IN MEMORIAM: Richard White, 66; Cooperstown Native Dies In Berkshires COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown native Richard White, 66, of Stockbridge, Mass., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Richard was struggling with several health issues and died at home peacefully from heart failure. Richard was born in Cooperstown, the son of Richard A. White and Barbara Hall. He graduated from Cooperstown Central School. He attended Menlo College in California and studied at many other colleges well into his adult life. He…
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Scott Sorensen, 86; Worked At Boys & Girls Club ONEONTA – Scott Sorenson, 86, a Korean War paratrooper and Scintilla (Amphenol) retiree, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 at the state Veteran’s Home in Oxford. He was born on Jan. 3, 1933, in Otego, the son of Egnar and Ethel (Dodge) Sorensen. He married Margaret Ellen Simonds on March 6, 1954. A veteran of the Korean War, Scott was a paratrooper in the Army. He was a member of the…
Corinne Hillman, 98; Teacher, Cooperstown Cotillion Mainstay COOPERSTOWN – Corinne Hillman, 98, a retired teacher known to a generation of Cooperstown Area eighth graders for teaching them to ballroom dance for the annual Cotillion at The Otesaga, passed away on Friday Feb. 15, 2019, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She was born on Jan. 1, 1921, and grew up in New York City. She attended Hunter College and New York University, and earned her master’s degree and teaching…
Gregory L. Hext, 74; Vietnam Vet, Worked For Remington RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Gregory L. Hext, 74, a Vietnam veteran who worked for Remington Arms, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Feb. 12, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Greg was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Herkimer, a son to the late Gerald and Florence Price Hext. He was raised in educated in Richfield Springs. After high school, he served in the Navy during Vietnam. On June 25, 1966, he married the former Marilyn…
Graham Duncan, WWII Veteran, Poet, Professor ONEONTA – Graham Duncan, 97, a published poet and 35-year SUNY Oneonta English professor who, with the 87th Infantry during World War II, witnessed Buchenwald’s liberation, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, following a brief illness. He was born in Poughkeepsie in 1922 and attended the New York State College for Teachers at Albany and Cornell University. After completing his doctorate in English, he taught for three…
Edward V. Lynch, 47; Air Force Vet Loved Music MARYLAND – Edward Vincent Lynch, 47, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 2, 2019. Edward was a 1989 graduate of Franklin Central School, then entered the Air Force. Michelle and Edward were married on July 22, 1994. He was predeceased by his siblings, Jane Lynch and Robert Foote; grandparents, Ethel and Vincent Moore; father, Donald Lynch; and stepson, Cameron Sanchez. He is survived by his wife, Michelle Lynch; daughters, Olivia Lynch and…
IN MEMORIAM: Duane F. Reller, 69; Oneontan Was Retired IBM Engineer ONEONTA – Duane Frederick Reller, 69, a retired IBM computer engineer of 41 years, passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Easley, S.C., where he lived. Born in Oneonta, he was a son of the late Donald Frederick Reller and the late Mary Jane Spoor Reller.…
IN MEMORIAM: Scott Sorensen, 86; Paratrooper In Korea, Scintilla Retiree ONEONTA – Calling hours for Scott Sorenson, 86, of Oneonta, are 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home. A Korean War paratrooper and Scintilla (Amphenol) retiree, he passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at the state Veterans’ Home in Oxford. He was born on Jan. 3, 1933, in Otego, the son of Egnar and Ethel (Dodge) Sorensen. He married Margaret Ellen Simonds on March 6,…
IN MEMORIAM: Valerie VanValkenburgh, 34, Stamford; Keyboard Specialist At ONC BOCES STAMFORD – Valerie A. VanValkenburgh, 34, ONC BOCES keyboard specialist here, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Feb. 15, 2019. Valerie was born on Dec. 24, 1984 in Cobleskill, and was the only daughter of Vance and Georgianna (VanValkenburgh) Wetmore. On July 1, 2006 Valerie married Robin VanValkenburgh in the Hobart United Methodist Church.…
IN MEMORIAM: Sharron Lee Miller, 38; Wife, Mother Of 3 Worked In Oneonta PITTSFIELD – Sharron Lee Miller, 38, passed away on Feb. 13, 2019, at Bassett Hospital, with her family at her side. She was born on April 5, 1980, in Cooperstown, daughter of Alvin DeLong and Christine Ray. She spent her childhood in the New Berlin area and graduated from New Berlin Central School.…
