IN MEMORIAM: Joseph K. Brennan, 85; Navy Veteran Joined Worcester Legion WORCESTER – Joseph K. Brennan, 85, passed June 30, 2020 at Albany Medical Center after a short illness. Joseph was born March 26, 1935, in The Bronx, the son of Mae McLoughlin and Joseph Brennan. He served in the Navy from 1952 to 1960, his most significant assignment being on the USS Lowry DD-770. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Korean Medal, UN Medal and China Service…
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IN MEMORIAM: Marguerite Ann Bueche, 84; Moved To West Edmeston To Be Near Family WEST EDMESTON – Marguerite Ann Bueche, 84, who moved to West Edmeston in 2018 to be near family, passed away Wednesday July 1, 2020, at the home of her son. Marguerite was born on July 28, 1935, in Richmond Hill, Queens, the daughter of the late Norman and Marguerite Gunn. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Valentine “Val” Bueche, and brothers…
IN MEMORIAM: Emma Jean Shepard, 91; As Girl, Attended Two One-Room Schools FLY CREEK – It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Emma Jean (Shaw) Shepard of Cooperstown on July 1, 2020, at the age of 91 years. Emma Jean was born to Harold Judson Shaw and Ethel Catherine (Knapp) Shaw February 5, 1929, at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.…
IN MEMORIAM Clifford Nelson Forman, 85 July 1934-June 29, 2020 COOPERSTOWN – Adventurer Clifford Nelson Forman passed away June 29, 2020, at the family cottage on Otsego Lake, with a wonderful view of the glimmering lake before him while surrounded by his loving partner, Carolyn Skorka, family members and friends, with whom he was able to smile and share stories of his many remarkable adventures. Cliff served in the Army with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg from Sept. 27,…
IN MEMORIAM Mary C. Erbe, 97; Active in Oneonta Life ONEONTA– Mary C. Erbe, 97, passed away June 28, 2020 at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta. Born in Oneonta, August 26, 1922, the daughter of Sheldon H. and Gertrude (Strong) Close. She married Donald D. Erbe on June 10, 1944. He died September 5, 1992. Mary graduated from Bugee School, Oneonta High School and Syracuse University. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. A life member of the…
IN MEMORIAM: George W. Smith, Jr., 93; WWII Veteran, Rome School District Retiree ONEONTA – George W. Smith, Jr., 93, went home peacefully to the Lord on Thursday, June 25, 2020. George, Junior or Smitty, was born in Rome, N.Y, in 1926, the son of George and Maude (Race) Smith. In 1944, he joined the Navy to defend our freedom in World War II. He trained and served on the USS Manatee in the South Pacific. His service to our…
IN MEMORIAM Milton Glaser, Father Of ‘I Love NY,’ Coop Music Festival Poster The father of “I Love NY,” Milton Glaser, who died Friday, June 26, 2020, on his 91st birthday in his studio in New York City, has also provided the annual poster for Linda Chessis’ Cooperstown Music Festival for the past two decades. This video describes how it all came about. CLICK HERE FOR MILTON GLASER OBITUARY…
CELEBRATION OF LIFE Adam Pierce July 18, Fortin Park, Oneonta ONEONTA – Celebration of Life for Adam Pierce will be held on July 18, 2020, at Fortin Park in Oneonta. We hope you can come spend the afternoon with us on what would have been Adam’s 46th birthday. Please gather between 12:00-12:30. A service of remembrance will begin at 12:30. After that, we invite everyone to enjoy a catered picnic and an afternoon of sharing memories and playing games. Our…
IN MEMORIAM Celeste Brown Thomas, 61; Editor At New York Times ONEONTA – Celeste Brown Thomas, 61, retired New York Times staff editor who grew up in Oneonta, passed away June 20, 2020, in Rochester of complications from uterine serous cancer. She had been treated for the disease, a rare and aggressive cancer, at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and Rochester since May 2017. She died surrounded by family, after hospice care at home for several weeks. She was…
IN MEMORIAM Giles E. Russell, 86 March 14, 1934-June 17, 2020 COOPERSTOWN – Giles E. Russell, 86, of Cooperstown, died on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Born March 14, 1934, and raised in Eagle Bridge, N.Y., Giles was the son of Giles Sr. and Kathryn (Mahar). He graduated from RPI in Troy with a degree in electrical engineering in 1955. He was an IBM engineer in Poughkeepsie from 1955 until his retirement in 1991.…
