Matilda Jean Dohen Nolte
Saratoga Springs —Matilda Jean Dohen Nolte, 99, a longtime resident of Schuylerville, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Born June 5, 1918 in New York City, Mrs. Nolte grew up in Woodlawn and was the daughter of the late William J. and Elizabeth Gutscher Dohen.
Mrs. Nolte graduated in 1936 from St. Barnabus High School in Woodlawn, NY. She attended Hunter College and went on to work for Catholic Charities. During WWII she met her husband Norbert at a NY Catholic Charities Social. They were married August 12, 1942.
Mrs. Nolte was a devoted wife and mother and loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was an avid reader and for many years was the bookkeeper at the Schuylerville Public Library. Since Mrs. Nolte’s faith was an important part of her life, she taught religious education for many years.
Survivors include her children, Michael (Glenina) Nolte, Andrew (Kathleen) Nolte, Maureen (Neil) Muscatiello, Jean (Peter) Hosford, Susan Nolte (Lee Grunes), Christopher Nolte (Carla Suna) and daughter-in-law Kathy Lind.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30am Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Notre Dame-Visitation Church in Schuylerville with Rev. Martin Fisher, officiating. A committal service will follow at 12 noon at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga
National Cemetery.
There are no calling hours.
Memorials can be made in her memory to General Schuyler Emergency Squad, PO Box 111, Schuylerville, NY 12871 or Schuylerville Public Library, 52 Ferry St., Schuylerville, NY 12871.
The family would like to thank the staff and friends at Wesley Health Care Center, particularly the devoted caretakers on Springs 2, and the General Schuyler Emergency Squad.
Arrangements are under the direction of Flynn Bros. Inc. Funeral Home, 13 Gates Ave., Schuylerville, NY 12871.
Online remembrances can be made at www.flynnbrosinc.com
