IN MEMORIAM: Charles G. Green, 77; Plumber, 17-Year Custodian At CCS COOPERSTOWN – Charles “Charlie” G. Green, 77, passed away surrounded by his family Saturday morning, Jan. 19, 2019, at Bassett Hospital following a brief but bravely fought battle with cancer. He was born Charles George Green on Aug. 13, 1941, in Yonkers, a son of Harry Albert Green, Jr. and Lena Krisch Green. As a young child, Charlie and his family moved from Yonkers to Fly Creek and lived…
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IN MEMORIAM: Mary Ellen Bellows, 92; Worked At Palace Theatre, Scintilla In WWII MORRIS – Mary Ellen (Taber) Bellows, 92, passed away on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 at Centers Cooperstown nursing home. Ellen was born in Herkimer, the daughter of Harry and Genevieve (Strong) Taber. She graduated from Oneonta High School and worked at the Palace Theatre in Oneonta as an assistant cashier and usherette. She worked in Scintilla in Sidney as a coil winder during World War II and…
IN MEMORIAM: Barbara D. Kersten, 70; Trained Golden Retrievers In Worcester WORCESTER – Barbara D. Kersten, 70, of Worcester, who trained champion golden retrievers here for three decades, passed away on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. She was born on Dec. 15, 1948, in Manhattan, the daughter of John S. and Mary (Henchel) Bliven. Barbara owned and operated Lothlorien Goldens for more than 30 years. She was dedicated to breeding, showing and training Golden Retrievers,…
IN MEMORIAM: Gale Renee Walker, 62; Resided 7 Years At Former Otsego Manor SIDNEY – Gale Renee Walker, who resided in Centers Healthcare, Cooperstown, for the past seven years, took the hand of our Lord and ascended into heaven on Jan. 17. Gale was born and raised in Sidney, the precious daughter of William and Esther Walker. Gale was a big sister to Keith, Kimberly and Thomas and a sister-in-law to their spouses Pam Walker, Larry Crowe and Renee Walker.…
IN MEMORIAM Rob Robinson, 66, Led Chamber For 16 Years ONEONTA – Robert R. Robinson, 66, the voice of Otsego County business for almost two decades as Chamber of Commerce president, died Jan. 18, 2019, after a long illness. Born and raised in Ohio, he graduated from Vinton County High School and later Ohio University, then entering a career in public broadcasting. He and his wife Elizabeth moved east in 1978, where he joined Maine Public Broadcasting as radio general…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Lou Hammond, 64; BOCES Teacher’s Aide Married In Morris MORRIS – Mary Lou Hammond, 64, a teacher’s aide at the Binghamton BOCES for many years, , passed away in UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Mary Lou was born on Nov. 24, 1954 in Norwich, and was a daughter of Lester and Mary Ann (Pooler) Thompson. On June 12, 1976 Mary Lou married John Hammond in the First Baptist Church in Morris.…
IN MEMORIAM: Ron Valentine, 69, Morris; Worked For Banks, NYSEG; Fan Of ’32 Fords MORRIS – Ron Valentine, 69, a NYSEG retiree and fan of 1932 Fords, passed away Jan. 18, 2019, after a brief illness with a rare cancer. In February 1949, Ron Valentine and his twin brother Don Valentine were born to Durward and Leah Valentine at Oneonta’s Fox Hospital. He was a 1967 graduate of Morris Central School and a 1969 graduate of Jefferson Community College in…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris Johnson, 96; Moved Here To Live Near Daughter COOPERSTOWN – Doris Buchanan Johnson, 96, passed away peacefully late Thursday afternoon, Jan. 3, 2019, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Oneonta. Formerly of Madison, N.J., and later Liverpool, she had moved to Cooperstown last year to be near her daughter, Judy Green and family, and had resided at Woodside Hall. Doris was a school secretary for many years followed by secretarial work for the Board of…
IN MEMORIAM: Phyllis J. Edwards, 86; Worked At Cherry Valley Baseball Factory CHERRY VALLEY – Phyllis J. Edwards, 86, who worked in the local J.D. DeBeer baseball factory until it closed in the 1980s, passed away in Bassett Hospital after a brief illness. She was born Oct. 15,1932, to Carrie (Pitt) and Vernon Whiteman, and attended Cherry Valley Central School, graduating in 1952.…
IN MEMORIAM: ‘Lennie’ Bourgeois, 82; Navy Flight Engineer Raised In Laurens LAURENS – William L. “Lennie” Bourgeois, 82, raised in Laurens before embarking on a 20-plus year career as a Navy flight engineer, died at Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on Jan. 12, 2019. Since 1981, he had lived in Valparaiso, Fla. He was born in Goodyear, Conn., on May 26, 1936, to Oliver J. and Julienne (Girard) Bourgeois. Lennie spent his youth in Upstate New York and graduated from Laurens…
