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DAVID BLISS, R-DISTRICT 7 Middlefield Supervisor Brings Lifetime Of Service To County Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of seven profiles, one each on the seven new members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives elected Nov. 3, that will be posted each Wednesday afternoon up until they take office Jan. 1. Next week, Andrew Marietta, District 8 (Town of Otsego, including Cooperstown west of the Susquehanna). By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Dave Morris, one of David Bliss’…
The Spirit of the Season…
IN MEMORIAM: Bruce A. Shipman II, 55; Ancestor Model For Cooper’s Bumppo ILION – Bruce Andrew Shipman II, 55, of Ilion, passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 23, 1960, in Ilion, the son of Bruce Shipman and the former Carole Watson, and was a graduate of Mohawk High School. On Oct. 1, 1988, he was united in marriage with Dawn Allen in Conklinville. His family is descended from David Shipman (1729-1813), the woodsman…
Midstate Executive Appointed Bassett Chief Operating Officer COOPERSTOWN – Andrew R. Manzer, a hospital president/CEO in Schuyler County, has been selected as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) of the Bassett Healthcare Network, effective March 1, Bassett President/CEO Vance Brown announced today. As COO, Manzer will be responsible for the operating performance of Bassett Hospital and for leading operational efficiencies and performance across the Bassett Network, including Fox Hospital. He will also be tasked with helping to envision and create models of…
IN MEMORIAM: Erica Wickham, 31; Oneonta Native Accredited Dietitian ONEONTA – Erica L. Wickham, 31, an Oneonta native and accredited dietitian, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at the Bassett Hospital Intensive Care Unit after a courageous fight with a long illness. She was born on May 16, 1984, in Oneonta, a daughter of James and Merry Lou (Fuller) Wickham of Oneonta. Erica graduated from Myrtle Beach (S.C.) High School, and went on to earn a degree in…
Gibson Aboard ‘Toys For Tots’ Train, Stops In Oneonta With Santa, Soldiers…
IN MEMORIAM: Alvin Hall, 75; Dean, Founder Of Cooperstown Symposium ONEONTA – Alvin Hall, 75, who while a SUNY Oneonta dean helped establish the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture in collaboration with the Baseball Hall of Fame, died in his sleep Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at home at the Plains at Parish Homestead after a lengthy illness with congestive heart and kidney failure. He was born in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 3, 1940, to Icealius and Mary Frances Hall…
IN MEMORIAM: Diane S. Bobnick, 75; Nurse’s Aide At Meadows, Clara Welch COOPERSTOWN – Diane S. Bobnick, a nurse’s aide and long-time Cooperstown resident, passed away peacefully late Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 2, 2015, at Focus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Otsego, Index, with her family by her side. She was 75. Born April 22, 1940, in Albany, she was a daughter of Daniel A. and Dorothy (Benedict) Slover. As a young child, Diane and her family moved to Cooperstown, a…
IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Fisk, 85; Piano Teacher, Organist At Oneonta Churches ONEONTA – Dorothy Louise Fisk, 85, a piano teacher and church organist, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at the Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Index. “Dottie”, as she was universally known to family and friends, was born on Nov. 26, 1930, in Newark, N.J., to the late Howard Simeon and Louise Adelaide (Morrison) Lasslett. On June 28, 1958, she married Robert Weldon Fisk of Oneonta at Main Street…
