IN MEMORIAM: Eleanor Scorzafava VanCuren, 92 ONEONTA – Eleanor Scorzafava VanCuren passed away Jan. 13, 2016. She was 92. She was born Jan. 11, 1924. Her husband, George VanCuren, a pilot and POW during World War II who worked for the D&H and the U.S. Postal Service, passed away in 2010.…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
MEM DAY - Page 707
IN MEMORIAM: Jean Kafchinski, 89; Hartwick College Bursar Retired In ’95 ONEONTA – Jean Elizabeth (Smith) Kafchinski, 89, retired Hartwick College bursar, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Fox Hospital. A longtime resident of Oneonta, she was born on Dec. 7, 1926, in Lymanville, Pa. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she was the daughter of the late Garney and Anna (Lyman) Smith. Jean graduated from Springfield High School in Springfield, Pa., moving to Oneonta in 1952. She…
IN MEMORIAM: Frederick Sousa, Jr., 64; Auto Mechanic In Oneonta Area For Years ONEONTA – Frederick J. Sousa, Jr., 64, a self-employed auto mechanic in Oneonta for many years, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at Fox Hospital. He was born on Dec. 15, 1951, the son of Frederick J. Sr. and Geraldine (Eckler) Sousa, who survive him. A life-long Oneonta resident, Fred was a 1969 graduate of Oneonta High School. He attended and graduated from Delhi Ag & Tech…
IN MEMORIAM: Peter Macris; Glimmerglass, Foothills Founder Editor’s Note: Cooperstown’s Sam Goodyear has alerted us that Peter Macris, founder of Orpheus Theater, the Glimmerglass Opera and the Foothills Performing Arts Center, passed away early Saturday. In recent years he has been living in Suffield, Conn., near his daughter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Meanwhile, here is an appreciation of Macris that Goodyear delivered in 2008 at a testimonial for the giant figure in the development of Otsego County’s arts community. PETER…
Cooperstown Central School Joins Fight To Eradicate Polio…
IN MEMORIAM: Frances M. Finch, 87, Oneonta ONEONTA – Frances M. Finch, 87, died peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at her daughter’s home, surrounded by her family. She was born on Aug. 9, 1928, in Oneonta, a daughter of the late Lloyd J. and Lillian F. (Moffatt) Berner. Frances married Martin L. Finch and they celebrated over 50 years together until his passing in November 2009. Frances attended the Bugbee School and graduated from Oneonta High School in 1946. …
Charter Committee Recommends: Let Mayor Vote On City Manager By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Though a mayor’s vote is normally limited to breaking ties, the ad hoc Charter Review Committee is recommending that a mayor be part of the search for the city manager, and be allowed a vote along with Common Council to make the appointment. “Both have to be heavily involved,” said Council member Russ Southard, Sixth Ward. “Otherwise, you don’t have a buy-in. Mayor Dick Miller was heavily involved…
INDUCTION 2016 Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza To Enter Hall Of Fame COOPERSTOWN – Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza today were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming members 311 and 312 of the Hall of Plaques, the Hall announced. Griffey and Piazza will be inducted on July 24 in Cooperstown as the Class of 2016 as part of the July 22-25 Hall of Fame Weekend. The Weekend festivities will also feature the presentation of the J.G. Taylor…
TAKING THE OATH POWERS CHALLENGE TO CLARK FIZZLES County Board Chair Reelected Unanimously COOPERSTOWN – The only thing missing was white smoke coming out of the chimney at 197 Main. The attempt by county Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, to replace Kathy Clark, R-Otego, as chair of the Otsego County Board of Representatives had completely fizzled by this morning. The three-year chairperson was routinely reelected shortly after the county board’s reorganizational meeting was called to order at 10 a.m. today. It was…
AGAIN, POWERS TILTS AT CLARK Board Reorganizes Wednesday By JIM KEVLIN • for AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Veteran county Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, is again seeking to bump county Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, from the chairmanship, according to representatives whom he’s approached asking for support. The Otsego County Board of Representatives, which Clark has chaired for four one-year terms now, will hold its reorganizational meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the County Office Building on upper Main Street here. Powers, a dairy…
