HARTWICK – Marjorie J. Thering, a life-long area resident, entered into eternal rest Saturday afternoon, October 31, 2026, in the family homestead at Rolling Acres Farm on Thering Road. Marge, as she was known by just about everyone, was 95.
Born November 30, 1930, at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, she was one of five children of Edmund J. and Harriet (Cross) Bachanas. Raised in Fly Creek, she first attended the two-room schoolhouse there and later attended school in Cooperstown, graduating from Cooperstown High School with the Class of 1949.
On June 14, 1952, Marge married Ferdinand S. “Ferd” Thering in a ceremony at St. Mary's “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic Church in Cooperstown, where Fr. Patrick J. Whelan was the presiding pastor. Marge and Ferd then lived on and worked Rolling Acres Farm in the Town of Hartwick, which was started by Ferd’s father in 1941. It later earned the distinction of being a 50-year Dairylea Cooperative Family Farm.
Marge is survived by a daughter, Betty Staffin and her husband, Mike, of the Town of Otsego; a son, Tim Thering of Taylor, South Carolina; three grandchildren, Jacob Staffin and his wife, Ksenia, and their future daughter; John Thering and his wife, Stacie, and Noah Thering; two great grandchildren, Violet and Josephine; and a brother, William J. Bachanas of Mount Dora, Florida.
She was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Ferd, who died September 21, 2013; her father, Edmund, who died June 6, 1979; her mother, Harriet who died August 13, 1987; a son, Henry Joseph Thering, who died October 31, 2021; one granddaughter, Kimberly Sue Thering who died March 9, 2002; two sisters, Delores M. “Dee” Burnett, who died October 4, 2020, and Patsy Burgess who died August 6, 2026 ; and a brother, Norman Edmund “Bub” Bachanas, who died July 7, 2006.
Marge will be laid to rest with Ferd and Henry in Hartwick Cemetery.
In recognition of and appreciation for the wonderful care provided to Marge, with special thanks to Maryann, memorial donations may be made to Helios Care, 297 River Street Service Road, Oneonta, NY 13820.
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.
