100 CELEBRATE 'VOICE OF ONEONTA'
Joe Campbell 'Changed
A Lot Of Hearts,' Many
Recall At Today's Rites
By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA – Take heart.
The 100 friends and admirers at "Voice of Oneonta" Joseph Campbell's memorial service this morning certainly did, wife Judith reminded them of one of her husband's favorite exhortations in good times and bad: "Life is just a bowl of cherries. Everything will be OK."
That wasn't always the case for Campbell, you might think, but you'd be wrong, judging from the testimony at the hour-long service at the Elks Club.
In failing health, he spent the last few years before he passed away at Hampshire House, but he loved life to the end, said son Joe: When one of his granddaughters reminded him he was almost "91 and a half," Campbell was delighted. He passed away on March 6, 2019, at "91 and a half," after hearing "The Campbells Are Coming," performed on bagpipes.
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