Obituaries

William (Bill) S. Benedict, 90, of Maryland, passed away July 7, 2026. He was born May 5, 1936, in Webster, the son of Sumner and Ruth (Miller) Benedict.
Bill graduated from Wayland High School in 1955. He earned a B.S. in Education from SUNY Geneseo in 1959, followed by an M.S. in Speech Pathology from Syracuse...

ONEONTA - Joseph Donald Clary, passed away July 10, 2026. Born Jan. 9, 1989, in Oneonta, he was the son of Michael Jones and Kim Clary.
Joey grew up in Oneonta and was known for his heart of gold and helping others.
He especially loved fishing and was passionate about drawing.
He is survived by his son, Amere;...

SIDNEY - We are saddened by the passing of Chris G. Bickos, on July 10, 2026. He was a resident of the NYS Veterans Home at Oxford, where he reached the grand old age of 100!
Chris was born in Sidney on March 8, 1926, to the late George and Dina (Dentes) Bickos. He graduated from Sidney Central School in 1943. ...

ONEONTA - Dr. Brian Patrick Holleran, 83, of Oneonta, and Sarasota, Florida, passed away peacefully July 2, 2026 while a resident at Bridges Memory Care, Trumbull, Connecticut.
Born in Youngstown, Ohio to the late William and Honora (Walsh) Holleran, Brian was the third of ten children in a big Irish-Catholic...

ONEONTA - Betty Wyckoff Teed, of Oneonta, New York, passed away surrounded by the love of her family on June 27, 2026. She was born on Jan. 28, 1939 in Hobart, to Wesley Wyckoff and Ruth DeLong.
Betty often said that she "grew up here, there, and everywhere," as a reflection of the many places she called home...

ROCKDALE - Timothy Alan Smith (Tim), 61 of Rockdale and Oneonta passed away after a sudden illness June 24, 2026. He was born May 6, 1965, in Norwich.
Tim was a graduate of Gilbertsville Central School in 1984. He was a talented tennis and track athlete and was also a gifted artist. He had a love of antiques and a...

ONEONTA - Susan Dunn Routek, 68, passed away at her residence on Aug. 13, 2025.
She was born Sept. 2, 1956, in Oneonta, the daughter of John K. and Marguerite D. (Denney) Dunn.
A graduate of Oneonta High School, Class of 1974, Susan continued her education by earning degrees in History, Education Administration,...

GREENSBORO, North Carolina - Jean Elaine Davie Fieg, 97, died of natural causes June 22, 2026 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was born in Greensboro Feb. 9, 1929, a date her father always referred to as 2-9-2-9. Jean was the eldest child and only daughter of Raymon G. and Mary "Marion" Elizebeth (Morris)...

OTEGO - John Michael Ahearn, 78, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2026. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, John earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture in 1970. He worked for many years as a microbiologist at Schering-Plough in Union, New Jersey, before moving to...

In Loving Memory of Eleanor Louise Tiffany.
Eleanor Louise Tiffany, of Morris, passed away surrounded by the love of family and friends whose lives she touched so profoundly. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, Christian, mentor and friend whose legacy will continue through the countless people she inspired with...