IN MEMORIAM Joseph Ruffino Sr.,78; Ruffino’s Pizzeria Founder ONEONTA – Joseph Ruffino Sr, 78, founder of Ruffino’s Pizzeria in downtown Oneonta, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on March 1, 1938, in Carini, Sicily, the son of Giuseppe and Rosa (Sgroi) Ruffino. In the late 1950s a young Joseph, barely 20 years old, came to the great USA as a stone quarry worker from Carini, Sicily, in search of the American Dream. During…
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IN MEMORIAM: Allan Rich Beach, 91; Founded West Oneonta Fire Department ONEONTA – Allan Rich Beach, 91, a former fire chief and founding member of the West Oneonta Fire Department passed away October 1, 2016 at Manor Care in Lebanon, Penn. He was born March 3, 1925 in Hobart, the son of Ethel Eliza Rich and Almeron Allan Beach. He graduated from South Kortright Central School. In 1947, Allan and Elfreda moved to West Oneonta. In 1952, they built a home…
IN MEMORIAM: Margaret Carrington, 85; Church Organist, Bank Manager ONEONTA – Margaret R. Carrington, 85, former manager at several local banks and the organist at the West Davenport Baptist Church, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. She was born April 4, 1931, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late William V. and Bernice E. (Crounse) Rathbun. Peggy grew up on the Rathbun farm in Prosser Hollow. She went to a one-room school hous, then went on to graduate from Oneonta High School, Class…
IN MEMORIAM: Charlotte Georgeson; Former 1st Lady Active In Civic Life ONEONTA – Charlotte Lunn Georgeson, 89, named “Mrs. Oneonta” for her contributions to the community, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Focus Otsego in Cooperstown. She was born July 13, 1927, the daughter of Dorothy Hanks and William H. Lunn, Sr. A 1944 graduate of OHS, Charlotte attended Connecticut College for Women in New London, and in 1949 earned a bachelor’s from Cornell. After a brief career in hotel…
IN MEMORIAM: Sharon Haines, Served Salvation Army 42 Years ONEONTA – Word has been received that Sharon Haines, a caseworker and office manager for the Salvation Army for 42 years, passed away over the weekend. In May, she was honored with the “Others” Award during the annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony for her service to the community. A full obituary is forthcoming.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mark Zimmerman, 43; Sales Manager At Royal Chrysler ONEONTA – Mark Stephens Zimmerman, a native of Buffalo and formerly of Hartwick, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The general and sales manager at Royal Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Oneonta, he was 43. Friends may call at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, 82 Chestnut St., Cooperstown 2-5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, when Mark’s family will be in attendance.…
IN MEMORIAM: Ruth Donna Currie, 69; Nurse at Fox For 40 Years ONEONTA – Ruth Donna Currie, 69, passed away June 24, 2016 at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, after a long battle with cancer. Donna was born April 6, 1947 in Oneonta, the daughter of Harry and Ruth (Daily) Palmer. She was one of six, having four brothers and one sister. Donna was a LPN having been employed for 47 years with A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, the Stamford Health Clinic and…
IN MEMORIAM: Thelma J. James, 87; Survived By Sister In Mount Vision ONEONTA – Thelma J. James, 87, a former resident of Los Angeles and New York City, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at AO Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was born on January 25, 1929 in New York City, the daughter of Justus and Else (Ketels) Lorenzen. She married Luther James who predeceased her in 2006.…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert Hutchins, 55; Lived At Willowbrook Until It Closed MILFORD – Robert Hutchins, 55, who moved to Upstate New York as part of the Willowbrook Exodus Program, passed away on April 6, 2016. He was born on Oct. 23, 1961, in Brooklyn, to a 14-year-old. Robert never left the hospital. He was placed in Willowbrook State School for children with intellectual disabilities, where he lived until 1975. He was moved to a family care home in Binghamton area as…
IN MEMORIAM: Drum Hadley, 77; Poet Was Friend Of Allen Ginsberg COOPERSTOWN – Drum Hadley, 77, a poet who studied under Charles Olson and befriended Allen Ginsberg, passed away at his mother’s family summer home in Cooperstown on Sunday, Nov. 26, after a long illness. Born in St. Louis County, Mo., on May 27, 1938, Drum attended schools in St. Louis, graduated from Pomfret Academy in Connecticut (1956), and received a B. A. in English Literature (1962) and a Master of Fine…
