Slack, Rose 1869-1935 Cooperstown Obituary

Slack, Rose 1869-1935 Cooperstown Obituary

Lifelong Cooperstown

Resident Passes Away

Cooperstown, Jan. 21---Miss Rose Slack, 65, practically a life-time and highly respected resident of this village, died this morning at 3:25 o'clock in the Hollis home at 21 Walnut street, where she had been cared for since last May. Death resulted from a paralytic shock, which she suffered December 27. She had been an invalid for five years, following a fall on Main street in which she sustained a fractured hip.

The body was removed to the Griffith Funeral home on Pioneer street, where friends may call until the funeral Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock in the Church of Our Lady of the Lake, of which she was a devout communicant. The requiem high mass will be conducted by Rev. Fr. Vincent P. Archambault, pastor of the local parish, Rev. Fr. Francis X. King of this village, and Rev. Fr. William D. Noonan of Oneonta. Interment will be in the family plot in the old St. Mary's cemetery here.

Miss Slack was a native of Clarksville, and was born April 12, 1869, the daughter of the late James and Katherine (McManus) Slack. She came here in infancy. Until injured she was employed for several years in the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Clark and previous to that as a waitress at the old Hoffman house and the present Fenimore hotel.

Surviving are a half-sister, Mrs. Kathryn Slack of Binghamton, and a half-brother, Frank Reilly, of Milford. There also remain several first cousins, including School Superintendent John B. McManus, Phillips McManus and the Misses Mary, Margaret and Cecelia McManus, all of this village.

Mele, Frank wed to Helen Webster 1930 Cooperstown

Mele, Frank wed to Helen Webster 1930 Cooperstown

Miss Helen Webster Marries

Frank Mele of Hartwick

Cooperstown, July 17---Miss Helen Mary Webster, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Webster of 91 Beaver street, this village, and Frank H. Mele, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mele of Hartwick, were quietly married at the residence of the Rev. N. B. Ripley in Milford on Tuesday afternoon.

They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Clifford L. Russell of this village. The bride wore a gown of flowered georgette, with hat and shoes to match. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Mele left on a honeymoon trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Upon their return next week to Cooperstown, they will board for a time, beginning housekeeping in the fall. Both are well-known and popular young residents of the village, and their many friends will extend congratulations and best wishes for long years of happily wedded life.

Mr. Mele is one of the chauffeurs on the Mary Imogene Bassett hospital ambulance, and is also popularly known by baseball fans for his splendid work on the Otsego Lake community ball team, during the present and past seasons.

Wright, Dr. Milton G. Cooperstown Funeral About 1931-32

Wright, Dr. Milton G. Cooperstown Funeral About 1931-32

Dr. Milton G. Wright Buried

In Family Plot at Hartwick

Many Attend Funeral of Well Known Mt. Vision

Physician—Cooperstown Bankers and

Masons Attend Services In a Body

Cooperstown, June 28---The funeral of Dr. Milton G. Wright was very largely attended from his late home in Mt. Vision at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Miles Lowell Yates, rector of Christ church of this village, officiated and burial was made in the family plot in the Hartwick cemetery.

The bearers were old-time neighbors of the deceased, and included Carl Cleveland, Burt Pearsons, Bruce Robinson, Charles Beckley, Leon Dixon, and Horace Harrison.

Many beautiful floral pieces from friends and organizations with which the much beloved physician had been affiliated, gave silent testimony of the high esteem in which he was held. Officers and directors of the First national bank of Cooperstown with which Dr. Wright had been associated with for many years, attended the services in a body. There were also present a large delegation of the Laurens Masonic lodge. The board of directors of the Otsego county sanitarium, as well as many friends from Otsego and surrounding counties, were in attendance. The Cooperstown delegation included: Charles A. Scott, R. W. Ellworth, Judge Adrian A. Pierson, Harry H. Willsey, John F. Moakler, and Newton D. Gilmore, all of the First National bank; Dr. F. J. Atwell, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rose, and Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Smith.

