Conrad Blasco Stergas was born on October 7, 1942 in Gloversville, New York, the son of Blasco and Eoo Stergas, and was raised in New York. He died after a long illness on December 2, 2023 at Mountain Valley Hospice House, Gloversville.…
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Roberta Elizabeth (Bobbie) Truesdell, Syracuse, age 90 on Saturday, January 25, 2025 passed on from this earthly existence after a long illness. She was born October 13, 1934 in the Town of Middlefield, New York.…
Marianna Shepard Garrett passed away peacefully on December 22, 24. Marianna was born in Cooperstown, New York on March 7, 1936 to Richard and Mollie Shepard. She grew up in Cooperstown and graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 1954.…
Jean W. Johnson, a native of Cooperstown and a faithful and devoted member of Christ Church, entered into eternal life early Sunday morning, January 5, 2025, The Feast of the Epiphany, surrounded by her family at Bassett Medical Center. She was 90.…
Alessandra Palumbo, 100, of Mamaroneck and Rye, passed away on January 4, 2025 at The Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home in Cooperstown, where she moved in 2019 to be closer to her daughter, Deanna, who was with her as she passed. Born February 16, 1924 to Frank & Rosa Giaramita, Aless was one of six children. She married Bernard Palumbo on June 6, 1948, and together they raised six children.…
Maria Graham, age 55, passed away on December 12, 2024 from complications of Type 1 diabetes. She was born September 23, 1969 to Linda (Gregorio) and Edward Graham, and grew up in Fort Ann, New York. She graduated from Fort Ann Central High School and attended the State University College at Oneonta. After college, Maria lived in the Oneonta, New York area. Over the course of her professional life, she was a baker, a caterer, a bookseller, a manager and a…
Martha Mary (Richtsfeld) Messner, a well-known and much-loved nurse in Otsego County for most of her life, died on December 13, 2024 at age 75 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Martha was born on March 22, 1949 in Oneonta, New York, to Erna and Marcus Richtsfeld, both immigrants from Germany, and was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Delhi on May 1, 1949. Martha grew up on the family dairy farm near East Meredith where she and her…
WORCESTER—Martha Mary (née Richtsfeld) Messner died at home on December 13, 2024. She was born March 22, 1949. Calling hours will be on Friday, January 17, 2025 from 3-7 p.m., followed by a service of Evening Prayer at Atonement Lutheran Church, 1 Center Street, Oneonta.…
Angela Plowden-Wardlaw died at home in Cooperstown, New York on December 13, 2024, surrounded by her cherished husband, James, her beloved son, Henry, and devoted friends. She was 80 years old. Born Angela May Hill on January 28, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. (Minna) Hill of New York and London. Her father was president of Berry-Hill Galleries.…
Eric was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil on January 5, 1942, the son of Harold and Martha Vivian Wilson. His formative years were spent living with his parents and sister Wendy in both Rio de Janeiro and Scarsdale, New York, as his father worked for ESSO in Brazil. He graduated from Scarsdale High School, earned a BA in economics and business at Washington and Lee University, an MBA at Cornell University, and his CPA degree at Florida International University.…
