By CAROL BRODIE
In my mid-August column,
I had mentioned
meeting Charles and Marilyn
Dufresne, of Worcester,
at the Cobleskill Fair and
how they mentioned attending
school years back
with some of the Mabie’s.
As for their request, I will
try to remember to update
here occasionally on the
surviving Mabie’s that
were from the Worcester
area.
Just this summer, in
fact, we learned of the
deaths of two more Mabie’s.
William “Bill” S. Mabie, 76,
passed away in San Antonio,
Texas, on Feb. 17, 2008.
He was born on Nov. 30,
1931, in Schenevus, the son
of Arba Earl and Flora Ellen
(Kniffen) Mabie. Bill’s
wife, Mary Lou
(Jeffers) Mabie, 75, also
of San Antonio, passed
away on April 10, 2008, less
than two months after her
husband. She was born in
Schenectady on Dec. 21,
1932. Mary Lou and Bill
had been married for 56
years. Survivors include
their daughter, Barbara
Brown and her husband,
Howard, their son, James
Mabie and his wife, Nancy,
and grandchildren, Jason
and Justin Brown, Antonio,
Braden and Benjamin Mabie.
Also surviving are Bill’s
sister, Clara McCardle, and
brother, DeForest “Jack”
Mabie.
Both Bill and Mary Lou
were laid to rest at Fort
Sam Houston National
Cemetery in Texas. Bill had
honorably served his country
with 25 years of dedicated
service in the United
States Air Force, and he
was laid to rest with full
Air Force Honors.
Birthdays and anniversaries
Birthday wishes go out
to Harold Erway, Deb Van-
Buren, Larry Dornburgh,
Beau Franklin Brodie who
turns two years old, Margaret
Gage, Shelley Ritchey,
Susan Brodie, Jennifer
Lundy, and Douglas Moore
who will be seven.
Anniversary wishes go
to Dan and Jaime Cooper
who celebrate two years,
my dad and mom, Elliot
and Luella Brodie, celebrating
66 years, Kenny and
Barb Olsen, Pastor Alan
Miller and his wife, Esther,
Dave and Mary Lou Bach,
who celebrate their 40th,
and Erin and LouAnna
Hughes.
Expression of sympathy
Our family’s heartfelt
sympathy goes out to the
family of Robert Edwin
Harris, 89, of Otego, who
passed away at Albany
Medical Center on Monday,
Sept. 8 after being critically
injured in an automobile
accident in Oneonta on
Sept. 4. Our prayers also
remain with his wife, Dorothy,
who
remains in Fox Hospital,
Oneonta, in critical, but
stable, condition.
We have known Ed and
Dorothy for many, many
years and always looked
forward to visiting with
them each summer at the
Morris Fair. In fact, we had
a nice visit with them this
year as they were there enjoying
the fair.
They always managed to
get to the fair for at least
one day each summer.
Bits and Pieces
Jim and Alice Rose, of
Mount Dora, Fla., would
like to thank everyone who
sent them anniversary
cards as they celebrated
their 65th anniversary on
August 14. He said they
had a very nice anniversary,
with a party and lots of
great food, as every month
a party is held in their park
to celebrate all of the birthdays
and anniversaries of
that month. On the weekend
of August 30-31, Jim
and Alice went to Jacksonville
to visit their son and
daughter-in-law, Larry and
Vickie Rose. They had an
especially nice time as their
grandson, Bryan and Laura
Rose, were also there visiting,
so they got to spend
time with their only greatgrandchild,
Alysen Catherine
Rose, who is now four
years old. Of course, greatgrandpa
Jim isn’t at all
prejudice when he says that
Alysen is very smart and
pretty, too! (smile!)
Pastor Bill Wilson attended
Nancy Lamouret-
Scanlon’s surprise 50th
birthday party at the Town
Park Pavilion, in Knox, on
Sunday, August 31. Nancy
was an outstanding 4-H
member when Pastor Bill
was the 4-H agent in Otsego
County. She received
many county and state
awards as a 4-H member.
Nancy’s party was hosted
by her son, Eric, and her
daughter, Rebecca.
Pat Mabie and Raymond
and Sandy Sutton, of Decatur,
enjoyed shopping and
dining out at the Rotterdam
Mall on Thursday,
Sept. 4. Pat says they also
enjoyed viewing the Mabee
Farm display that was set
up there.
Eddie Hayward, of Belvedere
Lake, spent a couple
days last week helping David
Thompson with his
house project.
Melvia Thompson-Fenn,
of Gothicville, along with
her son and daughter-inlaw,
Milton “Mick” and
Carla Fenn, of Oklahoma,
called on Leland “Zeke” and
Pat Mabie on Friday, Sept.
5. The two of them were
spending the weekend with
Mick’s mom.
Elliot Brodie and his
daughter, Barb Kineke, of
Mohawk, attended the
AWANA meeting at the
Little Falls First Baptist
Church on Saturday, Sept.
6.
Leland and Pat Mabie
and Ray and Sandy Sutton
toured the Oriskany battlefield
on Sunday, Sept. 7.
They also enjoyed viewing
the Oriskany Battlefield
Monument where they
found Pat and Sandy’s
great-great-great-grandfather
George Bush’s name in
the third column over and
eight or nine names down.
The four of them also enjoyed
dining at Denny’s
Restaurant in Herkimer.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Griffiths, of Connecticut,
called on Luella Brodie,
Frank and Carol on Sunday,
Sept. 7. All had a great
time visiting and reminiscing
about times past. The
Griffiths were spending
some time at their Cooperstown
home to celebrate
their 40th anniversary,
which was the following
day.
David and Sharon
Thompson visited Keith
and Daphne Thompson and
daughter, Elizabeth, in
Morris, on Sunday afternoon
and also enjoyed supper
with them that evening.
The Otsego County
Farm Bureau board meeting
was held at the office in
Hartwick Seminary on
Tuesday night, Sept. 9.
Those attending were county
president Steve Sinniger,
office manager Sue Schaffer,
Frank Brodie, Les and
Dorothy Rathbun, Warren
and Julie Stannard, Werner
Weigel, John Walrath,
Amy Auger, and Robin Aufmuth,
who rents the building
for her “My Time Day
Spa” business.
