IN MEMORIAM: Charlotte Georgeson; Former 1st Lady Active In Civic Life ONEONTA – Charlotte Lunn Georgeson, 89, named “Mrs. Oneonta” for her contributions to the community, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Focus Otsego in Cooperstown. She was born July 13, 1927, the daughter of Dorothy Hanks and William H. Lunn, Sr. A 1944 graduate of OHS, Charlotte attended Connecticut College for Women in New London, and in 1949 earned a bachelor’s from Cornell. After a brief career in hotel…
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IN MEMORIAM: Sharon Ann Haines, 70; Services Set For Salvation Army Mainstay ONEONTA – Sharon Ann Haines, 70, mainstay of the Oneonta Salvation Army post for four decades, was “promoted to Glory” Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. Sharon was the office manager and a soldier of the Oneonta Salvation Army for over 40 years, and was honored with the Salvation Army’s “Others” award in May of this year.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dawn Patterson, 61; Cancer Fighter Will Be Buried Locally COOPERSTOWN – A graveside service is planned locally for Cooperstown native Dawn Griffiths Patterson, of Woodstock, Ga., who passed away on March 14, 2016, after a courageous three-year battle with brain cancer. A graveside service is planned at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, when Dawn will be laid to rest next to her parents in the Middlefield Cemetery. A lunch will follow at the Origins Café, 558 Beaver Meadows Road,…
Firefighters Convene To Honor Ted Duesler Cherry Valley EMS Founder Laid To Rest CHERRY VALLEY – Cherry Valley was brought to a standstill on Sunday afternoon to honor Theodore “Ted” Duesler, a leader of Otsego County’s firefighter community. A three-alarm siren sounded “Last Call” to herald the procession from the Cherry Valley firehouse to the First Presbyterian Church, where a celebration of life service and Fireman’s service where held.…
IN MEMORIAM: David King, 72; Life-Long Farmer In Springfield SPRINGFIELD CENTER – David A. King, 72, of 367 Hinds Road, a life-long farmer, passed away on Sept. 7, 2016, in his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1943, to Mary Helen Walrath and Byron Clinton King in the Town of Warren. He graduated from Owen D. Young Central School in 1963 and went on to pursue a career in his first love, farming.…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris Crippen, 95; Former Nurse’s Assistant At Bassett COOPERSTOWN – Doris Ruth Crippen, 95, a nurse’s aide at Bassett Hospital whose survivors include 28 great-grandchildren, passed away Thursday night. Sept. 8, 2016. She was born Nov. 14, 1920, in Albany, the daughter of John and Pearl (Empie) Parcher.…
IN MEMORIAM: Carol Krisch, 61; CCS Teacher Aide Died Suddenly FORK SHOP – Carol Ann Krisch, 61, who died unexpectedly early Thursday morning, Sept. 8, 2016, at her home in Fork Shop, was a teacher aide and monitor at Cooperstown Central schools for the past 16 years. She was born Aug. 3, 1955, at Bassett Hospital, a daughter of Rudy J. and Elizabeth Katherine (Schultz) Krisch. Raised in Fork Shop, she graduated from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1974. Her…
Susquehanna Valley Quilters Mark 30 Years of Fabric, Fun By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In 1986, a handful of women gathered to form the Susquehanna Valley Quilters and share their love of fabric craft. “We got together and decided there was going to be a quilting renaissance,” said Debby Clough, who helped start the original group. “I started quilting in 1976, and it didn’t matter what we were working on. I was at a table surrounded by…
IN MEMORIAM Ted Duesler, 79, Leader In Firefighter Community CHERRY VALLEY – Theodore Ernest Duesler, 79, a founder of the Cherry Valley emergency squad and former president of the Otsego County Fireman’s Association, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. Theodore was born April 21, 1937, in Amsterdam, the son of Ernest Duesler and Rosina Morey Duesler. He was raised in Fonda and schooled in the Fonda School System. He married Barbara Jean Baker on Aug. 25, 1956,…
Pathfinder Receives $1.2 Million Bequest Mother, Son’s Gift To Fund Scholarships EDMESTON – Pathfinder Village has announced a $1.2 million bequest establishing the J. Couper Lord Jr. Endowment, an unrestricted gift to benefit the community for children with Down syndrome. The announcement was made Tuesday evening at The Otesaga during Pathfinder’s annual Pro-Am and Tennis Classic Awards Banquet, part of an annual week of fund raising events that support Pathfinder scholarhips.…
