SARATOGA SPRINGS — Helen M. “Lee” Nertney, passed away Thursday, November 7 at Saratoga Hospital. She was 88.
Born on September 1, 1925 in Saratoga Springs, she was a daughter of the late Henry J. and Agnes (Maloney) McGourty and a 1943 graduate of Saratoga Springs High School. She attended Plattsburgh State Teachers College and the Loretta Business School. A long time employee for the City of Saratoga Springs, she retired in 1985 from the office of the Commissioner of Finance.
In addition to her parents and step-mother, Louise Farrell McGourty, she was predeceased by two brothers, Henry J. (Hank) McGourty, Jr., and Emmett L. McGourty, and her aunt and uncle, Sylvester and Marguerite (McGourty) Wetherhold.
Survivors include her daughter, Shauna Nertney of Porter Corners, several nieces, nephews including Richard McGourty and his wife Susan along with their children Kristen and Robbie McGourty.