Baker, Frederick T. 1930-2003 Hartwick NY Obituary

Frederick Baker
HARTWICK — Frederick Thomas Baker, 73, a longtime resident of Hartwick, died early Sunday morning, Aug. 3, 2003, at University Hospital in Syracuse.
Fred was born on April 11, 1930, in Hartwick, a son of Walter and Eliza J. (Richards) Baker.
A graduate of Hartwick High School, Fred first served for several years in the United States Army, and later re-enlisted in the United States Navy. His naval career went on to span 24 years, during which time he saw action in Vietnam, causing him to receive the Combat Action Ribbon as well as other medals and commendations. He was last stationed aboard the USS Aylwin, retiring from the US Navy as a Machinists Mate First Class in June of 1976.
Upon his return to Hartwick, he led a simple, quiet life. He frequently ate lunch at The Quickway in Hartwick, and he will always be remembered there and elsewhere for his friendly greetings and his habit of telling everyone he met to "have a good day."
He is survived by several aunts, uncles and cousins.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2003, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown, with the Rev. Laverne Saxer, pastor of the Hartwick Christian Church, officiating.
The committal service and burial, with military funeral honors accorded by a contingent of United States Navy personnel, will follow in the Hartwick Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday afternoon from 1 p.m. until service time.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to the Hartwick Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 208, Hartwick, NY 13348.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

Published in The Daily Star on Aug. 8, 2003.

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Baker, Dr. Steffie Pullis 1912-1999 Hartwick NY Obituary

Steffie Pullis Baker

HARTWICK — Dr. Steffie Pullis Baker, 86, of South Street, Hartwick, died early Tuesday morning, Feb. 2, 1999, at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
She was born on June 9, 1912, in Fuerth, Bovaria, in Southern Germany, a daughter of Simon and Lucy (Mailaender) Buchenbacher. She married Francis Edward Pullis on Nov. 24, 1969, in Cooperstown.
Dr. Baker was raised in Germany and studied medicine for three semesters in Munich during 1932 and 1933. After five years of medical study, done in Italian, at the University of San Marco in Florence, Italy, she graduated in 1938. She then worked in Italian hospitals before leaving for Bolivia, South America. Following about a year of working in a private clinic, learning and speaking Spanish, she took a position as a physician working for the Bolivian government to combat tropical and other infectious diseases of the country. During that time she traveled by mule under the most primitive conditions throughout the mountains and jungles of Bolivia.
On Dec. 23, 1945, Dr. Baker and her mother arrived in New York City, where she interned at Bronx Hospital for one year and then at Flushing Hospital for 10 months. She received her license from the University of the State of New York to practice medicine and surgery on June 26, 1947.
Dr. Baker moved to Hartwick in 1948, and established her own private medical practice, renting office and living space in what is now the American Legion building on Main Street.
In January of 1950, she moved her home and office to South Street, where she treated thousands of patients and delivered hundreds of babies, many of whom were delivered at home.
On October 28, 1978, Dr. Baker was honored by her community with a reception given by the Hartwick Business Association marking her 30 years of dedication to her profession and community and for her staying power. She retired in the fall of 1988.
Dr. Baker enjoyed her friends and the country as well as picking mushrooms, photography, riding her bicycle, traveling and skiing. This country doctor will be greatly missed by her family, friends and community.
She is survived by her husband of 29 years, Fran of Oneonta; one brother and sister-in-law, Hans and Karen Baker of Bayport, Long Island; and one niece, Carol Ann Baker of Port Townsend, Wash.
Friends may call at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown on Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999, from 2 to 4 p.m. when Dr. Baker's family will be in attendance.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial donations may be made to a local charity of your choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

Published in The Daily Star on Feb. 4, 1999.

Morehouse, John Gould 1873-about 1935 Hartwick Obituary

Morehouse, John Gould 1873-about 1935 Hartwick Obituary

JOHN MOREHOUSE

John Gould Morehouse, a director of the Hartwick National bank and chief of the Hartwick hose company since it was organized years ago, died Sunday morning in the Fox Memorial hospital, Oneonta, where he had been a patient for about ten days. Mr. Morehouse was injured by a fall from the roof of a house.

The funeral was held at his late home Tuesday afternoon and burial was made in the Hartwick cemetery.

Mr. Morehouse, who was a highly respected resident of Hartwick for twenty-five years, was born in the town of New Lisbon Jan. 28, 1873, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Morehouse. He lived in the town of New Lisbon until moving to Hartwick in 1920. His marriage to Miss Grace Kinney occurred in April 1930. Surviving are his wife; one sister, Miss Ella Morehouse of Bridgeport, Conn; two brothers, Bert Morehouse of Garrattsville and George Morehouse of Oneonta, and several cousins.


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John would be uncle to Benjamin B. Morehouse of Morris, son of Elbert "Bert" Morehouse.