Ralph J. Veenema, M.D., 97; NYC Physician Retired Here – All Otsego

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IN MEMORIAM

 Ralph J. Veenema, M.D., 97;

NYC Physician Retired Here

 COOPERSTOWN – Ralph James Veenema, M.D., former chief of urologic oncology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, at Covenant Village, Cromwell, Conn.  He was 97.

Dr. Veenema and his wife retired to Cooperstown in 1997.

Born Dec. 13, 1921, in Prospect Park, N.J., he was the son of Ralph and Sadie (Van Dyke) Veenema. He had three brothers and a sister.

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