IN MEMORIAM: Julia Fassett, Retired CV, Fort Plain Teacher EAST SPRINGFIELD – Julia A. Fassett, a retired Cherry Valley and Fort Plain teacher, died peacefully in her sleep at home on Friday, April 3, 2020. She was born in 1926, in Schenectady, the daughter of Emilo and Rose Parillo Genovesi. On June 24, 1951, she married Kenneth L. Fassett of East Springfield at St. Thomas Church in Cherry Valley.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Myron Fassett, 83; Lifelong East Springfield Dairyman EAST SPRINGFIELD – Myron Fassett, 83, dairy farmer, died on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, surrounded by his family. Myron was born on July 13, 1935, in East Springfield, son of Owen and Iva Fassett. He was married to Madeline Fassett for 36 years. He owned and operated the Clinton Camp farm with his brother Kermit Fassett his entire life. Myron had four sons, Rich, Don, Tom, and Bob, who were raised…
IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy M. Roediger, 88; Ran Wagon Wheel Antiques With Husband SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Dorothy Marie Roediger, 88, who operated Wagon Wheel Antiques with her husband Rick for many years, passed away June 19, 2018, at her daughter’s home in Springfield Center. She also lived in Spring Hill, Fla. Born March 25, 1930, on Staten Island, Dorothy (“Dot”) was the daughter of William Joseph and Marie (Konroyal) Romaine. Dot was as funny and witty as she was elegant. Beautiful…
IN MEMORIAM: Florence W. Brown, 95; 2012 Springfield Parade Grand Marshal EAST SPRINGFIELD – Florence W. Brown, 95, former long-time Town of Springfield tax collector and grand marshal of the town’s 98th Fourth of July Parade, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at the St. Johnsvillve Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Nov. 7, 1921, in Canajoharie, to William and Nettie Mac (Higgins) Wells. She married Adelbert (Sam) Brown in Canajoharie on May 26, 1946.…
IN MEMORIAM Robert H. Boyle, Age 88; Writer, Environmentalist COOPERSTOWN – Noted author and environmentalist Robert H. Boyle passed away May 19, 2017, after a long battle with cancer. He was 88 years old. Born on Aug. 21, 1928 in Brooklyn, he was the son of Elizabeth Coundouris Boyle and Robert Hamilton Boyle. He attended the Loyola School in Manhattan and then Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. After graduating from Trinity in 1949 with a BA in history, he studied…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, APRIL 28 Rebuilding Schools ‘LOST BOYS’ LECTURE – 5 p.m. Cousins Sebastian Maroundit and Mathon Noi present “Building Minds in South Sudan” discussing their efforts to rebuild schools in their homeland. Celebration Room, Shineman Chapel House, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, Dr. Elizabeth Bloom @ (607)431-4945 or email bloome@hartwick.edu or visit www.hartwick.edu/news/hartwick-host-lecture-sudanese-lost-boys/ ART & POETRY CONTEST – 6-9 p.m. This years theme is Blue Skies, Smilin’ At Me: Exploring the Beauty of living a life free of…
GE Turbine Slows Route 20 Traffic EAST SPRINGFIELD – A Pennsylvania-bound General Electric turbine is slowly making its away across the top of Otsego County this afternoon, causing traffic delays on Route 20. According to WKTV, the 375,000-pound turbine is on the move from the GE plant in Schenectady to Jessup, Pa., where a power plant is under construction, a 225-mile route.…
IN MEMORIAM John D. Walrath, 80; Farmer Of Distinction EAST SPRINGFIELD – John D. Walrath, 80, a former Otsego County Farm Bureau president who operated a Dairy of Distinction in East Springfield, passed away on Saturday, Feb.20, 2016, at his home. He was born on May 21, 1935, to Robert and Ruth (Willams) Walrath at his family’s Dutch Corner Farm. On May 5, 1984, he was married to Gail Welden Patterson; she preceded him in death on Dec. 25, 2013.…