IN MEMORIAM: Helen Chetner, 90; Retiree Active In St. Mary’s Church COOPERSTOWN – Helen F. Chetner, 90, a New York Telephone Co. retiree who was very active in St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” parish, peacefully left her family and friends on Dec. 26, 2017. She had been a resident at Chestnut Park Nursing Home, Oneonta, since 2014. Helen was born July 19, 1927, to Charles and Helen E. M. (Korinek) Chetner in Lodi Township, N.J.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Esther Jimenez, 95; Daughter Survives In Burlington Flats BURLINGTON FLATS – Esther Jimenez, 95, died December 24, 2017 at the Sitrin Nursing Home in New Hartford, with members of her family near her side. She was born on Feb. 23, 1922, in Jayuya, Puerto Rico to Felix and Emilia Aviles Fernandez. Esther is survived by her children Manuel of Bangor, Pa., (wife, Marlene); Fernando of Melville, Long Island, (wife Mayra); and Rosa Posh of Burlington Flats, (husband, John). Also surviving…
IN MEMORIAM Freda ‘Fritz’ Beliles Shultis, 94; Taught At Valley View, SUNY ONEONTA – Freda “Fritz” Beliles Shultis, 94, who practiced her teaching vocation from Valley View Elementary to SUNY Oneonta, died peacefully at Fox Nursing Home Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. Freda was born on Sept. 27, 1923, in Jones Township, Pa., the daughter of Sarah Bidgood and Christos Beliles. After her father’s unexpected passing she and her siblings thrived at the Randolph Children’s Home, Cattaraugus County, where she enjoyed…
IN MEMORIAM: Helen Forrest, 72; Cook At SUNY Oneonta, Lake Front MARYLAND – Helen June Collar Forrest, 72, Town of Maryland, a cook in local restaurants and institutions, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 19, 2017, with family by her side at Bassett Hospital. She was born June 15, 1945, in Oneonta, a daughter of Howard R. and Marlynn (Lints) Collar. A graduate of Edmeston Central School, Helen was employed throughout most of her life as a cook in the food…
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Investigation Into Student’s Death Leads To Drug Arrests ONEONTA – Two people living in the house where Daniel William Michaels died were arrested and charged with drug possession, according to Police Chief Doug Brenner. Steven A. Fleming, 20, Levittown, and Luke J. Spencer, 20, were both arrested after a search warrant issued during the investigation into Michaels’ death allegedly turned up marijuana and cocaine in the residence at 34 Academy Street, where Michaels, who was not a resident of the…
Costas Wins Frick Award For Broadcast Excellence COOPERSTOWN – Bob Costas, a star of NBC Sports since the early 1960s and a presence at Hall of Fame Inductions for decades, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Hall’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. Costas will be recognized during the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation on Saturday, July 28, as part of Hall of Fame Weekend 2018. Costas becomes the 42nd winner of the Frick Award,…
‘Shoe Boxes for Seniors’ Aims To Spred Holiday Cheer ONEONTA – Lisa Nunez of Oneonta is working to spread a little cheer to homebound senior citizens this holiday season with a gift-giving program that she calls Shoe Boxes for Seniors. “No one ever gives to these homebound seniors,” said Nunez. “These are people in our community that we’ve sort of forgotten about.” Nunez came up with the idea to deliver shoe boxes filled with small gifts and useful items to…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Louise Gray, 88; Worked In Hospitals Across CNY Region COOPERSTOWN – Mary Louise Gray, 88, of Cooperstown, who worked in hospitals across the region before returning home to tend to her mother, passed away Saturday evening, Dec. 9, 2017, at her home on Walnut Street with her sister Connie and nephew Brent at her side. She was born Jan. 13, 1929, at Bassett Hospital and graduated from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1948. She was first employed…
SUNY Student Arrested For Attempted Murder By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www. AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A SUNY Oneonta student is under arrest for first-degree attempted murder after police allege that he had stabbed his girlfriend in the off-campus apartment they shared. Julian D. VanCourt-Wels, 20, Schenectady, was arrested after police responded to a 911 call of a stabbing at 30 Maple St., Apartment 2, in Oneonta. According to Police Chief Doug Brenner, police found a female victim sitting on…