Bertha M. Durocher

Durocher, Bertha M. JUPITER, Fla. Bertha M. Durocher, passed away on November 4, 2007 at the Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter, Florida. Her death was the result of complications from Alzheimers. She was born on July 24, 1929 in Cohoes, N.Y. to Irene and Eugene Durocher. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Christine and Joel Nachman of New York, N.Y.; two grandchildren, Benjamin Nachman of Los Angeles, Calif. and Anissa Nachman of Davis, Calif.; and a son and daughter-in-law, Walter and Christina Rynasko of Hobe Sound, Fla. She also leaves behind two sisters, Barbara Gibbs and Florence Guild and a brother, Arthur Durocher; as well as several nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. Bertha was a longtime resident of Waterford, N.Y. and in January 2007 moved to Florida. She was an employee of the Norton Company in Watervliet for over 25 years. Upon retirement, she was very active in the Waterford Senior Citizens Assoc. serving as president as well as doing volunteer work for the Erie Canal Project. A memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, November 17 at 10:30 a.m. at St Mary's Catholic Church in Waterford, N.Y. Her family will host a reception at the Waterford Seniors Center following the service.