IN MEMORIAM: Dennis Suhocki, 67; Navy Vet, Outdoorsman, Taxidermist RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Dennis G. Suhocki, 67, a Navy veteran, outdoorsman and taxidermists, passed away on Dec. 28, 2019, in his home, following a short illness. He had the comfort of his loving family at his side. Dennis was born on July 15, 1952, in Herkimer, son of the late John and Margaret Irene Stiler Suhocki. A lifelong area resident, he was educated at Owen D. Young Central School in Van…
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IN MEMORIAM: Marion R. Cotten, 84; With Husband, Operated Dairy Farm MILFORD – Marion R. Cotten, 84, who with her husband operated a Town of Milford dairy farm for 36 years, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Born Aug. 1, 1935, in the Town of Butternuts, Marion was the daughter of Fields and Lulu (Smith) Miller. She was raised in the family home on Fields Miller Road (named for the family) and graduated from Gilbertsville High School in…
CLICK HERE FOR FULL OBITUARY Dick Case, 84, Beloved Writer, Earned CGP Degree In 1967 COOPERSTOWN — Dick Case, a generations-long columnist at Syracuse Newspapers and a 1967 graduate of the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies, died Sunday, Dec. 22, at age 84. The cause was pneumonia. He was invited back in 2010 for the annual Bruce Buckley lecture on the topic, “Observations of a Lifelong Storyteller.” He found stories where others didn’t: “Like gems hidden at the bottom…
IN MEMORIAM: Ann B. Clinton, 78; Lived Many Years In Cooperstown Area COOPERSTOWN – Ann B. Clinton, a long-time resident of the Cooperstown area, passed away early Friday morning, Dec. 27, 2019, at Wilson Health Care Center at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Md. She was 78. Born Judith Ann Barrett on Oct. 5, 1941, in Baltimore, Md., she was a daughter of William Milton Barrett and Mildred Lee Rippard Barrett. Raised in Maryland, she graduated from Franklin High School…
IN MEMORIAM: Vera C. Young, 81; Keith Clark Employee, Unatego Driver PORTLANDVILLE — Vera C. Young, 81, formerly of Otego at a bus driver in the Unatego Central School District, passed away on Christmas Day. She was born on July 13, 1938 in Oneonta. She married her high school sweetheart Charles “Chuck” Robert Young on May 26, 1957. He predeceased her in 1996.…
IN MEMORIAM: William Rathbun IV, 59; Taught Trades At BOCES For 23 Years SPRINGFIELD – Williams “Bill” A. Rathbun, IV, 59, who taught manual trades at BOCES for almost a quarter-century, passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 26, 2019, at Bassett Hospital, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on Oct. 26, 1960, in Cooperstown, the son of Williams A. Rathbun III and Virginia (Marr) Rathbun of Springfield. He was raised in the Springfield area and graduated from the former Springfield…
IN MEMORIAM: Herbert E. Baumann, 90; Korea Veteran, Lineman Retired To County LAURENS – Herbert E. Baumann, 90, of Laurens, a Korean War veteran and utility lineman who retired to Otsego County from New Jersey, passed away after a brief illness early Sunday morning, December 22, 2019, surrounded by love and a loving family at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born Sept. 19, 1929, in Garfield, N.J., he was a son of Herbert Paul and Elsie (Kinscher) Baumann. He first…
IN MEMORIAM: Alma M. Baker, 86; Ran Baker’s Greenhouse With Husband COOPERSTOWN – Alma M. Baker, 86, who with her husband operated Baker’s Greenhouse in Hyde Park for many years, passed away Friday morning, Dec. 20, 2019, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She will forever be with her husband, Carl, and her Lord. Born Alma Marie Marr on Aug. 25, 1933, at home in the Town of Burlington, she was one of six children of Jesse J. and…
IN MEMORIAM: Marshall M. Palmer, 83; Gave 40 Years Of Service To SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA – Marshall M. Palmer, 83, of Binghamton, who retired from SUNY Oneonta’s University Police after 40 years of service to the campus, passed away Dec. 17, 2019, at Wilson Hospital, Binghamton, following an extended illness. He was born on July 6, 1936, at Fox Hospital, Oneonta, the son of the late Harry and Ruth (Dalley) Palmer. Marshall graduated from Oneonta High School in 1954, and…
IN MEMORIAM: Jeanne M. Palmer, 90; Retired Teacher Grew Up In Richfield RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Jeanne M. Palmer, 90, a retired teacher and whose father operated Ehrmann Prescription Pharmacy here while she was growing up here, passed away Dec. 13, 2019, with her family by her side at the Charles T. Sitrin Health Care Center. She was born on July 6, 1929, in Amsterdam, a daughter of the late Raymond G. and Marguerite Hayes Ehrmann. She graduated from the College…
