SARATOGA SPRINGS — Arthur H. Schehr, of Frederick Drive, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015, at his home while under the loving care of his family and the Community Hospice of Saratoga.
A devoted husband and father, Art served with pride in the United States Air Force and went on to a rewarding and enriching career as a Flight Service Specialist within the Federal Aviation Administration. In 1957 while working two jobs, Arthur earned his flight service dispatcher’s certification at New York University.
A kind and gentle man, Arthur will be remembered as possessing a warm smile, a big heart, bright blue eyes, and an unrivaled capacity to tell stories to all around him. He will be missed.
The family wishes to thank the Community Hospice of Saratoga and Dr. Farrell for their unrelenting attention and kindness, compassion and warmth throughout this difficult time.
Friends and relatives gathered to remember him on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of Saratoga Springs.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 at St. Clement’s Church, Lake Avenue in Saratoga; burial with military honors followed in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave. in Saratoga Springs.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in memory of Arthur be made to the Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
