The Department has compiled the following list of members who have passed away. These members are honored each year at the Department Clambake, traditionally held each August. While extensive, our list may not be complete - if you have additional information to add, please submit it to honor-roll@cooperstownfd.org |
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Honor Roll
| Company | First Name | Last Name | Year of Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxiliary | Geraldine | Boyson | 1990 | |
| Auxiliary | June | Christman | ||
| Auxiliary | Flossie | Hull | 1991 | |
| Auxiliary | Evelyn M. | Leach-Lemister | 1985 | |
| Auxiliary | Marjorie H. | Tillapaugh | 2003 | |
| Auxiliary | Ann Elizabeth (Libby) | Wheeler | 2005 | |
| Emergency Squad | Bonnell "Bonnie" | Kaido | 2011 | Past Captain - Cooperstown Emergency Squad, Regional Council Member, Regional Faculty |
| Emergency Squad | Fred | McGown | 2004 | |
| Emergency Squad | Lyle U. | Reynolds | 2005 | Charter Member - Cooperstown Emergency Squad |
| Engine Company 1 | Ellis H. | Allen | 1989 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Clayton | Bantham | 1982 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Edmund | Bielawa | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Dean | Burditt | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Harold | Butler | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Wayne | Butler | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Harry | Campbell | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Walter L. | Campbell | ||
| Engine Company 1 | John | Casey | 2005 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Milt | Chapman | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Francis | Clark | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Lyle | Dickenson | 1982 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Harry O. | Eckler | 1981 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Theodore P. (Ted) | Feury | 1990 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Jose Thomas | Gil | 2004 | Member Emeritus - 68 years of service |
| Engine Company 1 | Arthur (Art) | Goddard | 2000 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Bill | Grady | 1998 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Earl | Grover | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Louis B. | Hager | ||
| Engine Company 1 | William (Bill) | Heller | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Harold (Bud) | Hill | 1981 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Harry A. | LaDuke | First foreman of reorganized Company #1 - 1924 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Theodore "Ted" | Lamb | 2013 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Andrew J. (Andy) | Lemister | 1966 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Ernest R. | Lippitt | 1984 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Fred | Marr | 1994 | |
| Engine Company 1 | John (Jack) | Mitchell | 2004 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Jack | Nevil | 1999 | |
| Engine Company 1 | John | O'Connell | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Smith | Palmer | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Lewis | Parillo | 1997 | Charter Member - Cooperstown Emergency Squad |
| Engine Company 1 | Angelo | Pugliese | 1997 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Carmel | Pugliese | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Francis (Pete) | Reynolds | 1990 | |
| Engine Company 1 | George | Robinson | 2000 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Malcolm | Root | 2001 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Robert | Sammis | 2001 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Andrew (Dutch) | Schneider | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Charles | Smith | 1975 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Edward | Stevens | 1984 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Charles (Charlie) | Straight | Charter Member - Cooperstown Emergency Squad | |
| Engine Company 1 | Lyle | Straight | 1983 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Bob | Taylor | 1992 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Robert C. | Tennant | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Orange L. | VanHorne | 1976 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Kenneth W. | Webb | ||
| Engine Company 1 | Clement | Webster | 1982 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Floyd H. (Weekie) | Weeks | 2005 | |
| Engine Company 1 | Stanley | Wrench | 1997 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Robert M. | Atwell | 1991 | |
| Engine Company 2 | E. Decker, Jr. | Ayers | 1991 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Charles A. | Bateman | 2005 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Harlo | Beals | 2014 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Lester G. | Bursey | 1985 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Clyde W. | Butler | 1976 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Harold | Davidson | 1960 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Roger H. | Davidson | 1997 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Larry | Doran | 1999 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Alton G. (Dunnie), Jr. | Dunn | 2003 | Charter Member - Cooperstown Emergency Squad |
| Engine Company 2 | J. Gordon | Fowler | 1995 | Charter Member - Cooperstown Emergency Squad |
| Engine Company 2 | Gordon | Gifford | 1999 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Julian S. | Herring | 2004 | |
| Engine Company 2 | William | Higgins | 1987 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Ernest (Brig) | Knapp | 1994 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Ray | Knistern | ||
| Engine Company 2 | Fred J. | Leo | 2005 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Edwin | Leslie | 2004 | |
| Engine Company 2 | H. Gregory | Lippitt | 1994 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Wilkie | Maddox | 1991 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Wilson | McGown | 1996 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Howard (Hi) | Michaels | 1977 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Timothy | Morris | 1966 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Harry J. Jr. | Nevil | 2004 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Frank | Olin | 1994 | Charter Member - Cooperstown Emergency Squad |
