IN MEMORIAM Beloved ‘Doc’ Knapp Dies, Oneonta Little League’s Hero Editor’s Note: It is with sadness we learned that “Doc” Knapp, 90, one of a kind, a civic leader and hero of generations of Oneonta Little Leaguers, passed away today at Fox Hospital. His official obituary is being prepared by the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home – and, when ready, will be printed here – but this profile from 2010 captures Doc, the man, and his enduring legacy to…
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IN MEMORIAM Jeremy Allen, 86; Businessman In Kenya And, Later, Oneonta ONEONTA – Jeremy Allen, 86, a polo player, race car driver and businessman in his native Kenya before moving to the U.S. and in 1986 buying Robynwood Adult Home in Oneonta, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2017. Born Oct. 16, 1930, in Nairobi, Kenya, to Brian and Lorna (Henley) Allen, Jeremy spent his youth in Kenya where he developed a lifelong love of nature and agriculture. He spent his…
IN MEMORIAM: Gail Monington, 68; ‘Active And Involved’ Grandmother COOPERSTOWN – Gail B. Monington, 68, of Cooperstown passed away unexpectedly on Saturday evening April 29, 2017. Born Nov. 16, 1948, in Cooperstown, Gail was the daughter of Clyde S. and Harriet (Morgan) Becker. She graduated from Oneonta High School in the Class of 1967 and from Albany Business College in 1969. Gail met her lifelong love, Joseph Monington when, in 1965, they both happened to be ice skating in Neahwa…
120 March In Cherry Valley To Focus On Climate Change CHERRY VALLEY – More than 120 people, from babies to senior citizens, turned out Saturday for the Peoples’ Climate March in Cherry Valley. Marchers and walkers headed through the village bearing colorful banners, signs, and giant, handmade puppets (including Gaia, a butterfly, and a colorful banner of the sun).…
IN MEMORIAM: Helen S. McMullen, 93; Retired From Farming, Volunteer At Fox DAVENPORT – Helen Christine Sperry McMullen, 93, a volunteer at Fox Hospital for more than 25 years after retiring from farming, passed away on Thursday evening, April 27, 2017 at Robinson Terrace in Stamford. Born on Dec. 21, 1923, near Davenport, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Aimee (Bourne) Sperry. She graduated from Worcester Central School, where she met her husband Thomas. The couple was…
IN MEMORIAM Betty Rowe Henderson Dies 11 Days After Husband Hugh ONEONTA – Betty Rowe Henderson, of Southside Oneonta, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, following a long illness. Her death came only 11 days after that of her husband, Hugh I. Henderson Sr. She was born Betty Mae Rowe on Aug. 7, 1933 in Oneonta, the daughter of Hattie Mae (Wheeler) Rowe and Arthur Kendall Rowe, and lived nearly her entire life in Oneonta. She graduated…
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IN MEMORIAM Diane Catella Iandiorio, 73; Active In Civic Life, Church ARNOLD LAKE – Diane Catella Iandiorio, 73, a civic leader who also was active in the Catholic Church, died on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, in Florida, where she spent winters with her husband. Diane was born on Staten Island, the daughter of Louis J. Catella and Marie Riche Catella. She attended Notre Dame Academy, Hunter College, and then New York College of Music, where she received a bachelor’s…
Area Religious Leaders Celebrate Inclusion, Diversity…
Student Died When Thrown From Car As It Rolled Over SCHENEVUS – The SUNY Cobleskill student killed in an early Saturday morning crash on I-88 near Schenevus when he was thrown from a car as it rolled over several times, state police report. Douglas Alvarez, 19, of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, was a first-year Business Administration student.…