IN MEMORIAM George Tucker, Jr., 84; Former County Highway Superintendent OAKSVILLE – George Raymond Tucker, Jr., 84, of Jones Road, former Otsego County highway superintendent, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at his home. He was born Feb. 6, 1932, at Bassett Hospital, a son of George R. Tucker, Sr. and Nellie M. (Staffin) Tucker. He graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1950 and shortly thereafter was employed by the George A. Fuller Co. of New York, who was constructing one…
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IN MEMORIAM: Wayne J. Balnis Sr., 76; ‘Mayor of Gilbert Street’ Worked For City ONEONTA – Wayne J. Balnis, Sr., 76, “The Mayor of Gilbert Street,” passed away at home unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. He was born Jan. 22, 1940, in Oneonta, the son of Joseph and Florence (Dutcher) Balnis. Wayne married Patricia A. “Patsy” Weitzel on Oct. 29, 1960, in Oneonta. She predeceased him on Feb. 6, 2011. Wayne worked for the City of Oneonta’s Department of…
George R. Tucker Jr., 84, Oaksville, Dies OAKSVILLE – George Raymond Tucker, Jr., 84, of Oaksville, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at his home. Family and friends are invited to gather at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Index, where Military Honors will be accorded by members of the Sgt. Walter P. Eggleston Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7128, Cooperstown, and the state Military Forces Honor Guard.…
CLICK FOR FULL TEXT Complete Constitution Pipeline, Cuomo Asked County Board To Debate Sending Letter By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – “Poverty is the illness. Good jobs are the cure,” county Reps. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, and Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, state in the draft of a letter to Governor Cuomo due for consideration at the county Board of Representatives’ October meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Cooperstown. The letter urges the governor to “reconsider the many benefits the Constitution Pipeline…
IN MEMORIAM: Samuel H. Neal, 79; Presbyterian Pastor, Systems Analyst SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Samuel H. Neal III, 79, of Springfield Center, a retired Presbyterian pastor and teacher, passed away suddenly Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on April 6, 1937, in Philadelphia to Samuel H. Neal Jr. and Grace Hawlk Neal, and was raised there. He married Arlene Sloan Neal on June 14, 1958, and served in the Air Force 1960-1966.…
In Death, Victim Joins DWI Fight Wreckage Of Amy Stock’s Car To Warn Students Of Dangers By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A travelling memorial exhibiting the wrecked car of Amy Stock, the sister of a Cooperstown woman killed by a drunk driver last July, will be unveiled on Tuesday, Oct. 11, in hopes that it might warn students of the dangers of drinking and driving. The dedication ceremony will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the…
Steinbrenner, Selig Considered For Hall Special Committee Proposes 10 In All COOPERSTOWN – Two controversial figures in America’s Pastime, Bud Selig and George Steinbrenner, are among 10 “Today’s Game Era” nominees whose induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame will be voted on Dec. 5, at the Baseball Winter Meetings in National Harbor, Md. Rounding out the ballot are Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Orel Hershiser, Davey Johnson, Mark McGwire, Lou Piniella, and John Schuerholz, the Hall announced today. All candidates except for…
IN MEMORIAM: Felicitas Rivera, 81; Retired Near Family In Schenevus SCHENEVUS – Felicita Rivera, 81, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at Albany Medical Center. She retired to Schenevus 15 years ago, near her daughter Dinah and son Barry.She was born on May 2, 1935 in Humacao, Puerto Rico; the daughter of Aureo and Petra (Sanchez) Jimenez. In addition to her daughter and son, she is survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, her brothers and sisters and her numerous nieces, nephews and friends.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Ann Ashe, 78; LPN Served Oneontans For Decades ONEONTA – Mary Ann Ashe, 78, an LPN in Oneonta facilities for many years, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. She was born Dec. 10, 1937, in Bainbridge, the daughter of George and Evelyn (Coon) Diehl. She graduated from Sidney Central School. Mary Ann married Philip C. Ashe on May 24, 1958, at the Methodist Church in Sidney.…
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