In Memoriam Marie O’Malley, 94 Dec. 16, 1927 – Feb. 15, 2022 ONEONTA – She was born December 16, 1927 in Salem, N.Y., the daughter of Harry and Anna Currey. She graduated from Washington Academy in Salem, N.Y., in 1945, from Oneonta Normal School (SUCO) in 1949 and St. Rose’s College, Albany, N.Y., in 1964. She taught intermediate Special Education for 32 years for the Oneonta School District and Catskills Area BOCES in the Watkins House, the old Oneonta Jr.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Ellen B. Brown, 95; Went From Normal School To SUNY ONEONTA – Ellen B. Brown, 95, who trained in the former Oneonta Normal School, then spent 21 years in SUNY Oneonta’s Educational Psychology Department, passed away Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Utica. Lately, she had been residing in Ilion. Ellen was born March 27, 1923, in Oneonta, to the late Dan Clark and Adda (Mattice) Barlow Sr.…
Fly Creek Historical Society Celebrates 25th Anniversary FLY CREEK – The Fly Creek Historical Association today celebrated its 25th anniversary, whose origins are credited to Florence Michaels, who served as first president in 1988. An Otsego County native, Oneonta Normal School graduate and career-long teacher, beginning in a one-room schoolhouse, the society credits her continuing interest in education with the society’s founding. In addition to serving as first president, she wrote the association’s bylaws. Other presidents present today included the…