IN MEMORIAM: Margaret Umbach, 72, Oneonta ONEONTA – Margaret “Peggy” Umbach, 72, passed peacefully Feb. 28, 2018, at Albany Medical Center. She was born April 16, 1945 in Oneonta, to Quentin and Mary Holmes, and raised by Burton and Winifred Miller. Peggy married Victor H. Umbach on Oct. 9, 1965 at the West End Community Baptist Church, Oneonta.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Robert Heffernan Jr., 37, Oneonta; Succumbs To Longtime Condition ONEONTA – Robert J. Heffernan Jr., 37, of Oneonta, who worked on the Hartwick College facilities staff, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at home in Oneonta, due to complications from a long-term seizure disorder. He was born on June 5, 1980, in Oneonta, the son of Robert J. and Nancy (Johns) Heffernan. He graduated from Franklin Central School in June of 1999. Robert was employed for a…
IN MEMORIAM Rev. Douglas Deer, Retired Pastor Of Cooperstown Baptist Church…
IN MEMORIAM: Brian McMullen, 50; Loved Fishing, Hunting, Demo Derbies ONEONTA – Brian C. “Buzz” McMullen, 50, an outdoorsman who worked for Nelson’s Tree Service, passed away Feb. 24, 2018, at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 9, 1967, in Oneonta, the son of Robert A. and Janice E. (Alger) McMullen, Sr. Buzz was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved both immensely, being in his boat out on the lake or in the woods,…
Pietraface Wins National Honor For Service To SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta Professor Emeritus Bill Pietraface accepted the Robert L. Payton Award for Voluntary Service today at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District 2 conference in National Harbor, Md. Given annually, the Payton Award is presented to an individual who “demonstrates leadership in advancement programs, furtherance of the philanthropic tradition, and public articulation of needs, goals and issues in education.” Pietraface, a retired SUNY Oneonta biology…
IN MEMORIAM: John ‘Jack’ Gardner, 72; Taught Communications At SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA – John “Jack” Gardner, 72, who spent his career in SUNY Oneonta’s Speech & Communications department, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones. Jack was born in Donora, Pa., and graduated from Monongahela Valley Catholic, Class of 1963. He received degrees from St. Vincent College, Pittsburgh State University and Penn State, before moving with his family to Oneonta to…
Bob Hanft Due To Receive Hartwick Honorary Degree ONEONTA – Bob Hanft ’69 of Cooperstown, ’69, former chair of the Hartwick College trustees and an Otsego County community leader, will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the 2018 Commencement at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, on Elmore Field. Also at the graduation, Trustee Virginia (Ginny) Elwell ’77 will receive a honorary doctor of laws degree, and Linda Reckhow Thomson ’72, Ph.D., M.S.N., will be awarded the President’s Award…
IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy May Bolton, 90; Employed 3 Decades At Edmeston Central BURLINGTON – Dorothy May Benjamin Bolton, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who worked at Edmeston Central School for three decades, passed away Tuesday Feb. 20, 2018 in Cooperstown. Dorothy was born Sept. 18, 1927, in Burlington, the daughter of the late Murray and Florence Stickles Benjamin. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 35 years, Bruce.…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris M. Vaughn, 93; Helped Daughter At Center Street Deli ONEONTA – Doris M. Vaughan of Oneonta, who most recently cooked for her daughter at Center Street Deli, passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at the. Fox Nursing Home. Doris was born Jan. 20, 1925, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Clarence A. and Mary (Curratic) Kelly.…
IN MEMORIAM: Keith Preston, Oneonta; Taught 35 Years At Otego, Unadilla Schools ONEONTA – Keith Preston, Oneonta, who retired from a career of teaching seventh and eighth grades at Unadilla and Otego elementary schools, passed away Feb. 17, 2018. He was born to Leona (Hutchinson) and Darrell Preston and grew up in Johnstown, along with five brothers, Ralph (deceased), Merton (deceased), Ted (deceased), Ronald and Darrell Jr., who all went on to raise families of their own.…
