IN MEMORIAM: Diana L. Roseboom, Oneonta ONEONTA – Diana L. Roseboom, 71, who raised four children locally, passed away on December 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. Diana was born in Meridale on Aug. 7, 1945, to Homer and Blanch (Payne) Loucks. She married Morgan Roseboom in Oneonta in 1963.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Wayne J. Balnis Sr., 76; ‘Mayor of Gilbert Street’ Worked For City ONEONTA – Wayne J. Balnis, Sr., 76, “The Mayor of Gilbert Street,” passed away at home unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. He was born Jan. 22, 1940, in Oneonta, the son of Joseph and Florence (Dutcher) Balnis. Wayne married Patricia A. “Patsy” Weitzel on Oct. 29, 1960, in Oneonta. She predeceased him on Feb. 6, 2011. Wayne worked for the City of Oneonta’s Department of…
IN MEMORIAM ‘Jerry’ Russell, 74; Played Organ For The Tones, Others ONEONTA – Gerald “Jerry” T. Russell Sr., 74, a well-known organist locally and accompanist for The Chymes, recording with them in New York City when they became better known as The Tones, passed away on June 25, 2016, in Oneonta. Born on Dec. 4, 1941, to Vaughan and Bertha Russell, Jerry was a lifelong resident of Oneonta, spending his entire life on Harrison Avenue. LISTEN TO THE TONES ‘THREE…
IN MEMORIAM: Jean Kafchinski, 89; Hartwick College Bursar Retired In ’95 ONEONTA – Jean Elizabeth (Smith) Kafchinski, 89, retired Hartwick College bursar, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Fox Hospital. A longtime resident of Oneonta, she was born on Dec. 7, 1926, in Lymanville, Pa. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she was the daughter of the late Garney and Anna (Lyman) Smith. Jean graduated from Springfield High School in Springfield, Pa., moving to Oneonta in 1952. She…