IN MEMORIAM: Beverly Lower, 85, Cooperstown; Operator With AT&T COOPERSTOWN – Beverly B. Lower, 85, a longtime telephone operator with AT&T in Binghamton, passed away late Tuesday afternoon, September 26, 2017, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Otsego. She was born Sept.1 12, 1932, in Cooperstown, a daughter of Claude J. and Edna (Eldred) Bliss, and was raised in Hartwick.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Harry McManus, 87; NYSEG Lineman, Local Masonic Leader FLY CREEK – Harry Noel McManus, 87, a 31-year NYSEG lineman before his retirement and past master of the local Masonic lodge, passed away early Sunday morning, Sept. 24, 2017, at Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin. He was born Sept. 18, 1930, at Bassett Hospital, the youngest of nine children of Harry L. and Mable E. (Grover) McManus.…
IN MEMORIAM Gerald C. Rogers, WWII Vet, Operated Rogers’ Appliances ONEONTA – World War II veteran Gerald C. Rogers, 92, former owner of Rogers’ Appliances, passed away peacefully at his home in Oneonta on Sept. 16, 2017, surrounded by his family. He also had a home in Safety Harbor, Fla. Gerry was born Sept. 2, 1925, to Arthur and Iva (Cronk) Rogers in Harpersfield. He grew up in Hobart and Davenport. He was predeceased by his wife of 65 years,…
IN MEMORIAM: Merrill W. Nelson, 87; Army Veteran Rose Up Ranks Of FHA Merrill William Nelson, 87, an Otsego County native who rose to deputy regional administrator in the Federal Highway Administration, died Sept. 1, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. His ashes were interred Monday, Sept. 25, in Hartwick Seminary Cemetery. Merrill was born on Feb. 26, 1930, in Oneonta, to Alice Christine Simonsen, age 19, and William Peter Nelson, age 24. He was baptized Easter Sunday April 20, 1930, by his…
IN MEMORIAM: Hazel Sullivan, 96, Unadilla; 1st Husband Died In WWII; Waitress At Jack’s UNADILLA – Hazel V. Sullivan, 96, former waitress at Jack’s Diner on Oneonta and the Unadilla Diker here, passed away Sat. Sept. 23, 2017, at Chenango Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 28, 1921 in Oswegatchie, Jefferson County, to Theodore & Bertha (Stone) Newell. She first married William Cargill in 1939, who was killed in WW II. She then married Douglas R. Sullivan, who predeceased…
IN MEMORIAM: Lucy Russo, Yonkers; Grandson, Others Survive In Oneonta ONEONTA – Lucy Russo of Yonkers, 93, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 22, 2017. Survivors include a grandson in Oneonta. She was born on March 24, 1924, in Yonkers. During her working years, she was employed in the kitchen at Yonkers High School.…
IN MEMORIAM: Gerald L. Wood, 86; Assistant Wilber Bank Vice President ONEONTA – Gerald L. Wood, 86, who started in the mailroom at Wilber National Bank in 1948 and rose to assistant vice president by the time of his retirement in 1993, passed away peacefully today, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. He was born Feb. 13, 1931, in Oneonta, the son of the late Elmer J. and Laura R. (Wright) Wood, and graduated from…
IN MEMORIAM: Ruth Swart, 95, Golfer In N.J.; Thanksgiving Home Resident COOPERSTOWN – Ruth Louise Swart, 95, of Tryon, N.C., an avid and talented golfer in her younger years who later resided at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning Sept. 3, 2017. Born in Orange, N.J., and raised in Hackensack, Ruth was the daughter of Herman Edward Martini and Edith Elizabeth Arliss.…
IN MEMORIAM: Irving ‘Buster’ Jensen, 93; Farmer Active In Gilbertsville Community GILBERTSVILLE – Irving “Buster” Chris Jensen, 93, a farmer who served on the Gilbertsville school board, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City. Irving was born the son of the late Jens Christian and Anna (Truelsen) Jensen in Hartwick.…
IN MEMORIAM: Ethel Joan Vetter, 78; Nurse, Fire Dept. Auxiliary President COOPERSTOWN – Ethel Joan Vetter, 78, a nurse and past president of the Cooperstown Fire Department Auxiliary, died peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at her Pink Street home surrounded by her loving family. Born Sept. 15, 1939, in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of George and Estell (Jochim) Hoffman. She graduated from PS 119, Queens; Richmond Hill High School, Queens; and Lutheran Medical Center School of Nursing, Brooklyn, in 1961,…
