Ila F. Burlingame

Ila F. Burlingame, 92, of Main Street, Cooperstown, passed away at 8:55 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at her daughter’s home in North East, PA.Born in her family home in Cooperstown on February 10, 1922, Ila was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Tresa (Lewis) Friggle.On June 15, 1947 she married Charles A. Burlingame. He preceded her death on February 12, 2011.Mrs. Burlingame was an active and oldest surviving member of the Cooperstown Presbyterian Church. In addition to being a homemaker, Ila worked a number of years outside the home at the Cooperstown Elementary School Cafeteria and the Hunter-Graham Nursing Home.She was always involved in her community and volunteered in activities at the Grange, Cooperstown Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, the library, election board, and her church. She was also a member of several card clubs.Ila enjoyed cooking and was known to keep a freezer full of pies in the basement, and the cupboards overflowing with canned goods from the garden. She also enjoyed homemade crafts, crocheting, games, jigsaw puzzles and reading.Ila is survived by her children James Bates, and his wife, Loretta of The Villages, FL, Jon Burlingame and his wife, Debbie of Tavares, FL, Jayne Russell and her husband, Joe of North East, PA, and her foster daughter, Sue Peterson of Newville, PA.; her sister-in-law, Ida Shambaugh of Spartansburg, PA; her grandchildren, Jeff Bates and his wife, Sheila of Winter Haven, FL, Jason Bates of Media, PA, Mandy Fernandes and her husband, Yanis of Erie, CO, Megan O’Brien and her husband, Brandon of Bethlehem, GA, and Joe Russell and his wife, Nicole of Ballston Spa, NY; her eleven great-grandchildren; and her three great-great-granchildren.In addition to her parents and her loving husband of 63 years, as listed above, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Charles Edwin Friggle, Richard Friggle, and E. David Friggle; and her sisters, Edna Myers and Elnora Friggle.Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 30, 2014 at 11:00 am at the Gardinier Funeral Home, Inc., 1315 Chestnut Street, Franklin, with the Rev. Joseph P. Martin, Jr. of the Cooperstown United Methodist Church and Elder Ken Hall of the Cooperstown Presbyterian Church, co-officiating. Interment will take place in Cooperstown Cemetery.In Ila’s memory memorial donation may be made to the Cooperstown Library 182 N. Main Street, Cooperstown, PA 16317 and/or North East Hospice, 7 Park Street, North East, PA 16428 and/or the Cooperstown Presbyterian Church, Church Street, Cooperstown, PA 16317.To send online condolences, flowers, cards or for further information, family and friends are invited to visit www.gardinierfuneralhome.com.