IN MEMORIAM: Mary ‘Babe’ Kelley, 93; Oneonta Dental Hygienist For Decades MARYLAND – Mary Winifred “Babe” Kelley, 93, a dental hygienist in Oneonta for decades, passed away peacefully with her family in attendance on Jan. 13, 2019, at Fox Hospital. She was born June 20, 1925 in Elmira, the daughter of James and Catherine (McGarvey) Holleran.…
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IN MEMORIAM Barbara Means, 87; Artist, World Traveler ONEONTA – Barbara Means, 87, a world traveler who excelled in the arts, passed away on Jan. 13, 2019, in her home surrounded by loved ones. Born on July 23, 1931, in Gettysburg, Pa., where she grew up playing on the battlefields, Barbara loved to read and swim. She received her first degree at Cedar Crest College and went on to earn two master’s degrees in Special Education and Library Science. Barbara…
IN MEMORIAM: Edward Van Beers, 84; Operated Pittsfield Plumbing & Heating PITTSFIELD – Edward John Van Beers, 84, who for years operated Pittsfield Plumbing & Heating, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 11, 2019. Edward was born on March 5, 1934 in Paterson, N.J., a son of the late Charles Vincent Sepione and Kathryn Viedas. Edward was an avid coin and stamp collector. He enjoyed tending his vegetable gardens, walking his land, watching a Yankees’ game, a good game of horseshoes, and…
Bobby Walker Runs To Lead State’s College Republicans COOPERSTOWN – CCS grad Bobby Walker, now a student at SUNY Albany, is running for state chairman of the New York Federation of College Republicans. A Cooperstown native, founder of the Otsego County Young Republicans, and recently director of social media for Republican Marc Molinaro’s gubernatorial, race, he has served the federal as executive director, and is running on the Restore NYFCR ticket.…
IN MEMORIAM: Juel S. Luscomb, 82; Teacher, Tri-Town Theatre Standout SIDNEY – Juel Smith Luscomb, an English teacher who filled starring roles at the Tri-Town Theatre in Bainbridge in the 1960s, entered paradise on Jan. 9, 2019. The daughter of Robert E. Smith and Evelyn Stark Smith, she was born in Waverly, Pa., in 1936 and graduated from high school in Sidney in 1954. She married Douglas A. Luscomb, formerly of Walton, in 1959. He predeceased her in November 2016.…
IN MEMORIAM: Jack Hazen, Sr., 78; GM Supervisor Before Moving Here SOUTH NEW BERLIN – Jack Albert Hazen, Sr., 78, a supervisor at the General Motors plant in Clark, N.J., before moving here in 1982, passed away in the comfort of his home with his loving wife, children and grandchildren by his side on the morning of Jan. 6, 2019. Jack was born on Oct. 19, 1940, in Phillipsburg, N.J., a son of the late Marinus Peters and Bertha (Reigel)…
IN MEMORIAM: Marshal ‘Mickey’ Wilsey, 53 CHERRY VALLEY – Marshal W. “Mickey” Wilsey, 53, passed away Jan. 9, 2019, from complications with his illness. Born Dec. 16, 1966, in Stamford, was truly a jack of all trades when it came to working. From carpentry to roofing to lining nuclear stacks with fiberglass he did it all. He cherished having a cold one and his family.…
IN MEMORIAM: Virginia Wilson, 71; Teacher, Active In Community Life ONEONTA – Virginia Hughes Wilson, 71, a teacher active in civic life whose honors included receiving Saturday Bread’s Saturday’s Bread Apron Award for exceptional service, passed away peacefully Jan. 6, 2019, surrounded by family after an extended illness. She was born in Boonville and spent her early years in Utica and Lyons Falls. She attended the one-room schoolhouse in Collinsville diagonally across the street from her family’s farm. She had…
IN MEMORIAM: Sandee H. Alpern, 71; Spinner, Weaver, Potter, Teacher COOPERSTOWN – Sandee Hillman Alpern, 71, a spinner, weaver and potter, as well as Cooperstown Elementary teacher, passed away this morning, Jan. 10, 2019, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Oneonta. She had lived in Cooperstown since 1976.…
Henry Quackenbush, 82; After Retiring, Enjoyed Family Camp On Afton Lake ONEONTA – Henry L. Quackenbush, Jr., a New York Telephone employee who enjoyed retirement at his Afton Lake camp, passed away at home on Dec. 30, 2018. He was born Oct. 5, 1936, in Oneonta, the son of Henry and Eloise (Congdon) Quackenbush. Hank was a graduate of Oneonta High School, Class of 1955. He married Carolyn Bossio on Aug. 16, 1959, at St. Mary’s Church in Oneonta. He retired…
