Obituaries: Chittenden, Stanley
Jane Chittenden, 89, loving wife and mother
NEW LEBANON—Jane Fisher Chittenden, 89, of West Street died peacefully at home Friday, February 4 surrounded by her loving family under the care of Community Hospice of Columbia/Greene.
She was the loving wife of the late Stanley N. Chittenden, the loving mother of Barbara C. (J. Lawrence) Benson of New Lebanon, Paul C. Chittenden of Schodack Landing, Craig A. (Kathleen) Chittenden of Stephentown, Karl B. (Lorrie Wechter) Chittenden of New Lebanon and the late Roger R. Chittenden.
She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours. A complete obituary with information about services and burial will appear at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of Our Saviour or the Cemetery of the Evergreens c/o Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, P.O. Box 9, Stephentown 12168.
Hazel Stanley, 78, loved to laugh and swear
BENNINGTON, VT—Hazel Burdick Stanley, 78, a resident of Brimmer Junction Road, Berlin for 47 years, died Sunday, February 6 at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She resided at the Hoosick Falls Health Center for the last seven months.
Born June 4, 1932 in Petersburgh, she was the daughter of the late Loren and Julia Jones Burdick. She was the wife of Lloyd Groux for 47 years. He died April 15, 2008.
Survivors include: her children, Donna (Allen) Button of Cherry Plain, Wanda (Arthur) Moon of Cropseyville, Nora (Edward) Ormsbee of Berlin, Harold (Wanda) Stanley of Bennington, VT, Arnold Van Wie of Rochester, Kathleen Duval of Cohoes; her siblings, Harold (Betty) Burdick of Eagle Mills, Lloyd (Mabel) Burdick of Berlin, Marie Tefoe of Mariaville; 14 grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by a son, Don Stanley and a brother, Robert Burdick.
Ms. Stanley enjoyed going to yard sales, taking rides on back roads and dining out with her daughter Nora. She loved to laugh and swear, which she did right up to the end.
Calling hours at the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh, start at 3 p.m., Thursday, February 10. Funeral services at the funeral home follow at 4 p.m., when the Rev. Trygve Tomlinson will officiate. Spring burial will be in the Berlin Community Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Unity House of Troy, 33 Second Street, Troy 12180 or www.unityhouseny.org to help with the fight against domestic violence.
Ms. Stanley’s family thanks the staff at the Hoosick Falls Health Center and the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad for all they did to help her.
