IN MEMORIAM: Douglas B. VanZandt, 80; Oneonta Resident Unatego Science Teacher ONEONTA – Long-time Oneonta resident Douglas B. VanZandt Sr., a retired Unatego High School science teacher, died on May 5, 2016, from medical complications at Loudoun INOVA Hospital in Ashburn, Va. Douglas was born on Aug. 1, 1935, the second son of Emory and Lena VanZandt. He graduated from Oneonta High School, and he later received a bachelor’s from New Mexico State University and master’s from Syracuse University.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Vera Ainslie, 89; Former Mrs. Claus, CYB Mainstay Calling Hours Tomorrow At Cooperstown Funeral Home FLY CREEK – Vera R. Ainslie, Cooperstown’s former “Mrs. Claus” whose family name also is memorialized in Cooperstown Youth Baseball’s home field, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 12, 2016, surrounded by her family at Focus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Otsego. She was 89. Calling hours are 4-6 Monday at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown, with a graveside service on…
SUNY ONEONTA GRADUATION MAY 14 SUNY Oneonta Honors 2 Broadway Standouts ONEONTA – Two distinguished SUNY Oneonta alumni, Hal Luftig (1979) and Neil Mazzella (1973), will receive honorary doctorates at the Class of 2016’s commencement Saturday, May 14. The college will offer three ceremonies in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. The ceremony for students graduating from the School of Arts & Humanities and the School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences will be held at 9 a.m., followed…
HARTWICK COMMENCEMENT MAY 21 George Bruno, Clinton Envoy, Will Address 85th Graduation ONEONTA – George Bruno, Class of 1964, President Clinton’s ambassador to Belize (1994-97) and a champion for civil rights and democracy across the globe, will deliver the commencement address at Hartwick College’s 85th graduation at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, on Elmore Field. Bruno served as President Bill Clinton’s Ambassador to Belize from 1994 to 1997. Today, he manages LawServe, a global immigration law firm in Manchester, N.H., and is…
IN MEMORIAM: Necia K. McLean, 91; Worked At Bresee’s, Ran Trucking Firm ONEONTA – Necia K. McLean, 91, a fixture in Bresee’s infant department for years who later operated a trucking firm in Plattsburgh with her husband, peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at the Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Cooperstown. She was born on May 1, 1925 in Gilbertsville, a daughter of the late William and Minnie (Halbert) Kilsby. On Oct. 4, 1942, in Gilbertsville, Necia…
Local Burial May 14 For Joan Petersen COOPERSTOWN – A local graveside service of committal and burial for Cooperstown native Joan W. Petersen, who died in 2010 in Florida, will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Fly Creek Valley Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Fly Creek. Father Matthew R. Stromberg, curate at Christ Church, Cooperstown, will officiate. Joan died at the age of 85 on September 9, 2010, in Atlantis, Florida.…
IN MEMORIAM: Everett Miller, 91; Professor, Researcher In Chemistry CHERRY VALLEY – Everett James Miller, 91, who spent 30 years as a SUNY Cobleskill chemistry professor after doing research for Colgate, Xerox and other corporations, passed away peacefully at his home in Cherry Valley on May 1, 2016, after a long and courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Everett was born Jan. 27, 1925, in Wilmington, Del., the fourth child of Mary Agnes Durkin of County Mayo, Ireland, and William John Miller of…
Frozen-Themed Party At Y Warms Kids To Healthy Fun Marissa Stanton, Oneonta, is twirled around the dance floor by the Hill City Ice Queen at Elsa’s Royal Party at the Oneonta YMCA Saturday morning. The sold-out event featured games, arts and crafts, snacks, yoga, obstacle course, dancing, wall climbing and a snowball fight, all in the company of Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen.” (Ian Austin/ AllOTSEGO.com)…
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Sheriff’s Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday COOPERSTOWN – Clean your cabinets and prevent pill abuse with a prescription drug take-back day, sponsored by the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, the public will be able to dispose of expired, unused or unwanted prescription pills or patches at the Otsego County Public Safety Building, 172 County Highway 33W, Cooperstown.…