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Jan 4, 1954 - Aug 1, 2024
So sorry to learn of Kris passing.
Dick Cipperly
Richard Cipperly
July 31, 2025 | Queensbury, NY | Acquaintance
Rest in peace, cousin. Sending love, prayers, and strength to all your family and friends.
Susan Yatsuda
September 01, 2024 | Vancouver, BC | Family
Bruce, Sending prayers to you in hopes that you find comfort during this time. You and Kris were two very special people to my parents [Jeannette & Sonny Gillis]. I imagine Sonny is greeting her with open arms. Fondly, Mary [Gillis] Corrow
Mary Corrow
August 27, 2024 | Ellsworth, ME | Friend
The world has lost a Very Special Person, Kris Rest in Peace you will never be forgotten, you will live in our hearts forever.
Paul Smallwood
August 21, 2024 | Phoenix, AZ | Friend
To my sister:
Your life was a blessing, your memory of treasure. You are love beyond words, and missed beyond measure. I love you, Kris. You were always the best. Will miss you for an eternity.❤
Kerstin Vikstrom
August 21, 2024 | Mesa, AZ | Family
My sincere condolences to Kris’s family and friends. She was a wonderful caring person
Fred Short
August 15, 2024 | Friend
Our Aunt Kristina was an amazing and one of a kind woman. She had a very peaceful soul, and she also had amazing kindness. We hope you knew how grateful Tim and I were for all of your beautiful help with our wedding. You helped us make our wedding a very beautiful and memorable day. We are also grateful our son was able to spend some time with his Great Aunt Kristina, before your passing. We all love you Aunt Kristina, and you will never be forgotten. We will also show Uncle Bruce the...
Andrea, Tim, and Gabriel Johnson
August 14, 2024 | Mesa, AZ | Family
Dear Bruce, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Kris. This is a devastating time but know that you are in my prayers for healing and comfort. It has been many years but the good memories of Pack Forest remain as does the association with all involved.
Beverly Ross
August 10, 2024 | Other
Bruce: I am sorry to learn of your wife´s passing. I lost my wife to cancer a few years back; it´s not easy but keep the great memories forever Dick Cipperly
Richard Cipperly
August 10, 2024 | Other
GLENS FALLS --- Kristina M. Breitmeyer, 70, passed away after a two-year battle with cancer on Thursday August 1, 2024, with loved ones by her side.
Born January 4, 1954, in Wyandotte, Michigan, she was the daughter of Fritz and Arvilla (Wohlin) Vikstrom.
Kris graduated from Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 1971. She then went on to graduate from University of Michigan for Natural Resources in 1974, and from Michigan State University for Horticulture in 1976.
On June 19, 1976, Kris married the love of her life and always her best friend, Bruce W. Breitmeyer in Gregory, Michigan. The two were happily married for 48 years.
Before opening her own flower shop, Kris worked at Neilsen’s Flower Shop and Greenhouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan, MSU Cooperative Extension Service in Lansing, Michigan and Mountainside Florist in Tupper Lake. Since she had a green thumb and an eye for design, Kris went on to open Trillium Florist in Tupper Lake in May of 1985, which she owned and operated for 38 years, finally closing its doors in December of 2023. She loved to see people happy with flowers whatever the occasion.
In Kris’s free time, she enjoyed landscaping and doing numerous improvement projects on her and her husband’s home and bird watching,
In addition to her parents, Kris was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Febe and John Vikstrom of Michigan; maternal grandparents, Catherine and John Wohlin of Michigan; brothers, Erik A. Vikstrom, and Lars G. Vikstrom of Michigan; and nephew, Nils A. Vikstrom of Michigan.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Bruce W. Breitmeyer of Glens Falls; sister, Kerstin I. Vikstrom of Mesa, Arizona; aunts and uncles, Dennis and Dorothy Vikstrom of Washington, Michigan, Robert and Sandy Vikstrom of Anderson, South Carolina, Mary Zurakowski of Richmond, Michigan, and Mary Ann Vikstrom of Utica, Michigan; in-laws, Douglas and Pamela Soules of Coos Bay, Oregon; nieces and nephews, Erik J. Vikstrom of White Lake, Michigan, Andrea (Tim) Johnson of Mesa, Arizona, Melissa Smallwood of Litchfield Park, Arizona, Paul Smallwood Jr. of Phoenix, Arizona, Kiel Smallwood of Gilbert, Arizona, Luke Soules of San Luis Obispo, California, and Rebecca Soules of Harrodsburg, Kentucky; and her pet, Sebastion.
Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. A memorial gathering will be held at a future date.
In loving memory of Kristina, donations can be made to C.R. Wood Cancer Center of Glens Falls Hospital, Pruyn Pavilion,100 Park Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801 or to a charity of your choice.
The family wishes to extend a sincere thank you to all the doctors, nurses, and staff at the C. R. Wood Cancer Center, Glens Falls Hospital, and the Albany Medical Center who cared for Kris for the last two years and her friends, Patty Farrell of Long Lake, N.Y., and Peggy Paiement of Sydney, N.Y. for their support and friendship over the years.
Condolences may be sent directly to Baker Funeral Home, 11 Lafayette St., Queensbury, NY 12804, or through www.bakerfuneralhome.com.
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