HUDSON FALLS – Cassandra L. Schultz, 32, of Hudson Falls, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday morning, December 2, 2023.
Born on July 25, 1991 in Glens Falls, she was a life long area resident and daughter of Meredith (Hess) Schultz and the late James Schultz. She was a 2009 graduate of Indian Lake High School and has worked as a waitress for many local restaurants over the years.
Cassandra loved music. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Glens Falls and enjoyed attending services there with her grandmother since she was a child. She was active in the church school programs as well as the youth group and youth choir and lately enjoyed going with her sons.
Cassandra was a free-spirited person. She could strike up a conversation with anyone in the room and could make you laugh until you cried. She participated in Girl Scouting for many years and served as a junior counselor at Camp Meadowbrook.
In addition to her father, James, she is predeceased by her grandfathers, Alfred Schultz and Donald Hess.
She is survived by her mother, Meredith Schultz of Hudson Falls; her sons, James Desousa, Jr. and Jackson Desousa; the father of her children, James Desousa, Sr.; her grandmothers, Lacinda Hess of Queensbury, and Claire Schultz of Fort Myers, FL; a sister, Melissa L’Heureux (Dr. Luke L’Heureux); her aunts, Karen Hess of Saratoga Springs, and Leslie Magnotte of Nashville, TN; an uncle, Robert Schultz of Fort Myers, FL; a nephew, Niko, and several cousins.
A funeral service will be held at 11:30 am on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at the First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls, 8 W Notre Dame St in Glens Falls. Burial will follow in Glens Falls Cemetery on Bay Street.
Friends are invited to call from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Friday, December 15, 2023 at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
Memorial donations may be made in her name to the First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls, 8 W Notre Dame St, Glens Falls, NY 12801.