IN MEMORIAM: Peter Granger, 83; Proprietor Of Oneonta’s Copper Fox WORCESTER – Peter Granger, known to friends as Scoop, longtime proprietor of Oneonta’s Copper Fox Tavern, peacefully passed away at the age of 83 on April 14, 2019. He was born on Dec. 25, 1935, in Glens Falls to Earle and Lutheria Granger. He graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Glens Falls and attended Cobleskill Agriculture & Technology College, graduating with an associate’s degree in Animal Husbandry. Following his graduation,…
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IN MEMORIAM: Donald R. Hill, 79; Professor Expert In Southern Music ONEONTA – A celebration of his life is being planned Wednesday, April 24, for Dr. Donald R. Hill, 79, who died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, at Albany Medical Center, with his family by his side. The celebration will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Mills Courtyard on the SUNY Oneonta campus, organized by the Africana and Latino studies departments. Donald was son of the late Lowell and Rosemond Hill…
IN MEMORIAM: Blanche E. Powers, 76; Amphenol, Custom Electronics Employee UNADILLA – Blanche E. Powers, 76, of Unadilla, who worked Amphenol and Custom Electronics, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 31, 2019. She was born at The Hospital in Sidney, on July 31, 1942, daughter of the late Franklyn and Alta (Thomas) Dunshee. Blanche attended Sidney High School and proudly received her GED later in life.…
IN MEMORIAM John W. Smirk, Jr., 75; Cooperstown B&B Owner COOPERSTOWN – John W. Smirk Jr., 75, a Navy veteran, manager of New York City skyscapers, and proprietor of the Cooperstown B&B with his late wife Linda, died Thursday, April 11, 2019. Born Jan. 24, 1944, in Long Beach, Calif., John was the son of John W. and Elizabeth (Kirkbride) Smirk. He grew up in Brooklyn and spent summers in Greenwood Lake, N.J. It was there that John’s love of…
IN MEMORIAM Dr. Malcolm I. Page, 88; Bassett Physician-In-Chief COOPERSTOWN – Malcolm I. Page, M.D., 88, former Bassett Hospital physician-in-chief, entered into rest on April 11, 2019, in Plant City, Fla., to rejoin his beloved wife, Madge. He was born on April 28, 1930, in Detroit, and after stays in Atlanta, Ga., Chicago and Cooperstown, made Augusta his family’s home. During a distinguished 55-year medical career, he touched the lives of many patients, students, doctors, and friends along the way.…
IN MEMORIAM: Susan C. Schultes, 70; School Nurse, Emergency Squad Captain CHERRY VALLEY – Susan C. Schultes 70, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019, CV-S Central School nurse and captain in the Cherry Valley Volunteer Emergency Squad, surrounded by her family, at Bassett Hospital after a long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Susan was born in Oceanside, Long Island, on May 17, 1948, to Edward and Clare Watson. She was a caring and talented nurse, receiving her Registered Nurse degree from…
IN MEMORIAM: David Dean Erbe, 74; OHS Grad Signed With Minnesota Twins SIDNEY – David Dean Erbe, 74, who signed with the Minnesota Twins to play professional baseball after graduating from Oneonta High School, died April 8, 2019, surrounded by his family. Born March 14, 1945, in Cooperstown, he was a relief pitcher in the Twins’ minor league organization in 1966. He later lived in Sidney for many years, working for Custom Electronics in Oneonta, Amphenol/Bendix in Sidney, and retired…
IN MEMORIAM: Kathleen F. Howarth, 93; Farmer Helped Found W. Kortright Center ONEONTA – Kathleen F. Howarth, 92, a founder of the West Kortright Center, formerly of Meredith and Oneonta, passed away Feb. 6, 2019, in Winston-Salem, N.C., where she had resided since June 2017. Kathleen was born Oct. 18, 1926, in New Rochelle, the daughter of immigrants, John and Anne (nee Hackett) Feeney. She was a graduate of St. Gabriel’s High School there. On April 18, 1949, she married…
IN MEMORIAM: Gary H. Farney, 66; Farmer, SUNY Morrisville Herdsman EAST SPRINGFIELD – Gary H. Farney, 66, of Morrisville, a dairy farmer and SUNY Morrisville herdsman, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. He was born Feb. 12, 1952, in Lowville, a son of Herbert H. and Berneda Hirshey Farney. He was a graduate of Lowville Academy and Central School and SUNY Cobleskill. On Sept. 19, 1981, Gary married Karen Weaver in East Springfield,…
IN MEMORIAM: Douglas Silvernail, 78; Worked For Gabriel Harris Jewelers, Ames ONEONTA – Douglas C. Silvernail, 78, an accountant with the former Gabriel Harris Jewelers for many years, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Cooperstown Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation. Doug was born April 10, 1940, in Bainbridge, the son of the late Clifford L. Silvernail and Beatrice Mae (Sisson) Silvernail Locke. After Harris Jewelers, Doug, a lifelong area resident, enjoyed working for Ames Department Store in the shoe…
