In Memory of Judy Berkery
This week I learned of the passing of a dear gal that I worked with at Combined Life Insurance Company. She was a great gal and a sweet friend. I will truly miss her so much.
If anyone would like to make a donation for cancer research, please go to the Dana Farber website and make a donation. There is more information about this site at the bottom of Judy's obitutary.
We have got to stop this mean Mother Fuc@*& called CANCER. I'm tired of it taking away family and friends!!! It has to STOP!
LATHAM Judy F. Berkery, 50, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 11, 2006 after a courageous and valiant battle with cancer. She was born in Burlington, Vt. and is the beloved daughter of Edmund S. Steffler and the late Frances Markham Steffler. Judy was a 1978 graduate of the University of New Hampshire and had taught physical education in Maine before returning to Latham. She was employed with Combined Life Insurance for 15 years and more recently she worked with Farm Family Insurance Company in Glenmont. Judy was a longtime volunteer and coach with Latham Circle Soccer, CYC Basketball, Latham Lassies, North Colonie Pop Warner, Shaker Jr. High and Shaker High School. She was the past president of the Shaker High All Sports Booster Club. Judy was an avid bowler and softball player. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Assumption Church where she had taught religion and served as a lector. A relentless volunteer, Judy worked diligently to support the American Cancer Society and its Relay for Life. She was keynote speaker at their Stride's breakfast and was recognized as a legislative ambassador. She volunteered with Gilda's Club, To Life (Breast Cancer Awareness) and the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge in Boston. Judy's spirit was always positive and upbeat. She was inspirational to numerous people from many walks of life. Judy was always thinking of others and rarely of her own concerns. She is remembered as being determined, strong willed and sometimes even stubborn, however, her kindness and genuine concern for others is our most lasting memory. In addition to her father, she is survived by her beloved husband, Thomas P. Berkery; her devoted daughter, Kyrie Berkery; her siblings, Debbie Chesbro and Larry Steffler; mother-in-law, Nancy Berkery; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jim and Ruth Berkery, Janice and Matt Osborne and Sheila and Ned Sheehan. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be Wednesday morning at 10:00 at Our Lady of Assumption Church, Latham, where the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Calling hours will be Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at New Comer-Cannon Family Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Rd., Colonie, (Rt. 5-south of Central Avenue). Expressions of sympathy may be made to Newcomerfamily.com. At Judy's request, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to dfmarathon.kintera.org (click-support a runner-then type in berkery). Don't Mourn My Death, Celebrate My Life
If anyone would like to make a donation for cancer research, please go to the Dana Farber website and make a donation. There is more information about this site at the bottom of Judy's obitutary.
We have got to stop this mean Mother Fuc@*& called CANCER. I'm tired of it taking away family and friends!!! It has to STOP!
LATHAM Judy F. Berkery, 50, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 11, 2006 after a courageous and valiant battle with cancer. She was born in Burlington, Vt. and is the beloved daughter of Edmund S. Steffler and the late Frances Markham Steffler. Judy was a 1978 graduate of the University of New Hampshire and had taught physical education in Maine before returning to Latham. She was employed with Combined Life Insurance for 15 years and more recently she worked with Farm Family Insurance Company in Glenmont. Judy was a longtime volunteer and coach with Latham Circle Soccer, CYC Basketball, Latham Lassies, North Colonie Pop Warner, Shaker Jr. High and Shaker High School. She was the past president of the Shaker High All Sports Booster Club. Judy was an avid bowler and softball player. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Assumption Church where she had taught religion and served as a lector. A relentless volunteer, Judy worked diligently to support the American Cancer Society and its Relay for Life. She was keynote speaker at their Stride's breakfast and was recognized as a legislative ambassador. She volunteered with Gilda's Club, To Life (Breast Cancer Awareness) and the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge in Boston. Judy's spirit was always positive and upbeat. She was inspirational to numerous people from many walks of life. Judy was always thinking of others and rarely of her own concerns. She is remembered as being determined, strong willed and sometimes even stubborn, however, her kindness and genuine concern for others is our most lasting memory. In addition to her father, she is survived by her beloved husband, Thomas P. Berkery; her devoted daughter, Kyrie Berkery; her siblings, Debbie Chesbro and Larry Steffler; mother-in-law, Nancy Berkery; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jim and Ruth Berkery, Janice and Matt Osborne and Sheila and Ned Sheehan. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be Wednesday morning at 10:00 at Our Lady of Assumption Church, Latham, where the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Calling hours will be Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at New Comer-Cannon Family Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Rd., Colonie, (Rt. 5-south of Central Avenue). Expressions of sympathy may be made to Newcomerfamily.com. At Judy's request, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to dfmarathon.kintera.org (click-support a runner-then type in berkery). Don't Mourn My Death, Celebrate My Life
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