IN MEMORIAM: Gene Lincourt, 80; 40-Year Lakewood Cemetery Caretaker COOPERSTOWN – Eugene “Gene” L. Lincourt, who served for over 40 years as superintendent of Lakewood Cemetery in Cooperstown and who was equally well-known and respected for his skill as a stone mason, passed away late Sunday morning, Feb. 9, 2020, at Bassett Hospital following a brief illness. He was 80. Born at home in Toddsville on May 22, 1939, Gene was one of four children of Leo G. and Hazel…
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IN MEMORIAM Dick Daniels, 92, of Gilbertsville; Served As County Representative GILBERTSVILLE – Richard F. “Dick” Daniels, 92, former member of the Otsego County Board of Representatives and a community leader in the Gilbertsville area, passed away Feb. 4, 2020, at Fox Hospital in Oneonta. Dick was born on March 23, 1927, in Hartwick, to the late Harold and Isabell (Richards) Daniels. On May 1, 1948, he married his high school sweetheart Arlene W. Fenton in the First Presbyterian Church…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert F. Van Wormer, 87; Ithaca Teacher Retired To His Native Morris MORRIS – Robert “Bob” F. Van Wormer, 87, who returned to his native Morris in 1990 after 30 years teaching, mostly in the Ithaca City School District, passed away at Wilson Hospital in Johnson City on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. Bob was born on Nov. 23, 1932, the son of Frederick Van Wormer and Mary (Lindhorst) Van Wormer, both deceased. He was also predeceased by a…
Gerri Scheele’s Memorial Service Saturday at Plains At Parish Site ONEONTA – A celebration of life for Geraldine M. Scheele of Oneonta will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at The Plains at Parish Homestead, 163 Heritage Circle. All are welcome. Mrs. Scheele, 86, passed away on Dec. 1, 2019. A native Nebraskan, the Scheele family moved to Oneonta in 1964. where she was became fully engaged as an artist, educator and organizer. Gerri pursued her passion for painting,…
IN MEMORIAM: William ‘Bill’ Truscott, 74; After Farming, Lived in Arizona, California MILFORD – William “Bill” Truscott, 74, who retired from farming in Laurens, then pursued a career in business, living in Arizona and California, passed away peacefully Saturday night Feb. 1, 2020, surrounded by his family at home after a long battle with MS. He was born on Aug 17, 1945, son of Howard and Alice (Buel) Truscott in Delhi. After graduation from Laurens Central School, Class of 1964,…
IN MEMORIAM: Evelyn Jacobs, Oneonta; Centenarian, Retired RN At Fox Hospital ONEONTA – Evelyn Jacobs, 100, a registered nurse at Fox Hospital for 20 years, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 45 years, Albert Rowe, then married Larry Jacobs, who she was loved by for 12 years until his passing. An Oneonta native, Evelyn was a graduate of Binghamton General School of Nursing in 1943, then served as a Fox…
IN MEMORIAL: William Aris Mixon Jr., 81; High-End NYC Retailer, Hotelier In Bahamas CHERRY VALLEY – William Aris Mixon Jr., 81, of Cherry Valley, a high-end retailer in New York City and hotelier in the Bahamas, passed away due to complications from a head injury on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Albany Medical Center. Known familiarly as Aris Mixon, he was born on Jan. 27, 1939, in Cairo, Georgia. An active, creative man, he attended Florida State University, where he…
IN MEMORIAM: Audrie L. Knapp, 97; Retired New York City Graphic Artist COOPERSTOWN – Audrie L. Knapp, a retired graphic artist and longtime resident of Manhattan, passed away Thursday morning, January 30, 2020, at Bassett Hospital. She was 97. Born May 1, 1922, in Yonkers, she was a daughter of Clarence and Veronica (Nyahay) Knapp.…
IN MEMORIAM: Henry A. Prager, 84; Ran Excavating Company For 50 Years SCHENEVUS – Henry A. Prager, 84, proprietor of Prager Excavating here for a half-century, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 29, 2020 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. He was born in Jersey City, N.J., on March 12, 1935, to German Immigrants August and Johanna (Busch) Prager. In 1945 they purchased a farm on Bedeau Hill Road, outside Schenevus, where he grew up as a teenager farming and hunting.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary E. Kinney, 81; Mount Vision Women Dies In Florida MOUNT VISION – Mary Helen Evans Kinney, 81, of Mount Vision, passed away in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 22, 2019, from respiratory complications. Mary was born in Mount Vision, to parents Leah and Clarence “Poppy” Evans. She graduated from Laurens High School in 1956. She married Richard Lavern Kinney Sr., of Schuyler Lake, on July 14, 1956. A journeyman printer, he passed away on Jan. 8, 2019, also…
