Christopher
Christopher Gelsleichter
d. November 6, 2019
Christopher Gelsleichter, 53, of Woodstock, died Wednesday, November 6, 2019.
Born in Stamford, CT, he was a son of the late William & Helen Kelly Gelsleichter
A lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley, Chris had multiple loving families, beyond his own, living in several Ulster/Greene ARC homes during his life. He traveled to West Germany with his family for 2 years, as a young man, where he was loved by everyone, while enjoying whirlpool spas and huge ball pits (Das Kugel Kasten) His love of Chinese food was only outweighed by chocolate ice cream.
Chris is survived by his brother Clyde Gelsleichter and his wife Brenda of Saugerties, a nephew, Matthew Gelsleichter and his wife Nadine and a niece, Kristin Koegel and her husband Dan. Three great grand nephews, Easton and Brady Koegel, and Landon Gelsleichter.
Chris will be reposing at the Simpson-Hammerl Funeral Home, 411 Albany Ave on Sunday, November 10, 2019 from 2-6 PM.
The funeral procession will form from the funeral home on Monday at 9:00 AM.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Church.
Interment will follow in Hurley Cemetery.
The family requests that memorial donations in Chris’ name be made to The Arc Mid-Hudson, 471 Albany Ave., Kingston, NY 12401.
Simpson-Hammerl Funeral Home is honored to assist the family of Chris with the arrangements.
Born in Stamford, CT, he was a son of the late William & Helen Kelly Gelsleichter
A lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley, Chris had multiple loving families, beyond his own, living in several Ulster/Greene ARC homes during his life. He traveled to West Germany with his family for 2 years, as a young man, where he was loved by everyone, while enjoying whirlpool spas and huge ball pits (Das Kugel Kasten) His love of Chinese food was only outweighed by chocolate ice cream.
Chris is survived by his brother Clyde Gelsleichter and his wife Brenda of Saugerties, a nephew, Matthew Gelsleichter and his wife Nadine and a niece, Kristin Koegel and her husband Dan. Three great grand nephews, Easton and Brady Koegel, and Landon Gelsleichter.
Chris will be reposing at the Simpson-Hammerl Funeral Home, 411 Albany Ave on Sunday, November 10, 2019 from 2-6 PM.
The funeral procession will form from the funeral home on Monday at 9:00 AM.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Church.
Interment will follow in Hurley Cemetery.
The family requests that memorial donations in Chris’ name be made to The Arc Mid-Hudson, 471 Albany Ave., Kingston, NY 12401.
Simpson-Hammerl Funeral Home is honored to assist the family of Chris with the arrangements.
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Service Schedule
Past Services
Visitation
Sunday, November 10, 2019
2:00 - 6:00 pm (Eastern time)
Simpson-Hammerl Funeral Home
Service
Monday, November 11, 2019
Starts at 10:00 am (Eastern time)
St. Joseph's Church
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