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In Memoriam: Suzanne ‘Polly’ Renckens

Polly Renckens passed away peacefully on Monday, June 2, surrounded by her loving children. She was 81. Born in Syracuse, New York, Polly was the third of four children of Helen and Ray Parrott. A graduate of SUNY Fredonia and Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, she met and married the love of her life, Jim Renckens. Together they raised three children and built community wherever they lived—from running the Hickory Grove Inn in Cooperstown to founding cherished institutions like the Cooperstown…
June 6, 2025
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In Memoriam: Sylva Christine Jenkins

Sylva Christine Jenkins, 76, of Edmeston passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025 in Oneonta, New York. Christine was born on August 11, 1948 in Oneonta, New York, the daughter of the late Frederick F. and Sylva J. (Howland) Emhof.…
May 28, 2025
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In Memoriam: Mary E. Dunkle

Mary E Dunkle passed away peacefully on May 23, 2025, just shy of her 96th birthday. She was born on May 30, 1929 to Kenneth Edwards and Mildred Gregg Edwards in Sussex, New Jersey. When Mary turned one, they moved to manage a family farm in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Damascus High School and then from East Stroudsburg State University and became a teacher.…
May 26, 2025

In Memoriam: Doris Marie Howard 

It is with great sadness that we announce that Doris Marie Howard, 88, died on December 3, 2024 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Doris was the daughter of the late August and Lillian Osterhoudt Eitzen. Doris was raised in Hyde Park, New York and was a graduate of F.D. Roosevelt High School, where she was active in the New York “Yorker Club,” Glee Club, school band and was a pianist for both clubs. She was a graduate of Hartwick College with a bachelor of science in nursing and attended graduate…
May 16, 2025

In Memoriam: Mary Lou Friedlander

Mary Louisa (Cloon) Friedlander passed away peacefully on April 29, 2025 at Little Falls (New York) Hospital Comfort Care, following a brief illness. Mary Lou was born on May 15, 1933 in Ironwood, Michigan to the late Mary Louisa (King) and William Gabriel Cloon, and was very proud of her childhood in the UP. After graduating from Northwestern University and Chicago Wesley Memorial School of Nursing in 1955, Mary Lou worked as a clinical nurse at Chicago Lying-in Hospital, where…
May 16, 2025
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In Memoriam: John J. Posh Sr

John J. Posh Sr., 80, of Burlington Flats, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 5, 2025 at Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin, New York. Born on March 18, 1945 in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx, New York, John was the son of the late Walter and Claire Anne (Mortimer) Posh. After graduating from Edmeston Central School in 1963, he proudly served in the United States Army from 1963-1969, showing unwavering dedication to his country as a Vietnam…
May 7, 2025

In Memoriam: Lois T. Porteus

Lois T. Porteus, 89, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2025 at A.O. Fox Hospital with her family by her side. She was born September 6, 1935 in Oneonta, the daughter of Howard and Mary (Smith) Thompson. She was a graduate of Oneonta High School and SUNY Delhi, receiving an associate's degree in secretarial science.…
May 6, 2025
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In Memoriam: Susie A. Renwick Conklin

Susie A. Renwick Conklin, 86, passed away at her home on April 30, 2025 with her family by her side. She was born May 7, 1938 in Cooperstown, the daughter of James and Louise (Kukenberger) Renwick. She graduated from Hartwick High School in 1956 and was proud to be a Hartwick Huskie. Susie married Richard Allen Conklin on July 27, 1957 at Saint Mary’s Lady of the Lake Church in Cooperstown, New York.…
May 5, 2025
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In Memoriam: Charles David Barnes

Charles David Barnes, 83, passed away April 29, 2025 at his home, The Hampshire House in Oneonta. He was born March 30, 1942 in Oneonta, the only child of Charles H. and Lucy Marguerite (Wilber) Barnes.…
May 5, 2025
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