Jane H. Gillmett

GLENS FALLS Jane H. Gillmett, 89, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007, at Glens Falls Hospital. Born on Aug. 25, 1918, in Phillipsburg, N.J., she was the daughter of Harry and Sue (Peifer) Quinn. Jane worked for Jonathan Reid Clothing Store during the 1970s through the 1980s, retiring in the late 1980s. Her passion was spending time at home with her family and sharing lively conversations with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed music, reading and winter sports, especially speed skating. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her first husband, Archibald Harry Van Nortwick, her second husband, Lehaland Gillmett and her two sisters, Anna Quinn and Ruth Barber. Survivors include her children, David H. Van Nortwick and his wife, Barbara, of Nokomis, Fla., Susan G. Knapp and her husband, Tom, of Hudson Falls and Robert T. Gillmett and his wife, Pamela, of Pennington, N.J.; her grandchildren, Kimberly Rossman and her husband, Mark, of Castleton, N.Y., Craig Van Nortwick and his wife, Angela, of Bradenton, Fla., Jessica Knapp of Ossining, N.Y., Thomas Knapp and his wife, Adrienne, of Harrisburg, Pa., Caitlin Gillmett of Pennington, N.J. and Vivienne Gillmett of Pennington, N.J. and great-grandchildren, Abbi Rossman, Troy Van Nortwick and Zach Van Nortwick. A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, at Regan & Denny Funeral Home, 53 Quaker Road, Queensbury with the Rev. Flossie Bates officiating. Family and friends are invited and may call from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Pine View Cemetery. Those who wish may send a remembrance in her name to The Glens Falls Association for the Blind, 144 Ridge St., Glens Falls, NY 12801, The Fort Hudson Nursing Home Activity Fund, 319 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828 or to The Glens Falls Hospital Foundation, 12 Warren St., Glens Falls, NY 12801