Others present from out-of-town included: Dr. and Mrs. Dean Harrison of Washington Mills, Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Gregory of Whitney Point, Mrs. Margaret

Pattengill of ?Ron?, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jarvis of Ilion, Mr. and Mrs. Burns of Herkimer, Mr. and Mrs. Van B. Pruyn of Morris, Judge Henry L. Shove of Oneonta.

Lanning, Dr. Charles Wesley wed to Lillian Paddock About 1935 Cooperstown

Lanning, Dr. Charles Wesley wed to Lillian Paddock About 1935 Cooperstown

Well Known Cooperstown

Couple Bride and Groom

Cooperstown, May 15---Dr. Charles Wesley Lanning and Miss Lillian Paddock, both of this village, were quietly married this morning in the Presbyterian manse on Church street. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Edward C. Petrie, D. D. , pastor of the Presbyterian church. The witnesses were the Misses Phylliss A. and Betty Lanning, daughterS of Dr. Lanning.

Following the service, Dr. and Mrs. Lanning left for a fortnight's wedding trip in the south, which will include also a visit to Washington, D. C. On their return they will reside in the Lanning home on Upper Main street.

Dr. Lanning has been a practicing physician in this village since 1912, and for the past several years has been associated with the staff of the Bassett hospital here as eye, ear and throat specialist. Mrs. Lanning is the daughter of Mrs. Lillian Meacham Shortsleeves, formerly of Columbus, O. For the past three years she has been associated with the Bassett hospital staff as dietitian. Both will have the good wishes of a wide circle of friends.

Nash, Harry Powers 1860-1936 Cooperstown Obituary

Nash, Harry Powers 1860-1936 Cooperstown Obituary

Harry Powers Nash, 75,

of Cooperstown, Passes

Cooperstown, April 12---Harry Powers Nash, 75, died at 4:30 this morning in the Bassett hospital, where he had been a patient for the last 11 weeks. Death was attributed to the general infirmities of age. He had been in declining health for a year.

The funeral will be held from the funeral chapel of Brown and Tillapaugh, Pioneer street, Tuesday afternoon at 1:30. Rev. Jackson L. Cole, rector of Christ Episcopal church, will officiate, and interment will be in the family plot in the Brick School cemetery in Garrattsville.

Mr. Nash was a son of the late George and Virtue (Wheeler) Nash, and was born in Covington, Ky., October 5, 1860. At the age of 12, his parents came to Garrattsville, where his young manhood was spent. He taught in the rural schools of that locality for several years, following which he took up hotel work. For several seasons he was a clerk in the fashionable Cooper House summer hotel in this village until that hostelry was destroyed by fire in 1891. In May, 1900, Mr. Nash became proprietor of Carr's hotel, well-known old tavern which stood on the present site of Cook's Auto and Supply store. He continued in this until May 1, 1905. Afterward, he engaged in the insurance business in Providence, R. I., and Albany, and his last business connection before coming to Cooperstown four years ago in October to make his home, was with the Pine brothers, makers of cough medicines, in Philadelphia.

He was married in January, 1880, to Miss Mary Edmunds of Garrattsville. The widow survives with one daughter, Mrs. Fred H. Knapp of Albany; and one sister, Mrs. Eunice Slater of Angelica.

He was a member at his death of the Mohican club of this village, and had a wide circle of friends who will experience a personal loss in his passing.

Mosher, Horton Clarence wed to Sylvia Manning 1930

Mosher, Horton Clarence wed to Sylvia Manning 1930

Miss Sylvia Lanning Is Wed

To Horton Clarence Mosher

Popular Cooperstwon Girl is Married to

Cobleskill Man at Family Home of

Bride by Rev. Edward C. Petrie

Cooperstown, July 16---The home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Lanning at 184 Main street was the scene of a quiet wedding at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, when their daughter, Miss Sylvia Edwards Lanning, became the bride of Horton Clarence Mosher, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Mosher, of Cobleskill. The ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. D. Edward C. Petrie of the First Presbyterian church of Cooperstown, took place in the living room before the fireplace, which had been banked with regale lilies and purple Japanese iris. Only members of the immediate family were present.

