Unadilla Woman Hit By Car, Hospitalized In Critical Condition UNADILLA – A 69-year-old Unadilla woman was critically injured Saturday when she was struck by a Jeep that drifted into the shoulder where she was walking, Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer, reported. Susan Haney was walking southbound on the east shoulder of County Route 4 when she was allegedly struck by a 2007 Jeep Patriot driven by Nicole L. Wilber, 34, Unadilla, who was driving north. According to…
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IN MEMORIAM: Katherine Mehlenbacher, 97; Maine Native Raised Her Family In Unadilla UNADILLA – Katherine E. (Russell) Mehlenbacher, 97, formerly of Unadilla, passed away June 21, 2019, in Crystal Lake, Ill. She was born April 7, 1922, in Fort Fairfield, Maine, daughter of Charles E. and Mary Jane (Reid) Russell. Katherine graduated from Fort Fairfield High School, Maine School of Commerce (Bangor, Maine) and Ulster County Community College. She married Richard C. Mehlenbacher of Cohocton, Steuben County, on July 31,…
IN MEMORIAM: Timothy R. Woodard, 61; Well-Known Bartender In Unadilla Area UNADILLA – Timothy Robert Woodard, better known as Woody, 61, a beloved local bartender and restaurant manager, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Born in Sidney on Nov. 14, 1957, he was the son of the late Robert Stanley and Arlene (Hadden) Woodard. Shortly after graduating from Franklin Central School, Woody started working at the Unadilla House and Bert & Ernies in Unadilla, beginning his…
IN MEMORIAM: Doug MacArthur, 77; Unadilla Athlete Founded Trucking Firm UNADILLA – Douglas Alexander MacArthur, 77, a professional truck driver who eventually founded his own company, MacArthur Trucking, passed away peacefully at home in Wellington, Colo., on June 4, 2019, surrounded by his family in Northern Colorado. Doug was born in Sidney on Jan. 11, 1942, to Mary Beardsley and John MacArthur. He spent most of his childhood in Riverside, Calif., where he enjoyed working in the orange groves with his…
IN MEMORIAM: Doren Slade, 74, Avid Traveler, Writer UNADILLA – Doren L. Slade, 74, who authored the book “Making The World Safe For Existence,” died on June 11, 2019. Doren was born on Jan. 17, 1945 . She was a woman of great scholarship receiving her Ph.D. in Anthropology in 1973 and becoming a certified psychoanalyst in 1986. She wrote the book Making the World Safe for Existence…, and has been published in psychanalytic journals. Doren was an avid traveler…
IN MEMORIAM Felix (Lex) Smith Verity, 104; Diplomat, Exec Travelled World UNADILLA – Felix (Lex) Smith Verity, 104, a former diplomat and executive who owned property in Unadilla as well as Cold Spring and Manhattan, died May 19, 2019. (Lex) was born Feb. 27, 1915, in Readville, Mass., the son of John William Verity of Yorkshire, England, and Anna Evangeline Appleby of New Brunswick, Canada. Anna was the descendant of one of five Appleby brothers who left New York State…
IN MEMORIAM Raymond Johnson, 90; Town Assessor 49 Years, Leading NY Legionnaire UNADILLA – Raymond Johnson, 90, career Amphenol employee and Unadilla town assessor for almost a half-center who rose to vice commander of the state’s American Legion, passed away at Valley View Manor Nursing Facility in Norwich on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 He was born Oct. 7, 1928, son of the late Orville and Bessie (Schmerhorn) Johnson in Mount Upton. Ray graduated from Mount Upton Central School, Class of 1947.…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert Wade Coffey, 73; Vet Leaves 30 Grand, Great-Grandchildren UNADILLA – Robert Wade Coffey, 73, of Unadilla, a Vietnam veteran and heavy-equipment operator, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 23, 1946, son of the late Wade L. Coffey and Evelyn E. Edwards, Town of Maryland. Robert was a long time over-the-road truck driver, and worked for Frazier’s Landscaping in Oneonta, hauling and operating heavy equipment before retiring…
Unalam Goes International Glulam Basis Of Sculpture At Venice’s La Biennale Arte UNADILLA – Remember “Big Bling,” Martin Puryear’s Glulam-based sculpture unveiled New York City’s Madison Square Park in 2016? Sunday, “Swallowed Sun,” a new collaboration between Puryear and Glulam manufacturer Unalam of Unadilla will be unveiled in the U.S. Pavilion at La Biennale Arte in Venice, Italy, part of Puryear’s “Liberty/Libertà.” The sculptor was chosen to represent the U.S. this year at La Biennale. “When the call came in…
IN MEMORIAM William L. Yeager, 97; Owned Tieco-Unadilla UNADILLA – William Lemaster Yeager, 97, former president and owner of Tieco-Unadilla Corp. and a community leader in the Tri-Town area, died May 5, 2019, in Naples, Fla. He was born on Aug. 9, 1923, in The Bronx, then attended school in New Rochelle. He graduated from New Hampton School in New Hampshire, attended Brown University before World War II, and graduated from Babson College in Massachusetts. Bill served in the Army Engineers…
