IN MEMORIAM Mary R. Wright, 93; Pioneer In Hospitality COOPERSTOWN – Mary R. Wright, who lit many new trails for women during her 60 years in hospitality as one of the first women hired to manage a hotel, chair a collegiate hospitality program, and start her own consulting practice, died on Nov. 8, 2017, at her home in Cooperstown. She was 93. Born July 1, 1924, in Syracuse, she was the only child of Roy Lafayette Wright, who was born…
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IN MEMORIAM Don Howard, Edmeston Teacher, Rotarian, Firefighter, 45-Year EMT EDMESTON – Don Howard, who taught science at Edmeston Central School for 32 years, died May 5, 2017, at home, surrounded by his family. He was born on the family farm in West Edmeston, to Lynn and Edith Howard. He graduated from Leonardsville Central School. He attended SUNY Oswego for a year before marrying the love of his life, Irene Baldwin, and transferring to SUNY Plattsburgh so they could both…
IN MEMORIAM Jeremy Allen, 86; Businessman In Kenya And, Later, Oneonta ONEONTA – Jeremy Allen, 86, a polo player, race car driver and businessman in his native Kenya before moving to the U.S. and in 1986 buying Robynwood Adult Home in Oneonta, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2017. Born Oct. 16, 1930, in Nairobi, Kenya, to Brian and Lorna (Henley) Allen, Jeremy spent his youth in Kenya where he developed a lifelong love of nature and agriculture. He spent his…
IN MEMORIAM: Franklin R. Scanlon, 82; Contractor Served On County Fair Board WESTVILLE – Franklin R. Scanlon, 82, a plumber and carpenter by trade and Milford Rotarian who served on the Otsego County Fair Board, passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, at Alpine Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Little Falls. Born in Manlius, on Feb. 2, 1934, he was the son of the late Charles P. and Ruby M. Fields, Scanlon. Frank was a graduate of Wilbur H. Lynch High…