The bride wore a gown of blue chiffon, and her bouquet was a shower of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. Her attendant was Miss Evelyn P. Mosher of Cobleskill, a sister of the bridegroom, who wore white chiffon, and carried sweet peas. Charles W. Lanning Jr., a brother of the bride, acted as the best man.

Immediately following the ceremony, the wedding party motored to Pierson Terrace, where the wedding supper was served. There were twenty-one covers laid at the bride's table, which was most attractively decorated with sweet peas in variegated colors, the center-piece being a two-tier wedding cake surmounted by a miniature bride and bridegroom. During the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Mosher left on a honeymoon trip through the New England states, and upon their return they will be at home to their friends at the home of the bridegroom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Mosher, 9 South Washington avenue, Cobleskill.

The bride is one of the most charming and popular of the Cooperstown younger set. She graduated from the Cooperstown High school with the class of 1925, following which she studied public speaking and dramatic art for four years at Syracuse university, graduating in 1929. During the past year she has taught dramatics in the Cobleskill High school, in which position she is continuing next year.

The bridegroom is a popular young man of Cobleskill, where he has always resided. He was graduated from the Cobleskill High school, since which he has followed the profession of electrician in Cobleskill. Both young people have a host of friends who extend best wishes for their future happiness.

Among the out-of-town relatives who attended the wedding were: Mrs. Edward J. Hill of Otisco, Miss Phyllis Lanning of Niagara Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Mosher, Miss Evelyn Mosher, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mosher and Stanley Reickard, all of Cobleskill; Mr. and Mrs. Orson Mosher and their two sons, Roland and Donald, of South Kortright; Miss Marguerite Brewer of Hancock.

Quaif, Lena May (White) 1869-1931 and Marie Louise Quaif 1907-1931

Quaif, Lena May (White) 1869-1931 and Marie Louise Quaif 1907-1931

Mother, Daughter Killed at Madison

Mrs. Fred L. Quaif and Marie Louise

Die From Fractured Skulls—Car Overturns

Cooperstown, Aug. 21---A Cooperstown mother and her 24-year-old daughter were instantly killed in Madison late this afternoon when the roadster in which they were riding left the highway and turned over twice before coming to a stop.

They were Mrs. Fred L. Quaif, 50 years old, wife of vice president and director of the Second National bank, and her daughter, Miss Marie Louise Quaif.

The mother and her daughter left Cooperstown at 4 o'clock this afternoon for a weekend trip to Cortland to visit with friends. They went by way of the Cherry Valley turnpike.

When they got to Madison, Miss Quaif was driving the car and as they entered the village there was construction ahead. The road was being made into a three panel highway and two of the panels had been completed. Suddenly the rear wheels of the roadster slipped off the concrete and Miss Quaif tried to bring them back into the highway. The car was traveling at a speed of 30 miles an hour. In the attempt to get the car back onto the highway the brakes of the machine apparently became set and it started to somersault.

Mrs. Quaif was thrown out of the machine and she struck the pavement. On the second turnover Miss Quaif was pinned underneath the wreckage. Both died instantly from fractured skulls.

State troopers for the Hamilton outpost were notified and they rushed to the scene to investigate. Dr. O. L. Langworthy of Hamilton, coroner, was notified and he came to the scene of the accident. He pronounced that death resulted from accidental causes. The bodies were removed to the Richmond Undertaking parlors.

Identification of the driver was made by her automobile license. The Hamilton outpost notified the state police station of Troop C at Cooperstown and Mr. Quaif was told of the tragedy. He and Ziba L. Holbrook left immediately for Madison. Funeral arrangements have not been made as yet.

Double Funeral Today

The double funeral of Mrs. Quaif and Miss Quaif will be held from their late home, 35 Nelson avenue, at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. The Rev. Thomas Chapman, pastor of the Cooperstown Universalist church, of which both were devoted members, will officiate, and the interments will be made in the White family plot in Lakewood cemetery.

