IN MEMORIAM: Dulce G. Jester, 70; Past President Of Otego F.D. Auxiliary OTEGO – Dulce Guadaloupe Jester, 70, who was active in the Otego Fire Department Auxiliary, rising to president, as a young woman in Otego, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, after a long battle with lung cancer and COPD. Had She lived in Winston-Salem, N.C., since 1996. She was born Oct. 11, 1949, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Frances Christina Sleam and Antonio Rivis Piedra.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Mark P. Pylinski, 60; ECS Grad Traveled World In Air Force EDMESTON – Edmeston Central graduate Mark P. Pylinski, 60, who rose to master sergeant and traveled the world in an Air Force career, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday December 4, 2019 at his home in Norwich. Mark was born on March 6, 1959 in Holyoke, Mass., the son of the late Peter and Ruth Sweet Pylinski Thompson.…
IN MEMORIAM: Ann Lewis Enright, 79; Nurse Played Key Roles At Fox, Bassett ONEONTA — Ann Lewis Enright, 79, Fox Hospital’s former director of nursing services and a nurse anesthetist at Bassett Hospital for 20 years, passed away on Dec. 1, 2019, with her loving husband, Dennis, by her side. Ann was born on June 26, 1940, in Bainbridge, the daughter of Randolph and Helen Foote Lewis. She graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1958. After graduating, Ann attended the…
IN MEMORIAM: Eleanor D. Hallock, 89; With Husband, Ran Old Mill Antique Shop ONEONTA – Eleanor Donohue Hallock, who operated the Old Mill Antique Shop in Portlandville in 1987-2005, passed away Nov. 29, 2019, in Oneonta after an illness. She was born on Nov. 1, 1930, in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan, daughter of Thomas Donohue and Kathryn Cantwell. She grew up at St. Mark’s Place, Brooklyn and graduated from St. Mark’s High School in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where she was…
IN MEMORIAM: Athena ‘Ann’ Mileski; Caring Maryland Woman Dies At 53 MARYLAND – Athena I. “Ann” Mileski, 53, who enjoyed cooking, gardening and laughing with friends and neighbors, passed away Nov. 29, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. She was born June 2, 1966, in Cooperstown, the daughter of Richard and Irene (Decker) Beers. She spent the majority of her life in the Otego area. She married James B. Mileski on May 5, 2005 in Oneonta. Most of Ann’s occupations involved caring for…
IN MEMORIAM Suzanne S. Dean, 96; Cherished Otsego Lake While A Child, Adult COOPERSTOWN — Suzanne Smith Dean (Susie), 96, of East Orleans, Mass., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. She was born on April 15, 1923, in New York City, daughter of Dorothy Bostwick Smith Campbell and W.T. Sampson Smith, Sr. Mrs. Dean spent her early years in that city attending Shipley School and Miss Hewett’s Classes. She was a member of the Red Cross Nurses’ Aid…
IN MEMORIAM: Bertha I. Smith, 97; Opened Home to Many Children MORRIS – Bertha Irene Smith, 97, who opened a home daycare and served as a foster mother, passed away at her home in Morris on November 26, 2019. During her last days she had the comfort and support of her loving family at her side. Bertha was the daughter of Herman and Genieve Comino, of Town of Maryland. She married Leroy Smith, also of Maryland, on March 29, 1942.…
IN MEMORIAM: Linda L. Briggs, 62; Ran Home Daycare For 30 Years MARYLAND – Linda L. (Sutton) Briggs, 62, passed away on November 22, 2019 at Albany Veteran’s Medical Center. She was born September 5, 1957 in Oneonta, the daughter of Robert and Carol (Munson) Sutton. Linda graduated from Andrew S. Draper Central School in Schenevus. She served in the United States Army, where she met the father of her 3 children, Luis Lopez. Linda dedicated her life in helping…
IN MEMORIAM: Jo Ann Deller, 75; Worked As Postal Clerk For 30 Years WEST WINFIELD – Jo Anne (nee Dauchy) Deller, 75, quietly entered Paradise on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 from her home. Jo Anne was born in Sidney on June 23, 1944, the daughter of Walton T. and Evelyn M. (nee Mattison) Dauchy. She grew up in Burlington Flats, NY where she enjoyed exploring the woods and creek, riding horses at her grandparents, and playing with the neighborhood kids.…
IN MEMORIAM: Rosalie H. Weir, 92; CCS Teacher Aide Has Many Survivors TODDSVILLE – Rosalie H. Weir, a mother, daughter, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, was unexpectedly called home Saturday morning, Nov. 30, 2019, from her home in Toddsville to join her Lord and family. She was 92. Of Polish descent, she was born Sept. 1, 1927, at home in Ashley, Pa., one of seven children of Anthony Zukowski, a coalminer, and Helen (Gouse) Zukowski. After moving to the Cooperstown…
