IN MEMORIAM: Mark Zimmerman, 43; Manager At Oneonta’s Royal Chrysler ONEONTA – Mark Stephens Zimmerman, general sales manager at Royal Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Oneonta, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2016. He was 43. Born March 30, 1973, in Buffalo, Mark was the son of Greg Zimmerman and Barbara (Zauner) Reinhardt. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High School.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Mark Zimmerman, 43; Sales Manager At Royal Chrysler ONEONTA – Mark Stephens Zimmerman, a native of Buffalo and formerly of Hartwick, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The general and sales manager at Royal Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Oneonta, he was 43. Friends may call at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, 82 Chestnut St., Cooperstown 2-5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, when Mark’s family will be in attendance.…
MEMO TO INNKEEPERS Here’s What To Look For In ID-ing Terror Suspects COOPERSTOWN – If guests deny housekeeping staff access to their rooms for several days, let us know, the state Homeland Security & Emergency Services Division advised Cooperstown area innkeepers in the days prior to this year’s Hall of Fame Induction. The detailed memo, in many cases delivered personally to hoteliers, contains 13 potential tips that something may not be right with hotel guests. READ HOMELAND SECURITY MEMO TO HOTELIERS…
IN MEMORIAM: Julia Georgia, 98; Oneonta Native Raised 11 Children ONEONTA – Oneonta native Julia Agnes Georgia, 98, who raised nine daughters and two sons in Unadilla, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 20, surrounded by her daughters. Julia was born in Oneonta on May 29, 1918. She married Harold Georgia in Inglewood, Calif., in 1943. While he served in World War II, in part as a prisoner of war, she lived at her parents’ home in Oneonta. When he was…
Tourism Benefit To County Keeps Growing, Study Says COOPERSTOWN – With the county Board of Representatives due to vote Wednesday, Aug. 3, on extending a tourism-promotion contract, the state Division of tourism & Tourism Economics has released a survey showing the sector continues to grow in Otsego County. The percentage of state and local taxes generated from the Otsego County tourism industry nearly doubled in 2015, according to Destination Marketing of Otsego County, the privatized tourism-promotion effort.…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris Tiffany, 77; Operated Coachlines With Husband ONEONTA – Doris Marie Tiffany, 77, a partner with her husband in Pathfinder Coachlines, peacefully passed away in her sleep early Sunday morning, July 24, 2016 at the Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin. She was born on May 8, 1939, in Oneonta, a daughter of the late Ken and Marie (Leonard) Harvey. Doris grew up in Oneonta and attended Oneonta schools. On Dec. 29, 1956, Doris married Jack M.…
IN MEMORIAM: Flo Folensbee, Local Cancer Society Executive UNADILLA – Oneonta native Florence “Flo” Folensbee, 79, local American Cancer Society executive director for many years, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at home in Unadilla, surrounded by her family. Flo was born June 28, 1937, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Earl and Nellie M. (Hilsinger) Carr. She married Robert Folensbee in January 1984. In addition to her work for the Cancer Society, she retired in 1999 from…
IN MEMORIAM: Edwin Van Hensbergen, 94; Father, Grandfather Of Local Naples Family ONEONTA – Edwin Van Hensbergen of Castleton, whose survivors include Oneonta’s Jean Naples and her five sons, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, July 21, just shy of his 95th birthday. He was born on his grandfather Hoffman’s Farm in Castleton-on-the-Hudson on Aug. 1, 1921, and spent the rest of his life there. He graduated from Maple Hill High School where he played basketball. Ed served his country during…
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IN MEMORIAM: Kenneth R. Stiefel, 93; Retired From Oneonta City Department ONEONTA – Kenneth R Stiefel, 93, who retired from the maintenance department at Oneonta City Hall, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at Albany Medical Center. Kenneth was born in Oneonta on Oct. 9, 1922, to Mabel (Moon) and Frederick Stiefel. He married Esther Coats on Oct. 31, 1953. They raised a family of four children and shared 47 years together before her passing in 2010.…
