In Memoriam Robert B. Schlather, Esq., 75 May 3, 1946 – April 27, 2022 COOPERSTOWN – Robert Bernard Schlather, Esq., Cooperstown lawyer, CPA and philanthropist, died Wednesday afternoon, April 27, 2022, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown as a result of a brain tumor diagnosed in June 2020. He was 75. Born May 3, 1946, in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Bob was the second eldest of thirteen children of Bernard Paul Schlather and Helen Virginia Bilskey. Raised in Elyria, Ohio, he…
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In Memoriam Timothy Edward Etter, 74 January 11, 1947 ~ September 8, 2021 EDMESTON – A man who was a lover of life: passionate, devoted, creative, articulate, genuine, an inquisitive intellectual who pursued all his endeavors with great zeal. Tim was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; a graduated from Marcellus High School, NY where he had been a proud member of the wrestling team. He received his BA from SUNY Geneseo. Tim’s professional career included employment by the Syracuse DSO…
Life Sketches Letting go of the past is a challenge at any age My son Jonathan called me the other night to tell me he missed the old house in Brooklyn. He had lived there his whole life, as I did mine, except for the Army and my longest winter in Richfield Springs. I told him I missed the house, too, and described my last days there. We had sold to a builder, so I knew the old Victorian was…
Buyers Fleeing New York But Homes For Sale Scarce By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The real-estate market in Margaretville and Andes, in southern Delaware County, are “on fire right now,” said Michele Stoeger, executive officer, Otsego-Delaware Board of Realtors. “Everyone’s working for downstate people.” And the flames are lapping into southern Otsego County, said veteran realtor Joan Fox. “I haven’t seen demand like this – ever. “We have agents in four counties – Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie and Chenango,”…
CHECK BENSON’S DETAILED PHOTO TOURS Awaiting Seller’s Market, Realtors Use Technology Want A House? Take A Virtual Tour By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – If lockdown has you feeling like the walls are closing in, you can look for a new house – without ever leaving yours. “The only way we can show homes is by doing it virtually,” said Betsy Shultis, Benson Realty. “We go into the house and give a tour either through Zoom or Facetime.”…