Barbara Means, 87, Oneonta; Artist, World Traveler ONEONTA – Barbara Means, 87, a world traveler who excelled in the arts, passed away on Jan. 13, 2019, in her home surrounded by loved ones. Born on July 23, 1931, in Gettysburg, Pa., where she grew up playing on the battlefields, Barbara loved to read and swim. She received her first degree at Cedar Crest College and went on to earn two master’s degrees in Special Education and Library Science. Barbara embodied…
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IN MEMORIAM • Full Obituary Orrin D. Higgins, 76; Served County, State, Community HARTWICK – Orrin Dixon Higgins, 76, a former state trooper, undersheriff for the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department and longtime Hartwick town justice, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2016, at his home in Hartwick with his family by his side. He was born June 8, 1940, in Hunter, a son of Leland and Mildred (Nicholls) Higgins. After graduating from high school, he attended SUNY Oneonta with the…
IN MEMORIAM: Carol Krisch, 61; CCS Teacher Aide Died Suddenly FORK SHOP – Carol Ann Krisch, 61, who died unexpectedly early Thursday morning, Sept. 8, 2016, at her home in Fork Shop, was a teacher aide and monitor at Cooperstown Central schools for the past 16 years. She was born Aug. 3, 1955, at Bassett Hospital, a daughter of Rudy J. and Elizabeth Katherine (Schultz) Krisch. Raised in Fork Shop, she graduated from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1974. Her…