Karen Sullivan To Retire As Director Of Planning COOPERSTOWN – Karen Sullivan, director of the county Planning Department, will retire at the end of the month, county board Chairman David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, announced a few minutes ago. An Oneonta native (her maiden name was Laskaris), she joined the Planning Department in 2006, and succeeded Terry Bliss on his retirement in 2013. She previously had been with the Delaware County Planning Department. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, she later…
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IN MEMORIAM: Bennie L. Pratt, 95; WWII Vet, Construction Electrician ONEONTA – Oneonta native Bennie Lee Pratt, 95, a World War II veteran and electrician on construction projects, passed away at Harpursville home on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Bennie was born May 23, 1924, in Oneonta, to Benjamin and Mildred (Warner) Pratt. He graduated from Oneonta High School and enlisted in the Navy at the outbreak of World War II, serving from 1943 to 1946 as an electrician’s mate, second…
IN MEMORIAM Margery Norris Armstrong, 85; R.N. Stalwart In Bassett’s ICU MILFORD – Margery Norris Armstrong, R.N., who served for many years as head nurse of Bassett Hospital’s ICU, passed away peacefully Monday morning, Aug. 12, 2019, at her beloved home on Arnold Lake. She was 85. Margery was born on November 25, 1933, in Carbondale, Pa., to William Melville Norris and Amy née Quinlan Norris of Wales, U.K., but spent most of her youth growing up in Oneonta. Marge…
IN MEMORIAM Clifford Roger Silliman, 97; Oneonta Native, Air Force Officer ONEONTA – Word has been received of Oneonta native and career Air Force officer Clifford Roger Silliman, recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, and survivor of a harrowing air crash at sea during World War II, has died at his home on the Pacific Coast, two and a half weeks shy of his 98th birthday. The news of his passing was delayed due to the remoteness of…
IN MEMORIAM: Pati Ann (Ainslie) Sloan; With Husband, Ran Farm In Gilbertsville GILBERTSVILLE – Pati Ann (Ainslie) Sloan, an Oneonta native who operated a dairy farm her with her husband, passed away from this life Thursday, May 30, 2019, after a short stay at Bassett Hospital. Pati was born in Oneonta in 1953, raised in Hartwick, graduated from Cooperstown Central School and attended the LPN course at Fox Hospital. She was a hard worker, always learning by doing on the…
IN MEMORIAM: Verna Harkenreader, 82; Seamstress Also Worked For Astrocom COOPERSTOWN – Oneonta native Verna Harkenreader, 82, of Cooperstown, a seamstress who also worked for Astrocom, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Cooperstown Center. She was born July 31, 1936, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Vernon and Edith D. (Stillwell) Hewitt. Verna enjoyed living in Florida and North Carolina, but always considered the Oneonta area her home.…
IN MEMORIAM: Duane F. Reller, 69; Oneontan Was Retired IBM Engineer ONEONTA – Duane Frederick Reller, 69, a retired IBM computer engineer of 41 years, passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Easley, S.C., where he lived. Born in Oneonta, he was a son of the late Donald Frederick Reller and the late Mary Jane Spoor Reller.…
IN MEMORIAM: Louis R. Kilts, 74; Oneontan Worked In Maintenance MOHAWK – Louis R. Kilts, 74, of Mohawk, an Oneonta native who leaves several survivors in Otsego County, died Friday Oct. 12, 2018, at Bassett Hospital. Louis was born on Jan. 28, 1944, in Oneonta to Earl R. Kilts and Lilian Anderson Kilts. He worked in maintenance throughout his life.…
IN MEMORIAM: Betty Thompson, 86; Librarian Began Career At Huntington ONEONTA – Elizabeth “Betty” (Miller) Thompson, 86, whose year on the staff of the Huntington Memorial Library launched her life’s work, passed away surrounded by family, on Aug. 31, 2018, in Cortland. Formerly of Newark Valley, she was originally from Oneonta. Betty was born on Feb. 17, 1932, attended Bugbee Elementary School and graduated from Oneonta High School in 1949. She studied history and Spanish at Hartwick College, graduating in…
IN MEMORIAM: Donna J. (Reed) Leven, 85; Raised 6 Children, Bell Telephone Operator MARYLAND – Donna Joyce (Reed) Leven, 85, who raised six children, and worked as a telephone operator and in local retail, passed away at her Town of Maryland home on Dec. 2, 2017, following a long illness. Born on Sept. 2, 1932. in Oneonta, Donna was the daughter of the late Clifford and Phyrn Reed. A homemaker, she raised six children, was also employed by Bell Telephone…