IN MEMORIAM: Louella Washburn, 97; Last Of Her Family’s 1920s Generation UNADILLA – Louella Mary Washburn, 97, last survivor of the 1920s generation of the Washburn family, passed away peacefully at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 after a short illness. Known as “Nanny,” she was born Nov. 4 in the Town of Bethel on the family farm, the daughter of the late Archie and Mary (Buchanan) Washburn. She was a 1940 graduate of Unadilla Schools,…
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IN MEMORIAM: Lamont ‘Monty’ Smith, 77; Served Edmeston Central, General Dynamics EDMESTON – Lamont “Monty” W. Smith 77, of Edmeston, passed away on Feb. 2, 2019, in Cooperstown. Monty was born in October 1941 in New Berlin, the son of Bernard K and Edith (Wells) Smith. His childhood was spent in New Berlin. He was a 1959 graduate of New Berlin Central School. He was employed by Scintilla, Kraft Foods, NYSEG, and for 25 years was a self-employed general contractor. He…
IN MEMORIAM John ‘Gobbie’ Garbera, 72, Richfield Springs Mayor, Remington Employee RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Former Village Mayor John ‘Gobbie’ Garbera II, 72, of Johnson Street, passed away Friday evening, Feb. 1, 2019, in his home, with the comfort of his loving family by his side. He was born on Aug. 15, 1946, in Little Falls, a son of the late John and Ann Spytko Garbera. A lifelong resident of Richfield Springs, he was educated at RSCS.…
IN MEMORIAM: Leland C. Smith, 96; Marine Spent Career At Bassett Hospital COOPERSTOWN – Leland C. Smith, 96, a World War II veteran who spent his career in Bassett Hospital’s business office, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at Promenade Assisted Living in Chestnut Ridge, Rockland County. Leland was born on Feb. 5, 1922, in Cooperstown, to Ethel and Charles Smith. He died less than a week before his 97th birthday.…
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Oneonta’s General Retires From Guard USGS Named Glacier In His Honor For Service To South Pole Station SCOTIA – Otsego County’s general, Anthony P. German, turned aside praise with levity at his retirement ceremony Saturday at Stratton Air National Guard Base here. Saying he didn’t recognized the man described in his colleagues’ accolades, the former commander of the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing told the audience, “It’s not about what we do at the two-star and three-star level. …
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Imogene Carter; Named For Bassett Hospital’s Namesake COOPERSTOWN – Mary Imogene Carter, R.N., named after Mary Imogene Bassett and retired nursing supervisor at that namesake hospital, passed away Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2019, at Bassett with her family by her side. She was 93. Born June 8, 1925, at Bassett Hospital, Imy was one of seven children of Charles A. Newell, Sr. and Mary Gavin Newell. Imy’s mother was raised by Dr. Mary Imogene Bassett, and it…
State Police Set Up STOP-DWI Checkpoints Ahead of the big game on Super Bowl Sunday, the New York State Police will join local law enforcement agencies across the state in an effort to crack down on impaired driving during Super Bowl weekend. “Unlike the Super Bowl, there are no winners when someone makes the choice to get behind the wheel of a vehicle impaired,” said Acting State Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett.…
Thrift Store Opens To Benefit Furry Friends It’s only the first day at the Super Heroes in Ripped Jeans Thrift Shop and business is already bustling. “We had people here the moment we opened!” said volunteer staff member Emily Phillips, Oneonta, seen above tagging clothing. At right, Irene Bourgeois, Oneonta, takes care of customer Barbara Moore, New Lisbon, who was going home to bring them donations. Located at 4 South Main Street in Oneonta, next to Casey’s Barber Shop, the new store…
170 PARTICIPANTS HEAR MANY IDEAS FOR FUEL FUTURE Chamber’s Rubin: Exciting Information Exchanged, But ‘Now The Work Begins’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – In the end, 170 – up from 125 a week ago, and 155 a couple of days ago – today listened for eight hours to presentations on the United States’ – and Otsego County’s – energy future from some of the most knowledgeable people in New York State. The venue was the Otsego County…
