Armstrong, Ella E.
ALTAMONT — Ella E. Armstrong, 94, died on Sunday, February 17, 2019. She was born in Stony Creek in Warren County on April 20, 1924, to the late Thompson and Vera (nee Mesick) Ward. She graduated from Altamont High School in 1941 and went on to Eastman Dental School in Rochester.
Ella was a dental hygienist teacher for the Guilderland School District for many years, retiring in 1968. She was a lifetime member of the Altamont Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, serving 65 years. She was a lifetime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. She was an avid bowler and was on a traveling bowling league.
She is survived by her siblings, Katherine Matson, Lewis Ward, John Ward, Vera Ward and David Ward; her children, Charles "Tom" Armstrong and his wife Candace, and Allen Ward Armstrong and his wife Donna; and was a beloved grandmother to several grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Charles Robert Armstrong; her daughter E. Charlayne Turner; her sister Roberta Chesebrough; her brother Thompson Bertel Ward.
Calling hours will be on Wednesday, February 20, from 4-7 p.m. at Fredendall Funeral Home, 199 Main St., Altamont. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 21, at 12 p.m. in St. John’s Lutheran Church, 140 Maple Ave., Altamont. Interment will be in the Prospect Hill Cemetery, Guilderland. ), ( ) Richburg, Julianna; twin grandsons, Brady and Bradley Atwell; and several nieces and nephews also survive her. She is also survived by the truest little joys of her life, her great-grandchildren, John Joseph III, Zayden and Skylar Richburg and Hunter Walpole. She was predeceased by her sister Doris Mclean; and her brother Robert Campbell.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, February 23, at 12 p.m. in the Shenendehowa United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Captain’s Treasure Shop in her memory. Captain’s Treasure Shop, 1705 U.S. 9, Clifton Park, NY, 12065.
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Jack and Betty had a wonderful group of friends in the “Card Club,” friendships that lasted all their lives. Jack enjoyed good times with Betty: attending Broadway shows, jitterbugging at the K of C, trips to Ireland to visit “the Irish Cousins” in Limerick, and camping and sailing on Lake George.
Jack was a strong and loving husband and father who cared for his family and friends his entire life. He was very appreciative of all that life had given him. We never heard him complain about anything, ever, and never heard a swear or a slur pass his lips. So, Mom and Dad, goodbye from all of us: a love like yours only happens to the best and to a few.
He is survived by five children, John (Joanne) Barrett, James Barrett, Kathleen Kent, Nancy Barrett and Sharon (Colin) Campbell; ten grandchildren, Jennifer (Christopher Kailing), Daniel (Tammy), Liam (Sarah), and Sean Barrett, Brian (Bobbi) Kent and Laura (Michael) Dalton, Amelia and Charlotte Ellis, Graham and Shannon (Kevin Gamello) Campbell; eight greatgrandchildren, Addison and Kealey Barrett, Eden, Madeleine, and Clara Dalton, Colin Gamello, Jackson Barrett, and Mattias Kailing; and his nephew and niece, Edmund Didonna and Lisa Mcgrail, the children of Jack’s recently deceased sister, Mary Ellen Barrett. He was sadly predeceased by his grandson, Holden Barrett Ellis.
Relatives and friends may call on Thursday, February 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. at W.J. Lyons Jr. Funeral Home, 1700 Washington Ave., Rensselaer. A Mass of Christian Burial and celebration of Jack’s life will be held on Friday, February 22, at 9 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph Church, 50 Herrick Street, Rensselaer. Interment will be in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, East Greenbush.
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