IN MEMORIAM: Catherine Ann Westfall, 85 ONEONTA – Catherine Ann Westfall, 85, of Oneonta, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born on July 17, 1931, in Weehawken, N.J., a daughter of the late John and Della (Gardella) Biggio.…
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Refugee Committee Ready To Brief Common Council ONEONTA – Members of the Oneonta Refugee Resettlement Coalition will brief Common Council on activities to date at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, in Council Chambers. Margaret Parish, Ken Sider, Temple Beth El president and Rev. Teresa Sivers, pastor, First United Methodist Church, will discuss plans to explore the possibility of resettling refugee families in Oneonta through a partnership with the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees in Utica. The meeting is open to the public.…
IN MEMORIAM: Stella ‘Skip’ Linney, 89; Retired From County Social Services COOPERSTOWN – Stella “Skip” C. Linney, 89, who retired from the county Department of Social Services, passed away on Aug. 29, 2016, after an extended illness. She was born on Oct. 12, 1926, in Utica, the daughter of Stanley and Mary (Zurakowski) Czuprynski.…
IN MEMORIAM: Janet F. Benavides, 78; Hartwick Graduate Missionary In Texas ONEONTA – Janet Phyllis Fleischer Benavides, 78, a former missionary in Texas, died Aug. 30, 2016, at the Fox Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 6, 1938, in The Bronx, the daughter of the late Philip and Frieda (Peck) Fleischer. Janet graduated from Hartwick College, majoring in Christian education and Spanish. During missionary work in San Antonio, Texas, she met her husband, Steve A. Benavides, who has predeceased her,…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas Herring, 63, Sidney; Toolmaker At Amphenol Corp. SIDNEY – Thomas R. Herring, 63, of Unadilla, a career-long toolmaker, passed away on Aug. 27, 2016 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton. A brother’s family and nieces survive in Oneonta. Tom, who many knew as “Hoby,” was born in Stamford to Hobert and Helen Herring on Dec. 9, 1952. He graduated from Unatego Junior/Senior High School in 1970 and went on to earn a certificate in toolmaking from…
IN MEMORIAM: Harry B. Edmonds Jr.; Farmed In Cherry Valley For 45 Years CHERRY VALLEY – Harold B. Edmonds Jr, 78, who farmed for more than 45 years in Cherry Valley, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loved ones, following a long battle with cancer. He was born March 25, 1938, in Malverne, on Long Island, son of the late Catheline and Harold Edmonds Sr. The family moved to Cherry Valley in 1946 and he graduated from Cherry…
IN MEMORIAM: Veteran Wesley Osborne, 55 MARYLAND – Wesley D. Osborne, 55, an Army veteran most recently employed at Wightman’s Lumber in Portlandville, passed away Aug. 24, 2016, at Fox Hospital. He was born Nov. 25, 1961 in Blossburg, Pa., the son of Harvey Osborne Jr. and Shirley (Scarborough) Osborne.…
IN MEMORIAM: Terri Ann Smith, 60; Husband, Four Children Survive Her COOPERSTOWN – Terri Ann Smith, 60, a mother of four well known through waitressing in local restaurants, died Tuesday at her home on Route 28 in Pierstown, surrounded by her family. Born in Ilion on May 28, 1956, Terri was the daughter of David Hribar and Betty (Bachanas) Hribar. Her father worked at the Remington Arms plant in Ilion, but later moved his family back to the Hribar property…
IN MEMORIAM George R. Dolezel, 67, Stonemason Active In Community Life, Academe OTEGO – George Rudolph Dolezel, 67, a stonemason, SUNY Delhi faculty member, Otego Town Board member, past president of the Sixth Ward Athletic Club, and exalted ruler of the Oneonta Elks, passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at home, with his beloved family by his side. George was born on May 1, 1949, in Sidney, the son of George Charles (Kovar) Dolezel and Virginia (Mac Arthur) Dolezel. He graduated from Unatego High School in 1967. During his formative years, George worked hard as a mason’s apprentice under the mentorship…
IN MEMORIAM: Howard Barton; Former Security Director At OJC NEW LISBON – Howard E. Barton of Whitesburg, Ky., formerly of New Lisbon, whose law enforcement career included serving as security manager at Oneonta Job Corps, died on Aug.18, 2016. Born in New Berlin, he was the oldest child of the late Edgar A. and L. Etta (Ray) Barton. In his formative years, attended the Burlington Green Baptist Church and Sunday school. He was a Boy Scout, Scout master and coached…
