For many years, Fran worked as an interior designer for Benjamin Moore in Hackensack, New Jersey. During her time there she handled many assignments, including choosing names for new paint colors and “colorizing” the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois.…
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Mary Ann Shovlowsky passed away on September 2, 2023 in Oneonta. She was born on January 5, 1949 in Auburn.…
NEW BERLIN—Howard L. Mattice, born November 14, 1927 to John and Katherine Mattice, went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 5, 2023.
Howard was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church in New Berlin, New York, where he served as a deacon, trustee, financial secretary and Sunday school teacher. He was also a member of the Chenango Co. Gideons International.…
HARTWICK—Julianne (Juli) Sharratt, 65, who owned Beaver Valley Campground with her late husband, Dwaine, and their children, passed away Friday night, November 3, 2023, at her home in the Town of Hartwick following an unexpected diagnosis of cancer in July 2023.
Born December 11, 1957 in Webster, Massachusetts, Juli was the daughter of Julian Paul (“Peewee”) Kaczynski and Rosemarie (Neeser) Kaczynski. She spent her early years in her father’s barber shop, flying to Florida in his plane, and going to “too…
MT. VISION—Jacqueline Carole Hoppe, 68, of Mt. Vision passed away after battling an illness, with her daughter by her side, on October 15, 2023 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
She was born in Binghamton, New York on November 28, 1954, the daughter of George and Myrtle (Traxler) Hoppe. Jacqueline graduated in 1973 from Binghamton North Senior High School.…
Cooperstown boys and girls soccer each won their first two Section III Class C playoff games. The four-seeded boys shut out number 13 Thousand Islands 5-0 at home on Wednesday, October 18.…
On walk day, participants honor those affected by Alzheimer’s with the poignant Promise Garden ceremony—a mission-focused experience that signifies solidarity in the fight against the disease. During the ceremony, walkers will carry flowers of various colors, each color symbolizing their personal connection to the disease.…
HARTWICK—Elinore C. Sorbera, a lifelong area resident, passed away with family by her side Friday evening, October 13, 2023, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. She was 98.
Born Elinore Claire Peevers on August 18, 1925 in Cooperstown, she was a daughter of Alfred J. Peevers and Leta Mae (Walrath) Peevers.
Born and raised in Cooperstown, she graduated from Cooperstown High School with the Class of 1944. She attended Prospect Heights Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn, where she received her…
The “I Am” campaign aligns with a statewide campaign announced earlier this year by the state’s Office for People With Developmental Disabilities called “Look Beyond My Disability.” OPWDD’s campaign encourages the public to recognize and combat stigmas that people with developmental disabilities encounter in their daily lives.…
The quilts lend themselves to storytelling. Pressler recounts how her great-grandmother, Margaret Frazier (1846–1924), made a “May Basket” quilt as a wedding gift for each of her eight children.…