Mrs. Quaif was Lena May White, the only daughter of Joel G. and the late Louise Hudson White, and she was born in the town of Springfield, November 23,1869. In her childhood she moved to Cooperstown with her parents to reside, where she had been a life-long resident, and was held in the highest esteem and warmest affection for her many fine qualities of heart and mind. Her marriage to Fred L. Quaif of Cooperstown occurred February 26, 1896. In her home she was a charming hostess, a devoted wife, daughter and mother, and her position as a loyal and patriotic citizen of the community will never be filled.

Marie Louise Quaif was born in Cooperstown, March 16, 1907, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Quaif. She attended and was graduated from the Cooperstown High school with the class of 1926, after which she attended Russell Sage college at Troy, later taking a two years' secretarial course at the Knox School for Girls here, graduating in 1929. For some time past she had been employed as secretary in the office of Alexander S. Phinney, local real estate dealer. In her untimely death, one of the village's most popular and talented young women has been taken in the flower of her youth. Surviving are the husband, literally crushed by his double grief.

Probe Reveals Car Hit Quaif Machine

Inquest to Be Held Tuesday at Hamilton

----Double Funeral to Be Held Today

Cooperstown, Aug. 24---A renewal of the investigation of the incidents surrounding the accident which occurred at Madison on the Cherry Valley turnpike Friday afternoon, which cost the lives of Mrs. Fred L. Quaif, one of Cooperstown's most socially prominent women, and her daughter, Miss Louise Quaif, has brought to light Miss Quaif's car was struck by another car coming from a driveway on her left. Hitting the left rear wheel with sufficient force to knock off the hub cap and loosen several of the wire spokes, which contact threw the rear wheels of the car off of the road and out of the control of its driver.

Trooper Dudden of the Hamilton outpost of state police, who made the first investigation of the accident when called shortly after 6 o'clock Friday afternoon was unable to find that any other part was implicated in the accident, and the result of his investigation was so reported. Later Friday night, Superintendent Portner of the Dale Engineering company, which is constructing the new highway at the site of accident, chose to renew the investigations on behalf of his company in order to establish any interest in the liability which his company might be called upon to bear. It was revealed in his private investigation that a Mr. Johnson of Madison, farmer by occupation, had driven out of a driveway to the left of the highway upon which Miss Quaif and her mother were traveling, and according to the admissions since made by Mr. Johnson to the state police, the two cars hit. A hub cap from the right front wheel of the Johnson car is said to bear further evidence of such a contact.

On Saturday, Attorney James J. Byard, Jr., of Oneonta, representing the interests of Mr. Quaif, with Frank B. Shipman and Bernard J. Holbrook of this village,k spent the entire day at the scene of the accident, and as a result of their conferences with several individuals having direct information upon the accident, a corner's inquest is to be held in Hamilton Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Coroner Dr. O. S. Langworthy presiding. No report of the accident, it is said, had been made by Mr. Johnson up to the time that he was questioned Saturday.

Thayer, Harriett 1839-1931 Cooperstown Obituary

Thayer, Harriett 1839-1931 Cooperstown Obituary

Cooperstown Woman Dies

After Lingering Illness

Oldest Resident of Village Passes Away

After Twenty-Five Months' Illness

in M. I. Bassett Hospital

Cooperstown, May 20---Mrs. Harriett Thayer, 92 years old, widow of the late Caleb B. Thayer, passed away at 11 o'clock Tuesday night in the Mary Imogene Bassett hospital where she had been a patient since April, 1929. Death was due to the infirmities of age.

The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Thayer home, 3 Leatherstocking street. The Rev. Chellis E. Nichols of Herkimer, a former pastor of the First Baptist church in this village, will officiate, and interment will be made in the family plot in Lakewood cemetery.

