John Rifenburgh, 84; World War II Vet Co-Owned Tally-Ho – All Otsego

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IN MEMORIAM: John Rifenburgh, 84;

World War II Vet Co-Owned Tally-Ho

John Rifenburgh
John Rifenburgh

WEST DAVENPORT – John William Rifenburgh, 94, a World War II veteran and former co-owner of the Tally-Ho Restaurant in West Davenport, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2016., at Fox Nursing Home.

He was born June 12, 1921, in Worcester, the eldest of six children and the only son of the late Walter and Mabel Estella (Phelps) Rifenburgh.

On April 9, 1964, he married Barbara Cook in Bloomville.

During World War II, John was a staff sergeant and was an Army tugboat master, laying mines to protect the Panama Canal harbor.

After the war, John worked as a civilian for the Navy.  Returning home, he worked for Oneonta Ford, co-owned the Tally-Ho and related Tally-Ho Amusement Co., and ran his own dump-truck business.

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