IN MEMORIAM: Lyle N. Steere, 93; WWII Vet, Highway Superintendent CHRISTIAN HILL – Lyle N. Steere, 93, a World War II veteran and retired Otsego town highway superintendent, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in the house he built on Christian Hill with his family by his side. Born in Hartwick on March 15, 1922, he was the son of Kendrick and Mary Elwood Steere. He married Elsie Ruparshek on Sept. 25, 1948, in Cooperstown.  They lived in Fly Creek and Christian Hill during their 57-year marriage until Elsie died June 19, 2006. During World War II, Lyle served in the … Continue reading IN MEMORIAM: Lyle N. Steere, 93; WWII Vet, Highway Superintendent