Mrs. Thayer was born in Cooperstown, January 12, 1839, and had always resided in or near the village, being, at her death, the oldest resident of Cooperstown. October 5, 1856, she was united in marriage to Caleb B. Thayer, whose death occurred 27 years ago. Two years after her husband's death Mrs. Thayer left their farm, known as the Bates farm, in the town of Middlefield, and came to Cooperstown to make her home with the family of her son, Paul M. Thayer, where she remained until feeble health necessitated her entrance to the Bassett hospital.

Surviving relatives include two sons and three daughters; Franklyn D. Thayer of Index, Mrs. Richard Tarpenning of Bowerstown, Mrs. George M. Root, Miss Grace B. Thayer and Paul M. Thayer, all of this village. Also 10 grandchildren and several great grandchildren survive.

Mrs. Thayer was a devoted member of the First Baptist church, in the activities of which she was extensively engaged as long as her health permitted.

Campbell, Lillis Young 1910-1930 Cooperstown Obituary

Campbell, Lillis Young 1910-1930 Cooperstown Obituary

Mrs. Charles Campbell Dies

After Six Months' Illness

Cooperstown, Feb.12---Mrs. Lillis Young Campbell, 20 years old, wife of Charles Campbell of Cooperstown, died Wednesday in the Otsego county sanitorium at Mt. Vision, where she had been a patient during the past six months. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Christ church here. Rev. Leonard W. Steele of Schenevus will officiate. Interment will be in the Fly Creek cemetery.

Mrs. Campbell was the daughter of Charles O. Young and the late Minnie (Hicks) Young, and she was born in Lancaster, N. H., in 1910. With her parents she came to Cooperstown to reside two years ago. She was married, in August, 1929, to Charles Campbell, who survives with an infant son, Jason Young Campbell. She is also survived by her father, Charles O. Young, and two brothers, Garwood and John Young, all of Fly Creek.

Dow, Arthur Clayton wed to Lucy Smith 1931 Cooperstown

Dow, Arthur Clayton wed to Lucy Smith 1931 Cooperstown

Mrs. Lucy Smith Is Wed

To Arthur Clayton Dow

Cooperstown, Jan. 2---- Arthur Clayton Dow of Fly Creek and Mrs. Lucy Smith of Cooperstown were united in marriage on Wednesday by Rev. E. C. Petrie of the First Presbyterian church of this village.

The ceremony took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eurwin Jackson, 4 South Avenue, the attending witness being Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. Both the bride and bridegroom are employes of the Mary Imogene Bassett hospital.

Getman, Della (Stanton) 1878-1932 Cooperstown Obituary

Getman, Della (Stanton) 1878-1932 Cooperstown Obituary

Ill Health Causes Woman's Suicide

Mrs. Della Getman Ends Life With Shotgun

At Farm Near Cooperstown

Cooperstown, april 3---Taking advantage of the temporary absence of members of her family, Mrs. Della Getman, 54, wife of Dorr Getman, committed suicide at about 11 o'clock yesterday morning. She shot herself through the heart with a double-barrelled shotgun. She took her life in an icehouse on their farm, which is located in the town of Springfield, seven miles from Cooperstown, and about a half-mile off the main road leading from Cooperstown to Springfield Center.

When discovered by Mrs. Ella McManus, an aunt, and Fred Armstrong, a laborer on the Getman farm, she was thought to have been dead about an hour. State Police Sergeant John L. Cunningham and Trooper Razy of the Cooperstown outpost, who were called to the scene, notified Coroner Harrie V. Frink of Richfield Springs. He pronounced death due to suicidal causes, following his investigation. It is said that Mrs. Getman had declared her intention of taking her life several times during a long period of ill health.

Mr. Getman left his farm about 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning to come to Cooperstown on business. Mrs. Getman had usually accompanied him on these trips to town, but yesterday she expressed a wish to remain home. She said she did not feel as well as usual. One of her last requests as Mr. Getman left her was that he call upon her doctor in town and procure more medicine for her.

