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In Memoriam: Theodore P. Feury Jr.

Theodore Patrick “Tim” Feury Jr. passed away Monday afternoon, October 27, 2025, at his home in Cooperstown. He was 82. Born March 4, 1943 in Utica to Theodore Patrick Feury and Kathryn Marsh, Tim’s father missed his birth as he was serving on the USS Saratoga in the Pacific Ocean as a naval officer during World War II. After the war, his father resumed his career as a Cooperstown attorney.…
November 3, 2025

In Memoriam: Dorothea Sittler

With great sorrow, we share the news that our family matriarch, Dorothea “Dorle” Sittler, has passed away at the age of 100 years. Her death, on February 23, 2025, at the Cooperstown Center was peaceful, and we thank the center and Helios Care for their kind attendance to Dorothea in her last days.…
February 27, 2025
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In Memoriam: Gerhard (Gary) Adam

NORTH BLENHEIM—Gerhard (Gary) Adam, former owner of VW Audi of Oneonta, passed away on April 14, 2024 surrounded by family. He was a resident of North Blenheim since the purchase of property in 1972. Gary began his life’s journey in Stuttgart, Germany on July 19, 1941, as the son of Eugine and Pauline Adam.  He was born to a family of prominent furniture manufacturers founded in the 1800s in Stuttgart, Zuffenhausen Germany.…
April 22, 2024
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In Memoriam Maria R. Parrillo, 94 February 8, 1928 – January 26, 2023

In Memoriam Maria R. Parrillo, 94 February 8, 1928 – January 26, 2023 COOPERSTOWN—Maria R. Parrillo, a long-time resident of Cooperstown, passed away peacefully with family by her side Thursday afternoon, January 26, 2023 at A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was 94. A native of Italy, Maria was born February 8, 1928 in Naples, a daughter of Ralph and Bianca (Peluso) DeSimone. She was raised and educated in Naples, with her schooling focusing on mathematics. During World War…
January 31, 2023
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WWII Greek Resistance Celebrated Shipboard with Oxi Day Program

WWII Greek Resistance Celebrated Shipboard with Oxi Day Program On Friday, October 28, millions around the world will commemorate Oxi (pronounced ō-hē) Day, honoring Greece’s courageous resistance during World War II. The day will be remembered by USS Slater and the Capital Region’s Hellenic Community with a brief program beginning at 10 a.m. aboard the ship, which is located in Downtown Albany at the intersection of Broadway and Quay streets. In 1940, Mussolini delivered an ultimatum to Greece’s prime minister…
October 28, 2022
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MACMILLAN: Repeating History

Letter from Dr. Roger MacMillan Repeating History One reads with dismay and horror about the destruction and atrocities being committed by the Russian forces in the present war in the Ukraine. Apparently such activity has a precedent by such forces in the past. In the memoirs written by George Kennan, the noted American diplomat and historian, he wrote of the Soviet westward advance in World War II between Berlin and Moscow as they “liberated” this region. “The disaster that befell…
May 12, 2022
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In Memoriam Amelia ‘Molly’ E. Holtje Fixture of Cooperstown Farmers’ Market

In Memoriam Amelia ‘Molly’ E. Holtje Fixture of Cooperstown Farmers’ Market COOPERSTOWN – Amelia ‘Molly’ Holtje of Lima, New York, (formerly Cooperstown), passed peacefully at home on February 13, 2022 at age 90. She is survived by her children, Thomas, Susan, Daniel (Julie) Holtje; grandchildren, Jeremey, Zuri Ryan, Jess Holtje, Madeline (Thomas) Campbell, Ellie, Noah Holtje: great granddaughter, Lillyanna Ryan; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry (Harry) j. Holtje, Jr.; brothers, Charles and Frank Caparelli.…
March 9, 2022
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Inge Otten Roemer, 100  February 1, 1921 – October 16, 2021

In Memoriam Inge Otten Roemer, 100  February 1, 1921 – October 16, 2021 Inge Otten Roemer, 100, a resident of Sand Hill, Otego, Fly Creek and Oneonta in Otsego County for 75 years, passed away Saturday night, October 16, 2021, at her home in Otego. A native of Germany, Inge was born February 1, 1921, in Hamburg, a daughter of Ernest and Elizabeth (Bartels) Bondiek. When she was 2 ½ she and her parents moved from Germany to Fairview, New…
October 18, 2021
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Joseph A. Sapienza, Sr, 94 April 18, 1927 – August 7, 2021

In Memoriam Joseph A. Sapienza, Sr, 94 April 18, 1927 – August 7, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – Joseph A. Sapienza, Sr passed away peacefully at age 94 on August 7, 2021 in Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA.  He was born in Cooperstown, NY on April 18, 1927. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; Santo and Santa Sapienza, brothers; Sam (Mary) and Jack (Rosie) Sapienza, sister; Jenny (Sam) Curcio and nephews and nieces Butch, Joey, Gloria, and Barbara. He…
August 9, 2021
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO: Tour Ansel Adams WWII Photography Exhibit 06-09-21

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 Tour Ansel Adams WWII Photography Exhibit VIRTUAL TOUR – 2 – 3 p.m. Join live tour of exhibit ‘Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams’ which features photographs documenting the Japanese internment camp in California in 1943. Free, suggested donation $10. Presented by The Fenimore Art Museum. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
June 8, 2021
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PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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