Joseph D.
Robertson
WHITE CREEK
- Joseph D.
Robertson,
78, known to
many as "Fiddlin'
Stonewall
Joe" went to
be with the
Lord on
Tuesday,
Oct. 14,
2008. Joe
was raking
leaves,
enjoying the
magnificent
autumn day,
when his
heart
finally gave
out. He was
the beloved
husband of
Marjorie
Cooper
Robertson.
Born
Wednesday,
June 4,
1930, on the
family farm
at Post
Corners,
just two
miles from
where he
died, he was
the son of
Mildred
O'Brien
Robertson of
White Creek
and the late
Wilfred
Eugene
Robertson.
Joe
graduated
from
Cambridge
Central
School,
Class of
1946. He and
Marjorie
were married
April 8,
1975.
Joe was a
stone mason
by trade. He
made his
mark upon
the
landscape as
a builder of
fine stone
walls, thus
earning the
name
Stonewall
Joe.
Joe was
truly a
fiddle
player
extraordinaire.
When he was
six years
old, he got
the measles
and had to
stay indoors
for a couple
of weeks.
His dad gave
him a fiddle
to help him
pass the
time. When
he was 10,
Joe played
for his
first square
dance and
has been
playing and
calling ever
since. He
had a
natural ear
for music,
never
studying
music by
note. He
taught
himself to
play the
guitar and
composed
many of his
own
selections.
He played in
several
groups and
made a
number of
records. In
his later
years, he
especially
enjoyed
playing for
senior
groups and
at nursing
homes where
he was
dearly
loved. He
also enjoyed
teaching
fiddle
playing.
He was a
devoted
member of
the Center
White Creek
Baptist
Church where
he used his
musical
talent to
worship and
glorify the
Lord.
He was
predeceased
by a
daughter,
Joanne Marie
Robertson,
who died
this past
March, and
three
siblings,
Roger, John
and James
Robertson.
Along with
his wife of
33 years and
his
96-year-old
mother, Joe
is survived
by three
siblings:
Eleanor
Cooper of
North
Hoosick,
Dorothy Ann
Crouse of
Cadyville,
N.Y., and
Dale
Robertson of
Eagle Bridge
and many
nieces,
nephews,
great-nieces
and
great-nephews.
Friends and
relatives
are invited
to attend a
funeral
celebration
at the
Center White
Creek
Baptist
Church on
Saturday,
Oct. 18,
2008, at 10
a.m. with
the Pastor
Clyde Fobes
officiating.
Nicholas
Henderson, a
gifted
student and
special
friend of
Joe and
Marjorie
will play
Joe's
fiddle.
Burial will
follow at
Center White
Creek
Cemetery.
Joe was a
good, kind
man who used
his
God-given
talent to
make this
world a more
joyful place
and though
we know he
is playing
that fiddle
in Heaven he
will be
greatly
missed by
his family
and
community.
The family
requests
memorial
donations be
made to the
Center White
Creek
Baptist
Church,
Center White
Creek Road,
Eagle
Bridge, NY
12057.
Arrangements
are under
the
direction of
Ackley &
Ross Funeral
Home,
Cambridge.
Class of
1946
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