Frances Gutermuth Koerner

Berlin – Frances Gutermuth Koerner, 95, of Berlin, NY, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, in Williamstown, MA. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert J. Koerner.
Born in Troy, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Sarah Cowee Gutermuth. Frances lived in Berlin for most of her life. She was a homemaker and was very active in the First Baptist Church of Berlin Sunday School program as well as the Berlin Free Town Library. Frances was an avid reader. She loved her rose garden, bird watching and collecting owl figurines.
Frances is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Koerner-Rabatoy and her husband Joseph Rabatoy of Berlin, her son, Jerrold F. Koerner and his wife Joni of Ketchikan, Alaska, a grandson, Jay A. Koerner, a great-granddaughter, Caroline Koerner, a brother, William Gutermuth, and several nieces and nephews. She is pre-deceased by her brothers, Holden and Allen Gutermuth.
Family and friends were invited to call at the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, 457 NY 43, Stephentown, NY, on Sunday, October 27, from 7 to 9 pm. A Funeral service was held on Monday, October 28, at the First Baptist Church of Berlin, 15 North Main Street, at 1 pm. Interment in the Berlin Community Cemetery followed the church service.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Frances may be made to the Berlin Free Town Library, P.O. Box 466, Berlin, NY, 12022, or the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. Box 269, Berlin, NY, 12022.