COOPERSTOWN — John D. Chase, 83, formerly of Whig Corners, died Monday night, June 6, 2005, at Otsego Manor.
He was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Cooperstown, a son of Earl C. and Lulu Belle (Wilson) Chase.
He married Elizabeth Belle Walton on Oct. 22, 1940, at her parents' home in Springfield.
Raised and educated in Cooperstown, he was employed for the majority of his life by Earl C. Chase and Sons, a farm machinery dealership established by his father and later owned by John and his brother, Ernie Chase. He truly enjoyed the farm machinery business, as it gave him the opportunity to travel throughout the countryside he loved and visit with their many customers and friends.
John was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown and the Native Sons of Cooperstown. He was also an institutional representative for the local Boy Scouts of America and was active with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Otsego County.
John is survived by his wife of 64 years, Elizabeth, a resident of Otsego Manor; two sons and daughters-in-law, James E. and Edna Chase of Fly Creek and David H. and Betty Chase of Hartwick Seminary; two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and William Anton of Venice, Fla., and Mary and Bobby Richardson of Milton, Fla.; five grandchildren, Elizabeth Connor, Anoel Kelly, William Anton Jr., Amy Chase and David H. Chase Jr.; six great-grandchildren, Amber and Benjamin Kelly and Nathan, Rachel, Brandon and Matthew Connor; one brother, Ernest W. Chase of Cooperstown; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by one brother, Lewis E. Chase, who died Nov. 6, 1973.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2005, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown with the Rev. Douglas Deer, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, officiating. Burial will follow in the Fly Creek Valley Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday night, June 9, 2005, when John's family will be in attendance.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, 19 Elm St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 or the Activities Fund at Otsego Manor, 128 Phoenix Mills Cross Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
He was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Cooperstown, a son of Earl C. and Lulu Belle (Wilson) Chase.
He married Elizabeth Belle Walton on Oct. 22, 1940, at her parents' home in Springfield.
Raised and educated in Cooperstown, he was employed for the majority of his life by Earl C. Chase and Sons, a farm machinery dealership established by his father and later owned by John and his brother, Ernie Chase. He truly enjoyed the farm machinery business, as it gave him the opportunity to travel throughout the countryside he loved and visit with their many customers and friends.
John was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown and the Native Sons of Cooperstown. He was also an institutional representative for the local Boy Scouts of America and was active with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Otsego County.
John is survived by his wife of 64 years, Elizabeth, a resident of Otsego Manor; two sons and daughters-in-law, James E. and Edna Chase of Fly Creek and David H. and Betty Chase of Hartwick Seminary; two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and William Anton of Venice, Fla., and Mary and Bobby Richardson of Milton, Fla.; five grandchildren, Elizabeth Connor, Anoel Kelly, William Anton Jr., Amy Chase and David H. Chase Jr.; six great-grandchildren, Amber and Benjamin Kelly and Nathan, Rachel, Brandon and Matthew Connor; one brother, Ernest W. Chase of Cooperstown; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by one brother, Lewis E. Chase, who died Nov. 6, 1973.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2005, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown with the Rev. Douglas Deer, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, officiating. Burial will follow in the Fly Creek Valley Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday night, June 9, 2005, when John's family will be in attendance.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, 19 Elm St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 or the Activities Fund at Otsego Manor, 128 Phoenix Mills Cross Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
COOPERSTOWN — John D. Chase, 83, formerly of Whig Corners, died Monday night, June 6, 2005, at Otsego Manor.
He was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Cooperstown, a son of Earl C. and Lulu Belle (Wilson) Chase.
He married Elizabeth Belle Walton on Oct. 22, 1940, at her parents' home in Springfield.
Raised and educated in Cooperstown, he was employed for the majority of his life by Earl C. Chase and Sons, a farm machinery dealership established by his father and later owned by John and his brother, Ernie Chase. He truly enjoyed the farm machinery business, as it gave him the opportunity to travel throughout the countryside he loved and visit with their many customers and friends.
John was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown and the Native Sons of Cooperstown. He was also an institutional representative for the local Boy Scouts of America and was active with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Otsego County.
John is survived by his wife of 64 years, Elizabeth, a resident of Otsego Manor; two sons and daughters-in-law, James E. and Edna Chase of Fly Creek and David H. and Betty Chase of Hartwick Seminary; two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and William Anton of Venice, Fla., and Mary and Bobby Richardson of Milton, Fla.; five grandchildren, Elizabeth Connor, Anoel Kelly, William Anton Jr., Amy Chase and David H. Chase Jr.; six great-grandchildren, Amber and Benjamin Kelly and Nathan, Rachel, Brandon and Matthew Connor; one brother, Ernest W. Chase of Cooperstown; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by one brother, Lewis E. Chase, who died Nov. 6, 1973.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2005, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown with the Rev. Douglas Deer, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, officiating. Burial will follow in the Fly Creek Valley Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday night, June 9, 2005, when John's family will be in attendance.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, 19 Elm St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 or the Activities Fund at Otsego Manor, 128 Phoenix Mills Cross Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
He was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Cooperstown, a son of Earl C. and Lulu Belle (Wilson) Chase.
He married Elizabeth Belle Walton on Oct. 22, 1940, at her parents' home in Springfield.
Raised and educated in Cooperstown, he was employed for the majority of his life by Earl C. Chase and Sons, a farm machinery dealership established by his father and later owned by John and his brother, Ernie Chase. He truly enjoyed the farm machinery business, as it gave him the opportunity to travel throughout the countryside he loved and visit with their many customers and friends.
John was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown and the Native Sons of Cooperstown. He was also an institutional representative for the local Boy Scouts of America and was active with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Otsego County.
John is survived by his wife of 64 years, Elizabeth, a resident of Otsego Manor; two sons and daughters-in-law, James E. and Edna Chase of Fly Creek and David H. and Betty Chase of Hartwick Seminary; two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and William Anton of Venice, Fla., and Mary and Bobby Richardson of Milton, Fla.; five grandchildren, Elizabeth Connor, Anoel Kelly, William Anton Jr., Amy Chase and David H. Chase Jr.; six great-grandchildren, Amber and Benjamin Kelly and Nathan, Rachel, Brandon and Matthew Connor; one brother, Ernest W. Chase of Cooperstown; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by one brother, Lewis E. Chase, who died Nov. 6, 1973.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2005, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown with the Rev. Douglas Deer, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, officiating. Burial will follow in the Fly Creek Valley Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday night, June 9, 2005, when John's family will be in attendance.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, 19 Elm St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 or the Activities Fund at Otsego Manor, 128 Phoenix Mills Cross Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
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