Published: 6/28/05

HUDSON FALLS — John William Bartlett, 73, of Helen Street, Hudson Falls, N.Y., died Sunday, June 26, 2005, at his home, after a long illness.

Born on Nov. 24, 1931, in Hague, he was the son of the late Clayton H. and Margaret (Penders) Bartlett.

John was valedictorian of the class of 1948 at Hague High School and he had the highest score in regents exams in the North Country.

He was very proud of his Air Force military career and the fact that he and his brothers had a combined more than 100 years of military service.

John was employed at International Paper Co., in Ticonderoga, then Finch Pruyn and Company in Glens Falls and finally as a private contractor in Virginia.

He was a communicant of St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s in Hudson Falls. John was a great fisherman and loved fishing and hunting with his brothers. He was an all around nice guy. He enjoyed his home, referring it as the "Wee House".

Survivors include his children, Barbara O’Brien and her husband David of Schenectady, Brian Bartlett of Tennessee, John Bartlett and his wife Rose of California, Jay Bartlett and his wife Melissa of Syracuse, Greg Bartlett of Syracuse, Randy Bartlett and his wife Janelle of California, Julie Hughes of California and Lisa Spadafora and her husband Ray of Saratoga Springs; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; his brothers and sisters, Mary Foster of Hudson Falls, Anne Hutchins and her husband Joe of Panama City Beach, Fla., Margaret Prevost of Ballston Spa, David Bartlett and his wife Virginia of Montgomery, Ala., Lois Kelley and her husband Clarence of Hudson Falls, Richard Bartlett of Glens Falls, Gillette Bartlett and his wife Patty of Ticonderoga, Marilla Washburn and her husband Gerald of Hartford, Larry Bartlett of Hudson Falls, Lona Jennings and her husband Larry of Hudson Falls, Leigh Bartlett and his wife Linda of Glens Falls, Cindy Porter and her husband Leonard of Fort Ann, Michell Kelley and her husband Henry of Glens Falls, Clayton Bartlett and his wife Linda of Queensbury and Dennis Bartlett and his wife Barbara of Lake Wales, Fla.; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and the love of his life, Edith King Bartlett of California.

Friends may call on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls. Memorial services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in the town of Stillwater.

The family suggests memorial donations be made to the Hospice of Washington County, 415 Lower Main Street, Hudson Falls, NY 12839.

Putnam Station — Elsie Irene (Waite) Andersen, 81, of Backus Lane, Putnam Station, passed away Friday, June 24, 2005, at the Moses-Ludington Nursing Home of Ticonderoga.

Born in Schenectady, Feb. 3, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Harold L. and Marion (Douglas) Waite.

Elsie was a resident of Putnam Station for many years. She was employed by the International Paper Company of Ticonderoga for 19 years before her retirement.

She was a homemaker who loved her home in Putnam Station. She enjoyed cooking, crafting, walking on the mountain and her family. She was creative of mind, gentle of spirit and loving at heart. Elsie will be surely missed.

She was predeceased by one daughter, Marion Goad; one sister, Mary Killian; and one brother, Harold L. Waite II.

Survivors include her loving husband of 59 years, Anders K. Andersen; her twin sons and daughters-in-law, Martin B. and Robin (Hill) Andersen and Michael A. and Carolyn (Malaney) Andersen, all of Ticonderoga; and her daughter and
son-in-law, Dawn Jess Maye and her husband John of Cadyville. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends may call Wednesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home, 11 Algonkin Street, Ticonderoga. A memorial service will follow at 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Putnam Volunteer Fire Department, Putnam Station, NY 12861.

Mineville, NY — Florence "Marie" Decker, 54, of 70 Curtis Lane, Mineville, N.Y., died Saturday, June 25, 2005, at the Community Hospital in Elizabethtown, N.Y.

She was born Oct. 8, 1950, in Ticonderoga, N.Y., the daughter of William and Margaret (Straight) Jordan.

She was a graduate of Moriah Central School. She worked for Essex Industries for 22 years. She enjoyed spending time at Mill Pond with family, crafts and four wheeling.

She is survived by her husband, Ray A. Decker Jr. of Mineville; her children, Brenda and Jimmer Sherman, Tammy and Alan Friedhaber, Joseph Gero, Lance Decker and Cathy and Scott Sample; her sisters, JoAnne Haynes and her husband Larry and Darlene Light; her grandchildren, Travis, Carl, Kayla, Travis, Devin, Alana, Joe, Samantha, Aaron, Cody, Alexis, Avery and Aiden; her mother and father-in-law, Ray and Elizabeth Decker Sr.; her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Gorden and Nancy Decker, Roberta Decker, Dan and Juanita Johnson and Darlene Decker; also aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

She is predeceased by her parents; and a brother, Tony Rabatory.

Calling hours will be held Wednesday, June 29, 2005, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Harland Funeral Home in Port Henry. There will be no funeral service at this time.

In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to the Town of Moriah Ambulance Squad, Moriah, NY 12960.

Herbert I. (Cy) Stafford, 98, of Wadhams, N.Y., died Sunday, June 26, 2005, at the Elizabethtown Hospital.

He was born in Essex, N.Y., June 4, 1917, the son of Cheny and Nettic (Sibley) Stafford.

A memorial service is planned for this weekend. A full obituary will be in a later edition.

Dorothy Stark Olmstead, 96, of Lake Ozonia Road, Hopkinton, died Friday, June 24, 2005, at the United Helpers Nursing Home in Canton where she had been a resident since June 2003.

She was born in Hopkinton, N.Y., on Aug. 23, 1908, the daughter of the late John and Carrie Hill Stark.

A private gathering to celebrate her life is planned for a later date. Arrangements are through the Anderson Funeral Home in St. Regis Falls.

Maude M. Vanderhoof, 93, of Port Henry, N.Y., died Sunday, June 26, 2005, at the Moses Ludington Nursing Home in Ticonderoga, N.Y.

She was born June 17, 1912, in Westport, N.Y., the daughter of George and Ruby Hadley.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Church in Port Henry, N.Y. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Moriah, N.Y. Arrangements are with the Harland Funeral Home in Port Henry.