IN MEMORIAM: Alfred J. Miller Sr., 88; Veteran Worked For Remington, Bruce Hall RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Alfred J. Miller, Sr., 88, passed away on Tuesday morning Jan. 29, 2019, in Alpine Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Little Falls. Alfred was born on Sept. 17, 1930, in East Rutherford, N.J., a son to the late Jacob and Margaret Vander Ploeg Miller. He was raised and educated in Haledon, N.J., graduating from Eastern Christian High School.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Helen E. Frankl; Nurse at Oneonta Doctors’ Offices ONEONTA – Helen E. Frankl, 87, a former nurse in Oneonta doctors’ offices, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on Jan. 26, 2019. She was born Feb. 14, 1931, in Lilly, Pa., the daughter of Antonio and Josephine (Iapaulcci) Tucci. Helen graduated from Oneonta High School and continued her education in nursing. She was Dr. John Rowley’s nurse for over 20 years also Dr.…
IN MEMORIAM: Lois G. Thompson, 90; Vermont Native Leaves 2 Daughters Locally HARTWICK – Lois G. Thompson, 90, of Hartwick, passed away surrounded by her family Saturday night, January 26, 2019, at Bassett Hospital following a brief illness. Survivors include two daughters in the Cooperstown area.…
MCS Bleachers Filled With Polar Jump Fans Chinese Auction Leads Up To Feb. 16 Event Ezra Wilber of Cherry Valley, now 14, a beneficiary of the 2004 Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump, helps distribute merchandise to winning bidders at today’s Chinese auction in the Milford Central School gym to benefit this year’s plunge, planned for Saturday, Feb. 16. The winners were Michelle Zuk, Oneonta, accompanied by a friend, Barbara Finkelstein. At right, young Maverick Bliss, 4, shows glee at mom…
Security-Guard’s Death Prompts Bassett To Give CO Detectors To Workers COOPERSTOWN – Having lost one of their own – Wade Bostwick, a well-liked security guard who died Saturday, Nov. 24, a victim of carbon-monoxide poison – the Bassett Hospital community is taking steps to prevent it from happening again. Working with Kidde, the fire-safety products manufacturer, the healthcare network has arranged to provide carbon-monoxide detectors free to anyone who might need one, Executive Vice President & COO Ronette Wiley announced.…
IN MEMORIAM: Alan Babcock, 68; Lifelong Farmer In Burlington Flats BURLINGTON FLATS – Lifelong farmer Alan W. Babcock, 68, of No Mans Land Road, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, in his home. Alan was born on April 6, 1950, in Cooperstown, a son of the late Gerald W. and Edna M. Young Babcock. He was raised on the family farm in Burlington Flats and educated in Richfield Springs Central School graduating in 1968. After high school he attended…
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IN MEMORIAM Dr. Donald T. Sherwood, Surgeon; Served Tri-Town Area For 50 Years UNADILLA – Donald Thomas Sherwood, M.D., 74, of Unadilla, a surgeon in the Tri-Town area for a half-century, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 21, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He will be remembered by his family as well as by the community that relied on his tireless work ethic, kindness, vitality, love of all God’s people and creatures, generous spirit, humility and insatiable quest for…
Cooperstown Food Pantry Offers Help In Shutdown COOPERSTOWN – With February SNAP benefits being issued early, the Cooperstown Food Pantry is reminding families that those benefits must last through February. However, the Cooperstown Food Pantry is open 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays at 25 Church St., and are open to anyone in need of emergency feeding assistance. Information, call 547-8902 or visit www.cooperstownfoodpantry.org.…
IN MEMORIAM Donald A. Drake, 81, Roseboom; CV-S Principal, Board President ROSEBOOM – Donald (Don) A. Drake, 81, of Roseboom, retired Cherry Valley-Springfield Central High School principal and, later, school board president, passed away peacefully on Jan. 23, 2019, at the Center in Cooperstown with his beloved wife Susan (Sue) by his side. Don was born on March 2, 1937, in Cooperstown, the son of Clifford S. Drake and Laura Laymon Drake. Don married Susan High on Aug. 13, 1960. …