Faye Jean Bruce

SOUTH GLENS FALLS Faye Jean Bruce of South Glens Falls, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at the Glens Falls Hospital. Faye was born on March 22, 1928, in Exeter, Devon, England, the daughter of Hugh Louis and Daisy Ellen (Loveridge) Chatfield. She was raised in England and attended Bradley Roe Primer and received her secondary education at The Priory. Faye married Wayne Bruce, Sr. on July 25, 1945, in England and, in 1946, she came to the United States with other war brides aboard the Navy ship, The Holbrook, and entered the country through the Brooklyn Naval Yard. She was very proud to later become a citizen of the United States. Faye and Wayne settled in South Glens Falls and raised their family. Wayne died in 1996 after 51 years of marriage. Faye worked for many years at Tom and June Green's Blue Spruce; the Coca-Cola Bottling Company and in the cafeteria at South Glens Falls school. She was a talented tap and jazz dancer. She was a founding and charter member of the South Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxillary. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family. Besides her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by a brother, William Chatfield, and a grandson, Todd Bruce. Faye is survived by her three children: Wayne A. Bruce, Jr. and his wife, Linda, of South Glens Falls; her daughter, Renee I. Murphy and her husband, Edward, of Glens Falls and her daughter, Kimberly A. Nadeau and her husband, Peter, of Ballston Lake; her grandchildren: Michael Bruce and his wife, Lisa, Trevor Bruce, Pamela Pettis and her husband, J.R., Brad, Stephen and Beth Nadeau and Craig, Paul and Kevin Matuszak; her great-grandchild- ren: Cory Culverhouse and Emma Bruce, Hannah and Sean Pettis and Devin and Ava Nadeau; her brothers-in-law, Garry Bruce and his wife, Margaret, Gerald Bruce of Florida and Richard Bruce of South Glens Falls and Bobbi Chatfield of Manchester, England; her cousin, Kit Goodwin of Danbury, Conn. and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to acknowledge Dr. Richard Leach and Cheryl and Dr. Robert Sponzo and Jean and their office staffs for the wonderful care they gave Faye. Friends and family may call from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, 136 Main St., South Glens Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.kilmers.com. The celebration of a Christian's life will be held on Monday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Messiah, 296 Glen St., Glens Falls, with the Rev. Scott Harding, rector, officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Southside Cemetery, South Glens Falls. Donations may be made in Faye's name to the American Cancer Society, Mount Royal Plaza, 959 state Route 9, Queensbury, NY 12804.