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IN MEMORIAM

Ted Peters, 97, Cooperstown;

Submariner, Bassett Researcher

Theodore Peters

COOPERSTOWN – Theodore Peters Jr., Ph.D., 97,  a World War II veteran and nationally known Bassett Hospital researcher, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Cooperstown Center on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

He had previously stayed at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home, after principally living with his family in the "haunted house" on River Street and later at 85 Lake St., both in Cooperstown.

Dr. Peters was well-known in the village, having served for decades as member and chair of the water and sewer board, which recently dedicated the new facility in his honor.

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