Ostrom, Philip "Flip"

BALLSTON SPA

— Philip “Flip” Ostrom, of Ballston Spa, passed away peacefully at Glens Falls Hospital on February 28, 2022. He was born on January 13, 1942 in Nyack to the late Philip and Marjorie (Johnson) Ostrom, Sr. Phil grew up in Orangeburg, N.Y. He was a Sergeant in the United States Army, 7th Battalion 15th Field ArtilleryVietnam. He met his wife, Dianne, an elementary school teacher and began their lives in Nyack, N.Y. They moved to Valley Cottage, N.Y. where they began raising their two children, Eric and Elizabeth. Phil was employed as a New York State Trooper. During his career, he was promoted to Senior Investigator. They moved their family to Lake George, N.Y., where they lived for almost 30 years until they recently relocated to Ballston Spa to be closer to their daughter. Phil enjoyed the woods around his house