At about 11 o'clock, Armstrong, the farm hand, who had also been absent from the house on an errand to the farm of a neighbor, returned to the house. Not finding Mrs. Getman about, he went into the apartment in the Getman house occupied by Mrs. McManus to inquire if she had seen anything of her. Both began a search, and the lifeless body of Mrs. Getman was finally located in the icehouse by Mrs. McManus.

From surrounding conditions, it seemed evident to the authorities that Mrs. Getman had gone about her suicidal plans with considerable deliberation. The gun which she had used had been hidden from her by her husband some time ago. When put away it had contained no shells, it was said, but these had been found by Mrs. Getman in their hiding place on the top pantry shelf. Two shells had been taken from the box. One had evidently been discharged in order to discover if the weapon was in working order. The empty shell was found lying on the floor near her body. The other had been shot with true aim through the heart.

Her spectacles and a bonnet, which she had evidently put on when she left the house, had been taken off and carefully placed on a beam in the icehouse near where her lifeless body had fallen. Stuck into the wall beside them was also a sharp parring knife, which the authorities believed she had intended for use in case the shots did not prove fatal.

Upon the order of Coroner Frink, the body was removed to the Cooperstown funeral parlors of Brown and Tillapaugh, where the funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Dr. Edward C. Petrie, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Cooperstown will officiate. Interment will be made in Lakewood Cemetery.

Mrs. Getman was Della Stanton, a daughter of the late Levi and Mary Anne (VanCourt) Stanton, and was born in the town of Springfield, March 18, 1878. Her death occurred on the fifth anniversary of the death of her father. Her marriage to Mr. Getman occurred about 35 years ago. They had lived on the farm where she died for about 17 years, moving there from Christian Hill, in Harwick township.

Surviving besides the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Herbert Tyler of Cooperstown, R. D. and Mrs. Paul McManus of Deloris, Colo. There also remain one sister, Mrs. William Hoffman of East Springfield, and two brothers, Charles Stanton of East Springfield and Newton Stanton of Pierstown; as well as four granchildren.

KNAPP, ALBERT 1932 ARSON UNCOVERED Through Arrest

Knapp, Albert 1932 Arson Uncovered Through Arrest

Arson Uncovered Through Arrest

Albert Knapp Confesses Setting Fires

When Held for Chicken Thefts

Cooperstown, May 4---Through the arrest of two men on charges of burglary, third degree and petit larceny, the mysterious fire which attacked the house and barns of Clyde Weldon at New Lisbon has been explained.

Albert Knapp, 30, of McDonough and Harold Thayer, 25, of New Lisbon, were the two arrested by Sergeant John L. Cunningham and Troopers C. D. Fordham and D. R. Keown of the state police. While questioning Knapp, Sergeant Cunningham asked him if he knew about the fire, and Knapp replied by making a full confession.

The pair were arraigned before Justice Harold D. Carpenter here late last night on the burglary and petit larceny charges. Both waived examination and were committed to the county jail to await the action of the grand jury.

Knapp faces a charge of third degree arson when the first case is disposed of. Thayer and he were brought here yesterday to be fingerprinted and photographed.

The burglary and larceny counts arose from the theft of chickens on the Edward Gillem farm at New Lisbon during the time the Thayer and Knapp families were living on the Weldon farm. Both signed confessions giving their part in the thefts.

Knapp was employed on the Weldon farm in March, and occupied a tenant house on the place. After working a month, he was discharged and told to vacated the premises. He moved to McDonough, April 25.

Saturday, according to his signed confession, Knapp decided to burn the buildings on the farm. After retiring for the night, about midnight he dressed and walked to McDonough. The confession states that he appropriated a car and drove to Naylor's Corners in the town of New Lisbon. The vehicle was parked in the woods near the farm.

Gasoline, taken from the car, was sprinkled on the house and barns and set afire, says the confession. Knapp knew, he says in his confession, that the barn was locked and that there were two horses and 12 head of cows in the structure. After starting the fires, Knapp's statement says, he returned the car to the place from which he had taken it and walked home.

