Death Notice Douglas L. McLaud Douglas Lynn McLaud of Springhill, Florida passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022 with his beloved wife Pauline Miller McLaud by his side. A complete obituary will follow. A memorial service is planned for a later date.…
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In Memoriam Mary Lee Andrews, 86 October 7, 1935 – December 14, 2021 MIDDLETOWN – Mary Lee Andrews entered into rest on December 14th, 2021 after battling dementia for many years. She was 86 years old. Mary was born and raised in Cooperstown, NY to Ernest Schidzick and Bernice Smith Schidzick. She attended Cooperstown High School, class of 1953. She married Ronald C. Andrews on August 17th, 1957. They were married for 22 years until his passing in 1981. Mary…
In Memoriam Nelson A. Bradshaw, 74 An Actor’s Final Curtain Nelson Allen Bradshaw’s more than 10-year fight against Parkinson’s disease with Lewy body dementia (LBD) ended on December 31, 2021. Nelson was born in Redwood City, California, on April 14, 1947 to Obeda Rogers and Robert P. Bradshaw and was raised by his father. Nelson early discovered a love of acting, appearing in productions at Sequoia High School (Class of ’65) under the direction of Ray Doherty. He was also…
In Memoriam Jeffrey P. Osterhoudt, 74 October 10 1947 – December 31, 2021 WESTVILLE – Jeffrey Paul Osterhoudt, a long-time area resident, passed away Friday evening, December 31, 2021, at Albany Medical Center. He was 74. Born October 10, 1947, in Albany, Jeff spent the first few weeks of his life in an orphanage, then was adopted by Napoleon W. and Shirley (MacPherson) Osterhoudt and came to live with them in Oneonta. He went on to graduate from Oneonta High…
In Memoriam John Wellman Becker, 94 March 11, 1927 – December 23, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – John Wellman Becker, 94 of Cranberry Township, PA, died peacefully December 23rd, 2021 at UPMC Passavan Hospital in McCandless PA. He was born March 11, 1927 in Cooperstown NY to Clyde S. Becker, Sr. and Laura Green Becker. John’s childhood was marked by an early love of music. He studied piano with several teachers and by high school he was accompanying public events all over…
In Memoriam Patricia Lynn Miles, 66 Worked in home healthcare, collected pig figurines EDMESTON – Patricia Lynn “Penny” Miles, 66, of Edmeston, passed away unexpectedly on December 21, 2021 at home. Penny was born in Ilion, NY the daughter of Harold James and Alice Lydia Wilkinson Vibbard. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Orville Willard Miles in 2009, a sister Eileen Alice Vibbard in 1988, and brother James Ellis Vibbard in 1981.…
In Memoriam Dorothy Anne Ray, 86 Nov. 10, 1935 – Dec. 20, 2021 ONEONTA – Dorothy Anne Ray, 86, of Rochester passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Crest Manor in Fairport, New York. She was born on November 10, 1935 in Washington, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Rev. Mark Scott McGee Ray and Anna Elizabeth (Morgan) Ray. Dorothy Anne’s father, Mark S. M. Ray, was a minister at the United Presbyterian Church (now called the Red Door Church) in…
In Memoriam Mary M. Antonucci, 97 Joined Women’s Army Corps for WWII, Settled in Oneonta ONEONTA – Mary M. Antonucci of Country Club Road, Oneonta NY died peacefully at Fox Nursing Home after a brief illness. Born on May 24, 1924, Mary was the second of seven children born to Konstanty and Julia Sroczyk Guszcza. She grew up in Auburn, NY. Her parents were Polish immigrants who taught her the importance of hard work and helping others. In 1944, Mary…
In Memoriam Patricia Emily Mollach Cassidy World Traveler, taught photography & fashion COOPERSTOWN – Patricia Emily Mollach was born to Kathryn and Francis Mollach in Syracuse, New York. As a child of the sixties and seventies, she had the freedom to move and explore the city. It was here she first started her artistic explorations of place. After graduating from Nottingham High School, she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts from SUNY New Paltz. Pat lived in NYC for many…
In Memoriam John Emory Ferrebee April 19, 1943 – December 19, 2021 John Emory Ferrebee, of Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Sunday, December 19, 2021. His son, Samuda, was at his side. The cause of death was Parkinson’s Disease, which had long affected him. A son of Dr. Joseph Wiley and Juanita Sault Ferrebee, known to all as Salty, he was born in Boston, MA, on April 19, 1943. In 1948 he moved with…
