Douglas M. Sternberg, 64; Dentist, Doctor’s Brother

IN MEMORIAM

Dentist; Doctor’s Brother

Douglas Sternberg on a 2015 trip to Italy.

COOPERSTOWN – Douglas M. Sternberg, 64, of Oceanside, Long Island, died Oct. 11, 2020, at home after a very long illness, with his wife Michelle by his side.

He was born on July 17, 1956, the son of Nadine and Donald Sternberg, formerly of Cooperstown, and brother of Richard Sternberg of Cooperstown. Besides Michell, he leaves three children, Daniel Sternberg of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Miriam Sternberg of Denver, and Jessica Crawford of Stamford, Conn.

Doug loved Cooperstown. Before his illness he visited often. It was at his urging that his brother looked at Bassett Hospital to practice surgery and moved here in 2009.

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