Special Admin Meeting Scheduled For Nov. 30 Democratic Prospect To Succeed Oberacker To Be Interviewed Then COOPERSTOWN – A special Administration Committee meeting has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, to interview the Democrat-backed prospect to succeed state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker in the county board’s District 6, Admin Chairman Meg Kennedy, C-Hartwick said today. The meeting will not be Dec. 2, as previously reported. The Democrats have already identified a prospect in District 6 (Maryland, Worcester, Westford and…
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IN MEMORIAM: Ella Chase, 106; One Of County’s Oldest Residents WORCESTER – Ella M. Chase, 106, one of Otsego County’s oldest residents, passed away Feb. 20, 2020. Ella was born Oct. 7, 1913 in Oneonta, the daughter of Burton and Margarett (Thayer) Miller. She attended Oneonta High School for three years, then graduated from Laurens Central School. Ella was a member of Elm Park United Methodist Church in Oneonta and she worked at Scintilla in Sidney.…
IN MEMORIAM: Majorie Fleming, 81; Worcester Woman Leaves 2 Children WORCESTER – Marjorie L. Fleming, 81, died Aug. 30, 2019, at Fox Hospital. She was born Sept. 17, 1937, in Cooperstown, daughter of Colon and Flossie (Johnson) Smith. She is survived by her children, Richard Cornell Jr. (Mary Bishop) and Roberta (Bill) Burr; grandchildren, Tina Shulgay, Candice Hunter, Nicole Gallup, Kristie Gallup, Richard Cornell III and Summer Burr; brother, Paul (Ginny) Smith; several great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and close friends, Harold…
IN MEMORIAM: Rachel ‘Pat’ Proctor, 78, Worcester; Retired From SUNY Cobleskill WORCESTER – Rachel M. “Pat” Proctor, 78, a 20-year SUNY Cobleskill employee, passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, at her home in Worcester. She was born on Sept. 10, 1940 in Schenectady, the daughter of Edward and Dorothy (Bourdeau) Whitney.…
IN MEMORIAM: Craig D. Chase, 67; Returned Here After 17 Years In S.C. WESTFORD – Craig D. Chase, 67, who returned to Otsego County in 2008 after 17 years in social services in North Carolina, has “gone fishing.” Craig married Susan Morse in 1983, in Connecticut.…
IN MEMORIAM: Josephine Croce, 96; Moved To County From Staten Island ONEONTA – Josephine Croce, 96, of Oneonta, whose husband was Wilber Bank branch manager in Oneonta, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, at Chestnut Park Rehab & Nursing Center. She was born on April 28, 1922, in Brooklyn, the daughter of James and Elsie (Abruzzo) Maceli. She married Alfred Croce on Nov. 12, 1949. He predeceased her on May 27, 2008.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Louise Bellinger, 99; Taught In Region’s One-Room Schoolhouses WORCESTER – Mary Louise (Peters) Bellinger, 99, a retired teacher who taught in one-room schoolhouses in Schoharie County and Portlandville, passed away at 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Fox Hospital. She was the eldest daughter of Richard and Virginia Peters of Stamford, and was born on Dec. 19, 1918, on the Peters farm. Mary Lou graduated from the former Oneonta Normal school, presently SUNY, in 1939.…
Route 7 Bridge Over Railroad At Worcester Now Complete WORCESTER – A $3.9 million replacement of the Route 7 Bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad in the Town of Worcester is complete, the state DOT announced today. The bridge, originally installed in 1941, connects Otsego and Schoharie counties.…
IN MEMORIAM: George Mravlja Jr., 48; Lifelong Farmer Supported Ag Programs RICHFIELD SPRINGS – George P. Mravlja, Jr., 48, a lifelong dairy farmer, passed away suddenly Nov. 14, 2017, at Bassett Hospital. He was born Jan. 4, 1969, in Cobleskill, the son of George and Elizabeth (Medved) Mravlja. George grew up in Worcester on the family farm, a calling her pursued. He graduated from Worcester Central School.…
IN MEMORIAM Charles K. Herzog, 90, Worcester; WWII Veteran Ran Supply Firm WORCESTER – Charles Karl Herzog, 90, at World War II veteran and proprietor of C. Herzog Supply Co., the plumbing supply wholesaler, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2017. Charlie, the son of the late Andrew and Emma (Rust) Herzog, was born April 12, 1926, in Nuremburg, Germany. The Herzog family emigrated to the United States when Charlie was an infant and settled in Upstate New York. When…