Vigil Brings Together Oneonta, Cooperstown Standing-Room-Only Crowd Seeks Meaning In Violent Deaths Of 7 Men By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – At the end of the Community Candlelight Vigil, the Rev. Cynthia Walton-Leavitt, pastor of Oneonta’s “Red Door” Presbyterian Church, implored those in attendance to acknowledge their neighbors. “In my church, we do what’s called the ‘Passing of the Peace’,” she said. “Let’s do that here today.” Everyone – there was standing room only in the Temple Beth El on…
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IN MEMORIAM: Margaret Seamon, 82, Richfield Springs; 5 Sons Survive Her RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Margaret F. Seamon, age 82, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, July 11, 2016 at Little Falls Hospital. She was born on March 18, 1934, in Edmeston, daughter of the late Glenn and Mildred (Green) Fuller. Margaret was raised and educated in Edmeston and was a graduate of Edmeston High School. In March of 1975 she was united in marriage to Devere Seamon. They shared a…
IN MEMORIAM: David Thuma, 57; 26-Year Radiology Tech At Bassett COOPERSTOWN – David John Thuma, 57, a 26-year radiology technologist at Bassett Hospital, died unexpectedly Monday, July 11, 2016. Of Czechoslovakian and Polish ancestry, David was born May 6, 1959, in Riverhead and raised in Yaphank on Long Island. He was the second of three boys of Charles Frederick Thuma, Sr. and Frances Szuster Thuma. Raised on Long Island, David attended Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. After earning a bachelor’s…
Seward Announces Bid For A 16th Term 2 Democratic Challengers Primarying ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today filed nearly 3,800 signatures on nominating petitions to seek his 16th term in the state Legislature’s Upper House. In announcing he is running, the veteran senator ticked off his priorities: “property tax relief, economic development, aid for our neediest schools, resources for our local roads and bridges, and the crushing heroin epidemic.“ He is being challenged this year by two Democrats,…
Vigil To Honor Gun-Violence Victims ONEONTA – A candlelight vigil to honor victims in the latest acts of gun violence, including Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and Dallas police officers, is planned at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in Muller Plaza. “The focus of the vigil will be to mourn the recent unnecessary loss of lives of police officers and young black men and to respect their memory,” said NAACP leader Regina Betts. “We stand with loved ones, friends and colleagues…
IN MEMORIAM: Bill Guilfoile, 84; Hall Of Fame Former Spokesman COOPERSTOWN – Bill Guilfoile, who served as head of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s public relations office from 1979 through 1996, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 9, 2016, in South Bend, Ind., at the age of 84. Bill was born in Fond du Lac, Wisc., on Nov. 5, 1931, and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1954.…
IN MEMORIAM: Raymond C. Lawlor, 73; Retired Electrician Umped At Dreams Park COOPERSTOWN – Raymond C. Lawlor, 73, a career electrician who umpired at Dreams Park after retiring to Cooperstown in 2000, passed away early Saturday morning, July 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital, due to complications from an illness. Born in Jersey City, N.J., on May 23, 1943, Ray was a son of John and Harriet (Arps) Lawlor. At a young age his family moved to Florida where he spent…
IN MEMORIAM Michael R. Donnell, 85; Deacon In Catholic Church For 30 Years FRANKLIN – Michael Raymond Donnell, Sr., who for 30 was a permanent deacon in the Roman Catholic Church, serving the faithful in Franklin and Sidney, died peacefully at home on July 9, 2016. He was born in Springfield, Mass., on June 12, 1931, son of Raymond F. and Alma (Kreiger) Donnell. He was raised in Darien, Conn., and graduated from Darien High School in 1949 and Suffield…
IN MEMORIAM: Raymond C. Lawlor, 73; Retired Electrician Umped At Dreams Park COOPERSTOWN – Raymond C. Lawlor, 73, a career electrician who umpired at Dreams Park after retiring to Cooperstown in 2000, passed away early Saturday morning, July 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital, due to complications from an illness. Born in Jersey City, N.J., on May 23, 1943, Ray was a son of John and Harriet (Arps) Lawlor. At a young age his family moved to Florida where he spent…
IN MEMORIAM: Arthur P. Saggese, 66; Worked 20 Years With Oneonta Schools ONEONTA – Arthur P. Saggese, 66, a retired Oneonta School District custodian, passed away July 9, 2016, at home with his beloved family by his side. He was born Feb. 20, 1950 in Troy, the son of Ralph and Elinor (Pratt) Saggese.…
