Connell, Dow & Deysenroth, Inc.Funeral Home: Leland A. Woodbeck

1946 - 2025

HARTWICK – Leland Alfred Woodbeck, 78, passed away Friday afternoon, May 30, 2025, with his family by his side at his home in Hartwick.

He was born June 17, 1946, in Worcester, one of seven sons of Howard B. Woodbeck, Sr. and Lillian Edna Tompkins Woodbeck.

A graduate of Cooperstown Central School, Class of 1966, he began working at the age of 19 for the Clark Foundation, and served as an electrician with them until his retirement.

Woody will be remembered by his family, of whom he was extremely proud, as the best uncle and brother anyone could ask for. A well-known and important part of the Hartwick and Cooperstown communities, he was always willing to help others. He was a phenomenal electrician, and enjoyed farming, cutting firewood and family BBQs. His feisty character and sometimes irreverent sense of humor will be missed by his family and many friends.

Leland is survived by two brothers, Carlton Woodbeck and his wife, Cathy of Hartwick and Herbert Woodbeck and his wife, Jo, of North Carolina, and by many nieces and nephews, including Melissa S. Wayman and her husband, Ben of Mt. Vision, John Elliott (who was raised by Woody and who he considered his father) and his girlfriend, Jamie Kirby of Hartwick, Amanda Travers and her husband, Alex of Mt. Vision, and Steven Woodbeck and Carlton Woodbeck, Jr. of Hartwick. Woody will especially be missed by his beloved dog, Seamus.

Woody was predeceased by four brothers, Howard B. Woodbeck, Jr., Alton Leon Woodbeck, Raymond L. Woodbeck and Herman Donald Woodbeck, Sr.

Family and friends may call at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home from 11 a.m. until 12 Noon on Friday, June 6, 2025. At the conclusion of the visitation, a Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home with Kaler Carpenter, Pastor of River Street Baptist Church in Oneonta officiating. Interment will follow in Hartwick Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

If you would like to send condolences to the family, send an email to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth. We will forward your comments to the family. If you would like to send flowers in memory of the deceased, contact Mohican Flowers at (607) 547-8822, or A Rose is a Rose at (607) 264-3100.