IN MEMORIAM: Leland C. Smith, 96;
Marine Spent Career At Bassett Hospital
COOPERSTOWN – Leland C. Smith, 96, a World War II veteran who spent his career in Bassett Hospital's business office, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at Promenade Assisted Living in Chestnut Ridge, Rockland County.
Leland was born on Feb. 5, 1922, in Cooperstown, to Ethel and Charles Smith. He died less than a week before his 97th birthday.
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