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IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy Lewis, 92, First Oneontan To Enlist In WAVES DorothyM. Lewis ONEONTA – Funeral services are Saturday for Dorothy Moore Lewis, 92, who during World War II became the first woman from Oneonta to enlist in the WAVES (the Navy’s Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), who passed away Sunday at the Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 24, 1922, in Oneonta, the daughter of George F. and Nellie (Thomas) Moore. She graduated from Oneonta High School…
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IN MEMORIAM: Richfield Springs' Chet Scerra, 93; Paratrooper Received U.S., Italian, French Medals Chester A. Scerra RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Chester A. “Chet” Scerra, 92, the decorated World War II paratrooper, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, in Albany Medical with his family by his side. He was born in Herkimer on Nov. 3, 1921, the son of Dominick and Pauline Lombardi Scerra, and he attended Herkimer schools. He married Anne Martellotti on Aug. 8, 1942 in St. Anthony's Church, with…
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SUNY Oneonta Wins HEED Award Recognizing Commitment To Diversity ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta learned today is has received the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion, SUNY Oneonta will be featured along with 82 other recipients in INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s November…
IN MEMORIAM: Chalmer Edward Means, 84; SUNY Professor Help Found Sheep Dog Trials Chalmer Means ONEONTA – Chalmer Edward Means, a retired SUNY Oneonta professor and founder of the annual Leatherstocking Sheep Dog Trials in Coopertown, passed away Sept. 11, 2014, at the state Veterans Home in Oxford. He was 84. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was born May 13, 1930, on a dairy farm in Shippensburg, Pa. His love…
Former RSCS Superintendent Bob Barracco Awarded Purple Heart 45 Years After Injury Congressman Gibson, left, advised Bob Barracco he has received a Purple Heart during a Wednesday visit to Richfield Springs. RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Congressman Chris Gibson, R-19, this week presented Bob Barracco, a Vietnam veteran and retired Richfield Springs superintendent of schools, with a Purple Heart. “Having served in combat myself, I am deeply honored to assist veterans who made extraordinary sacrifices in defense of our freedoms,” said Gibson while visiting…