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Sarah M. “Sally” Trosset, beloved wife, mother, sister, cousin, niece, friend, and a vital member of the Cooperstown community, passed away Thursday morning, September 5, 2024, surrounded by her family at her home on Nelson Avenue after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 57.…
Henry “Hank” Phillips of Cooperstown died peacefully Saturday, August 31, 2024. The only child of Henry J. and Laura M. Phillips (née Tierney), Hank was born December 12, 1934 in Pittston, Pennsylvania and raised in Amsterdam, New York. Upon graduating high school, Hank attended the Albany College of Pharmacy, receiving his degree in 1957.…
During the afternoon of Saturday, August 24, 2024, Chris Harloff Sr. passed from this life peacefully in his sleep at his home in Toddsville. He was 65. Christopher Michael Harloff Sr. was born May 23, 1959 in Washington, D.C., a son of Hollis William Harloff and Sally (Graham) Harloff.…
Dr. Antoinette Kuzminski, long-time Bassett physician, passed away on August 22, 2024 after a long struggle with a rare cancer, angiosarcoma. Known by family and friends as T’nette, she was born as Antoinette Mendlow in New York City in 1946, where she was raised with her siblings on Central Park South. Her father, Leonard Mendlow, was a knitwear manufacturer, and her mother, Cecille Thurlow Mendlow, was a former Hollywood actress.…
On Monday evening, July 8, 2024, the Village of Cooperstown lost one of its long-time residents, Elisabeth “Betty” Giffin, when she passed into eternal life while en-route from Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown to Valley Health Services in Herkimer following a brief illness. She was 95.…
Helen Elizabeth “Betty” New, 97, passed away at home peaceful and comfortable with her beloved daughter and caregiver, Nancy, at her side, on August 8, 2024. She was born March 11, 1927 in Hamburg, New York, the youngest daughter of Harry Lyman and Catharine Moore (Allen) Sharp.…
After a long life lived to its absolute fullest, Edward James Tripp Jr. passed away in McKinney, Texas on Monday, August. 12, 2024 at age 87. He leaves behind no regrets, just an extensive and loving family who is comforted by their memories of his larger-than-life personality, and even bigger heart.…
Barbara Ellen Petersen, 88, of Richfield Springs, New York passed away on Friday, August 2, 2024 at Woodside Hall in Cooperstown, New York in the comfort of her family and staff.…
Mary Jo “Jody” Barnes, 79, passed away July 25, 2024 at Chestnut Park Nursing Home, Oneonta with her husband by her side. She was born July 29, 1944 in Oneonta, the daughter of Joseph F. and Harriett (Rathbun) Mitchell.
Jody graduated from Oneonta High School and then continued on to beautician school in Binghamton. She retired as an operator at New York Telephone Company, Oneonta.…
Mark David Gobel, 69, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, left his earthly body on June 1, 2024 after facing cancer with unwavering strength and grace. Mark’s determination and loving spirit touched all who knew him. Mark was born on May 29, 1955 in Johnson City, New York, the son of the late Donald Raymond and Frances Jane (Duroe) Gobel.…