In Memoriam Joseph F. Santiago, Jr., 33 Sept. 8, 1988 – April 28, 2022 BURLINGTON – Change is inevitable; it is a constant, a “sure thing”. We can try to ignore it, outrun it, or force its hand, but have no doubt: Change is but a moment away. We are given opportunities to steer its course, or if we wish, sit back and let chance decide the destination our lives will take. Such is the gift of Free Will. There…
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In Memoriam Robert B. Schlather, Esq., 75 May 3, 1946 – April 27, 2022 COOPERSTOWN – Robert Bernard Schlather, Esq., Cooperstown lawyer, CPA and philanthropist, died Wednesday afternoon, April 27, 2022, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown as a result of a brain tumor diagnosed in June 2020. He was 75. Born May 3, 1946, in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Bob was the second eldest of thirteen children of Bernard Paul Schlather and Helen Virginia Bilskey. Raised in Elyria, Ohio, he…
In Memoriam Carl Lusins, 53 Sept. 6, 1968 – Apr. 25, 2022 ONEONTA – Carl Lusins, longtime Oneonta resident, died in Albany, New York on Monday April 25th. He was 53. He is survived by his children, Alex Lusins, 25, and Catherine Lusins, 20, his mother, Anna Marie Lusins and his siblings, Gillian Lusins, Dr. John Lusins III, and Matthew Lusins. Carl’s beloved father, Dr. John O. Lusins, and sister, Noelle Lusins, predeceased him in 2001. Carl was born in…
In Memoriam Cynthia J. McCarthy, 87 July 01, 1934 – April 08, 2022 ONEONTA – Cynthia Lorenz McCarthy, 87, went home to be with the Lord, on Friday, April 8, 2022. She passed away peacefully in her home following a brief illness. Cynthia was born July 1, 1934 in Lohrville, Iowa the daughter of Russell and Inez Lorenz. Cynthia married Keith McCarthy on July 6, 1957 at the Methodist Church in Sharon Springs, NY. Prior to Keith’s death in 2007,…
In Memoriam George William Dieball, 80 June 5, 1941 – April 7, 2022 OTEGO – George William Dieball, Jr., 80, of Otego passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022 at home. He was born June 5, 1941 in Otego the son of the late George William and Helen (Birdsall) Dieball, Sr. George graduated from Otego Central School. He attended Hart-wick College then joined the Air Force. He later graduated from SUNY Oneonta, then worked in Education and in Quality Control. On…
In Memoraim Helen T. Rittlinger, 91 July 3, 1930 – April 6, 2022 ONEONTA – Helen T. Rittlinger, 91, of Oneonta passed away on Wednesday, April 6 at the AO Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta. She was born on July 3, 1930 in Worcester, N.Y., the daughter of Charles and Ada Bell (Burton) Morrell. She married Donald Rittlinger on August 6, 1944. He pre-deceased her on July 15, 2006. Helen was a homemaker and member of St. Mary’s Church, Oneonta.…
Remembering Vincenza Alessi Her time on Earth was far brief, but her legacy of love and caring goes on. Cherished Vincenza Alessi, 28, became an angel on Sunday, April 10, after a two-year battle against a rare blood disorder. Heaven is so lucky to have her home. Vincenza was a 2012 graduate of Cooperstown Central School, earning her degree in psychology and women’s studies from the State University of New York at Oneonta. She recently had earned her master’s degree…
In Memoraim Carol A. S. Gorsin, 82 April 29, 1939 – March 31, 2022 COOPERSTOWN – Carol Ann Sautin Gorsin, a longtime resident of Cobleskill and Cooperstown, New York, Lansdowne, Ontario and New Smyrna Beach, Florida, a well-loved wife, mother and school teacher, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 31, 2022 at the Regency Elderly Care in Edgewater, Florida. Carol was 82. Born Carol Ann Sautin on April 29, 1939, in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of Julius…
In Memoriam Janet L. Frankl, 72 Dec. 9, 1949 – Mar. 19, 2022 OTEGO – Janet L. Frankl, 72, passed away peacefully at home with family on March 19, 2022. She was born December 9, 1949 in Livingston, Montana, the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy (Kinnick) Adams. Janet grew up on a cattle ranch south of Livingston in Paradise Valley on the Yellowstone River. The family raised black angus cattle. Janet was proud to show the steers in 4-H competitions. …
In Memoriam Jane Elizabeth Carr Boaz, 89 April 8, 1932 – September 29, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – Jane Elizabeth Carr Boaz, daughter of Cooperstown, a registered nurse by profession, died on September 29, 2021, in San Diego, California, where she lived with her husband of 65 years, James Boaz. Born on April 8, 1932, in Cooperstown, Jane was the daughter of Bernard Carr, the town’s electrician, and Mary Dafner Carr, a bookkeeper at the Otesaga Hotel. Jane grew up on a…
