IN MEMORIAM: Melanie Motta, 92; Italian Immigrant Was Seamstress COOPERSTOWN – Melanie A. Motta, 92, of Cooperstown, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2017, at Bassett Hospital. Melanie was born on June 26, 1924, in Accorneri, a small village in Italy’s Piedmont Province, the daughter of Severino and Amalia Accornero. She immigrated to the United States in 1951, following her marriage to Frank Motta, who predeceased her in 1986. Melanie and Frank originally moved to Astoria, Queens and later purchased…
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IN MEMORIAM: Irene V. Galli, 97; Accomplished Artist In New York City COOPERSTOWN – Irene V. Galli, 97, an accomplished artist from Queens who had been living at St. James Manor in Oneonta, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, Oct. 6, 2016, at Focus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Otsego. Survivors include a daughter in Cooperstown, Adrianne Lentini. Born to Umberto and Natalina (Conti) Rolleri in Newark, N.J., on June 21, 1919, Irene grew up and attended school in New…