Obituary Listing

Nov 3, 2022

Maryland – Rose Marie Millias, 80, passed away November 3, 2022 at Robinson Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Stamford.

She was born April 17, 1942 in Gilboa, the daughter of Joseph and Esther (Lubatti) Boschetti.

Rose grew up in Oneonta. She graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1962. She then married Thomas Pondolfino...

Nov 3, 2022

Oneonta – Andrew Philips Hathaway, 48, of Oneonta, passed away on November 3, 2022.

Andy was born December 18, 1973 in Pittsfield, MA.

In 1999, Andy met Catherine Hobkirk in Myrtle Beach, SC.  Andy and Catherine went on to have three sons, Treyton, Brent and Jayden Hathaway.

Oct 31, 2022

WORCESTER – Richard D. Loft, 79, passed away peacefully October 31, 2022 with his family by his side at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. He was born June 6, 1943 in Oneonta, the son of Dewey Ward and Dorothy Rose (Sperbeck) Loft.

Richard grew up on the family farm on Smokey Avenue in Schenevus.  He graduated from Andrew...

Oct 31, 2022

Richard C. Arnold (Dick) passed away unexpectedly on October 31, 2022 at the age of 90.

He was born in his family home in Schenevus, NY on June 22, 1932 to Forrest J. and Nellie M. (Loudon) Arnold.

Dick and Gladys Card were married on January 15, 1951 in the Schenevus Methodist Church.

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Oct 29, 2022

ONEONTA - Duane "Dee" A. Hathaway, 82, passed away, Saturday, October 29, 2022. Our lives are forever changed.

He was born on May 3, 1940 in Binghamton, New York, the son of Margaret (Major) and Harold Hathaway. He attended Bugbee School and Oneonta Junior and Senior High Schools.  He went on to graduate from Broome Tech with...

Oct 20, 2022

Cherry Valley – After a long and valiant fight against Parkinson's Disease, Doris Mark, 85, passed away on October 20, 2022 at Robinson Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation in Stamford, NY.

She was born May 13, 1937 in Esslingen, Germany, the daughter of Frederick and Erna (Keck) Rist, and the beloved stepdaughter of Voldemars Krims.

Doris...

Oct 18, 2022

Schenevus – Eric Gunnar Anderson, 84, passed away October 18, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.

He was born June 28, 1938 in Brooklyn, the son of Gunnar and Helvi (Saarinen) Anderson.

Eric served in the United States Coast Guard Reserves for 8 years.

He married Arlyn Schneider on September 29, 1963 in...

Oct 4, 2022

Schenevus – Seth Robert Charles Cooper, 15, on October 4, 2022 our beloved Seth chose to take his life after a long battle with depression. Seth was born November 4, 2006 in Oneonta, the son of John Cooper and Lisa Muehl-Cooper.

Seth was an amazing person with a golden heart.  He was a talented musician, artist and...

Oct 3, 2022

WORCESTER - Valarie Nyback Manchester went to be with our Lord on October 3,...

Oct 1, 2022

It comes with much sorrow the family of Kathy S. Ward of Oneonta, NY, announce her passing.

Kathy was born on April 12, 1951 and left us on October 1, 2022. She was born in Margaretville, NY and raised in Stamford, NY. A graduate of Stamford High School in 1969, Kathy then set out to start the...

Sep 28, 2022

Oneonta – Stephen Charles Belden, 78, of Oneonta died Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at A.O. Fox Hospital, Oneonta.

He was born in Cooperstown on June 5, 1944, son of the late Charles and Louise Belden. Stephen lived at the Jefferson IRA since 1991 and was a much loved member of The Arc Otsego Family.

Stephen...

Sep 25, 2022

Oneonta – Joseph L. Ouimet, 58, passed away at home on September 25, 2022 with his dog and loyal companion, Bella at his side.

He was born November 19, 1963 in Oneonta, the son of Francis and Theresa (Lambert) Ouimet.

Joe grew up in Oneonta.  As a Little League baseball player, he was known as...

Sep 14, 2022

Worcester – Patrick Crawford Welch, 74, passed away at home surrounded by his family on September 14, 2022.

He was born November 3, 1947 in NYC. Patrick served in the United States Army in Panama for two years.

He was a New York City Sanitation worker retiring in 1989, afterwards moved...

Sep 13, 2022

Davenport – Myrtle L. Russell, 98, passed away September 13, 2022 at A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta.

She was born July 17, 1924 in Homer, the daughter of Russell and Daisy (Greengrow) Alcott.  Myrtle was the oldest of 7 siblings.

Myrtle married Lewis Russell, who predeceased her.

Sep 12, 2022

Worcester – Jillian J. Hren, 36, passed away September 12, 2022 at her home.

She was born January 1, 1986 in Oneonta.

Jillian is survived by her parents, Pamela (James) McCoy and John (Bonnie) Hren; her siblings, Beth (William) Tate, Robert (Colleen) Martin, Jessica (William) Regg, Eric McCoy, and John (Michelle) McCoy; grandparents, Harold and...

Sep 5, 2022

CELEBRATION OF JOE SEROKA's Life: Sunday May 28, 2023

Joe and Jean have had potluck picnics at their Riverland park along the Susquehanna River in Otego for a lot of years and this year in addition to watching the...

Aug 31, 2022

Worcester – William E. Vajda, 73, passed away on August 31, 2022 at his home.

He was born October 18, 1948 in Englewood, NJ, the son of William R. and Edith A. (Telfer) Vajda.

Billy was drafted into the United States Army in 1968 serving until 1970 and was trained as a Military Police Officer....

Aug 18, 2022

ONEONTA - Esther Koury passed away on August 18, 2022 at 92 years of age.

She was born on January 31, 1930 in Oneonta, NY.

She graduated with both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Syracuse University. For most of her career, Esther worked for the New York State Department of Labor as the Director...

Aug 16, 2022

Davenport – Christine I. Miller, 60, passed away on August 16, 2022 at Albany Medical Center.

She was born May 9, 1962 in Oneonta, the daughter of Francis and Theresa (Lambert) Ouimet.

Christine grew up in Oneonta and was employed at The Hampshire House.

She is survived by her husband, David W. Miller;...

Aug 7, 2022

New York Mills – Harry Wayne Barton, 78, passed away August 7, 2022 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica, with his brother, Ron and friend, Jim by his side.

Wayne was born June 27, 1944 in Oneonta, the son of Harry E. and Betty M. (Shaw) Barton.

He graduated from Oneonta High School in 1962. ...