IN MEMORIAM: Bernice Loudon, 93; Served In WAVES In World War II FLY CREEK – Bernice E. Loudon, 93, of Fly Creek, a WAVE during World War II, passed away Tuesday morning, Oct. 18, 2016, at Focus at Otsego with family by her side. She was born March 2, 1923, at home in the Town of Middlefield, a daughter of Hubert S. and Mary Argie (Dow) Andrews. After graduating from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1940, Bernice served her country…
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IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy Lewis, 92, First Oneontan To Enlist In WAVES ONEONTA – Funeral services are Saturday for Dorothy Moore Lewis, 92, who during World War II became the first woman from Oneonta to enlist in the WAVES (the Navy’s Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), who passed away Sunday at the Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 24, 1922, in Oneonta, the daughter of George F. and Nellie (Thomas) Moore. She graduated from Oneonta High School in 1940…