IN MEMORIAM Robert E. Covert, 85; Retired Officer Was Police Chief’s Dad HARTWICK – Robert Ellis Covert, 85, a retired police officer and father of Cooperstown Police Chief Michael K. Covert, passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, at his home on West Hill, after suffering from Alzheimer’s for 10 years. He was born Sept. 19, 1931, at Hackensack Hospital in Hackensack, N.J., a son of Ellis Anderson and Edna May (Ockenholt) Covert. After graduating from high school, Bob joined the Navy…
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IN MEMORIAM: Herman Schmid, 81; Lifelong Farmer, Middlefield Official MIDDLEFIELD – Herman Schmid Jr., 81, whose farming career took him from horse-drawn equipment to modern farming methods, passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, after a struggle with multiple health issues, never losing his characteristic gentle good humor, patience and kindness to all. He was born on March 23, 1935, in Cooperstown, to Herman Schmid, Sr. and Frida (Scholl) Schmid of Middlefield. He grew up and lived his life on the…
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IN MEMORIAM: Loretta G. Buell, 84, Raised 6 Children In Richfield Springs RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Loretta Georgianna Buell, 84, passed away Wednesday evening Dec. 14, 2016, in Bassett Hospital, with her family by her side. She is the mother-in-law of Anna Buell, longtime president of the Otsego County Historical Association. Loretta was born on Oct. 14, 1932, in Cooperstown, daughter of the late Florence and Mabel Goodrich Kinney. She was raised in Schuyler Lake and was a graduate of Richfield Springs…
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Oneonta Fire Leaves Family Of 5 Homeless ONEONTA – An early morning fire today at a home on Oneida Street destroyed a mobile home and left a family of five homeless. The fire broke out at the home, at 124 Oneida St., Lot 22, at 10:08 a.m, and was believed to have been caused by a space heater in Brett’s room. “He’s always cold,” said his mother, Holly Wayman. “The mattress was the first thing I saw on fire.”…
IN MEMORIAM: John B. Wagner, 86; Home Builder Leaves Local Daughter ONEONTA – John B. Wagner, 86, who immigrated from Germany and founded a construction company that bears his name, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. Local survivors include his daughter, Linda Dillon, and her husband Steve, in Oneonta. He was born on Feb. 16, 1930, in Finsing, Germany, the son of Josef and Frieda (Schwartmuller) Wagner.…
LEAD FOUND IN CCS TAPS Drinking Fountain, Sinks Cut Off COOPERSTOWN – Lead levels above the state Department of Health’s safety standards were discovered in one of 48 drinking fountains in Cooperstown schools, and “it was immediately taken out of service,” Interim Superintendent of Schools Mike Virgil reported in a letter to parents dated Monday, Dec. 12. The level was 17 parts per billion, 2 ppb above the health standard, the letter said. “Hand-washing sinks in the elementary school classrooms…
