COOPERSTOWN – Barbara Ann Schilling (Joseph) passed away on April 1, 2021, at the age of 80, in what was perhaps her greatest April Fool’s Day prank ever.

A graduate of Hartwick College School of Nursing (’62) and a dedicated R.N. at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown and the former Child’s Hospital in Albany, Barbara chose to spend her retirement reading every book worth reading (along with ones that weren’t), traveling to Europe and around the U.S., and cursing out politicians from both parties. She swore to live long enough to vote “the biggest idiot I’ve ever seen” out of office, and so she did. She didn’t break her promises, especially when it came to politics and fools.