Deforest Mulkins
Oct 17, 2009
ONEONTA – DeForest "Bob" Mulkins, 71 passed away Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown with his family by his side. He was born January 21, 1938, the son of DeForest and Bernice (Dilello) Mulkins. Bob and Janice Patrick were married in July of 1995 in Otego. Bob was the maintenance, handy man and all around helper for...
Ronald Pidgeon
Oct 16, 2009
ONEONTA – Ronald Pidgeon, 83, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2009 at the Oneonta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born December 22, 1925 in Oneonta, the son of Peter and Carrie (Richards) Pidgeon. When Ron was a young boy, his father died in an accident on the D&H Railroad. His mother then married John Emmett, who raised him....
John "Jack" Barrett
Oct 15, 2009
North Franklin – John "Jack" Barrett, 80, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, October 15, 2009. He was born March 10, 1929 in Jersey City, the son of John and Marie (Burns) Barrett. Jack married Etta Thies on January 9, 1949 in Brooklyn. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran serving form 1952 to...
Arthur F. Duggleby Jr.
Oct 15, 2009
MARYLAND – Arthur F. "Skip" Duggleby Jr., 54, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Bassett Healthcare Hospital in Cooperstown after complications with lung cancer. He was born October 29, 1954 in Oneonta, the son of Arthur F. and Ruth (Beams) Duggleby. He married Donna Lingner on September 8, 1990 in Maryland. While living in Hastings NY, he...
Ivan L. Preston
Oct 10, 2009
HARTWICK – Ivan L. Preston, 69, passed away suddenly Saturday, October 10, 2009 at his home. He was born December 29, 1939 in Schenevus. Ivan married Betty Sellick on January 31, 1965. She predeceased him on September 2, 1999. Ivan was employed with the Village of Cooperstown working on road maintenance for many years. He then went to work for...
George W. Cuyler Jr.
Oct 8, 2009
ONEONTA - George W. Cuyler Jr., 87, died October 8, 2009 at his home, surrounded by family, after an extended illness. George was born August 17, 1922 in Stuyvesant, New York to Harriet (Best) and George W. Cuyler, and attended Kinderhook schools. He served during WWII with the Army Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1943. Coming to Oneonta...
John A. Harrington
Sep 30, 2009
West Oneonta - John A. Harrington, 84, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the A.O. Fox Memorial Nursing Home in Oneonta. He was born January 6, 1925 in Mt. Vision, NY, the son of John A. and Clara (Card) Harrington Sr. John married Marian Dunbar on May 12, 1944 in White Plains, NY. She predeceased him on August 14,...
Francis John Pusateri
Sep 28, 2009
ONEONTA – Francis John Pusateri, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 28, 2009 at his home. He was born June 26, 1924 in Worcester, MA, the son of Vincent and Rose (Ramondi) Pusateri. At the age of 18, Fran joined the United States Navy, serving from 1942-1945 as a radio operator. During World War II, while out at sea,...
Janet A. Horth
Sep 26, 2009
Janet A. Horth, 70, of Oneonta New York, after a long battle with several work related illnesses,a short bought with cancer, which she won, finally succumbed to complications from her medical treatments, on September 26, 2009, while at home. She was born on January 23, 1939, the daughter of Harold G. Oliver and Florence G. (Marble) Oliver in Oneonta, New...
Calvert I. Bailey
Sep 26, 2009
ONEONTA – Calvert I. Bailey, 87, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the A.O. Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta. He was born November 18, 1921 in Ravena, the son of Irven L. and Bertha May (Tompkins) Bailey. He was a United States Army Air Force veteran serving during World War II. Cal was married to Eleanor Cook, who predeceased...
Arthur B. Palmer
Sep 25, 2009
ONEONTA - Arthur B Palmer died unexpectedly on September 25th 2009. He was born on September 1st 1936 at Fox Hospital, Oneonta. He lived most of his life in Oneonta and had joined the United States Air Force November 13, 1953. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Palmer of 32 years; his daughter, Heather L Palmer of Cortland; a...
Kenneth Donaldson
Sep 25, 2009
WORCESTER - Kenneth Donaldson, 77, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Masonic Community Center in Utica. He was born November 22, 1931 in Bronxville, the son of Harold and Mary (McDonald) Donaldson. He lived on Tuscan Road in Worcester until 1982, when he moved to the Masonic Home in Utica. There he met and married Lucille Cassard...
Bertha S. Roketa
Sep 25, 2009
MILFORD - Bertha S. Roketa, 94, passed away the morning of Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at Bassett Healthcare, as the sun shined in the window with family and Keith The Cat with her. She was born July 4, 1915, in the town of Milford, one of eight children born to Arthur Couse and Della (Kilts) Couse. Before marrying Charles Roketa...
Emma E. Houghton
Sep 25, 2009
MARYLAND – Emma E. Houghton, 86, passed away Friday, September 25, 2009 at her daughter's home. She married Arthur Houghton on September 11, 1948 in Germany. He predeceased her on August 20, 1982. Emma is survived by her daughter, Kathrina and Fred Adair; two grandchildren, Tina and Brad Brundege and Kurt and Kate Adair; three great-grandchildren, Alex, Dylan and Leah...
Adelbert H. Smith
Sep 24, 2009
OTEGO – Adelbert Hewitt Smith, 87, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2009 at The Otsego Manor. He was born July 12, 1922 in Newark, NJ, the son of Adelbert Hewitt and Margaret (Wright) Smith. Adelbert was a United States Army veteran serving during World War II from 1942 to 1946, obtaining the rank of Corporal. He married Grace Mary McDonald...
Harriet Helen Smith
Sep 22, 2009
OTEGO – Harriet Helen Smith, 77, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at The Otsego Manor. She was born January 30, 1932 in New York City, the daughter of Anthony and Nora (Connors) Kelker. Harriet graduated from St. Vincent Ferrer Academy in New York City in 1949. She was a dedicated employee of Eastman Kodak in New York City of...
Elsie W. Peterson
Sep 15, 2009
Unadilla - Elsie W. Peterson, of Unadilla and Wilmington NC died peacefully on September 15, 2009 of lung cancer at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington, NC. She was born August 5, 1925, in Manhattan. She married Charles Peterson on February 22, 1947. He preceded her in death on December 3, 1994. She was a legal secretary in NYC...
Nancy L. Launt
Sep 14, 2009
MILFORD - Nancy L. Launt, 86, peacefully passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown with her family by her side. She was born December 4, 1922 in Oneonta, the daughter of J Barton and Myrtle (Scatchard) Lane. Nancy married Alex Philip "Bud" Launt on October 17, 1943 in her family's Oneonta home. She and Bud moved...
Virginia L. Jaeck
Sep 7, 2009
HARTWICK – Virginia L. Jaeck, 60, passed away Monday, September 7, 2009 at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown. She was born August 14, 1949 in Amsterdam, the daughter of Charles and Esther (Marsh) Luther. Virginia married Dietmar W. Jaeck on April 6, 1974 in Oneonta. She was a member, deacon and organist at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hartwick Seminary. Virginia...
Hanna Kurtz
Sep 4, 2009
Schenevus – Hanna Kurtz, 97, of Schenevus passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 04, 2009 at the Otsego Manor. Hanna was born September 6, 1911 in Bremen, Germany She married Otto Karl Kurtz in Long Island City, NY in 1931. Otto predeceased her in 1952. Hanna is survived by two sons, Edward O. and wife, Beth of...
