QUEENSBURY – Christine (Tinkey) Stone Bergeron, 88, of Queensbury, went into the arms of the Lord on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the Glens Falls Hospital, surrounded by her daughter, sister and niece.
Born on April 13, 1927 at the family home in Hudson Falls, Christine was the daughter of the late E. Arnold and Ferne M. (Steadman) Stone. She was very proud of her father, who was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Christine graduated from Hudson Falls High School in 1946. While a high school student, she was first chair coronet in the orchestra, the first majorette and also, a cheerleader.
Her first job working at Kingsbury Hotel had a special meaning, as it was where she met her future husband, John. In January of 1950, she married John C. Bergeron, Sr., at St. Mary’s Church in Hudson Falls. He passed away in 1995, following 45 years of marriage.
Christine was a bookkeeper for various employers in the area. She was employed at Scott Paper. She and her husband co-owned La Cabanna Restaurant on Glen Lake for 23 years. Christine’s last job was with the Lake George Steamboat Company as a purser. She also worked on the polls for the Warren County Board of Elections.
She loved photography and always had a camera in her hand. Christine took pictures of everything but her favorite was snapping photos of landscapes. In her younger years she was very athletic as a skilled Alpine skier, a proficient tennis player and was able to do an outstanding jitterbug. In the late 1940’s, Christine enjoyed dancing with recovering service members of World War II at the Red Cross socials at Mount McGregor. Her love of the outdoors, led Christine to hiking, rock hounding and collecting gemstones throughout the Adirondacks. Her most treasured stone was the black opal that her sister brought back from Australia.
Christine loved her family and enjoyed attending her children’s athletic events and theatrical performances. In her later years, she looked forward to gathering daily with her friends at the McDonald’s coffee klatch.
Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her son, Kevin P. Bergeron, her brother, Lincoln Stone, her sisters, Dorothy Lemery, Margaret Adams and Elizabeth Stannard.
Survivors include her daughter, Christine Bergeron Merrill and her husband, Tim of South Glens Falls; her son, John C. Bergeron, Jr., and his wife, Lynne of Sierra Madres, CA; her two grandchildren, Matthew and Brad Bergeron; her great granddaughter, Julia Bergeron; her sister, Marillyn Doty-Stickney of Hudson Falls; her adopted brother, Arthur Stone and his wife, Jean of CA; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church, on the park in Hudson Falls.
The Rite of Committal will follow at Union Cemetery in the town of Fort Edward.
Memorial donations in Christine’s memory may be made to Glens Falls Community Theatre, P.O. Box 687, Glens Falls, NY 12801.
In the time we spent together, Aunt Tinkey and I spent many weekends touring the countryside in the Adirondacks and Vermont. We spent hours talking about family, past and present. I was so happy to have gotten to know Tink, and experience the love she so generously gave. We shared some very touching moments, and a couple of scary ones when she attempted to drive at night. But we had a lot of laughs and that was one of them. She would visit me periodically when she worked at the Lake George SteamBoat company, when she would show me photos of our past relatives and shared some history and genealogy of our ancestors. Tink and i shared some special moments, and I will truly miss her. She was truly an awesome Aunt! God Bless you Tink as you join your son, husband, and sisters in the “Great Beyond”. I know you will welcome us all with that warm smile, when we join you. Until then you will be missed and thought of with the warmth and love you gave us all. Your Nephew–Jeff