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In Memoriam Ella G. Nicklas May 13, 1925 – Feb. 8, 2022

In Memoriam Ella G. Nicklas May 13, 1925 – Feb. 8, 2022 COOPERSTOWN – Ella Grace Nicklas nee Schroder died peacefully on the evening of February 8, in her home at Merrill Gardens in Monterey, California. She was with her two daughters, Cathy and Meredith. Ella was born May 13th, 1925 in Sydney, Australia. She graduated from Kogarah Girl’s School in Sydney. From 1943-1946 worked as a secretary for the American Army Medical Corp in Sydney during World War II.…

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NORTHRUP: While U.S. Soldiers Fought, Families Confined At Home

LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP While U.S. Soldiers Fought, Families Confined At Home To the Editor: Racial animus against Asians, including snide remarks about the “Kung Flu,” has no place in America. My father-in-law, Al Prather, was a lieutenant in the 442nd Infantry Regiment during World War II. Most of the enlisted men were Japanese Americans, most of the officers were not. Many of the families of the Japanese-American soldiers were imprisoned in detention camps, as a form of racial profiling…

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Arthur H. Kiser Sr., 100; Served In CCC, Marines

In Memoriam Arthur H. Kiser Sr., 100; Served In CCC, Marines COOPERSTOWN – Arthur “Art” Henry Kiser Sr., 100 years and five days old, who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Marines during World War II, then spent a career with NYSEG, passed peacefully away Nov. 23, 2020, at home, in his own bed, just as he wished. His loving daughter, Teresa, was by his side. Art was born Henry Alvin Kiser Nov. 18, 1920, in Ohio, a…