IN MEMORIAM Anita Marie McChesney, 56; Devoted Nature Photographer Helped Run Family’s Business PORTLANDVILLE – Anita Marie McChesney, 56, Portlandville, devoted to operating her family’s business, Mount Vision Garden Center, while becoming dedicated nature photographer, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at Albany Medical Center following her struggle with breast cancer. Anita was born May 14, 1962, in Oneonta. Shortly thereafter, her parents moved to New Jersey where she spent the first 15 years of her life. The family…
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IN MEMORIAM Maj. Norma Jean Hager, 77; Retired From Salvation Army Since, She Knitted 453 Afghans For Bassett Newborns MILFORD – Maj. Norma Jean Hager, who retired from the Salvation Army after a four-decade career, was promoted to glory on Sept. 18, 2018, in Milford, where she had retired. She was the daughter of Charles & Charlotte (Stilson) Cargill born on Dec. 31, 1940, in Oneonta. Norma attended school in Oneonta and graduated from OHS in June of 1959. In…
Celebration Of Life Is Saturday For Charles Sawyer, Who Died In Crash ONEONTA – A celebration of life is planned 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Oneonta Elks Club for Charles “Chuckles” Sawyer, 78, died June 2, 2018, from injuries sustained in a car crash. He passed away at Kindred Hospital, Greensboro, N.C. The accident had occurred the previous Oct. 4 in North Carolina; he had been living in Garner, N.C. Born June 15, 1940, in Harpersfield, he was…
IN MEMORIAM: William J. ‘Bud’ Brennan, 85; Edmeston Dairy Farmer Cared For His Animals EDMESTON – Dairyman William J., “Bud”, Brennan, 85, of Edmeston passed away peacefully Sept. 18, 2018, at Chase Nursing Home in New Berlin. Bud was born on Feb. 12, 1933, a son of the late William and Katherine Brennan. He was a selfless dairy farmer who thought of his animals as his family.…
IN MEMORIAM: Beatrice ‘Betty’ Ford, 98; N.J. Native Great-Grandmother Of Three UNADILLA – Beatrice W. “Betty” Ford, 98, a longtime resident of Unadilla and great-grandmother of three, passed away on Sat. Sept. 15, 2018 at the Fox Nursing Home. Betty was born on Oct. 23, 1919, in Newark, N.J., the only child of William and Margurrite Williams.…
IN MEMORIAM: Wayne Brownell, 66; Machinist, Contractor Worked In Pa. EDMESTON – Wayne Brownell, 66, a machinist and contractor who ended his career working for a fracking company in Pennsylvania, passed away on Sept. 11, 2018, at his home in Edmeston. Wayne was born on May 11, 1952, in New Berlin, the son of Max JR and Bernice Brownell. He spent most of his childhood in the New Berlin area. Wayne attended New Berlin and South New Berlin schools.…
IN MEMORIAM Mary (Hebbard) Monroe, 84, Oneonta; Co-Owner Of Bookhout Funeral Home ONEONTA – A graveside service for Mary (Hebbard) Monroe is 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at Glenwood Cemetery in Oneonta. Mrs. Monroe died Friday, Sept. 7, at Fox Nursing Home, nine days short of her 85th birthday, from complications of COPD. She was predeceased on Oct. 7, 2016, by her husband David Monroe; the couple co-owned Bookhout Funeral Home.…
IN MEMORIAM: Steven Mednansky, 89; Korean Era Veteran, Amphenol Retiree LAURENS – Steven Mednansky, 89, of Laurens, a Korean Era veteran and Amphenol retiree, passed away on September 13, 2018 at his home. He was born on Aug. 18, 1929, in Burlington, Conn., a son of the late Paul and Eva (Kovacovic) Mednansky. He was a graduate of Laurens Central School.…
IN MEMORIAM: Harriet Hegeman, 95; Survivors Include Oneonta Attorney CLAVERACK – Harriet B. Hegeman of Claverack, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 12, 2018, at Columbia Memorial Hospital, in the gentle embrace of her daughter and son-in-law. She was 95. Survivors include Oneonta attorney Thomas Hegeman, a stepson.…
IN MEMORIAM: Harold Berry, Jr., 76; Operated Stone Business In Westville WESTVILLE – Harold John Berry, Jr., whose business in Westville sold bluestone, fieldstone and other stone products, died Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2018, in his office at the stone yard. He was 76. Born Oct. 16, 1941, at Montclair Community Hospital in Montclair, N.J., Harold was the son of Harold John and Helen (Pontus) Berry, living first in West Orange and later in Wayne, N.J. After graduating from Wayne…
