IN MEMORIAM: Pamela Stewart, 62; Residential Aide At Local Institutions HARTWICK – Pamela J. Stewart, 62, a residential aide at The Meadows, Arc and Springbook, passed away peacefully Tuesday night, Aug. 14, 2018, with family by her side at her home on Buchanan Drive in Hartwick following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 2, 1956, in New Berlin, a daughter of Franklin Jay and Wanda L. (McLean) Stewart. After graduating from Cooperstown Central School with the Class…
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IN MEMORIAM: E. Ferris Banner, 97; Lifelong Dairy Farmer, Livestock Dealer ONEONTA – Calling hours are this evening for E. Ferris Banner, 97, a livelong farmer and livestock dealer who passed away on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, at Cooperstown Center nursing home. The calling hours are 5-7 p.m. at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St. A graveside service will take place privately at the convenience of the family in Milford Cemetery. Ferris was born in Davenport on July 3,…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris Beckley, 92; Operated Otego Farm With Husband WELLS BRIDGE – Doris Beckley, 92, who operated the Cly-Dor dairy farm in Otego with her husband Clyde for 40 years, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. She was born in 1925 in Walton, to Burton and Shirley Robinson. She attended Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn as a part of the World War II Cadet Nursing program. She married Clyde Beckley in 1947.…
IN MEMORIAM: Constance Gallup, Oneonta ONEONTA – Constance Gallup passed away Aug. 7, 2018 after a lengthy battle. She will be missed by her family Kim Nelson, Priscilla Davis, Joanne and William Fisher, Bunnie and Jack Hand. Her many friends including Sue, Levi, Karen, Diane, Gary and notably Mary Peterson will also miss her dearly. Not one to forget a birthday or a phone call, Connie loved her nephews and nieces.…
IN MEMORIAM: Charles Briscoll, 83; Former Partner In S&S Liquor Store ONEONTA – Charles Briscoll, 83, partner in a former Southside Mall liquor store, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at Fox Hospital. He was born Aug. 25, 1934. He attended Oneonta High School, then joined the Armed Services. Returning home, he was a jeweler at Gallin’s Jewelry, then a liquor salesman before partnering with his daughter, Sharon, in S&S Liquors in Southside Mall. (She now runs Best Wine &…
IN MEMORIAM: Barbara Novko, 86, Of Laurens; Mother Of 7 Children LAURENS – Barbara Katharine Novko, 86, who raised seven children, passed away, Aug. 13, 2018 at Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta. She was born Dec. 19, 1931, in Albany, the daughter of Arthur and Katharine (Carey) Hutson. Barbara graduated from Holy Names Academy in Albany. She held several jobs during her lifetime, her most treasured was being a mother and grandmother.…
PRESIDENT IN CENTRAL NEW YORK Locals Tell Trump What They Think…
Column by Adrian Kuzminski for August 10, 2018 … AND COUNTY CAN TAKE LEAD Natural Gas, No! Renewables, Yes! It’s recently been reported that Otsego Now, the economic development arm of Otsego county, is proposing a natural gas decompression station in Oneonta to help alleviate energy shortages that have plagued some businesses and institutions in the city. Otsego Now is applying for a $3 million grant to help facilitate the project, which is estimated to cost $17 million. Currently, SUNY…
IN MEMORIAM: Margaret Hathaway, 91; Honored Teacher In Oneonta, Laurens ONEONTA – Margaret Cunningham Hathaway, 91, an honored teacher in Oneonta, Laurens and New Jersey, died in her home on Aug. 10, 2018, surrounded by her family, following a long illness. She was born on Aug. 29, 1926, Margaret Lucille Cunningham in Rochester, the daughter of M. Anne Hutchison and Wesley Yarwood Cunningham. Her sister, Dr. Elizabeth Faris; brother-in-law, Dr. Art Faris; nephew, Christopher Faris; and longtime companion, William C.…
IN MEMORIAM Thomas Selover, 76, Cooperstown; Entrepreneur, Community Leader COOPERSTOWN – Thomas J. Selover, 76, of Cooperstown, a devoted family man, egalitarian and friend to all, passed away on Aug. 8, 2018. Born on April 24, 1942, in Merrill, Wisc., Tom’s parents, Anne and John, relocated his family to Murfreesboro, Tenn., when Tom was 14. In Murfreesboro, Tom would go on to earn both a Bachelor’s in Biology and a Master’s in Chemistry from Middle Tennessee State University. Tom began…
