IN MEMORIAM: Josephine Graham, 88; Worked At Smalley’s, Newberry’s, More MILFORD — Josephine A. Graham, 88, of Division Street, Milford, who worked at Smalley’s Theatre, the original Newberry’s and other Cooperstown retail landmarks, passed away on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Born on Sept. 30, 1931, in Cooperstown, she was the daughter of Robert J. and Claudine (Smith) Wilber. She attended the one-room schoolhouse in Bowerstown. After sixth grade she “graduated” to Cooperstown Central School.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Mildred Wedderspoon, 103; Witness To Pierstown Life For Seven Decades PIERSTOWN – Mildred Josephine Wedderspoon, a Pierstown mainstay for seven decades and first-hand witness to a rural lifestyle that is no more, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, July 2, 2015, at Woodside Hall in Cooperstown. She was 103. Mildred was born in New York City Jan. 23, 1912, a daughter of Czechoslovakian immigrants, Joseph and Agnus (Balvin) Stadler. Raised in Mount Kisco, Mildred was introduced to this area by a…