Death Notices

A graveside service for Brian Jon Hess, 78, of Oneonta, who died on Feb. 3, 2021 will take place at 11 a.m., Monday, May 24, in Oneonta Plains Cemetery, Oneonta.
Arrangements by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.

YARMOUTH, Maine - Elizabeth Ann "Bette" (Davis) Perazone passed peacefully at 90 on March 29, 2021, at Bay Square at Yarmouth, Maine.
Bette joins her husband, Ed, who passed in 2017.
God bless Bette.

COOPERSTOWN - Helen J. Winne-Mulligan, 101, died Monday, March 15, 2021, at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
Arrangements are pending with Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown.

SCHENEVUS - Kurt A. Prager, 50, passed away peacefully March 5, 2021, following a long health battle.
A memorial and Masonic service will be held later this spring.
Expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hellerskinnerfh.com.

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla.- Jean Lafler, 76, passed on Feb. 6, 2021.
She is with Gracie, Katie, Craigy and James now.
They are all with their mother, Lillian and and father, Henry Utter. Keep laughing Mom.

ONEONTA - Charles M. Rizzo, 97, died Jan. 30, 2021.
Private services will be held in Long Island National Cemetery.
Arrangements are with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono, www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

DOVER, Del. - Charlotte V. Battin passed unexpectedly in Dover, Delaware, on Jan. 6, 2021.
A brief service was held at Traders Funeral Home, www.traderfh.com.
She will be interred in the spring in Rogers Hollow Cemetery, Unadilla.

LILLINGTON, N.C.- Patricia Elizabeth Dugan-Reigada, 87, passed away on Dec. 24, 2020, in Lillington, North Carolina.
Patricia was born on Aug. 5, 1933, to Jane Blackmer and Mathew Dugan, in Queens.
Memories may be shared at https://everloved.com/life-of/patricia-reigada/.

SCHENEVUS - Patrick Tyler French, 52, passed away Dec. 30, 2020.
Arrangements are pending with the Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, Worcester.
A full obituary will follow

ONEONTA - Paul Gannon, 89, of Oneonta, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing, Cooperstown. Burial will take place at the convenience of the family in Evergreen Cemetery, South New Berlin.

ONEONTA - Joseph Peter Roman, 82, passed away peacefully on Dec. 11, 2020.
There will be no visitation and burial and memorial will be planned in the spring.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.grummonsfuneralhome.com.

SIDNEY - William "Billy" D. Ayres, 43, of Sidney, passed away on Oct. 26, 2020.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Behe Funeral Home in Oxford.
Visit www.behefuneralhome.com to share condolences with the family.

ROSCOE - Joseph J. Schick of Roscoe died Sept. 27, 2020.
His funeral will follow visitation from noon until 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct 4, at Colonial-Bryant Funeral Home, Livingston Manor.

COOPERSTOWN - Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Summers, formerly of Cooperstown and Hamilton, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta.
Arrangements are pending with Tillapaugh Funeral Home, Cooperstown.

NEW BERLIN - Richard "Dick" Conklin, 74, of New Berlin, passed away on Aug. 9, 2020.
Arrangements are pending with Delker and Terry Funeral Home, www.delkerterryfh.com or Delker and Terry Funeral Home on Facebook.

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Evelyn Smith Geertgens, 97, of New Port Richey, Florida, formerly of Franklin, passed on July 4, 2020.
Services will be later with interment in Franklin Cemetery.
Donations may be made to hospice.

MARGARETVILLE - James Lamborn, 70, of Margaretville, died unexpectedly on May 30, 2020, while boating.
Born June 22, 1949, in New York City, he loved nature and wildlife.
Arrangements are being handled by Hynes Funeral Home, Margaretville.

AZTEC, N.M. - Sylvia B. Butler of Aztec, New Mexico, formerly of Otego, died June 3, 2020.
A full obituary will follow.

ONEONTA - Doris I. "Diz" Schlee, 81, passed away at home on May 19, 2020.
The obituary and services will be announced at a later date.
Arrangements by Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, Oneonta; www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

George "Wyatt" Greenleaf III went to be with our Lord on April 17, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 73.
A full obituary with arrangements will follow at a later date.

HARTWICK - Eleanor B. Kallan of Hartwick passed away on April 13, 2020, at home.
Arrangements are under the care and guidance of Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

WORCESTER - Jon F. Karker, 71, passed away March 29, 2020, at his home.
Arrangements are pending with Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, 155 Main St., Worcester.

LAURENS - Sharon M. Sitts, 71, of Laurens, was welcomed into heaven on Thursday, March, 26, 2020.
Arrangements are pending with Johnston & Stanimer Funeral Home in Morris.

SIDNEY CENTER - Anna Morenus, 96, Sidney Center, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020, at A.O. Fox Nursing Facility, Oneonta.
A complete obituary will follow at a later time.
Arrangements are by C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.

ONEONTA - Marshall Robert Charles Webster Jr. passed from this life on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020.
A full obituary will be published at a later date.

Joseph L. Otello Jr., 70, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Franklin.
Arrangements are pending.
A complete obituary will follow.
Arrangements are by Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home of Oneonta.

ONEONTA - William R. "Bud" Pirone, 81, passed away on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta.
Arrangements are pending with the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta.

Donald P. Tiderencel, 83, formerly of Oneonta, passed away peacefully at his home on Nov. 25, 2019, in Camden, Delaware. No services are pending.

SCHENEVUS - Joseph Confalone, 84, passed away Nov. 7, 2019, at the Masonic Care Community of New York.
Services will be announced in the spring.
Arrangements by Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, 155 Main St., Worcester.

