IN MEMORIAM: Shirley D. Waring, 92; Operated Car Dealerships With Husband ONEONTA – Shirley D. Waring, 92, of Oneonta, who assisted her husband in operating his car dealerships for almost three decades, passed away peacefully Dec. 19, 2018, at the Oxford Veterans’ Home. Her husband survives in Oneonta. She was born Aug. 29, 1926, in Buffalo, the daughter of Robert Charles and Veda (Brunn) Dixon.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Frances D. Page, 90; Active In Cooperstown Community Life COOPERSTOWN – Frances Marie Dziergowski Page, 90, an active community volunteer whose jobs included telephone operator at New York Telephone’s Pioneer Street office, passed away on Dec. 14, 2018. She was born Oct. 4, 1928, in Whitestone, Queens, to Edward & Wanda (Kilmuszka) Dziergowski. Fran attended schools in Flushing and College Point. She worked in zipper and glove factories until the family moved to Middlefield.…
IN MEMORIAM: Jean K. Jester, 74; Worked 33 Years At SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA – Jean Karin Jester, 74, a secretary at SUNY Oneonta for 33 years, passed away on Christmas Eve morning. She had been residing at Robinson Terrace Nursing Home in Stamford for the past 17 months. Jean was born Dec. 10, 1944, in Stamford, the daughter of Oliver and Juanita (Conklin) Fairbairn of DeLancey. She grew up in Mount Upton and graduated from Mount Upton Central School. Jean then went…
IN MEMORIAM: Arlene J. Burnside, 84; Worked For General Electric For 30 Years RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Arlene J. Burnside, 84, who for more than three decades worked on the line for General Electric, passed away Saturday afternoon Dec. 22, 2018, in her home, with her family by her side. She was born on June 14, 1934 in Cooperstown, a daughter to the late Ward C. and Dorothy M. Sheridan Fish. Raised and educated in Richfield, she graduated from Richfield Springs High School.…
IN MEMORIAM Betty Roscoe, 97, Unadilla; Loved Farming, Pursued It In Many Guises UNADILLA – Beth “Betty” Bernice Roscoe (born Thompson), 97, died peacefully on Dec. 20, 2018, at Bassett Hospital, after a life of farming and diligent productivity. She is survived by her children Gary Little, 63 and Carl Roscoe, 52, by her grandchildren Noah Roscoe, 28, and Jonah Roscoe, 24 and by five younger brothers and sisters. She was predeceased by two husbands, Charles Little (d. 1959) and George…
IN MEMORIAM: Elizabeth B. O’Brien, 91; Native Daughter, Waitress At Popular Spots COOPERSTOWN – Elizabeth “Betty” O’Brien, a Native Daughter and waitress at many well-known restaurants, from The Red Sleigh to Hickory Grove, passed away surrounded by her family Thursday morning, Dec. 20, 2018, at Bassett Hospital. She was 91. Born Nov. 4, 1927, in Bowerstown, she was one of 13 children of Orlando and Nellie Mary (Page) Bridger. In her youth she attended schools in Middlefield and Cooperstown.…
IN MEMORIAM: Gregory P. Savage, 70; Retired Submariner, Hartwick Music Grad ONEONTA – Gregory Philip Savage, 70, of Cleveland, Ohio, a Hartwick College music major and retired submariner, died in his home peacefully on Dec. 21. Survivors include his wife in Oneonta. Gregory was born on Nov. 6, 1948, in Hudson, the son of the late Evelyn and Philip Savage . He grew up in Stuyvesant, and graduated from Ichabod Crane High School.…
IN MEMORIAM: MarySue Banks, 69; Assisted At Grins & Giggles Daycare MARYLAND – MarySue Banks, 69, who recently had been assisting her daughter at Grins & Giggles Daycare in Schenevus, passed away Dec. 19, 2018 at Fox Hospital in Oneonta. She was born April 18, 1949, the daughter of Nicholas and Irene (Brown) Beers. She married Harvey E. Banks in 1968 in Bloomville.…
IN MEMORIAM: William Van Wieren, 88; Dutch Immigrant Farmed in West Winfield NORWICH – William “Bill” Van Wieren, 88, a former truck driver who farmed in West Winfield for a time, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Bill was born in Kommerzijl, the Netherlands on March 27, 1930, to the late John and Anna (Snip) Van Wieren. He immigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1947 at the age of 17 after the end of WWII. He married Alice DeVries…
IN MEMORIAM: Harold L. Beecher, 75; Air Force Veteran Was Bendix Retiree RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Harold Leslie, Beecher, 75, of Sylvan Street, a machinist who retired in 1994 after a long career at Bendix, Utica, passed away peacefully on Thursday December 13, 2018 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Harold was born on Nov. 30, 1943 in Cooperstown, a son to the late Leslie and Marion Brownell Beecher. He was raised and educated in Richfield Springs, graduating from Richfield Springs…
