IN MEMORIAM: Edward J. Rood, 73; Hartwick Town Road Superintendent HARTWICK – The funeral is Friday for Edward J. Rood, 73, former Town of Hartwick highway superintendent, who passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. He was born in New Hartford on July 8, 1945, the son of the late Robert Rood Sr and Florence (Mykel) Rood. He married Linda (Armstrong) Rood on Sept. 14, 1968 at the Baptist church in…
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IN MEMORIAM Pastor Jeff McLallen, 74; Served In So. Edmeston SOUTH EDMESTON – Pastor John “Jeff” Fritz McLallen, 74, pastor of South Edmeston Community Church for the past 23 years, went home to be with the Lord on Monday Oct. 1, 2018, at his home here. Jeff was born on June 19, 1944 in Phoenix, Ariz., the son of the late Clarence and Ruth Schoonover McLallen. Jeff was a graduate of East High School in Rochester, Roberts Wesleyan College in…
IN MEMORIAM: George Betts, 84; Social Worker Turned To Farming WORCESTER – George Betts, 84, of a social worker in New York City before moving here in 1984 to pursue farming, passed away on Oct. 2, 2018. He died peacefully after a long illness. George was born June 30, 1934 in Highland Park, Ill., the son of Harlan and Ida Jane Betts. He and his wife Regina met at an Off -Broadway theatre in New York City, where they both…
IN MEMORIAM Samuel C. Sandoli, 74; Retired Oneonta Teacher ONEONTA – Samuel C. Sandoli, 74, who retired from Oneonta Middle School after a 35-year teaching career, passed away on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on July 16, 1944, in Albany, the son of Salvatore and Thomasina (Spinola) Sandoli. A 1962 graduate of Oneonta High School, and a life-long area resident, as well as an active community member, Mr. Sandoli most recently taught social studies at…
IN MEMORIAM Dorothy ‘Dot’ Smith, 79; Ran Spurbeck’s For 20 Years COOPERSTOWN – Dorothy Marie Vidosić Smith, 79, an accomplished painter and the matriarch of Spurbeck’s Grocery for 20 years, passed from this life on Saturday, Sept. 29. She was born in Atlanta, Ga. on May 5, 1939, the daughter of Joseph Paul Vidosić and Martha Marie Van den Bulck. She attended Georgia Tech and graduated in 1961. On June 16, 1961, she married Roger Smith, and in 1963, they…
Dorothy ‘Dot’ Smith, 79; Matriarch of Spurbeck’s COOPERSTOWN – Dorothy “Dot” Smith, 79, who ran the venerable Spurbeck’s Grocery for two decades alongside her husband Roger, died Saturday, Sept. 29 after a long illness. In 1996, she and Roger took over the business, which his grandfather had opened in 1941, from Roger’s mother, Gert. In late 2017, they sold it to Michael Swatling and Carrie O’Brien.…
IN MEMORIAM: Phyllis Basile, 90; Bookkeeper Moved To Hartwick COOPERSTOWN – Phyllis Basile, 90, mother of the longtime former Hartwick Fire Company #2 fire chief and a Queens native who relocated to Hartwick, passed away at Midnight on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. Born Aug. 4, 1928, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Queens, she was one of seven children of Mauro and Marie (Croce) Maiorino.…
IN MEMORIAM: Jack Bottita Jr., 29; MCS Grad Photographer Of Trains MILFORD – Jack (Jackson) Bottita Jr., 29, a railroad enthusiast and 2007 Milford graduate, died unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Jack was born April 11, 1989 in Cooperstown to Brenda Kilts and Jack Bottita. He graduated from Milford Central School in 2007.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Arlene Hansen, 89; Owned Milford Beauty Shop MILFORD – Mary Arlene Hansen, 89, who owned the Milford Beauty Shop for nearly six decades, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2018, at the Oneida Skilled Nursing Facility, Oneida. She was born on Aug. 31, 1929, in Cooperstown, daughter of the late Harold and Gladys Tubbs Balcom. Mary was raised in Toddsville and was a graduate of Cooperstown High School. She went on to the Albany School of…
IN MEMORIAM: Richard Perry O’Brien, Jr., 69; Father of Hartwick Supervisor MILFORD – Richard Perry O’Brien, Jr., 69, a lifelong area resident and father of Hartwick Town Supervisor Robert O’Brien, passed away unexpectedly Sunday night, Sept. 23, 2018. He was born July 28, 1949, in Cooperstown, a son of the late Richard P. (“Dixie”) O’Brien, Sr. and Helen Gorney. He was raised on the family farm on Panther Mountain in Fly Creek Valley by an aunt and uncle, Joseph and…