Confessions were also obtained from Knapp and Thayer regarding the chicken thefts on the Edward Gillem farm near New Lisbon during the time that the Knapp and Thayer families resided together on the Weldon farm.

Following their arraignments, both defendants were taken to Oneonta today, where they were fingerprinted and photographed.

Bennett, Henry L, 1904-1970 Cooperstown, NY Obituary

Bennett, Henry L, 1904-1970 Cooperstown, NY

Henry L. Bennett

COOPERSTOWN---Henry L. Bennett, 66, of Cooperstown RD3 (Beaver Meadow Road) a life long resident of the area, died Monday evening August 3, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, following a coronary attack suffered earlier in the evening while attending the Otsego County Fair at Morris.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, August 6, at the Ingalls Funeral Home, Cooperstown, with the Rev. Harold J. Saxton, pastor of the United Methodist Church, Cooperstown, officiating.

Burial will be in Hartwick Cemetery.

He was born May 28, 1904 in the Town of Burlington, a son of Edwin and Mina (Talbut) Bennett. He married Ellalea Shepard in 1924. He married Rose Shepard on June 12, 1970 at Morris.

He was a retired appliance service man for the Sears Roebuck company and Grants in Oneonta.

Surviving are his wife; a son, Edwin, Cooperstown; and two grandchildren; a sister Mrs. Sidney (Harriet) Coman, New Hartford, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Friends may call at their convenience after 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The family will be in attendance from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Cooke, Joseph C. married Laura I. Putnam 1935 Cooperstown

Cooke, Joseph C. married Laura I. Putnam 1935 Cooperstown

Miss Laura Putnam Bride

Cooperstown, June 28—Miss Laura I. Putnam, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Putnam, and Joseph C. Cooke, son of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Cooke, both of this village, were united in marriage quietly this morning, Justice of the Peace Russel Warren performing the ceremony. The couple were attended by Miss Gertrude Spurbeck of Fly Creek and LeRoy F. Smith of Cooperstown.

Both young people are life-long and favorably known residents of this village. The bride graduated from the local High school in 1921, and the groom with the class of 1922. Mr. Cooke was for a considerable time engaged as a news reporter with the Utica Daily Press, and more recently has been associated as has Mrs. Cooke on the clerical staff of the Fenimore hotel. A wide circle of friends will join in congratulations.

Dibble, Robert C to Mack, Katherine 1958 Marriage

Dibble, Robert C. to Mack, Katherine 1958

Miss Katherine Mack Is

Wed To Robert C. Dibble

Miss Katherine Mary Mack and Robert C. Dibble were married at

2 p. m., Saturday, November 29 in Christ Episcopal Church in Cooperstown. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Mack, Hartwick, and Mr. Dibble is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dibble, Richfield Springs.

The Rev. George F. French performed the ceremony before an altar decorated with seasonal flowers and candelabra. Dr. Edward T. Farmer provided traditional organ music.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a ballerina length gown of white lace over taffeta in princess style with three quarter sleeves. She wore a fingertip veil and carried a white prayer book with a white orchid.

Miss Shirley Ann Matteson, Hartwick was maid of honor. She wore a ballerina length dress of rose taffeta with a matching jacket. She carried a light pink rose bouquet.

Miss Elizabeth Patterson, Teaneck, N. J. was the bridesmaid. She wore a ballerina length gown of sea green taffeta with a matching jacket and carried a light pink bouquet.

Robert Earl, Hartwick, was the best man. Ushers were Douglas Tabor, Schenectady, and Robert Ryan, Hartwick.

A reception for 100 guests was held at the home of the bride's parents. The bride's table was decorated with a three-tiered wedding cake of blue and white.

Following a trip to the northern part of New York State, the newlyweds will live at 841 Adams Street, Schenectady.

The bride is a graduate of Cooperstown Central School and was employed in the Record Room of the Bassett Hospital. Mr. Dibble is a graduate of Laurens Central School and is employed by the Rutland Lumber Company, Albany.

Article with a photo of the couple was printed in the Oneonta Star, Friday, Dec. 5, 1958