Cooperstown Engine Co #1

IN MEMORIAM:  Walter C. Eckler, 83; Business Owner Active In Community MIDDLEFIELD – Walter Charles Eckler, 83, a 45-year firefighter, co-founder of the local 40 & 8 veterans organization and co-owner of a former local Chevrolet dealership, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at his home in Phoenix Mills, surrounded by his family, following a long illness. Walter was born on May 17, 1934, in Hyde Park (Otsego County), only two miles from his lifelong residence with his…