IN MEMORIAM Funeral Mass Planned For William Kraham, 94; Decorated Pilot, Lawyer COOPERSTOWN – A funeral mass is planned for William Rohan Kraham, 94, a decorated bomber pilot during the D-Day invasion who then pursued a legal career specializing in aviation, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Kraham family plot at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Index. Mr. Kraham, a Cooperstown native and longtime resident of Gaithersburg,…
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Lauren’s ‘Florida’ In Top 10 For Award, Sarah Still Among Top U.S. Contenders COOPERSTOWN – It’s been quite a week for the Groff family of Cooperstown, mom Jeannine reports. Novelist Lauren Groff’s short-story collection, “Florida,” advanced to the top 10 candidates for this year’s National Book Award in the fiction category. Lauren’s “Fates and Furies,” hailed by President Obama as his favorite book of 2015, made the top 10 list that year. Her sister, Olympian Sarah Groff, finished as first…
IN MEMORIAM: Michael Swatling, 71; Pursued 50-Year Career In Logging CHERRY VALLEY – Michael Kurth Swatling, 71, who pursued a 50-year career in logging, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse. He was born Aug. 16, 1947, in Herkimer to Roy K. Swatling and Elizabeth M. (Schroeder) Swatling. The Swatling family put down roots in Fly Creek in 1960, where Mike would eventually graduate high school, start his business and raise a family.…
Lonni Sue’s Artistic Journey Explored In Fenimore Exhibit COOPERSTOWN – “Puzzles of the Brain,” an exhibit that traces the artistic development of Lonni Sue Johnson after she suffered brain damage, will open tomorrow (Oct. 13) at The Fenimore Art Museum. The museum is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, except Mondays. Lonni Sue created New Yorker covers and art for other national publications from her home outside Middlefield Center before being stricken with viral encephalitis in 2007. While living locally she was…
IN MEMORIAM: Edward Decker Ayers III; Cooperstown Native, Contractor In Texas COOPERSTOWN – Ayers II, Edward Decker Ayers III, 66 – Decker, as he was known by all – passed on to his next journey on Saturday, Sept. 15. He left us after a long and tiresome illness. A man of few words, he left a huge hole in all our hearts, and the knowledge that each of us was lucky for having been graced with his company as well as…
‘Team Fetterman’ Welcomes Judge Lamberts Become 1st Father-Son Pair In Cooperstown’s Most Honored Ranks By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – It was a lesson in the right attitude. County Judge John Lambert, honored as the latest recipient of the Clark Sports Center’s Fetterman Award today at an Otesaga luncheon, was able to relate a first-hand story about Patrick Fetterman, a fabled director of the Clark Gym. It was at a Biddy Basketball Tournament in St. Johnsville more than…
Missing Woman Found PIERSTOWN – The elderly woman reported missing yesterday in the Town of Otsego has been located, state police report. Belle L. Lord, 89, was found in good condition and is with family.…
Woman With Dementia Missing From Pierstown COOPERSTOWN – State police are looking for a elderly woman in Pierstown who has dementia. Belle L. Lord, 89, left a residence on Sunset Ridge Road, Town of Otsego, around 10:30 a.m. today, in her vehicle, a silver 2008 Toyota Solara convertible with a black top, troopers report. The vehicle is bearing North Carolina plates with the registration BHL 7498.…
IN MEMORIAM: James H. ‘Giff’ Gifford, 87; Managed New York City DEP Office In Gilboa HARPERSFIELD – James H. “Giff” Gifford, 87, of Harpersfield, retired office manager of New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection office in Gilboa, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at Robinson Terrace in Stamford. Survivors include a daughter in Cooperstown. Born of March 5, 1931 in Gloversville, James was the son of the late Ira and Marion (Playford) Gifford.…
