artist MIDDLEFIELD – Kittie Leslie Johnson, 57, a folk artist here in Middlefield, died peacefully at Bassett Hospital on Friday.…
IN MEMORIAM: Paul Knapp, 81, Pink Street; Rail Executive Operated Beefees Restaurant COOPERSTOWN – Paul Knapp Jr., 81, of Pink Street, a transportation executive who owned and operated Beefees Restaurant after moving to Cooperstown in 1978, died Friday at Bassett Hospital.…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas Ray Blaske, 65; Oversaw BOCES’ Culinary Arts Program HARTWICK – Thomas Ray Blaske, 65, known as “B,” who ran the Culinary Arts Program at BOCES in Milford for over 30 years, died Tuesday at Bassett Hospital. He was born May 23, 1949, to Helen J. Reamer of Michigan. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of Technology. In addition to working at BOCES, he was a certified executive chef and a certified culinary educator through the American Culinary Federation.…