IN MEMORIAM: Barbara A. Neff, 85; 4 Children Survive Arnold’s Lake Woman MILFORD – Barbara A. Neff, 85, of Arnold’s Lake, passed away on Sunday Feb. 2, 2020, following a long period of declining health. Born Oct. 6, 1934, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Lillian (Moffatt) Berner. She was raised on the family farm on Berner Hill Road. She attended Milford Central School, having graduated in the Class of 1952. As a young girl she participated in Girl Scouts…
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IN MEMORIAM: Ella Chase, 106; One Of County’s Oldest Residents WORCESTER – Ella M. Chase, 106, one of Otsego County’s oldest residents, passed away Feb. 20, 2020. Ella was born Oct. 7, 1913 in Oneonta, the daughter of Burton and Margarett (Thayer) Miller. She attended Oneonta High School for three years, then graduated from Laurens Central School. Ella was a member of Elm Park United Methodist Church in Oneonta and she worked at Scintilla in Sidney.…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris L. Spearbeck, 89; RN At SUNY Oneonta Clinic For 30 Years ONEONTA – Doris L. Spearbeck, 89, a nurse at SUNY Oneonta’s clinic for 30 years, passed away in Syracuse on Feb. 17, 2020, surrounded by family, following a brief illness. She was born on March 20, 1930, and raised on the Loudon Farm in Walton. As a child she enjoyed skating and tending to the baby piglets. She graduated from Walton High School and Wilson School…
IN MEMORIAM: Beverly J. Leneker, 74; CV Native Worked At Canajoharie Bank CHERRY VALLEY – Raised in Cherry Valley, Beverly Jean (Snyder) Leneker, 74, passed peacefully in her sleep Feb. 16, 2020, with her loving and caring husband by her side, after a long battle with dementia. Beverly was born April 21, 1945, to Lawrence C. Snyder Sr. and Elizabeth M. (Bogardus), and spent her childhood in Cherry Valley. Beverly married Raymond V. Leneker on July 25, 1964, and moved…
IN MEMORIAM: Janice Whipple, 89; Engineer, Buddhist, World Traveler COOPERSTOWN – Janice Whipple of Utica, an engineer and world traveler who was raised in Cooperstown, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. No matter how you knew Janice in this life, you knew her life was extraordinary. Born on the first day of May in 1930, she and her sister, Elsie, lived happily in the Cooperstown area. When her mother, Madilyn, died, their beloved Aunt Martha took the girls in and…
IN MEMORIAM: Justin ‘Jozz’ Joslyn, 31; Studied Computers At SUNY New Paltz MILFORD – Justin “Jozz” Joslyn, 31, of Milford, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 at his home. Justin was born in Oneonta on Aug. 12, 1988, to Blaine and Celeste Joslyn. He graduated from Milford Central School and went on to study computer engineering at SUNY New Paltz and Herkimer Community College. Justin worked several years in the production department of the Cooperstown Dream Park. His other…
IN MEMORIAM: Harry M. Lindroth Sr., 76; Longtime Head Baker At Schneider’s Bakery FLY CREEK – Harry M. Lindroth Sr., 76, of Fly Creek, head baker at Cooperstown’s famous Schneider’s Bakery for almost two decades, passed away on Tuesday night, Feb. 11, 2020. He was born on Aug. 5, 1943, at Brooklyn Hospital in Brooklyn, a son of Milton and Beatrice (Thomas) Lindroth. He was raised by his step dad, Robert Lindroth.…
IN MEMORIAM: Timothy Hecox, 55; Air Force Vet Worked In Binghamton ONEONTA – Timothy Hecox, 55, of Oneonta, an Air Force veteran who worked for 18 years at Broome Development Center, passed away at home on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. He was born on Dec. 10, 1964, in Oneonta, the son of Raymond and Cheryl (Lints) Hecox. Tim graduated from Oneonta High School. Following high school he joined the Air Force and honorably served his country for four years.…
IN MEMORIAM: Cheryl Carter, 63; 4 Stepchildren Survive In Oneonta ONEONTA – Cheryl A. Carter, 63, who lived in Oneonta for many years, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Elmira. She was born on March 15, 1956, in Elmira, to the late Clarence and Dorothy Deats Carter. She was employed by various department stores, including Rosenbaum’s and Harold’s Army-Navy Store. Family was always of the utmost importance to Cheryl. She enjoyed gambling, reading, bonfires with bourbon, and…
IN MEMORIAM Dr. Charles W. Mitchell Sr., 90; Oneonta Native, Honored Professor PLATTSBURGH – Dr. Charles W. Mitchell Sr., 90, a SUNY Plattsburgh professor and honored alumnus of OHS and SUNY Oneonta, passed away on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at UVM Health Network, CVPH following a short illness. Dr. Mitchell was born in Oneonta on Dec. 15, 1929, to Edith (Stratton) and Claude Joseph Mitchell. He went on to earn a bachelor’s and master’s from Oneonta Teachers College and a…
