IN MEMORIAM Dr. Paula Holleran, 82 Nov. 7, 1937-Aug. 25, 2020 ONEONTA – Dr. Paula Holleran, 82, of Oneonta and Sarasota, Fla., passed away on Aug. 25, 2020, while surrounded by her family. The SUNY Oneonta professor emeritus fought a difficult 16-month battle with a bone marrow disorder which progressed into Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Born on Nov. 7, 1937, in Brooklyn, to Angelo and Jean Rizzo, Paula spent a happy childhood playing stoop ball and stick ball with her neighborhood…
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IN MEMORIAM Bradley Goodyear Smith, 78; Cooperstown Philanthropist COOPERSTOWN – Bradley Goodyear Smith, a native of Mobile and resident of Fairhope, Ala., passed away Aug. 13, 2020, at Cary Mede, the family’s summer home, near Cooperstown. Surrounded by her loving family, she succumbed with remarkable grace after a brave battle with progressive supranuclear palsy. Bradley was born June 16, 1942, in Mobile, where she was raised. Bradley was known for her kindness, humor, strength and Southern charm. She was well-read,…
IN MEMORIAM Funeral Saturday For Couple Who Endured COVID Together Melanie, Wayne Jones Passed Away In Worcester WORCESTER – A funeral is tomorrow for Melanie Ruth Jones, 60, and her husband, Wayne Dennis Jones, 68, who both had suffered from COVID-19 in the past few months, and both passed away Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Melanie was found in the morning having suffered apparent respiratory failure, and Wayne passed away that evening after receiving the news.…
IN MEMORIAM: Roy Henderson, Sr., 80; Schenevus Man Pursued Career As Maltster SCHENEVUS – Roy A. Henderson Sr., 80, who amid varied careers spent 21 years as a maltster in a New Jersey malt plant, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, at his home in Schenevus. Malt is used in brewing and distilling. He was the son of Ray & Selma (Anderson) Hendrickson, who predeceased him. Over his lifetime, Roy also worked for his brother-in-law’s flooring company and…
IN MEMORIAM: Jocelyn A. Rauscher’s Life Will Be Celebrated Sept. 5 At Home COOPERSTOWN – The life of Jocelyn Alice Rauscher will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 5, at 484 Roscoe Jones Road in Cooperstown. Jocelyn, a talented artist, mother of five, grandmother of eight and devoted wife of 48 years, passed away April 16, 2020. Her warmth, love and laughter filled our spirits with joy. The family requests that guests come prepared to share their thoughts, prayers and fondest memories…
IN MEMORIAM: Barton Bonney, 80; Owned Chestnut Street Radio Shack ONEONTA – Barton Bonney, 80, a WDOS engineer and former owner of Radio Shack on Chestnut Street, Oneonta, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Born in Philadelphia, Barton relocated to Oneonta with his family to work for WDOS as a radio engineer, later owning the Radio Shack.…
IN MEMORIAM: Seth Yerdon, 83; Army Veteran, Retired Postmaster CHERRY VALLEY – Seth E. Yerdon, 83, formerly of Cherry Valley, an Army veteran and retired postmaster, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, at his home in Tamarac, Fla. Seth was born on Feb. 20, 1937, in Little Falls, a son of the late DeForest and Mae Yerdon. He retired in 1990 after serving in the military and with the U.S. Postal Service.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dennis Rose, 73, Burlington Flats; Enjoyed Hunting BURLINGTON FLATS – Dennis (Denny) Rose of Burlington Flats, 73, died peacefully at his home on Aug. 11, 2020, after a battle with cancer. He was born on Jan. 27, 1947, in New Berlin and raised in Burlington Flats, the son of the late Kenneth and Grace Rose, and predeceased by his son Kenneth Clayton, his sister Nancy Schoonover and brother, Andrew Rose.…
IN MEMORIAM: Edith May Sutton, 89; Maryland Woman Worked At GE, SUNY MARYLAND – Edith May Sutton, 89, who worked for General Electric in Syracuse, then SUNY Oneonta, passed away on Aug. 11, 2020 at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing She was born May 28, 1931, in White Plains, the daughter of William and Edith (Coombs) Bates, moving to Otsego County as a girl. She graduated from Andrew S. Draper Central School, Schenevus.…
SUSAN B. ANTHONY EXPLORED Century-Old Ideals About Womanhood Bring Groans Today By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Digging through the NYSHA archives in 2004, Sharon Stuart, Otsego town historian, found an item that everyone else overlooked. “As I was looking through February 1885 issues of The Freeman’s Journal, a name caught my eye,” Stewart said during a Sunday, Aug. 9, talk at the Swart-Wilcox House, “Susan B. Anthony.” Stuart’s talk on Anthony – she also spoke in 1894…
