IN MEMORIAM Leon A. Schworm, 84, Edmeston; Merchant For Half-Century; Justice EDMESTON – Leon A. Schworm, 84, who operated the H.J. Schworm & Son store here for 49 years and the Colonel Edmeston Restaurant, passed away Friday March 1, 2019, in Cooperstown following a brief illness. He served as town justice, and was active in many community organizations. Leon was born in Edmeston, son of the late Harry J. and Stella Beatty Schworm. In addition to his parents, he was…
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IN MEMORIAM: David Miller, 74; Army Veteran Retired From NYCM MOUNT VISION – David Miller, 72, who retired as an NYCM insurance investigator, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Mount Vision Thursday morning, Feb. 28, 2019. He was born Oct. 4, 1946, in Albany, a son of Alfred Durwood Miller and Pearl M. Wasson Miller. Raised and educated in Oneonta, Dave attended college and then entered the military. He proudly served in the Army from March 8, 1966, until…
IN MEMORIAM: James A. Weeks Jr. 81; Dairy Farmer, 4th Of July Parade Marshal SPRINGFIELD – James A. Weeks, Jr., grand marshal of the Springfield Center 2017 Fourth of July Parade and a lifelong dairy farmer, died Feb. 25, 2019, at Bassett Hospital, with his loving church family and close friends by his side. He was born on Aug. 3, 1937, to Arnold and Mildred Weeks. James was a graduate of Springfield Central School. He lived his whole life on the…
IN MEMORIAM: Larry T. Beers, Sidney; Army Veteran Retired From Mirabito SIDNEY – Larry T. Beers, 68, of Sidney, an Army veteran who retired from Mirabito Energy Products, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. He was born Aug. 24, 1950, son of the late Victor and Florence (Fletcher) Beers in Sidney. Larry served his country in the Army in 1970-71 and was honorably discharged.…
IN MEMORIAM: Jane Higgins-Main, 60; Artist, Proprietor Of Gilbertsville Gallery GILBERTSVILLE – Jane Evelynne Higgins-Main, 60, an artist who ran the Hilton Bloom Art Studio here for 15 years, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019, in the comfort of her home. Jane was born in Sidney on Feb. 20, 1959, the daughter of Edward A. and J. Louise (Williams) Higgins. A 1976 graduate of Sidney High School, Jane went on to study fine arts at SUNY Oneonta and the…
IN MEMORIAM: Betsy Clark, 66, Delhi; Wife Of Clark Companies President DELHI – Betsy Nannette (Brown) Clark, 66, wife of Clark Companies President Scott Clark, passed peacefully and comfortably on the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in the presence of those she loved and with the New York City sunshine appropriately in full bloom. Betsy, nicknamed “Bets” by family and friends, was born and raised in Delhi, where she grew up on the family farm with her loving parents,…
IN MEMORIAM: Richard Teachout, 97; World War II Veteran, Dairy Farmer RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Richard J. Teachout, 97, of Johnson Street, a World War II veteran and retired dairy farmer, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, Feb. 27, 2019, in his home. He had the comfort of his loving family by his side at the time of his passing. Richard was born Feb. 22, 1922, in Schenectady, a son of the late Oscar Carl and Isabel Antis Teachout. He was…
IN MEMORIAM Barbara Atwell Roberts, 87; Retired OR Nurse At Bassett RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Barbara Atwell Roberts, 87, formerly of Richfield Springs and a retired operating room nurse at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, died Feb. 21, 2019, of heart failure at Concord Hospital in Concord, N.H. She lived at Havenwood Heritage Heights in Concord for the past nine years. Raised in the Baptist church, Barb’s unshakable faith guided and strengthened her throughout her life, in happy times and sad times.…
IN MEMORIAM Dawn Adams Benjamin, 92; Worked At Huntington Library ONEONTA – Dawn Adams Benjamin, 92, a former clerk at the Huntington Library who raised eight children outside Oneonta, died peacefully on Feb. 26, 2019 at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. A number of weeks before, Dawn fell and broke her hip at her residence at St. James Manor, where she had lived for five years. Prior to that, Dawn lived in Otego for eight years, but she lived the…
IN MEMORIAM: Eleanor L. Wightman, 78; Worked For Pathfinder Village SCHUYLER LAKE – Eleanor L. Wightman, 78, a former home health assistant at Pathfinder Village and an active member of the Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at Valley Health Services, Herkimer, with the loving support of her family at her side. She was born on July 22, 1940 in the town of New Lisbon, a daughter of the late Norman and Zida Underwood Chase.…
