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Gertrude Kornfein

Albany, New York

1928 - 2022

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Kornfein, Gertrude "Trudy"COHOES - Gertrude "Trudy" Kornfein passed away December 25, 2022. She was born on August 10, 1928, in the village of Prineville, N.J. to Samuel and Mary Schwartz. In her youth, she spent her time working at her parents' general store, enjoying the town lake, playing the...

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Gertrude (Trudy) Kornfein was a warm and caring person who was a personal friend and a dedicated advocate for families of people living with mental Illness. We served on the NAMI NYS Board together and on the NAMI Rockland Board. She did so much to help others, was a proponent of education about mental illness in schools and colleges, worked to introduce and gain support for important legislation, and much more. I visited her in her home outside of Albany and in Florida and she was always...