IN MEMORIAM: Walter E. Backus, 88; Korean War Vet, Union Leader At Scintilla SIDNEY – Walter Edmund Backus, 88, a Korean War veteran and union leader during 40 years at Scintilla (Amphenol) passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 in the comfort of his home. Walt was born in 1930 and graduated from Bainbridge-Guilford High School in 1947. Shortly after, he enlisted in the Army; he was discharged in July 1950. Walt was recalled to active duty on Nov.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Mary Ellen Bellows, 92; Worked At Palace Theatre, Scintilla In WWII MORRIS – Mary Ellen (Taber) Bellows, 92, passed away on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 at Centers Cooperstown nursing home. Ellen was born in Herkimer, the daughter of Harry and Genevieve (Strong) Taber. She graduated from Oneonta High School and worked at the Palace Theatre in Oneonta as an assistant cashier and usherette. She worked in Scintilla in Sidney as a coil winder during World War II and…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris M. Vaughn, 93; Helped Daughter At Center Street Deli ONEONTA – Doris M. Vaughan of Oneonta, who most recently cooked for her daughter at Center Street Deli, passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at the. Fox Nursing Home. Doris was born Jan. 20, 1925, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Clarence A. and Mary (Curratic) Kelly.…
IN MEMORIAM: Lois (Northrup) Champlin, 86 ONEONTA – Oneonta native Lois (Northrup) Champlin, 86, passed away on Christmas Day 2017 at her home in Overland Park, Kansas. A graduate of Oneonta High School, she worked at Scintilla, now Amphenol, and Hartwick College for several years.…
IN MEMORIAM J. Mason Reynolds, 90; Fortune 500 Executive From Scintilla, Career Took Him Worldwide COOPERSTOWN – J. Mason “Mace” Reynolds passed on, with his wife and children beside him, in Stuart, Florida on March 14, 2017. He was 90. A thoroughly gregarious man of exuberance, business acumen, impeccable honesty, and generous spirit, Mr. Reynolds was utterly devoted to Rhea, his wife of 68 years, their three children, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Mr. Reynolds retired from Allied-Signal, Inc. in 1989,…
