In Memoriam
Sarah Bolton Tarr, 89
Jan. 10, 1933 - March 9, 2022
“A mother’s love is boundless, one that reverberates and echoes in both light and dark”
COOPERSTOWN – Sarah “Sally” Bolton Tarr, a long-time resident of Cooperstown, well-known and loved throughout the community, passed away peacefully with family by her side in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Fairfax Nursing Center in Fairfax, Virginia. She was 89.
Born Sarah Jane Bolton on January 10, 1933, in Geneva, she was a daughter of Henry Michael Bolton, Jr. and Ruth Elizabeth (Martin) Bolton. She grew up in a lovely, lakeside home on Lochland Road, with a swing and apple trees in the backyard. She attended St. Stephens Elementary School, where she set the city-wide sixth-grade record for the 60-yard dash - even beating the fastest boys! Sarah graduated from the St. Francis DeSales High School; while there, she was a cheerleader and a member of the glee club. In those years, she and her friends formed the Uga Ugga Boo Ugga Boo Boo Uga club.
She received an associate’s degree from Penn Hall Junior College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Her degree was in Secretarial Skills, which would prove to serve her well. Her shorthand, a skill few have these days, was impeccable, neat, and easy to read.
On March 8, 1956, Sarah married Bernard “Jack” Davis Tarr, Sr. in Geneva and they settled in Waterloo to raise their family. Besides providing a lovely home for her husband and five children, she was also able to pursue her profession, while playing an active role in the community. She worked at the First National Bank of Waterloo and was employed for several years at Gould’s Pumps in Seneca Falls. Her many volunteer activities included Den Mother in Cub Pack 71, Heart Drive neighborhood captain, Taylor-Brown Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Little League mothers’ softball team, and the Rosary Society of St Mary’s Church, where she was an active and devout parishioner. One of her favorite hobbies was marksmanship. She was a crack shot on the Seneca Falls Sporterifle Team, setting records and earning trophies.
