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In Memoriam

Elanor J. Cohn Spranger, 81

June 25 1940 - October 21, 2021

Elanor J. Cohn Spranger

Oneonta – Elanor Joyce Cohn Spranger, 81, passed away October 21, 2021 at A.O. Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta.

She was born June 25, 1940 in Maryland, NY, the daughter of Alva and Freda (Watson) Cohn.  She grew up in Schenevus, where she attended and graduated from Andrew S. Draper Central School.  She then attended SUNY Cobleskill College and obtained a degree as a Nursery School Teacher.

Elanor married her husband of over 50 years Arthur Spranger on October 13, 1962 at the First Baptist Church in Schenevus.

She worked for many years in the Library at Andrew S. Draper Central School before moving on to a career at the Hartwick College Library in Oneonta for more than 20 years before retiring.

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