LET IT SNOW…AND SNOW AND SNOW AND SNOW! CASTLETON LAUDS: Daniel Bosma, and Mallory Timpano, both of Cherry Valley, were named to the Castleton University President’s List for the fall semester of the 2018-19 academic year. ATHLETE HONORED: Addy Lawson, Milford, a member of the SUNY Cobleskill women’s basketball team has been…
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Polar Bear Jump To Aid 2 Volunteers By LIBBY CUDMORE MILFORD CENTER – This year, the jumpers at the 24th annual Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump will be taking the plunge on Saturday, Feb. 16 to help two of their own. Christina Freeland, a longtime volunteer for the annual event, was recently diagnosed with HyperEosinophilia Syndrome, a very rare blood disease that affects the immune system and all vital organs. Complications from the disease and treatment, including sepsis, kept her…
IN MEMORIAM: Laura Duncan-Bachanas; Registration Specialist At Bassett Hospital RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Laura J. Duncan-Bachanas, 39, of Bronner Street, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. She had the comfort of her loving family by her side at the time of passing. Laura was born on Feb. 8, 1979, in Cooperstown. She was raised by her mother Peggy Roberts Dziadik and her step-father Thomas Dziadik. A lifelong area resident, she was educated in Richfield Springs Schools and she…
Planning Board Sets Public Hearing On T-Mobile Key Bank Installation By PATRICK WAGER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The village Planning Board this afternoon set a public hearing for 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Village Hall on the proposed placement of a T-Mobile installation on the roof of the Main Street Key Bank building. At today’s meeting, discussion covered the same issues reviewed by the Zoning Board of Appeals last.…
IN MEMORIAM: Ella Jean Baumgardner, 96; First Husband Killed During World War II ONEONTA – Ella Jane Baumgardner, 96, formerly of Oneonta, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at her home in Liverpool. She was born in Russia, Herkimer County, in 1922, the daughter of the late William and Helen Jones, and was raised on a farm in Milford. Jane was married to John “Sonny” Brienza, who was killed in World War II. In 1947, Jane married Edward P. Baumgardner…
IN MEMORIAM: Debbi M. Barnes, 65; Retired Payroll Director, Fox Hospital ONEONTA – Debbi M. Barnes, 65, retired payroll director at Fox Hospital, passed away peacefully surrounded by her treasured family and friends on Jan. 13, 2019, following a brief battle with cancer. She was born on Jan. 15, 1953, in Sidney, the daughter of Zane and Marguerite Raudibaugh. Debbi graduated from Oneonta High School in 1971. It was there in 1969 that Debbi, a member of the color guard,…
IN MEMORIAM: ‘Aunt Bet’ Davenport, 79; Worked At Oneonta Dress Factory, Sanyo ONEONTA – Beverly V. “Aunt Bet” Davenport, 79, a seamstress at Oneonta Dress Factory and Sanyo for more than 40 years, passed away Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City. She was born Nov. 13, 1939, in Roxbury, daughter of the late Howard and Grace (Burgher) Oliver.…
Senate Resolution Gives Fallen Hero Liberty Medal Senator Seward Introduces Resolution In Albany ALBANY – The state Senate today passed a resolution bestowing its Liberty Medal, the upper house’s highest honor, on John D. Heller, the former Oneonta firefighter who saved five lives before dying in a Dec. 29 arson at 5 Walling Ave. State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who introduced the resolution, noted it is given for “meritorious action against hostile odds. John Heller was that type of individual. John…
IN MEMORIAM Roger B. Sullivan, Otego; SUNY Oneonta Asst. VP In Upgrading Enrollment OTEGO – Roger B. Sullivan, 68, SUNY Oneonta associate vice president/enrollment management, passed away on Jan. 4, 2019, at his home in Otego. He also had a home in Sunset Beach, N.C. Roger was born on Dec. 28, 1950, in Ogdensburg, the son of Roger P. and Velma I. (O’Shaughnessy) Sullivan. He graduated from Lisbon Central High School and later earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from SUNY…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary ‘Babe’ Kelley, 93; Oneonta Dental Hygienist For Decades MARYLAND – Mary Winifred “Babe” Kelley, 93, a dental hygienist in Oneonta for decades, passed away peacefully with her family in attendance on Jan. 13, 2019, at Fox Hospital. She was born June 20, 1925 in Elmira, the daughter of James and Catherine (McGarvey) Holleran.…
