RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Matie H. Adamany, 86, of Main Street, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005, in St. Luke's Medical Center, New Hartford, with the comfort of knowing her husband was at her bedside. She was born July 24, 1919, in the town of Columbia, a daughter of the late Leo and Elizabeth Skinner Hilts. A lifelong area resident, she was educated in Columbia schools. For over 29 years she worked at The Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown, retiring in 1990. She skillfully demonstrated the art of weaving and spinning. Matie enjoyed sharing her knowledge with those who inquired. On Nov. 4, 1989, she married Samuel Adamany in the Congregational Church, Bridgewater. Their life together was one of true devotion and admiration. When she spoke of her family, she radiated the biggest smile. Her daily life was lived in a gentle, caring and honest manner and that loving smile will be long remembered. Surviving besides her husband of 16 years, Samuel, is her daughter, Beverly Thorne and her husband Louis of Elmira, Mich.; two grandchildren, Jean Ann Bollinger of Mount Pleasant, Mich., Clifford Thorne of Elmira, Mich.; four great-grandsons, a niece, Elizabeth Gooden and her husband Charles of West Winfield, and a nephew, the Rev. Edmond Cotton and his wife Lucy of Port Jervis. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Lillian Cotton and a grandson, John Allen Thomas. Funeral service will be on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Fenner Funeral Home Inc., 115 Court St., Herkimer. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery will be private and at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Richfield Springs Volunteer Rescue Squad. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home