| Engine Company 2 | LeRoy L. | Parshall | 1979 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Chuck | Root | 2011 | Captain - Cooperstown Emergency Squad, Foreman - Engine Company #2 |
| Engine Company 2 | Rowan D. (Bud) Jr. | Spraker | 1998 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Rowan D. Sr. | Spraker | 1969 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Archie I. | St John | 1972 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Frederick | Tallman | 1982 | |
| Engine Company 2 | George G. | Tillapaugh | 1988 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Smith W. Jr. | Tolmie | 1979 | |
| Engine Company 2 | Daniel W. Jr. | VanBremen | 1987 | |
| Engine Company 2 | James C. (J.C.) | Walrath | 2006 | |
| Engine Company 2 | John | Wedderspoon | 1964 | |
| Engine Company 2 | John | Wheeler | 2011 | Past Foreman, Company 2; Fire Police Captain |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Clyde K. | Ballard | 1973 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Isum | Ballard | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Robert | Ballard | 2000 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Chester (Chet) | Bridger | 1994 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Norm | Bridger | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Nor | Calhoun | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Joseph M. | Clancy | 1988 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Ed | Clark | 1987 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Lester J. | Clark | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Louis | Clothier | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Charles Sr | Coleman | 1974 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Fordham | Conover | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | George | Cooper | (4 terms as Chief of Department, our longest serving Chief) | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Joseph Sr. | Curcio | 2004 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Robert | Decker | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Ralph J. | DeSena | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Garrett (Sonny) | Devenpeck | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | George | Dow | 1993 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Alfred M. (Mike) | Every | 1971 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Ronald | Ferns | 2003 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | John | Frank | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Newton Erastus Dudley | Gilmore | 1975 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Robert | Gorence | 1999 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Robert Wesley | Graham | 2005 | Charter Member - Cooperstown Emergency Squad |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Hyle | Gruby | 1983 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Carl J. | Gus | 1996 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Walter Sr | Gutman | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Walter (Wally) | Gutman | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Art | Hall | 1999 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Bob | Hanor | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Perry | Hanor | 1993 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Henry | Hobbs | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Perry | Hotaling | 2002 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Frederick | Hunt | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Gaughan | James | 1989 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Leon | Jastremski | 1986 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Wayne | Johnson | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Coleman | Lewis | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Samuel | Lucia | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Donald | Mathewson | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | John E. (Jack) | McCartney | 2004 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Paul B. | Michaels | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Charles | Newell | 1979 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Robert W. | O'Brien | 2003 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Claude | Osborn | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Bill | Page | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Dave | Paulson | 1997 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Emile (Pete) | Peters | 1995 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Wilhelmus (Willy) | Pjinenburg | 2014 | Past Chief CFD |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Carl | Richards | 2001 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Harold | Richards | 2003 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Salvatore (Sam) | Sapienza | 1989 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | William | Sargent | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Corliss | Sharp | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | John | Snyder | Charter Member - Cooperstown Emergency Squad | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Arnold | Staffin | 1997 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | John | Staffin | 1974 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Frederick R. | Tallman | 1963 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Stuart (Stu) | Taugher | 2010 | Past Chief, Past President, Charter Member - Cooperstown Emergency Squad |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Woodrow (Woody) | Thayer | 1994 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Bill | VanBuren | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Gilday | Walter | 1975 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Ray | Williams | 1976 | |
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Ed | Willsey | ||
| Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company 5 | Stanley | Wilson |
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