COOPERSTOWN – In the early morning hours of Sunday, October 18, 2026, Celia B. Lamb peacefully entered into eternal rest surrounded by family at her home on Linden Avenue in the Village of Cooperstown. She was 92.
Born April 26, 1934, in Glen Cove on Long Island, Celia was a daughter of Arthur O. and Ellen (Ketcham) Blessin. In her youth, she and her family moved to Cooperstown, where Celia graduated with the Class of 1952 from Cooperstown High School. She then attended the Knox School in Cooperstown.
On September 30, 1955, Celia married Theodore E. Lamb, a native of Cooperstown, at The First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown. They enjoyed 57 years of marriage until Ted’s passing on April 26, 2013.
Celia first worked for Ma Bell on Pioneer Street and had a few other jobs locally. She then became employed at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown as a scheduler for the operating room, and worked there until her retirement.
Throughout her life Celia enjoyed quilting and knitting, and loved to go on quilting and yarn trips and taking classes with her sister, Betty. They enjoyed quality time together finding best buys on yarn, fabric and alpaca socks. She also enjoyed bird watching, especially her hummingbirds and chippies. Going out to lunch with her special friends, Leslie and Lauren, and visits from her neighbor, Joe and his dog, Moo, were favorite times of hers.
Celia is survived by two sons, Theodore E. Lamb, Jr. and his wife, Kim of Syracuse and David E. Lamb and his wife, Lorie of Schuyler Lake; six grandchildren, Taylor Lamb, Shelby Lamb Phillips and Cooper Lamb, and Lindsey Lamb Keeney, Daeltun Lamb and Charlie Sue Lamb; four great grandchildren, Nolan R. Keeney, Fritz T. Keeney, Otto Liner and Iya Liner; two sisters, Elizabeth L. Blessin and her husband, Gene Schmigg and Barbara A. Fredericks and her daughter, Elizabeth; two sisters-in-law, Beverly Blessin and Joyce A. Crowley; a brother-in-law, Larry J. Lamb and his wife, Sally; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband, Ted, and her parents, Arthur and Ellen, Celia was predeceased by two brothers, Paul Frederick Blessin who died in infancy and Arthur C. Blessin who died May 24, 2025.
At the request of the family, Celia’s burial service was private at Hartwick Seminary Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
