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IN MEMORIAM: Richard Bateman, 84;

Farmer In New Hampshire, Edmeston

EDMESTON – Richard J. “Dick” Bateman Sr, 84, of Edmeston, retired dairy farmer,  passed away on Wednesday May 24, 2017, in Cooperstown.

Dick was born on Aug. 25, 1932, in Exeter, N.H., the son of the late Arthur H. and Laura Mae Woods Bateman.

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