IN MEMORIAM: Minnie Swayer, 96; Repaired TV, Radios With Husband EDMESTON – Minnie Swayer, 96, who operated Rock Swayer TV & Radio Repair with her husband, then their son passed away on June 1, 2016, at Chase Health Care in New Berlin after a long illness. Minnie Dina Harberts was born on the family farm on Jacobs Road, Burlington Green, to William and Tillie (Tjden) Harberts on Feb. 14, 1920. Minnie attended the one-room Basswood School in Burlington Green. She married…
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IN MEMORIAM: Alice Brandofsky, 76; Worked In Family’s Oaksville Florist COOPERSTOWN – Alice M. Brandofsky, who worked in Brandofsky’s Florist, Oaksville, for several years, died peacefully on May 16, 2016, at home in Baltimore, Md., surrounded by her family, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 76. Alice Brandofsky was born on Jan. 13, 1940, in Brooklyn, to her parents, Emil Groesser and Marie Groesser née Schaeffer. At age 10, her family moved to the Cooperstown area, where…
IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy Bly, 98; Retired Little Falls Funeral Director COOPERSTOWN – Dorothy A. Bly, 98, who retired to Cooperstown with her husband after operating a funeral parlor in Little Falls for a quarter century, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 28, 2016, at Valley Health Services in Herkimer. She had been residing at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home. Born Oct. 7, 1917, in Rochester, she was a daughter of Dea W. and Hazel (Roberts) Hess. The first born of three…
IN MEMORIAM: John Dillenbeck, 74; Marine, Retired Amphenol Employee WEST ONEONTA – Funeral services for John C. Dillenbeck, 74, of West Oneonta at retired Amphenol employee, will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Westcott-Madden Funeral Home in Unadilla. Mr. Dillenbeck died died Sunday, May 22, at Fox Hospital. He was born on June 25, 1941, in Binghamton, to Harold and Leah (Nichols) Dillenbeck. He married the former Viola M. (Brown) Butler on March 26, 1964.…
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IN MEMORIAM Frederick L. Palmer, 74; Steeple Jack, Silo Builder MORRIS – Frederick L. Palmer, 74, a steeple jack and master silo builder whose clients included playwright Arthur Miller, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016, following a brief illness. Fred was born Jan. 3, 1942, to LeRoy and Laura (Eldred) Palmer of Morris, and was brother to Audrey (Dr. Peter) Gregory, Sharon (Charles Esq.) Bosco and James (Gina) Palmer. Fred graduated from Morris Central School in 1960 where he was…
IN MEMORIAM: John Nowhitney, 93; In Vets Hall Of Fame For WWII Service ONEONTA – John Patrick Nowhitney, 93, a member of the State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame for service in World War II, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at the NYS Veterans Home at Oxford. According to the citation issued by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in 2011: “Nowhitney saw service with the famed Task Force 58, and spent a great deal of his service time on…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert L. Joyce, 92 COOPERSTOWN – Robert L. Joyce, a man who had many interests and who was well-known as a prolific writer of letters to the editor, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, May 22, 2016, with family by his side at his home on Prospect Place. He was 92. A complete obituary will be forthcoming on www.allotsego.com and in The Freeman’s Journal.…
IN MEMORIAM: John J. Fink, 66; Worked In Emergency Management ONEONTA – John Joseph Fink, 66, who spent more than 30 years in the emergency-management field, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2016, at home with family by his side after battling cancer. John was born in Oneonta on July 20, 1949, to Lucille Sardella Fink and the late Jesse B Fink.…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas Mulvey, 87; Navy Vet Joined NYC Transit Authority BURLINGTON – Funeral services for Thomas Mulvey, 87, of Burlington and Edmeston, a New York City Transit Authority employees for 30 years, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, at Houk-Johnston-Terry Funeral Home, Edmeston. Mr. Mulvey died peacefully Friday May 20, 2016, at Bassett Healthcare Network in Cooperstown. Tom was born Jan. 20, 1929, in The Bronx, the son of Thomas and Anna (Kelly) Mulvey. He married Helen…
