IN MEMORIAM: Virginia Weaver, 86; Oneonta Native Longtime Nurse’s Aide SOUTH NEW BERLIN – Oneonta native Virginia Arlene Weaver, 86, a nurse’s aide for many years, passed away peacefully on Nov. 14, 2016, at her home in South New Berlin, surrounded by her family. Virginia was born on Aug. 5, 1930, in Oneonta, the daughter of Edward John and Amy Ethel Bugbee. She was raised in Oneonta and Laurens, attending Oneonta schools. On July 23, 1949, she married Donald Earl…
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Felony Counts Off The Table For 4 Focus Neglect Suspects FLY CREEK – The three former Focus employees facing felony charges in Memorial Day Weekend neglect case a Focus at Otsego nursing home will plead guilty to misdemeanors on Dec. 21 in Otsego Town Court, Assistant Attorney General Kathleen Boland said today. A fourth woman, who was charged with a misdemeanor, will also plead guilty at that time, the prosecutor said on appearing before Otsego Town Justice Gary Kuch this…
IN MEMORIAM: Marjorie Strait, 80; Ran Cooperstown Diner For Decade COOPERSTOWN – Marjorie Newell Strait, 80, who operated the Cooperstown Diner for 10 years, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, Nov. 15, 2016, at Bassett Hospital after a short illness. She was born July 9, 1936, in Cooperstown, to Charles A. and Mary (Gavin) Newell. She graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1954 and attended secretarial college in Syracuse.…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert J. Barton, 88; Farmer Helped Form Milk Cooperative SCHENEVUS – Robert J. Barton, 88, a dairy farmer and one of the organizers of the Schenevus-Elk Creek Milk Producers Cooperative in the 1980s, passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, after suffering a heart attack. The son of Iva and Ernest Barton, he was born on May 16, 1928. Bob spent his entire life in Schenevus, most of it working on the family farm. Bob started his education in…
IN MEMORIAM: Richard G. Stimpson, 67; Retired SUNY Oneonta Carpentry Supervisor LAURENS – Richard G. Stimpson, 67, of Laurens, retired supervisor of SUNY Oneonta’s carpentry shop, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. Richard was born in Oneonta on Sept. 30, 1949, the son of the late Ralph and Florence (Brown) Stimpson. He married the love of his life, Julieann R. Smith on Nov. 13, 1971. She passed away on Feb. 19, 2015.…
IN MEMORIAM: Pastor Ernest Clemens, 92; Served In Several Upstate New York Churches WEST EDMESTON – Funeral services were yesterday for Pastor Ernest Elwood Clemens, 92, who passed away on Nov. 9, 2016 at Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin. Ernie was born on Sept. 22, 1924, in South Ilion, the son of Roy William & Sarah Ruth (Alvord) Clemens. His childhood was spent in the North Brookfield area. He attended Waterville Central School & Cole Hill North Brookfield. …
IN MEMORIAM: Gloria Ann Totora, 63; Survivors Include 2 Daughters In Oneonta ONEONTA – Gloria Ann Totora, 63, whose survivors include two daughters in Oneonta, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. She was born Feb. 6, 1953, in Bridgeport, Conn., the daughter of the late Chester and Germaine (Ladang) Kisiel.…
ANTI-TRUMP PROTEST SUNY-O STUDENTS TAKE TO RAMPARTS By JASON BIRKELBACH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The election results did not surprise SUNY Oneonta student Kevin Torres. That’s not to say he was happy about them. That night on Facebook, Torres made a “private event”: a protest of Donald Trump’s victory held on campus today, Veterans Day. “In the beginning there were only 10 people,” Torres said. “Until I was pushed to make the event public, which I did, and…
MARKING 98TH ARMISTICE DAY Following Tradition, Oneonta’s Veterans Gather At Walkway CHECK FOR SLIDE SHOW OF CEREMONY…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Tells Why Local WWII Vet Is Front Of Mind In Thursday’s weekly radio report on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), told of a coincidence that brings memories the late Bill Hughes, a World War II veteran from Oneonta, vividly to mind this Veterans Day: An unexpected latter from a family in Normandy and word that the Pentagon has just discovered Hughes qualified for a Bronze Star…
