IN MEMORIAM Dr. Harvey Leventhal, 90, Cooperstown; Pioneered CT Scanning On Staten Island Editor’s Note: A celebration of life for Dr. Harvey Leventhal, an eminent neurosurgeon on Staten Island who retired to Cooperstown, is planned 4-6 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at Origins Café & Carefree Gardens on Beaver Meadow Road. This obituary is from SIlive.com, the web site of the Staten Island Advance. By CLAIRE REGAN • Staten Island Advance STATEN ISLAND – Dr. Harvey R. Leventhal, 90, of Cooperstown, and…
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IN MEMORIAM Donald E. Brown, 84; Served Hartwick College For 32 Years ONEONTA – Donald Everett Brown, 84, who served on Hartwick College’s management team for 32 years, receiving the President’s Award for Meritorious Service in 2008, died April 30, 2018, at Villa Crest Nursing Home, Goffstown, N.H.. He was born in East Orange, N.J., on Nov. 15,1933, the son of Everett Hilton Brown and Marion Maxfield Brown. He attended grade school in New Jersey and graduated from the Henry B.…
Dr. DeLong Poised To Lead National Physicians’ Society COOPERSTOWN – Douglas M. DeLong, MD, FACP, chief of internal medicine at Bassett Hospital, has been named chair-elect of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. His term began during Internal Medicine Meeting 2018, ACP’s annual scientific meeting held in New Orleans from April 19-21. The Board of Regents is the main policy-making body of the College. A resident of Cherry Valley, Dr.…
SUNY Delhi Bestows Doctorate On Brooks DELHI – Brooks’ House of BBQ second-generation owner John Brooks will be presented an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at SUNY Delhi’s 101st annual graduation at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19. SUNY Delhi President Michael Laliberte called Brooks, one of 11 family members with Delhi degrees, “a passionate advocate and friend whose achievements are inspiring and demonstrate to students the benefits of a SUNY Delhi education.” From boyhood, Brooks helped his father barbecue…
IN MEMORIAM Douglas R. Kent, 93; Hyde Hall Advocate COOPERSTOWN – Douglas R. Kent, who dedicated a half-century to the preservation of the Hyde Hall National Historic Landmark, died on May 1, 2018, at the age of 93. Born on March 23, 1925, in Jordan, Onondaga County, he was educated at the University of Rochester and then Columbia University, where he earned a master’s degree. His many accomplishments include service in the Navy during WWII and a long career in…
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Column by Mike Zagata, April 27, 2018 Christians Told: Help The Poor, But Resist Continental Pipeline Each week while attending church, a member of the clergy reminds us of our responsibility to assist the poor. Doing so is important and something engrained in us by our parents. It is especially important in this area because we are part of Appalachia, a region known for its poverty. Indeed, according to Catholic Charity’s definition of poverty, 30 percent, or three out of…
IN MEMORIAM GTE VP James R. Millisor, 86; Trained AT&T Executives Here COOPERSTOWN – James R. Millisor, Jr., who taught marketing for AT&T at The Otesaga in the 1960s and went on to play a leadership role at GTE, the telecom giant, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, April 28. Jim had a life well-lived throughout his 86 years. His sense of humor and positive outlook will be missed by many. Jim was born to James R. Millisor, Sr.,…
IN MEMORIAM: Daphne P. Pugliese, 92; War Bride Met Husband At USO Dance COOPERSTOWN – Mrs. Daphne Pearl Pugliese, 92, long-time resident of Cooperstown, passed away quietly in the early hours of Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Centers Health Care. Born in Stevenage, England, a small country town about 30 minutes north of London, on Jan 21, 1926, to James (Jim) and Lizzie Worsdale, Daphne was the second eldest of four children. As the only girl for several generations, she…
IN MEMORIAM: Peter J. Farmer, 61; Village Native, Conservationist, Pilot COOPERSTOWN – Peter James “Pete” Farmer, 61, conservationist and pilot, died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism on Wednesday morning, April 25, 2018, at UMass Memorial Leominster in Massachusetts. He maintained homes in Lancaster, Mass., and Cooperstown. He was born on June 5, 1956, in Cooperstown, a son of Dr. Edward Truman Farmer, DDS, and Gretchen Schweickhard Farmer.…
