IN MEMORIAM: Mike Fulton, 65; Wed Cooperstown’s Karine Rich COOPERSTOWN – Michael A. “Mike” Fulton passed away peacefully on Sept. 8, 2020. His wife, Karine Rich, was by his side at their home in Fort Pierce, Fla. Mike was born July 12, 1955, in Watertown, to Barbara Ritchie and Robert Fulton. Mike was dedicated husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to so many people. He started his work as a young boy delivering newspapers. As he grew in his teenage…
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IN MEMORIAM Frank E. Mullet, 99, Edmeston; 18-Year School Superintendent ONEONTA – Frank Emerson Mullet, loving husband and father, and retired 18-year superintendent at Edmeston Central School, passed away peacefully on Sept. 14, 2020, at the age of 99. Raised in Spencer, Mass., he received a sports scholarship to catch for the Bates College baseball team in Lewiston, Maine, where he majored in physics. During college, Frank traveled to California and worked at Lockheed Aircraft in Burbank. After World War…
IN MEMORIAM Sarah Cunningham Sumner; Noted Violinist Was ‘Beacon’ In Baroque Revival In U.S. SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Sarah Cunningham Sumner, a noted violinist involved in the revival of Baroque music in the United States in the 1970s, passed away Aug. 26, 2020, at the Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. Sarah was born on Aug. 31, 1925, in New York City and spent her childhood there and in Springfield Center. She attended Harvard at the age of 16, studying…
IN MEMORIAM C. Norman Moran, 85; Main St. Baptist Church Pastor, OCCS Founder ONEONTA – Clarence Norman “Norm” Moran, 85, former pastor of Main Street Baptist Church and founding president of what is now the Oneonta Christian Academy in Otego, passed away on Sept. 12, 2020. He was born in Chester, Pa., on Christmas Day in 1934, the son of Clarence Wesley Moran and Anna Pusey Moran. At his mother’s encouragement, he enrolled at Philadelphia College of the Bible, then…
IN MEMORIAM: Jean Marie Trask, 90; Otego Native Rose To Army Lt. Colonel OTEGO – Jean Marie Trask, who pursued a career in the U.S. Army, passed away peacefully at home, on August 24, 2020 in Blairsville, Ga. She was born June 1, 1930, Jean was the daughter of Arthur and Rosella (Fazone) Trask, and lived in the Otego area until she enlisted in the Army. She ended her career while stationed at the Pentagon with the rank of lieutenant…
IN MEMORIAM: Pierre Weidemann, 57; Pursued Interests In Film, Theater, Art COOPERSTOWN – Pierre Bernard Weidemann, a beloved son, brother, and uncle, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, at his home in Schuyler Lake. He was 57. Born Dec. 11, 1962, in Montreal, Canada, Pierre was the son of Marie Andrée Trempe Weidemann and the late Manfred Bernard Weidemann, a photographer and long-time owner of Pioneer Photo in Cooperstown. Pierre grew up in Newfoundland, N.J. and…
IN MEMORIAM William L. Peters Aug. 3, 1957–Aug. 30, 2020 COOPERSTOWN – William L. Peters of Towson, Md., died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. Bill was born and raised in Cooperstown, and graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 1975. He then attended Lehigh University, Bethlehem. Pa., where he was president of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and graduated in 1979 with a degree in business administration. Bill went on to Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. …
IN MEMORIAM Wolf Dieter Wilde, 81; Oneonta’s Master Jeweler ONEONTA – Wolf Dieter Wilde, a goldsmith living and working in Oneonta, died peacefully at home on the morning of Sept. 2, 2020, after a recent decline in health. Wolf was born in Berlin, Germany, on May 8, 1939. Surviving the hardships of World War II, Wolf and his twin sister, Marion, were raised by their mother, Ruth. Going through the standard education system, Wolf was eventually directed toward the trades,…
IN MEMORIAM Henry Brevoort Cannon III, 81; Deep Family Ties To Cherry Valley CHERRY VALLEY – Henry Brevoort Cannon III died on March 21, 2020, at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital of delayed complications from a heart-valve replacement surgery on Jan. 30. A funeral service at Grace Episcopal Church in Cherry Valley was envisioned for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, followed immediately by interment of ashes at the Cherry Valley Cemetery, in conjunction with an annual Labor Day family reunion…
IN MEMORIAM: John R. Timer, 63, Laurens; Farmer, Man Of Many Skills LAURENS – John R. Timer, 63, of Laurens, a dedicated farmer, gifted mechanic, fine carpenter and tractor-pull champion, was called home by his Savior on Aug. 26, 2020, while in the care of his family. John was born on Aug. 29, 1956, a beloved son of Albert Timer Sr. and Emily Mednansky Timer. John was a lifelong resident of the Laurens and Mount Vision areas.…
