IN MEMORIAM: John Simonds, 90; Retired From D&H After 44 Years ONEONTA – John D. Simonds, 90, who retired after 44 years with the D&H Railroad here, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. He was born March 8, 1929, in Oneonta the son of the late Francis and Frances (Beams) Simonds.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Full Obituary Martin R. Patton Sr., 89; Restaurant, Realty Investor ONEONTA – Martin R. Patton Sr., 89, who played semi-pro football before returning home to a career in restaurants and real estate, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 9, 2019. Born Jan. 6, 1930, in Oneonta, the son of Martin Brown and Agnes Jenette (Hanes) Patten, he lost his dad in 1948 in a farming accident. Marty worked for D&H Railroad the summer…
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IN MEMORIAM: Marty Patton Sr., 89; NYSEG Retiree Operated Restaurant ONEONTA – Martin R. Patton Sr., 89, passed away peacefully, at home surrounded by his family, on March 9, 2019. An NYSEG retiree who operated a restaurant on River Street where Bella Michaels is today, he is the father of Marty Patton, owner of Cooperstown All Star Village in Wests Oneonta. A full obituary will follow.…
NEW ‘TRADITIONAL PLAN’ DISCUSSED TODAY AMONG OTSEGO METHODISTS Oneonta Pastor Vowing To Continue Gay Nuptials The Rev. Marti Swords-Horrell, pastor Oneonta’s First United Methodist Church, this morning told her congregation she will continue to perform gay marriages, despite a church conference’s decision in February adopting a “Traditional Plan” that affirmed a ban against gay marriage and the ordination of gay clergy. Pastors, locally and throughout the Syracuse-based Upper New York Conference, were asked to brief their congregations this morning on…
Music, Food & Fun At 6th Snommegang Main Street was filled with people this afternoon as craft-beer connoisseurs flocked to the sixth annual Snommegang in Oneonta to sample dozens of brews from nearly 30 companies. Above, Lauren Ward, Oneonta, right, Cooperstown Brewing Co. manager, serves a glass of the new All American Lager to Brenden Kovits and Katie Whitcomb of Little Falls. At right, Bev Hodges, Unadilla, dances with Julianne Morris, Oneonta, in the music tent to Oneonta’s Hop City…
Joe Campbell, Voice Of Oneonta For Decades, Goes Silent At 91 Editor’s Note: Joe Campbell’s son, Joe Jr. sent out this message to friends on the passing of his dad, the voice of Oneonta for decades, on March 6, 2019. Joseph P. Campbell was born on Aug. 30, 1927, in Moosic, Pa. A full obituary will follow shortly from the Grummons Funeral Home, which is handling the arrangements. I want to let you know that my father passed away on…
IN MEMORIAM: John L. Tschupp, 76; Introduced To Elks While In Oneonta ONEONTA – John L. Tschupp, 76, who joined the Elks while in Oneonta and continued to enjoy lodge membership in Queens and Rockland, Maine, passed away Saturday Feb. 23, 2019, in Chestnut Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, after a brief illness. He was born March 25, 1942, in Brooklyn, the son of the late Charles and Mary B. (Cronin) Tschupp. He attended Manhattan College.…
Police: Man Breaks Into City Home, Takes Guitars ONEONTA – An Oxford man was charged with breaking into a Chestnut Street home and stealing two guitars and a television after he allegedly tried to sell them at a music store in Norwich. Nobody wants to have their instruments stolen, especially if they are looking to sell them for a healthy profit. You can actually price your musical instrument at a reliable pawn shop if you are looking to sell your…
Chamber Honors Longtime Members The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce held a recognition ceremony for 10- and 20-year members at a Business After Hours event in the Foothills Atrium. Above, the honorees pose for a group photo. Front row: Pat Knuth, ARC Otsego; Lizbeth Parent, Corning; Alicia Fish, Catskill Area Hospice; Mary Ann Bollinger, Community Bank, and Stacie Haynes, Susquehanna SPCA. Back row: Chris Hobert, Springbrook; Paul Landers, Pathfinder Village; Jim Kevlin, The Freeman’s Journal, Hometown Oneonta and All.OTSEGO.com; Alan…
