IN MEMORIAM: Paul ‘Poppy’ Clark, 81; Truck Driver Owned His Own Company UNADILLA – Paul “Poppy” Raymond Clark, 81, a truck driver for 42 years, owning his trucking company at the time of his retirement, went home to be with the Lord on April 24, 2019, surrounded by his family. Paul was born to the late Joseph Clark and Minerva Mary (Dart) Clark, on Dec. 13, 1937 in Grand Gorge. He served in the Army in 1956-1959. He was married…
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IN MEMORIAM: Earl A. Duncan, 60; Golden Gloves Boxer Raised In Richfield WEST WINFIELD – Earl A. Duncan, 60, a Golden Gloves boxer in his youth, and later a boxing coach, passed away Monday evening, April 22, 2019, in Bassett Hospital. Earl was born on May 8, 1958, in Herkimer, a son to the late Edward and Rosetta Mondore Duncan. He was raised and educated in Schuyler Lake and Richfield Springs. At one time he worked for the Village of…
IN MEMORIAM: Suzanne E. Wart, 71; Farmer’s Wife Devoted To Large Family COOPERSTOWN – Suzanne E. Wart, 71, who farmed with her husband on Christian Hill Road, Town of Otsego, and raised five daughters there, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, surrounded by her family. Born Feb. 11, 1948, in Cooperstown, Suzanne was the only child of Corlis and Joyce (Coleman) Sharp. She grew up on Glen Avenue in the village literally across the street from the “old high…
IN MEMORIAM: Geraldine L. Kennedy, 96; Business Exec Active In Democratic Politics ONEONTA – Geraldine LaGrua Kennedy, 96, a business executive active in Democratic politics, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Basset Hospital. Survivors include two daughters in Oneonta. Geraldine was born Aug. 13, 1922, in Brooklyn, the daughter of the late Fred and Elvira (Santangelo) LaGrua. Gerry met the love of her life Howard Carvil Kennedy in Brooklyn while still in high school. They were married on Nov. 1,…
IN MEMORIAM: Joseph R. Konchar, 91; Retired Farmer Owned Elm Inn In Heyday MILFORD – Joseph R. Konchar, 91, a retired farmer who owned the Elm Inn in its heyday, died Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Cooperstown Center. Born March 19, 1928, Joe was the youngest and last surviving of the 13 children of August and Antoinette (Ocaker) Konchar. At an early age, his family moved from the family’s Christian Hill farm in the Town of Otsego where he was…
IN MEMORIAM Bassett Scientist Len Sauer, 89; Retired To New Life In Montana COOPERSTOWN – Beloved, gentle Len Sauer, senior research physician emeritus at Bassett Research Institute since retiring in 1996, died April 15, 2019, at his home on the Bitterroot River in Montana. For 89 years, he was his own definite self, a quiet person of integrity and acceptance. He went to high school in Schenectady, but was a less-than-serious student: he skipped school to play pool. However, in 1948,…
IN MEMORIAM Eunice Goodspeed Saunders, 102; Milford Native, Garrattsville Farmer GARRATTSVILLE – Milford native Eunice Goodspeed Saunders, 102, who for many years operated a Garrattsville dairy farm with her husband, passed away April 20, 2019. She was born in Milford on April 4, 1917, the daughter of Lewis and Nina Pearl (Belden) Goodspeed. Eunice married Glenn Saunders on June 10, 1933, in Gilbertsville. She and her husband owned and operated a dairy farm in Garrattsville for many years, sharing the…
IN MEMORIAM: Leroy E. Snyder, 70; Veteran, Mohawk Valley Entrepreneur RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Leroy E. Snyder, 70, of Mohawk, who grew up in the Town of Richfield and served in the Army before going on to a career in entrepreneurship, passed away peacefully on Friday April 19, 2019 in Bassett Hospital. LeRoy was born on Dec. 11, 1948, in Cooperstown, a son to the late Lester L. and Agnes M. Spooner Snyder. He was raised and educated in Richfield and…
IN APPRECIATION Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Delong 1922-2019 COOPERSTOWN – Mary Elizabeth (Betty) DeLong, who just finishing up her 96th year, has passed away. Born in Bloomsburg, Pa., on May 1, 1922, an only child of Catharine Mason and H. Boyd Hagenbuch, she married Don DeLong and then began her travels around the country with her three children, Doug, Devon and Brian, settling in Silver Spring, Md. She moved to Cooperstown in 2014 to live very happily at the Clara Welch…
IN MEMORIAM: Gwendolyn J. Griffin, 80; Operated Oil Distributorship In Worcester WORCESTER – Gwendolyn J. Griffin, 80, who operated Cash Oil in Worcester with her husband, George, passed away April 7, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was born May 19, 1938, in Troy, the daughter of Joseph H. and Lena Myrtle (Murdough) Webb. Gwendolyn married George F. Griffin Sr. on July 12, 1953, in South Lancaster, Mass. While she lived in Worcester for 61 years, she spent…
