IN MEMORIAM: Kathleen A. Bachand, 93; Cooperstown Realtor Margaret Savoie’s Mother COOPERSTOWN – Kathleen A. Bachand, 93, mother of Cooperstown realtor Margaret Savoie, passed away Sunday morning, July 27, 2014, at Otsego Manor. Kathleen was a kind and loving woman with a great sense of humor, and with a deep and abiding love of her family and many friends. She was born Dec. 18, 1920, in Hartford, Conn., a daughter of Anthony and Philomena (Vendetti) DiPaola. She married Edward A.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Joan O. Tripp, 83, Retired Village Librarian COOPERSTOWN – Joan O. Tripp, 83, retired librarian at the Village Library of Cooperstown, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, July 23, 2014.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Stephen J. Gennarino, Country Club Auto Retiree ONEONTA – Stephen J. Gennarino, 65, who rose from mechanic to warranty administrator in 38 years at Country Club Automotive, passed away suddenly on Friday in Rochester, where he relocated after a stroke in 2005. He was born October 14, 1948 in Oneonta, the son of John B. Gennarino and Grace (Elliott Gennarino) Waite. Stephen attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Oneonta High School. He later attended and received an…
IN MEMORIAM: Bruce ‘Gary’ Rathbone, 72, Retired Teacher BURLINGTON FLATS – Bruce Garrison “Gary” Rathbone, 72, who taught at BOCES and served on the Burlington Town Board, passed away July 17, 2014, peacefully at his home in Burlington Flats. He was born on April 5, 1942, in Staten Island to Bruce and Patricia Wheeler Rathbone. He moved to Cooperstown with his mother at an early age while his father was overseas serving in World War II.…
IN MEMORIAM: Vivian E. Baldwin, 84, Newspaper Editor CHERRY VALLEY – Vivian E. Baldwin, 84, an editor for the Times Journal, Cobleskill, for many years, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014. She was born April 3, 1930 in Cobleskill, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Julia (Froyer) Meyers. She married Elmer L. Baldwin on Sept. 21, 1957, at the Presbyterian Church, Cherry Valley.…
IN MEMORIAM: Atty. John Scarzafava, 67, Of Oneonta; Honored Advocate, Civic Leader ONEONTA – Attorney John F. Scarzafava, 67, a partner in the Scarzafava & Basdekis law firm, passed away Sunday, July 13, at his summer home on Otsego Lake, after a five-year battle with lung cancer. He was born April 4, 1947, in Oneonta, to Francis and Netti Scarzafava. He graduated from OHS in 1965 and was placed on the school’s Wall of Distinction in 2010. He graduated cum…
75-Mile Bike Ride In Works For 75th Induction Birthday By LIBBY CUDMORE There are plenty of ways to celebrate the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 75th anniversary Induction – concerts, games and new exhibits and old memories. But for county Rep. Linda Rowinski, D-Oneonta, a bike trip is the perfect way to celebrate. “The Hall of Fame wanted a year-long celebration of community involvement,” she said. “Downtown Oneonta has started to become a popular destination for mountain biking, and the ball…
Abner Doubleday Story Is True. And It’s Ours The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta, June 2014 During Stalin’s show trials – old-line Bolsheviks were brought to the dock in Moscow in 1937-38, accused of treason – a wide-eyed reporter for a Western news agency asked a hardened oldtimer, A.T. Cholerton of the London-based Daily Telegraph: Are the accusations true? As the story goes, Cholerton replied: Yes. Everything is true, except the facts. Why does this bring the Abner Doubleday story to mind…
IN MEMORIAM: Bill Armstrong, 89; WWII Veteran, Father Of 7 COOPERSTOWN – William T. “Bill” Armstrong, a World War II veteran and long-time resident of Cooperstown, died Wednesday , June 18, 2014, at Fox Hospital in Oneonta. He was 89.…
