IN MEMORIAM: Paul S. Murch, Portlandville PORTLANDVILLE – Paul S. Murch, 55, passed away Dec. 23, 2019, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his mother, Leona Cavaliere of Florida; his father, Edwin Murch, Sr. of Maine; his brother, Edwin (Beverly); his sisters, Shirley and Darlene (Terry); his daughter, Nicole (Kevin) and granddaughter, Sydney; his son, Paul and grandson, Vincent; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. A celebration of life will be held at the convenience of the…
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IN MEMORIAM: Bill Peeters, 80; Worked For Town, County Highway Departments BURLINGTON FLATS – William “Bill” Myron Peeters, 80, former Town of Burlington highway superintendent and a 34-year employee of the county High Department, passed unexpectedly at his home in Burlington Flats, on Sunday Dec. 29, 2019. Bill was born May 31, 1939, in Westford. He was married to wife Linda Lee Peeters for 36 years, marrying her on March 26, 1983 in Milford. She and three children survive.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dennis Suhocki, 67; Navy Vet, Outdoorsman, Taxidermist RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Dennis G. Suhocki, 67, a Navy veteran, outdoorsman and taxidermists, passed away on Dec. 28, 2019, in his home, following a short illness. He had the comfort of his loving family at his side. Dennis was born on July 15, 1952, in Herkimer, son of the late John and Margaret Irene Stiler Suhocki. A lifelong area resident, he was educated at Owen D. Young Central School in Van…
IN MEMORIAM: Marion R. Cotten, 84; With Husband, Operated Dairy Farm MILFORD – Marion R. Cotten, 84, who with her husband operated a Town of Milford dairy farm for 36 years, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Born Aug. 1, 1935, in the Town of Butternuts, Marion was the daughter of Fields and Lulu (Smith) Miller. She was raised in the family home on Fields Miller Road (named for the family) and graduated from Gilbertsville High School in…
CLICK HERE FOR FULL OBITUARY Dick Case, 84, Beloved Writer, Earned CGP Degree In 1967 COOPERSTOWN — Dick Case, a generations-long columnist at Syracuse Newspapers and a 1967 graduate of the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies, died Sunday, Dec. 22, at age 84. The cause was pneumonia. He was invited back in 2010 for the annual Bruce Buckley lecture on the topic, “Observations of a Lifelong Storyteller.” He found stories where others didn’t: “Like gems hidden at the bottom…
IN MEMORIAM: Ann B. Clinton, 78; Lived Many Years In Cooperstown Area COOPERSTOWN – Ann B. Clinton, a long-time resident of the Cooperstown area, passed away early Friday morning, Dec. 27, 2019, at Wilson Health Care Center at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Md. She was 78. Born Judith Ann Barrett on Oct. 5, 1941, in Baltimore, Md., she was a daughter of William Milton Barrett and Mildred Lee Rippard Barrett. Raised in Maryland, she graduated from Franklin High School…
IN MEMORIAM: Vera C. Young, 81; Keith Clark Employee, Unatego Driver PORTLANDVILLE — Vera C. Young, 81, formerly of Otego at a bus driver in the Unatego Central School District, passed away on Christmas Day. She was born on July 13, 1938 in Oneonta. She married her high school sweetheart Charles “Chuck” Robert Young on May 26, 1957. He predeceased her in 1996.…
IN MEMORIAM: William Rathbun IV, 59; Taught Trades At BOCES For 23 Years SPRINGFIELD – Williams “Bill” A. Rathbun, IV, 59, who taught manual trades at BOCES for almost a quarter-century, passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 26, 2019, at Bassett Hospital, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on Oct. 26, 1960, in Cooperstown, the son of Williams A. Rathbun III and Virginia (Marr) Rathbun of Springfield. He was raised in the Springfield area and graduated from the former Springfield…
IN MEMORIAM: Herbert E. Baumann, 90; Korea Veteran, Lineman Retired To County LAURENS – Herbert E. Baumann, 90, of Laurens, a Korean War veteran and utility lineman who retired to Otsego County from New Jersey, passed away after a brief illness early Sunday morning, December 22, 2019, surrounded by love and a loving family at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born Sept. 19, 1929, in Garfield, N.J., he was a son of Herbert Paul and Elsie (Kinscher) Baumann. He first…
IN MEMORIAM: Alma M. Baker, 86; Ran Baker’s Greenhouse With Husband COOPERSTOWN – Alma M. Baker, 86, who with her husband operated Baker’s Greenhouse in Hyde Park for many years, passed away Friday morning, Dec. 20, 2019, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She will forever be with her husband, Carl, and her Lord. Born Alma Marie Marr on Aug. 25, 1933, at home in the Town of Burlington, she was one of six children of Jesse J. and…
