Monthly Archives: September 2013

Marcia Ann White

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whiteQUEENSBURY – Marcia Ann White, 69, of Queensbury Avenue (County Line Road), died on Wednesday, September 4, 2013.

Born on May 14, 1944, in Glens Falls, she was the beloved daughter of the late Duane “Unk” and Edna (Wells) White. Those close to Marcia knew her as “Sha Sha”, and her and her mother as “The White Girls”.

The owner and operator of Marcia Ann’s Beauty and Craft Salon, Marcia was an avid crafter, and a talented artist, hair stylist, and cake decorator. She was a kind and patient caregiver to many children, and a second mother to a lucky few.

Marcia was a graduate of Hudson Falls High School. She was employed by Mack’s Drug, Fay’s Drug, the Warren County Airport coffee shop, and was the craft manager for Ames department store.

Survivors include her Godson, Nicholas Cassella, and his brother Philip Cassella, both of Hartford; several cousins, including the “Other White Girls”, Andrea White of Washington, D.C. and Melissa White of Glens Falls; and several very special friends, including Nancy and Jim Toole of Glens Falls.

Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Carleton Funeral Home, 68 Main Street, in Hudson Falls.

Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home, with the burial following at the Pine View Cemetery in the town of Queensbury.

Marcia’s family and friends suggest memorials in the form of donations to the American Diabetes Association, 2 Pine West Plaza, Suite 204, Albany, NY 12205 or the American Cancer Society, 959 State Route 9, Mount Royal Plaza, Queensbury, NY 12804..

Wanda Gladys Fosmire

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FosmireHUDSON FALLS – Wanda Gladys Fosmire, 89, of 8th Ave., was called home on August 31, 2013, at Glens Falls Hospital.

Born on January 24, 1924 in Fenimore, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Gladys (Harris) Dibble.

Wanda was a registered nurse and received her training at Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville.

On July 7, 1946, she married Earl R. “Fuzzy” Fosmire at the South Glens Falls United Methodist Church.  He died on November 28, 1996.

Wanda worked for 46 years at the Glens Falls Hospital as a registered nurse and also served as a nurse for Dr. Feingold, formerly in Fort Edward and Dr. Rhodes, formerly in Glens Falls.

She and Fuzzy enjoyed traveling all over the United States for a number of years.  Wanda was also adept at playing solitaire and double solitaire.

Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her only sister, Ella M. Wyllie.

Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Hart of Hudson Falls; her son, Eric “Ricky” Fosmire, Sr. and his wife, Linda of Saugus, MA; her six grandchildren, Eric John Fosmire, Jr., Angelina Michele Hart, Jeremy Jon Hart, Matthew Scott Fosmire, Leah Victoria Fosmire and Venessa Marie Fosmire; three great grandchildren, Nicholas Fosmire, Isabella Fosmire and Braydon Fosmire; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Friends may call on Saturday, September 7th from 11 to 1 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.

Burial will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday in Broadalbin-Mayfield Rural Cemetery, North Main St., Ext., Broadalbin, NY.

A Memorial Service will be conducted at 12 Noon on Sunday at the Bay Road Presbyterian Church, 1167 Bay Road, Lake George, with the Rev. Rob Allison, pastor, officiating.

The family had suggested that memorial donations be made to the Bay Road Presbyterian Church, 1167 Bay Road, Lake George, NY 12845.

Janice Burch

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Burch, JaniceGALWAY – Janice Burch reached out and lovingly grasped her husband’s hand and entered heaven August 31, 2013. She was a resident at Wesley Nursing Home in Saratoga and after a long illness has now been received into the loving arms of those who have gone before her.

Janice was the eldest daughter of Arthur and Eva Jarvis, born Christmas Day, 1927, in Feeder Dam, Glens Falls.  She attended Glens Falls school, and upon graduation worked at the Continental Insurance Company. She married the love of her life, Raymond Burch on May 14, 1950, and moved to North Hebron. After a few years of working for a local farmer, Ray and Janice bought a farm of their own in North Hebron and worked side by side, along with Ray’s father, Jay Burch and several of his brothers. Ray died in 1969, but Janice and her family continued to work the farm until 1978, when Janice and her youngest daughter moved to West Mountain Road to live near her beloved brother, Marshall Jarvis.

After several years, Janice relocated to Ballston Spa, then Amsterdam, and eventually had a home in East Galway where she resided until August 2011 when she became a resident of the Wesley Rehabilitation in Saratoga Springs.

Janice was a meticulous worker, always decorating her home and baking wonderful meals for her family. As they were growing up, she sewed all the clothing for her four daughters, whose names all began with the letter “K”, and was an accomplished seamstress and artisan, making crafts for local shops for many years. She was an active member of any church she attended, including being choir director at North Hebron Baptist Church, singing in the choir at Truthville Baptist Church and was an elder at her current church, West Mountain Community Church.

In addition to her parents, Janice was predeceased by her husband Raymond, as well as her beloved brothers, Richard and Marshall Jarvis.

She is survived by her four loving daughters, Kathy Mason and husband, Roger of Shoreham, VT, Kim Meade and husband, Charles of Glens Falls, Kristy Maille and husband, Stephen of Hudson Falls, and Kendra Curtis and husband, Jay of Amsterdam and her sisters, Jeannine Monroe and Dolores Williams, both of Glens Falls. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren, Wendy, Bill and Raymond Mason, Gabrielle Higgins, Ashley Meade, Nicholas and Jessica Maille, and Christopher and Kylie Curtis as well as six great grandchildren, two step-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, from 4 to 8p.m.  at the Carleton Funeral Home Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am on Wednesday,  at the funeral home with Pastor Ronald Becker, of West Mountain Community Church, officiating.

Burial will follow at Morningside Cemetery in Hartford.

A reception will follow the interment at West Mountain Community Church on Aviation Road in Queensbury.

Janice’s family suggests that memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 3049, Syracuse, NY  13220 or the Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 7669, Atlanta, GA 30357-0669 or a charity of one’s choice.