- Debra Rae (Hoke) Brodie was called home to Heaven to walk the golden streets of glory with her Savior and Lord after a long illness. She was 61 years of age, living in South Valley most of her life. She left this Earth on July 12, 2012, at home with her family by her side.
She was born in Cooperstown, on Jan. 25, 1951, to Donald S. and Mary E. (Barnes) Hoke. She was married to her childhood sweetheart Charles R. Brodie on June 6, 1970, at the First Christian Church in South Valley.
She was a homemaker and loved children. She raised six children, did foster care, was well-known for babysitting, and had many children through the Fresh Air Fund out of New York City. She was the Roseboom town clerk for several years and worked for J.J. Newberry Co. two different times.
She graduated from Cherry Valley Central School with honors in the Class of 1969. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Schenevus and played the piano. She was very musical and played clarinet in the Cooperstown Community band for many years. Her musical ability was inherited by each of her children, each having their own instrument and excellent playing ability.
She was a home-school mom, home-schooling her four youngest children. She loved and cherished her grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Charles Brodie of South Valley; five children, Jeremy (Malinda) Brodie of Mount Vision, Adam (Susan) Brodie of South Valley, Rachel (Jonathan) Harvey of Brooklyn, Md., Jaime ( Daniel) Cooper of South Valley and Anthony Brodie of Ohio; grandchildren, Jerred and Jaidon Brodie, Karis Brodie, Cayden and Alexis Cooper and Gabriel Harvey; a brother Dennis (Joan) Hoke of Pleasant Brook; three sisters, Phyllis (Douglas) VanDewerker of Westford, Jean Winkler of Oneonta, Victoria (Chip) Myers of South Valley; father-in-law, Elliott Brodie of South Valley; brothers-in-law, Frank Brodie of South Valley and Elliott (Linda) Brodie of Summerfield, Fla.; sisters-in-law: Marylou (David) Bach of Meadville, Pa., Carol Brodie of South Valley, Barbara (Mickey) Kineke of Mohawk and Donna Lou (Steven) Hatch of McGraw; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Brandy Ann Brodie; her parents, Donald S. and Mary E. Hoke; and her mother-in-law Luella E. Brodie.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley, with the Rev. Norman Culver of the First Baptist Church Schenevus and the Rev. Keith VanDewerker officiating. Burial will follow in South Valley Cemetery.
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1951 - 2012 (61 years)
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