WORCESTER - Robert W. Evans, 73, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 5, 2019, at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta.
Arrangements are pending with the Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, 155 Main St., Worcester.

RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Betty Jo Chase, 69, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown.
Arrangements are pending under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

COOPERSTOWN - Donald Owen Pollock, M.D., retired Bassett physician, passed away in his home Sunday evening, Sept. 29, 2019. He was 89.
Arrangements are pending under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

NINEVEH - Walter W. Clapper Jr., 48, passed away Aug. 28, 2019, at Wilson Hospital in Johnson City.
Arrangements are pending with Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz Street, Oneonta.

Maxine Claire Cronauer Bartz, 91, died July 18, 2019, in Maitland, Florida. C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel in Sidney is arranging an Aug. 24 graveside service in Franklin.
A complete obituary will follow in The Daily Star.

COOPERSTOWN - Mildred "Millie" L. Jennings, 88, of Cooperstown, passed away Wednesday evening, July 17, 2019, at A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta.
Arrangements are pending under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

ONEONTA - Albert J. Read, 93, passed away at home on Saturday, June 29, 2019.
Arrangements are pending with Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta, www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

ONEONTA - Mary A. Benjamin, 90, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 23, 2019, surrounded by family at her residence. She was born July 21, 1928.
A full obituary will follow.

ONEONTA - Wendy J. Burton, 56, passed away May 31, 2019, at home, surrounded by loving family and friends.
A celebration of life will be announced.
Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

ONEONTA - Jeanne M. Lewis, 71, of Oneonta, died Friday, May 17, 2019, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown.
A full obituary will follow in The Daily Star.

COOPERSTOWN - Clark S. Hall, 70, a lifelong resident of Cooperstown, died Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Bassett Medical Center.
Arrangements are pending with Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown.

ONEONTA - Brian S. Kreger, 72, passed away on April 5, 2019.
There will be no services at this time.
Arrangements are with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St., www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

MILFORD - Ann M. Eckler, 66, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2019, at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown.
Arrangements are pending with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St., www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

WESTFORD - Henry "Hank" Martin Burton, 80, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
Arrangements are pending with the Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, 155 Main St., Worcester, www.hellerskinnerfh.com.

MARIETTA, Ga. - David C. Lowe, 75, of Woodstock, Georgia, formerly of East Durham and Oneonta, passed away Feb. 15, 2019, in Marietta, Georgia.
A full obituary will follow.

ONEONTA - Scott Sorensen, 86, of Oneonta, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at the New York State Veterans Home in Oxford.
Arrangements are pending with the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home of Oneonta.
Share condolences for the family online at www.grummonsfuneralhome.com.

ONEONTA - Dr. Donald R. Hill, 79, passed away Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, with his family by his side at Albany Medical Center.
A full obituary will follow.

STAMFORD Jessie (Oakley) Mondore, 92, of Lafayette, formerly of Stamford, passed away Dec. 14, 2018.
Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, at Ballweg and Lundford Funeral Home, LaFayette.
Visit www.ballweg-lunsford.com.

ONEONTA - Florence Jane Viel Dukes passed away at Willow Point Nursing Home in Vestal.
Arrangements are pending with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St., www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

ONEONTA - Esther N. Vandermark, 95, passed away Oct. 24, 2018, at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta.
Arrangements are pending with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St., www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

ONEONTA - William R. Safford, 63, died Sept. 4, 2018, at Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta.
No services are planned at this time.
Cremation was by Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St. www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

UNADILLA - Robert N. "Bobby" Conley, 67, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, at his Unadilla home.
Services will be announced by the Westcott-Madden Funeral Home, 123 Main St., Unadilla.

HARTWICK - Raymond L. Woodbeck, 69, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, at his home on Bristol Road, surrounded by his family.
He is survived by his wife, Lillian; and children, Lisa Miller and Raymond Woodbeck.

Sandra Jane Bliss died peacefully Monday evening, Aug. 27, 2018, surrounded by her loving family at her home on County Highway 33, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 70.
Funeral arrangements are pending under the direction of the Connell, Dow and Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

ONEONTA - Charles E. Briscoll, 83, longtime Oneonta businessman, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta.
Arrangements are pending with the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.
A full obituary will follow.

DAVENPORT - Dana Lee Miller, 83, of Davenport, born Dec. 21, 1934, passed away Aug. 8, 2018, surrounded by loved ones.
A loving and caring person, she will be missed by all whose lives she touched.

ONEONTA - Patricia Pantaleoni, 88, of Oneonta, passed away peacefully at home in Oneonta on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.
Arrangements are pending with the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home of Oneonta.

RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Laura L."Lucy" Mayne, 86, of Richfield Springs, passed away in Cooperstown on Sunday, June 10, 2018.
A complete obituary will follow.
Arrangements are with Delker and Terry Funeral Home of Edmeston.

COOPERSTOWN - Ernest Wilson Chase, 98, of Cooperstown, passed away June 1, 2018, at Dogwood Forest Assisted Living Community in Acworth, Georgia.
Arrangements are pending with the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

WORCESTER - Catherine M. Althiser, 89, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018, surrounded by her family.
Arrangements are pending with the Heller & Skinner Funeral Home in Worcester.

BOWERSTOWN - Derelene "Dolly" H. Peplinski, 84, of Bowerstown, passed on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Arrangements are pending.

MORRIS - Neal M. Gage, 82, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at his home in Morris.
He lived in Morris and Cherry Valley.
A memorial service for Neal will be held in the spring.
A full obituary will follow at a later date.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.johnstonfh.com.
Arrangements have...

COOPERSTOWN - Edward L. Reynolds, 60, of Campbell Hill Road, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, following a long illness.
Arrangements are pending with Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown.