IN MEMORIAM: Joyce T. Erhmann, 82; Active In Richfield Springs Community Life RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Joyce T. Ehrmann, 82, who fully participated in Richfield Springs’ community life as a wife, mother, teachers’ aide and member of many community organizations, passed away on Tuesday morning June 2, 2015, in Albany Medical Center. She was born on Feb. 6, 1933 in Piercefield, near Tupper Lake, daughter of the late Sandy Peter and Ruth Dagget LaVassaur. The day Joyce was born there was…
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IN MEMORIAM Carol A. Blazina Retired SUNY Oneonta Vice President, Community Leader Editor’s Note: This is a profile of Carol Blazina, prepared when she received the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s Eugene A. Bettiiol Jr. Citizen of the Year Award in March of this year. By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com ONEONTA When his youngest daughter was just 3-months-old, Enrico Blazina, a longshoreman in New York City, was struck in the head while on the job. Work rules then in place…
IN MEMORIAM: Julia Alexandra Levandowski, 21 COOPERSTOWN – Julia Alexandra Levandowski, beloved daughter of Linda Levandowski and Kevin Klix, died unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 21, 2015, as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was 21. Calling hours at 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, when Julia’s family will be in attendance. Interment will be private. With respect for Julie’s love of music when…
IN MEMORIAM: Edwin A. Johnson, 81; Painter Of Folk Art In Fly Creek Valley FLY CREEK – Edwin Arthur Johnson, a local American folk artist, former real estate agent, and former textile executive, died late Monday afternoon, May 18, 2015, at the state Veterans’ Home at Oxford. He was 81. For several years, Ed provided the cover images for the Otsego Book, then the county’s foremost tourist book, making his work familiar to hundreds of thousands of tourists to the…
IN MEMORIAM: Stanley George Koniuto, 77, Milford MILFORD – Stanley George Koniuto, 77, of Milford, passed away Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015, at Bassett Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Aug. 23, 1937, in Detroit, Mich., a son of Stanley J. and Rose (Beaufait) Koniuto. On July 10, 1965, Stan married Charlotte Perry in Herkimer.…
IN MEMORIAM: Margaret St. George, 91; Mother Of Cooperstown’s Karen Lemister COOPERSTOWN – Margaret G. St. George, mother of Karen Lemister of Cooperstown, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs. She was 91. Born on Sept. 3, 1923, in Worcester, Mass., she was the daughter of Charles H., Jr. and Catherine A. (McGuire) Rosseel. She was a graduate of Auburn High School and Becker Junior College. Margaret was active in church affairs at…
IN MEMORIAM: Jim Baldo, 67, Prominent Oneonta Businessman ONEONTA – Jim Baldo, 67, well known in Oneonta for his business ventures in radio, real estate and restaurants, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2015, at home, surrounded by his family. James A. Baldo was born on Nov. 16, 1947, in Oneonta, the son of “Pat” Pasquo and Ida (DaDario) Baldo. A graduate of Oneonta High School, Jim received his bachelor’s in political science from SUNY Oneonta in 1971. He…
IN MEMORIAM: Philip Devine, 79, of Farone & Devine ONEONTA – Philip J. Devine, 79, who practiced law in Oneonta for 40 years, died Saturday April 18, 2015, at the state Veterans’ Home in Oxford, following a long illness. Phil was born in Gloversville on March 13, 1936, the son of James and Arlene (Cornwell) Devine. He grew up in Albany. He graduated from Niagara University (summa cum laude) in 1958, and from Albany Law School (summa cum laude) in…
IN MEMORIAM: Louise Y. Woods, 88; Entrepreneur Opened 1st Baseball Store COOPERSTOWN – Louise Y. Woods, 88, who with her husband founded F.R. Woods, Cooperstown’s oldest baseball store, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, at her home in Lakeland Shores. She was born Aug. 29, 1926, in Brooklyn, a daughter of Alfred W. and Paula W. (Grösser) Engelmann, who were both natives of Germany. A graduate of Mineola High School, Louise and…
IN MEMORIAM: Jim Konstanty; Key Player As County Attorney ONEONTA – James Edward Konstanty, 73, who was a formidable player in county affairs while serving for two decades as county attorney, legal adviser to the county Board of Representatives, died suddenly on Friday, April 3, 2015, in Pinehurst, N.C., after a round of golf with son Michael. He was born Feb. 26, 1942 in Jamestown, the eldest son of Jim Konstanty, who played with the Philadelphia Phillies, then ran a sporting goods…
