IN MEMORIAM: Bill Bowes, 89, Survived WWII Kamikaze Attack COOPERSTOWN – William Morris Bowes, 89, who witnessed a kamikaze attack on the USS Santee during World War II, died Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3, 2015, at Fulton Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare in Gloversville. Born May 12, 1925, in Albany, he was the son of Thomas C. and Margaret (Dilts) Bowes. Raised in Oneonta, he attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Oneonta High School. On May 8, 1943, he entered the…
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IN MEMORIAM: Douglas J. Welsh, 85; Played 3 Sports For Coach ‘Red’ Bursey COOPERSTOWN – Douglas John (Lovey) Welsh, who played under “Red” Bursey, the legendary high school coach, and pursued in career in carpentry and masonry on historic buildings, passed away Feb. 5, 2015. He was 85.…
IN MEMORIAM: Patricia Dornburgh, 82; Cooperstown Native Daughter Dies In R.I. COOPERSTOWN – Patricia Butler Dornburgh, a Native Daughter of Cooperstown, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island’s Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, R.I. Born on Aug. 21, 1932, she was the daughter of Harold and Patricia (Bracelyn) Butler, who predeceased her in 1967 and 1989 respectively. A 1949 summa cum laude graduate of Cooperstown Central School, she went on to earn a B.A.…
IN MEMORIAM: Margaret R. Hage, 95; Montgomery County Home Administrator COOPERSTOWN – Margaret R. Hage, 95, whose family members have played key roles in Cooperstown civic life in recent years, passed away peacefully late Friday night, Jan. 23, 2015, at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home. She was affectionately known her whole life by family and friends as Peggy or Peg. A funeral mass was Tuesday. The complete obituary was released today by Connell, Dow and Deysenroth Funeral Home.…
Friends, Family Remember Kellie Place …
IN MEMORIAM: Kellie Place, Realtor, Arts Supporter, Town Planning Chair Updated 1/21/15 10:38am ONEONTA – Kellie Place, a realtor with Century 21 and civic leader, serving as CANO board member and longtime chair of the Town of Oneonta Planning Board, died Sunday, Jan. 18, of complications from pneumonia. Arrangements are incomplete at this hour. For full obituary, see this week’s Hometown Oneonta, on newsstands Wednesday afternoon. She served as the co-founder and director of administration of the New York Summer…
Funeral Friday For Philomena Naples, 89, Oneonta ONEONTA – Philomena M. Naples, 89, matriarch of an extended Oneonta family, passed away on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born in Oneonta on June 9, 1925, the daughter of Louis and Josephine (Colone) Colone. She married Peter O. Naples, Sr. on Nov. 10, 1947, and he predeceased her on Aug. 18, 1982. Phil retired as a school aid from Valleyview Elementary School, where she worked for many…
IN MEMORIAM: Johanna Svrakov, 92; Aided Dutch Resistance During WWII ONEONTA – Johanna Svrakov, 92, a native of the Dutch East Indies who later contributed to the struggle against German occupation of her native Netherlands during World War II, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Fox Hospital. Johanna was born in Medan, Sumatra, now part of Indonesia, on Jan. 19, 1922, the daughter of Jantinus and Zalika (Grunantj Barnai) van Dijk. Following the death of her father, the family…
With Stars, DAR Tells Soldiers, Sailors They’re Remembered By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com Edition of Thursday-Friday Dec. 25-26, 2014 WORCESTER While Roxanne Murray was teaching second grade at Cooperstown Central School, she always did a program on Veteran’s Day with her class. But after retiring in 2012, she was still looking for a way to honor the troops. “I was at a Daughters of the American Revolution function, and I was talking to a woman about this program I’d heard…
Shopping Local With Libby: Vintage is So Today By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com Edition Of Dec. 12, 2014 COOPERSTOWN If Oneonta is where you go for the unique, Cooperstown is where you go for the antique. “It’s an old-fashioned kind of village,” said Kathryn Busse, co-owner with husband Rich of Christmas Around the Corner and the Silver Fox Gift Shop, 139 Main St. “It reminds people of a Victorian Christmas.” Living in Oneonta, I’ve never given myself the chance to…
