SARATOGA SPRINGS — Barbara E. O’Brien passed away peacefully on December 16, 2020. Calling hours will be 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Burke Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. A funeral service will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Burial will follow in South Wilton Cemetery. Please visit www.burkefuneralhome.com 

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Edith Gleussner, beloved mother of Bill and Margaret, grandmother of Adam, Andrea, and Katherine, great-grandmother of James and Simon, and foster mother of 27 children who needed her love and nurturing in difficult times, passed away on September 14, 2021 at the Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Argyle, NY.

Edith was born in September of 1935 in Germany. She was the middle child of 11 raised by Richard and Emily (Tews) Foerster. Her early childhood was marked by the disruption and horror of war.

At the age of 20 she emigrated to Montreal, Canada, where she met, fell in love with, and married Fritz Gleussner. There they enjoyed rowing in the Montreal Rowing Club. They then moved to Brooklyn, NY where they both worked for the Brooklyn Catholic Archdiocese. They then worked for the owners of the Fluor Engineering and Construction Company in California as a husband and wife team managing the family household and helping to raise their children.

In the early 1960’s they moved to Morris, NY to own and operate their family farm. Edith’s parents and many of her brothers and sisters and their families later joined them in Morris.

Edith and Fritz welcomed many in need, becoming foster parents, starting in 1976. Edith continued raising her two children and foster children following Fritz’ untimely death in 1978.

In 1982 Edith worked for Mirabito Fuel as a cashier, and in 1983 she began 25 years’ working as a cashier in the Oneonta State College food services. Upon retirement, Edith moved to Saratoga Springs to be near her daughter, later moving in with her family following the birth of Edith’s youngest granddaughter.

Most recently Edith lived at the Washington Center, where wonderful caregivers knew her for her sweetness and humor.

Edith’s greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren as they grew and matured. First with Adam and Andrea in New York and Ohio, and later living with granddaughter Katie in New York.

Edith loved and was known for her beautiful flower gardens.

She is predeceased by her parents and siblings Erika Klabisch, Hans Foerster, Gerda Riebel, Gunther Foerster, Heinz Foerster, Manfred Foerster and Helgia Foerster. She is survived by siblings Winfried Foerster, Brigitte Holik and Renate Foerster, son Bill (and wife Marsha) with grandson Adam (and wife Niki) and their two children James and Simon, granddaughter Andrea (and husband Chris Colaluca), and daughter Margaret (and husband John) and granddaughter Katherine, and also many nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 18 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hillington Cemetery in Morris, NY.

Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing& Cunniff Funeral Home, 628 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518-584-5373). Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Kathleen (Kathy) A. Nokes (Patterson), 72, passed away Thursday, Sept. 9. Calling hours were held on Tuesday, Sept. 14 with a prayer service at Burke Funeral Home, 628 N. Broadway. Burial was Thursday, Sept. 16 in the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. Remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Kathleen Kerin (Pastore) Miller, 73, passed away at home surrounded by her family on August 31, 2021. Information on her wonderful life and remote viewing of a Mass of Christian Burial that took place on Saturday, September 11, 2021 is provided at www.rememberingkate.org 

GREENWICH — Kenneth A. Fish, 68, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. A private graveside service was held on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Notre Dame Cemetery, 115 Burgoyne Rd. in Schuylerville. For online condolences, please visit www.compassionatefuneralcare.com  

WILTON — William E. Doyle died on September 11, 2021, at his home in Wilton in the company of his family. A small, private funeral service will be held. Per his request, in lieu of flowers, send donations to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (lls.org) or Planned Parenthood. Online condolences, visit www.compassionatefuneralcare.com 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Melvin White, 80, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 at the VA Medical Center with his family by his side. A funeral service was held Wednesday, September 15 at Compassionate Funeral Care. Interment followed in Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. Online condolences, visit www.compassionatefuneralcare.com 

PORTER CORNERS — Donald Chester King passed away suddenly Thursday, September 9. A funeral service was held on Thursday, September 16 at Compassionate Funeral Care. Family and friends gathered to remember him at the funeral home prior to the service. Online condolences, visit www.compassionatefuneralcare.com 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Joseph A. Browne died September 10, 2021. Calling hours are from 11 a.m. to 12 noon on Friday, September 17 at Compassionate Funeral Care followed by a graveside service in St. Agnes Cemetery, 48 Cemetery Ave, Menands, NY following the service at the funeral home. Online condolences, visit www.compassionatefuneralcare.com 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Richard (Dick) C. Bauer, 91, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Saratoga Hospital. Born in Batavia, NY to the late Gertrude and Orville Bauer, he was a 1948 graduate of John Marshall High School in Rochester, NY. 

Dick attended Union College in Schenectady. He then enlisted in the Air Force as an Electronics Instructor and served in Keesler, Miss. AFB and Freising, Germany. He graduated from Syracuse University with a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1958 and was elected to the Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Betta Pi engineers’ honor societies. 

Employed by General Electric Co. 37 years, retiring in 1992, Dick was a Sonar Electronics Design manager. Starting in 1993 he worked as an Adjunct Professor for Onondaga Community College for a few years. 

He was active in many civic activities and fraternal affiliations: GE Syracuse Elfun Society, chairman 1986; Syracuse YMCA Board of Directors, Lake Shore Yacht and Country Club, and Saratoga and Liverpool United Methodist Church. He was especially active in Optimist International. He originally joined the Optimist Club of North Syracuse, NY and was a secretary-treasurer, president, and director. On the NYS District level he served as lieutenant governor, oratorical contest chairman, membership and attendance chairman, governor-elect, governor, and is a golden circle member. And he was a charter member of the Optimist Club of Liverpool, NY.

Dick’s hobbies were golf, bowling, and photography. He was a huge fan of Syracuse University football and basketball. 

Along with his parents, Dick was predeceased by his sister Beverly Kittrell and his brother Robert (Bobby) Bauer. Surviving is his beloved wife Irmgard (Irmi) Bauer; a son Richard J. (Kim) and a daughter Donna B. Peck (Jack); three grandsons, Gregory R. Bauer (Emily), Christian J. Bauer and Garrit J. Peck; one step-grandson Joshua P. Peck and two great-granddaughters Renée S. Bauer and Cecilia (Cece) G. Bauer. 

A private memorial service with military honors will be held at the Gerald BH Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville, NY 12871 on Friday, September 10, 2021, at 9 a.m. Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/ Bussing& Cunniff Funeral Home, 628 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Contributions may be made in Dick’s name to the Optimist International Foundation www.oifoundation.org 

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com