IN MEMORIAM Gary L. Georgia, 78 Nov. 9, 1942 – Mar. 30, 2021 Gary L. Georgia, 78 of Otego passed away Tues. March 30, 2021. He was born on Nov. 9, 1942 on the Otsdawa in Otego. He leaves behind his wife, Shirley (Hulbert) of 51 years, his brothers, Wesley, Jacksonville, NC., Myers Jr (Cindy), James, David and sisters, RoseAnn Poillucci (Bob), and Kathleen Chandler all of Becket, Mass., his sisters-in-law, Diana Howard, Laurens and Gail (Robert) Klose, Unadilla. He…
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You May Include Family Members In ‘In Memoriam’ On COVID Year Dear Friends, We are planning a one-year retrospective of The COVID Year the next editions of Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal, which will include an “IN MEMORIAM” section, remembering and honoring our friends and neighbors fatally stricken by the virus. If you have a family member felled by COVID and would like them to be memorialized, then please send – by noon Monday, March 15 – his or…
IN MEMORIAM Francesco Basile, 99; Opened Mama Nina’s in 1970 Francesco Basile, 99, who opened Mama Nina’s in Oneonta in 1970, passed away on Jan. 17, 2021, in Naples, Fla. He was born on Oct. 16, 1921, to Giuseppa Lombardo from Castelvetrano and Antonino Basile from Carini, Sicily. Francesco was the eighth of 14 children and the last sibling to pass away. Francesco was 34 years old when he immigrated from Sicily to the United States with his wife, Maria…
In Memoriam Jean D. Holbert, 82; Survived by 10 Children EDMESTON – Jean D. Holbert, 82, a former farmer who worked at Pathfinder Village, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. She was born on Nov.1, 1938 in Olyphant, Pa., the daughter of Bertha & Frank Ceresko. On Aug. 17, 1957 she married George E. Holbert in Heart Lake, PA. Jean worked alongside of George on the family farm for many years until the farm was sold in…
IN MEMORIAM Assemblyman Bill Magee, 81; Seward Ally In Benefiting All NELSON – William (Bill) Magee, who served Otsego County in the state Assembly for 28 years, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2020. He was 81. The younger of two children of Donald and Ruth (Hart) Magee, he lived in the Town of Nelson, outside Cazenovia, all of his life. The Magee family operated a small dairy and general store in Erieville. Bill graduated from Cazenovia Central School…
In Memoriam Joan F. Shepard, 66; Raised Family Locally ONEONTA – Joan F. Shepard, 66, who worked at the F.N. Burt Box Company for many years, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at home. She was born Feb. 8, 1954 in Long Island City, the daughter of the late Peter and Rita (Croci) Sanfilippo. Joan married Leonard C. Shepard on May 25, 1991 at the Aldrich Baptist Church, North Franklin. Joan is survived by her husband, Leonard C. Shepard; four…
In Memoriam Dominic Peter Parlato, 83; Accountant Active In City ONEONTA – Dominic Peter Parlato, 83, who co-founded an accounting firm with Bruno Talevi and was active in numerous community boards, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 in Warwick, R.I.. Born Aug. 10, 1937, in Rochester, to John and Phoebe (Frosino) Parlato, Dominic attended PS27 and East High School, where he was known to family and friends as “Donald.” He served as president of his sophomore and junior…
In Memoriam Arthur H. Kiser Sr., 100; Served In CCC, Marines COOPERSTOWN – Arthur “Art” Henry Kiser Sr., 100 years and five days old, who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Marines during World War II, then spent a career with NYSEG, passed peacefully away Nov. 23, 2020, at home, in his own bed, just as he wished. His loving daughter, Teresa, was by his side. Art was born Henry Alvin Kiser Nov. 18, 1920, in Ohio, a…
In Memoriam Charles William Taylor, 92; Farmer Was On Winning Team GILBERTSVILLE – Charles William Taylor, 92, known as a hardworking man of faith, passed away peacefully on Dec. 3, 2020, at the home of his daughter, Ann, in Cortland. He was born on March 28, 1928, in Albany, to Caroline Oliver Taylor and William Maurice Taylor. He grew up on a dairy farm on Delaware Avenue, part of Graceland Cemetery at the time, and attended the Albany public school…
In Memoriam Charles L. Bollinger, Jr. 77; Sold Yearbooks For 40 Years LAURENS – Charles LeRoy Bollinger, Jr., 77, the Town of Laurens tax collector and a founding member of the Gettysburg Auto Medics, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Albany Medical Center. He was born June 12, 1943 in Gettysburg, Pa., the son of the late Charles LeRoy, Sr. and Kathryn E. (Warner) Bollinger. Charlie graduated from Gettysburg High School in 1961 and then furthered his studies at…