IN MEMORIAM: Elwyn K. Sheldon, 77; Retired Union Contractor, Well Driller RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Elwyn K. “Skip” Sheldon, 77, of Division Street, a union contractor and well-driller, passed away peacefully on Monday Dec. 10, 2018 in his home. Elwyn was born Feb. 11, 1941 in Herkimer, a son to the late Elwyn A. and Thelma Griffiths Sheldon. He was raised and educated in Richfield Springs. Skip was a heavy equipment mechanic and a union contractor with Local 1249 IBEW. He…
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IN MEMORIAM: Ellen B. Brown, 95; Went From Normal School To SUNY ONEONTA – Ellen B. Brown, 95, who trained in the former Oneonta Normal School, then spent 21 years in SUNY Oneonta’s Educational Psychology Department, passed away Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Utica. Lately, she had been residing in Ilion. Ellen was born March 27, 1923, in Oneonta, to the late Dan Clark and Adda (Mattice) Barlow Sr.…
IN MEMORIAM Peter Molinari Jr., 72, Oneonta; Ran Palace Cigar, Rose & Laurel ONEONTA – Peter Paul Molinari Jr., 72, former longtime owner of the landmark Palace Cigar on Main Street, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on July 2, 1946, in Albany, the son of Peter Paul Sr. and Frances (Croshaw) Molinari. Peter attended SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Albany, earning his bachelor’s degree in business.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary E. Bunt, 69; With Husband, Depicted The Clauses UNADILLA – Mary E. Bunt, 69, of Unadilla, who with her husband, Fred, depicted Mrs. Claus and Santa locally for many years, passed away Saturday morning Dec. 8, 2018, at her home surrounded by family. She was born on May 12, 1949, to Floyd & Beulah (Bell) Jones. She married Frederick Bunt on May 29, 1971, in Hartwick; he predeceased her. She was also predeceased by her sisters, Luella…
For 30th Year, PTA Raises Funds To Enhance Education…
Cooperstown F.D. Hosts Kids At Christmas Party Santa (Paul Bedworth) and Bob Cratchit (Bob Satriano) await the arrival of a couple of hundred youngsters Saturday afternoon at the Cooperstown fire hall on Chestnut. The firefighters annual Christmas party for local children also including county Correctional Officers Rich Mann and Lynda May, who were fingerprinting youngsters as part of the sheriff’s department Safe Children ID Program. (Patrick Wager/AllOTSEGO.com)…
Light Snow, Candlelight Entices Record Crowd…
IN MEMORIAM: Patricia M. Dinger, 63 CHERRY VALLEY – Patricia M. Dinger, 63, of Cherry Valley passed away unexpectedly, Dec. 3, 2018 at Centers Healthcare Cooperstown. Patricia was a one-of-a-kind woman with a contagious smile and laugh. She loved the Lord and her church, puzzles, and visits from her loved ones.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy B. Peet, 104; Retired From Oneonta Dress Factory UNADILLA – Dorothy B. Peet, 104, of Unadilla, who retired from the Oneonta Dress Factory, passed away Tuesday morning Dec. 4, 2018, at Chestnut Park Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was born on June 22, 1914, to William and Clara May (Bingham) Byam. She was the widow of the late Edwin Peet and was predeceased by her son, John Edwin Peet and her sisters, Loretta & Ruth, her brothers,…
IN MEMORIAM Ellen Armstrong Kanarek, 69; Sister Of Cooperstown Pastor Ellen Armstrong Kanarek, 69, of Princeton, N.J., sister of the Rev. Elsie Rhodes, Cooperstown’s First Presbyterian Church pastor, died from complications of pneumonia on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 22, 2018, at Princeton Medical Center. Ellen was born in Princeton on March 24, 1949, and was a longtime resident. She was a 1966 graduate of Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, where she excelled academically, teaching herself Greek as an independent study, and…