IN MEMORIAM: Olive Engelman, 88; WWII Nurse Raised Family In Oneonta ONEONTA – Olive Virginia LeDene Engelman, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed peacefully from this life on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. Her life was a rich one, filled with love from her husband, Peter, her children Peter, Paul and Susan, and their respective families (Karyn, Kyle and Claire, and Vicki, Jeremiah, Jessica and Jennifer). Olive began her life on June 6, 1927, on Long Island, graduated from…
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Freshmen Nicosia, Rafter To Chair City Common Council Committees ONEONTA – Two new Common Council members will be appointed to chair two of the Council’s four committees when the new members meet for the first time at the reorganizational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. ALL APPOINTMENTS LISTED ON COUNCIL AGENDA Melissa Nicosia will chair the Community Development Committee, and John Rafter the Legislative Committee. Veteran Council members David Rissberger and Russ Southard will chair the Operations/Planning/Evaluations Committee…
Swearing-Ins Raise Hopes Of New Beginning For City SEE SLIDE SHOW FROM TODAY’S SWEARING-INS …
IN MEMORIAM: Helen M. Barlow, 73, Oneonta ONEONTA – Helen M. Barlow, 73, of Oneonta, who leaves two children, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchldren, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, with her family at her side, Bassett Hospital.…
Matt Hazzard Told: You’re Cancer Free Ordeal Over For Chamber Executive We won! No one fights alone and we did it together! I can officially say, that I am cancer free! My wife and I can’t thank everyone enough. Rather than type my thoughts, I figured I would record what I am feeling. Please share with everyone you can. All of us are affected by cancer in some way, and hopefully this can show others it can be done!!! Thank…
IN MEMORIAM: Frank Malzone, 85; Major Leaguer Got Start In Oneonta ONEONTA – Frank Malzone, 85, who got his start with the Oneonta Red Sox and became a six-time All-Star third baseman for the Boston Red Sox, died Tuesday at his home in Needham, Mass. In 1951, he married an Oneonta girl, Amy Gennerino, whom he met in 1949 while playing in baseball here Oneonta; (she died in 2006). For a time, he also owned Molinari’s, the popular local restaurant…
BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz from The Freeman’s Journal Editor’s Note: Due to limited space configurations due to this week’s 2015 Otsego County Yearbook in The Freeman’s Journal, the Bound Volumes feature is being published online. It returns next week to our print edition. Enjoy! 200 YEARS AGO The Albany Argus contains a list of newspapers published in the State of New York, from which it appears there are published in the State 77 papers – 42 of which…
Hometown History Compiled by Tom Heitz from NYSHA records Editor’s Note: Due to limited space configurations due to this week’s 2015 Otsego County Yearbook in Hometown Oneonta, Hometown History is being published online this week. It returns next week to our print edition. Enjoy! 125 Years Ago Winter came in earnest with the big snow storm of Friday last. To the north and east of Oneonta there was already snow enough for comfortable traveling. Friday noon saw the earth…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert Couse, 90; Retired After 43 Years On The D&H ONEONTA – Robert Carl Couse, 90, a brakeman on the D&H in Oneonta for 43 years, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich. He was a resident at the Valley View Manor Nursing Home, Norwich, for the past year, and had previously lived in Oneonta. Robert was born on November 3, 1925 in Portlandville, the son of Paul John and Pauline Adelia (Walling)…
IN MEMORIAM: Hebert Siems, USAF Veteran ONEONTA – Herbert Siems, an Air Force veteran, passed away on Tuesday, Dece. 29, 2015, at the state Veterans Home in Oxford. The son of Grete (Ristig) and Carl Siems, he was born in The Bronx, and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School there in 1947. He earned a certificate of graduation in the Air Force Medical Corps and was honorably discharged in 1958.…
