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In Memoriam: Constance Wood

Constance Wood passed away on February 12, 2025 at Fox Nursing Home. She was born May 16, 1931 in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Bettie (Newman) and Thomas Kavanaugh. She grew up in Buffalo, where she met the light and love of her life, Robert H. Wood, in high school. They were married at the Church of the Good Shephard on August 21, 1953 after they graduated from the State University College at Buffalo. He predeceased her in 2018…
February 17, 2025

In Memoriam: Jean Pearsall Silvernail

Jean Pearsall Silvernail, of Sidney, New York and Melbourne, Florida, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 23, 2025. She was born June 6, 1922 in Holmesville, New York to Ella and Graydon Pearsall.…
February 3, 2025
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In Memoriam: Marianna Shepard Garrett

Marianna Shepard Garrett passed away peacefully on December 22, 24. Marianna was born in Cooperstown, New York on March 7, 1936 to Richard and Mollie Shepard. She grew up in Cooperstown and graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 1954.…
January 13, 2025
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In Memoriam: Jean W. Johnson

Jean W. Johnson, a native of Cooperstown and a faithful and devoted member of Christ Church, entered into eternal life early Sunday morning, January 5, 2025, The Feast of the Epiphany, surrounded by her family at Bassett Medical Center. She was 90.…
January 7, 2025
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In Memoriam: Alessandra Palumbo

Alessandra Palumbo, 100, of Mamaroneck and Rye, passed away on January 4, 2025 at The Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home in Cooperstown, where she moved in 2019 to be closer to her daughter, Deanna, who was with her as she passed. Born February 16, 1924 to Frank & Rosa Giaramita, Aless was one of six children. She married Bernard Palumbo on June 6, 1948, and together they raised six children.…
January 6, 2025
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In Memoriam: Maria Graham

Maria Graham, age 55, passed away on December 12, 2024 from complications of Type 1 diabetes. She was born September 23, 1969 to Linda (Gregorio) and Edward Graham, and grew up in Fort Ann, New York. She graduated from Fort Ann Central High School and attended the State University College at Oneonta.  After college, Maria lived in the Oneonta, New York area. Over the course of her professional life, she was a baker, a caterer, a bookseller, a manager and a…
January 3, 2025
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Memoriam: Martha Mary Messner

Martha Mary (Richtsfeld) Messner, a well-known and much-loved nurse in Otsego County for most of her life, died on December 13, 2024 at age 75 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Martha was born on March 22, 1949 in Oneonta, New York, to Erna and Marcus Richtsfeld, both immigrants from Germany, and was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Delhi on May 1, 1949. Martha grew up on the family dairy farm near East Meredith where she and her…
January 3, 2025
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