KINGSBURY – Alyce Jane (Stark) Wheeler, 87, of Smiths Basin, passed away on October 8, 2019.
Born on May 20,1932 in South Granville, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Marquerite (Vaughn) Stark.
Alyce married Amos A. Wheeler, Sr. on May 21, 1950 at the Methodist Church Parsonage in Fort Edward and enjoyed 56 years together until his passing on September 5, 2006.
In her earlier years, Alyce bowled in the Sunday Nite Couples League at the B & C Rec. She also loved doing puzzle books and going to yard sales.
Besides her parents and husband, Alyce was predeceased by Norman and Audrey Mosher, who raised her and her brother, Charles E. Stark, her sisters, Louise Smith, Cordelia McKinney, Dorothea Stark and Lila McCoy, her daughter in law, Vicky Wheeler, grandson, Kevin Hall, Adam and Michael Wheeler, her granddaughter, Amber Wheeler, step grandson, Paul MacMurray, great grandchildren, Samantha Anderson and Gary Carpenter,III and one great great granddaughter, Jublilee Hope Saville.
Survivors include her eight children, Lawrence Wheeler, Georgia (Ralph) Anderson, Donald (Tammy) Wheeler, Michael (Sandy) Wheeler, Amos (Dee) Wheeler, Jr., Susan (Rob) Schemerhorn, Dawn Wheeler and Dorothy Wheeler; several grandchildren; several great grandchildren; several great great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
Graveside Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Brown Cemetery in West Fort Ann, with Rev. Robert McCrory, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Hudson Falls, officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations in Alyce’s memory be made to Special Olympics, 504 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12304 or Operation Santa Claus, P.O. Box 707, Hudson Falls, NY 12839.