IN MEMORIAM: Linda Pasquale, 62; Retired Teacher At Milford Central MILFORD – Linda C. Pasquale, 62, retired Milford Central School teacher, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at home with her husband at her side. Linda was born Sept. 4, 1953, in Niagara Falls, the daughter of David W. Higby Sr. and Alicia (Stayer) Higby. She graduated from Madonna High School, Niagara Falls, then received a teaching degree from D’Youville College, Buffalo. She married Ernest Pasquale on July 26,…
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IN MEMORIAM: Elizabeth S. Swatling, 97; Husband Operated Fuel-Oil Businesses FLY CREEK – Elizabeth S. Swatling of Red Onion Farm in Fly Creek died early Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. She was 97. Bette was born on Oct. 18, 1918, in Albany to Satie and Joseph M. Schroeder. She married Roy K. Swatling on March 7, 1942, and lived in Herkimer before moving to Fly Creek in 1960. Roy, who operated Jensen-Baldwin Oil in Cherry Valley and Cooperstown, and similar businesses…
IN MEMORIAM: Louise Y. Woods, 88; Entrepreneur Opened 1st Baseball Store COOPERSTOWN – Louise Y. Woods, 88, who with her husband founded F.R. Woods, Cooperstown’s oldest baseball store, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, at her home in Lakeland Shores. She was born Aug. 29, 1926, in Brooklyn, a daughter of Alfred W. and Paula W. (Grösser) Engelmann, who were both natives of Germany. A graduate of Mineola High School, Louise and…
IN MEMORIAM: Madalyn A. Cimino, 82; Dartmouth Administrator, Village Trustee COOPERSTOWN – Former village trustee Madalyn A. Cimino, who in 1972 the first woman to be named an administrative officer at Dartmouth Medical School, died yesterday morning at Bassett Hospital. She was 82. A native of Cooperstown, Madalyn was born June 14, 1932, at Bassett, a daughter of Jack and Maria née Falzarano Cimino. She first attended Cooperstown schools and later the Knox School for Girls, graduating from there in…
IN MEMORIAM: Bill Bowes, 89, Survived WWII Kamikaze Attack COOPERSTOWN – William Morris Bowes, 89, who witnessed a kamikaze attack on the USS Santee during World War II, died Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3, 2015, at Fulton Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare in Gloversville. Born May 12, 1925, in Albany, he was the son of Thomas C. and Margaret (Dilts) Bowes. Raised in Oneonta, he attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Oneonta High School. On May 8, 1943, he entered the…
IN MEMORIAM: Patricia Dornburgh, 82; Cooperstown Native Daughter Dies In R.I. COOPERSTOWN – Patricia Butler Dornburgh, a Native Daughter of Cooperstown, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island’s Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, R.I. Born on Aug. 21, 1932, she was the daughter of Harold and Patricia (Bracelyn) Butler, who predeceased her in 1967 and 1989 respectively. A 1949 summa cum laude graduate of Cooperstown Central School, she went on to earn a B.A.…
New Bishop Visits Cooperstown, Confirms 20 At St. Mary’s Church The Most Rev. Edward B. Scharfenberger, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Albany, paid his first visit to Cooperstown this afternoon since his April 10 installation to confirm 20 young parishioners at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Church. At top, Bishop Scharfenberger prepares to confirm a young person with sacred chrism (oil). Father John P. Rosson, pastor, is at right, and Cantor Steve Markusen, Oneonta, in the background. In smaller…
IN MEMORIAM: Paul Knapp, 81, Pink Street; Rail Executive Operated Beefees Restaurant COOPERSTOWN – Paul Knapp Jr., 81, of Pink Street, a transportation executive who owned and operated Beefees Restaurant after moving to Cooperstown in 1978, died Friday at Bassett Hospital.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Wilhelmus Pijnenburg, 78; Superintendent, Leatherstocking Golf Course COOPERSTOWN – Wilhelmus “Willy” Pijnenburg, a long-time resident of Cooperstown and retired superintendent of The Leatherstocking Golf Course, passed away Saturday morning, Aug. 2, 2014, at his home on Fair Street, surrounded by his family. He was 78.…
