He became a partner with his father in the 20th Century Restaurant on Broad Street in Oneonta. Later he became a representative of the Electrolux Corporation of Utica, until he retired. He was elected Trustee of the Village of Laurens in 1948 and, the next year, Mayor of the Village, a position he held for 26 years. A musician all his life, he had a dance band for 50 years. After he retired, he volunteered his keyboard music to the Laurens American Legion gatherings.
Services are private at the convenience of the family.
There will be no calling hours. Cremation was held in Vale Crematorium, Schenectady. Glenville Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. A housewife in her own home in Hobart, she was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Hobart. Burial will be in the spring at Locust Hill Cemetery, Hobart.