IN MEMORIAM Gary L. Georgia, 78 Nov. 9, 1942 – Mar. 30, 2021 Gary L. Georgia, 78 of Otego passed away Tues. March 30, 2021. He was born on Nov. 9, 1942 on the Otsdawa in Otego. He leaves behind his wife, Shirley (Hulbert) of 51 years, his brothers, Wesley, Jacksonville, NC., Myers Jr (Cindy), James, David and sisters, RoseAnn Poillucci (Bob), and Kathleen Chandler all of Becket, Mass., his sisters-in-law, Diana Howard, Laurens and Gail (Robert) Klose, Unadilla. He…
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IN MEMORIAM: Wanda Joan Noyes, 98; Secretary To Bassett’s Chief Of Surgery COOPERSTOWN – A wonderful mother and beloved friend, Wanda Joan Filipski Noyes, 98, secretary to Bassett Hospital’s chief of surgery for 30 years, passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Cooperstown. She was 98. Born on April 4, 1922, Wanda was the middle of three daughters of Michael and Michelina Filipski, immigrants from Poland who raised a family of six children in a…
IN MEMORIAM: Sally A. Beams, 86; Postmaster, Firefighter, Town Historian WEST DAVENPORT – Sally A. Beams, 86, former West Davenport postmaster, firefighter and town historian, died on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Fox Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born in Rye, the daughter of William and Beatrice (Mott) Balcom. At an early age, she moved to East Meredith and graduated from Charlotte Valley Central School. She married Benjamin C. Beams on Dec. 21, 1952.…
The Pandemic Year • First Death On March 23, 2020 All Fall To Egalitarian COVID-19 By MICHAEL FORSTER ROTHBART • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com On Monday morning, March 23, 2020, Otsego County confirmed its first case of coronavirus at a Fox clinic in Oneonta. Just three days later, the county recorded the first COVID-19 death. Now, one year later, there have been over 3,500 positive cases here; 54 county residents have died from COVID-19 and related complications. At least eight former…
IN MEMORIAM: John D. O’Connor, 82; Teacher, Richfield Springs Village Trustee RICHFIELD SPRINGS – John D. O’Connor, a retired teacher who served on the Village Board here for many years, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021. He was born in 1938, the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Weiler O’Connor and was raised in Richfield Springs. For 30 years he taught at Ilion Central School, retiring in 1998.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dean Clarke, 37; Valued Fly Creek Cider Mill Cook FLY CREEK – Dean Clarke, 37, a two-year employee at the Fly Creek Cider Mill, was welcomed into the heavenly kingdom on Friday, March 19 at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York after a valiant battle with HTLV-1 Lymphoma. Dean was born Aug. 19, 1984, at Sixth Street in Kingston, Jamaica, to Marcia Henry and Devon Clarke. Together with his brother Jermaine they he grew…
IN MEMORIAM Ernest Joseph Goodman, 96 Feb. 26, 1925 – March 20, 2021 ONEONTA – Ernest Goodman passed away from natural causes at the age of 96 at Cooperstown Center. He was born Ernst Josef Guttmann in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), to Rose (Wagner) and Herbert Guttmann, and their large and thriving family. In November 1939, at age 14, he became one of almost 10,000 German and Austrian Jewish and non-Aryan children rescued by the British government in what…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas Stevens, 77; Taught, Coached At Milford Central GOODYEAR LAKE – Thomas Chapman Stevens, 77, who coached basketball and other sports during a teaching career at Milford Central School, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at his home on Goodyear Lake, with his loving family by his side. He was born April 30, 1943, in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late John O. and Janet (Chapman) Stevens. Tom taught science and health for 17 years at Milford…
IN MEMORIAM: Wade Tex Austin Seamon, 42 RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Wade Tex Austin Seamon, 42, died on March 8, 2021. He was the beloved son of Tex L. and Bette R. Douglas Seamon; brother of Katie Hamdadi, Gwen Alvear and Amelia Chandler; grandson of Marie Seamon; and uncle of two nieces and three nephews.…
IN MEMORIAM Christy Schiele, 83 Feb. 16, 1938-March12, 2021 ONEONTA – Christy Schiele passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 13, 2021, with her loving family by her side. Christy was born in Brooklyn on Feb. 16, 1938. She lived for a time in The Bronx and Carmel, N.Y., and then spent her early years in Briarwood, a section of Jamaica, N.Y. After high school, her desire to see the world led her to employment as a stewardess with Capitol Airways…
