IN MEMORIAM: Jacquie Gibson, 50; Former Aide To Senator Jim Seward ONEONTA – Jacqueline “Jacquie” Gibson, 50, well-known in Oneonta and beyond as a former aide to state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Jacquie was born on Jan. 21, 1965, in Sidney, the daughter of John and Dorothy (Klee) Thomas. She married Douglas Gibson on Oct. 17, 1987. He predeceased her on Oct. 24, 2009. She was a legislative assistant in the senator’s…
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Jason Tabor Proposes To Emily DeSantis – And SU’s Kisscam Catches Moment COOPERSTOWN – Jason Tabor and Emily DeSantis of Cooperstown were featured on SU’s “Kisscam” Saturday evening when he proposed to her at the Carrier Dome.…
IN MEMORIAM: Bill Bowes, 89, Survived WWII Kamikaze Attack COOPERSTOWN – William Morris Bowes, 89, who witnessed a kamikaze attack on the USS Santee during World War II, died Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3, 2015, at Fulton Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare in Gloversville. Born May 12, 1925, in Albany, he was the son of Thomas C. and Margaret (Dilts) Bowes. Raised in Oneonta, he attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Oneonta High School. On May 8, 1943, he entered the…
IN MEMORIAM: Patricia Dornburgh, 82; Cooperstown Native Daughter Dies In R.I. COOPERSTOWN – Patricia Butler Dornburgh, a Native Daughter of Cooperstown, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island’s Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, R.I. Born on Aug. 21, 1932, she was the daughter of Harold and Patricia (Bracelyn) Butler, who predeceased her in 1967 and 1989 respectively. A 1949 summa cum laude graduate of Cooperstown Central School, she went on to earn a B.A.…
Audra Cameron, 20; Polar Jump Beneficiary Succumbs After 2-Year Battle With Cancer ONEONTA – Audra Kathleen Cameron, 20, a beneficiary of the 2013 Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Fox Hospital, after a two-year battle with liver cancer. Audra was born Aug. 16, 1994, in Ypsilanti, Mich., the daughter of Reid Thomas and Mary Kay Cameron. After finishing her freshman year of high school in Michigan, Audra’s family moved to Oneonta. She graduated from…
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IN MEMORIAM: Susan S. Rodd, 72; She Co-Authored Book On Grieving FLY CREEK – Susan Stickland Rodd, 72, who after her husband’s death in 1977 co-wrote “Beyond Loss: A Practical Guide Through Grief to Meaningful Life,” died peacefully in Cooperstown on Oct. 28, 2014. She was 72.…
IN MEMORIAM: Jim Georgeson, 95; Former Oneonta Mayor, Civic Leader ONEONTA – One of Oneonta’s foremost citizens, James Nicholas Georgeson, 95, a former mayor, businessman and SUNY Oneonta official, passed away Wednesday at Focus Otsego Manor. In recent years, he lived in Oneonta and Green Valley, Ariz. Jim was born Oct. 4, 1919, in Oneonta, the son of Christina Vlahos and Nicholas Georgeson, both natives of Greece. He married Charlotte Lunn of Oneonta in 1951. Jim was a lifetime resident…
IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy Lewis, 92, First Oneontan To Enlist In WAVES ONEONTA – Funeral services are Saturday for Dorothy Moore Lewis, 92, who during World War II became the first woman from Oneonta to enlist in the WAVES (the Navy’s Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), who passed away Sunday at the Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 24, 1922, in Oneonta, the daughter of George F. and Nellie (Thomas) Moore. She graduated from Oneonta High School in 1940…