COOPERSTOWN—Ingrid Maria Lindfors Graham, known to her friends as Ingy and as Mrs. Graham to her students, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023. She was born on June 2, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, the first child of Swedish immigrants Elina Katarina Muotka and Karl Leo Ludwig Lindfors. Ingrid was a beautiful and good-natured baby and became a very studious and outgoing young lady. She was a member of the Sunset Park Wesleyan Methodist Church and was active in…
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EDMESTON—Wayne E. Maier, 81, of Edmeston, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023 in Cooperstown, New York. Wayne was born on April 7, 1942 in St. Johnsville, New York, the son of the late Edmund and Dorothy Groff Maier. He is survived by his wife, Veronica, whom he married in 1965; his sons, Christopher (Marena) Maier and John (Donna) Maier; his grandchildren, Blake (Mariah) Maier, Cody (Cassidy Carmichael) Maier, and Ashlynne Maier; and great-granddaughter Mia Maier. He is also survived by…
COOPERSTOWN – Joan R. Butler, 90, who for many years resided in Pierstown, passed away peacefully August 8, 2023, at Woodside Hall in Cooperstown. She was born March 8, 1933 in Oneonta, the first daughter of Jesse E. and Elsie (Weldon) Robinson of New Lisbon. In her teen years, her family moved to Cooperstown, where they resided in her grandparents’, Frank and Gracie Robinson’s, riverside home, the “Elmhurst” in Phoenix Mills, where they ran a lumber mill. Joan attended Cooperstown…
FLY CREEK—Howard Charles Michaels, known affectionately as Charlie, died August 26, 2023, following a brief illness. He was 89. A fifth-generation Cooperstownian, Charlie was born and raised in Cooperstown. He graduated from Cooperstown High School then enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in the signal corps during the post-war occupation of Germany.…
OTEGO—Edward G. “Chip” Burns Jr., 68, of Otego passed away August 22, 2023 after a 13 year battle with cancer. He was born on September 1, 1954 in Oneonta, the son of Edward G. and Ella M. (Tuttle) Burns. Chip graduated in 1973 from Oneonta High School. He married his high-school sweetheart, Joan Van Curen, on February 9, 1974.…
COOPERSTOWN—Betty A. Bell, age 92, of Cooperstown, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023. She was born September 20, 1930 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Harness E. Alt and Mary Gorence.…
COOPERSTOWN—Lawrence Penson “Larry” Richards, a lifelong resident of the Cooperstown area, passed away unexpectedly late Friday morning, August 11, 2023 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. He was 47. Born July 31, 1976 at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Larry was the son of Lawrence Dale “Lannie” Richards and Shari L. Nelson Richards. Raised in Cooperstown, he graduated with the Class of 1995 from Cooperstown Central School.…
WEST LAURENS—Kenneth Lynn Tompkins of West Laurens, New York went home to the loving arms of his Savior on August 21, 2023. Ken was born the eldest of four boys on January 17, 1960 to the late Lynn and Jane (Griffin) Tompkins in Carbondale, Pennsylvania.…
PITTSFIELD—Lewis R. Miller, 92, of Pittsfield passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Lewis was born on the family farm on August 26, 1930, the son of the late Rueben and Mary Gardner Miller. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Elizabeth Miller, and siblings Harley Miller, Mildred Chase, Aleta Smith, Margaret Conklin, Donald Miller, and Ethel White.…
Robert Faller, a beloved individual whose departure on July 12, 2023 has left a profound void in our hearts, will forever be remembered by those most fortunate to have known him. Known affectionately to his friends and colleagues Bobby, he lived life with gusto and by his own rules.…
