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Christian Hill

In Memoriam: Martin H. ‘Marty’ Phillips II

Martin H. “Marty” Phillips II, a beloved husband, father, uncle, brother, and co-worker, passed away in the early-morning hours of Friday, April 18, 2025 at his home on Christian Hill. He was 55. Born April 11, 1970 in Glens Falls, Marty was the son of Martin H. and Glenda I. (Center) Phillips.…
April 21, 2025

In Memoriam: Mary Tabor

On March 2, 2025, Mary Tabor climbed on her horse Rebel and rode at a full gallop to rejoin her husband, her father, and her family as she held hands with her sons. Mary was born in the parlor of her family home on October 19, 1949 to Kenneth Kane of Christian Hill. Her earliest memories were of riding through the fields on a stone boat and picking potatoes as her diaper dragged in the dirt.…
March 24, 2025
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Bruce E. Bachanas, 63 December 20, 1957 – November 18, 2021

In Memoriam Bruce E. Bachanas, 63 December 20, 1957 – November 18, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – Bruce E. Bachanas of Christian Hill, a life-long area resident who worked for many years as a baker, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 18, 2021, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. He was 63. Born December 20, 1957, in Cooperstown, Bruce Edward Bachanas was one of three children of the late Norman Edmund Bachanas and Bernice G. (Roseboom) Bachanas. In his youth, he and his…
November 22, 2021
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Fly Creek firefighters rescue highway crewman from collapsed culvert

Fly Creek firefighters rescue highway crewman from collapsed culvert By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK — Assistant fire chiefs Jess Lanza and Henry Hight responded to a call that saved a town highway crewman’s life on Tuesday, July 13. A crewman had gotten his boots stuck in a culvert in the area of Christian Hill after a beaver dam collapse caused rushing water to drag him into the collapsed and damaged pipe. “It was actually just a…
July 21, 2021
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RAGING BLAZE LEVELS BARN

RAGING BLAZE LEVELS BARN Firefighters Called To Christian Hill, Where Wood Bull Loses Stored Antiques Cooperstown firefighter Henry Stewart, top left, and Fire Captain Chris Satriano watch for flare-ups after a fast-moving fire leveled Kip Coburn’s barn this evening at 324 Williams Road on Christian Hill, Town of Otsego.   Coburn operates Wood Bull Antiques on Route 28, Milford, and said today the barn was used to store overflow antiques from that operation; all were lost.  Coburn’s son said the only…
November 6, 2020
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Albina Konchar, 92; She, Husband Farmed On Christian Hill

IN MEMORIAM: Albina Konchar, 92; She, Husband Farmed On Christian Hill  COOPERSTOWN – Albina C. Konchar, 92, who with her husband operated a dairy farm on Christian Hill for many years, died peacefully this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. She had resided in Hyde Park and, lately, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Oneonta. Born March 1, 1923, in Croatia, she and her family emigrated to France one year later.  In 1930, the family came to the United…
January 20, 2016

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