Against Backdrop Of U.S. Strife, Program Explores Jesus And Race…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
MEM DAY - Page 681
IN MEMORIAM: Anna Vandermark, 93; Celebrated Her Polish Heritage Whole Life ONEONTA – Anna Marie Zaczek Morley Vandermark, who moved on her retirement to Oneonta, where a daughter lives, passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. She born on the Zaczek farm in Cannonsville, Delaware County, on Nov. 20, 1922.…
IN MEMORIAM: Emalyn S. Bidwell, 89; Mother Of 5 Worked At SUNY Oneonta SIDNEY – Emalyn S. Bidwell, 89, who retired from SUNY Oneonta Ancillary Services, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich. She was born on Jan. 21, 1927, in Santa Monica, Calif., daughter of the late Frank I. and Edna Elizabeth (Risley) Smith. Emalyn went to Hancock High School and Albany College.…
IN MEMORIAM Kim M. Gohde, 64, Middlefield; ‘Chief’ Stricken Working At Fair MIDDLEFIELD – Kim M. Gohde, 64, of Gatley Road, Town of Middlefield, a carpenter and former Middlefield fire chief, died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. He suffered a heart attack at the Otsego County Fair, where he was volunteering, as he had for hundreds of hours over many years. Born June 5, 1952, at Bassett Hospital, Kim was the son of Earl and Dorothy (Butler) Gohde of Middlefield.…
Common Council Makes It Easier To Raise Dog, Cat Fees In Future By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – One more reason to keep your dog on a leash. At their meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 2 Common Council updated the “Animals” ordinance in the local law to make it easier to change fee schedules for impounded animals. “Fees change from year to year,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “By removing the fees from the ordinance, we’re not having to change…
4 Staff Arrested At Focus Nursing Home 94-Year-Old Woman Left In Recliner For 41 Hours, Attorney General Alleges COOPERSTOWN – Four former employees of Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center were arrested for allegedly leaving a 94-year-old resident alone in a recliner for nearly two days, according to Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. LPN Lorraine Caldwell, 54, Holland Patient; LPN Amanda Gus, 30, Hartwick; Sarah Schuyler, certified nurse assistant (CNA), 29, and CNA Donna Gray, 48, Sidney, face charges they they…
IN MEMORIAM F. Roger Hickey, 74, Oneonta; Chaired Hartwick Physics Dept. ONEONTA – F. Roger Hickey, 74, longtime chair of Hartwick College’s physics department, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Roger was born June 8, 1942, in Troy, the son of the late Frank R. and Ann (O’Malley) Hickey. He attended Catholic Central High School in Troy. He received his bachelor’s in physics from Sienna College, and both his master’s and doctorate…
IN MEMORIAM Thomas G. O’Neil, 99, Sidney; Lawyer, Mayor, Civic Leader SIDNEY – Calling hours are Monday for attorney Thomas G. O’Neil, former Sidney village mayor, Tri-Town Chamber president and president of the Sidney Hospital Board of Directors, who passed away July 29, 2016, at the state Veterans’ Home in Oxford. He would have been 100 on Oct. 25. A lifelong Sidney resident, he attended Hartwick College, married Gertrude Keeler, earned his law degree at Albany Law School, and served…
IN MEMORIAM Julia (Judy) Wertenbaker, 80, Cherry Valley; Lifelong Teacher CHERRY VALLEY – Julia TenEyke Cannon Wertenbaker (who preferred to be called Judy), a lifelong teacher, most recently at Brookwood, passed away on July 27, 2016, at Glensfoot in Cherry Valley, two days after her 80th birthday. Her connection to Otsego County was deep: Glensfoot has been Judy’s family’s home for many generations. As a child, Judy rode horses in the fields around Londonderry farm and Glensfoot farm in the…
Empire Carousel Creator Here For 10th Anniversary Gerry Holzman of Islip, L.I., reunes this afternoon with Freddie de Frogge, his favorite carving on The Farmers’ Museum’s Empire State Carousel in Cooperstown. Holzman, who pursued the carousel’s creation for 20th years, then negotiated its move to Cooperstown, is back for the 10th anniversary of its installation here, to be commemorated with a ceremony at noon Saturday at the carousel. Additionally, Holzman will be giving tours at 11 a.m., and 1, 2,…
