Hoosick Falls – Gladys J. Coonradt, 90, went peacefully home to be with The Lord, while her daughters held her hands, on Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY. She was the wife of the late William Coonradt, who died on January 18, 2007.
Born on March 21, 1923, in Greenwich, NY, Gladys was the daughter of the late Fred and Eva (Gibbons) Motsiff. She attended schools in Hoosick Falls. Gladys was employed at the former Health Center, now the Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, as an aide. She enjoyed her home and time spent with her family.
Survivors include her daughters, Deborah Drake and husband Daniel of Hoosick Falls and Bette Smith and husband Walter of North Bennington, VT, her sisters, Eva Fleming and Nelma Motsiff both of Hoosick Falls, her grandchildren, Darci Jones, Dwayne Drake, Stacy Callahan and husband Ryan and Edward Cottrell and wife Tara, her great-grandchildren, Terrie Anne, William and Declan Cottrell and Dylan Callahan, as well as several nieces and nephews. Gladys is pre-deceased by two sisters, Clara Salluzzo and Addie Kjelgaard, and two brothers, Stanley and Fred “Spike” Motsiff.
Funeral services were Thursday, December 26, at 9 am from the First Baptist Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial followed the service at the Gerald B.H. Solomon/Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Karen McGovern Memorial Fund or the Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation through the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, who are handling the arrangements.
The family would like send a special Thank You to their neighbors William and Phyllis Sargood, the staff at the Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation and Dr. James Carroll.