Donald Lee Bailey, 98, of Cooperstown, New York and previously of
Leonardsville, New York, passed away October 28, 2024 at the Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing.
Donald was born October 12, 1926 in the Town of Plainfield, Otsego County, the son of
Herbert Lee Bailey and Helen Penner Bailey. He graduated from Leonardsville Central School in
the Class of 1944 with "high honors," especially in math, having also completed four years of
classes and training in the FFA program.…
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Emily Ann Morris, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and sister, entered into eternal rest late Friday night, November 8, 2024 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, North Carolina. She was 95.…
Clyde G. Yakos, 86, of Fly Creek Valley, peacefully entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, November 4, 2024, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born March 23, 1938 at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, one of two children of Tony and Anna (Hribar) Yakos. Raised on the family dairy farm in Fly Creek Valley, he graduated from Cooperstown High School with the Class of 1957.…
James “JJ” Rice Jr. of Maryland passed away on October 27, 2024 in Fine, New York. Born on March 21, 1977 in Star Lake, New York, James was the son of James and Sandra (McKenney) Rice. He graduated from Clifton-Fine Central School in 1995, where he was an accomplished athlete competing in hockey, baseball, soccer and wrestling.…
Ronald F. Jex, a long-time member of the Cooperstown community who was active with his church, the Masons and Lions, and who will be remembered for his years managing the Cooperstown General Store on Main Street, peacefully entered into eternal rest in the early morning hours of Friday, November 1, 2024, at his home on Chestnut Street. He was 87.…
Linda M. O’Connor, age 74, passed away very unexpectedly on Friday, October 18, 2024 in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown after being taken to the emergency department by her good friend. Linda was born on March 24, 1950 in Cooperstown, a daughter of the late Martin Syczyk and Anne Hrynda Hornacek. She was raised and educated in Richfield Springs, graduating from Richfield Springs Central School.…
Cynthia N. St. John, 68, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, October 26, 2024, at her home in Cooperstown.
Born August 16, 1956 at Faxton Hospital in Utica, Cindy was one of six children of Ralph A. and Anna Marie (Brennan) Neff.…
Lisbeth McCoy, a Danish-American artist, died on October 3, 2024 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. The cause was complications of melanoma. She was 62. Born on the Danish island of Funen, Lisbeth left Denmark at the age of 19. She lived in Paris, where she modeled for Chanel, and then moved to New York City to study at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.…
Antonetta (Tonie) Jemma Margaret Russo, 94, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2024 at the Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kingston. She was born on May 29, 1930 in Cooperstown, the youngest of nine children to her loving parents, Guiseppe and Alfonsina Russo.…
Constance L. “Connie” Whiteman, 95, of Westford, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning, October 15, 2024 at her home on Middlefield Road, with her beloved husband, Oakley, and son James by her side. Connie was born May 16, 1929 in Brockton, Massachusetts, one of four children of William and Louise (Copeland) Glover. Raised in Elmwood, Massachusetts, she graduated from East Bridgewater High School in 1946, and then attended Fisher Business School in Boston, graduating in 1949.…