IN MEMORIAM Gene Thaw, 90, Helped Reinvent The Fenimore COOPERSTOWN – Nationally renowned art collector Eugene Thaw, whose donation of his Native American art collection reinvented The Fenimore Art Museum in the 1990s, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at his home in Cherry Valley. His wife and collaborator, Clare, a Cherry Valley native, passed away last June 29. Eugene Thaw was also a foremost collector of European old master art, and a benefactor of the Morgan Library. His personal collection…
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Denzel Washington In ‘Fences,’ To Begin MLK Events Tonight ONEONTA – Hartwick College will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights heritage this month by participating in a series of events that begin this evening with a screening of the 2016 hit movie, “Fences,” starring Denzel Washington. Sponsored by St. James Episcopal Church, the movie begin at 7:30 p.m. in Southside Mall’s Community Room (near JC Penney). Hartwick’s Pluralism Associates League for Students (PALS) will host its annual…
IN MEMORIAM: Victor (Vic) Sinnott, 87 COOPERSTOWN – Victor (Vic) Sinnott, 87, passed away on Thursday Jan. 4, 2018. He was born April 6, 1930 in Brooklyn, and moved to Cooperstown in 1983.…
IN MEMORIAM: Margaret A. Sorrentino, 92; Moved Here From Long Island 40 Years Ago NEW LISBON – Margaret Ethel Antaly Sorrentino, 92, who lived in New Lisbon for the past 40 years, passed away peacefully on Dec. 31, 2017, surrounded by family and close friends. She was born in Woodbridge New Jersey on Aug. 24, 1925, the daughter of the late Ethel (MacVassey) Antaly and Andrew Antaly. Margaret lived on Long Island in her earlier years before moving here in the…
IN MEMORIAM • FULL OBITUARY Paul J. Lambert, 87, Cooperstown; Former Principal, Superintendent COOPERSTOWN – Paul J. Lambert, former Cooperstown Central School principal and superintendent of schools and later director of the Clark Foundation Scholarship Program, as well as a coach and well-respected member of the community, passed away late Wednesday night, Dec. 27, 2017, at Bassett Hospital. A loving and supportive husband, father and grandfather, he was 87. Born March 24, 1930, in Sayre, Pa., he was one of…
COUNTY BOARD REORGANIZES Bliss: Appointments Aim At ‘Continuity’ Meg Kennedy Emerges With New Status As Chairman Of Both Administration, IGA By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – She went into today’s reorganizational meeting of the Otsego County Board of Representatives already with the greatest clout under the weighted voting system. But Meg Kennedy’s rising stature was quickly affirmed. She was nominated and elected temporary chair of the reorganizational meeting, presiding over the transition of the chairmanship from Kathy…
IN MEMORIAM: Jim Crosby, 31; Dies In Car Accident In Franklin DELHI – James Cullen Crosby, 31, of Delhi passed away suddenly on Friday evening, Dec. 29, 2017, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Franklin. Jim worked for FORDO in Oneonta. Friends and relatives are invited to call on the family from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at MacArthur Funeral Home, 134 Main St., Delhi, where a celebration of life will be at 7 p.m.…
Calling Hours For Paul Lambert 3-6 Jan. 19; Funeral On Jan. 20 COOPERSTOWN – Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Cooperstown Central Superintendent of Schools Paul J. Lambert. Calling hours will be 3-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home. The funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church in Cooperstown. The former superintendent, who passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Bassett Hospital,…
IN MEMORIAM Gerald D. ‘Jerry’ Starks, 72; EMT Locally For Half Century COOPERSTOWN – Gerald Donald “Jerry” Starks, 72, an active EMT for more than a half-century, passed away at his home Dec. 19, 2017, with his family by his side. He was born on Jan. 29, 1945, in Endicott to Donald A. and Vivian M. (Williamson) Starks. Jerry grew up in Ilion, and described his childhood as idyllic, complete with a paper route. He had numerous stories about friends, neighbors,…
IN MEMORIAM: Catherine Christiansen; Native Daughter Lived At Woodside Hall COOPERSTOWN – Catherine Emily (Davidson) Christiansen, 98, daughter of George and Ruby Davidson, passed away on Wednesday Dec. 27, 2017. She was born April 12, 1919 at the former Thanksgiving Hospital in Cooperstown. Catherine graduated from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1936, as well as Maryville College in Tennessee.…
